Tang Wu's Speculation on the Fourth Soul Skill

As he spoke.

Tang Wu summoned his martial soul, displaying the Blue Silver Emperor he had evolved into before Tang San.

In truth, the concentration of his Blue Silver Emperor bloodline was far higher than Tang San's.

This could be seen from the fact that his hair had been blue since he was a child.

The selection of his first three soul rings had also supplemented the origin of his Blue Silver Emperor, leaving him only one final step away from full awakening.

Breaking through at the final moment during the battle against the Vine Scale Turtle could be considered a logical progression.

"Is this what the Blue Silver Grass looks like after evolving? It really is vastly different from before."

Tang San could sense that the Blue Silver Emperor in Tang Wu's hand was far more powerful than his own Blue Silver Grass martial soul.

Moreover, a refreshing aura of life rushed toward him the instant it appeared...

Tang San could also feel that the Blue Silver Emperor before him was more than ten times stronger than before in both toughness and vitality.

"Hehe, the benefits of a secondary martial soul awakening don't end there..."

Tang Wu was very satisfied with Tang San's shocked expression and continued:

"My soul power broke through five levels in a row, leaping straight to level 38, and I'm not far from level 39 now."

This was due to the nature of his autonomous awakening.

Tang Wu's Blue Silver Grass was slightly different from Tang San's.

His Blue Silver Seed martial soul existed in a state that was half-plant, half-creature, and half-artifact.

From the seed stage to the sprout stage, it had evolved in a different direction.

If one were to say...

Tang San's Blue Silver Grass followed the traditional path; it did not start as a seed, but began as a Blue Silver Grass seedling.

From the very beginning, its evolutionary path was fixed: Blue Silver Grass → Blue Silver King → Blue Silver Emperor.

Tang Wu, however, was different.

His martial soul started as a seed, and his first soul ring absorbed the Explosive Burning Chili, granting him the trait of a mother plant producing offshoots.

His second soul ring was the Strangling Banyan, known as the "Plant Killer."

And this third soul ring, Seed Mimicry, allowed it to transform into other plants, possessing the characteristics of various flora.

Relying on these various advantages, it had evolved into its current form, possessing both plant and biological traits.

According to Tang Wu's vision.

If his fourth soul ring could absorb a soul beast that possessed various animal abilities, then there was a high probability that his Blue Silver Seed could gain the ability to transform into the traits of various animal soul beasts.

For example, if Tang Wu wanted to fly, he could manifest a pair of wings on his back.

He would no longer need to borrow the Flying Wing Flower Soaring Grass to soar freely through the sky.

Or, for instance, when fighting in water, the Blue Silver Seed could transform into fins to adapt to all sorts of scenarios.

Good heavens, it had truly become an all-purpose cheat!

Hearing Tang Wu's ideas, even though Tang San was mentally prepared, he was still taken aback.

But following the other's line of reasoning, he had to admit that this idea had immense potential.

After all, even now that the Blue Silver Grass had become the Blue Silver Emperor, the essence of Tang Wu's martial soul remained that Blue Silver Seed.

It was just that its vitality and other attributes had advanced from the strength of Blue Silver Grass to that of the Blue Silver Emperor.

"The Blue Silver Seed was already terrifying enough in Wu's hands back when it was just Blue Silver Grass; now it has even become the Blue Silver Emperor."

"Hiss—I hope that day never comes."

Thinking of the fear of being dominated by Tang Wu in the past, Tang San couldn't help but shiver.

Tang San felt a chill rise from the soles of his feet to his tailbone, causing his entire body to tremble.

Just as Tang San was lost in his memories, Xiao Wu finally finished condensing her soul ring and slowly opened her eyes.

The moment she opened them, she saw Tang Wu's face right in front of hers, and she was caught completely off guard.

She was startled and jumped back:

"Ouch, Wu-ge, why are you leaning in so close? You scared me."

"Xiao Wu, let me ask you, what exactly does it feel like when you are condensing a soul ring?"

"The feeling? It's... it's just the feeling of breaking through."

"That's as good as saying nothing at all."

Hearing this, Tang Wu rolled his eyes at the silly rabbit.

Considering Xiao Wu's descriptive abilities, he had no choice but to break the question down and explain it in detail.

"When self-condensing a soul ring, is there a prerequisite?"

"How much soul power output is required to begin the condensation? And how do you maintain the ring's shape so it doesn't dissipate?"

"Finally, is the chosen soul skill selected from your innate abilities as a soul beast? Or is it generated autonomously by combining it with your human identity?"

Tang Wu fired off a barrage of questions, leaving Xiao Wu's single-core processor completely overwhelmed.

For a moment, she had no idea which one to answer first.

"Yeah, Xiao Wu, tell us more..."

Tang San stared intently at Xiao Wu, clearly just as interested in the topic.

"The prerequisite for condensing a soul ring is that I need to extract a portion of my hundred-thousand-year origin to get started."

Xiao Wu shook her head, finally regaining her composure:

"As for that soul power output thing, I don't know. It just forms naturally when I condense it; there's no need to put any effort into it at all."

"As for the choice of soul skill, you can decide that yourself. By pulling from the abilities your original form possesses and integrating them into the soul ring, it becomes a soul skill."

Condensing a soul ring was a foolproof operation; Xiao Wu didn't even understand the principles herself, let alone how to teach them to Tang Wu.

However, it wasn't a total loss.

At the very least, Tang Wu could now confirm that the questions he had raised earlier—specifically whether the choice of a self-condensed soul ring was self-determined—had been answered in the affirmative.

Just as Tang Wu opened his mouth to ask something else, the bushes ahead rustled, and the three of them immediately looked over with vigilance.

They saw a group of people opposite them; it turned out to be the Shrek team members who had come looking for them.

"Tang Wu, Tang San, and Xiao Wu, thank you goodness, we finally found you."

Ning Rongrong's dress was riddled with holes, lacking the composure and elegance of a young lady, and she appeared quite disheveled.

But at this moment, she didn't care about that at all; her face was filled with joy.

Zhao Wuji scanned his surroundings, and only after seeing no sign of the Titan Giant Ape did he secretly heave a sigh of relief.

He then asked with a puzzled expression:

"Xiao Wu, how exactly did you escape from the Titan Giant Ape?"

"Um, well..."

Hearing Zhao Wuji's inquiry, Xiao Wu recited the excuse she had prepared:

"When I was snatched away, I suddenly heard a roar that sounded like both a dragon and a bull, and then I didn't know anything else."

"When I woke up, I followed the tracks back, and I even happened to find a dying soul beast on the way, which allowed me to break through to level 30."

Although Zhao Wuji was somewhat skeptical of Xiao Wu's luck, he couldn't find any flaws in her story, so he simply stopped thinking about it.

They had left with only two soul masters in the group, but they were returning with three.

This Soul Hunting Operation could be considered a complete success.

Moreover, after the incident in the Star Dou Forest, the bond of having shared life-and-death experiences brought the group much closer together.

The conflict between Ning Rongrong and Dai Mubai was also completely put to rest.

After spending two days and one night, the group finally made it back to Shrek Academy.

Knowing how exhausted they were after nearly a week of the Soul Hunting Operation, Zhao Wuji realized their bodies were completely wrecked.

He simply waved his hand and gave the students two days off to get some proper rest.

Amidst the cheers, Tang Wu returned to his dormitory to have a wonderful sleep and recharge his energy.

However, there was one thing he had subconsciously ignored: a certain person had arrived at Shrek Academy during this very period.

Given the things Tang Wu had done to Gangzi, and considering the man's petty nature, would he really pass up such a golden opportunity to complain to Flender?