The Abilities of the First Soul Skill

"It seems that the innate energy extracted by my cultivation technique has had the effect of subtly accelerating the recovery of Qingshuang's soul injuries..."

As for why it smelled so fragrant, Lie Xu couldn't find a precise answer either, so he could only attribute it to the inherent properties of the innate energy itself.

After figuring out the reason, Lie Xu didn't have anything left to worry about; he felt much more at ease and stopped letting the matter distract him.

The night passed without incident, and in the morning, the crisp chirping of birds in the distance awakened everyone.

After a night of rest, everyone's spirits looked much better; at the very least, they were not as disheveled as they had been the night before.

Gathered around the campfire, everyone ate the game they had caught.

"Today, we will obtain the second soul rings for the two of you, and then we will head straight home."

Qian Daoliu picked up his waterskin, took a sip, and said leisurely.

"However, you two must cooperate to obtain your second soul rings. Unless your lives are in danger, we will not intervene."

"Understood."

"Grandfather/Great-grandfather."

Qian Renxue and Lie Xu replied in unison.

"Grandfather, I have broken through as well."

Chi Yuan took a waterskin out of her soul tool and handed it to Lion Douluo.

"After the battle with the beast tide last night, my bottleneck was broken through, and I have reached level seventy."

Lion Douluo looked closely at Chi Yuan; she really had broken through.

"Hahaha!!!"

Lion Douluo couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Not bad, not bad! A soul saint at twenty-four. Hahaha, who would have thought that not only does my grandson have high talent, but my granddaughter's talent is also quite excellent. She is definitely material for a Titled Douluo."

Lion Douluo took a bold, heroic swig of water from his waterskin—anyone who didn't know better would have thought he was drinking fine wine—and patted Chi Yuan on the shoulder with his large hand, saying gently.

"Since you've broken through, we might as well obtain your seventh soul ring for you while we're at it. Since we're already here, it's no trouble; otherwise, we'd have to make another trip."

"Mm, okay."

Chi Yuan nodded in agreement.

After everyone packed up, they headed toward the place where the Golden Scale Birds were known to appear...

"By the way, Xue'er, what kind of buffs did your first soul ring provide you with?"

Since there was no need to keep watch, Lie Xu began to properly appreciate the strange scenery of the Star Dou Great Forest. After all, with the Silver Dragon King accompanying them on this journey, no one with eyes would dare to come and stir up trouble in front of him.

But no matter how beautiful the scenery was, it would inevitably become boring after a while, so Lie Xu began to look for a topic of conversation, asking Qian Renxue about her first soul skill.

After all, he knew absolutely nothing about the outcome of the spar between Qian Renxue and Chi Yuan last time.

"Hmm... my first soul ring increased my soul power by about three levels. My first soul skill is called Dance of Holy Light. When activated, my angel wings are strengthened, and my movement speed increases by sixty percent. The white feathers flying around me can transform into pale golden light blades, launching continuous long-range attacks as I dance. Furthermore, my body and the martial soul behind me enter a state of alternating intangibility. While intangible, I can become immune to all soul skills except for mental attacks. It can be considered a soul skill that combines offense and defense."

Qian Renxue paused for a moment, then continued, "If the first soul skill is used during the day, my movement speed increases by an additional thirty percent, and the duration and attack power of the soul skill also increase by thirty percent. At the same time, my soul power recovery rate increases by thirty percent on top of the original base."

After listening, Lie Xu couldn't help but reveal a satisfied smile. Using the Radiant Goddess Butterfly as Qian Renxue's first soul ring was indeed the right choice.

As an ultimate-attribute martial soul, it was naturally slower to cultivate, so being able to increase her soul power by three levels with a soul ring of less than two thousand years was quite good.

Moreover, the first soul skill, obtained from a Radiant Goddess Butterfly nearing two thousand years of age, rivaled the third or fourth soul skills of ordinary people in both ring quality and skill intensity.

It was both offensive and defensive, capable of long-range output, and even provided buffs—it didn't look like a first soul skill at all.

Thinking of this, Lie Xu suddenly realized something; Qian Renxue had only mentioned the daytime just now.

He continued to ask, "Xue'er, you mentioned earlier that when you use your first soul skill during the day, your movement speed, attack intensity, skill duration, and soul power recovery rate all increase by about thirty percent?"

"That's right." Qian Renxue nodded.

"Xue'er, what about the buffs to your soul skill at night, or in low-light conditions?"

Lie Xu asked curiously.

"I tested it during the beast tide last night. At night, when the weather is clear and there is moonlight and starlight, my movement speed, attack intensity, skill duration, and soul power recovery rate still increase by about twenty percent when I use my first soul skill. But in places where the light is very dim, these buffs drop to about fifteen percent, and if there is absolutely no light at all, they only remain at about ten percent."

Qian Renxue recalled the results of her experiment from the night before.

"Hmm... it is indeed a bit limited, but the limitation isn't very large, and the buffs are still decent. You can continue to obtain soul rings in the future to adjust and increase those buffs."

Lie Xu stroked Qian Renxue's little head, feeling the soft texture of her long golden hair, and couldn't help but smile knowingly as he comforted her.

"Then what about the ability of your first soul skill, Brother Xu?"

Qian Renxue raised her head and asked.

"My first soul skill? I haven't tested the specific numbers, so I'm not entirely sure, but I've made a rough estimate, and it shouldn't be too far off."

Lie Xu thought for a moment and continued, "My first soul skill isn't as flashy as Xue'er's, because my first soul ring was obtained from a 5,986-year-old Emperor Auspicious Beast—the Three-Eyed Golden Lion."

"Because of this, my martial soul awakened its inherent ultimate attribute, the same attribute as Xue'er's martial soul—the Ultimate Light!"

"Likewise, since my martial soul possesses an ultimate attribute, my soul power grows relatively slowly; my first soul ring increased it by about five levels."

"Because Yue'er, as a Three-Eyed Golden Lion, possessed the Golden Dragon bloodline and sacrificed everything she had to me, I not only gained the Golden Dragon bloodline, but my physical body was also baptized and bolstered by it, causing my physical strength and durability to increase significantly and continuously."

Lie Xu could feel his physical strength and durability increasing with every passing moment.

"At the same time, when I release a skill, it significantly reduces soul power consumption and increases soul power recovery, both by about forty percent."

"My first soul skill is called Golden Lion Roar, and it's a control-type skill. When facing an enemy, I can unleash a lion's roar that shakes the surroundings. Enemies within the range of the sound waves are stunned by the sonic impact, accompanied by a soul shock that can tear through the mental barriers of those at the same level or those whose mental power is weaker than mine. It also has an additional suppressive effect on mental-type or sound-type soul masters."