First Soul Skill

Purple Soul Ring rose above Qin Tian's head, drawn by his Soul Power. As it arrived, he clearly felt the immense energy contained within it.

"Boom!"

Terrifying energy poured into him, battering his body. Qin Tian clenched his teeth and did his utmost to refine the immense Soul Power.

Fortunately, he had refined a great deal of Whale Rubber, including several pieces of Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue. His body was now sturdy, his meridians resilient, and his bones dense. With the addition of the fifty-thousand-year-old Holy Light Tiger King's left leg bone, the terrifying Soul Power rampaged through him but could not hurt him in the slightest.

Qin Tian refined this terrifying Soul Power with a calm expression. He could clearly feel his body growing stronger under its impact.

As he refined the Soul Power, Qin Tian was surprised to discover that he had reached the state of inner vision.

Seeing every meridian inside his body, he froze, but only for a few breaths before he recovered.

Looking at his meridians, Qin Tian furrowed his brow slightly.

The Eight Extraordinary Meridians and the Twelve Standard Meridians—under inner vision, their distinct structures revealed their unique qualities at a glance.

The Eight Extraordinary Meridians were eight special meridians: the Du Meridian, Ren Meridian, Chong Meridian, Dai Meridian, Yin Wei Meridian, Yang Wei Meridian, Yin Qiao Meridian, and Yang Qiao Meridian.

Each meridian followed a completely different course. As he looked at the several meridians in his body that were already open, a theory began to take shape in his mind.

His Soul Power was Innate Full Soul Power. Could it be because several of his meridians were already open? His Soul Power had to pass through these meridians as it circulated, and he could see it trying to break through the blocked meridians.

If he opened all these meridians, could he make his Soul Power form a closed loop and circulate in a Macrocosmic Orbit? Would more Soul Power remain in his body after each cultivation session?

Once the idea took hold, Qin Tian did not hesitate. He deliberately directed his Soul Power toward the blocked meridians.

As the Soul Power struck the meridians, he clearly felt a stinging pain. But he knew how important it was to open them.

Time slipped by. Before he knew it, an hour had passed, and Qin Tian remained immersed in channeling Soul Power into his meridians.

Elder Snake Lance quietly watched Qin Tian absorb the Soul Ring. When the Purple Soul Ring finally settled, he at last let out the breath he had been holding.

"He did it! He did it! A thousand-year first ring—and one that's four thousand five hundred years old! If word got out, no one would believe it."

Qin Tian furrowed his brow slightly. He had still been trying to break through his meridians, but without the immense Soul Power from the Soul Ring, it became extremely difficult. Fortunately, the result hadn't disappointed him. With the Soul Ring's power, he had successfully opened two major meridians, leaving just two unopened.

"Phew!"

He opened his eyes and exhaled a long breath. He planned to work on the two remaining meridians gradually; they should open before long.

"Xiao Tian, you did it! A four-thousand-five-hundred-year first Soul Ring—you're the first in all of history! Hahahaha!"

"A four-thousand-five-hundred-year first Soul Ring. What kind of Soul Skill did it give you?"

At Snake Lance Douluo's question, Qin Tian stood up. As he did, his limbs and bones gave off a series of loud cracks.

After absorbing a Soul Ring, Qin Tian had grown considerably taller. Feeling his clothes constrict him, he furrowed his brow.

"Xiao Tian, the Young Master prepared these clothes for you. Go ahead and change."

Hearing Snake Lance Douluo, Qin Tian took the clothes he offered and thanked him.

"Elder Snake Lance, thank you!"

With that, Qin Tian took the clothes and changed.

Snake Lance Douluo looked Qin Tian over. He now looked like a teenager, about 1.4 meters tall. Though his face still had a hint of childishness, anyone who didn't know his age would have taken him for an eleven- or twelve-year-old boy.

"Elder Snake Lance, I've named my first Soul Skill White Tiger Battle Body."

