Blue Silver Pole Vault

Sky-Covering Cloud Jade's main function was to distort the space around it, creating a special magnetic field that disrupted the vision of people nearby.

A product of the system was always top quality.

A white Soul Ring lit up beneath Tang San's feet, but in the eyes of Boss Xiao, Xiao Wu, Wang Sheng, and the others, it appeared to be a yellow Hundred-Year Soul Ring.

"A... a Hundred-Year Soul Ring!"

"How is that possible?!"

Notting City was a small border town with a sparse population. Its strongest resident was only a Soul Grandmaster, and very few people had a Hundred-Year First Soul Ring. You could count them on one hand.

After seeing that Tang San's First Soul Ring was a Hundred-Year Soul Ring, Boss Xiao and his group, who had been acting so arrogantly moments earlier, fell silent and lost their nerve.

By contrast, Wang Sheng and the others quickly recovered from their shock and cheered, finally able to hold their heads high.

Xiao Chenyu swallowed with difficulty, then decided to face the work-study student named Tang San himself—a boy with a Hundred-Year First Soul Ring.

Xiao Chenyu's Martial Soul was a wolf. The Soul Ring beneath his feet was around fifty years old, far below Tang San's Hundred-Year Soul Ring (which was actually ten years old).

"Xiao Chenyu, Martial Soul: Wolf. Sixth-year student, Level 11 One-Ring Battle Soul Master."

Xiao Chenyu spoke without much confidence.

Then the First Soul Ring beneath his feet lit up. A faint green glow shimmered over his body as he grew larger. His eyes turned pale green, his arms became especially thick, and the five claws on each hand grew razor-sharp.

Xiao Chenyu pounced, charging straight at him with an overwhelming presence. He came in for a head-on clash, without using any technique at all.

Seeing this, Tang San gave a slight shake of his head. In his previous life, as a disciple of the Tang Sect, he had secretly studied the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record. His footwork and perception far surpassed those of ordinary people.

Xiao Chenyu was practically covered in openings. Tang San made no move to respond; instead, a yellow Soul Ring lit up beneath his feet.

"First Soul Skill: Blue Silver Pole Vault."

A stalk of Blue Silver Grass emerged from Tang San's right hand. His First Soul Ring spun faster, and the grass transformed into a blue-green bamboo pole.

Tang San planted the pole firmly on the ground and put his back and waist into it. The pole bent to a forty-five-degree angle, launching him high into the sky.

Everyone gaped at the sight. This was the first time they had ever seen a Hundred-Year Soul Skill being used.

As everyone knew, Tang San's Martial Soul was Blue Silver Grass. Yet his First Soul Ring had given him the ability to stay airborne. It was truly an eye-opener!

But then came a crack. Tang San's body lurched, and he plummeted straight down.

Xiao Chenyu had run straight into the bamboo pole. The Ten-Year Solitary Bamboo attached to the Blue Silver Grass couldn't withstand his charge and snapped.

Tang San himself was utterly bewildered. Before he could even figure out what was happening, he felt something soft beneath his butt. Xiao Chenyu lay sprawled on the ground, with Tang San sitting squarely on top of him, pinning him down.

"..."

For a moment, the air fell still. Then Xiao Wu, Wang Sheng, and the other work-study students burst into cheers.

"We won! We won!"

"Tang San is amazing!"

"Xiao San! That's the most unusual Soul Skill I've ever seen!" Xiao Wu exclaimed, excitedly patting Tang San on the shoulder.

Tang San climbed off Xiao Chenyu and helped him up, wearing a faint smile. But inside, he couldn't help wondering.

By rights, his First Soul Ring was a Hundred-Year Lone Bamboo Soul Ring. Lone Bamboo had no offensive power, but its defensive strength was astonishing. How could Xiao Chenyu, whose Soul Ring was only ten years old, have snapped the bamboo pole he'd used for his pole vault?

Puzzled, Tang San sought out his teacher, Yu Xiaogang, to ask him about it.

