"Kree-"
Faced with another offering from Ji Yang, the Phoenix Bird Soul Spirit swallowed the Blue Silver Grass Soul Skill Pill without hesitation.
With the benefits of the Soul Ring Pill still fresh in its memory, it was all the more eager to try this pill.
"Gulp-"
Once the Blue Silver Grass Soul Skill Pill entered its stomach, the soul skill within the pill quickly merged with its own Phoenix Fire soul skill under the Phoenix Bird Soul Spirit's guidance.
A few breaths later, its soul skill began undergoing a completely new transformation.
At last, a new soul skill was born.
Flame of Life!
This was the newly transformed Phoenix Fire soul skill.
At the same time, Ji Yang sensed the change in his first soul skill.
He had guessed right.
The fused soul skill had gained the power of "restoration."
After becoming Flame of Life, Phoenix Fire not only retained its original offensive and enhancement capabilities, but also gained the power to heal.
He only needed to change the nature of the flames within his Eight Trigrams Alchemy Furnace martial soul, and the fire originally used to attack others would become a flame of life that healed injuries and restored a small amount of soul power.
When used on himself, however, it could only heal injuries, with no soul power recovery effect.
And so on!
In a sense, it would be fair to say that his first soul ring had gained an additional healing soul skill.
"Although it isn't a life-stealing effect, it's still pretty good!"
Ji Yang was not disappointed.
In fact, he was quite satisfied.
Flames that could both hurt enemies and heal-what was there to complain about?
"This is only the change brought about by a Blue Silver Grass soul skill. Wouldn't a Blue Silver Emperor soul skill be even stronger?"
"If I can merge a Blue Silver Emperor Soul Spirit into the Phoenix Bird Soul Spirit in a similar way to fusing soul skills, perhaps the Phoenix Bird Soul Spirit will even become a soul spirit with the ultimate life attribute!"
"Or I could simply absorb the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Spirit as my second soul spirit and further strengthen the life attribute of the Eight Trigrams Alchemy Furnace's flames."
Ji Yang instinctively thought of a certain Blue Silver Emperor.
She was none other than Tang Hao's wife, Ah Yin, the hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor who had taken human form.
Later, he could get his hands on Ah Yin and her soul bone, then put those ideas into practice.
As for Tang San and Tang Hao, he was not afraid of them.
Since he had transmigrated to the Douluo Continent during the Douluo I era and even possessed an overpowered cheat like the Eight Trigrams Alchemy Furnace martial soul, it would be inexcusable for a transmigrator like him, who did not particularly like Tang San, not to torment him, rob him, and trample him underfoot.
"Counting the days, it should be soon!"
Ji Yang narrowed his eyes.
He had sent someone to Holy Soul Village to discreetly inquire about Tang Hao and his son, Tang San.
Tang San had just turned six this year.
Over the past few days, the Spirit Hall Branch in Nuoding City had already begun dispatching its deacons to awaken martial souls in the surrounding villages.
In other words, Tang San would soon arrive at Nuoding Academy.
When that happened, Tang Hao would also secretly follow him to Nuoding City.
That would be the best opportunity for Ji Yang to head to the Holy Soul Village area and search for the Blue Silver Emperor and her soul bone.
If he wanted to play it safer, he could wait another five or six years, until Tang San went to Shrek Academy.
Perhaps sensing some malicious intent, Tang San, who was cooking for his father at home, suddenly felt a chill run through him.
He felt as though someone had set their sights on him.
Tang Hao, who was forging iron, felt something similar: an inexplicable sense that he was about to lose something.
The day finally came.
Several days later.
As Ji Yang returned from buying medicinal ingredients, he noticed something unusual at the entrance to Nuoding Academy.
An old man was leading an ordinary-looking boy toward the academy gates and had gotten into an argument with the two guards.
Who else could they be but Old Jack, the village chief of Holy Soul Village, and Tang San?
The scene that unfolded next was exactly as it had been in the original timeline.
The two guards doubted that Tang San's Blue Silver Grass martial soul could have innate full soul power, accused him of presenting a fake martial soul certificate, and even mocked him.
This stirred murderous intent in Tang San, who prepared to launch a sneak attack with the Sleeve Arrow hidden in his sleeve and severely injure the two guards.
After that, Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang, the man who had taught a god, appeared right on cue. He confirmed the authenticity of Tang San's martial soul certificate, led him into Nuoding Academy, and began patiently guiding him.
Ji Yang watched it all with cold detachment.
Only after Yu Xiaogang and Tang San disappeared through the academy gates did he approach the two guards.
"You're back, Brother Ji!"
The two guards had been complaining about those two "oddballs," Yu Xiaogang and Tang San, but the moment they saw Ji Yang, their expressions changed and they greeted him warmly.
"I'm applying to graduate early. My new teacher is eager to take me to an intermediate academy in Heaven Dou City, so I won't have time to say goodbye to everyone. Sorry for the trouble, but could you deliver these two letters to the dean and Director Su?"
Ji Yang spun the story without missing a beat and took out two letters.
By now, he was already prepared to leave.
With an urgent matter suddenly requiring his attention, he did not intend to waste time explaining things to the dean and Director Su in person.
He had written these two letters in advance when the possibility first occurred to him.
As for the student dormitory, he had no reason to return there either.
All his most important belongings were in his Storage Soul Tool anyway. Nothing left behind was worth going back for.
"Is that so?"
"Congratulations, Brother Ji!"
Both guards were surprised and envious, and they offered Ji Yang their congratulations.
After all, Heaven Dou City was the capital of the Heaven Dou Empire. How could a little place like Nuoding City compare?
The opportunities and achievements awaiting Ji Yang there would be beyond their imagination.
They could only envy him from afar.
Beyond their congratulations, however, they also felt some regret.
Once Ji Yang left, they would no longer receive extra tips, errand fees, and the like.
"Here's your errand fee. I don't know when I'll be back, so thank you both for all your help during this time."
Seeing their regret, Ji Yang smiled and handed each of them a Gold Soul Coin.
These two Gold Soul Coins would serve as farewell gifts.
"Well..."
The two guards made a show of refusing, though they were eager to accept.
In the end, under Ji Yang's reassuring gaze, they bashfully but happily accepted the Gold Soul Coins he offered.
"Oh, right, I almost forgot to tell you something, Brother Ji. A little beggar came looking for us earlier. He said they'd found the person you asked them to look for. They should still be around the eastern city gate."
After accepting Ji Yang's Gold Soul Coin, one of the guards belatedly remembered the matter and told him.
It was only because the beggar was connected to Ji Yang that they had paid attention at all. Otherwise, they would never have cared what a beggar said, much less passed along his message.
"The eastern city gate? Got it. Thanks for letting me know!"
Ji Yang's eyes lit up, and he thanked them.
Knowing that Tang San would soon arrive in Nuoding City, he had contacted Nuoding Academy's "Beggar Gang" a few days earlier and paid them handsomely to keep an eye out for someone.
If they found the target inside or outside the city, they were to hold him up as long as possible, then summon Ji Yang to meet them.
Now, it seemed the job was done!
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