A Well-Intentioned Lie

A few minutes later, accompanied by the sound of churning water, several figures appeared before Mu Chen.

Those were several massive sea soul beasts.

Mu Chen's heart rate quickened; after all, he was no match for so many soul beasts.

But soon, Mu Chen realized that these soul beasts were simply stopping in front of him and remaining motionless.

There were Two-Headed Demon Whale, Devil Ray, Deep Sea Great White Shark, and others.

Their gazes were fixed intently on the Trident glowing with blue-gold light in Mu Chen's hand.

"Alright, Little Chen, you may choose the soul beast you fancy. Their age ranges are all between four hundred and six hundred years, very suitable as your first soul ring."

The corner of Mu Chen's mouth twitched: "It really is a buffet."

He looked at the array of sea soul beasts before him and finally made his choice: "Old Tang, I choose this Two-Headed Demon Whale."

"Very well."

The blue-gold light bloomed once more, transmitting information to the sea soul beasts in front of him.

Except for that five-hundred-year-old Two-Headed Demon Whale, all the other sea soul beasts departed from this place.

"Alright, Little Chen, now, kill it, and just absorb the soul ring right here."

Mu Chen hesitated slightly, but seeing the Two-Headed Demon Whale's dazed and unresponsive state, he finally set his mind at ease.

He raised the Trident in his hand and thrust it fiercely into the weak point of the Two-Headed Demon Whale.

The Two-Headed Demon Whale trembled for a moment, offering no resistance.

The surrounding seawater was dyed a pale red by blood.

Yet, such a thick, bloody scent did not attract any other soul beasts.

As the last trace of the Two-Headed Demon Whale's vitality faded, a yellow soul ring drifted out from its body.

Maintaining his Ocean Martial Soul Possession state, Mu Chen could breathe freely in the sea, so he could absorb the soul ring here with peace of mind.

Mu Chen sat cross-legged, placed the Trident horizontally across his lap, and began the absorption of the soul ring.

Following the guidance of his soul power, that yellow soul ring drifted slowly onto Mu Chen and settled around his body.

In an instant, a surge of soul power poured into Mu Chen's limbs and bones like a torrential sea.

The soul power rampaged through Mu Chen's meridians, causing him to feel a wave of pain.

But this level of intensity was not enough to crush Mu Chen.

Being able to withstand these two martial souls meant his own physical constitution was already exceptionally good.

Under Mu Chen's gritted-teeth persistence, the violent, foreign soul power within his body was gradually suppressed, and he began the absorption of the soul power.

Mu Chen's brows gradually smoothed out, and he began to absorb the soul ring in an orderly fashion.

Time passed second by second, and Mu Chen gradually made it through the most dangerous stage of absorbing the soul ring.

The bottleneck of his soul power was broken, and his Soul Power Level was constantly rising.

Level eleven.

Level twelve.

Level thirteen.

In the end, Mu Chen's soul power stopped at the late stage of level thirteen, not far from level fourteen.

Mu Chen opened his eyes, and a stream of light seemed to flash through his deep blue pupils.

The absorption of the soul ring gave him a feeling of being completely renewed.

The strength of his entire body's meridians had increased significantly, and even his height had grown by a few inches.

Returning to the shore, the joy on Mu Chen's face could not be concealed.

"You're something else, Old Tang, to actually be able to obtain a soul ring so easily!"

One can only say that he is worthy of being the Sea God; he truly has vast magical powers.

"This is nothing. I said, my existence will only be beneficial to you. Hurry and see how your first soul skill is."

Mu Chen automatically ignored the other party's brainwashing words and went back into the sea on his own to drag out the corpse of that Two-Headed Demon Whale.

"This is good stuff; I can have an extra meal with Uncle Zhang tonight!"

He chose not to drag the whole thing back because it was too conspicuous.

Mu Chen had grown up by the sea since he was a child and knew the parts of a fish like the back of his hand.

He used the Trident to cut off the best belly portion, then dug out the Whale Rubber as well.

Whale Rubber was a good thing; it had great benefits for improving one's physical constitution.

After taking out the cloth bag he carried with him to pack the items, Mu Chen returned to the steamed bun shop.

"Uncle Zhang, I'm back!"

It was already past morning, and Zhang Tao was tidying up, preparing to make lunch for Mu Chen.

"Little Chen is back! Go wash your hands, dinner will be ready in a moment."

Zhang Tao did not ask where Mu Chen had been; in his eyes, it was perfectly normal for a child to go out and play.

Mu Chen placed the large cloth bag on the table. "Uncle Zhang, look what I found."

Zhang Tao took the bag and opened it, revealing a large piece of fish meat and the Whale Rubber inside.

"This... Little Chen, where did you get this?"

Seeing the worry in Zhang Tao's eyes, Mu Chen knew he had certainly misunderstood something.

"Don't worry, Uncle Zhang. I obtained this from the soul beast that provided my first soul ring."

As he spoke, Mu Chen released his Martial Soul.

Looking at the soul ring beneath Mu Chen's feet, Zhang Tao's expression finally relaxed a little.

"This is a century-level soul beast. How did you manage to kill it, Little Chen?"

For a six-year-old child who had just awakened his Martial Soul to solo a century-level soul beast was truly outrageous.

Therefore, Mu Chen chose to weave a white lie.

"It's like this: I ran into a Soul Elder uncle by the sea. He kindly stepped in to help me. I gave him the rest of the fish meat as a token of gratitude."

Hearing this explanation, the honest and simple-hearted Zhang Tao finally smoothed his furrowed brows.

"There are still many good people in this world. Little Chen, once you become powerful in the future, you must be like that Soul Elder—be helpful and never use your power as a soul master to bully others, understand?"

"Mm-hmm, I understand. Uncle Zhang, hurry up and cook this fish meat. We're in for a treat today!"

"Haha, alright!"

Zhang Tao picked up the fish meat, sliced off a small portion of the Whale Rubber, and headed to the stove to cook.

Returning to his room, Mu Chen remembered to test his first soul skill.

He went to the backyard and released his Martial Soul.

A yellow soul ring appeared beneath Mu Chen's feet, followed by the Ocean Martial Soul.

Mu Chen sensed it for a moment, then lit up his first soul ring.

"First soul skill, Ocean's Fury!"

A red and blue light flared across Mu Chen's body.

His deep blue eyes turned slightly red, and his entire aura surged significantly.

The first soul skill, Ocean's Fury, grants a temporary state of excitation and increases all attributes by fifty percent.

A rare all-attribute boosting soul skill, and a fifty percent increase was quite substantial.

Holding the Trident, Mu Chen approached a rock.

He gripped the Trident with one hand and thrust it forward violently.

BOOM!

The rock was pierced as easily as if it were tofu.

"Not bad power; it's comparable to the full-force strike of an ordinary Soul Grand Master."

Before testing his soul skill, Mu Chen had specifically awakened Old Tang to help him evaluate it.

Old Tang's assessment made Mu Chen feel very pleased. It meant that the current Mu Chen, while using his first soul skill, already possessed the combat strength of a Soul Grand Master.