First Soul Skill, Asura Sword Intent

"Because the soul ring produced by this soul beast carries sword-intent erosion, the absorber will experience the agony of being sliced by a thousand blades."

"Therefore, Wind Sword Sect disciples must first exhaust their resources tempering their bodies before they dare attempt absorption."

"Even so, many Wind Sword Sect disciples still suffered sword wounds of varying severity while absorbing soul rings."

"Those Wind Sword Sect disciples who could absorb them safely were all outstanding talents of the sect and its future pillars."

At this point, Gui Mei lowered his head to look at Su Qi and advised worriedly, "Your Highness the Holy Son, although the Swordspine Demon Tiger we found has only nine hundred years of cultivation, it can absolutely fight a thousand-year soul beast across ranks."

"To absorb a nine-hundred-year Swordspine Demon Tiger soul ring, it should at least be your second soul ring. Once you have your first soul ring as a foundation, using this Swordspine Demon Tiger as your second soul ring will be much safer."

"No!" Su Qi gently shook his head. "Ghost Elder, have you forgotten?"

"Besides soaking in medicinal baths and taking spiritual medicine to temper my body, I have also consumed a large amount of Whale Gel."

"Strengthened by the Whale Gel, the endurance of my muscles, bones, and meridians has long surpassed that of my peers. I can withstand the sword-intent erosion carried by the Swordspine Demon Tiger soul ring. I definitely won't suffer the pain of being sliced by a thousand blades."

"Moreover, my Asura Demon Sword Martial Soul is the God King among swords. Even if the Swordspine Demon Tiger contains the bloodline of a Sword God, its sword intent can only be suppressed by the Asura Demon Sword. It cannot possibly hurt me."

After hearing this, Gui Mei was still worried and tried to persuade him again. "The Holy Son is of noble status and an unprecedented genius with Innate Level-Twenty Full Soul Power."

"If an accident happens during the absorption of the soul ring, how am I supposed to answer to the Pope?"

"Don't worry, Ghost Elder. Didn't Ye Fan, the previous Holy Son of Spirit Hall, absorb a ten-thousand-year fourth soul ring across ranks? I'm only absorbing a hundred-year first soul ring. There definitely won't be any problem."

Su Qi spoke firmly. "If I can't even absorb soul rings across ranks, how will I complete the trial opened for me by the Deity in the future?"

Their eyes met. Seeing the calm determination in Su Qi's gaze, Gui Mei finally relented.

"Very well. Holy Son, wait here for a moment. I'll be right back."

After giving that instruction, Gui Mei's figure flashed and instantly appeared halfway up the mountain.

Awoo! Awoo! Awoo!

After several soul beast cries faded away, the Swordspine Demon Tiger that had just raised its head halfway up the mountain had already been beaten half to death by Gui Mei and brought before Su Qi.

Releasing his Asura Demon Sword Martial Soul, Su Qi gripped the hilt with both hands and viciously thrust it toward the Swordspine Demon Tiger's throat.

No matter how tough its hide and bones were, it was still pierced through the throat and killed by a single strike of the Asura Demon Sword. A yellow soul ring slowly rose and hovered in midair.

With Gui Mei, a Titled Douluo, standing guard, Su Qi sat cross-legged on the ground with peace of mind and began drawing the soul ring into his body.

Half an hour later.

The sword-intent erosion carried by the soul ring was suppressed by the Asura Killing Aura.

Combined with the exceptional physical condition forged by the massive amount of Whale Gel, Su Qi felt no intense pain while absorbing the soul ring, nor did he suffer any backlash. Everything proceeded naturally.

In merely half an hour, he completed the soul ring absorption and successfully advanced to a One-Ring Soul Master!

As soul power surged within his body, information about the soul skill appeared in his mind.

First Soul Skill, Asura Sword Intent.

After activating the soul skill, the Asura Demon Sword's destructive power, attack speed, explosive force, piercing power, sharpness, and every other attribute beneficial to offense would increase by one hundred percent for half an hour.

With the Killing God Domain's enhancement, when killing intent reached its peak, all attack boosts could double once more.

Furthermore, the sword intent carried by the soul ring could merge with the Asura Killing Aura to condense sword-energy slashes for long-range attacks.

After comprehending the soul skill's information, Su Qi was overjoyed.

Although this First Soul Skill, Asura Sword Intent, was a boosting skill, it also came with a certain offensive method. It was practically perfect!

Seeing Su Qi successfully advance to a One-Ring Soul Master, Gui Mei's face was filled with incredulous delight.

He knew the limits of Spirit Hall's resources better than anyone.

For ordinary geniuses, even with the best medicinal baths and spiritual medicines piled on without restraint,

the limit for a first soul ring was, at most, five hundred years.

