Tang San's Second Spirit Skill, Secreting Poisonous Juice

Notting Academy.

Inside the office, the books stacked against the four walls had doubled in number compared to two years ago, most of them placed in a chaotic mess.

Even the desk was piled high with a thick stack of open books.

In front of the desk, Yu Xiaogang was explaining to Tang San the type of Soul Ring he needed to acquire next:

"San, you know my plan for your Blue Silver Grass; I want the leaves, stems, and root system to all be poisonous. I even want the Blue Silver Grass to be able to bloom, with the scent of its flowers also being toxic.

It must be a mixture of various potent poisons: animal-type soul beast venom, plant-type soul beast venom, paralytic toxins, corrosive toxins... it must have them all!"

He picked up a thick, open book from the desk.

He showed Tang San the page he had turned to, which featured an illustration of a vine-like plant:

"This is your next Soul Ring, called the Venomous Rot Vine."

"It is a highly toxic vine. Its characteristics are just like its name; once the vine is damaged, it immediately sprays a highly toxic white sap in retaliation.

Toughness has always been the weakness of the Blue Silver Grass, so I have specifically made adjustments to address this vulnerability.

The enemy knows the Blue Silver Grass is fragile, and we know it too, so we might as well use their own strategy against them.

When the time comes, a sky-covering wave of Blue Silver Grass will launch an attack.

As long as they dare to snap the Blue Silver Grass, what will greet them is a deluge of toxic sap."

"Once you absorb the Soul Ring, you will likely gain a similar soul skill. By then, you won't even need to wait for them to break it passively; you can take the initiative to attack. As long as it touches their skin, it will rapidly rot their flesh.

If even a single drop touches their eyes, it will erode their eyeballs.

Their eyes will rot away completely, leaving them blind!"

"Good!"

Tang San felt his blood boiling!

He stared wide-eyed at the Venomous Rot Vine in the book, unable to even bring himself to blink.

It was perfect!

In this world, what could be more correct or more reasonable than his teacher's theories?!

Nothing!

Absolutely nothing!

Tang San's heart pounded in his chest, filled with anticipation; he could almost see the scene unfolding before him!

A sky-covering wave of Blue Silver Grass trapping the enemy.

They would struggle to snap the Blue Silver Grass, thinking they could escape, but what would follow was an endless spray of toxic sap!

It was simply...

It was simply magnificent!

Ever since Tang Hao left, Tang San had realized he no longer had any family.

Everyone had distanced themselves from him.

Xiao Wu had always been very cold toward him, and Grandpa Jack no longer cared for him as he once did...

Only his teacher!

Only his most respected teacher had consistently cared for him, protected him, and worked tirelessly to plan his future!

"Teacher, when are we going to the Soul Hunting Forest?"

Tang San looked at Yu Xiaogang, his black eyes shining brightly; he wished he could absorb the Soul Ring right now.

Yu Xiaogang said, "Rest well tonight, and we will leave tomorrow."

Tang San said excitedly:

"Good!"

The next day, Yu Xiaogang, Tang San, and the Dean of Notting set off together for the Soul Hunting Forest.

There was no other way.

The main reason was that even in the middle and outer layers of the Soul Hunting Forest, fierce beasts of the four-to-five-hundred-year level could appear, and the middle layer was inhabited by fierce beasts of the six-to-seven-hundred-year level.

For Yu Xiaogang, even a four-to-five-hundred-year soul beast could easily kill him.

Soul beasts gained a massive increase in age by consuming soul masters, and no soul beast would refuse a supplement delivered right to its doorstep.

If he were to die in the Soul Hunting Forest, how would he ever prove himself?

Three days later, In the middle layer of the Soul Hunting Forest, the Dean said, "Over there, I've found it."

Tang San's gaze brightened, and he immediately used his Purple Demon Eye to look. Sure enough, about fifty meters to the right, he saw a vine-type soul beast entwined around several towering trees.

