Insights of a Title Douluo, First Spirit Ring

Because he had parted ways with Old Jack, Xu Yuan had been somewhat downcast for the next two days.

It was not until the third day that he gradually recovered.

As they flew and stopped along the way, Yue Guan would explain things like martial souls, spirit rings, spirit beasts, Soul Master ranks, and how martial souls should be cultivated whenever they had free time.

After the initial period of silence, Xu Yuan gradually became much livelier as well.

Whenever there was something he did not understand, Yue Guan would patiently explain it to him in detail.

His attitude had always been gentle, making Xu Yuan feel quite fond of him.

As they spent more time together,

the unfamiliarity between them gradually faded away, and they began talking more and more.

This day,

on the seventh night after leaving Holy Soul Village, the two were cooking beside a vast forest.

Firelight flickered across his face. Watching Yue Guan skillfully prepare the food beside him, Xu Yuan asked softly,

"Lord Yue Guan, how much longer until we reach the Wuhun Holy City you mentioned?"

Although flying with Yue Guan and viewing the land below in a full 360-degree panorama allowed him to enjoy breathtaking scenery, even the most beautiful sights could grow tiresome after seeing too much of them.

"Are you already impatient to meet new friends?"

After scoring two rabbit legs and coating them with a secret sauce, Yue Guan grilled the meat as he smiled at him.

"No need to hurry. Since it's on the way, we'll first obtain your First Spirit Ring."

Xu Yuan blinked. "First Spirit Ring?"

Yue Guan gave a hum.

"You have Innate Full Soul Power. After awakening your martial soul, you can obtain your First Spirit Ring and complete the leap from Soul Scholar to Soul Master.

"I've already decided what your first spirit ring should be."

"Huh?"

Xu Yuan froze.

Xu Yuan had long had his own plans for his First Spirit Ring. He wanted a spirit skill related to attribute conversion.

That way, his combined attack methods would become much more versatile.

But from Yue Guan's words, it seemed the man had already made arrangements for him?

Seeing Xu Yuan's stunned expression, Yue Guan assumed he did not understand and patiently explained,

"When Soul Masters fight, they attack through their martial souls, while spirit skills determine the power of those attacks.

"A Soul Master with a single martial soul can absorb, at most, only nine spirit rings in their lifetime.

"How one chooses those spirit rings is therefore of utmost importance.

"Many Soul Masters simply follow the crowd when choosing spirit skills, prioritizing attack-type skills. That is actually quite foolish."

Hm?

Xu Yuan was stunned again upon hearing this.

Yue Guan turned the roasted rabbit legs over, a profound smile on his face.

"For Soul Masters, victory means defeating the opponent. There is nothing wrong with choosing powerful attack-type spirit skills.

"But that is only if you can defeat your opponent in one strike!

"Enemies are not puppets. They will not stand still and let you attack them. And once an attack-type spirit skill misses, it cannot be used again for a short period of time. Its margin for error is far too low.

"But amplification-type spirit skills are completely different.

"Amplification-type spirit skills generally last for several minutes. During that time, every attack carries the powerful amplification effect of the spirit skill.

"Although their single-strike power is slightly lower than that of attack-type spirit skills, their duration and margin for error are far greater.

"Therefore, before reaching the rank of a five-ring Soul King, having the first four spirit rings absorb amplification-type spirit skills is the optimal choice."

I've learned something.

Xu Yuan sighed inwardly. As expected of a Title Douluo-level powerhouse; his insights were indeed unique.

As for why it was before reaching five rings,

wasn't that obvious? Once spirit rings reached the ten-thousand-year level, their power would undergo a qualitative transformation.

And with four amplification-type skills already acquired beforehand, continuing to choose such skills would not be particularly wise.

Xu Yuan understood all that, but he still wanted an attribute conversion-type skill.

There was no conflict between the two.

After handing both roasted rabbit legs to Xu Yuan, Yue Guan rose to his feet and glanced toward the rustling trees in the distance.

"Finish eating and get some sleep. Tomorrow, we'll look for a spirit beast suitable for you to absorb."

"Okay!"

The night passed without incident.

Early the next morning, not long after the sun had risen, Xu Yuan followed Yue Guan straight into the primeval forest nearby.

The moment he entered, a refreshing sensation made every pore on Xu Yuan's body seem to open.

It was the scent of nature.

Though it was mixed with the strange smell of rotting leaves.

The two pushed forward all the way.

In the core region of the Star Dou Forest, Yue Guan might have acted with more caution. But Xu Yuan only needed a hundred-year spirit ring and would not even need to enter the inner forest.

Naturally, they were unstoppable.

For dozens of miles around, the area erupted into chaos.

They had not even spent two hours searching before they found a hundred-year spirit beast suitable for Xu Yuan.

It was a Three-Headed Horned Dragon.

It had three heads and wielded five types of elemental power: water, ice, wood, earth, and metal.

It was powerful, and its recovery ability was exceptionally impressive.

If it had encountered another low-level Soul Master team, it could at least have fled if it could not win.

Unfortunately, it had failed to check its fortune before leaving home and ran into Yue Guan.

Yue Guan merely raised a hand and pressed downward through the air. The Three-Headed Horned Dragon was immediately restrained, utterly unable to move.

After doing that, Yue Guan turned to Xu Yuan.

"Kid Xu!"

Because the Three-Headed Horned Dragon possessed so many attributes, Xu Yuan was looking forward to it as well. He wondered whether the spirit ring it produced might grant him an attribute conversion-type skill.

With a gesture of his left hand,

the Elemental Canon immediately floated above his left palm.

With his right hand, he made a page-turning motion in the air. Fire and earth attributes combined, forming more than a dozen blazing masses of lava.

They flew one after another toward the Three-Headed Horned Dragon.

Very quickly,

the Three-Headed Horned Dragon was gone. It went peacefully.

Faint yellow motes of light began gathering above its body, rippling with traces of Soul Power.

Seeing this, Yue Guan was generally quite satisfied.

"Begin."

With Yue Guan guarding him, Xu Yuan had no need to worry about his safety at all.

He immediately sat cross-legged on the spot, his hands overlapping over his lower abdomen with his palms facing upward. The martial soul Elemental Canon floated quietly before his chest.

With a slight movement of his mind,

the Elemental Canon opened with a rustle, drawing in the spirit ring from not far away and guiding it directly onto Xu Yuan's body.

A scorching current instantly flooded into Xu Yuan's body.

"Guard your spiritual platform and stay conscious!"

The entire process lasted less than two hours. It was not especially painful; it felt a little like he had overeaten.

His stomach felt somewhat bloated.

When Xu Yuan opened his eyes again, that bloated feeling had completely vanished, replaced by

an incomparable sense of fullness and power.

Xu Yuan could feel that he had become noticeably stronger, and his perception of the surroundings had grown much sharper.

It was like the difference between seeing the world without glasses and seeing it after putting them on for someone who was nearsighted.

"So, what kind of spirit skill did you gain?"

Seeing that he had finished absorbing it, Yue Guan immediately asked with concern.

A spirit skill...

Feeling the extra information that had suddenly appeared in his mind, Xu Yuan hesitated.

Was this good?

Or bad?