The Choice of the First Soul Skill!

"What are the advantages?" Du Hao asked curiously.

Grandmaster replied without hesitation, "They are numerous! Furthermore, they are very easy to hunt, making them the easiest hundred-year soul rings to obtain, aside from plant-type soul beasts."

"If you have enough patience, they are even the easiest to acquire for soul rings under a thousand years."

"This doesn't feel right, let's look at the next one." His own martial soul was a Green Onion; it had absolutely nothing to do with oxen or horses.

Even if he tried to force a connection, it would only be that oxen and horses might eat onions...

"Fine, you're the boss." Grandmaster took another book and flipped it to the designated page.

His finger pointed to a crystal-clear, emerald-green plant in the picture. On it, one could see fruits that looked like chili peppers; the whole thing looked like a stalk of Green Onion covered in many peppers.

"Bamboo Pepper, a special plant-type soul beast. It has no means of attack under a thousand years, but if you get within a certain range after a thousand years, it will detonate its fruits and release a pungent gas..."

As Grandmaster explained, Du Hao's eyes gradually lit up. This was the soul beast he had been looking for!

"I think this is the one!"

Grandmaster was truly worthy of the title; his knowledge was vast, and Du Hao couldn't help but feel a sense of admiration.

If he had to find this on his own, who knew how long it would take.

"Are you sure you want to choose this?" Grandmaster stared at Du Hao with concern and said in a solemn tone, "The choice of a soul skill stays with you for life; you must be responsible for yourself."

On the Douluo Continent, every soul master's soul skill was their most important foundation. Once chosen, it could not be easily changed.

Therefore, every soul master was extremely cautious when choosing a soul ring; it was a matter of self-responsibility.

"Grandmaster, do you have any other better recommendations?" Du Hao looked at the other books, his face showing curiosity, assuming he wouldn't be shooting arrows without a target.

"Hmm, there are indeed a few other good choices." He spread out the remaining three books in one go and opened them all to the pictures corresponding to the soul beasts.

"Stewed Fragrant Pig, a common edible soul beast. It is a mammal found in various soul beast gathering places. They are numerous, but the soul ring they provide is one of the common choices for food-type soul masters!"

He flipped to the page with the enthusiastic introduction.

"The soul ring obtained usually provides: positive buffs to speed, strength, stamina, and more. There is a small chance to obtain a top-tier ability that increases soul power."

"What about the other two?" Hearing this, Du Hao's eyes were already shining. He thought the previous one was already top-tier, but he hadn't expected there to be even better options.

Although the first was a common edible soul beast, the soul ring it provided was indeed top-tier. It seemed Grandmaster really had some substance after all.

"The second is the Flying Rain Chicken, a rare soul beast found only in the Star Dou Great Forest. Usually, one can obtain... however, I do not recommend choosing this."

At the end, fearing a misunderstanding, Grandmaster hurriedly added, "Although the soul skills are top-tier, with my strength, I cannot take you to obtain this type of soul beast."

Grandmaster had already assumed he would be the one taking Du Hao to obtain the soul ring, so he had a realistic grasp of the risks involved.

As for Du Hao hiring a team to get the soul ring? Don't make Grandmaster laugh; if a child went to that kind of place alone, it was basically a death sentence.

Did he really think those soul masters were all good people?

With Grandmaster's own strength as a three-ring soul master, he wouldn't dare go to a man-eating place like the Star Dou Great Forest alone, let alone a few kids like Du Hao who hadn't even grown up yet.

Better to just stay put and be obedient.

Hearing Grandmaster say this, Du Hao naturally didn't foolishly argue and nodded in agreement.

He waited quietly for Grandmaster to continue.

Seeing that Du Hao did not argue, Grandmaster nodded with satisfaction.

"The last soul beast I'm going to talk about is also the one I recommend the most!" As he spoke, he pushed the other books aside.

He pushed the last book into the middle of the two and pointed to the creature in the picture. "Emerald Garlic! Its effect is to increase all attributes! This includes cultivation speed and soul power recovery speed. However, the buff effect is only one percent, or even lower."

After finishing, Grandmaster stared intently at Du Hao and said in a solemn tone, "What do you think of this one?"

"You must choose carefully. I can only give advice; the final decision is yours. Don't let yourself regret it later!" His tone was extremely serious!

Hearing this, Du Hao lowered his head in thought.

How was this soul beast? It was certainly very good, it was just that the buff effect was a bit...

Wait a minute!

Why was he agonizing over this? Wasn't this just cheating? Why worry about this?

Just as the thought that he was a player with a cheat code flashed through Du Hao's mind:

[Soul skill selection detected!]

"Option 1 [White]: To be safe, don't choose this; it looks like a trash skill at first glance!

Reward: One random thousand-year soul bone."

"Option 2 [Black]: The bold starve to death, the timid starve to death! Just choose this!

Reward: Increase soul skill effect based on soul ring age! (1% increase per hundred years)"

Agonizing? There was nothing to agonize over anymore!

"Grandmaster! I choose this one!" With the system as his safety net, Du Hao didn't hesitate at all and decided on it immediately.

Just kidding, he had a cheat code; why would he need to worry about this?

A 1% increase per hundred years—he was kidding, he still had 550 years of system rewards in his pocket that he hadn't claimed yet!

He was determined to get a thousand-year spirit ring for his first one!

Even if Jesus himself came down, it wouldn't matter; he, Du Hao, had made his decision!

"Brother Hao, please think twice! The amplification is too low; there's no need to choose this one. Why don't we see if Grandmaster has other spirit beast recommendations? There are so many spirit beasts in the world, there must be one more suitable for you than this!" Seeing Du Hao's resolute stance, Tang San finally couldn't help but speak up to persuade him.

Normally, Tang San shouldn't have interfered in a choice concerning a spirit master's spirit skill, but after seeing Grandmaster's explanation and the assessment of that spirit beast, he couldn't hold back.

How was this any different from throwing one's life away?

Hearing Tang San's words, Du Hao waved his hand confidently. "Little San, don't try to persuade me! I know exactly what I'm doing."

As he spoke, he turned his head to look at Grandmaster. "Grandmaster, I've made up my mind; I choose this one! Could you give me a detailed introduction to this spirit beast?"

Going all in! There was nothing to hesitate about.

It was just a spirit ring, wasn't it? With a guaranteed outcome, if he still hesitated, he would be doing a disservice to his top-tier configuration.

"Alright, since you've said so, I will give you a detailed introduction." Grandmaster, who had been waiting quietly on the side, felt his blood stir upon seeing Du Hao's determination.

Since the youth before him was going all in, he, Grandmaster, could no longer hold anything back!

It was time to show off his connections!