Reaching Level 20 and Obtaining a Soul Ring, Encountering the Imperial Fighting Team

Tang Yin let out a breath of turbid air and couldn't help shouting, "That felt great!"

He emerged from the grove at Nuoding Academy looking somewhat disheveled.

There was no helping it. This was already the best Mimicry Cultivation Environment available.

It's time to get a Soul Ring, Tang Yin thought.

The dean's office at Nuoding Academy.

"Dean, I'd like to apply for leave and request a Soul Master handbook on the Star Dou Great Forest."

"What? You've already reached level 20 at eight years old? No, a teacher has to accompany you. The grade's group hunt is about to begin. Are you in such a hurry?"

"Don't worry, Dean. I've already contacted Spirit Hall. Someone there will help me."

The dean gave Tang Yin a long look. "That's true. We can't hold a genius like you back."

"Little San, I've reached level 20. I'm going to the Star Dou Great Forest to get a Soul Ring."

Tang San was shocked. He knew Ah Yin cultivated quickly, but he hadn't expected that while he was only level 18, Ah Yin had already reached level 20.

Even though Tang San couldn't accompany him, he still prepared Hidden Weapons for Tang Yin.

"So this is the Godly Zhuge Crossbow? It really does look pretty cool." Tang Yin fiddled with the Hidden Weapon.

"And this, a firearm modified the way you asked." Tang San handed it over.

A firearm like this would still be of help to Tang Yin when facing Plant-type Soul Beasts.

Tang San asked Yu Xiaogang for leave to see Tang Yin off.

"What? He cultivates even faster than you, Little San?" Yu Xiaogang's eyes widened. "That's impossible, impossible."

Yu Xiaogang had originally wanted to use Tang San to take on a disciple, only for Tang Yin to cultivate even faster.

Yu Xiaogang thought, Hmph, you country bumpkin. When you absorb an unsuitable Soul Ring, I won't take you as my disciple even if you beg me!

In the early morning, the fog in the Star Dou Great Forest was alive.

Milky white mist flowed along the ground, like a giant beast lying in wait, breathing slowly. The forest was utterly silent; even the birds had grudgingly tucked their songs away deep in the canopy.

A figure moved through the forest amid the mist, his steps practiced.

He stopped, reached out to touch an ancient cypress, and slowly closed his eyes.

"The Blue Silver Emperor truly deserves to be called the king of plants. I can even use plants to sense my surroundings."

Soul Power poured out, and the area around him "lit up" in his mind.

"Interesting. A Blood-Patterned Vine King?" Tang Yin was pleased.

Ordinary Soul Masters looked down on the Blood-Patterned Vine King for its unconventional attributes, considering it more like a Soul Beast favored by Evil Soul Masters. Yet its densely packed blood patterns were precisely a sign of its abundant vitality.

That overflowing life essence was exceptionally compatible with his Martial Soul.

As he was thinking about how to take down the vine king, Tang Yin paused.

A powerful surge of Soul Power erupted in that direction, like a whirlpool bursting open beneath the surface of a tranquil lake.

Countless signs of life churned wildly, two of them especially powerful: one as violent as lightning, the other as cloyingly sweet as snake venom.

Tang Yin came to the edge of a cliff and looked down at the swamp below, where blood vines danced across the sky.

In the center, blue arcs of electricity coiled around a blond boy. He threw a punch, and thunder exploded. Though it was clearly powerful, the vines burst from the ground even faster.

The blond boy roared, and a blurry blue dragon silhouette gathered behind him.

Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon!

Tang Yin surveyed the entire scene.

Deep among the vine shadows, a dark-green-haired girl knelt on one knee. The illusory image of a Jade Phosphorus Snake had dimmed, clearly suppressed by the blood vines.

Tang Yin understood: it was the Imperial Fighting Team.

Something was wrong!

How was the Blood-Patterned Vine King's energy rising so quickly?

Tang Yin focused his senses.

As it turned out, the vine king had taken advantage of two Thousand-Year Soul Beasts locked in battle, ambushing them and absorbing a vast amount of energy to advance to a Thousand-Year Soul Beast in one stroke!

The members of the Imperial Fighting Team were on the verge of a crushing defeat.

It's my turn to act, Tang Yin thought.