The Choice of the Second Soul Ring

Objectively speaking, Wang Dong is extremely well-suited for the Lightning Left Leg Bone.

First, Wang Dong is currently the team's core damage dealer. After acquiring a displacement soul skill, combined with the flight talent of the Goddess of Light Butterfly, it would significantly enhance the threat posed when flanking the backline and the timeliness of roaming for support.

Second, the Goddess of Light Butterfly leans toward long-range attacks. After Martial Soul Possession, the boost to physical strength is not as high as that of top-tier beast martial souls like the Red Dragon, White Tiger, or Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon. The Lightning Left Leg Bone can increase the physical strength of the left leg, which is suitable for compensating for Wang Dong's shortcomings in melee combat.

Finally, in terms of team contribution during the round-robin and knockout stages, Wang Dong is truly deserving. Bai Cai and Xiao Xiao lack offensive soul skills; if not for Wang Dong turning the tide against Huang Chutian, Ao Wei, Wu Feng, and Dai Huabin, the Bai Cai Team would have almost stopped at the top eight.

Of course, tool soul masters are physically fragile, so there is nothing wrong with Xiao Xiao fusing with the Lightning Left Leg Bone. Besides, Wang Dong is like a golden branch and jade leaf, pampered and delicate; perhaps is looking for a soul bone that better fits own attributes.

Therefore, the Lightning Left Leg Bone will be left for Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao to negotiate themselves; Bai Cai will not interfere.

The breeze was gentle, the sky was clear, and the sunlight was bright. Wang Dong's pink-blue ear-length short hair was slightly messy, skin fair and tender. Wang Dong smiled brilliantly and gently pushed away the precious soul bone that was within reach.

"I voluntarily give it up." Xiao Xiao glanced at Wang Dong and said straightforwardly, "Wang Dong, if I were you, I would definitely accept the soul bone happily!"

Without explaining the reason, Xiao Xiao's eyes were ambiguous. According to common knowledge among soul masters, the Martial Soul Fusion Skill of two male soul masters would not result in feminine physical traits.

The moment the angel maiden descended into the mortal world, Xiao Xiao already knew that had been forced into heartbreak.

"Little White..."

Wang Dong was at a loss, standing there blankly. (He) did not want to fight for the precious soul bone, but what if Little White misunderstood?

"Accept it." Bai Cai handed it to Wang Dong, then turned to face Xiao Xiao and said seriously, "Xiao Xiao, Wang Dong has already obtained one soul bone. The next time we obtain one, it will be prioritized for you."

"Got it, got it." Xiao Xiao waved hand impatiently and said with a grin, "Where is it easy to get soul bones? If you feel bad about it, why not treat this young lady to a meal?"

"Xiao Xiao, I'm afraid you won't be able to eat this meal."

A cold voice rang out suddenly. Zhou Yi then walked in front of the three of them with a smile on face, "Because I am going to give you a soul bone."

The silver bracelet on right wrist flashed, and a brown leather pouch fell into Zhou Yi's hand. The style was exactly the same as the one gifted by Department Head Du Weilun.

Handing the pouch to Bai Cai, Zhou Yi said indifferently, "The head teacher of Class Four argued with me over the outcome of the round-of-eight match and lost this soul bone."

"Now, this soul bone is for you. Soul of Arcane Left Arm Bone, a semi-finished soul bone. I won't go into detail about its origin; after fusion, it can increase soul power by five percent."

"In addition to fusion, the Soul of Arcane Left Arm Bone can guide two soul bones with similar attributes, synthesizing the three into a single soul bone of superior quality."

"Alright, distribute it yourselves. I'm leaving." Waving goodbye, walked away in a hurry; Zhou Yi seemed to be in a pleasant mood.

"Xiao Xiao, accept it." Bai Cai handed the brown leather pouch to Xiao Xiao, "It is yours."

The delicate girl looked at Wang Dong, stepped forward to hug Bai Cai, and said with a grin, "Thank you, Captain. The Captain is so good; I'm even considering liking the Captain now."