As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Tian summoned his Martial Soul Possession.

"Martial Soul Possession!"

At his words, his appearance began to change.

His muscles swelled instantly, and his bones crackled. His arms doubled in size and were covered in white fur. Claws emerged from his palms, eight inches long and gleaming coldly in the sunlight.

A pair of snowy-white wings spread behind him. The character "王" appeared on his forehead, his silver hair whipped about, his gaze deepened, and his pupils turned golden.

Holy light surrounded him, and a sacred aura filled the air.

Snake Lance Douluo looked at Qin Tian in his possessed form and nodded to himself.

"First Soul Skill, White Tiger Battle Body!"

As Qin Tian spoke, his body changed again. He grew larger, his claws lengthened, and holy light enveloped him.

Qin Tian looked at a tree in the distance, stamped his right foot against the ground, and shot toward it like a bolt of lightning.

As he charged, he raised his right claw and slashed fiercely at the tree.

Five streaks of claw light flashed into view and struck the tree. It crashed to the ground, but the claw lights did not fade; they continued toward the trees behind it.

"Not bad, not bad. Your first Soul Skill hits hard. Its attack power is far greater than a Soul Elder's third Soul Skill, and it can even rival some ordinary Soul Ancestor fourth Soul Skills."

Qin Tian merely smiled at this.

"This Golden Light Tiger was an excellent match for me. And since I possess the Power of Light, it was only to be expected that it would give me such a superb Soul Skill."

"I didn't expect its first Soul Skill to be a boost skill rather than an attack skill. I thought it would give me an attack skill or a light-element skill. But instead, heh!"

Hearing Qin Tian, Snake Lance Douluo glanced at the several fallen trees, his eyes full of surprise.

He had thought Qin Tian's first Soul Skill was an attack-type skill. He hadn't expected a boost skill.

"Elder Snake Lance, my first Soul Skill boosts my attack, defense, strength, and speed by one hundred and fifty percent. It also increases my resistance to abnormal status effects and lets me ignore one of an enemy's control skills."

As he spoke, Qin Tian looked at Snake Lance Douluo with an expression that seemed to say, "See how strong I am?"

Snake Lance Douluo was shaken by Qin Tian's words.

He had never seen a first Soul Skill with such a powerful boost. A percentage-based boost was already impressive, but one hundred and fifty percent—and to attack, defense, strength, and speed all at once? How was anyone supposed to compete with that?

And that wasn't all. It also increased resistance to abnormal status effects and let him ignore one enemy control skill.

Was this really a first Soul Skill? What Soul Master had ever possessed such a powerful first Soul Skill?

Snake Lance Douluo looked at Qin Tian, took a deep breath, and pushed down his many emotions.

"Xiao Tian, you've got your first Soul Ring now. Let's head back."

Snake Lance Douluo had made up his mind: he wouldn't be the only one left envious. The Young Master and Pufferfish had to hear about this, too.

Hearing Snake Lance Douluo, Qin Tian glanced around and then spoke softly.

"Elder Snake Lance, I'm afraid we can't go back just yet."

Snake Lance Douluo looked at him in confusion.

Can't go back? What did he mean? How could they not go back? Was this little Sunset Forest supposed to stop him? He was a Titled Douluo, after all.

Seeing Snake Lance Douluo's expression, Qin Tian spoke up.

"Elder Snake Lance, I still need another Soul Ring."

Hearing Qin Tian, Snake Lance Douluo laughed. "Xiao Tian, didn't you just get a Soul Ring? Why do you need another one?"

Only after he finished speaking did he realize what Qin Tian meant. He stared at him in astonishment.

"Xiao Tian, what did you say? You need another Soul Ring? Could it be that you've already become a Soul Grandmaster?"

Qin Tian looked at Snake Lance Douluo's astonished expression and nodded solemnly. "Elder Snake Lance, I've reached level twenty. I need a Soul Ring to advance."