First Soul Skill! Showing Its Edge

Lin Ye's back suddenly sprouted a pair of golden wings!

"This is...! An External Soul Bone!"

Good lad! What incredible fortune! To actually trigger an External Soul Bone drop!! Qian Daoliu exclaimed inwardly.

To have any Soul Bone drop at all was already a sign of off-the-charts luck.

But to have an External Soul Bone drop? That was heaven-defying luck!

The golden Bright Dragon Wings were now fully unfurled behind Lin Ye, looking incredibly brilliant, dazzling, and exquisite.

They were not particularly large.

Once fully extended, the wingspan exceeded three meters.

They looked remarkably stylish and handsome.

Lin Ye opened his eyes, his face filled with pleasant surprise: "An External Soul Bone is even rarer than a standard Soul Bone. Although it's only seven hundred years old, its age can increase alongside the Soul Master's cultivation!"

"In the future, it can grow to a thousand, ten thousand, a hundred thousand years, or even become a divine artifact!"

He excitedly flapped his dragon wings, lifting his entire body into the air!

For someone from Blue Star, the sensation of flying for the first time was truly marvelous!

This set of Bright Dragon Wings brought him more than just the ability to fly; it provided a fifty percent boost to his strength, speed, physique, and the power of his light-attribute abilities across the board.

This undoubtedly significantly enhanced Lin Ye's combat prowess.

"Disciple, come down. Let this master examine your External Soul Bone."

"Understood, Teacher." Lin Ye flew down and landed before Qian Daoliu.

Qian Daoliu reached out to touch the Bright Dragon Wings, nodding as he said: "Not bad. The hardness of the dragon wing bone is exceptional. Used for defense, it could easily block the century-level soul skills of an ordinary Soul Master."

"Disciple, you have effectively gained an additional defensive skill."

"Tell this master, what kind of soul skill did your first soul ring bestow upon you?"

Lin Ye retracted the External Soul Bone and replied: "My first soul skill is a self-enhancement buff called Angel Sword Domain. It increases all physical attributes by one hundred percent, and boosts my spiritual power, five senses—including sight, hearing, smell, touch, and taste—as well as the power of my light-attribute abilities by one hundred percent!"

Good lad! This is an all-encompassing boost! Qian Daoliu felt another jolt of shock; he knew that even the enhancement skills of ten-thousand-year soul rings might not possess such an effect.

"Very good. As a power-attack Soul Master with a sword-type martial soul, an enhancement skill is essential." Qian Daoliu clasped his hands behind his back and turned around. "Let's go. We can talk as we walk."

"Very well." Lin Ye stepped forward, following by his side.

"This master has heard that you began practicing swordsmanship diligently at the age of four and frequently sought out sparring partners. Even children of seven or eight who had already awakened their martial souls were no match for you when neither martial souls nor soul power were used?"

"That is correct, Teacher." Lin Ye smiled modestly.

"It seems you already possess a solid foundation in combat." Qian Daoliu nodded with great satisfaction, then asked: "You should have studied and understood your own martial soul last night."

"Now, at the nine o'clock position, two hundred meters away, there is a 100-year-old Wind Wolf. Fight it with all your might. Your goal is to last for twenty rounds."

"Go. Let this master see your swordsmanship, your combat foundation, and the capabilities of your martial soul."

What! The first lesson of becoming a Soul Master, and you're making me engage in real combat with a soul beast? And a century-level one at that! Lin Ye's heart tightened.

This was a real, life-or-death struggle with cold steel!

I'm just a six-year-old kid who just awakened his martial soul, for heaven's sake!

Are we really playing for such high stakes?

Lin Ye couldn't help but look at Qian Daoliu, thinking: Does he really want to see my abilities, or does he want to see me get bitten to death by a soul beast by accident?

Yet, for some reason, Lin Ye's blood began to boil!

"I understand, Teacher." Lin Ye's gaze turned sharp as he looked toward the nine o'clock position and sprinted forward.

