This Kid's Achievements Surpass Even Dugu Bo

The three of them had naturally noticed Lan Yin's Gan Jiang sword long ago.

Although a sword-type martial soul was unique, it was not particularly rare. They had previously focused all their attention on Ning Rongrong, but now that Bone Douluo had pointed it out, Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin finally turned their focus back to Lan Yin.

"The effect of this boy's attack is somewhat off," Sword Douluo Chen Xin murmured, his brows furrowing as he recalled Lan Yin's earlier probing strike.

Ning Fengzhi naturally understood the reason for Chen Xin's frown and immediately added, "Logically speaking, even if a crystal-type soul beast has decent defense, it is only a mere seven-hundred-year-old specimen. For a level 23 Soul Grand Master, even without using a soul skill, that previous attack shouldn't have been completely ineffective."

"Fengzhi is right," Chen Xin's eyes flickered. As someone who also possessed a sword-type martial soul, he was naturally clear about the offensive capabilities of such weapons. In his view, Lan Yin's situation was very wrong.

"Ah? Could this kid have taken the wrong path?" Bone Douluo's eyes widened as he considered a possibility.

Chen Xin remained silent; his thoughts were the same as Bone Douluo's.

"I hope it isn't what we think it is," Ning Fengzhi sighed inwardly.

He still wanted to recruit this youth named Lan Yin, which was the fundamental reason he allowed Ning Rongrong to team up with him. Their Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was currently facing a gap in talent; even with a genius like Ning Rongrong, who possessed innate soul power level nine, support-type soul masters ultimately had to rely on battle-type soul masters.

"We shall see as we continue to watch..."

Meanwhile, in the valley, the Fluorite Iridescent Deer confronting Lan Yin finally buckled under the pressure and decided to act.

As a crystal-type soul beast, its defense was stronger than other ordinary soul beasts, but its speed was not slow either. Since the human before it hadn't attacked for so long, it decided to flee.

Swish!

The moment the Fluorite Iridescent Deer rose, its figure shot toward the depths of the valley like a sharp sword. That was where the crystal-type soul beasts gathered; once it went deep inside, the human before it would certainly not dare to do anything to it.

"Heh, finally couldn't sit still?" Tang Yin's lips curled upward. Although this soul beast's speed was not slow, speed was also his own advantage, and he was even faster.

"First Soul Skill: Move Like Thunder."

As a yellow soul ring rose around him, Tang Yin's figure arrived before the deer had even fully accelerated. The moment the Fluorite Iridescent Deer rose to flee and exposed the weak point on its belly, he closed the distance and thrust his sword into it.

Puchi!

Tang Yin's attack was extremely precise. Only a palm-sized area on the Fluorite Iridescent Deer's belly consisted of soft flesh like that of an ordinary soul beast, and as his sword pierced it, blood splattered instantly.

Yoyo!

The Fluorite Iridescent Deer cried out in pain. A brilliance flashed across its antlers, emitting a dazzling fluorescent light, and it lowered its head, intending to attack Tang Yin with its antlers.

Tang Yin, who was extremely knowledgeable about this soul beast, naturally knew that this light had a blinding effect. Having been prepared for it, he quickly closed his eyes and pushed off the ground with his toes, retreating rapidly.

Having lost its target, the Fluorite Iridescent Deer rushed out more than ten meters away. Unable to stop itself, it slammed headfirst into a small stone hill nearby, letting out a painful hiss before shaking its head, clearly dazed and disoriented.

Strike while the iron is hot. Tang Yin immediately relied on his speed advantage to close in again, kicking the wound on its belly.

His goal was only to make it lose its combat capability; the kill still needed to be left to Ning Rongrong.

Yo~ yo~

Already severely wounded by the sword piercing its weak point, the Fluorite Iridescent Deer was kicked in the same spot, compounding its injuries. It let out a shrill, mournful cry and rolled onto the ground.

A dozen breaths later, after several more kicks, the Fluorite Iridescent Deer finally lost the ability to move and lay dying.

"Finally finished," Tang Yin let out a long breath.

The reason this battle seemed so simple was that intelligence had played a decisive role, combined with his extreme speed, which just happened to counter the beast.

"Miss Rongrong, you can come over now!"

After confirming that the Fluorite Iridescent Deer had lost its ability to move, Tang Yin turned his head to call out to where Ning Rongrong was, but there was no response for a long time.

