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Chapter 5 Tang Ya's Third Soul Ring
Chapter 5 Tang Ya's Third Soul Ring
"Protect me!"
As the purple spirit ring appeared, she hurriedly gave a few instructions and quickly sat cross-legged next to the Mandala Serpent. A blue glow shone on her right hand, and she gently raised her hand and touched the purple spirit ring above the Mandala Serpent. Instantly, the purple spirit ring was attracted by the blue light on her hand and merged into her body.
Huo Yuhao, standing to the side, observed the entire process with curiosity; this was the first time he had witnessed the process of absorbing a spirit ring.
"Xiaoya's martial soul is Blue Silver Grass." Seeing Huo Yuhao's curious gaze, Bei Bei said gently.
"Blue Silver Grass? Is it the same as that one in the Tang Sect Legend?" Huo Yuhao asked, feigning surprise. "But Blue Silver Grass is a plant-based martial soul, so why would it absorb the Mandragora Serpent's soul ring?"
Bei Bei nodded, confirming Huo Yuhao's earlier guess: "According to the theory proposed by the master ten thousand years ago, plant-type soul masters can also absorb the soul rings of animal-type soul beasts as long as their attributes are suitable. According to Tang Sect records, the first sect master of Tang Sect absorbed the soul rings of soul beasts such as the Mandragora Snake, Ghost Vine, Human-faced Demon Spider, and Cave Demon Spider under the guidance of the master, laying a solid foundation for his future growth."
Upon hearing Bei Bei's answer, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but raise a question he had raised while reading novels in his previous life: "Isn't this how it should be? If you can only absorb soul rings from soul beasts of the same type as your martial soul, then how do other weapon martial souls absorb soul rings? A hundred-year-old hammer? And what about a physical martial soul like mine? Wouldn't it have to absorb soul rings born from humans? Of course, that's assuming that humans can even generate soul rings."
Bei Bei's gentle expression froze. She was speechless after being bombarded with Huo Yuhao's series of questions and didn't know what to say for a moment.
"Furthermore, even if a plant-type martial soul can absorb the spirit rings of animal-type spirit beasts, Blue Silver Grass doesn't seem like a good match for snakes or spiders, does it? Just because they can all perform binding actions and use poison? Blue Silver Grass is the most widely distributed and adaptable plant. Although the individual plants are weak, their populations are resilient and difficult to eradicate. If a martial soul were to absorb spirit rings, it should absorb plants or animals with corresponding characteristics. Moreover, Blue Silver Grass and poison attributes aren't very compatible, are they? I've seen Blue Silver Grass wither and wilt in areas containing toxic substances..."
As Huo Yuhao continued his incessant chatter, Bei Bei's expression gradually darkened. He wanted to retort, but didn't know where to begin, and could only look worriedly at Tang Ya, who was absorbing the spirit ring.
With the help of Huo Yuhao's still-on mental detection sharing, Bei Bei observed Tang Ya with a solemn expression. Through the mental detection sharing, he was able to better sense some changes in Tang Ya's body when she fused with the spirit ring.
Tang Ya's figure seemed to have become even more slender, her aura was becoming stronger at an astonishing rate, her skin was more radiant, and her blood and energy were more vigorous.
Everything seemed to be a normal improvement from absorbing a spirit ring, but through the shared observation of mental detection, Bei Bei clearly felt that Xiao Ya's improvement when absorbing a spirit ring was significantly less than her own improvement when absorbing her third spirit ring, even differing by nearly half!
"Is it because of the difference in the strength of their martial souls?" Bei Bei couldn't help but wonder, but then she dismissed the thought.
"No, Xiaoya's physical attributes are even inferior to mine. The Mandragora Snake is considered a high-level soul beast among its kind, and the quality of its soul ring is not much different from my third soul ring. If the soul ring is suitable, the improvement for Xiaoya, even if it is not as great as mine, will at least not be less than half of mine. You know, even at the third ring level, my physical attributes were considered very high. It's normal for my third soul ring to provide a small improvement. But Xiaoya's physical attributes have improved so little... There's only one possibility: to make the soul ring adapt to the soul master, most of its power was wasted!"
