First Soul Ring! Capital from Another World!

The speed of light was astonishing. Though he was only a mere Soul Scholar, Su Sanjia was still incredibly fast. Moments later, he poked his head out from the grass, his golden eyes fixed intently on the two soul beasts fighting in the clearing ahead.

Ever since arriving in the world of Douluo Continent, he had put considerable effort into studying soul beasts. He could not be called an encyclopedia, but he knew a fair amount about ordinary soul beasts. As luck would have it, he recognized both of the soul beasts battling in the distant clearing.

"That's... a Twin-Sword Pegasus?!"

With just one glance, Su Sanjia locked onto the horse-shaped soul beast with snow-white fur and two sharp horns on its head. The aura of light he had sensed earlier came from it. The Twin-Sword Pegasus was the evolved form of the Single-Sword Pegasus. The Single-Sword Pegasus was a ten-year soul beast, while the Twin-Sword Pegasus was a Hundred-Year Soul Ring beast! It was a highly typical light-type soul beast, and the one fighting it was a Mandala Snake that was at least a thousand years old!

For a hundred-year soul beast to stand against a thousand-year Mandala Snake, this Twin-Sword Pegasus was undoubtedly among the more exceptional soul beasts.

An opportunity!

Su Sanjia swallowed, his gaze burning. These two powerful soul beasts could both be called minor overlords of the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest. For some unknown reason, the two had clearly fought themselves into a frenzy. Two enormous bloody holes had appeared on the Mandala Snake's body, while large patches of the Twin-Sword Pegasus's white fur had been dyed red. Its hind legs had turned purple, clearly poisoned by the Mandala Snake.

A gift from heaven—there was no reason not to take it!

Su Sanjia became a patient hunter, quietly waiting in the grass. Although he did not know the Twin-Sword Pegasus's exact age, based on its species, one capable of fighting a thousand-year Mandala Snake should be around five hundred years old. Though that exceeded the limit for a first Soul Ring, it was no great difficulty for Su Sanjia.

He waited for a full hour.

Finally, amid the prolonged battle, the Mandala Snake could no longer hold on. It had lost too much blood, and the Twin-Sword Pegasus seized an opening. Its two sword-like horns viciously pierced the Mandala Snake beneath its jaw. A purple Soul Ring radiating astonishing pressure rose up. Having slain its great enemy, the Twin-Sword Pegasus collapsed to the ground, panting heavily.

An opportunity!

Golden light flared in Su Sanjia's eyes!

Without the slightest hesitation, golden light flashed. A beam brimming with overwhelming power gathered at his fingertip. Whoosh! This Laser beam drained more than half of Su Sanjia's Soul Power at once. The Pegasus, already at the end of its rope, filled its eyes with terror and tried to resist. However, the Mandala Snake's venom had already eroded most of its body. In the end, it had the will but lacked the strength.

In its final moments, it saw a little brat crawl out of the grass, his eyes full of excitement.

A human child?

It was actually going to die at the hands of a human child?

If not for that damned Mandala Snake, how could it have suffered such severe injuries and been picked off by a human? At its peak, it could have casually kicked ten human brats like this to death!

Its breath ceased, but its large eyes still held intense resentment that did not disperse even in death.

Soul Power gathered, and a dark yellow Soul Ring rose up. Judging by its color, this Twin-Sword Pegasus was likely more than seven hundred years old!

"First Soul Ring!"

At this moment, Su Sanjia's eyes held nothing but that Soul Ring! Who could have imagined that a child with no background, not even a Soul Master, could hunt a hundred-year soul beast alone and obtain a Hundred-Year Soul Ring?

Su Sanjia took a deep breath and hurriedly summoned his martial soul. Releasing waves of Soul Power, he drew the dark yellow Hundred-Year Soul Ring toward himself. He scanned his surroundings. The battle between the two powerful soul beasts had left the ground uneven, and there was a huge pit nearby. Su Sanjia hurriedly crawled into it, casually gathered some branches to cover himself, and eagerly began absorbing this Hundred-Year Soul Ring that exceeded the usual limit for a Soul Scholar.

What would it feel like to absorb this Soul Ring? First came an enormous surge of Soul Power rushing into Su Sanjia's body. Yet the expected sensation of his meridians swelling to the point of bursting never came. There was only a feeling of fullness. Even Su Sanjia had not expected his current body to withstand a seven-hundred-year Soul Ring without any pressure at all.

