First Soul Skill

Outside the Fusion Chamber, Leng Yaozhu and Han Tianyi had been closely observing Dai Yuhao's condition.

A gleam of uncontrollable excitement flashed in their eyes, and they quickly exchanged a glance. It worked!

They knew that the Indomitable Soul Spirit had begun fusing with Dai Yuhao. He had done it!

Compared with the traditional process of a Soul Master absorbing a Soul Ring, which could take hours, Dai Yuhao's fusion with the Indomitable Soul Spirit was completed in mere minutes under the guidance of the formation.

Dai Yuhao's long eyelashes trembled slightly as he slowly opened his eyes.

The instant he opened them, he seemed to sense something, and his thoughts stirred.

A Purple Halo gleaming with a mysterious luster abruptly rose beneath his feet!

Moreover, judging by its color density and energy fluctuations, its quality was exceptional even among Millennium Soul Rings!

The appearance of this Purple Soul Ring signified that Dai Yuhao, this six-year-old youth, had now become a true Soul Master!

Unable to suppress his excitement and curiosity, Dai Yuhao immediately sank his consciousness into his Spirit Sea.

At the center of his Spirit Sea, the Silver Big Eyeball, over three meters in diameter, floated quietly.

No matter how composed Dai Yuhao had appeared before, he was ultimately only a six-year-old child.

Now that he had successfully fused with the Indomitable Soul Spirit, the joy and excitement in his heart could no longer be contained.

His consciousness manifestation happily circled the enormous Silver White eyeball twice in his Spirit Sea. "Thank you for acknowledging me and choosing to become my Spirit Soul!"

Yet in the face of his enthusiastic goodwill, the Evil Eye Soul Spirit merely floated there silently, showing no reaction, as though it had not heard him at all.

The excited expression on Dai Yuhao's face froze, and he stopped circling it.

After thinking for a moment, he said again, "No matter what, from now on, we're partners who fight side by side!"

Seeing that the Big Eye still ignored him, Dai Yuhao withdrew from his Spirit Sea.

When his vision returned to reality, the first thing he saw was the two faces beyond the Fusion Chamber's glass, filled with excitement and approval.

Seeing the undisguised affirmation in his two teachers' eyes, the small trace of disappointment in Dai Yuhao's heart instantly vanished, replaced by a profound sense of accomplishment and warmth.

A bright smile blossomed on his face again as he hurried outside and came before his two teachers.

Leng Yaozhu remained fairly composed. Though her eyes brimmed with laughter and her gratification was plain to see, she merely nodded at Dai Yuhao and said gently, "Well done, Yuhao."

Han Tianyi, however, was entirely different. Before Dai Yuhao could even steady himself, he rushed forward and heavily slapped his withered palm onto Dai Yuhao's shoulder. A light smack rang out, making Dai Yuhao's body sway.

"Hahaha! Good boy! I knew it! I knew you could do it!"

Han Tianyi laughed heartily, his voice booming. The wrinkles on his face crinkled like a chrysanthemum, while his eyes overflowed with undisguised pride and delight.

"A Millennium Soul Ring as your first ring! And an Indomitable Soul Spirit!"

"Looking across the entire continent, who at your age could accomplish that?!"

"Haha, as expected of my disciple, Han Tianyi's disciple!"

He vigorously ruffled Dai Yuhao's hair. His movements were a little rough, yet they were full of an elder's affection for an outstanding junior.

Dai Yuhao grimaced from the blow, his shoulder numb and his hair thoroughly mussed up, but his heart was as sweet as honey.

The brilliant smile on Dai Yuhao's face suddenly faded, quickly settling into a solemnity that did not suit his age.

He took a step back and, beneath Leng Yaozhu and Han Tianyi's slightly surprised gazes, bent deeply at the waist in the most formal and respectful bow.

"Thank you... Thank you, Teachers!"

His voice choked slightly, yet every word seemed to have been pulled from the deepest part of his heart.

This gratitude was not simply because he had successfully fused with a Spirit Soul.

These three years had allowed him to truly experience a warmth utterly different from the cold corner of the White Tiger Duke Mansion Ten Thousand Years Ago.

These two teachers were also the people who treated him best besides his mother!

He did not know many ornate words, so he could only use the simplest gesture to express the surging gratitude in his heart.

Seeing how serious he was, especially his slightly reddened eyes and the sob he was trying to suppress, Leng Yaozhu felt the softest part of her heart gently stirred.

She understood Dai Yuhao's past loneliness and hardship better than Han Tianyi did, and she could better appreciate the weight and bitterness carried behind this gratitude.

She sighed softly, stepped forward, and reached out to help Dai Yuhao up, her eyes filled with undisguised tenderness.

"Silly child." Her voice was gentle. "We are your teachers. Treating you well, teaching you, and protecting you are our duties. It is only right."

"If you are always this polite, bowing so formally at every turn, it will only make us seem distant, as though we are not family."

Han Tianyi also stopped laughing, and a strange ripple stirred in his heart.

"That's right! This old man has lived to this age without children, and I've never taken in any proper disciple."

"Since you, brat, kowtowed and called me Master, then in this old man's eyes, you're no different from my own child!"

"Isn't treating one's own child well only natural? Why keep thanking us? How distant! You are not allowed to do this again in the future!"

Dai Yuhao nodded heavily. His throat was so choked that he could not speak. He could only blink hard, trying to force back the hot, sour feeling, but a tear still slipped from the corner of his eye.

Seeing this, Leng Yaozhu raised her hand and gently wiped away that tear with her fingertip.

Then, a radiant smile bloomed on her face as she deftly changed the subject. "Yuhao, tell us. What is your First Soul Skill?"

Dai Yuhao took a deep breath, calming the tumultuous emotions in his heart. He raised a hand to wipe away the lingering moisture from the corner of his eye, and his gaze became clear and focused once more.

Looking at the two teachers before him, their eyes full of anticipation, he slowly said, "My First Soul Skill is called Soul Lash."

"It condenses spiritual power into an invisible whip of spiritual force. It can ignore defenses and directly affect the target's spiritual origin, inflicting direct mental damage and potentially causing negative effects such as intense pain, Dizziness, and fear."

Hearing this, Leng Yaozhu and Han Tianyi both nodded slightly, thoughtful looks appearing in their eyes.

This Soul Skill was indeed not bad. Its effects were simple and efficient, but it seemed somewhat unworthy of the grand name Indomitable Soul Spirit.

However, Dai Yuhao had not finished speaking.

He paused briefly before continuing, "However... my First Soul Skill can not only be used on enemies to inflict damage and negative effects; it can also be used on allies as a support ability."

A strong interest instantly rekindled in Leng Yaozhu and Han Tianyi's eyes. One Soul Skill with two effects—now that was worthy of the name Indomitable Soul Spirit!

Han Tianyi clearly could no longer suppress his curiosity. With excitement and anticipation on his face, he said, "Come, Yuhao! Use the supportive effect of your Soul Lash on your master! Let me experience firsthand just what is so wondrous about this Soul Skill of yours!"

At his words, Dai Yuhao felt both nervous and excited to test this new power.

He looked toward Leng Yaozhu. Seeing her nod slightly to indicate that he could try, he hesitated no longer.

He stepped back half a pace, and the Purple Soul Ring beneath his feet suddenly blazed with light!

A silver radiance flickered in Dai Yuhao's eyes as his spiritual power instantly condensed to an extreme. He made a grasping motion with his right hand, then swung it toward Han Tianyi!

An invisible ripple, barely perceptible even with powerful spiritual perception, crossed several meters in an instant like a nimble snake and sank into Han Tianyi's brow!