As a genius student at Shrek Academy, Bei Bei wasn't stupid; she just hadn't thought about it this way before. Now, with Huo Yuhao's reminder, she quickly understood the situation.
But didn't our ancestor say that the Mandragora Serpent's spirit rings were compatible with the Blue Silver Grass martial soul? Could it be that our ancestor was wrong?
"Damn it!" Beibei cursed inwardly, unsure whether she was cursing her ancestors or herself.
He wanted to help Xiaoya, but what could he do now? Interrupt Tang Ya's absorption of the soul ring?
Leaving aside the series of negative consequences brought about by the backlash of the spirit ring after interrupting its absorption, he has now reached the final step of absorbing the spirit ring, which is no longer something he can interrupt at will!
Seeing Bei Bei's expression, Huo Yuhao knew that his guidance had worked, and he breathed a sigh of relief. If the people of the Tang Sect believed in Tang San as they did in the original story, they might be used by Tang San.
Once this layer of faith is removed, Tang San may no longer be able to use faith to interfere too much with the Tang Sect.
Although it's unclear how useful this move will be, it only takes a few words and can do Beibei a favor, so why not?
"Xiao Yuhao..." Now that Tang Ya's third spirit ring was a fact, Bei Bei couldn't help but start considering Tang Ya's future path. "If you were to choose, what spirit ring would you choose for Xiao Ya's fourth spirit ring?"
"This..." Huo Yuhao gave a wry smile. "Brother Bei Bei, I also want to give an answer, but I only learned of the existence of the Mandragora Serpent after encountering it this time. What ability do I have to make this choice?"
"I'm sorry, I didn't think it through. Let's not tell Xiaoya about her spirit ring for now." Bei Bei had thought Huo Yuhao was a master of spirit theory research after his performance. Only then did Bei Bei remember that Huo Yuhao was just a novice who had just embarked on the path of spirit master cultivation.
"Mmm," Huo Yuhao replied softly.
At this point, Beibei had already decided to go back and do some research. She couldn't let Xiaoya absorb any more unsuitable spirit rings. By the way, Teacher Wang Yan's theoretical knowledge was highly regarded throughout Shrek Academy. Perhaps she could consider consulting Teacher Wang Yan for reference.
The atmosphere fell silent, with only the sound of Tang Ya absorbing the soul ring echoing between the three. Nearly half an hour passed, and Huo Yuhao swayed, ending the maintenance of the shared mental detection. He barely managed to stabilize himself, sat cross-legged, and meditated to recover his soul power.
"Including the time spent in the previous battle... it can probably last for about half an hour, which is pretty good."
After calming down from her anxiety, Bei Bei had been silently observing him. When she saw Huo Yuhao not collapse after exhaustion, but instead struggle to sit cross-legged and begin meditating, a slight smile appeared on her face, and she silently nodded. Compared to talent, she valued character more. Undoubtedly, this junior brother had passed her test in her eyes.
Without the support of shared mental detection, Beibei casually scattered snake repellent and focused her attention on the surrounding movements. Now that she was the only one protecting the Dharma, she couldn't afford to make any mistakes!
"Hmm..." Tang Ya let out a long breath and slowly opened her eyes. Her bright eyes shone with a sharp light, and her energy and spirit were greatly enhanced.
In the cultivation process of a Soul Master, level 30 is a significant threshold. Those who can cross this hurdle and enter the Soul Venerable realm are true Soul Master powerhouses with limitless potential. However, many Soul Masters with less talent struggle their entire lives to break through the level 30 bottleneck.
"Success!" Tang Ya excitedly jumped up from the ground. With the activation of her soul power, three soul rings, two yellow and one purple, quickly rose from her feet. The most eye-catching one was naturally the thousand-year-old purple soul ring. The bright purple color exuded a noble aura. From this moment on, Tang Ya's strength had completely entered the Soul Venerable level.
Beibei smiled gently as always and said, "Xiaoya, congratulations."
Beibei didn't mention the compatibility of spirit rings. Xiaoya already has enough on her shoulders. Since the matter of spirit rings is already settled, Xiaoya only needs to be happy about her third spirit ring. Leave the rest to me.
(End of this chapter)