"You're overthinking it. Whatever treasures you get has nothing to do with me."
Lin Xiao looked at Zhao Wuji's eager expression and shook his head slightly.
He understood the deeper meaning in Zhao Wuji's eyes.
"Boss, I believe whatever you say."
Seeing that Lin Xiao refused to admit it, Zhao Wuji could hardly press the matter.
He could only remember Lin Xiao's kindness in his heart.
In truth, Zhao Wuji's reaction was not exaggerated at all.
Back when his cultivation was still low, he had no renowned teacher to guide him. He had hunted soul rings according to his own whims and taken plenty of wrong turns.
His soul ring ages might have looked decent, but Zhao Wuji knew his strength was being dragged down by his third, fourth, and fifth soul rings.
They had the years, but all they gave him were a few utility abilities.
What damn good were those?
Against Soul Masters weaker than himself, they were fine. He could use those abilities to end battles quickly.
But against Soul Masters like Tai Tan, whose strength far surpassed his own, the drawbacks became obvious.
Take his fourth soul skill, Position Tracking, for instance.
When fighting someone stronger, he wanted nothing more than to flee as far as possible. Who would charge straight at them with a death wish?
His Fifth Soul Skill, Gravity Squeeze, could be said to achieve much the same result as Position Tracking through a different approach.
The difference was that one had him attack proactively, while the other had him receive the attack.
But Zhao Wuji was a strength-focused Power Attack System Soul Master! Those two abilities were like chicken ribs to him-too little meat to enjoy, yet too much to throw away.
If he could choose again, Zhao Wuji would definitely pick