Stepping closer to take a look, Its vine stem was thick and dark purple, with obovate-oval leaves featuring slender, backward-curving tail thorns at the tips.

Yu Xiaogang stated with certainty, "That's right, this is a Venomous Rot Vine, it should be around six hundred and seventy years old!"

"Tang San, it's perfect for you!"

Without a moment's delay, the Dean finished it off.

Tang San walked over, delivered the final blow, and sat cross-legged on the spot, guiding the slowly rising yellow Soul Ring to settle onto his Blue Silver Grass martial soul.

The absorption went very smoothly.

Half an hour later, Tang San opened his eyes: "Teacher, it was a success!"

Yu Xiaogang hurriedly asked: "What is the soul skill?"

Tang San smiled slightly.

He immediately released his second century-level Soul Ring, and in an instant, countless Blue Silver Grass, looking more like vines and even darker purple in color, sprouted within a twenty-meter radius.

Under the expectant gazes of Yu Xiaogang and the Dean, the vine stems and leaves of these dark purple Blue Silver Grass began to secrete a thin, sticky white juice. It gathered more and more, quickly covering the grass, tree trunks, and leaves, dripping down in abundance.

The forest looked as if it had been sprinkled with a layer of nearly invisible salt grains.

Tang San explained excitedly: "Teacher, my second soul skill is called Corrosive Juice Secretion."

"The leaves and stems of the Blue Silver Grass can secrete a large amount of white juice that corrodes flesh. This juice is sticky, difficult to clean off anything it touches, and highly corrosive."

"If it touches skin, it will cause a large area to fester in mere moments!"

"With this soul skill, I won't even fear enemies in heavy armor; the venomous juice can flow right through the gaps to corrode their bodies!"

Tang San held up a stalk of Blue Silver Grass, proudly displaying it to Yu Xiaogang.

Yu Xiaogang observed it carefully with satisfaction:

The Blue Silver Grass had shifted from its original single-stalk form toward a vine-like plant, with tiny tail thorns growing at the leaf tips and the leaf shape resembling the Venomous Rot Vine.

He used a dagger to gently cut the Blue Silver Grass stem, and milky white juice immediately flowed from the wound.

Previously, the Blue Silver Grass would never have had any juice flow out.

He took a piece of raw meat from his storage Soul Tool and smeared the venomous juice onto it.

Almost in the blink of an eye, the area of the raw meat smeared with the juice began to change color at a visible rate, growing something like sores before starting to rot.

It was estimated that in no more than five minutes, this piece of raw meat the size of a fist would be completely rotten, blackened, and foul-smelling.

This meant it also possessed toxicity.

"Hmm!"

"Very good!"

Yu Xiaogang threw the raw meat away and nodded with satisfaction: "Tang San, continue to cultivate hard. Once you absorb your third Soul Ring, you will become even stronger!"

Tang San nodded solemnly: "I will, Teacher!"

In truth, the color of the Blue Silver Grass had changed significantly.

From its original, barely noticeable black, it had turned into a visible dark purple, simultaneously tinged with black and cyan.

It was a rather filthy color, looking like something that had been soaked in water for many days, moldy and discolored.

Even Tang San's skin had darkened along with it, because a martial soul has a significant influence on a soul master's body.

Tang San and Yu Xiaogang both noticed this, of course, but Tang San chose to ignore these minor issues; as long as he could become stronger, everything was worth it!

Yu Xiaogang was even less concerned. To become the greatest genius on the continent, these small setbacks could not stop his disciple, and certainly could not stop him!

Tang San excitedly released his new soul skill, controlling the Blue Silver Grass to continuously release the venomous juice, coating the entire forest within his sight in a layer of translucent white.

After being exposed to the air for a little while, this venomous juice began to emit a sour, putrid odor, making one unable to help but want to stay away.

Hahaha!

This is great!

Listening to Teacher was definitely the right choice!

I am the strongest Blue Silver Grass on the continent!