The first soul skill Tang San was utterly satisfied with

The two hurried along, passing through several cities without stopping.

"Teacher, where are we going? Do we really need to rush this much to hunt for a soul ring?"

Tang San asked in confusion.

He felt that his Mysterious Heaven Skill had reached a bottleneck, and obtaining a soul ring should allow him to break through.

But right now, it felt as though they were racing to be reincarnated. They were in far too much of a hurry.

Li Sen explained, "Every time a Soul Master obtains a soul ring, their martial soul grows stronger to some extent, and they accumulate soul power faster."

"If you cultivate at a bottleneck, your soul power can still accumulate, but it wastes too much of your talent."

"A good soul ring is important, and there are practically no suitable soul beasts raised in captivity, so we're going to the Star Dou Great Forest."

"It's a long journey, and time is precious. For the sake of your talent, we need to hurry."

Tang San nearly shed tears of gratitude.

So even their hurried journey was for his sake. He had chosen the right master.

Tang San said nothing more, choosing to trust Li Sen.

Following behind them, Tang Hao's face darkened. He thought that if he had not been following them, he might not be able to find his son in a few days.

The Star Dou Great Forest was the world's largest soul beast habitat. Even hunting parties led by Soul Kings had extremely high death rates.

Li Sen, a mere Soul Elder, actually dared to take Tang Hao's son there. He was courting death!

Tang Hao made up his mind. If the two encountered danger in the Star Dou Great Forest, he would take Tang San away immediately and leave Li Sen to fend for himself!!!

After more than ten days of traveling by carriage, the two arrived at the Star Dou Great Forest, covered in the dust of the road.

The vast forest was quiet, and Tang San could not help feeling nervous.

Li Sen glanced around, raised his hand, and released Luo Sanpao.

"Luo, luo, luo..."

Tang San stared at Luo Sanpao in bewilderment. "Teacher, what is this?"

Li Sen smiled. "This is Little Purple, my second martial soul. It's the same kind as the one belonging to Yu Xiaogang, the man who wanted you to become his disciple."

"Yu Xiaogang calls his Luo Sanpao."

"Unlike conventional martial souls, it's neither a beast martial soul nor a tool martial soul. It has consciousness, can exist outside the body, and can fight independently, but it can't possess its wielder."

Tang San was stunned. "Master, you have twin martial souls too?"

Li Sen nodded. "Little Purple has very keen senses. With the nourishment I've given him, his physical strength alone lets him fight a Soul Ancestor. We'll mainly rely on him to find soul beasts this time."

"As far as outsiders know, my martial soul is Blue Silver Grass. Don't tell anyone."

Tang San nodded repeatedly.

He was only a disciple, yet Li Sen was willing to reveal the secret of his twin martial souls to him.

Such profound trust was simply overwhelming.

The thought came to him unbidden: Master Li Sen is just like Father. No... he's even better than Father!

Tang Hao, hiding nearby, was also stunned, his eyes narrowing slightly.

Li Sen actually had twin martial souls too.

His second martial soul was Luo Sanpao. Could he be from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, just like Yu Xiaogang?

If they encounter danger later, should I step in and save him? Adding soul rings to twin martial souls later on can greatly increase his cultivation. Perhaps he could help our Clear Sky Sect deal Spirit Hall a devastating blow!

Li Sen knew Tang Hao might be nearby, but he had never bothered about it.

He was Tang San's master now. Tang Hao was unlikely to attack him.

Tang San was rigid in his ways. No matter how hypocritical he became in the original story, in the early stages he still respected his teachers and obeyed their every instruction.

Revealing his twin martial souls posed little risk.

He had to guide Tang San's cultivation. He could hardly stop releasing Luo Sanpao from now on and give up that extra cultivation speed.

Tang San looked at Luo Sanpao curiously. "Master, if your martial soul can rival a Soul King, doesn't that mean Yu Xiaogang is also exceptionally powerful?"

After spending a night reading books, he had learned how Soul Masters' strength was ranked.

