Myriad Souls Banner's First Soul Refining

Xiao Wu basked in everyone's cheers for a while before suddenly realizing something and hurriedly asking:

"Xiao Yu, you got your First Soul Ring?"

Tang San had been caught in an inner struggle. Hearing Xiao Wu's words, he no longer had the mind to dwell on it and looked at Bai Yu.

"Xiao Yu, did you succeed?"

Bai Yu nodded and smiled.

"Thanks to Dean Wu, I'm already a Soul Master now."

Everyone was filled with envy. Tang San asked:

"What is your First Soul Skill?"

"Group Buff."

Bai Yu gave a simple explanation. Everyone sighed in amazement. What an incredible Support-type Spirit!

Meanwhile, San the Average was both shocked and excited. Xiao Yu's Soul Skill is amazing. As expected of the helper Heaven bestowed upon me. The stronger he becomes, the better he can support me in the future!

Unfortunately, my teacher has disappeared, and I still haven't found my Soul Ring. I need to hurry and find my teacher!

With that in mind, Tang San had no interest in celebrating. He made up an excuse, telling Bai Yu that his stomach hurt and he needed to use the toilet, then hurried away. Everyone's mood was ruined by his stunt as well.

Whether it was psychological or because her nose was too sensitive, Xiao Wu pinched her nose and said with a strange expression:

"Xiao Yu, let's get out of here. Don't stay here."

Wang Sheng nodded frantically as well.

"Ahem, I suddenly remembered that we haven't brought in the laundry. How about we head back?"

"Let's go back, let's go back!"

Bai Yu laughed.

"Xiao Wu, you all go back first. I still need to go to the Spirit Hall Branch to register as a Soul Master."

Xiao Wu froze.

"Does that mean you won't need to be a Work-Study Student anymore?"

Bai Yu nodded. The thought of no longer being able to clean up with Bai Yu left Xiao Wu feeling miserable.

But with Wang Sheng and the others present, Xiao Wu could not say anything. She could only leave in low spirits.

Bai Yu left the academy again, but he was not headed for Spirit Hall. Instead, he went straight into the wilderness.

He was going to find some lucky prey to refine.

As for the Soul Hunting Forest, he had no permit and could not enter it. But Soul Beasts were not found only in the Soul Hunting Forest. There were plenty in the wilderness and forests too, though Century Soul Beasts were rare.

Century Soul Beasts were equivalent to Soul Elders among Soul Masters. Bai Yu could not refine a Soul Beast over a hundred years old yet.

North of Nuoding City lay a vast forest. Bai Yu soon arrived at its entrance and, to his surprise, found a village there bustling with activity.

"Nuoding Forest expedition! We need two more for a team of five! Soul Masters preferred!"

"Forming a team, forming a team! We're heading into the forest to search for rare materials. Looking for someone experienced! Five Gold Soul Coins!"

"Any Soul Masters around? Looking for a Soul Master to lead us!"

Bai Yu looked around and found the scene quite similar to the stalls and teams outside the Soul Hunting Forest. The difference was that most people here were ordinary people, while Soul Masters were extremely rare. Even one-ring Soul Masters were almost nowhere to be found.

Of course. Why would anyone who could become a Soul Master come to such a shabby place? The forest looked large, but there was nothing special in it. High-level Soul Beasts were all kept in the Soul Hunting Forest. Why would Soul Masters waste time in a wild forest like this? They might as well work for a wealthy family as a retainer, where their monthly minimum pay would be in the double digits of Gold Soul Coins.

But Bai Yu was an exception. A six-year-old Soul Master—could anyone possibly guess that?

He walked into the forest. The village's clamor soon faded, leaving only the rustling of grass in the wind.

Suddenly, Bai Yu stopped and looked behind him. An ordinary wild wolf was charging toward him.

He did not even use a Soul Skill. When the wolf pounced, he threw a punch with a slight trace of Soul Power in it, knocking the wolf senseless and unconscious.

He did not refine its soul either. The little wolf did not even possess Soul Power, so what was there to refine?

Bai Yu continued onward, then suddenly stopped again, growing alert.

