Heaven-Defying Luck! Yin Yang Flower!

After a year, Wang Hu's Soul Power had risen from level four to level seven.

To defeat him, the other person's Soul Power had to be at least level eight or nine, perhaps even level ten.

To be cautious, Li Fei asked, "What level was the Soul Power of the person who injured you?"

"Level eight." Wang Hu said, "His martial soul is an Agile Attack System Black Panther."

"Come on. I'll take you over there and help you settle the score." Li Fei said.

"I'm afraid not right now. That guy isn't at the academy; he went out to handle something. He probably won't be back until tomorrow or even the day after." Wang Hu shook his head.

"Is that so? Perfect. Tomorrow morning, I'm going with the Headmaster to hunt for my First Soul Ring. Once I'm back, I'll take you to settle things with him." Li Fei said.

Wang Hu was startled and asked in a trembling voice, "Brother Li, have you already reached level ten?"

"Mm. I was fortunate enough to break through today." Li Fei nodded.

Wang Hu's eyes were full of envy. "Brother Li, you've worked so hard this past year. You deserve to have reached level ten so quickly."

Li Fei said, "With low Innate Soul Power and an ordinary martial soul, I can only spend more time cultivating than others. If you could do the same, you would have reached level ten long ago."

Wang Hu sighed. "I can't do it. Cultivating like that day after day is just too dull and tedious."

"That's true."

Li Fei nodded.

"Alright, get some proper rest. I'm going to eat first."

With that, Li Fei headed to the dining hall and began eating heartily.

Because his funds were limited, he ate only the cheapest meals.

Once he became a One Ring Soul Master and received Spirit Hall's subsidy of one Gold Soul Coin, life would be easier from then on.

After eating and drinking his fill, he returned to the dormitory to sleep and relax properly.

Early the next morning.

A carriage departed from Notting City Primary Soul Master Academy.

"Li Fei, have you given any thought to your First Soul Ring?"

"More importantly, which Soul Master path do you want to take?"

"My suggestion is the Control System. A Willow Tree has many branches, so it can certainly achieve the effect of controlling enemies."

Inside the carriage, the Headmaster spoke.

"Mm, that was what I was thinking too. I'll take the control path." Li Fei did not object and followed his lead.

"My primary choice for my First Soul Ring is a Thorny Poison Vine. My secondary choices are a Life Vine and an Adamantine Vine."

"A Thorny Poison Vine can give my willow branches poisonous Thorn Spikes. When attacking or binding someone, they can seep poison into their body. It's a very good control soul skill."

Li Fei said.

"Mm, not bad. I also think it suits you very well." Upon hearing this, the Headmaster greatly admired Li Fei's knowledge.

Students who genuinely came to learn like this were very rare and precious.

Not to mention that he was so diligent and hardworking.

If Li Fei's theory truly came to pass, breaking through to Three Ring Soul Elder in the future would not be impossible.

After traveling for two hours.

The carriage stopped before the entrance to Soul Hunting Forest.

The two got out of the carriage.

"This is an artificial Soul Beast enclosure jointly established by the empire and Spirit Hall. The Soul Beasts here are all under a thousand years old, with one thousand years being the maximum limit."

"It is also the best place for all Soul Masters to hunt their First and Second Soul Rings."

As he spoke, the Headmaster led Li Fei to the iron gate, where a Gatekeeper stood guard.

A token appeared in his palm. It was a Permanent Pass from Spirit Hall.

Only those whose Soul Power had reached Four Ring Soul Ancestor could apply for one at Spirit Hall.

In other words, the Headmaster's strength was at least that of a Four Ring Soul Ancestor.

One must not underestimate a Four Ring Soul Ancestor.

Not everyone was some monstrous genius.

In tiny Notting City, he was already an extremely formidable expert.

In even smaller places, he could even be a noble granted a title and territory.

After seeing the token, the Gatekeeper respectfully returned it to the Headmaster and opened the iron gate.

The Headmaster and Li Fei walked inside.

"Remember, from this moment on, you are not allowed to leave a radius of half a meter around me."

Upon entering Soul Hunting Forest, the Headmaster spoke sternly.

"Mm." Li Fei nodded, feeling inexplicably excited.

The forest was vast, its plants tangled and intertwined, while the cries of Soul Beasts rose and fell without end.

After walking for an hour, the two entered the depths of the forest's outskirts.

This was also where the most Hundred-Year Soul Beasts could be found.

Plant Soul Beasts were easier to find than Animal Type Soul Beasts.

After all, the former took root in one place and generally did not move.

Animal Type Soul Beasts had limbs and ran everywhere.

"Take a look around here and see whether there are any suitable Plant Soul Beasts for you."

Along the way, the Headmaster had unleashed the Soul Power of a Four Ring Soul Ancestor. No Soul Beast dared approach, so their journey had been safe.

If Li Fei had come here alone, it would definitely have been difficult.

"Alright." Li Fei began searching.

He looked for a Thorny Poison Vine.

Suddenly, he accidentally tripped. His body lurched forward, and he fell to the ground.

"Damn, why am I so unlucky..."

Li Fei was somewhat surprised. He had not expected to trip despite being so careful.

However, when he looked up, the sight before him left him stunned.

Ahead stood a black-and-white flower.

"Li Fei, what's wrong?"

The Headmaster noticed the commotion and rushed over immediately.

Seeing that Li Fei had only tripped, he let out a sigh of relief.

The Headmaster reminded him, "Be more careful. The vines in here grow everywhere without distinction, and it's easy to trip over them. Some even suddenly appear."

"Mm? What are you looking at?"

Following Li Fei's gaze, he too spotted the black-and-white flower.

"What kind of plant is that?"

"Judging from its aura, it's at least around two hundred years old."

The Headmaster was somewhat surprised.

"Headmaster, I saw this in a book. It's an extremely rare Yin Yang Flower. I never expected to encounter one here!"

Li Fei rose to his feet, his eyes blazing as he spoke.

In truth, this had been his first choice for the Willow Tree's First Soul Ring.

But because it was far too rare, he had deliberately ruled it out.

Yet he had never expected to be lucky enough to encounter it...

Could this be the manifestation of Heaven-Defying Luck!?

Suddenly, Li Fei remembered that he possessed the two hidden talents of Heaven-Defying Comprehension and Heaven-Defying Luck.

It was very possible that Heaven-Defying Luck had been triggered. Otherwise, he could not explain why he had not tripped the entire way, only to trip while moving about and happen to find this flower.

This had to be guidance from Heaven-Defying Luck!

"Yin Yang Flower! It's actually a Yin Yang Flower!?"

"But why would it appear here!?"

Upon hearing the name, the Headmaster was also shocked. "It contains Yin Yang Force within its body. Its quality and bloodline are among the very best of all flower-type Soul Beasts!"

"Headmaster, I want to absorb it as my First Soul Ring." Li Fei said.

It was only two hundred years old, but being a little low in age did not matter. With his Heaven-Defying Comprehension and Heaven-Defying Luck, there was a strong possibility that he could develop a method to increase the age of Soul Rings in the future.

"Alright. Here is a dagger. Kill it yourself." The Headmaster nodded.

Li Fei took the dagger and killed the Yin Yang Flower.

The thing had no ability to resist at all and was killed immediately.

Everything had gone so smoothly that Li Fei felt as though it was unreal.

After the Yin Yang Flower died.

A Yellow Soul Ring floated out.

Li Fei sat cross-legged, summoned the Willow Tree, and absorbed the Soul Ring into his body.

Because both were Plant Type Soul Masters, and because the Willow Tree was ordinary and weak, they fused automatically.

There was practically no difficulty in absorbing it.