The Spirit Cat strolled leisurely forward, heading straight for a large tree.
Just as it was about to crash into the tree, it suddenly turned around and flicked its tail toward the trunk.
Right before its tail touched the trunk, its body suddenly became transparent. Then, without any obstruction, its tail passed straight into the tree.
When its tail reached the center of the trunk, its body returned to normal. At that moment, its tail became solid as well and got stuck inside the tree.
Then, it took a light step forward, pulling its tail free—but it left behind a hole that went straight through the trunk. Through that hole, they could even see what was on the other side of the tree.
"Think about it. If it had charged over just now at several times that speed, and you were that tree, what do you think would happen to you?" Grandmaster spoke at that moment.
Tang San's face was filled with shock. "According to what you said, Teacher, if the Spirit Cat were really that fast, wouldn't any Soul Master who encountered it be doomed?"
That was right. Although the Spirit Cat had only left a hole in the trunk just now, what if it had been a human instead?
If a person had a hole like that in their body, they would probably be severely injured on the spot—or even die outright!
"Good thing it doesn't attack proactively..." Tang Liu was shaken as well.
"You don't need to worry so much. Although the Spirit Cat's ability is troublesome, it isn't without weaknesses." Grandmaster glanced at them and smiled. "Although Spirit Cats can become intangible, their intangibility cannot pass through Soul Power. So, if you encounter a Spirit Cat, you only need to release your Soul Power and spread it across your body to prevent it from passing through you."
Tang San and Tang Liu suddenly understood.
No wonder the Spirit Cat's ability is so powerful, yet there are no hundred-thousand-year-old ones.
"Then, Teacher, it won't be easy for us to hurt a Spirit Cat either, right? How are we supposed to kill it and obtain its Soul Ring?" Tang San asked again.
Grandmaster gave him an approving look. "Correct. Spirit Cats cannot hurt us, but it is also difficult for us to harm them. However, this particular Spirit Cat has another weakness. If used properly, it can temporarily make it lose its ability to become intangible."
As he spoke, Grandmaster took out a green plant from his Storage Soul Tool.
"This is..." Tang San looked at the plant in Grandmaster's hand. It seemed familiar, but he could not recall what it was.
Tang Liu's mouth twitched, his face full of disbelief. "Catnip?"
Grandmaster nodded. "That's right, catnip."
Tang Liu rolled his eyes.
Sure enough, no matter how powerful this Spirit Cat was... it was still a cat!
Then if I took out a cat teaser, could I earn its friendship?
"So it's catnip." Tang San finally remembered what the plant in Grandmaster's hand was.
"Catnip has a strong attraction for most feline Soul Beasts, and Spirit Cats are especially susceptible to it. Their resistance to catnip is practically zero. Moreover, after eating a certain amount of catnip, their ability to become intangible will temporarily fail. That will be our opportunity."
After saying that, Grandmaster pulled out a huge pile of catnip from his storage device and placed it on the ground. Tang San and Tang Liu's eyelids twitched as they could not help remembering the white radishes still inside Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges, the ones used to make Luo Sanpao fart...
What followed was simple.
Tang San first tossed out a stalk of catnip to catch the Spirit Cat's attention. Then he continued tossing catnip and luring it along, leading the Spirit Cat to the pile.
From beginning to end, the Spirit Cat did not show the slightest vigilance. It obediently followed the catnip over. Tang Liu even noticed that when it saw the huge pile of catnip, its eyes lit up...
After the pile of catnip had been more than half eaten, Grandmaster signaled Tang San that he could begin. Tang San then activated his first soul skill, Bind, using Blue Silver Grass to tie the Spirit Cat up like a rice dumpling. The Spirit Cat's intangibility was thoroughly suppressed, leaving it unable to escape.
Finally, Tang Liu used a small knife to finish off the Spirit Cat.
Yet even though it had been tied up like a rice dumpling by Blue Silver Grass, even though the paralysis poison carried by the Blue Silver Grass had rendered it unable to move, even though Tang Liu was about to kill it, the Spirit Cat still persisted in trying to take another bite of catnip.
From a certain perspective, this Spirit Cat was rather cute.
As a yellow Soul Ring condensed above the Spirit Cat's body, Tang Liu sat down cross-legged and began drawing the Soul Ring into himself.
This fusion lasted for a full hour.
And after Tang Liu successfully fused his first Soul Ring...
Ding! The host has absorbed the First Soul Ring. The Third Martial Soul has been activated. Beginning awakening! Ding! The host's Third Martial Soul has successfully awakened! Host: Tang Liu (Male) Age: 6 Soul Power: 23 Martial Soul One: Ethereal Blue Silver Emperor (...) Soul Ring One: Soul Skill, Ethereal Defense [Designate any unit currently within 100 meters (upgradeable) of yourself and grant it Ethereal Defense for 1 minute (upgradeable). During this period, the unit cannot be harmed by any tangible attack (it cannot block mental attacks or effects such as cold and heat accompanying attacks). You may cancel the effect of Ethereal Defense at any time and immediately apply it to any unit currently within 100 meters (upgradeable) of yourself. Once applied, Ethereal Defense is not restricted by distance. Only one Ethereal Defense effect may exist at a time. If Ethereal Defense is applied to another person while one Ethereal Defense effect is active, the previous Ethereal Defense immediately expires. If Ethereal Defense is cast multiple times on the same unit, the duration of Ethereal Defense on that unit will be calculated according to the duration of the first Ethereal Defense applied to that unit.] Martial Soul Two: Clear Sky Hammer (...) Martial Soul Three: Haolan Spell (A strange combination and evolution of the twin Martial Souls, the Blue Silver Emperor and Clear Sky Hammer. It seems to possess some of the characteristics of Soul Beasts, the unparalleled offensive power of the Clear Sky Hammer, and a powerful, mysterious force that seems to originate from another world.) Soul Ring One: Soul Skill, Hao-Lan Mark [Leave an undetectable and irremovable mark within the target through direct contact with the target's skin or indirect contact by other means (the skin must be touched). The mark can only be removed by you voluntarily. Through this mark, you may sense the marked target's location at any time and gain vision of an area within 50 meters (upgradeable) around them. At the same time, you may use the mark to accomplish many unexpected things (most are unaffected by space or distance). Marking a target does not consume Soul Power, and there is no limit to the number of marks.] Soul Ring Two: Soul Skill, Hao-Lan Teleport [Consume a certain amount of Soul Power to immediately teleport to within five meters of a designated marked target (Soul Power consumption increases with the distance from the target, up to 99% of maximum Soul Power), or immediately teleport 2 (upgradeable) marked targets to a designated location (Soul Power consumption increases with their distance from you, up to 99% of maximum Soul Power). Teleportation within a radius of 50 meters (upgradeable) centered on yourself consumes only the amount of Soul Power equivalent to one level of Innate Soul Power each time. If there is insufficient Soul Power to activate a teleportation, that teleportation will fail. If a teleportation consumes more than 90% of maximum Soul Power, you will lose your combat ability for one day after teleporting.] Current Soul Ring age limit your body can withstand: 1,360 years. Overall evaluation: With the awakening of the Third Martial Soul, your physical constitution has finally caught up with your talent.
Ahem, writing it this way feels too much like padding. So once they graduate and the updates become more frequent, whenever there is content with skill descriptions like this, there will be an extra chapter that day in addition to the regular update. Let me see, there are still... anyway, there are still a few months left. Hopefully the college entrance exam will not be postponed. And to all fellow seniors, keep it up! Pay more attention during online classes!
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