Devouring and Replenishment

Take Bibi Dong, for example. Though it clearly was not suited to her, she had hunted down Xiao Wu's mother, a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbit, for her Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.

And when Soul Masters were restricted by their low Soul Skill cultivation and the limits of what their bodies could withstand, the Soul Rings they attached were very young, and the Soul Skills those rings provided were relatively weak.

As a result, once their cultivation reached the later stages, the Soul Rings and Soul Skills they had acquired early on, such as their First and Second Soul Ring skills... were of no use at all. They were rather like chicken ribs.

Dai Mubai's Second Martial Soul, the Demonic Weapon Tiger Soul, possessed the ability Devouring.

He could use the power gained through Devouring to increase the age of Soul Rings and Soul Bones.

That meant that when he hunted Soul Beasts to obtain Soul Rings in the future, he would not have to worry too much about their age. Instead, he could pay more attention to whether the Soul Rings dropped by those Soul Beasts were compatible with his own Martial Soul.

Dai Mubai also did not have to worry that the Soul Rings and Soul Skills he acquired early on would be too weak to use once his cultivation reached the later stages.

And he could increase the age of Soul Rings and Soul Bones after acquiring them.

If he encountered a Soul Bone suited to him in the future, he would not have to reluctantly give it up for fear that it was too young.

In particular, Dai Mubai was currently facing the Star Luo Imperial Family's competition for the throne, and he had to raise his Soul Power cultivation to the level of a level 50 Soul King in a little over four years, less than five.

Time was short, and the task was extremely difficult. Although Dai Mubai had originally been prepared to work himself to death to get ahead, and was confident in himself,

that did not change the fact that he felt immense pressure-

Now, the Devouring ability that came with his Second Martial Soul, the Demonic Weapon Tiger Soul, could devour the Soul Power of Soul Beasts and Soul Masters to increase his own Soul Power cultivation.

This ability gave Dai Mubai greater confidence that he could raise his Soul Power cultivation to Soul King in a little over four years, less than five.

At first, Dai Mubai had not paid much attention to the golden finger he had received upon transmigrating, the Favorability System.

He thought the system's functions were rudimentary and probably not especially useful, so he had only treated it as an aid.

He had never expected that an item from a mere starter pack would transform him from the inside out, giving him one of the very best talents in the world of Douluo Continent.

This made Dai Mubai take his golden finger system more seriously.

At the same time, he looked forward even more to seeing what precious treasures he could obtain from the treasure chests that would drop after he raised the favorability of the teachers and companions at Shrek Academy to a certain level.

With that anticipation in his heart, Dai Mubai stirred his thoughts.

The peerless demonic blade he had been holding in his hand.

It had an orange-red blade like amber, containing the entire spine of a demonic tiger, and looked as though it had been forged from the melted remains of a god-slaying demonic tiger.

At that moment, with a thought from Dai Mubai, the terrifying, murderous blade, radiating a chilling, sinister presence, was drawn directly into his body.

Seeing that dawn was about to break outside, Dai Mubai did not want others to notice anything unusual about him.

There was no hiding the fact that his First Martial Soul, the White Tiger, had evolved into the Evil Eye White Tiger. Of course, Dai Mubai had not planned to hide it from the teachers and teammates he trusted at Shrek Academy.

But as for his divine Second Martial Soul, the Demonic Weapon Tiger Soul,

Dai Mubai had no intention of revealing it. It had nothing to do with trust.

Just like Tang San's Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul, revealing it too early would do neither him nor the people around him any good. It would only bring endless trouble.

And Dai Mubai had far more people and factions than Tang San who did not want to see him possess exceptional talent or grow stronger.

His current identity was the third prince of the Star Luo Empire.

Dai Weisi, his rival, and the eldest prince's faction under him;

the Heaven Dou Empire, which was hostile to the Star Luo Empire;

Spirit Hall, which harbored grand ambitions to destroy the two empires and unify Douluo...

None of them wanted to see him rise.

Therefore, if only for his own safety, Dai Mubai had resolved not to reveal his Second Martial Soul until he was strong enough to protect himself.

Phew~ Dawn's almost here. After breakfast, I'll go find Teacher Zhao Wuji and Dean Flender.

Having recalled his Martial Soul and gotten out of bed, Dai Mubai thought to himself.

Because he had fused with his Second Martial Soul and taken the Innate Full Soul Pill,

not only had his first two Soul Rings been devoured, but his Soul Power cultivation had also broken through to level 30.

Now he needed not only to replace the two Soul Rings that had been devoured, but also to obtain his Third Soul Ring.

Although he was not particularly weak now, he had only just transmigrated and was not yet completely familiar with his strength or with the way Soul Masters fought.

Moreover, the Soul Beasts he needed to hunt for his Soul Rings this time were not young.

Without help from the academy's teachers, he probably would have a hard time hunting down suitable Soul Beasts and obtaining Soul Rings suited to him on his own.

He could hunt younger Soul Beasts and then use his Second Martial Soul to devour their Soul Power and increase the age of his Soul Rings.

But the advancement of his First Martial Soul would come to light sooner or later.

He might as well bring it into the open before the academy's teachers this time.

And with the academy's teachers helping him hunt Soul Beasts, he could save more time for cultivation.

With that, Dai Mubai left the dormitory and headed to the academy's dining hall.

Because of a lack of funds, Shrek Academy had been built in a small village south of Suotuo City in the Balak Kingdom.

Of course, that was also why, though it was called the academy dining hall, it was really just a very crude shack with a long table and a few old chairs inside.

The academy dining hall's cook was a villager their stingy, tightfisted dean, Flender, had hired directly from the village.

The dining hall did not even have a kitchen. Instead, the hired villager prepared the meals at home and brought them over at set times each day.

Because Dean Flender could not bear to spend money,

the food in the dining hall was neither nutritious nor tasty. Thus, in the more than half a year since the body's original owner had entered Shrek Academy, he had basically never eaten there once.

As the third prince of the Star Luo Empire, the womanizing Young Master Dai believed he had only a little over four years, less than five, left to live.

Every day, he spent his money in Suotuo City, spending most of his time either chasing beauties in the land of tender pleasures or sleeping off a hangover.

So, let alone eating breakfast at the crude academy dining hall, the body's former owner had not even been in the habit of eating breakfast during his more than half a year at Shrek Academy.

But now a different soul inhabited the body.

Having resolved to work hard at cultivation and improve his strength rather than continue indulging himself, Dai Mubai naturally would not carry on as before.

Coming to the dining hall for breakfast early this morning could be considered the start of his change.

"Well, well~ Mubai, you brat, has the sun risen in the west? You're actually up this early today, and after all the time you've been at the academy, this is the first time I've seen you come to the dining hall for breakfast."

When Dai Mubai arrived at the academy dining hall, someone was already eating inside.

Upon seeing Dai Mubai, the figure holding a huge bowl and gulping down porridge with pickled vegetables could not help turning to tease him.

The man was tall and burly, with broad shoulders and a thick back, like a towering little mountain.

He had neat, short hair and a square, resolute face. His eyes beneath his thick brows were sharp and bright, revealing a steadiness and determination tempered by years, while his whole body radiated a fierce yet weighty presence.

This man was none other than Zhao Wuji, known as the Immovable Wisdom King. Among Shrek Academy's five teachers, his cultivation was second only to Dean Flender's, and he ranked second in strength.