The group set off again, slowly making their way deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest.
Huo Zhengyang led the way, with Huo Wu following beside him. Huo Wu would occasionally glance at the Great Sage perched on Lu Yu's shoulder, still thinking about the monkey. Lu Yu followed behind, with the Great Sage perched on Lu Yu's shoulder, looking around.
Along the way, Huo Zhengyang kept asking Lu Yu about various Martial Soul knowledge. At first, Huo Zhengyang Huo Zhengyang was just asking casually, but the more they talked, the more surprised he became.
Lu Yu was able to offer his unique insights into many of the pitfalls that older generations of Soul Master often encountered.
Huo Zhengyang pondered to himself: Both are External Beast Martial Soul, and both possess profound knowledge of Martial Soul Theory. The former became a renowned Grandmaster of Martial Soul Theory, so how will this child reach that level in the future?
While answering, Lu Yu was still thinking about finding out the secret of the Ring Fusion, so she took the opportunity to steer the conversation toward Huo Wu and tentatively asked about the impact of innate talent on Soul Master.
Huo Wu mostly listened quietly to the conversation, not understanding many of the profound principles. But deep down, she harbored a sense of resentment, hoping to encounter Soul Beast so she could prove her strength.
After traveling for about half an hour, a deep roar of a leopard came from the bushes ahead.
Several clumps of bushes were knocked aside, and a leopard with fur that shimmered like crimson flames suddenly rushed out. It was over two meters long, and its limbs trampled through the weeds, instantly scorching the grass and trees until they turned yellow and withered.
Huo Zhengyang's gaze sharpened. " Blazing Shadow Leopard over seven hundred years old is just right as Wu'er's Second Soul Ring."
Just as Huo Zhengyang was about to capture him, he had the idea of testing him. He wanted to see for himself how powerful Lu Yu was after absorbing three Ten-Year Soul Ring.
He turned to Huo Wu: "Wu'er, you and Lu Yu will deal with this Blazing Shadow Leopard together. I'll watch from the sidelines."
Huo Wu perked up. "Alright, Grandpa! Watch how I take it down!"
After Huo Wu, Lu Yu turned her head and raised her chin at Lu Yu, who smiled and nodded in agreement.
Huo Wu gave a soft hum and took a step forward, a Yellow Soul Ring rising from beneath her feet.
The Great Sage on Lu Yu's shoulder merely glanced at the Blazing Shadow Leopard before losing interest. With a thought, three White Soul Ring appeared beneath Lu Yu's feet.
The Blazing Shadow Leopard growled, its body surging with flames, and with a burst of heat from its limbs, it lunged at the two.
The first yellow ring lit up beneath Huo Wu's feet. " First Soul Skill, Flame Whip!"
A fiery red whip lashed out at the Blazing Shadow Leopard, attempting to halt its charge. The Blazing Shadow Leopard dodged the whip to the side and continued its relentless charge.
Lu Yu wanted to take this opportunity to showcase her talent so that she would have more leverage to find out the secrets of the Ring Fusion.
Seeing that Huo Wu's Soul Skill missed, Lu Yu's second Soul Ring lit up.
" Second Soul Skill, Nitrogen Acceleration!"
A powerful thrust erupted from beneath his feet, and Lu Yu transformed into a blur, breaking through the heatwave and instantly reaching the side of the Blazing Shadow Leopard, raising his right hand towards the Blazing Shadow Leopard's side.
" The Proud Dragon Repents!"
A golden dragon phantom Entanglement Lu Yu's arm, its head enveloping his hand, before slamming a heavy palm down on the side of the Blazing Shadow Leopard.
Bang!
A muffled sound rang out.
The Blazing Shadow Leopard was sent flying by Lu Yu's palm strike, crashing into a large tree behind it and falling to the ground. Its limbs twitched a few times, its head tilted to the side, and it was completely unable to resist.
The battle ended within moments.
Huo Wu's Flame Whip, which she hadn't finished swinging, froze in mid-air, frozen in place.
