Tang San Successfully Obtains First Soul Ring, Li Luo's Level Increases Again

Notting Dean was a Soul Ancestor, after all, so killing a four-hundred-year-old Datura Snake was naturally effortless for him.

The Datura Snake was sliced clean in two, falling to the ground and losing its ability to move.

However, Notting Dean's strike had not been immediately fatal; the snake's head was still writhing on the ground, not yet fully dead.

Notting Dean approached the severed snake cautiously, remaining vigilant against any final, desperate counterattack.

The venom of a Datura Snake is extremely potent; even for a Soul Ancestor like him, being bitten would be a painful ordeal.

"This Datura Snake is four meters long, putting its age at over four hundred years. In terms of age alone, it could serve as a Soul Ring for Tang San."

Notting Dean observed the Datura Snake and made his judgment.

"However, the Datura Snake is known for its toxicity, which clashes with the attributes of Blue Silver Grass. Absorbing its Soul Ring would be counterproductive. Let us continue deeper and look for a more suitable one."

Li Luo and Tang San followed behind Notting Dean, venturing deeper until they finally discovered a soul beast that was a perfect match for Tang San.

"It's a Begonia Flower, a yellow six-petaled Begonia Flower at that. We are quite lucky to encounter a soul beast so suitable for Tang San this quickly."

"The Begonia Flower is a soul beast with pure life attributes. It has almost no offensive power, but its healing capabilities are heaven-defying."

"A yellow Begonia Flower represents a century-old soul beast. For every hundred years of age, the Begonia Flower grows an additional petal."

"The Begonia Flower before us has six petals, which means it is six hundred years old."

Notting Dean hesitated for a moment before looking at Tang San.

"A six-hundred-year-old Begonia Flower—although the soul power of a Begonia Flower is gentle, this age is still quite high. It would be fine as a second Soul Ring, but as a first, absorbing it might be dangerous!"

"Sigh! If it had one less petal, a five-hundred-year-old Begonia Flower might not be impossible for Tang San to absorb, given his Innate Full Soul Power."

Notting Dean did not have the support of the Martial Soul Hall's data that Yu Xiaogang possessed, so he had not capped the limit for a first Soul Ring at 423 years; he had always judged the absorbable age based on a soul master's overall constitution.

Notting Dean had a clear bias regarding Tang San's Innate Full Soul Power, so he believed that even a 500-year-old Soul Ring might not be beyond Tang San's reach.

Just as Notting Dean was hesitating, Tang San stepped forward voluntarily.

"Dean, let me try. I believe I can absorb this Begonia Flower's Soul Ring."

Tang San stepped out confidently, but he was met with opposition from Notting Dean.

"No, the age of this Begonia Flower is too high. If you force the absorption, the risk of your body exploding is too great."

"Dean, let Xiao San try. I also believe he can do it. After all, he has Innate Full Soul Power; one cannot judge him by the standards of an average soul master."

Li Luo spoke up at this moment, supporting Tang San.

Of course, Li Luo was not blindly trusting Tang San; rather, he was certain that Tang San would be able to absorb this Soul Ring successfully.

Why was Li Luo so certain?

The reason was that Li Luo's first Soul Ring had been condensed after his Prism Ball captured Tang San. The age of the condensed Soul Ring was determined by the strength of the captured individual and would grow alongside the captured person's own progress.

When the Soul Ring was first condensed, it had been 600 years old.

But now it had grown to 700 years, which was why Li Luo had the confidence to believe Tang San could successfully absorb a 600-year-old ring.

Naturally, Li Luo could also use his martial soul to apply his first Soul Ring to Tang San, transforming him into Prism Tang San.

Thinking of this, Li Luo summoned his martial soul, the Prism Ball, and his first century-old Soul Ring rose into the air.

Notting Dean was not surprised to see that Li Luo had already obtained his first Soul Ring, and a century-old one at that.

Because Li Luo had proactively displayed it when being harassed by the guards earlier, the Dean naturally knew about it.

"My martial soul is of the support type and can provide a boost to Xiao San. With my amplification, Xiao San will be able to absorb it more smoothly."

Hearing that Li Luo could boost Tang San, Notting Dean finally felt at ease letting Tang San absorb the 600-year-old Begonia Flower.

Notting Dean walked up to the Begonia Flower and casually killed a chameleon-type soul beast hiding nearby; a century-old Soul Ring floated up from the corpse of the Chameleon Lizard.

"Because the Begonia Flower has no offensive power and can heal wounds, other soul beasts generally do not attack it; instead, they often guard the area around it."

"Alright, I have cleared away the soul beast guarding the Begonia Flower. Tang San, come and kill this Begonia Flower to absorb its Soul Ring."

Notting Dean took out a dagger and handed it to Tang San, who took it and struck the stem of the Begonia Flower.

The dagger was sharp and severed the flower directly, but the Begonia Flower's vitality was tenacious, and it did not die immediately.

Tang San struck a few more times until the Begonia Flower finally perished, and a deep yellow century-old Soul Ring precipitated from its remains.

"Alright Tang San, absorb it here. I will stand guard for you."

Notting Dean sprinkled some medicinal powder around to repel snakes and insects, then stood quietly by Tang San's side to keep watch.

Seeing this, Li Luo tossed his Prism Ball above Tang San's head, and the ball shot out a beam of colorful light that enveloped him.

"Come forth, Haji San!"

Li Luo's first Soul Ring flashed.

Tang San's hair turned a mixture of prismatic blue and black.

Feeling Li Luo's boost, Tang San sat cross-legged, circulated his Mysterious Heaven Skill, and channeled his soul power to draw the Soul Ring, which then settled around his body.

With Li Luo's amplification and Notting Dean's protection, Tang San's absorption of the Soul Ring went very smoothly.

After about two and a half hours, the deep yellow Soul Ring was completely integrated into Tang San's body.

He had succeeded in the absorption.

Tang San's eyelids twitched twice before slowly opening, and he stood up.

His Blue Silver Grass martial soul manifested on its own, a deep yellow soul ring rhythmically pulsing around his body.

At this moment, a piece of information flashed through Li Luo's mind.

[Spirit Captured: Tang San, Level 14]

The soul power within Li Luo's body was also surging, his Soul Power Level breaking through to fifteen.

A six-hundred-year soul ring combined with the soul power accumulation previously stuck at level ten allowed Tang San to jump four levels directly, and the increase in Tang San's strength provided a two-level soul power feedback to Li Luo, his master.

Because Li Luo had retracted his martial soul, he could not see the changes to his soul ring for the time being.

However, he could sense that his first soul ring, which represented Tang San, had likely reached the 900-year level.

This meant that after Tang San absorbed his first soul ring and reached level 14, his physical limit had also been raised to 900 years.

To avoid making the Notting Dean suspicious, Li Luo did not immediately release his soul ring to inspect it.

He did not want the fact that his soul ring age could increase to be exposed so soon.

With Tang San having obtained his soul ring, the purpose of the trio's excursion had been achieved.

Thus, led by the Notting Dean, the three of them left the Soul Hunting Forest and returned to Notting Academy.