"The rustling sounds wrong. The wind isn't that strong right now. Something is prowling nearby. If only I had Tang San's Purple Demon Eye."

Bai Yu sighed inwardly and pretended not to notice anything as he kept walking.

Suddenly, a green snake two and a half meters long attacked from behind and bit down on his shoulder.

Bai Yu was bitten, his face twisting in pain. The green snake was delighted and immediately injected venom into his body.

But in the next instant, the snake's vision blurred, and the "Bai Yu" it had bitten turned into a large tree!

The green snake was horrified. Bai Yu stood beside the tree, and the Human Emperor Banner in his hand suddenly changed color, becoming dark and sinister, filled with an evil aura.

The green snake felt terror rise from the depths of its heart. It swiftly pulled its fangs from the trunk and was about to flee when a powerful suction force came from the Myriad Souls Banner. It was the devouring effect of the Nightmare Man-eating Flower.

The green snake thrashed wildly as all kinds of Illusionary Realms appeared before it. Bai Yu used the illusions to wear it down while using the Myriad Souls Banner to devour its Soul Power, quickly exhausting it.

Only then did the Myriad Souls Banner's true function reveal itself. The green snake could no longer maintain the union of body and soul. A phantom green snake was pulled out by the Myriad Souls Banner and floated above its head—it was its soul. The Myriad Souls Banner continuously tore at and devoured it.

Finally, the green snake could resist no longer. Its soul was torn into countless Light Spots that gathered within the Myriad Souls Banner, while its Snake Body turned to dust and scattered in the wind.

With a thought from Bai Yu, the Myriad Souls Banner waved, and the Light Spots reassembled into a phantom green snake that appeared on his shoulder, looking exceptionally docile.

Since it was in a soul state, ordinary people could neither see nor sense the green snake. But Bai Yu could command it to attack enemies.

The green snake was low-level. After Soul Refining, it possessed only one skill: Bite. It could directly bite the target's soul body, dealing mental damage.

Wait, this feels like I'm cosplaying. All I need is a Poké Ball to shout a slogan.

Bai Yu shook his head, casting aside the strange thought. He patted the green snake's head and smiled.

"Very good. You're my first Soul Pet. I'll call you Little Green! It's a pity you're too weak, only about as strong as a level five or six human. Sigh. Forget it. I'll find a few more Soul Beasts to experiment on and see whether I can devour their Soul Power to level you up."

Upon hearing this, the green snake rubbed its head against Bai Yu's hand, appearing very lively. However, Bai Yu was controlling it himself.

A newly refined soul having no consciousness was perfectly normal. He could raise it slowly.

Bai Yu continued forward and sent the green snake out as a scout. It soon found the next target.

It was a thirty-year Wild Rabbit, even fiercer than a wolf. Yet under the Myriad Souls Banner's illusions and devouring effects, it quickly lost its ability to resist. Its soul was torn apart by the Myriad Souls Banner and turned into countless Light Spots.

This time, however, Bai Yu did not choose to reassemble the Light Spots. Instead, he guided them into the green snake's body.

The green snake received a huge infusion of Soul Power. Its strength immediately soared, rising several levels at once.

Bai Yu's experiment had succeeded, and he was extremely satisfied.

"Great! This means I can nurture souls now. Once I find a chance to bring Ah Yin in and raise her, when Tang San and I turn against each other, I'll tell him his spring water was stolen. It'll piss him to death!"

Bai Yu chuckled and continued refining souls in the forest. Little Green's strength also soared all the way, rising from level five or six to level twelve, more than doubling.

Bai Yu himself was only level eleven. Once Little Green reached level twelve, he clearly felt that it required more Soul Power to level up.

Bai Yu muttered to himself:

"Could it be related to my own strength? When Little Green is weaker than me, nurturing its soul takes half the effort for twice the result. But when Little Green is stronger than me, it needs more Soul Power, and nurturing it takes twice the effort for half the result? That's very possible."

As Bai Yu pondered this, his gaze suddenly sharpened. He turned toward the three o'clock direction and shouted:

"Who is it? Come out!"