Huo Zhengyang, who had been waiting to watch the match, suddenly raised his eyebrows and exclaimed in surprise.
"Self- Self-Created Soul Skill!"
He could see clearly that Lu Yu used his Second Soul Ring to get to the side of the Blazing Shadow Leopard, and then a golden dragon phantom appeared on Lu Yu's arm.
Huo Wu stared blankly at the leopard struggling helplessly on the ground, then looked up at Lu Yu, who had a calm and collected expression, and was speechless for a moment.
After taking a deep look at the Blazing Shadow Leopard on the ground, Huo Zhengyang asked Lu Yu incredulously.
"You just used Self-Created Soul Skill?"
Lu Yu retracted his Soul Ring, smiled, and nodded at Huo Zhengyang, "Exactly!"
Huo Zhengyang was at a loss for words. He had initially thought he had overestimated Lu Yu, but now it seemed his perspective was too narrow.
"Genius, you are absolutely a genius!"
Huo Zhengyang praised Lu Yu with a firm tone. He, a level 60 Soul Emperor, had lived most of his life without ever developing a Self-Created Soul Skill, yet this young boy had already...
Lu Yu did not answer, but a hint of pride appeared on his face. Although he did not create the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms, he was the only one in the world who knew it, so it was equivalent to his own creation.
Lu Yu believed that even if Mr. Jin Yong found out, he wouldn't blame her.
"Senior, please let Huo Wu absorb the Soul Ring first!"
Huo Zhengyang pursed his lips and looked at Huo Wu, "Go!"
Huo Wu pouted and walked dejectedly to the Blazing Shadow Leopard. She raised her hand and flicked her fire whip, Entanglement the Blazing Shadow Leopard's neck.
Huo Wu yanked her fire whip, and a crisp sound of bones breaking rang out. A Yellow Soul Ring appeared above the corpse of the Blazing Shadow Leopard.
Huo Wu dared not argue with Lu Yu anymore, and quickly sat down cross-legged to begin absorbing the Soul Ring.
Lu Yu turned around and walked to Huo Zhengyang's side, leaving a safe distance for Huo Wu to absorb the Soul Ring.
Looking at Lu Yu beside him, Huo Zhengyang sighed inwardly: He really was getting old!
Noticing Huo Zhengyang's gaze, Lu Yu met his eyes and said calmly, "Senior, I've heard that Soul Master have a talent called Ring Fusion, do you know about it?"
Still reeling from the shock of Lu Yu's Self-Created Soul Skill, he paused for a moment upon hearing Lu Yu's question. After all, having lived most of his life, his ability to accept things was still quite strong. Then, he looked at Lu Yu warily.
Why did you suddenly ask that?
"I've heard that Ring Fusion can fuse other Soul Ring Fusion Soul Ring, thereby increasing the age of that Soul Ring. I'm curious about the principle behind it."
Lu Yu calmly stated the reason she had already thought of, but her mind was constantly connected to the Somersault Cloud floating in the sky. If anything went wrong, Lu Yu would instantly have the Somersault Cloud take her away.
An eerie silence fell over the atmosphere as Huo Zhengyang's gaze swept back and forth between Huo Wu and the Blazing Shadow Leopard.
After a long Huo Zhengyang finally spoke, " The Ring Fusion is a special talent among a few Soul Master, and my granddaughter happens to be one of them."
Lu Yu feigned surprise, looking at Huo Zhengyang in disbelief. "Senior, is what you say true?"
Seeing Lu Yu's reaction, Huo Zhengyang's doubts dissipated somewhat, and he nodded slowly.
"Of course, the ability to Ring Fusion is a special talent that Soul Master are born with. It has been studied before, but this talent cannot be learned later in life."
Lu Yu gritted her teeth. Although she couldn't learn it later in life, Lu Yu was still unwilling to give up and asked.
"Senior, could you explain the underlying principle to me?"
Before Huo Zhengyang could speak, Lu Yu continued, "I won't let you speak in vain, senior. I'm willing to teach Huo Wu a couple of Self-Created Soul Skill."