Look, It's the Legendary Ten-Year Solitary Bamboo

"Hehehe~ I never thought you'd be such a scaredy-cat."

The one who surfaced from beneath the water was none other than Tang Wutong, who had already transformed into her martial soul.

Hearing that silver-bell-like laughter, Bai Ran's face instantly darkened.

Damn Tang Wutong, she actually dared to play ghost and scare me?

In a sense, though, Tang Wutong could not really be blamed. In her current state, she did not look all that different from a female ghost.

"Tang! Wutong!"

"Oh my, what if I told you that you can't catch me?"

With her prank over, Tang Wutong flapped the pair of Goddess of Light Butterfly wings on her back and took off.

"Stand right there! Don't move!"

"Bleh bleh bleh~ Catch me, and I'll give you my life~"

Tang Wutong before getting caught: Hehe.

Tang Wutong after getting caught: Not hehe.

In the blink of an eye, the next day arrived.

Early that morning, Da Ming dragged Bai Ran out of bed.

Bai Ran: "What?"

He had messed around with Tang Wutong for quite a while the previous night and had not gone to sleep until very late.

As a result, Bai Ran was clearly still sleep-deprived and more than a little grumpy after being woken up.

"Kid, did you forget that today is the day you're getting your Soul Ring?"

Da Ming shook his head helplessly as he looked at Bai Ran's sleepy face.

Ah, kids these days. When your Uncle Niu was young, he got up before dawn to cultivate. Unlike you, still sleeping after the rooster has crowed.

"Oh, right. I remember now."

Obtaining a Soul Ring was an important milestone in the life of every Soul Master.

So, after being dragged out of bed by Da Ming, Bai Ran immediately reached out and woke Tang Wutong, who was still asleep beside him.

"Which bastard was that?

Wait, Haki Bai? Are you sick? You woke me up early in the morning instead of sleeping!"

Tang Wutong rubbed her eyes.

When she opened them and saw that Niu Tian, her other godfather, was also in the room, her tone immediately softened.

Oh no, my good-girl image is ruined. It's all Haki Bai's fault—he's the one who led me astray!

"Enough. Since you're up, hurry and wash up. Get ready for breakfast.

Once we've eaten, we can set off."

Da Ming coughed awkwardly twice.

Little Seven is just as fierce as Sister Xiao Wu was back then. As expected of Sister Xiao Wu's daughter.

After making their preparations, Da Ming and Er Ming set out with Bai Ran for Sunset Forest.

Although Da Ming and Er Ming were now the ones in charge of Clear Sky Castle, if this had been any other major sect or powerful faction, at least one of the two leaders should have remained behind to guard it.

But to Da Ming and Er Ming, the entire Clear Sky Sect put together was not worth a single strand of Little Seven's hair.

What was more, this was a fine opportunity to strengthen their bond with Little Seven.

Neither Da Ming nor Er Ming was willing to let it slip away.

So in the end, the two simply came together.

As for why they were going to Sunset Forest rather than Great Star Dou Forest?

First, Clear Sky Sect was located within the Heavenly Soul Empire, and Sunset Forest was naturally much closer than Great Star Dou Forest.

Second, although Great Star Dou Forest had once been Da Ming and Er Ming's home, after following Tang San to godhood, they had, in a sense, already placed themselves on the opposing side of the Soul Beast race.

That was why, when Da Ming and Er Ming descended to the lower realm, they chose to retire at Clear Sky Sect rather than Great Star Dou Forest.

If only they could return to Great Star Dou Forest...

"Kid, what type of Soul Beast do you want?"

If it had been any other martial soul, Da Ming and Er Ming could have offered some guidance.

But Little Seven's martial soul?

Furthermore, Little Seven was a humanoid martial soul formed from the fusion of a beast martial soul, the Goddess of Light Butterfly, and a tool martial soul, the Sea God's Trident.

So what kind of Soul Beast Soul Ring would be the most suitable?

Even these two old fellows, who had lived for tens of thousands of years, could not think of an answer right away.

"Uh... this... well..."

"What is it, kid? Do you have some other concern?"

Er Ming frowned.

What he hated most were people who hemmed and hawed like this.

"Seniors, how does one absorb a Soul Beast Soul Ring?"

Although Bai Ran was a transmigrator and had read in the original work how those Soul Masters absorbed Soul Rings,

he had heard that seeing was believing.

"Absorbing a Soul Ring? That's simple."

As he spoke, Er Ming casually grabbed a passing Ten-Year Gale Wolf.

After easily snapping the Ten-Year Gale Wolf's neck,

a ten-year white Soul Ring slowly emerged from the Gale Wolf's corpse.

Pointing at the Ten-Year Soul Ring, Er Ming explained, "When you have an available Soul Ring slot, use your Soul Power to guide the Soul Ring and attach it to the empty Soul Ring slot of your martial soul.

My Soul Ring slots are full, so naturally I can't absorb this Soul Ring.

Also, only the Soul Master who kills a Soul Beast can absorb its Soul Ring. If it isn't absorbed within half an hour, the Soul Ring will completely dissipate and can no longer be absorbed."

What Er Ming said was basically identical to the explanation in the original work.

"Got it."

Bai Ran nodded.

Then he walked forward.

Suddenly, an extremely conspicuous green bamboo appeared in Bai Ran's field of vision.

Could that be the legendary Ten-Year Solitary Bamboo!

People online always mocked the Ten-Year Solitary Bamboo for being trash, but who in real life would not want to absorb a Lone Bamboo Soul Ring and obtain a powerful divine skill like Solitary Bamboo Pole Vault?