Soon, he rushed before the Wind Wolf.

The Wind Wolf had just hunted a deer-type soul beast and was in the middle of eating; deer meat hung from its jaws, and blood dripped from its mouth. Seeing Lin Ye charge over, it immediately bared its fangs with a vicious glare.

It looked ferocious, snarling and growling low.

It seemed to be telling Lin Ye: Take one more step closer, and I will tear you to pieces.

A century-level soul beast already possesses strength equivalent to a human Soul Grand Master, while I only have 14 levels of soul power and no experience fighting soul beasts. But after all, I have a god-level martial soul—it's not impossible to win. Lin Ye's nervous tension was laced with excitement.

He didn't hesitate to release his Angel Holy Sword martial soul, and a single soul ring appeared beneath his feet.

The sword in his hand radiated intense flames and light.

"Century-level Wind Wolf! Then let me have a taste of your strength!"

"Awoooo!"

Seeing this, the Wind Wolf lunged without hesitation, swiping with its claws.

"So fast!"

Lin Ye performed an extreme dodge, spinning past the wolf and avoiding the strike.

The Wind Wolf flew past him by several meters.

"First soul skill, Angel Sword Domain!" Lin Ye activated his buff, his strength surging as his spiritual power and five senses doubled.

The Wind Wolf turned its head, leaping forward once more with a claw strike.

"I see it clearly! Its speed has slowed down in my eyes!" Lin Ye no longer dodged, instead swinging his sword to meet the attack.

The wolf's claw grazed past his shoulder.

The two crossed paths, but Lin Ye's blade carved a deep gash into the Wind Wolf's body!

Squelch!

"Awoo!" The Wind Wolf howled in agony.

Yet, this only sent it into a blind rage, and it began to attack frantically.

Lin Ye seemed to have fully entered a combat state, utilizing the swordsmanship he had painstakingly practiced for two years to engage the Wind Wolf in a fierce battle for nine rounds!

The tenth round.

The Demon Wolf lunged with a claw.

Lin Ye slashed out with his sword.

This was the first direct collision of power between the two.

"Get lost!!"

Lin Ye gritted his teeth and exerted his strength, his powerful strike sending the beast flying back several meters.

Qian Daoliu was quite astonished: "Although the Wind Wolf is an agility-type spirit beast, it still possesses decent strength. To think that this child, Lin Ye, could send a century-level Wind Wolf flying several meters in a direct confrontation!"

"The attack power of the Angel Holy Sword is truly remarkable!"

"Awoo!"

The Wind Wolf scrambled to its feet, its claws beginning to gather a cluster of sharp whirlwinds.

Qian Daoliu warned: "Disciple, that is the Wind Wolf's spirit ability, Wind Wolf Blade. Dodge quickly, do not meet it head-on."

But Lin Ye remained unmoved, appearing ready to take it on directly.

Qian Daoliu frowned: "Disciple! Why do you not dodge!"

"Because, I do not fear it!" Lin Ye gripped the Angel Holy Sword in his hands tightly and raised it instantly: "Teacher, do you not wish to see the capabilities of my Angel Holy Sword martial soul?"

"This is one of the abilities I have discovered thus far; watch closely!"

As his voice fell, the spirit energy permeating the heavens and earth transformed into crimson flames.

Countless flames began to converge frantically into the Angel Holy Sword.

"This... this is actually Sun True Fire!!!" Qian Daoliu was shocked.

The Angel God could absorb and utilize the power of the sun, but due to the limitations of the god position, the Angel God could only borrow a small portion of the Sun True Fire's power; yet, even this was enough to greatly enhance lethality.

The Angel God's divine artifact, the Angel Holy Sword, was likewise capable of drawing upon the power of the Sun True Fire.

And Lin Ye's martial soul possessed this very same ability.

"Can you block this strike?"

Lin Ye swung the sword, now surging with immense Sun True Fire, to meet the Wind Wolf's strongest claw strike head-on.