Xiao Wu's Nighttime Invitation

"Teacher, Lin Mo..."

Tang San was still somewhat dazed, as if waking from a dream, his tone filled with joy.

Through the soul ring absorption just now, he had verified a doubt that had puzzled him for a long time.

The internal energy he cultivated through the Mysterious Heaven Technique was indeed the soul power of this world.

With the power of this Azure Vine soul ring, his Mysterious Heaven Technique had finally broken through the bottleneck of the first layer, reaching the second layer realm.

The speed at which his internal energy circulated through his meridians had significantly increased, and every movement he made carried an unprecedented sense of ease.

This discovery made Tang San extremely delighted; it meant that his hope of carrying forward the Tang Sect in this world was very promising.

Since the Mysterious Heaven Technique could break through with the assistance of a soul ring, it proved that the profound arts of the Tang Sect he learned in his past life could also be cultivated to a high level in this world.

It was just that it required the medium of a soul ring to do so.

"Little San, what is the soul skill you obtained?" Yu Xiaogang asked with concern.

People who possessed the Blue Silver Grass martial soul and had awakened soul power were already rare, and those who successfully reached level ten to become a Soul Master were even fewer.

He had only ever seen one other Blue Silver Grass Soul Master like Tang San, who not only awakened soul power but also possessed innate full soul power.

Yu Xiaogang could not be certain what changes would occur to Tang San's Blue Silver Grass after absorbing a plant-type Azure Vine soul beast that was also adept in life-force attributes.

He could only guarantee that the soul ring produced by this plant-type soul beast would only benefit Tang San, not harm him.

"Lin Mo woke up a moment earlier than you. After absorbing the Vajra Ape's soul ring, he obtained a very decent soul skill."

Yu Xiaogang gestured toward Lin Mo.

Lin Mo nodded: "A defensive soul skill. It has significantly enhanced my survivability."

After sensing for a moment, a yellow soul ring emerged from beneath Tang San's feet, and soon, deep blue Blue Silver Grass surged out from his palms.

The radiance of the soul ring and the color of the Blue Silver Grass complemented each other, leaving a faint trail of blue light in the air.

Unlike its previous fragility, the width of the Blue Silver Grass had now changed from less than half a finger to nearly five fingers wide.

The Blue Silver Grass was no longer the fragile thing that would snap at a touch; it now carried the unique, supple toughness of a vine.

Tang San looked down at the Blue Silver Grass emerging from his palms, a flash of pleasant surprise in his eyes.

Under Tang San's control, these blades of Blue Silver Grass shot out in all directions, wrapping around several small trees as thick as an arm.

The speed at which the Blue Silver Grass shot out was extremely fast, binding the trunks in the blink of an eye.

As Tang San exerted force with his right arm, those small trees were pulled until they bent, their trunks emitting creaking sounds.

Yet, the Blue Silver Grass remained firmly wrapped around them, showing no signs of snapping.

"Very good, very good! It seems that having you absorb a plant-type soul ring was indeed the right choice!" Yu Xiaogang's eyes lit up, his tone growing increasingly excited.

"What about the soul skill? What soul skill did this Azure Vine grant you?"

Tang San said without hesitation: "Binding."

As Tang San's words fell, those blades of Blue Silver Grass seemed to possess a life of their own, automatically tightening and binding those small trees firmly.

Lin Mo watched this scene with interest; compared to his memories, Tang San's Blue Silver Grass had indeed undergone significant changes.

The strength of the Blue Silver Grass was much greater than it had been just moments ago.

But as it stood, this Blue Silver Grass, reinforced by the Azure Vine soul ring, was already quite impressive in terms of sheer toughness.

If it could firmly bind trees as thick as an arm, the effect on a person would only be stronger.

This first soul skill of Tang San's was somewhat reminiscent of the method he had seen earlier, where the Azure Vine bound the Vajra Ape.

That Azure Vine had looked exactly like this when it coiled around the Vajra Ape; if caught by the vines, even a power-type soul beast would have to expend considerable effort to break free.

This 'Binding' soul skill appeared to be much stronger than 'Entangle,' carrying a greater sense of power.

The only thing that made Lin Mo want to tease him was that although 'Binding' sounded stronger than 'Entangle,' in the end, it was still the same old thing!

Tang San was naturally extremely satisfied with his first soul skill. With this skill, he could use his hidden weapons to strike stationary targets.

As long as an opponent was bound by the Blue Silver Grass, his hidden weapons would hit without deviation, leaving no need to consider predicting movement.

Having completed the soul-hunting mission in the Star Dou Great Forest, the three of them did not linger, leaving the Soul Hunting Forest to return to Notting Academy.

Yu Xiaogang led the way, with Lin Mo and Tang San following behind, the three of them retracing the path they had taken.

Thanks to the storage soul tool Tang San now carried, the Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges, he had a sufficiently large storage space.

This belt featured twenty-four jade stones, each containing an independent storage space.

Although the capacity of a single stone was not large, the total was quite considerable.

The spoils from their trip to the Soul Hunting Forest were all brought back one by one.

The carcasses of spirit beasts like the Azure Vine and the Vajra Ape could be sold in exchange for some gold spirit coins, while the Datura Snake's carcass and gallbladder were claimed by Yu Xiaogang.

Its gallbladder was a precious material for crafting antidote potions, and its snakeskin could be fashioned into soft armor.

For Yu Xiaogang, a rare spirit beast like the Datura Snake was an exceptionally valuable research specimen.

Lin Mo was more than happy to sell the items directly to Yu Xiaogang, as it saved him the trouble of making an extra trip.

The price Yu Xiaogang offered was not low; it was even slightly higher than the market acquisition rate.

However, by the time Lin Mo took Tang San to the Spirit Hall Branch to register as spirit masters and collect their monthly spirit master subsidies, it was already dark upon their return to the dormitory.

Incidentally, while collecting their subsidies, Lin Mo and Tang San also took the opportunity to verify their current spirit power levels.

As expected, his own spirit power was level twelve, while Tang San's was level thirteen.

Lin Mo was not surprised by this one-level gap.

After all, before the spirit awakening even began, Tang San's spirit power had already been stuck at the level ten bottleneck for quite some time.

Furthermore, he had continued to cultivate for a period after his spirit awakening.

Under these circumstances, given that both parties had absorbed spirit rings of similar quality, it was perfectly normal for Tang San's spirit power level to be slightly higher than his own.

Seven Dorm.

Xiao Wu was standing at the dormitory entrance, her cheeks puffed out as she glared at Lin Mo, her eyes brimming with fighting spirit.

With her hands on her hips and her long scorpion braid resting behind her back, she looked as if she had been waiting for a long time.

"Lin Mo, I'm a one-ring spirit master now too, and I want to spar with you again!"

"I'm going to prove to you that I am the undisputed big sister of Seven Dorm!"