For the first time, Xiao Xiao addressed Bai Cai as Captain.

The three returned to the classroom, immediately attracting the complex gazes of the entire class.

Grade One Class One continued to use the same classroom as Freshman Class One. However, the seats previously occupied by Bai Cai, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao had already been taken by unfamiliar students; things had changed, and people were no longer the same.

Following the custom of previous years, Wang Yan congratulated all students on passing the freshman assessment and officially becoming a part of Shrek Academy, then proposed the selection of class monitors.

"All students in our class are of the Assault and Control systems. Therefore, students from the Assault and Control systems will serve as the monitor and deputy monitor respectively. The election method will be a secret ballot."

"Based on the performance in the freshman assessment, nominations will now begin."

Wang Yan faced the blackboard and wrote down two rows of names. The first row was marked Assault System: Wang Dong, Dai Huabin, Wu Feng, Zhou Sicheng, and Huang Chutian.

The second row was marked Control System: Bai Cai, Cao Jinxuan, Lan Susu, Lan Luoluo, and Xiao Xiao.

With ten names appearing on the blackboard, the election for monitor and deputy monitor was in full swing. As a core member of the championship team, Wang Dong's battle record was plain for all to see. Dai Huabin came from the Duke White Tiger's mansion and had already become a Soul Elder, so there were quite a few students attempting to curry favor with.

As a core member of the championship team, Bai Cai kept a low profile. The sisters Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo had many admirers, but the admirers of the elder sister and the younger sister attacked each other, calling one another heretics, and could not form a significant force.

After intense competition, Wang Dong and Bai Cai stood on the podium, serving as monitor and deputy monitor respectively.

With the monitor and deputy monitor determined, the classroom returned to calm, and Wang Yan officially began the lesson.

"The first lesson: Hunting Soul Beasts and Attaching Soul Rings."

"As everyone knows, ten thousand years ago, Master Yu Xiaogang summarized the experiences and lessons of his predecessors and proposed the Ten Core Competitiveness theories. To this day, these theories and their derivatives still possess a special historical status and guiding significance, worthy of our in-depth discussion."

"For example, what are the advantages and disadvantages of a beast martial soul master attaching a soul ring from a plant-type soul beast, or a plant martial soul master attaching one from an animal-type soul beast?"

Bai Cai listened intently. Wang Yan was worthy of being a high-level teacher; not only was knowledgeable, but was also adept at guiding students to think, providing thorough and incisive analysis.

"It is obvious that one can obtain more powerful soul skills, but it reduces the possibility of martial soul evolution."

"Why?" Wang Yan looked around at the students, "Who would like to answer?"

During spare time after completing studies at the primary soul master academy, Bai Cai had researched this problem and had already reached a conclusion.

Soul rings can change the essence of a martial soul.

For example, if a Blue Silver Grass martial soul attaches a Ghost Vine soul ring, the martial soul's form tends toward vines, with thorns growing on the leaves. If it attaches a Dragon Sword Grass soul ring, the form tends toward dense clusters, with long, sharp leaves.

Although the Blue Silver Grass underwent slight changes after attaching soul rings from a Datura Snake or a Man Faced Demon Spider, the fundamental form of the martial soul did not change—clusters remained clusters, and vines remained vines.

For soul masters with higher-quality martial souls, there is no need to pursue soul rings that match the martial soul's advanced form; as long as the attributes are suitable, it is sufficient.

For soul masters with lower-quality martial souls, it is best to choose soul rings that match the martial soul's advanced form, using external force to improve the martial soul's quality and enhance cultivation talent.

So, how should Ralts choose a soul ring?

Ralts has extremely high intelligence and a humanoid form. Excluding the Ice Silkworm, and excluding most plant-type and animal-type soul beasts, the target is obvious.

Cyclops, Deep Sea Mermaid, Plant Spirit, Heavenly Snow Woman.

The first two are humanoid soul beasts with spirit as their primary attribute, while the latter two are humanoid soul beasts with spirit as their secondary attribute, making them very suitable for Ralts.