First Soul Skill: Blue Silver Sharpening!

Time slipped by before they knew it. Tang San felt the discomfort he'd experienced when he first absorbed the Whale Rubber gradually fade away.

An indescribable sense of relief quickly filled his entire body.

Mm... It even felt a few times more satisfying than that?

Though in his previous life he'd devoted himself wholeheartedly to tinkering with Hidden Weapons,

sometimes, when he felt restless, he'd reward himself, too.

Before long, Tang San felt a mighty surge of strength flowing into every limb and bone in his body.

When he opened his eyes again, he clenched his fists in delight.

He discovered that although his Soul Power Level was still stuck at level ten, his physique and vitality had visibly improved by more than one level.

He even felt the circulation of the Mysterious Heaven Skill within him had become several times smoother than before, without the slightest trace of resistance.

"Now that you've finished absorbing it, you can put your clothes on before getting excited."

Jiang Li's voice drifted over. Only then did Tang San realize he was still completely naked.

For no reason in particular, a blush crept across his cheeks.

He'd been far too improper in front of his master just now.

He promptly cleaned the grime from his body, changed his clothes, and stood obediently before Jiang Li.

"Let's go, Xiao San."

Jiang Li led the way, and Tang San followed obediently behind him...

After traveling for a long while, the master and disciple finally reached the outskirts of Sunset Forest.

Jiang Li hadn't spent the whole journey doing nothing.

He'd carefully explained the distribution of power across Douluo Continent and some essential Soul Master knowledge to Tang San. As a result, Tang San was no longer the clueless little novice he'd been before.

"Xiao San, remember this: when Soul Hunting, the most terrifying things usually aren't the Soul Beasts. They're the Soul Masters with ulterior motives."

Jiang Li led Tang San freely through the outskirts, acting as if he didn't care about the dangers they could run into at any moment.

But he'd spread out his Soul Power. Thanks to the standing of his Martial Soul, the Blue Silver King, almost all the Blue Silver Grass in Sunset Forest had become his eyes and ears, allowing him to quickly locate their target Soul Beast.

Hearing this, Tang San nodded repeatedly. With his memories of his previous life, he knew this all too well.

Now that he and Jiang Li had entered Sunset Forest, he was also keeping close watch on everything around them.

He trusted his master's strength, of course, but he felt he should at least avoid causing him trouble.

Soon, as the two ventured deeper, a grassy clearing brimming with life came into view.

Through the messages transmitted by the Blue Silver Grass, Jiang Li quickly found a Plant-type Soul Beast suitable for Tang San: a Bauhinia Bamboo with 650 years of cultivation.

"Xiao San, this Soul Beast should give you a Soul Skill that can harden or metalize your Blue Silver Grass. But how you develop the skill beyond that will depend on your own insight."

As soon as Jiang Li finished speaking, he raised a hand and unleashed Blue Silver Entanglement.

Countless Blue Silver Grass vines burst from the ground. In just a moment, they had bound the bamboo up like a dumpling.

With a forceful tug, he uprooted the Bauhinia Bamboo, which was around 650 years old.

"Did you see that? That Blue Silver Entanglement just now was a change in the nature of Blue Silver Grass that I deduced from my Martial Soul's characteristics. Once you obtain your First Soul Ring, you should be able to develop a similar effect."

Then he motioned for Tang San to take out a dagger and cut through the Bauhinia Bamboo's roots. That would let him easily obtain its Soul Ring.

He also made a point of explaining that only the person who dealt the final blow could absorb the Soul Ring the Soul Beast released.

Tang San nodded. As a disciple of the Tang Sect, he never lacked blades and other weapons in his Storage Soul Tool.

He reached into his storage ring and took out a cleaver he'd made earlier. Gripping it in his hand, he brought it down again and again on the Bauhinia Bamboo's roots.

Soon, the Bauhinia Bamboo gave an unnatural twitch. Then a deep-yellow Soul Ring slowly rose from where it had been severed.

Following the method Jiang Li had taught him on the way, he drew the Soul Ring toward himself, sat cross-legged, and began absorbing it.

Jiang Li didn't sit idle while Tang San absorbed the Soul Ring.

He used his mental power to link with the Blue Silver Grass scattered throughout the area, having it search for the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well or a place surrounded by a special poisonous miasma.

Though the Soul Ring was more than 650 years old, Jiang Li wasn't worried in the slightest.

Not only had Tang San's body already been strengthened by the Whale Rubber, but the power of destiny surrounding him—and the gods above—wouldn't let him explode and die while absorbing a Soul Ring.

As time passed, Tang San's absorption of his First Soul Ring neared its end.

A faint pressure of Soul Power burst from his body and spread in every direction.

Soon, the deep-yellow Soul Ring settled into a quiet orbit around his feet, and the Blue Silver Grass in his hands underwent a subtle change.

The silver veins that had originally covered his Blue Silver Grass began to show flecks of gold.

By Jiang Li's estimate, after absorbing two or three more suitable Soul Rings, Tang San's Martial Soul might evolve into the Blue Silver Emperor on its own.

And if he absorbed a suitable Immortal Herb, the process might be even faster.

That way, once Tang San had completed his coronation, transforming from the Blue Silver Crown Prince into the Blue Silver Emperor, Jiang Li could claim the system's reward and evolve his own Martial Soul from the Blue Silver King into another Blue Silver Emperor. He'd have the timing of this bug just right.

"How did it go, Xiao San? What kind of Soul Skill did you get?"

Tang San walked over to Jiang Li, excitement written all over his face, and summoned his Blue Silver Grass. "Master, just as you guessed, my Blue Silver Grass can now metalize on its own, and..."

As he spoke, he activated his First Soul Ring, plucked several leaves from the Blue Silver Grass, and held them in his hand. A violet gleam flashed in his eyes at the same time.

"First Soul Skill, Blue Silver Sharpening!"

Tang San sent the leaves in his hand flying toward the trees ahead with a special technique.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—

Jiang Li stepped forward and saw that the Blue Silver Grass leaves had sunk deep into the tree trunks.

He could already picture this kid's Blue Silver Grass Hidden Weapons wreaking havoc once his Soul Power grew stronger.

Good grief—truly terrifying!