Hunting the Third Spirit Ring

After the two had gotten dressed, they suddenly discovered that the room door had not been closed and there was even a hole outside. They exchanged a glance and both looked toward the neighboring room.

"Yanyan, do you think Lingling might have been listening the whole time last night?"

"Don't talk nonsense. Probably not."

If Ye Lingling really had been listening the entire time, then just thinking about what she had done yesterday left her not knowing how she could ever face Ye Lingling again.

The moment the two stepped out of their room, Ye Lingling happened to come out of hers as well.

When the three met each other's eyes, they all thought of certain things, and the air froze for a moment.

Unable to bear the strange atmosphere, Ye Lingling spoke up in greeting. "Morning, Sister Yan, Wang Feng."

"Morning, Lingling."

"Lingling, let's go have breakfast together."

"Mm."

The three gave each other awkward looks before walking toward the Heaven Dou Royal Academy cafeteria.

On the way to the training grounds after breakfast, Ye Lingling could not help but ask, "Sister Yan, last night, you two..."

"Nothing happened between us last night. Lingling, don't overthink it." Dugu Yan lied somewhat flusteredly and shot Wang Feng a reproachful glance. It was all because he had invited Ye Lingling to breakfast with them.

"Oh, I understand. But Sister Yan, your singing was really nice last night. You sang for such a long time too."

"How dare you tease me." Dugu Yan spoke in embarrassed indignation, pretending to swat Ye Lingling.

Ye Lingling giggled, quickly dodged aside, and ran toward the training grounds.

"Hmph, Wang Feng, this is all your doing." Once Ye Lingling had left, Dugu Yan looked accusingly at Wang Feng, the culprit.

"Yanyan, I'm innocent."

"If it weren't for you, how could I..."

The two bantered as they soon arrived at the training grounds.

When Qin Ming and the others saw Wang Feng arrive together with Dugu Yan, they did not think much of it. After all, the two were already a couple.

"Sister Yan, why do I feel like you've gotten prettier?" Yufeng asked suspiciously when he saw Dugu Yan's rosy cheeks.

"Eh, really. I think Sister Yan has gotten prettier too."

"No, I haven't. Don't talk nonsense." Seeing that her teammates had noticed something, Dugu Yan hurriedly changed the subject. "Teacher Qin, let's discuss Wang Feng's hunt for his Spirit Ring."

Qin Ming nodded. "Let me explain. Over the next few days, your task will be to accompany Wang Feng to the Soul Hunting Forest outside Heaven Dou City to hunt for his third Spirit Ring. You all know that the Soul Hunting Forest outside Heaven Dou City is no different from a wild Soul Beast Forest. It is full of danger, and even powerful ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts can be found there. I will accompany you throughout the process, but I will not intervene when you hunt the Spirit Ring. Fighting Spirit Beasts will also serve as training for all of you. Do you understand?"

"Yes, Teacher Qin." Everyone nodded.

"Good. We leave now."

Qin Ming led the team as Wang Feng, Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, Yufeng, Shi Mo, and Shi Mo headed together toward the Soul Hunting Forest outside Heaven Dou City.

As for Osler, he had been too weak and was dropped to the second team not long after Wang Feng joined.

Several hours later, the group of eight arrived at the Soul Beast Forest outside the city.

"Once we enter the Soul Beast Forest, you will handle all command yourselves. Just treat me as a passerby," Qin Ming told them at the entrance.

Very quickly, Wang Feng and the other seven arranged their formation.

Yu Tianheng, Wang Feng, Dugu Yan, and Yufeng, the assault-type Spirit Masters, took the left and right flanks, while the Shi Mo brothers guarded the rear and protected Ye Lingling, the support-type Spirit Master, in the middle.

Qin Ming was also satisfied with Wang Feng's arrangements.

After walking for several hours, Qin Ming asked Wang Feng, "Wang Feng, you must already have an idea for your third Spirit Ring, right?"

"Mm, I've made plans for my Spirit Rings."

"And I've already decided on the Spirit Beast I want to find: a Phantom Beast."

What Wang Feng wanted most for his third Spirit Skill was Teleportation. Yes, Teleportation. Although he was already very fast, he still wanted this ability.

With this skill, his offensive power would become incredibly formidable. Moreover, once he had it, he could follow this Soul Skill Path and, together with his Green Light Martial Soul, research a certain powerful ability. Once he acquired this skill, his strength would increase severalfold.

And the innate racial skill of the Phantom Beast was Teleportation.

After hearing Wang Feng's words, Qin Ming pondered for a moment before nodding. "Since you've already decided, I trust your judgment. The limit for a third Spirit Ring is 1,760 years. While searching, we will do our best to find one close to that limit for you."

"Teacher Qin, where did you see that the limit for a third Spirit Ring is 1,760 years?"

"I read it in a book about the Ten Core Theories. And I found that the author of this book truly is a genius. Not only did he determine the limits of the first and second Spirit Rings, but he even worked out the limits for the Spirit Rings beyond them."

As Qin Ming spoke, his eyes were filled with admiration.

Seeing Qin Ming's expression, Wang Feng smiled. "Teacher Qin, is the person you're talking about called Grandmaster?"

"Eh, Wang Feng, have you read Grandmaster's book too?" Qin Ming looked at Wang Feng in surprise.

"Of course. Not only have I read that book, I've even met its author, Grandmaster."

Thinking of Yu Xiaogang, Wang Feng guessed that he would probably see him again before long.

