Earth Vein Breathing! Heading to Plant Academy! (Request Monthly Ticket)

Although Lu Duzhou had worked hard at cultivation these past few years, the improvement in his physical body had been very limited.

He still could not Absorb a Soul Ring Beyond Theoretical Limit.

Therefore, he only aimed for Soul Beasts between three hundred and four hundred years old.

His Martial Soul was One Acre of Land, clearly an earth attribute.

Soul Beasts of this type were easy to find.

Less than half a day after entering the Soul Hunting Forest, they successfully found a three-hundred-and-fifty-year-old Mystic Earth Turtle.

Bruno knocked the Mystic Earth Turtle unconscious, and Lu Duzhou took out a dagger and severed its head with one slash.

Tang San had given him this dagger.

Tang San had begun working at the Blacksmith Shop two years ago.

Besides this dagger, he had also given Lu Duzhou a Hidden Weapon, the Silent Sleeve Arrow.

Xiao Wu had one as well.

A Yellow Soul Ring flew out, and Lu Duzhou quickly sat down to focus on absorbing the Soul Ring.

The process went smoothly.

When Bruno saw Lu Duzhou open his eyes, he asked:

"How was it? What is your first soul skill?"

As the dean, he also intended to guide Lu Duzhou; he was not trying to pry for information.

Lu Duzhou did not hide anything and said directly:

"My first soul skill is called Earth Vein Breathing. It can draw upon Earth Vein Power to rapidly replenish the Soul Power of myself and any Soul Masters who plant their Martial Souls within my One Third of an Acre of Land."

Bruno praised him.

"It was just as I expected. You truly are an outstanding Support Soul Master."

"Directly replenishing Soul Power is even better than those soul skills that speed up Soul Power recovery."

"Xiao Zhou, I believe you will certainly accomplish great things in the future."

He had personally witnessed Lu Duzhou spend three years rising from a Soul Scholar with half a level of Soul Power to a Level 11 Soul Master.

His talent was extremely poor, but he worked hard enough.

For a Commoner Soul Master, such an achievement was truly not easy.

Bruno did not think too highly of Lu Duzhou's soul skill, because he did not know that Earth Vein Breathing could replenish all the Soul Power of a Soul Master at Lu Duzhou's level within three seconds.

That was practically equivalent to having an inexhaustible supply of Soul Power for using soul skills.

Earth Vein Breathing consumed Earth Vein Power.

It placed no burden whatsoever on Lu Duzhou himself.

That meant that unless every piece of land on Douluo Continent disappeared one day, his Soul Power would never run out.

Compared with other Soul Masters, he directly skipped the process of recovering Soul Power.

The time saved could be used for cultivation and researching soul skills. Bit by bit, over the years, such advantages would be enough to create a gap in levels.

They returned to Notting Academy.

After Tang San learned of Lu Duzhou's first soul skill, he immediately realized how important it was to him.

Near-limitless Soul Power meant he could fire an unlimited number of Blue Silver Grass leaves. Combined with his Hidden Weapon Technique, he was confident he could fight opponents above his level.

He was now a Level 18 Soul Master. With Lu Duzhou's help, he felt that he might be able to fight a Level 28 Soul Grandmaster!

"Great! Big Brother, from now on, I'll always stand in front of you."

"With your help, I absolutely won't let anyone hurt you!"

Tang San said excitedly.

Xiao Wu, however, was somewhat unhappy.

"Ah! Damn it, if only my Martial Soul could be planted in the soil too!"

"Hmph! Xiao San, you've enjoyed the cultivation speed boost Big Brother gave you for the past two years, yet you're still only Level 18 like me. Big Brother helped you for nothing."

Hearing this, Tang San could not help lowering his head in shame.

He really had no way to refute her.

After all, once he obtained his first Soul Ring, he had directly reached Level 12, while Xiao Wu had only been Level 11.

Yet two years had passed, and despite Lu Duzhou's help, Xiao Wu had caught up to him.

Lu Duzhou said with a smile:

"It's not Xiao San's fault. Before, I was only a Soul Scholar. My level was low, so the boost to his Soul Power was limited."

