Explosive Burning Chili

A century-old yellow spirit ring suddenly appeared beneath Tang San's feet.

"First spirit skill, Blue Silver Flying Iron Needle."

The moment the words fell.

Countless flying needles transformed from Blue Silver Grass floated in mid-air, dense and packed.

Under his control, these flying needles instantly pierced into a large tree ten meters away.

Following the muffled sounds of "pu, pu, pu."

These needles, formed from Blue Silver Grass, embedded themselves deep into the tree trunk.

Immediately after, Tang San's explanatory voice followed:

"My first spirit ring, 'Blue Silver Flying Iron Needle,' while inheriting the properties of the Iron Peak Forest, also grants even greater hardness and strength."

"Once an enemy is bound, it will be extremely difficult for them to break free."

"How is this possible? How could mere Blue Silver Grass reach such a level?"

However, before Tang San could enjoy his success for long, an ill-timed voice rang out.

Upon hearing his explanation, Yu Xiaogang spoke with a face full of disbelief.

"Enough, stop showing off that knowledge you stole from who knows where."

Tang Wu was blunt, striking directly at Yu Xiaogang's sore spot:

"I didn't bring you here to bark like that. If you're here to identify spirit beasts, then do it properly. Why so many questions? Do you want to taste the whip again?"

The moment he saw the whip in Tang Wu's hand.

Yu Xiaogang's legs went rigid, his sphincter tightened sharply, revealing his fear.

Yet, deep in his eyes, there was also a trace of... excitement.

Good grief.

Gangzi is practically being trained into a masochist.

"Besides, have you ever seen a martial soul with innate full spirit power that was a weak Blue Silver Grass?"

As soon as Tang Wu said this, Yu Xiaogang froze on the spot.

That's right!

According to his own Ten Great Martial Soul Theories, a Blue Silver Grass martial soul should never be able to awaken with innate full spirit power.

But since the brothers adamantly denied it was a twin martial soul, only one possibility remained.

It must be a mutated Blue Silver Grass.

Only a mutated Blue Silver Grass could conform to the laws mentioned above.

Thinking of this, Yu Xiaogang became visibly excited, but after catching Tang Wu's warning gaze.

He very wisely chose not to ask.

Since Tang San had already absorbed his spirit ring, the next part of their journey.

Was to find a suitable spirit beast for Tang Wu.

However, this time, Tang Wu was clearly not as lucky as Tang San; he searched for a long time without finding a suitable target.

Until they passed by a patch of low-lying bushes...

Hanging from the branches were fruits in abundance—bright red, glowing chilies.

What was even more bizarre.

The scale and size of these bushes looked as if they had been artificially planned, arranged in neat, orderly rows.

Just as Tang Wu approached, one of the chilies flew up and headed straight toward them.

BOOM—

When the chili hit the ground, the flames that had been accumulating inside for a long time instantly erupted.

"What kind of ghost plant is this? A Jalapeño?"

Seeing this scene, Tang Wu couldn't help but click his tongue, inexplicably thinking of the plants from Plants vs. Zombies.

"What Jalapeño?" Yu Xiaogang corrected him:

"This is an Explosive Burning Chili. Don't be fooled by the many bushes; in reality, there is only one main plant."

"The rest are merely clones created from the main root system to confuse natural predators."

"And looking at the rings on those chilies, there are a little over four, placing its age between 400 and 500 years."

Hearing the introduction to the Explosive Burning Chili.

Tang Wu thought for a moment and decided this was the one, immediately choosing it as his first spirit ring.

First of all.

Among so many Explosive Burning Chili bushes, only one was the true body, which was enough to demonstrate its survival capabilities.

After absorbing this soul ring, there was a high probability that Tang Wu would gain the flame ability of the Explosive Burning Chili.

This would greatly enrich his combat style.

Tang Wu did not possess twin martial souls and could not switch to cultivating the Clear Sky Hammer in his later years like Tang San; if he wanted to become strong enough, he had no choice but to obtain the powerful innate talents of his chosen soul beasts whenever he absorbed a soul ring.

The moment he heard Tang Wu's idea, Tang San's first reaction was to refuse.

After all, this was far too risky.

A soul beast nearing 500 years of age was something even a powerful beast-martial soul master might not be able to withstand.

But under Tang Wu's insistence, Tang San had no choice but to nod, his heart filled with worry.

How to hunt the Explosive Burning Chili was a major problem.

To attack the main body, one first had to destroy the copies surrounding it.

However, Tang San was only a one-ring soul master, and Tang Wu was even less than that—he didn't even have a soul ring yet.

As for Gangzi...

He was a piece of trash with a combat power of less than five; what could he do besides fart?

"At this point, we can only use the brute-force method," Tang Wu said.

"What method?"

Tang San asked, immediately confused.

The scene shifted.

Tang Wu and Tang San each unleashed their Blue Silver Grass, relying on the extended vines to enter the attack range of the Explosive Burning Chili.

It is worth mentioning that after absorbing his soul ring, Tang San's control range had extended to 20 meters, while Tang Wu's remained at the initial 5 meters or so.

Discovering the intruders suddenly entering its territory, the trunk of the Explosive Burning Chili shook.

Immediately following, Explosive Burning Chilis were hurled out, raining down an overwhelming barrage of attacks upon the Blue Silver Grass.

Boom, boom, boom—

After ten minutes of continuous bombardment, the opponent finally ran out of steam.

"Now is the time, charge!"

Tang Wu seized the opportunity, decisively rushed into the center of the brush, and hacked the main plant down with a blade.

But it wasn't over yet...

Relying on its powerful vitality, even if severely wounded, the Explosive Burning Chili could still survive.

Only by pulling it out by the roots could it be thoroughly hunted.

And that was exactly what Tang Wu did.

Following the death of the main Explosive Burning Chili, a deep yellow soul ring drifted out from the corpse.

After adjusting his state, Tang Wu sat cross-legged and began his first soul ring absorption.

Tang Wu used his soul power to draw the soul ring before him.

The earthy-yellow soul ring slowly floated over and subsequently settled onto Tang Wu's body.

He felt a surge of abundant soul power strike him, causing his meridians to swell and ache.

"Hmph—"

This feeling of full-body bloating and pain forced a short, muffled groan from Tang Wu.

But the pain did not last long before it was replaced by a strange sense of comfort, and his mind sank completely into the absorption of the soul ring.

When he opened his eyes again, what came into view was Tang San's worried face.

"That's great, Xiao Wu, you're finally awake!"

"How is your body? Is there anywhere you feel uncomfortable? If something goes wrong, don't keep it to yourself; tell your brother."

"I'm fine, Brother, no need to worry so much."

Seeing Tang San so worried, Tang Wu couldn't help but chuckle, quickly soothing him.

"Moreover, after absorbing the Explosive Burning Chili soul ring, my level jumped straight to 14."

"The soul power I had stored previously, combined with the soul power within the soul ring, pushed my level up to this point all at once."

"As for the effect of the soul skill..."

When he reached this point, Tang Wu paused slightly, a meaningful expression appearing on his face:

"I can only say it's good, very good—even more powerful than I expected."

"Talking about it is not as good as a practical demonstration. Besides the two of us brothers, isn't there a perfect punching bag right here?"

As he spoke, his gaze shifted from Tang San's face and turned directly toward Yu Xiaogang.

Noticing this gaze, Yu Xiaogang felt as if he were being watched by some powerful soul beast; his whole body stiffened, unable to move.

He tugged at his rigid lips, revealing an ugly smile:

"Um, can I refuse?"

"Unfortunately, no..."