"Ning Rongrong!" Tang Yin called out again.

"Oh, coming, coming!" Ning Rongrong seemed as if she had just been woken from a dream, slowly emerging from behind the rock wall with a conflicted expression.

"How come I feel like I didn't do anything this time?" Just as she reached Tang Yin's side, Ning Rongrong kicked the gravel at her feet, looking disinterested.

Tang Yin naturally understood what was going on; Ning Rongrong's current first soul skill indeed didn't match his style. However, he couldn't say that outright, so he could only comfort her: "I wouldn't say you didn't do anything. At the very least, the kicks I delivered later were much less strenuous than usual."

"You!" Ning Rongrong was very dissatisfied; that was even worse than not comforting her at all.

"If you want to absorb the soul ring, hurry up, or it will be too late if this soul beast dies."

"Hmph, just wait until I get my second soul skill, then I'll show you!" Feeling Tang Yin's perfunctory attitude, Ning Rongrong puffed out her cheeks, but she knew the soul ring was more important.

She had to put the matter aside for now and, pulling a dagger with a hilt encrusted with gems from somewhere, walked toward the Fluorite Iridescent Deer.

Not long after, a deep yellow soul ring rose from the soul beast's corpse.

On the other side, seeing that the battle had settled, the three of them began to discuss.

"Is his first soul skill actually a pure movement speed buff? Uncle Sword, what do you think?" Ning Fengzhi looked at Chen Xin as he said this; after all, when it came to understanding sword-type martial souls, Chen Xin had the absolute final say.

"What do I think?" Chen Xin snorted coldly, not really wanting to speak.

Ever since he started observing Tang Yin, his brows hadn't relaxed, and his face had turned dark, especially when Tang Yin used his first soul skill.

Bone Douluo also shook his head, his face full of confusion: "I have fought with that old sword-man for so many years, so I naturally have a certain understanding of sword-type martial souls, but this is the first time I've seen one like this."

In Bone Douluo's view, soul masters with sword-type martial souls were all of the Power Attack type. The soul beasts they absorbed were generally for attack, burst, or sharpness effects, and their soul skills were similar.

The next best were the Agility Attack type, which followed a path that combined speed and attack—specifically, attack speed.

Yet, judging from this kid Lan Yin's combat style and his first soul skill, he was clearly following a pure Agility path, and his first soul skill didn't even increase attack speed, but only pure movement speed.

Is this... is this even reasonable? Bone Douluo began to doubt his own life.

"Its first soul ring must have been absorbed from a purely speed-type soul beast; perhaps he was unlucky and ended up with a soul skill that only increases movement speed," Ning Fengzhi analyzed with a serious air.

In his view, there shouldn't be any Sword-type martial soul master who would specifically seek to absorb a soul ring from a purely movement-speed soul beast.

"Utter nonsense! Judging by the attack power that sword displayed just now, the soul beast this brat absorbed for his second soul ring certainly wasn't one focused on explosive attack power or sharpness either," Chen Xin, standing to the side, finally couldn't help but curse.

"Which bastard is guiding this kid's cultivation? They are simply ruining a promising talent!"

"Indeed," Ning Fengzhi agreed deeply, though he was thinking about more than the other two.

Previously, seeing the boy reach level twenty-three at such a young age, he had suspected he was a genius cultivated by some major family, but now it seemed that idea could be dismissed.

After all, any soul master family with a bit of heritage would never be so brainless as to squander a natural assault-type genius in such a manner.

Thinking of this, Ning Fengzhi's eyes flickered slightly, and he asked nonchalantly, "Uncle Sword, if we start guiding this kid toward the assault-type path now, is it still in time?"

"You mean..." Chen Xin instantly understood Ning Fengzhi's intent; he was asking whether the boy still had any value for cultivation. He pondered for a moment.

"This kid's situation is not as simple as just wasting two soul skills," Chen Xin shook his head. "When a soul master absorbs a soul ring to gain a soul skill, the martial soul also inherits certain characteristics from the soul beast."

Chen Xin's meaning was clear: this was a comprehensive disadvantage. Even if he transitioned to an assault-type path later, he would inherently be inferior when facing battle soul masters of the same level.

"This kid's talent is not weak; to reach this level at such an age, becoming a Soul Douluo is not a problem, and a Title is within reach. He is worth cultivating, but even if he achieves the Title, he will be among the weakest of that rank—perhaps not even as good as that Dugu Bo."