Self-Selected Second Martial Soul! Planning for the Future

Chen Xing, having lost all his strength, no longer had the energy to watch the light screen; he simply collapsed onto the ground, staring blankly at the ceiling with hollow eyes.

Within his unfocused vision, the card pack scrolled rapidly, eventually popping up three entries.

[Holy Relic of Light] Obtain a random Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.

[Demon Contract] Consume lifespan to increase Soul Power Level.

[Heavenly Chosen Dual] Obtain a second martial soul slot; awaken the martial soul when obtaining a soul ring for the second martial soul.

The colorful entries lingered on the light screen for a long time, until Chen Xing recovered enough to clearly see the options.

A Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone! But it was random!

Although at the hundred thousand year level, the origin of a soul bone was not that important, Chen Xing, who suffered from "obsessive-compulsive disorder," still disliked this sense of randomness.

Besides, what if it randomly rolled a right leg bone? Sell it off?

Clearly, this option was not suitable.

Demon Contract...

Why was the second option always so speechless? If one were to call it a piece of trash found on the side of the road, that would be an exaggeration.

If he had already inherited a godhood, he would definitely choose this, as lifespan would be infinite after becoming a god.

But as things stood now, Chen Xing was truly afraid of playing himself to death.

Heavenly Chosen Dual!

It was simply a god-like existence.

If he remembered correctly, when Tian Meng sacrificed himself to Huo Yuhao, it was this kind of martial soul slot that was left behind.

At the time, Huo Yuhao was restricted to only absorbing ice-attribute soul beast rings, but Chen Xing was different; he could absorb the soul ring of any soul beast, and that soul beast would automatically become his second martial soul.

Although it provided no immediate boost to his current self, it was definitely the most cost-effective of the three options.

Having made up his mind, Chen Xing lifted his limp arm and tapped on the final option.

A gentle energy emerged from the light screen and merged into Chen Xing's body.

Immediately following, only a silver-white orb remained on the system interface; this was the loot left behind by the previous Hextech.

Now that he had reached level 20, he could open another reward.

He tapped on the orb again, and a white light flashed and vanished.

[Storage Soul Guidance Ring]

Possesses infinite storage space and can also conceal the wearer's aura.

"Conceal aura!"

As soon as this entry appeared, Chen Xing understood what it meant.

It must be able to hide his identity as a soul beast once worn; he had to admit, this system was quite thoughtful.

See! How could every reward be so mediocre?

Right now, this ring solved the problem that gave Chen Xing the biggest headache.

Having transmigrated to the Douluo Continent, he would inevitably come into contact with the protagonist group, as well as those from the Upper Three Sects and Martial Soul Hall.

Most importantly, Tang Hao!

This man claimed to be protecting Tang San from the shadows, but in reality, he was just a vagrant with nothing serious to do.

Who knew if he might be wandering somewhere one day, happen to run into Chen Xing, and smash him with a hammer...

Stifling geniuses in the cradle was something these people from large sects loved to do.

After claiming all the system rewards, Chen Xing began to check his body.

He had exhausted all his strength to condense his first thousand-year ring, and just moments ago, there had been faint signs of his meridians shattering.

Fortunately, the skill effect of the Blue Silver Emperor right leg bone was heaven-defying; with it, as long as the soul bone wasn't stripped away, even the most severe injuries could slowly recover.

Although the process was arduous, it was all worth it.

[First Soul Skill: Solitary Bamboo Sword Qi]

[Status buff skill. Activate the skill to coat the Solitary Bamboo martial soul with soul power, increasing attack power by 100% and applying a 20% armor-piercing effect to the target upon hit.]

In order for his early-stage soul skills to remain useful in the later stages, Chen Xing had specifically chosen a status-type skill.

Now, the Solitary Bamboo, as a tool martial soul, could basically be used as a sword-type weapon.

Moreover, Chen Xing firmly believed that the 20% armor-piercing effect at the end of the skill was definitely a product of the soul ring being promoted to the thousand-year level.

This was the gap between a hundred-year soul ring and a thousand-year soul ring.

If he didn't consider the gap in total soul power, he even had the confidence to solo a Soul Elder with his first soul skill.

Besides.

With the support of the Whale Rubber and the Blue Silver Emperor soul bone, his soul power had directly increased to level 20.

As long as he condensed one more soul ring, he could become a Soul Grand Master.

By then, the gap between him and Tang San would widen completely.

Thinking of this, Chen Xing's exhausted body seemed to regain some motivation.

He needed to rest for a while before continuing to condense his soul ring!

The next day.

Chen Xing was awakened by the rising sun.

He rubbed his sleepy eyes and stretched his body with an exaggerated motion.

His spine and joints popped with crisp sounds, and a sense of comfort swept through his entire body.

Last night, he had already finished condensing his second soul ring.

Sticking to the limit of his capacity once again, he condensed a 4,200-year soul ring.

[Second Soul Skill: Solitary Bamboo Sword Domain]

[Domain-type skill. Deploys a domain, increasing speed by 100% and reducing the defense of enemies within range by 40%.]

It was still one skill with two entries.

Chen Xing's guess was correct; non-offensive thousand-year soul skills would always have two effects.

In less than a month, he had grown from a Solitary Bamboo that was almost turned into a soul ring for "God King Tang" into a level 23 Soul Grand Master!

At the age when the other party was still using "Blue Silver Bind," he already possessed two thousand-year soul rings.

All of this was thanks to the "paved road" the system had laid out for him!

Now, after the physical transformation from his soul rings and Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, Chen Xing had grown into a handsome young man.

Standing on the street, anyone who passed by would have to take a second look.

Recalling how Tang San looked when he went to the Soul Hunting Forest—with his dry, grass-like hair and sallow little face—he couldn't help but sigh.

"Tsk~"

"Becoming a god... starts with plundering the opportunities of God King Tang!"

Ah Yin felt the breath of sunlight in the vase and gradually unfurled her leaves.

Chen Xing's actions over the past few days had completely shocked her, a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

In her understanding, he was the only person in the history of the Douluo Continent to possess a thousand-year first soul ring!

At the age when he had just transformed into a human, he had also fused with the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone of the plant soul beast emperor.

In the future, she would even pass the throne of the plant-type martial soul to him.

If someone with this kind of talent couldn't become a god, then perhaps there really were no gods on this continent!

It had to be said that the current Chen Xing truly possessed the potential to become a god!

After adjusting over these days, Ah Yin had regained some vitality and evolved to the level of a 10-year soul beast.

Communicating was no longer restricted by time.

Seeing Chen Xing wake up, she communicated through her consciousness.

"Benefactor, you're awake!"

"Ahhh!"

There was no one else in the room besides Chen Xing, and he had forgotten about Ah Yin, so hearing a voice suddenly in his mind gave him a huge fright.

His heart pounded wildly, and cold sweat broke out on his back!

"Good grief... Ah Yin!"

"Can you not be so sudden when you speak next time? If you scare me to death, who will take you home?"

Seeing Chen Xing so startled by her greeting, Ah Yin actually found it somewhat amusing.

But she didn't dare to show it, only saying with a hint of apology.

"I'm sorry... I will try my best next time..."