Yu Xiaogang answered with great confidence, as if it were only natural. "Xiao San, just as you said, Lone Bamboo has no offensive power, but its defensive strength is astonishing. However, your Martial Soul, Blue Silver Grass, is a fatal weakness. Before you had Lone Bamboo's support, your Blue Silver Grass was no different from the wild Blue Silver Grass growing by the roadside. It would snap with the slightest tug. Now it can support you as you briefly rise into the air and even help you evade other people's attacks. That alone is an astonishing improvement."

Tang San found his explanation convincing and nodded solemnly. "I see."

So he'd misunderstood his teacher. The Hundred-Year Lone Bamboo his teacher had chosen was perfectly fine.

"Xiao San, in your future battles, whenever an enemy attacks you, as long as they aren't attacking from a distance, you can use Blue Silver Pole Vault. Once they destroy your pole, just sit on top of them. That will decide the victor," Yu Xiaogang said confidently.

"Ah! Isn't that fighting style a little too crude?"

"Can it really be cruder than my Martial Soul, Luo Sanpao, farting?" Yu Xiaogang said, unbothered as he admitted his Martial Soul's flaw.

"I'm sorry, teacher." Tang San felt guilty as he apologized. His respect for his teacher grew even deeper. Whatever his teacher said had to be right.

After watching Tang San leave, Yu Xiaogang muttered to himself, "What Soul Ring should I choose for Xiao San next? The master only said Ten-Year Lone Bamboo. In that case, I'll pick Twenty-Year Lone Bamboo next. That shouldn't go against the master's wishes."

Tang San left the teaching building. A cool breeze blew through the night, and he sneezed. Thinking the wind had made him catch cold, he bundled up and hurried toward the dormitory.

At the Spirit Hall, in Qin Chuan's quarters.

Qin Chuan lay on the warm bed, hands behind his head as he stared blankly at the pitch-black ceiling. "Tomorrow, I'll be going back to the world ten thousand years in the future."

The thought kept him awake. He sat up, and the page for the Revenge and Hatred system appeared before his eyes.

111000/100 Snow Hatred Value.

"Mom was right. A Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone really can greatly increase my strength. But aside from flight and regrowing severed limbs, the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone doesn't have any other uses."

There were herbs in the shop that could regrow severed limbs, so Qin Chuan had no need to absorb the bone. What's more, he was about to study Soul Tools at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, where they would surely provide him with a Flight Soul Tool.

Qin Chuan ruthlessly crossed the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone off his list.

He began browsing the Soul Bone section of the shop.

There were options ranging from million-year Soul Bones down to ten-year ones, with everything in between.

The 111,000 Snow Hatred Value he currently had was enough to exchange for a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.

But Qin Chuan hadn't even been interested in the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, so he skipped over all the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones and turned his attention to the External Soul Bone section.

The Man Faced Demon Spider's External Soul Bone, the Eight Spider Lances.

The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's External Soul Bone, the Evil God Wings.

The Purple Wing Spider Emperor's External Soul Bone, the Six-Winged Purple Light Wings.

External Soul Bones from every kind of Soul Beast came into view. The dazzling selection left Qin Chuan's eyes swimming.

In the end, his gaze settled on the Golden Dragon's External Soul Bone: the Golden Dragon Claw.

The Golden Dragon was the progenitor of strength, bearing the ultimate in power.

The Golden Dragon Claw before him was for the right hand. There was one for the left hand, too, and it cost the same: 100,000 Snow Hatred Value.

"The Death Spider Emperor Martial Soul is excellent in every way, but it lacks close-combat ability. The Soul Devouring Spider Emperor would make up for that perfectly, but in the end, I haven't absorbed a Soul Ring."

Without hesitation, Qin Chuan spent 100,000 Snow Hatred Value to exchange for the Golden Dragon Right Claw, obtaining the first External Soul Bone of his life.

The Golden Dragon's claw.