First Soul Skill: Berserk State (Please Vote, Please Follow)

First Soul Skill: Berserk State (Please Vote, Please Follow)

Tie Xiong touched the bear paw on his right foot as though he were touching his own foot.

He tried bending the sharp blades on the bear paw again. They were indeed extensions of his foot bones.

He was almost certain this was the legendary External Soul Bone, but he had no intention of educating the teachers about it.

After all, even Soul Saints did not know about this thing. It would make no sense for him to know.

Tie Xiong secretly channeled Soul Power into his right foot and willed the bear paw to retract.

Then, a rather strange sight appeared.

The bear paw, which had grown twice as large, slowly shrank until it merged back into his right foot and vanished completely.

Tie Xiong stood up and hopped twice, feeling no abnormalities whatsoever.

It was similar to the Eight Spider Lances in that it consumed Soul Power, but the consumption was far lower, using only a tenth of his Soul Power.

"This might be a mutation caused by absorbing a Soul Ring beyond my level. Just now, I controlled the bear paw with my mind and easily retracted it into my foot. I feel like it turned into a ball of energy beneath my sole. As long as I control it with my thoughts, it can grow back out again!" Tie Xiong said to Flender and the others.

"You jumped nearly five meters straight up just now. That should have been the bear paw's effect. If it truly works as you say, then you've gained tremendously. Your hammer technique already requires powerful support from your right leg. The strength this bear paw grants may be comparable to a Soul Ring!" Flender said thoughtfully.

"I'm tempted too. Should I try absorbing my Seventh Soul Skill beyond my level as well?" Zhao Wuji said enviously.

His Martial Soul was the Vajra Bear.

If he could grow a bear paw too, just thinking about it was rather thrilling.

"If you're not afraid of dying, go ahead and try!" Flender mocked.

Zhao Wuji's eyes flickered. No one knew what he was thinking, but he clearly had the urge to give it a try.

Tie Xiong thought that he really wanted to tell them this was an External Soul Bone. Absorbing a Soul Ring beyond one's level would not necessarily grant one.

It was fine. Once they met Yu Xiaogang, they would surely learn what this bear paw was and naturally abandon the idea.

Big Bear, Big Bear, I really have to thank you.

Tie Xiong hurriedly took a set of clothes from the Silver Moon Pendant and put them on. Remembering what had just happened, he smiled awkwardly.

"What are you embarrassed about? Everyone has one. Hurry up and test your first Soul Ring," Zhao Wuji said curiously.

Tie Xiong raised his right hand. Yellow light appeared over its surface. His Soul Power had now become earth-attributed Soul Power, yellow in color.

Then the pitch-black Heaven Breaking Hammer appeared in his hand. Dark patterns had emerged across the hammerhead, making it look even more imposing.

The previous Heaven Breaking Hammer had not possessed these patterns.

The hammer's handle had grown to thirty-three centimeters long.

Then came its weight. Sure enough, the weight in his hand had risen to twenty jin and eight liang.

When it struck an enemy, its weight would be two hundred and eight jin.

A yellow Soul Ring then rose beneath his feet, pulsing up and down around his body. Faint purple could be seen within the yellow Soul Ring, proving that this Soul Ring was of extremely high quality.

He was now a true one-ringed Soul Master.

Tie Xiong gathered all his strength and tried swinging a full-powered hammer blow.

Bang!

Violent force sent ripples through the air, leaving a massive crater in the ground.

Tie Xiong said excitedly, "Teachers, my Soul Power should be more than level eleven! Without using a Soul Skill, my full-strength strike can reach eight hundred jin!"

It was more than twice as strong as before.

Flender and the other teachers exchanged glances, all showing thoughtful expressions.

Tie Xiong's strength had increased dramatically, which was expected. After all, he had absorbed the Soul Ring of a Blood Demon Berserk Bear.

Without stacking the Tie Family Hammer Technique, a normal direct strike already carried eight hundred jin of force. If he used a Soul Skill, how terrifying would it be?

"What about your Soul Skill?" Zhao Wuji asked.

"Hehe, it's the Berserk skill that Big Bear used when fighting the Blood Demon Berserk Bear just now. After activating it, I enter the Berserk State. My resistance to abnormal conditions, attack power, defense, and strength all increase to three times their normal levels, and it lasts until my Soul Power runs out!" Tie Xiong said happily.

Big Bear, Big Bear, I have to thank you. You gave me both a skill and an External Soul Bone.

This skill was truly divine.

The threefold enhancement made him ecstatic. All the painstaking effort he had put into surpassing his limits to absorb this Soul Ring had not been in vain.

As his strength increased, the amplification ratio would remain unchanged, but the absolute amount of added strength would become far greater. It would be even more useful in the later stages.

"Three times? Doesn't that mean your initial strength will be two thousand four hundred jin once you activate your Soul Skill?" Zhao Wuji shouted.

Flender, Lu Qibin, and Shao Xin were all shocked.

The enhancement was too great. Even a twofold increase would be a divine skill, yet this was threefold.

It could be said that Tie Xiong's first Soul Ring had directly increased his strength by a huge margin.

"Hehe." Tie Xiong grinned.

He was clearly very pleased with himself.

After activating his Soul Skill, his attack power would reach two thousand four hundred jin, which was already terrifying. If he added the External Soul Bone bear paw, his strength would definitely rival that of a Soul Grandmaster.

Perhaps, if he seized the opportunity, stored up power, and stacked a few hammer strikes, even a Soul Elder might not be able to withstand it.

"Time to rest. We still need to find a Soul Beast for Senior Brother Lu tomorrow!" Zhao Wuji said, then simply went off to set up the tents.

The others were surprised but did not think too much about it, since none of them were strength-type Soul Masters. But Zhao Wuji was different. He found it far too discouraging. When he had possessed that much strength, he had already been a Soul Grandmaster nearing the Soul Elder rank.

Tie Xiong had only just become a Soul Master.

Flender, meanwhile, had a faint smile on his face.

It seemed that Shrek Academy truly was about to become renowned across the continent.

"Little Monster, you're working so hard that even I feel ashamed. I've decided that this time, I'd rather go without than settle. I'll absorb the Soul Ring of a Soul Beast with powerful attack strength!" Lu Qibin said seriously.

He had watched Tie Xiong's entire process of absorbing the Soul Ring. Tie Xiong had been risking his life.

It made Lu Qibin's blood boil once more. These old bones of mine can still be put through the wringer!

"Teacher, I support you. You'll definitely succeed!" Tie Xiong said, gripping the Heaven Breaking Hammer.

"Don't worry. We'll help you find a suitable one!" Flender said supportively.

Flender was quite capable as a leader. Otherwise, he could not have gathered several powerful Soul Masters in a small village like Shrek Academy and kept them by his side.

Tie Xiong now looked toward the Blood Demon Berserk Bear's corpse.

Looking at those enormous bear paws, he suddenly had no desire to eat them at all.

He had always imagined eating bear paws after obtaining a Soul Ring.

Now they no longer seemed appealing.

He felt that eating the Blood Demon Berserk Bear's paws would be like eating his own feet, since his bear paws had come from that very bear.

Big Bear, I won't eat your paws! I'll spare you!

Once I get back, I'll eat other bears' paws instead.

After Tie Xiong finished absorbing his Soul Ring, the group rested for the night and began heading deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest.

This time, they were looking for a strength-type Soul Beast between ten thousand and twenty thousand years old for Lu Qibin to add a Soul Ring.