The ranks were Soul Scholar, Soul Grandmaster, Soul Elder, Soul Ancestor, Soul King, Soul Emperor, Soul Saint, Soul Douluo, and Titled Douluo.

In other words, this martial soul that looked much like a pig had the strength of a level-forty Soul Ancestor. It was extremely formidable.

His master's Soul Elder cultivation had allowed him to detect Tang San's furtive movement toward his hidden weapon, while the pig rivaled a Soul Ancestor.

Didn't that mean Yu Xiaogang was stronger than a Soul Ancestor too?

Faced with Tang San's curious question, Li Sen could not help laughing aloud.

"Hahaha! Little San, do you know what Yu Xiaogang's cultivation level is?"

Tang San shook his head. "No."

Li Sen said, "In my opinion, Yu Xiaogang is arrogant and selfish. If he had the strength, he would have attacked me earlier and snatched you away as his disciple."

"In reality, Yu Xiaogang is only level twenty-nine. He's forty years old, twice my age."

"Forget fighting a Soul Ancestor. Even with Yu Xiaogang helping, his Luo Sanpao might not beat a stronger Soul Scholar."

"Luo Sanpao is a dragon at his core, carrying a powerful draconic bloodline."

"Yu Xiaogang raised his poorly. All his soul skills involve farting, and his martial soul really has become a pig, utterly weak."

Tang San was dumbfounded.

Level twenty-nine, soul skills that involved farting, and unable to beat even a Soul Scholar.

Doesn't that mean that once I add a soul ring, Yu Xiaogang won't be able to beat me?

Why would Spirit Hall call him Grandmaster with abilities like that?

Are nine of his ten core martial soul theories false, with only one true?

Tang San said nothing, inwardly relieved that he had not chosen the wrong master and apprenticed himself to Yu Xiaogang.

Otherwise, he might not even have been able to obtain his first soul ring.

Just as he was thinking this, more than a dozen white wolves suddenly darted out from beside them.

"Awoooo!"

Tang San instantly reacted, stepping in front of Li Sen to protect him and shouting, "Master, danger!"

Li Sen smiled and rubbed the head of Tang San, who stood blocking his path. "Don't be afraid."

"These are Wind Wolves. The largest has three hundred years of cultivation. Little Purple noticed them long ago."

Tang San swallowed, apprehensively studying the Wind Wolves before him, with their three-meter-long bodies, sharp teeth and claws, and powerful muscles.

With their imposing presence and size, his Silent Sleeve Arrow would struggle to hurt them unless it struck a vital spot.

Only then did he realize that without a soul ring, he would struggle even against a hundred-year soul beast.

Whoosh!

After appearing and observing them for two seconds, a Wind Wolf raised a paw and slashed a blade of wind at Tang San.

Tang San's pupils constricted.

It can release blades of wind! I never saw anything like this in my previous life. Is this what a soul beast is?

Tang San instinctively tried to grab Li Sen and run. He reached out, only to have his own wrist seized instead.

The next moment, his body rose into the air as Li Sen carried him up into a tree.

Li Sen said calmly, "To prevent any accidents, I'll arrange actual combat training against soul beasts after you absorb your soul ring."

"For now, watch your master perform."

"Little Purple!"

"Luo!" Hearing the call, Luo Sanpao sprang forward and began running.

Tang San saw only a blur and instinctively activated Purple Demon Eye.

In his vision, Luo Sanpao was like a cannonball, his speed nearly impossible to follow and his strength immense.

As he darted among the Wind Wolves—

Bang, bang, bang!

The thirty-odd Wind Wolves had no time to react before they were knocked flying, one after another.

A white soul ring appeared over one of the Wind Wolves.

Li Sen pointed at the soul ring and said, "Every soul beast produces a soul ring when it dies.

"This soul ring is white, meaning it's less than a hundred years old. Absorbing it grants a soul skill, but it will be very weak, and it won't give the martial soul much power either."

Tang San nodded repeatedly, continually taking in this new knowledge.

The two ventured deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest. After three days of searching, they discovered a white, lotus-shaped plant soul beast just over a meter tall beside a small pond.