"What! You've met Grandmaster himself? Where did you meet him? Can you tell me?" Qin Ming looked at Wang Feng with delighted surprise. Since reading that book, he had become a fan of Grandmaster and had desperately wanted to meet that exceptionally gifted man in person. Now that Wang Feng had met Grandmaster, how could he not be excited?

"Teacher Qin, let's not talk about Grandmaster for now. Let's discuss the contents of this book first. Haven't you noticed that much of what it says is utter nonsense? And that some of its knowledge seems very familiar?"

Qin Ming frowned upon hearing Wang Feng's words. "Wang Feng, what do you mean by that?"

"Teacher Qin, take the limit for the third Spirit Ring, for example. That is only the limit for ordinary Soul Masters, not everyone. And if you look carefully, you'll find that the contents of this book are very similar to the books from Spirit Hall."

The clever Dugu Yan instantly understood what Wang Feng meant. "Wang Feng, are you saying this book plagiarized Spirit Hall's?"

Wang Feng nodded. "That's right. If Teacher Qin doesn't believe me, you can find some books from Spirit Hall and compare them. You'll discover that much of this book's content was summarized, copied, and moved over from them."

Wang Feng was not slandering Yu Xiaogang. He was merely stating a fact.

Roar!

Just as Qin Ming was about to refute Wang Feng, a beastly roar rang out.

Immediately afterward, a black shadow flashed past and launched an attack at Yu Tianheng.

"Careful, it's a Phantom Beast. Its Teleportation speed is extremely fast."

After giving the warning, Qin Ming moved to the side to observe the battle.

"I didn't expect your luck to be so good, Wang Feng. You've encountered the Spirit Beast you wanted so quickly."

"This Phantom Beast looks to be over a thousand years old. It is just right for your Spirit Ring."

After dodging the attack, Yu Tianheng spoke to Wang Feng.

"Mm."

Wang Feng looked at the Phantom Beast before him, which resembled both a wolf and a leopard, with black fur and three silver stripes across its body.

"This Phantom Beast has three silver stripes. It is more than three thousand years old. We'll take this one."

"Yanyan, use your second Spirit Skill."

Hearing Wang Feng's words, Dugu Yan instantly understood. Her Hundred-Year Spirit Ring lit up.

"Second Spirit Skill: Jade Phosphor Blue Poison."

Dugu Yan's Jade Phosphor Blue Poison was a paralytic poison. Under her control, it could eliminate pain and paralyze the entire body until the target had no ability to resist.

When used on allies, this effect was a support Spirit Skill. When used on enemies, it became a control Spirit Skill.

"Yufeng, watch the Phantom Beast's movement from the air. Shi Mo, Shi Mo, cut off its retreat. Let me test this Phantom Beast myself."

Wang Feng instinctively assigned everyone their tasks, then flashed forward and threw a punch at the Phantom Beast.

Yufeng and the Shi Mo brothers all acted at once, clearly agreeing with Wang Feng's commands.

Within the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Martial Soul Team, aside from status, strength had always been respected above all else.

Wang Feng had defeated Yu Tianheng, so naturally he held the right to speak.

Yu Tianheng had no objections to this. If he wanted to reclaim that authority, he would only do so by challenging Wang Feng and taking it back.

Roar!!

Seeing the human attacking it, the Phantom Beast let out an angry roar. With a Teleportation, its sharp claws slashed toward Wang Feng.

"So fast. It truly deserves its reputation for Teleportation."

After narrowly dodging the Phantom Beast's strike, Wang Feng became even more excited.

He was determined to get this Spirit Ring.

Seeing Wang Feng nearly get hit, Yu Tianheng shouted, "Wang Feng, this is a thousand-year Spirit Beast. Can you handle it alone? Do you need my help?"

"It's fine. I can handle it myself. This is my Spirit Ring, so naturally I should obtain it myself."

As he spoke, a green Spiral Bullet formed in his hand and shot fiercely toward the Phantom Beast.

Boom!

With a thunderous impact, the Phantom Beast appeared unharmed before Wang Feng, its bloodthirsty claws descending in an instant.

Wang Feng, with his incredible speed, reacted at once and narrowly avoided the strike.

Seeing how dangerous it was, Dugu Yan said worriedly, "Wang Feng, be careful."

"I know. Yanyan, keep increasing the release of the Jade Phosphor Blue Poison. Don't worry about me."

"Mm, I understand."

After saying that, Wang Feng resumed his battle with the Phantom Beast.

"I didn't expect Wang Feng to be this strong. This Phantom Beast is over three thousand years old and even possesses Teleportation, yet he is actually suppressing it."

Watching Wang Feng fight the Phantom Beast with ease, Yu Tianheng gradually began to admire him. If it were Yu Tianheng, he could never have fought so effortlessly.

Qin Ming watched from the side and formed an estimate of Wang Feng's strength. Perhaps, if Wang Feng unleashed his full power, he could fight a Soul Ancestor. Of course, that was merely Qin Ming's guess.

Moreover, through his observations, he discovered that Wang Feng's abilities were extraordinary. Just like the Spiral Bullet he had released earlier, it was very powerful and could be used without activating a Spirit Ring. There was no doubt that this was also a Self-Created Soul Skill. Qin Ming truly wanted to know how many Self-Created Soul Skills Wang Feng possessed.

Boom!

After Wang Feng and the Phantom Beast had fought for several minutes, Dugu Yan's blue poison finally began to take effect on the Phantom Beast.

Paralyzed by the blue poison, the Phantom Beast could no longer withstand Wang Feng's heavy blow and was knocked to the ground by a punch.