"Now that I've become a Soul Master too, Xiao Wu, you'll be slower than Xiao San from now on."

"You need to work hard!"

Xiao Wu immediately stepped forward, hugged Lu Duzhou's arm, and coquettishly said:

"Big Brother, this isn't fair."

"Think of something and help me too, okay?"

Tang San could not stand watching this.

Even though more than two years had passed, he still inexplicably felt uncomfortable whenever he saw it.

He quickly cut in.

"Big Brother, now that you've become a Soul Master too, are we going to an Intermediate Soul Master Academy?"

Lu Duzhou shook his head.

"An Intermediate Soul Master Academy would not help us much. My plan is to wait another three or four years, and once we are strong enough, directly enroll in a High-Rank Soul Master Academy."

"I've looked into it. Soul Master Academies of different levels are not directly connected."

"However, I need to make a trip to Plant Academy."

"First, to develop a group of customers and accumulate some wealth for our future lives."

"Second, I need other high-quality Plant-type Martial Souls to strengthen my abilities."

"Third, I can also make some friends along the way, adding to our Connections and background."

Relying solely on the cultivation speed boost brought by the Blue Silver Emperor was still insufficient.

Lu Duzhou needed to obtain more high-quality Plant-type Martial Souls and raise his Cultivation Speed. Only then could he catch up to Tang San and Xiao Wu, or even surpass them.

Upon hearing that he was leaving, Tang San immediately said:

"Big Brother, I'll go with you! I can protect you, and it'll be safer."

Xiao Wu followed suit.

"That's right, Big Brother, I'll go too!"

Lu Duzhou smiled.

"You two are only Soul Masters in your teens. If we really encounter danger, you won't be able to protect me."

"Don't worry, I'm not going alone."

"After graduating from the Junior Soul Master Academy, Liu Feng entered the Intermediate Department of Plant Academy."

"His vacation is ending soon, and his family will send him to Plant Academy. I'll ride with them."

"I'm already hitching a ride. Bringing the two of you along would be inappropriate."

"Focus on cultivating. When the time comes, I'll naturally take you away from Notting City."

The two no longer pressed the matter. Lu Duzhou was only going out for a trip, not leaving to study there and never return.

Five days later, Lu Duzhou and Liu Feng's group set off for Plant Academy.

Liu Feng's Martial Soul, Sword Star Grass, was currently the source of Lu Duzhou's only offensive soul skill.

His Innate Soul Power was Four Levels, just below Level 5, which was widely regarded as the threshold for genius.

As the seventh son born to a concubine of the Liu family, and having inherited his mother's Plant-type Martial Soul, Liu Feng also had a strong desire to become stronger.

He was Lu Duzhou's first customer.

Therefore, he had the clearest understanding of the effects of Lu Duzhou's Martial Soul.

Liu Feng was two years older than Lu Duzhou and was eleven this year.

He awakened his Martial Soul at six, with Four Levels of Soul Power. Before Lu Duzhou enrolled, when Liu Feng was eight, his Soul Power had been Level 7. He had gained three levels in two years.

After planting Sword Star Grass into Lu Duzhou's Martial Soul, however, he reached Level 10 in just one year and eight months.

A year ago, he entered the Intermediate Department of Plant Academy as a Level 12 Soul Master.

He had now reached Level 14, gaining two levels in a year. That was the Cultivation Speed Lu Duzhou gave him after the boost.

As an ordinary Soul Master with only Four Levels of Innate Soul Power, Liu Feng knew very well that this boost might be the ladder that allowed him to squeeze into the ranks of genius Soul Masters.

Thus, he valued Lu Duzhou greatly.

In the caravan, he shared a carriage with Lu Duzhou.

"Xiao Zhou, the most talented person at Plant Academy is Yao Zi. She has Level 8 Innate Soul Power, and her Martial Soul is Red Flame Thorns."

"Just like her Martial Soul, she has a fiery temper and is full of thorns. She isn't easy to approach."

"But I'll definitely help you meet her!"