First Soul Ring (Part 2)

Heh, if this were my past life, and I dared pull something like this in a forest out in the wild, I'd definitely be eating government rice in prison~

Watching the blazing flames, Ye Chen could not help thinking to himself.

Fortunately, this was Douluo Continent, where there was no such thing as a crime for setting fire to wild forests. Otherwise, fire-type Spirit Masters would be the first to object!

Very soon, the Creeping Ivy within the flames stopped moving completely. Through the thick smoke, Ye Chen saw a dazzling yellow soul ring emerge.

On Douluo Continent, determining whether a soul beast was dead was simple—just see whether it produced a soul ring. As long as a soul ring appeared, it was definitely dead. Playing dead would not work.

"Xiao Chen, it's still on fire over there. It's so hot—how are you going to absorb the soul ring?"

Xiao Wu raised a question.

"That's easy. We just need to wait a little while~"

White Phosphorus Incendiary Bombs had a low ignition point and burned quickly. Besides, it was only a grenade, so it did not contain much white phosphorus. It would burn out soon enough.

As for the soul ring, although it would dissipate after a certain amount of time, it would not disappear in such a short while.

Before long, the flames gradually died out. Other than the ground still being somewhat scorching hot, it had not caused a forest fire.

On Douluo Continent, fires were not so easy to start. Many of the plants in the Soul Beast Forest were soul beasts themselves and were not particularly afraid of flames. Coupled with the humid air, large-scale fires were basically impossible.

Ye Chen then stepped forward and arrived beside the Creeping Ivy's soul ring. The Bamboo Staff Martial Soul appeared in his hand as he began drawing in the soul ring.

The moment the Creeping Ivy's soul ring was drawn in, it immediately descended onto Ye Chen's body. It rapidly shrank, settling around the Bamboo Staff Martial Soul.

In an instant, Ye Chen felt an enormous surge of Soul Power pour from the soul ring into his body through his martial soul.

Daring not to be negligent, Ye Chen immediately circulated the Creation Meditation Method with all his strength, beginning to refine the Soul Power flooding into his body.

This Creeping Ivy soul ring was only a little over six hundred years old, and it was a plant-type soul ring that was relatively easy to absorb. Furthermore, after cultivating the Creation Body Tempering Art, Ye Chen's physical constitution far surpassed that of Spirit Masters at the same level. It was not difficult for him to absorb—one could even say it was fairly easy.

Yu Xiaogang's claim in the original work that the limit for a first soul ring was 423 years was absolutely wrong.

Everyone's physical condition was different, so naturally their limits would differ as well.

Even six-year-old Tang San could absorb a Datura Snake that was over four hundred years old. If Tang San's martial soul had not been a Tool Soul, but instead a Beast Martial Soul that significantly enhanced his physical constitution, or if Tang San had been a little older, then his endurance limit would definitely have exceeded 423 years.

Mm, Grandmaster Yu's theories were fine to listen to, but there was no need to take them seriously. Those who understood, understood.

Speaking of which, Grandmaster Yu was still muddling through his days at Notting Academy!

Ye Chen and Xiao Wu had seen him before, but Grandmaster Yu was withdrawn and wore a cold expression. Aside from the headmaster of Notting Academy, no one paid him any attention.

And that was only because the headmaster of Notting Academy knew that Yu Xiaogang was the Own Son of Yu Yuanzhen, the patriarch of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family. Otherwise, he would have kicked Yu Xiaogang, who freeloaded for food and drink, out of Notting Academy long ago.

Time gradually passed. After half a day, Ye Chen finally finished refining the Creeping Ivy soul ring, breaking through to the realm of a One Ring Soul Master.

Open the Attribute Panel.

Immediately afterward, a golden screen invisible to others appeared before Ye Chen's eyes.

Attribute Panel

Host: Ye Chen

Soul Power: Level 12

Martial Soul: Bamboo Staff

Soul Ring: Yellow

Soul Skill: First Soul Skill, Bind

It was roughly as Ye Chen had expected. After attaching a soul ring more than six hundred years old, his Soul Power level had directly risen to level 12 Spirit Master, and he was already more than halfway to the Soul Power needed to reach level 13.

Of course, although it was only half a level of Soul Power, if Ye Chen's talent had not changed, it would still take him more than half a year of cultivation.

After all, the higher one's level, the more difficult it was to increase Soul Power.

During the Soul Scholar stage, Ye Chen could raise his level by one each year through his own efforts. With the Creation Meditation Method, he could raise it by two levels per year.

But after reaching the One Ring Soul Master stage, it would probably count as diligent cultivation if he could raise his Soul Power by three levels in two years.

However, when Ye Chen opened the System Shop and saw that his balance of Gold Soul Coins had exceeded one small target, he thought to himself, It's time for me to take off!

Moreover, after advancing to a One Ring Soul Master, Ye Chen discovered that his own "Own Son," who had originally paid him one Gold Soul Coin per second, now paid two. It had directly doubled! How wonderful~.

"Xiao Chen, stop spacing out. So, what kind of soul skill did you get?"

After Ye Chen woke up, Xiao Wu saw him staring blankly ahead and thought he was daydreaming. She quickly reminded him from beside him.

"Why don't you try it?"

Looking at Xiao Wu, Ye Chen felt eager to make a move.

Over the years, due to his poor sleeping habits, Ye Chen had taken no small number of punches from Xiao Wu.

Actually, after Xiao Wu learned that Ye Chen was not short on money, they could have bought another set of bedding. But for some reason, Xiao Wu had never brought it up, so Ye Chen naturally pretended not to know!

"Heh, Xiao Chen, is your skin itching? You're just a One Ring Soul Master. Who gave you the confidence to challenge Sister Xiao Wu?"

"...I only said I'd let you test my soul skill. I never said I was challenging you!"

Though he thought that way, Ye Chen chickened out and decided not to argue with the silly, adorable little rabbit~

"Fine, then let me try it~"

After thinking for a moment, Xiao Wu agreed. It was a control-type soul skill, after all, and control-type soul skills generally did not have much offensive power.

"First Soul Skill, Bind."

In an instant, Ye Chen activated his First Soul Skill. The single yellow soul ring on his body flashed faintly as he swung the Bamboo Staff toward Xiao Wu in front of him.

A phantom Bamboo Staff formed from Soul Power emerged from Ye Chen's body and swiftly arrived above Xiao Wu's head, striking down at her head.

"Thud—"

A muffled sound rang out. Xiao Wu first felt pain in her head, dazed from being struck by the Bamboo Staff. Then she discovered three green rings of light around her body, binding her in place and preventing her from moving.

"Eh? I really can't move~"

After struggling for a while, Xiao Wu realized she truly had no way to deal with the three rings of light.

"It's a century-old soul skill, after all. Since it doesn't have much offensive power, its control effect must be exceptional."

Ye Chen was extremely satisfied with his First Soul Skill, Bind.

Although it was merely a straightforward bind and could not prevent opponents from using soul skills, it was still pretty good.

After all, this was only a century-old soul skill, yet it could bind Xiao Wu, whose Soul Power level was more than an entire major realm higher than his. Once its age increased to a thousand years, ten thousand years, a hundred thousand years, or even a million years, perhaps not even a Deity would be able to break free?