First Soul Skill

Su Yu opened his eyes, his face filled with delight. "I've finally become a Soul Master!"

He eagerly looked at the Brass Book in his hands, ready to test his first soul skill.

With a thought from Su Yu, the soul ring beneath him quietly lit up.

Before everyone's eyes, the Brass Book in Su Yu's hand suddenly opened, and silvery light shone across its blank brass pages.

The light continuously twisted, trying to form words and construct order after order.

Under Su Yu's deliberate control, a passage of text appeared on the page.

[Those who violate the following rules shall be punished, up to the Supreme Death Penalty!]

[1. Theft]

[2. Damaging another person's property]

[3. Intentionally injuring or killing others]

Seeing this, Qian Renxue was about to ask a question when she seemed to think of something. She looked around and said, "Guard She and Thorn Guard, stay behind. The rest of you, stand watch around the area. Do not let anyone or any soul beast approach."

"Yes, ma'am!"

After the guards had gone some distance away, Qian Renxue walked up to Su Yu. "Little Yu, what exactly is your first soul skill?"

Faced with Qian Renxue's curiosity, Su Yu considered his words. "Based on the feedback I received, no matter how many soul rings I obtain, how old they are, or what kind of soul beast they come from, they will ultimately grant only one soul skill—Rule Creation."

"As my Soul Power Level increases and I gain more soul rings, the effect of the soul skill will grow stronger. I'll be able to establish more rules, maintain them longer, and expand their range."

"Creating new rules consumes Soul Power each time, and maintaining existing rules also consumes Soul Power."

"As for the range, at the moment, it's roughly within a hundred meters."

Qian Renxue asked with great interest, "What happens after someone violates a rule? How is the severity of the Punishment determined?"

"For now, I can't control the strength of the Punishment. Once my Soul Power Level is higher and my mastery over my martial soul is stronger, I should be able to make more detailed rules..."

Qian Renxue eagerly took out a Gold Soul Coin and handed it to Snake Lance Douluo nearby.

Snake Lance reached out, took it, and casually crushed it into a ball.

The next instant, a sharp smack rang out.

Snake Lance's eyes flew wide open. Soul Power surged through his body as he spun around.

Just then, it had felt as though an invisible whip had lashed across his back!

As a Title Douluo, Snake Lance possessed extremely sharp senses.

Yet even so, he had failed to detect where the attack had come from!

Smack! Smack!

Once Snake Lance had raised his guard, the invisible whips were blocked by the Soul Power he released and failed to take effect.

"Hiss, this attack is invisible and traceless. There's no way to predict where it will strike from. I can only release Soul Power to protect my entire body."

"As for its force... even a Soul Grandmaster would probably be whipped until their flesh split open."

Qian Renxue's smile grew brighter. She really had found a treasure!

As if Qian Renxue was not happy enough, Su Yu added, "If someone repeatedly violates the same rule, the severity of the Punishment will continuously increase as well. In theory, it can reach the death penalty..."

"In theory?"

Su Yu shrugged. "Every time the Brass Book inflicts a Punishment, it consumes my Soul Power."

"If a Title Douluo violates a rule, even if all my Soul Power is drained dry, I probably still won't be able to carry out the death penalty on him."

"After all, whether it's creating rules or maintaining them, both require powerful strength as a guarantee."

Qian Renxue nodded and continued asking, "Little Yu, are there any restrictions on the rules you create?"

Su Yu said, "The rules must conform to public understanding and receive a certain degree of recognition, just like the ones I just created."

"I can't create rules that go against common sense, such as..."

Silvery light once again appeared on the Brass Book, forming a new rule:

[4. Breathing]

The moment those two words appeared, Qian Renxue and the other two instinctively held their breath.

However, in just an instant, the text lost its glow before disappearing completely.

Qian Renxue let out a long breath. "Little Yu, don't be too greedy. Your martial soul is already very powerful."

Su Yu nodded and continued, "Also, the current methods of Punishment are too monotonous. They all lean toward direct attacks."

"In the future, once I have more soul rings, there will be more methods of Punishment as well, such as imprisonment, Exile, and so on. My tactics will become more flexible too."

"Uh, there's one more thing. The rules I create do not distinguish between friend and foe... Once a rule is established, everyone within its range must obey it..."

Qian Renxue nodded thoughtfully. "In other words, it will restrict your companions too, right?"

"That's correct."

"Mm. If you need to cooperate with companions in battle, you'll have to be careful when creating rules... There's no rush. You're only six years old. Why think about such things so early? Let's head back first."

Su Yu nodded and followed behind Qian Renxue.

Behind Qian Renxue, Su Yu's eyes flickered.

In truth, Su Yu had not revealed everything about his soul skill.

If the rules he created conformed to public understanding and received a certain degree of recognition, the Soul Power he consumed would be very little.

However, if Su Yu expended additional Soul Power, he could create rules that were not entirely reasonable.

During battle, as long as Su Yu designated others as Enforcers, they could receive a certain degree of exemption and violate the rules without suffering Punishment.

As his level rose, he would indeed be able to create more rules, maintain them for longer, and expand the enforcement range.

But most importantly, as his Soul Power Level increased, his martial soul would gradually become active, perhaps even changing the underlying rules of the world!

That was the truly terrifying aspect of the Brass Book martial soul!

By his estimation, he would need to obtain at least his seventh soul ring and possess a Martial Soul Avatar before he could possibly achieve that.

Su Yu lowered his gaze and stopped looking at Qian Renxue ahead of him.

Before long, the guards standing watch around them gathered together and surrounded Qian Renxue and Su Yu as they headed out of Sunset Forest.

Deep within Sunset Forest lay the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

Red and blue intertwined, mist rose into the air, and exotic flowers and rare herbs filled the area.

Beside the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, an old man with green hair and beard sat cross-legged. He was none other than the Poison Douluo, Dugu Bo, whose poison dominated the world.

At that moment, he was using the aura of this place to suppress the poison within his body.

"Phew..."

Dugu Bo let out a long breath, rose to his feet, and muttered, "I finally suppressed it. I wonder how Yanyan is doing..."

Missing his granddaughter, he soared into the sky and flew straight toward the outskirts of Sunset Forest.

Before long, Dugu Bo arrived at the edge of Sunset Forest and saw a large group heading out of the forest.

Dugu Bo casually swept his gaze over them, surprise appearing on his face. Then, his body slowly descended, and he landed on the ground to block their path.