"Martial soul released, Blue Silver, grow!"
While still in midair, Wang Li summoned his martial soul and activated his first soul skill without hesitation.
White light burst forth around him, instantly causing a large amount of Blue Silver Grass to sprout. Because he had absorbed the Green Vine soul ring, the Blue Silver Grass now possessed vine-like tendrils similar to those of the Green Vine.
Under Wang Li's control, six vines shot out at once, fully primed.
At the exact moment the soul beast was about to land, it was bound tightly by the six vines, wrapped up like a dumpling. All four of its claws were restrained, with only its head left exposed.
After landing on the ground, Wang Li borrowed the momentum and sprang forward again, instantly closing the distance to the soul beast.
Flash Step!
He gave the soul beast no chance to recover or resist. Grabbing it by the back of the neck with one hand, he clenched his right hand into a fist and smashed it down toward the beast's head.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Punch after punch landed. After three blows, the beast's wailing grew weaker and weaker until it seemed to pass out completely.
The entire combo was flawless,speed, control, and damage were all present. Relying solely on himself, Wang Li defeated a suddenly appearing soul beast of unknown age.
This clearly showed that Wang Li already possessed considerable combat strength.
Only then did Yuan Fu, who had been guarding the front of the camp, finish activating his martial soul and rush over, shouting as he ran:
"What happened? Wang Li, Wang Sheng!"
Zhang Wei, Su Mo, and the others inside the tents were also jolted awake by the commotion. Any trace of sleep vanished as they hurriedly got up and rushed out of their tents.
As for Wang Li, after glancing at the unconscious soul beast and then at the stunned and bewildered Wang Sheng, he said urgently:
"What are you waiting for? Come over and kill it!"
Wang Sheng had not yet recovered from the shock. He had been completely stunned by the speed and combat power Wang Li had just displayed. Hearing Wang Li speak, he instinctively moved to help. He drew the short sword he had bought from the blacksmith and, while the soul beast was restrained by Wang Li, stabbed the blade straight into its throat.
This scene was witnessed by the arriving Yuan Fu. Seeing that Wang Li and Wang Sheng were unharmed and had even killed a soul beast, he first let out a sigh of relief, grateful that there were no casualties. Immediately afterward, he was filled with shock. A one-ring soul master and a soul trainee without any soul ring had actually managed to work together to kill a soul beast.
With its throat pierced, the fatal blow completely ended the soul beast's life. After it died, yellow energy flowed around its body and eventually condensed into a yellow soul ring.
This was a hundred-year soul beast. Perhaps its age was not very high, which was why Wang Li had been able to defeat it, but it was still a hundred-year soul beast. Compared to ordinary ten-year soul beasts, it was far stronger.
Zhang Wei arrived first, followed by Su Mo, Gou An, Bao Tong, Fergus, Yurika, and Fiona. They all found the situation unbelievable.
Zhang Wei looked at Yuan Fu, frowned deeply, and asked in a low voice:
"What just happened here?"
Faced with the headmaster's questioning, Yuan Fu immediately admitted his mistake. An incident like this had occurred during the time he was responsible for keeping watch.
"Headmaster, failing to detect this soul beast in time was my fault. I was patrolling the front of the camp and arranged for Wang Li and Wang Sheng to patrol the rear. Because of that, the incident happened suddenly, and I only arrived afterward."
Zhang Wei did not blame Yuan Fu. He was a teacher at the level of a Great Soul Master, while Wang Li and Wang Sheng were merely work-study students of the academy. He knew very well what mattered more, and besides, Wang Li and Wang Sheng were unharmed.
He only issued a warning:
"Be more careful next time. If a hundred-year soul beast were to break into the camp, it could cause massive casualties among the students."
Yuan Fu lowered his head and replied:
"Yes!"
Zhang Wei then walked over to Wang Li and Wang Sheng. After looking at the soul beast they had killed, his eyes widened in surprise as he said:
"A Tiger-Leopard Cat. You actually managed to avoid its hunt and even kill it in return!"
The Tiger-Leopard Cat was neither tiger nor leopard. It was a feline soul beast. While it lacked the raw strength of tigers or leopards, it possessed extremely refined hunting skills and was known as a hunter of the night.
It was the nightmare of low-level soul beasts and low-level soul masters alike. It struck silently, killed swiftly, and after the kill, enjoyed its meal.
Wang Li kept his head lowered and pushed the credit as much as possible onto his hundred-year soul ring:
"This soul beast appeared suddenly, so we could only respond hastily. Fortunately, this hundred-year soul ring provided a powerful soul skill that restrained its movements. That's how we were able to work together and kill it."
Zhang Wei felt somewhat suspicious. There were not many traces of battle at the scene, which indicated that shortly after the Tiger-Leopard Cat appeared, it had been bound and controlled, never once breaking free until its death. This binding ability from a hundred-year soul skill seemed a bit too strong.
Just how many years old was that Green Vine?
At the time, the Green Vine had already been damaged under the rampage of the Mountain Boar King, so Zhang Wei could not accurately judge its age. Now it seemed that the Green Vine's years were likely quite high.
Still, for a one-ring soul master and a soul trainee without any soul ring to successfully hunt a hundred-year soul beast was already an impressive feat.
In the end, Zhang Wei did not press the matter further. Instead, he looked at the hundred-year soul ring and said:
"Who exactly dealt the killing blow to this Tiger-Leopard Cat? Wang Sheng, try absorbing it. A hundred-year soul ring should not be wasted."
Upon hearing this, Wang Sheng's face was filled with uncontrollable joy. He actually had the chance to obtain a hundred-year soul ring. No wonder Wang Li had told him to come over and kill the soul beast. Once he understood, he looked at Wang Li with gratitude in his eyes.
He quickly sat down cross-legged, activated his martial soul, and summoned the soul ring. The yellow soul ring flew toward him, wrapped around his body, and merged into him.
With the matter settled, Wang Li finally had time to review his own gains. During the battle with the Tiger-Leopard Cat, he had gained 18 points of experience, which left him puzzled.
Back when he fought Wang Sheng, he had gained 26 points of experience. Why was it that fighting the stronger Tiger-Leopard Cat only yielded 18 points?
Was it because Wang Sheng was human while the Tiger-Leopard Cat was a soul beast? Or because Wang Sheng had been at level nine soul power while he himself was at level three at the time, whereas now the Tiger-Leopard Cat was a hundred-year soul beast and he himself was at level thirteen soul power?
After thinking it over, Wang Li felt the most likely reason was that only by fighting stronger opponents could one gain more experience.
If that was truly the case, then in order to gain more experience, he would have to continuously seek out stronger opponents. He could not endlessly grind experience in the beginner area.
At that moment, a thought flashed through Wang Li's mind:
"It seems I must apply for graduation. Staying at Notting Academy will do me more harm than good."
If he stayed at Notting Academy, he would already be among the strongest. Ahead of him were Tang San and Xiao Wu, and behind him was a group of soul trainees.
If he wanted to grow quickly, he needed battles against strong opponents. However, his current level was too low. He could not defeat Great Soul Masters, Soul Elders, or Soul Ancestors, so he could only go to a place with more soul masters.
For example, a mid-level soul master academy.
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