"Once a Soul Master personally ends a Soul Beast's life, only that Soul Master can absorb its soul ring."
Wang Jiu reminded him softly, a measure of solemnity in his voice.
Tang San nodded, took a deep breath, and drew a short knife from inside his robes-a Soul Hunting tool Wang Jiu had prepared for him beforehand.
His gaze sharpened, and he deftly swung the knife, slicing precisely through the Mandala Snake's vulnerable spot seven inches behind its head.
The Mandala Snake convulsed violently a few times before breathing its last. A pale yellow hundred-year soul ring slowly rose from its body and hovered in midair, radiating gentle fluctuations of soul power tinged with faint toxicity.
"Draw out your soul power and wrap it around the soul ring. Don't rush. Take it steadily."
Wang Jiu cautioned him again-he had not used Spirit Hall's Soul Spirit absorption method, partly because he feared Tang Hao would object, and partly because he wanted to see for himself just how effective the soul ring Yu Xiaogang had chosen would be.
Tang San followed his instructions. As though drawn by an invisible pull, the pale yellow soul ring slowly merged into his body.
Warm energy spread through his limbs and every part of his body. He could clearly feel that the Mysterious Heaven Skill, previously stuck at the bottleneck of its first level, had broken straight through to the second level under this energy's nourishment! His soul power surged as well, rising steadily from his innate rank ten to rank eleven, while the aura around him grew increasingly concentrated.
"Finished absorbing it? Hurry and try your first Soul Skill! Show them how precise my theory is!"
Yu Xiaogang could no longer contain himself and urged him impatiently, his eyes brimming with anticipation, as though waiting