Absorbing a Soul Ring

Jerry had considered four plants. Blue Silver Grass had strong vitality and might provide a recovery-type Soul Skill. Sunflowers could absorb sunlight, and plants needed light to grow, so they might provide a Soul Skill that accelerated cultivation. Wild Chrysanthemums could detoxify, after all, many Soul Masters' skills were poisonous, and there were many poisonous Soul Beasts in the forest. As for the ginseng, Jerry did not plan to absorb it this time. He intended to cultivate it to a higher age first. Absorbing ginseng might cause his Martial Soul to evolve, so he had to be cautious!

After thinking it over, Jerry decided to absorb the Sunflower. Cultivation was the true path, after all. Even if his First Soul Skill was weak, so be it! Besides, hardly anyone used their First Soul Skill later on anyway!

He took out a knife and directly chopped off the Sunflower, but no Soul Ring appeared. Then he suddenly remembered that a plant's roots had to be removed; otherwise, after some time, it could grow leaves again. Realizing this, he immediately dug up the Sunflower's roots. They were huge—worthy of a Hundred-Year Soul Beast indeed. Jerry placed the roots on the ground and hacked at them several times, splitting the entire root into pieces. Yet there was still no Soul Ring! What was going on? Had his cultivation failed? Could he not cultivate a Hundred-Year Soul Beast?

Jerry sat on the ground, lost in thought!

At that moment, Xiao Wu came over and saw Brother sitting on the ground. She asked, "Brother, why are you sitting on the ground? Is this a Sunflower Soul Beast? Are you preparing to absorb its Soul Ring?"

"Xiao Wu, I failed. I didn't cultivate a Hundred-Year Soul Beast. Although they look like Hundred-Year Soul Beasts on the surface, look—there's no Soul Ring." Jerry sighed.

Seeing this, Xiao Wu burst into laughter. "My silly Brother, this is a Hundred-Year Soul Beast. Plant Type Soul Beasts can survive even if they're cut into several pieces and buried back in the soil. The best way to kill a Plant Type Soul Beast is to burn it with fire. That's common knowledge!"

Hearing this, Jerry looked at the Sunflower scattered in pieces on the ground. Right, it had been cut apart, but it was not dead! He ran home to find the flint used for starting fires, gathered some dry wood, and lit a fire. Then he threw the shattered Sunflower into the flames. After it burned for a while, a yellow Soul Ring appeared. Looking at the yellow Soul Ring, Jerry immediately sat down and began absorbing it. As the Soul Ring entered his body, a massive surge of Soul Power rushed in. It came swiftly and fiercely, yet it was gentle. Plant Type Soul Beasts really were easy to absorb!

Very soon, the absorption was complete. Jerry eagerly summoned his Martial Soul to inspect his Soul Skill! Once he sensed what his Soul Skill was, Jerry was dumbfounded. It was completely different from what he had imagined!

Xiao Wu hurriedly asked, "Brother, what Soul Skill did you get? Tell me quickly!"

"It's incredible! This Soul Skill is incredible! It can absorb sunlight, speed up the recovery of Soul Power, and accelerate cultivation. It can even absorb a portion of Soul Power into the Soul Ring. That means this Soul Ring is a Growable Soul Ring! And I can release the Soul Skill now, so others won't need to eat my Carrots anymore, though eating them will have a better effect." Jerry shouted excitedly. In truth, Sunflowers and Blue Silver Grass rarely lived to ten years, let alone a hundred. They stood at the bottom of the food chain and had long been eaten by other herbivores. Thus, no one on Douluo Continent had ever seen anyone absorb their Soul Rings. Even if they encountered one, they would consider it too weak to absorb! Jerry could be considered the first person on Douluo Continent to absorb a Hundred-Year Sunflower's Soul Ring!

"Really? Brother, give me a Carrot quickly! I want to eat it, I want to eat it!" Xiao Wu could hardly wait either!