But Su Qi had directly obtained a nine-hundred-year first soul ring!

Not only was its age outrageously high, but the difficulty of absorbing it was even more absurd.

The sword-intent erosion carried by this nine-hundred-year Swordspine Demon Tiger soul ring was absolutely no less severe than forcibly absorbing a thousand-year first soul ring.

If it had been anyone else, their body would have long been pierced by sword intent, their bones dissolved and flesh decayed.

Yet Su Qi had felt no pain throughout the entire process, and not a single sword wound had been left on his body. It was simply inconceivable!

After calming himself, Gui Mei took out a notebook from his soul tool and carefully recorded the entire process of Su Qi absorbing the soul ring, intending to submit it to Spirit Hall for research.

He believed that Whale Gel had contributed greatly to Su Qi's successful absorption of a nine-hundred-year first soul ring, but the main reason was still that he was protected by a Deity.

If an ordinary soul master lacked a Deity's protection yet foolishly attempted to absorb a nine-hundred-year first soul ring, the result would inevitably be certain death!

Therefore, Su Qi's success did not mean ordinary soul masters could also succeed.

The matter of absorbing soul rings across ranks still required deeper research by Spirit Hall's theoretical masters.

While Gui Mei was making his record, Su Qi rose from the ground and stared intently at the yellow soul ring revolving around him.

In his previous life, he had concealed the Whale Gel from Spirit Hall. His first soul ring had only been five hundred years, and his second soul ring nine hundred years.

In this life, there was no need to hide his talents. His first soul ring was directly nine hundred years, so absorbing a thousand-year second soul ring later should not be a problem!

At the thought of this, the excitement in Su Qi's eyes gradually intensified.

One of the requirements of the Asura First Trial was that he had to absorb soul rings across ranks twice.

He would soon complete this requirement, and he would exceed expectations while doing so. When he received the Divine Trial rewards in the future, there might even be an unexpected surprise!

Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Su Qi saw that Gui Mei had finished recording and took the initiative to suggest, "Ghost Elder, let's continue searching for soul beasts."

Hearing this, Gui Mei froze for a moment. He noticed that Su Qi's voice was vastly different from before, and his height had increased several inches from the original one meter sixty. He looked much more mature.

What stunned Gui Mei was that Su Qi was clearly only six years old, yet he had entered puberty.

First, there had been the body tempering from the massive amount of Whale Gel, then the transformation from soul ring energy beyond the limit. It had actually caused a six-year-old child's bodily functions to fully mature into those of a teenager!

Recovering from his shock, Gui Mei considered it before saying, "Your Highness the Holy Son, soul beasts with Deity bloodlines are far too rare. We have searched for more than a month without finding one."

"So for the second soul ring, it would be better to choose a top-tier soul beast. Do you have a target in mind?"

Su Qi nodded. "Yes. Ghost Elder, I want to find a two-thousand-year Swordtail Silver Dragon for my second soul ring."

"A Swordtail Silver Dragon?" Gui Mei rubbed his chin. "Soul beasts of that kind cannot be found in the Outer Area."

"If we want to hunt a Swordtail Silver Dragon, we must enter the Mixed Area. That is the boundary between the Outer Area and the Core Area. Thousand-year soul beasts with top-tier bloodlines generally inhabit that place."

"Good, then let's set off now!" Su Qi said in a childlike tone. "By the way, Ghost Elder, once we reach the Mixed Area, I want to find a few soul beasts to practice on and familiarize myself with my First Soul Skill. You'll protect me from the shadows then, right?"

"Of course. That is my duty. But Holy Son, remember this: ten-thousand-year soul beasts roam the Mixed Area. One careless mistake, and you could become a ten-thousand-year soul beast's meal!" Gui Mei deliberately tried to scare him.

Su Qi said carelessly, "I'm not afraid. Ghost Elder, you're an agility-attack Titled Douluo. Even if a hundred-thousand-year soul beast ambushes me, you'll definitely be able to save me in time. Senior Hu Liena even praised you as the fastest man on the continent!"

"Is that so? That girl Nana has never praised me like that to my face." The usually indifferent Gui Mei could not help curling his lips into a rare smile.

Everyone feared the eerie chill and unpredictability of Ghost Douluo. Since childhood, apart from Old Chrysanthemum being willing to play with him, there had been no one else.

Other than Old Chrysanthemum, no one had ever praised his speed so directly.

Now that he had received such praise from a Deity's inheritor, Gui Mei could not help feeling a little pleased with himself. He said lightly, "Let's go. Your Highness the Holy Son, with me here, you can practice on soul beasts without worry."

As soon as he finished speaking, Gui Mei turned into a Ghost Shadow and used his soul power to carry Su Qi toward the Mixed Area of the Star Dou Great Forest.