My Invincible Theory; Setting Out to Hunt Souls

Master Yu, stung hard by Lin Nuo's earlier words, analyzed the situation with his World-Shocking Wisdom and decided to first employ a tactic of feigned indifference. He would give this ignorant brat the cold shoulder for a while and make him properly understand his mistake.

Since Bibi Dong had secretly sent this child right under his nose, it meant she absolutely would not send anyone to provide substantial assistance in the short term. Otherwise, why go to such lengths?

When the time came, after he led his beloved disciple Tang San to obtain a perfectly compatible first soul ring, he would return in triumph.

He would definitely make this damned brat obediently submit to his Invincible Theory!

After all, looking across all of Nuoding City, who besides Master Yu could accurately determine a soul beast's age and tailor a top-quality soul ring specifically for someone?

You wanted an exceptional century-old soul ring, didn't you?

You wanted to perfectly realize your peerless talent, didn't you?

When the time came, wouldn't you have to honestly kneel on the ground, kowtow, and acknowledge him as your master?

Even Bibi Dong, once renowned across the continent, had submitted to his World-Shocking Wisdom. Handling a mere six-year-old child was surely effortless.

His, Yu Xiaogang's, theories were invincible!

Thus, with Master Yu deliberately fanning the flames, news that he would soon lead his beloved disciple Tang San out to hunt souls swiftly spread throughout Nuoding Academy as though it had grown wings, sparking countless discussions.

However, Lin Nuo paid no attention whatsoever to such clumsy self-promotion.

All he could think about now was how to safely obtain his first soul ring beyond the limit.

Since the Whale Rubber had tempered and cleansed his body, allowing his first soul ring to absorb an age of six or seven hundred years without any strain, asking Director Su from the academy to help him hunt souls would be highly inappropriate.

No matter how mediocre Director Su's practical combat ability was, he was still a Soul Ancestor who had spent many years working in the education system.

He might not have an absolutely thorough understanding of soul beast appearances and ages, but he should know more or less what he was looking at.

If he personally witnessed Lin Nuo break convention and absorb a soul ring beyond four hundred years, who knew how much trouble it would cause?

After weighing the pros and cons, Lin Nuo ultimately decided to directly borrow Spirit Hall's power.

Even if they discovered the matter of his soul ring's age and reported it upward level by level,

given that Angel Young Master's character, the report would ultimately be intercepted at the Heaven Dou City level. He would not meet Pope Bibi Dong so soon.

Besides, with Master Su Yuntao, who could even mistake someone's martial soul, he might not actually understand the twists and turns behind the age of Lin Nuo's soul ring.

In the blink of an eye, three days passed.

Thanks to his studying in the library over the past few days, Lin Nuo had more or less figured out his target soul beasts' habits, habitat distribution, and methods for identifying their ages.

With the theoretical knowledge organized, it was time for practical application.

Early in the morning, Lin Nuo slung his packed bag over his back and strolled to the entrance of Nuoding City's Martial Soul Branch Hall, specifically asking to see Deacon Su Yuntao.

After all, when the awakening ceremony had ended, that warmhearted fellow had patted his chest and declared—if he ever needed to hunt souls, the branch hall would grant his request without fail.

Then Lin would take him at his word.

When Su Yuntao spotted Lin Nuo in the main hall, he was briefly stunned.

But immediately afterward, uncontrollable delight appeared on his face.

He had thought that since the boy had successfully enrolled, those shrewd teachers at the academy would surely have snatched away the task of obtaining his first soul ring.

Who would have thought that after all those twists and turns, this peerless genius still remembered old ties? The first person he thought of was still his "guide"!

"Haha, good kid! Don't worry! Leave this matter to your big brother!"

With a grand wave of his hand, Su Yuntao immediately handed over the bit of leisurely clerical work he had been handling.

To ensure that this soul-hunting trip would go off without a hitch, and also to properly show off his abilities before this genius,

Su Yuntao specifically brought in two Soul Grandmaster colleagues from the branch hall with whom he was closest, temporarily assembling a high-standard soul-hunting team.

Of course, he could not resist slipping in a little personal interest.

On the temporary roster, the goddess Si Si, whom Su Yuntao had been thinking about day and night, was prominently listed among them.

"Lin Nuo, do you have a target soul beast?"

"Although the Soul Hunting Forest is a soul beast forest raised by our Spirit Hall, and its varieties of soul beasts cannot compare with those in natural Soul Hunting Forests,"

"there are still quite a few kinds of soul beasts inside."

On the road, Su Yuntao asked while continuously flipping through an internal Spirit Hall atlas of soul beast distributions.

"Brother Tao, for my first soul ring, it would be best to choose a venomous spider-type soul beast."

Lin Nuo smoothly changed the way he addressed him to Brother Tao and gave the explanation he had prepared long ago.

"Soul beasts like the Ghost Face Spider and Black-Veined Demon Spider would be good choices."

Upon hearing that, the three deacons in the carriage instinctively exchanged glances, their expressions growing subtly more serious.

Spider-type soul beasts were already adept at lurking and controlling their prey. Combined with their venom, even Soul Grandmasters like them could easily suffer a mishap from a moment of carelessness and a small scrape. They were among the most troublesome things to encounter while hunting souls.

But on second thought, Lin Nuo was merely a newly awakened six-year-old child. What he needed was only an ordinary century-old soul ring, and its upper limit would be no more than four hundred years.

With three Soul Grandmasters working together, hunting a few-hundred-year-old low-level venomous spider soul beast in the area where soul beasts lived should be an easy task.

Su Yuntao smiled and patted his chest, wearing an expression that said everything from here on out was in his hands.

"Don't worry, Lin Nuo. Once we enter the Soul Hunting Forest, just stand between us."

"We'll take care of your first soul ring."

The Soul Hunting Forest lay northeast of Nuoding City, four hundred li from the city.

By the time their group arrived at their destination after being jostled along in the carriage, the sky had already darkened and dusk was approaching.

Although the team had three "terrifyingly powerful" Soul Grandmasters overseeing it, a lineup like this could even go toe-to-toe with an ordinary thousand-year soul beast.

Venomous spider-type soul beasts were inherently sinister and cunning, and they were best at using the cover of night to hide and launch ambushes.

Entering the woods in pitch darkness to search for such soul beasts was truly the Way of Seeking Death.

Therefore, to prevent any accidents, Su Yuntao waved his hand and decisively suggested that they rest for the night at the market outside the forest, then officially enter the woods after dawn the next day.

Naturally, Lin Nuo wholeheartedly approved of this arrangement.