Second Spirit Ring, Four-Thousand-Year Three-Horned Bull Mang!

"Little brother, did you get the feeling that we heard something we weren't supposed to hear?"

Shi Mo looked at Qin Qi and Qin Ming as they spoke. Only now did they realize it, and cold sweat began to pour down his back.

"A thousand-year second soul ring... that sounds like something incredibly serious!"

"Big brother, since we heard this, do you think Boss Qin Qi will silence us?"

Shi Mo also began to sweat nervously. He turned and exchanged a glance with Shi Mo, and Qin Qi's face appeared in both their minds.

In that instant, they were certain—Qin Qi was absolutely the kind of person who could kill to silence witnesses!

"Shi Mo, Shi Mo, when we capture the soul beast later, let me see what your second soul skills are."

Qin Qi and Qin Ming had more or less finished discussing things. Qin Qi turned to Shi Mo and Shi Mo and spoke.

"Ahhh! Boss Qin Qi, we don't know anything! Please don't kill us to silence us!"

Shi Mo and Shi Mo had been whispering to each other when Qin Qi suddenly interrupted them. Startled out of their wits, they hurriedly blurted out.

"Don't know what? Why would I silence you?"

"Wait, are you worried about the thousand-year second soul ring?"

Qin Qi paused at their words, then asked.

"Well, Boss Qin Qi, don't worry. We definitely won't tell anyone."

"So please don't silence us. We're begging you!"

Shi Mo and Shi Mo pleaded earnestly.

"Hahaha, stop messing around. How could I silence you over something so trivial?"

"A thousand-year second soul ring is indeed rare, but it isn't unheard of."

"There are plenty of records of it in the Heaven Dou Royal Library. It's not some secret."

Qin Qi burst into laughter. Absorbing a soul ring beyond one's level had never been a secret.

The main question was whether you dared to do it. If you had the nerve, you could even absorb a ten-thousand-year soul ring as your first ring.

"I-Is that so?"

"Little brother, did you know?"

Shi Mo stared blankly. So they had just scared themselves for nothing.

"I-I only just found out too."

Shi Mo was also stunned. This was his first time hearing about it as well.

"Absorbing a soul ring beyond one's level is extremely dangerous. And compared to an eight-hundred-year soul ring..."

"A thousand-year soul ring does provide a somewhat greater boost, but it isn't nearly as enormous as you imagine."

"On the contrary, the danger increases drastically, while the gains are less than the risks. That's why the soul master world gradually abandoned the practice."

"When teachers teach soul ring theory, they directly exclude the incorrect practice of absorbing soul rings beyond one's level in order to ensure your safety."

Qin Ming pushed up his glasses and spoke from the side.

"Alright, alright, enough talk. Hurry up and help me find a soul beast. The sooner we find one, the sooner we can go home."

"I've been in this forest for so many days that I feel like I'm growing mold all over."

Qin Qi stretched his body. Honestly, modern people really couldn't adapt to wilderness camping.

It was novel for a short while, but after enough time, it just became a huge hassle.

"Mm."

The Shi Mo brothers nodded, relief filling their hearts. It was great not to be silenced.

Over the following days, Qin Qi and the others continued searching the Star Dou Great Forest for a soul beast suited to Qin Qi.

They found several whose types were suitable, but whose age was not.

They had no choice but to keep searching. After wandering around for a month, they finally found one whose age and cultivation were both suitable.

Qin Qi and the others hid behind a large tree while the soul beast grazed in the distance. It looked somewhat like an azure ox, except it had three horns.

"Three-Horned Bull Mang. A strength-type soul beast with powerful digestive ability, recovery ability, and strength."

"How old do you think this soul beast is?"

Qin Ming asked.

"The horns on a Three-Horned Bull Mang's forehead grow longer with every hundred years. Judging from the length of this one's horns..."

"It should be around four thousand years old, which meets the requirements for my second soul ring."

Qin Qi answered after observing it carefully.

"Around four thousand two hundred years. Besides the horns, you can also use the appearance of its tail and legs as supplementary indicators."

Qin Ming said.

"Mm."

Qin Qi nodded. In the world of Douluo Continent, being able to judge a soul beast's age from its various outward characteristics was an incredibly valuable skill.

Put it this way: with that ability, you could make a living in any faction.

Meanwhile, the brothers Shi Mo and Shi Mo stared with their eyes wide open, yet they still could not make out a thing.

To them, the horns were just ordinary bull horns, and there was nothing special about its limbs or tail either.

They simply could not tell how many years it had lived.

"Are we really studying at the same academy?"

For a moment, Shi Mo doubted his own intelligence. All those years of studying—where had all that knowledge gone?

"Standing here, I feel like I'm some rookie soul master."

Shi Mo also felt utterly ignorant.

"Shi Mo, Shi Mo, get ready to move!"

Qin Qi called out.

"Got it!"

Shi Mo charged out at once. Following the tactical plan they had discussed earlier, he would draw its attention first.

"Ahhh!"

Shi Mo let out a loud shout as he rushed forward, immediately startling the Trihorn Azure Bull.

"Roar!"

The Trihorn Azure Bull did not moo like a cow. Instead, it roared. Its eyes turned red as it lowered its head and charged at Shi Mo with its sharp horns pointed forward.

"Shield Transformation!"

The green shield in Shi Mo's hand grew even larger, and its defensive power increased as well.

But when the Trihorn Azure Bull slammed into him, the tremendous force still drove him three meters back!

His feet never left the ground, carving two deep furrows into the earth as though he were plowing a field!

"Turtle Shell Scatter!"

Shi Mo threw out his two turtle shells, which struck the Trihorn Azure Bull directly.

After landing their attack, the shells shattered into countless fragments. The fragments spun rapidly, trapping the Trihorn Azure Bull within them.

"Boss Qin Qi!"

Shi Mo controlled the shattered turtle shells and left a gap for Qin Qi to pass through as he shouted.

"Coming! Finishing move—Charged Punch!"

Qin Qi had finished charging up and rushed forward. The Trihorn Azure Bull reacted as well, charging straight at Qin Qi with bloodshot eyes.

The two collided head-on. Neither gave an inch. Qin Qi swung his fist, while the Trihorn Azure Bull thrust its head forward!

"Bang!"

A tremendous crash rang out. The massive Trihorn Azure Bull staggered from Qin Qi's punch, its head plunging straight into the ground!

A purple soul ring gradually rose from the Trihorn Azure Bull's body.

"Even though it's not my first time seeing it, Boss Qin Qi is seriously strong!"

"It's a thousand-year soul beast with a strength attribute. Normally, you'd need at least a rank-forty Soul Ancestor to kill one in a one-on-one fight."

"But Boss Qin Qi killed it with one punch. That strength is ridiculous!"

The Shi Mo brothers looked at Qin Qi and could not help grumbling inwardly. He really was a humanoid monster!

And he even liked calling it a finishing move. Wasn't he just absurdly strong?

Qin Qi sat down before the soul ring and began drawing it in. A massive amount of soul power poured into his body.