Five Clones Against Zhao Wuji

When Teacher Zhao called a halt, Lin Hao glanced at the incense planted in the distance. It had indeed burned out. He withdrew his Martial Soul and ended his Soul Skill, and the five clones slowly faded away.

Tang San and Xiao Wu, who had been supporting him from the side, also released their Martial Soul Possession.

Seeing that the fight was over, Ma Hongjun and the other two hurried over from where they had been watching.

"Wow! Xiao Hao, your second Soul Skill is incredible! You can make five clones!"

"Yeah! Here, have one of my Recovery Big Sausages. It'll restore your strength and Soul Power."

"Teacher Zhao, you have a couple too. They'll help you recover."

Lin Hao took the Recovery Big Sausage Oscar offered and smiled at the two of them.

"Thanks, Xiao Ao!"

Lin Hao popped the Recovery Big Sausage into his mouth, closed his eyes, and carefully felt its effects.

He had known Oscar's Soul Skill was impressive, but he hadn't expected it to be this good. It restored Soul Power, healed injuries, and dispelled fatigue—even the exhaustion caused by overusing mental power.

It was practically a divine skill!

Lin Hao opened his eyes and stared at Oscar in astonishment.

"Seriously, Xiao Ao, your First Soul Skill is absurdly powerful. It heals injuries, restores Soul Power, relieves physical fatigue, and even eases mental exhaustion. I feel full now, too.

"That's practically a divine skill!"

Oscar beamed at Lin Hao's praise.

"If it works that well, have a few more."

As he spoke, Oscar chanted, "I've got a big sausage!" A Recovery Big Sausage formed in each of his hands, and he offered them to Lin Hao.

Lin Hao took both sausages and stuffed them straight into his mouth.

Oscar grinned again. Because of his chant, few people were willing to eat his sausages, and even fewer praised them.

He made several more Recovery Big Sausages and handed them out to the others.

With three Recovery Big Sausages in him, Lin Hao soon felt completely restored.

"Xiao Ao, what Soul Beast did your First Soul Skill come from?"

Oscar answered Lin Hao's question eagerly.

"A Medicine Spirit Deer, about three hundred years old."

"A Medicine Spirit Deer!"

Lin Hao murmured.

"A Medicine Spirit Deer's abilities cover exactly those things: healing injuries, restoring Soul Power, and dispelling both physical and mental fatigue."

"Wait, Xiao Ao. You inherited every one of the Medicine Spirit Deer's abilities through a single Soul Ring?"

Now that Lin Hao had pointed it out, Tang San and Xiao Wu, who had also read extensively about Food System Soul Masters and Soul Skills, realized what was unusual.

Tang San asked Oscar for another Recovery Big Sausage, ate it, and began carefully examining its effects.

"He's right, Xiao Ao. Your Soul Skill is incredible."

"Of all the Food System Soul Master skills I've read about, healing skills usually have two effects at most. Yours has four."

"Your mutated Sausage Martial Soul must be exceptionally powerful. You're probably the first Food System Soul Master in the history of Douluo Continent to possess Innate Full Soul Power!"

Xiao Wu added something of her own.

"And one day, you'll be Douluo Continent's first Food-Type Titled Douluo—maybe even a Super Douluo."

Oscar smiled smugly. I knew I was a genius. The gloom he had felt over Ma Hongjun, two years his junior, overtaking him in Soul Power vanished. Support-type Soul Masters cultivated slowly, after all.

After that, the group split up. Oscar took Dai Mubai to choose a dormitory.

Ma Hongjun took Lin Hao, Xiao Wu, and Tang San around the village where Shrek Academy was located.

Early the next morning.

Lin Hao, Xiao Wu, and Tang San each sat on the roof of their own dormitory, facing the sun as they absorbed Purple Qi and cultivated their Purple Demon Eyes.

The sun produced Purple Qi for only one hour each morning, from seven to eight.

Time passed, and eight o'clock soon arrived. The sun stopped producing Purple Qi, and all three opened their eyes. A violet gleam flashed through each of their pupils—the mark of cultivating Purple Demon Eyes.

Lin Hao rose and used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, reaching Tang San's side in a few leaps.

"Xiao San, classes start today. Go get the others and head to the dining hall together. Xiao Wu and I will go on ahead."

As he spoke, Xiao Wu used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to reach them in a few leaps.

After breakfast, the six of them went to Central Square and began chatting.

"Oscar, Ma Hongjun, you're both close to level twenty. It's almost time to obtain your second Soul Rings.

"Have you decided what Soul Beasts you want to hunt and what Soul Skills you want?"

Oscar and Ma Hongjun shook their heads at Xiao Wu's question.

"We've thought about it, but we still don't know exactly what Soul Beasts to hunt or what skills to aim for."

Xiao Wu said, "In that case, one of the six of us is a future master of Soul Master theory: Lin Hao."

"Xiao San and I both chose our Soul Skills based on Lin Hao's advice. You two could ask him for a few suggestions."

"To show you why you should trust him, I'll tell you what third Soul Skills Xiao Hao picked out for us."

"For me, Xiao Hao chose Instant Teleportation as my third Soul Skill.

"For Xiao San, he chose an explosive-type skill."

"Just think about how those skills would work with our first two Soul Rings."

Ma Hongjun and Oscar quickly understood. Their eyes lit up, and they looked at Lin Hao expectantly, showering him with praise.

"Brother Hao, please give me some advice on the second Soul Skill for my Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul."

"Yeah, Brother Hao. Whenever you want my sausages, you can have as many as you like."

They had even called him Brother Hao, so Lin Hao naturally wouldn't refuse. He cleared his throat and smiled at them.

"Well, you've both called me Brother Hao. How could I say no?"

Lin Hao turned to Ma Hongjun.

"Fatty, your Martial Soul mutated from a domestic bird, but it didn't fully become a phoenix. Your Phoenix Bloodline is impure, and that's where your evil fire problem comes from. For your future Soul Rings, you'd be best off hunting Soul Beasts with Phoenix Bloodline."

"As for the skill, a percentage-based boost would be best. I do have one suggestion: before absorbing the Soul Ring, keep telling yourself you're going to get a skill that gives you a percentage-based boost."

Lin Hao then turned to Oscar.

"Xiao Ao, your First Soul Skill is already extraordinary. Ideally, your second Soul Ring should grant a skill that gives a percentage-based boost when someone eats it."

"But your second Soul Ring can only be a hundred-year yellow ring. Even if you get a percentage-based boost, it'll be limited—ten or twenty percent at most."

"You're talented enough that becoming a Food-Type Titled Douluo isn't just a dream. Save the percentage-based boost skills for after your fourth ring."