When Su Sanjia opened his eyes again, the distant sky had already turned orange-red. It had taken nearly half a day to completely absorb his first Soul Ring. Feeling the abundant Soul Power within him, Su Sanjia was utterly shocked.

"This... even if I absorbed a Soul Ring beyond the limit, it shouldn't be this absurd, should it?"

Su Sanjia crawled out of the pit and summoned his martial soul. Radiant Light flickered, and a dark yellow Soul Ring pulsed around his body. His soul skill and Soul Power Level surged into his mind like a tide, yet among them seemed to be some inexplicable additional things.

"Soul Power..."

Su Sanjia was completely dumbfounded. Normally, after an ordinary Soul Master absorbed their first Soul Ring, they would naturally advance to the Soul Master rank and possess level 11 Soul Power. A few geniuses who absorbed Soul Rings at the limit would reach level 12 or 13. But Su Sanjia now...

"No, I'm already at level 17 Soul Power?!"

He had confirmed it countless times, yet the abundant Soul Power in his body told Su Sanjia that he was now a Soul Master with level 17 Soul Power! The Pegasus's Soul Ring was certainly powerful, but it could at most have raised him to level 13. The extra four levels came from the remaining medicinal effects of the Glint-Glint Fruit!

Six years old, martial soul Radiant Light, Innate Soul Power level three, current Soul Power level 17, one-ring Soul Master...

How were those words even supposed to fit together?

The explosive rise in Soul Power had also drastically changed Su Sanjia's appearance. It was as though he had suddenly grown two years older. His features became more mature, and he shot up another twenty centimeters. What delighted Su Sanjia even more was that his physical strength seemed to have surged once again!

The Glint-Glint Fruit should belong to the agility attack type, right?

Filled with doubt, Su Sanjia walked up to a massive tree that would take two grown men to encircle. He took a deep breath and threw a punch. The tree crashed to the ground!

Gasp!

Su Sanjia sucked in a breath. In Douluo Continent's system, no matter how strong a one-ring Soul Master was, they should not be capable of something like this, right? He had felled that tree with nothing but physical strength!

Just as Su Sanjia was thinking, an emerald-green venomous snake slithered out of the grass. It targeted his ankle and lunged forward to bite.

However,

It was as if Su Sanjia had grown eyes on the back of his head. He swiftly dodged to the side, and the venomous snake missed. Su Sanjia turned and met the snake's triangular eyes. He clearly saw a trace of confusion in the eyes of this Bamboo Viper, which was not even a hundred years old. In truth, it was not just the Bamboo Viper—even Su Sanjia himself was confused.

He had definitely not seen this Bamboo Viper, yet it was as if he had "seen" it...

This...

Su Sanjia's pupils abruptly contracted. Extraordinary physical strength and a strange ability to foresee things—if it had only been those two points, he would not have guessed in that direction. But he had eaten the Glint-Glint Fruit!

"Could it be..."

Su Sanjia's throat went dry.

"The physique of a One Piece world powerhouse, the beginnings of Observation Haki..."

Damn, he was practically using his left foot to step on his right foot and spiral straight into the heavens!

A moment later, Su Sanjia hummed a tune leisurely as he headed toward the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest. Beside the tree he had just knocked down, only half of the Bamboo Viper remained. Its severed end was grotesque, as though it had been torn apart by brute force. Its head was gone, and a pale yellow Soul Ring floated above its body. The ground was scorched black, clearly bombarded by something.

Its missing head was the result of Su Sanjia's light beam, while the remaining half of its body was the work of Su Sanjia's first soul skill.

"So, from now on, I can say 'How terrifying' with every bite and kick a Supernova with every step? No, it should be one kick per little punk!"

First soul skill, Light-Speed Kick! It inherited the powerful hind-leg strength of the Twin-Sword Horned Horse, increasing power by 30% and speed by 70%. The explosive force naturally carried by the martial soul was doubled and unleashed through the legs.

It was hard to imagine that this was a soul skill granted by a first Soul Ring...

After obtaining his first soul skill, Su Sanjia began considering where he should settle down. With his current capital, his second Soul Ring would certainly be over a thousand years old. The next time he wanted to obtain a Thousand-Year Soul Ring alone, it would still be somewhat difficult. Besides, he needed somewhere to cultivate and study...

"Counting the time, Tang San should be awakening his martial soul soon, right?"

"Shrek Academy is a pretty good place. As for Yu Xiaogang and all that, a broad-minded and magnanimous person like me would never hold a grudge!"