Searching for the First Soul Ring, Soul Hunting Forest, I can only try throwing the Ultra Ball at the soul beast.

But if his Ultra Ball could truly capture soul beasts, how was he supposed to obtain soul rings?

Like other soul masters, by delivering the final blow to a dying soul beast?

Furthermore, what state must a soul beast be in to be captured by his Ultra Ball? He couldn't just throw the ball randomly and expect the soul beast to obey his commands from then on, could he?

Lin Hui had one major concern: in the game, the Ultra Ball had a capture rate of only 0.1x for ordinary pets. Would this actually become a hindrance when he tried to capture soul beasts that were hundreds of years old?

The limit for a first soul ring that an ordinary soul master could withstand was around four hundred years. Even those with special constitutions could push that limit slightly, but not by much.

If the characteristics of the Ultra Ball meant he couldn't even absorb a few-hundred-year-old soul ring, wouldn't his path as a soul master come to a halt at level ten?

Did he have to risk absorbing a thousand-year, or even ten-thousand-year soul ring for his first one?

Wouldn't he explode and die?

In the game, the Ultra Ball greatly increased the capture rate for Ultra Beasts. In the world of Douluo Dalu, that should correspond to high-age soul beasts: the thousands-of-years-old Human-Faced Demon Spider, the tens-of-thousands-of-years-old Dark Demongod Tiger, or even the hundred-thousand-year-old Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape.

"The best plan for now is to go to the Soul Beast Forest and test the function of my Ultra Ball martial soul."

Just as Lin Hui was deep in thought, his homeroom teacher, Li Chun, arrived.

Li Chun was a middle-aged man who dressed in crisp, neat clothing and had the appearance of an honest man. His current soul power was at level thirty-seven.

"Lin Hui, how could you talk back to the Grandmaster in class?" Li Chun's voice held no hint of reprimand; instead, it was gentle. "Although the Grandmaster has a reclusive personality, he has always had a good relationship with the dean of our Notting Academy..."

Clearly, because of the relationship between Yu Xiaogang and the dean of Notting Academy, many people in the academy, including Li Chun, had always been accommodating toward Yu Xiaogang.

"Teacher Li, I just felt that the Grandmaster was wrong. Besides, I want to walk my own path as a soul master in the future," Lin Hui explained earnestly.

"If your current idea is wrong, won't you regret it in the future?" Li Chun stared into Lin Hui's eyes.

"I won't regret it," Lin Hui said.

Li Chun took a deep breath.

"Alright, I know you are a child with your own opinions. Since you've already made up your mind, your teacher will support you."

"You are already level ten. Tomorrow, I will take you to the Soul Hunting Forest to hunt for a soul ring. Everything will be done according to your wishes, and I will do my best to assist you."

"Of course, if you can't make up your mind, I will provide some relevant suggestions."

Hearing Teacher Li Chun say this, Lin Hui was truly moved. After all, his words and actions now stood in stark contrast to those of Yu Xiaogang.

"Thank you, Teacher!" Lin Hui smiled.

The next day, under the guidance of Teacher Li Chun, Lin Hui entered the Soul Hunting Forest.

The Soul Hunting Forest was relatively close to Notting Academy. Although it was under the jurisdiction of the Spirit Hall, ordinary soul masters could enter to hunt for soul rings after completing the necessary procedures.

The soul beasts inside were generally not very high-level, with ages ranging from a few decades to a few thousand years. But for civilian soul masters, that was sufficient.

The forest was lush with greenery, with hundred-meter-tall trees standing tall, and bushes could often be seen under the shade of the trees.

"Third soul skill, Lion King Palm!"

Li Chun's arm thickened, and he struck out with his right palm. A powerful wave of air blew away the fallen leaves on the ground and uprooted the weeds along the path.

A phantom of a lion's paw struck a three-meter-long Rock-Iron Pangolin opposite him.

"This Rock-Iron Pangolin is about four hundred years old, a defense-type. It has one last breath left; the rest is up to you." Li Chun handed a dagger to Lin Hui.

Lin Hui chose this Rock-Iron Pangolin as a safety measure. Becoming a summoning-type soul master was still just an idea in his mind; if his Ultra Ball martial soul couldn't capture soul beasts in this world, then choosing a defensive skill for his first soul skill would be the most appropriate choice.

However, since Lin Hui had innate full soul power, the quality of his martial soul was definitely top-tier. Therefore, he was still quite confident that he could walk the path of a summoning-type soul master.

Using the Rock-Iron Pangolin for a test was just a double-insurance measure.

Lin Hui walked to the side of the fallen Rock-Iron Pangolin, aimed the dagger at its neck, and stabbed down hard.

A spark flashed from the edge of the dagger.

Even the scales on the neck of the Rock-Iron Pangolin were incredibly hard.

Lin Hui's strike didn't even manage to pierce through its scales.

Seeing this, Li Chun wanted to go up and help, but Lin Hui quickly stabbed a second time.

After repeating this a dozen times, the dagger in Lin Hui's hand finally pierced into the flesh of the Rock-Iron Pangolin's neck.

Finally, a yellow soul ring floated up from the corpse of the Rock-Iron Pangolin and drifted toward Lin Hui, as if it were being attracted to him.

But the moment that yellow soul ring touched Lin Hui's body, it simply dissipated into the wind.

Li Chun's eyes widened in shock, and he trotted to Lin Hui's side.

"What happened? Is there any discomfort in your body? Did you feel a surge of power enter you?" Li Chun asked with concern.

Lin Hui shook his head.

"There is nothing unusual in my body; I don't feel any fluctuations at all."

Li Chun was puzzled and scratched his head.

"This is truly strange. Ordinary soul masters absorb soul rings like this. As long as you kill the soul beast with the final blow and have reached the level to absorb a soul ring, the soul ring will appear from the soul beast's body and be absorbed by the soul master."

"That's how I absorbed all three of my soul rings."

The absorption had failed.

Lin Hui, however, appeared even calmer than Teacher Li Chun; after all, he had long since prepared himself for such a possibility.

Perhaps failure in absorption could even be considered a good thing. In this light, it seemed Lin Hui's method of absorbing spirit rings was indeed different from that of an ordinary spirit master.

Could it be that he was only meant to capture spirit beasts with an Ultra Ball to absorb their rings?

Six hours later, they found another spirit beast around four hundred years old. Li Chun defeated it, left it with its final breath, and then had Lin Hui finish it off.

A yellow spirit ring emerged from the beast's corpse, but the moment it touched Lin Hui's body, it dissipated once more.

"Failed again?" Li Chun was even more baffled. "What on earth is going on?"

"Spirit masters with innate full spirit power are rare enough as it is. Since you have come to our Notting Academy, it is my responsibility as your teacher to cultivate you properly. Don't be anxious; let's find a few more spirit beasts and try again." Li Chun began to comfort Lin Hui instead.

Lin Hui was thinking rapidly at this moment.

Since killing the spirit beast truly failed to grant him a spirit ring, he had no choice but to try throwing an Ultra Ball at a spirit beast.

After all, in the games of his past life, that was exactly how an Ultra Ball functioned.