This gave Hu Bai a suspicion: whether it was Soul Rings or Soul Bones, both helped him control the Force of Nature.
Moreover, the Elemental Power contained within Soul Rings and Soul Bones could also strengthen his control over Natural Elements.
The Thunderclap Nether Vine was not only a top-tier Lightning Attribute Soul Beast; because it was a plant Soul Beast itself, it also possessed a Wood Attribute.
Although his First Soul Skill mainly brought him a Lightning Attribute boost, it had also quietly improved his control over Wood Element power.
(The previous boost for the First Soul Skill has been reduced from one hundred and fifty to one hundred. I previously mistakenly believed that the standard boost for a Hundred-Year Soul Skill was one hundred; it was actually fifty. Dai Mubai's first defensive Soul Skill also only provided a boost of fifty.)
And what did the Wood Element passive represent? Healing power!
He had worried that using Lightning Body Tempering later might be somewhat risky, but now it seemed he could give it a try.
However, he was no fool. The Thunderclap Nether Vine could draw down heavenly lightning to raise its cultivation, but he definitely could not do the same. He would probably be struck dead by heavenly lightning outright. He needed to find a safer method.
Hu Bai also told his parents about this discovery. Both of them were delighted, and Hu Bai's cultivation had already reached Level Twenty. Hu Leyao asked, "Son, have you decided what attribute you want for your second Soul Ring? Based on your level of control, the Fire Element would definitely be best. But if you truly want to attempt Lightning Body Tempering later, then I suggest your second Soul Ring should still be a Wood Attribute one.
"Although your first Soul Ring also improved your control over the Wood Element considerably, to be safe, it would be better for you to absorb a pure Wood Attribute plant or animal Soul Beast."
Xie Tian asked, "Do you remember any Soul Beasts with particularly strong Wood Attribute abilities?"
That stumped Hu Bai. It was not that he could not name any, but even if he did, given his parents' current strength, they probably could not obtain them.
The only one he could name was the Hundred Thousand Year Blue Silver Emperor. But Ah Yin had likely only recently sacrificed herself and reverted into Blue Silver Grass bearing the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline. Its cultivation was probably only ten years.
There were also two other kinds: the Demon Eye Demon Tree clan and the Jade Swan clan. Both clans possessed extremely dense Wood Element power, but unfortunately, they rarely operated around the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest. They mostly lived in the central region, and their leaders were Super Soul Beasts.
He could not possibly make his parents take such a risk just for such a rare Soul Ring, could he?
It was said that Xiao Wu's father had been buried in the Great Danger Land. No matter what, her father had been a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, and the Soft Bone Rabbit clan possessed several life-preserving Soul Skills. Yet he had still died.
"Forget it, Dad, Mom. Any attribute will do for my second Soul Ring. Let's leave it to fate. We were already incredibly lucky to obtain a first Soul Ring like the Thunderclap Nether Vine."
Though Hu Bai said that, he had already begun calculating how to obtain the Hundred Thousand Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone located in Saint Soul Village.
That Soul Bone also contained extremely powerful Wood Attribute energy, and one of its Soul Bone skills was healing. It could even regenerate severed limbs.
However, there was no need to rush over such a Soul Bone. According to the timeline, Tang San was probably not yet one year old. Later, when the time was right, he could report it.
As long as Tang Hao was forced to leave with Tang San and could not take the Soul Bone with him, Hu Bai could seize it in the meantime.
Still, he felt a little conflicted. Although the Blue Silver Emperor's Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone was not particularly suitable for his mom, once a Soul Bone reached the Hundred Thousand Year level, there was no need to fuss over whether it suited someone or not.
He had just received an External Soul Bone from his mom and had wanted to repay her with a Soul Bone.
Forget it. There was no rush about this anyway. He could think it over later.
"Fine. From here on, we'll see what luck brings us. In any case, we have Spirit Hall backing us. Given your mom's and my positions in Spirit Hall, we can still invite a decent healing Soul Master or food-type Soul Master.
"However, you're still too young. Before you undergo Lightning Body Tempering, I'll ask whether Spirit Hall has a Soul Saint with a Lightning Attribute Martial Soul and have him teach you for a while first. Of course, it would be even better if your Teacher could personally step in."
After the three recovered their Soul Power, they chose another direction and continued searching for suitable Soul Beasts. Their current location was no longer really the outskirts, but rather the area between the outskirts and the core region.
The Soul Beasts inhabiting this place were all rather powerful. Even Ten Thousand Year Soul Beasts appeared here; that Three-Eyed Demon Fox was one example.
Spirit Hall.
The Xie Family.
Half a Month had passed, and Hu Liena had finally raised her Soul Power to Level Ten. Yet Hu Bai and the other two still had not returned.
"Brother, what do we do? It's been Half a Month. It feels like we can't keep stalling anymore." Hu Liena wore a troubled expression, and she was also worried about her parents' safety. They had only gone to hunt a Hundred-Year Soul Beast. By now, they should have returned.
Just as Hu Liena said this, a figure suddenly appeared directly before the two of them.
Hu Liena's face instantly turned pale. She dropped to one knee. "T-Teacher! Why are you here?"
Hu Liena lowered her head, not daring to look at Bibi Dong's current expression at all.
Xie Yue did the same, kneeling beside Hu Liena. However, he addressed Bibi Dong as His Holiness the Pope.
"Hmph. If I hadn't come, who knew how long you intended to keep this from me? What? They went to the Star Dou Great Forest and still haven't returned?" Bibi Dong looked at them coldly.
"T-Teacher, you already knew?" Hu Liena did not dare look at Bibi Dong's face, but there was a faint sob in her voice. Clearly, Bibi Dong's imposing presence had frightened her to the verge of tears.
Seeing Hu Liena about to cry, Bibi Dong seemed to think of something, and her heart softened. Yet outwardly, she still said, "The two of you, get up and explain. Why did they go to the Star Dou Great Forest before me? Could they not wait even Half a Month, or was there another reason?"
A few days earlier, she had learned that Hu Bai had actually been taken to the Star Dou Great Forest ahead of time by Xie Tian and his wife. She had been confused, but also furious. Ever since taking the position of Pope, when had she ever suffered such disrespect?
Was Hu Bai dissatisfied with her as his Teacher?!
But just then, a woman's voice sounded within her Spiritual Space. "Bibi Dong, this youth who awakened the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox Martial Soul is no ordinary person. I can sense Fortune upon him."
It was a trace of Spiritual Sense that the Rakshasa God had left within her.
"Fortune? Rakshasa God, what does that mean?"
"Put simply, everyone possesses Fortune from the moment they are born. You could also call it luck. Take you, for example. Your Fortune is quite good: Innate Full Soul Power, two Martial Souls, and throughout your path of cultivation, you have yet to encounter any major setbacks."
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