Chapter 8 First Soul Skill: Blue Silver Sharpening!
Time flew by unnoticed, and Tang San felt that the discomfort he initially felt when absorbing the whale glue had gradually dissipated.
An indescribable feeling of comfort quickly filled his entire body.
Hmm... it seems even more enjoyable than that?
Despite his past life where he focused all his attention on tinkering with hidden weapons, he was still a remarkable person.
But sometimes when he felt frustrated, he would reward himself.
Before long, Tang San felt a powerful force continuously flowing into his limbs and bones.
When he opened his eyes again, he clenched his fist in surprise.
He discovered that although his soul power level was still at level ten, his physical strength and blood energy had improved by more than one level.
He even felt that the flow of the Mysterious Heaven Art within his body was several times smoother than before, without any stagnation.
"Now that you've absorbed it all, it's not too late to get excited after you've put your clothes on."
Jiang Li's voice slowly drifted over, and Tang San realized that he was still completely naked.
For no apparent reason, a blush crept onto his face.
He realized that his behavior just now was far too impolite in front of his master.
He quickly washed off the filth on his body, changed his clothes, and stood obediently in front of Jiang Li.
"Let's go, Little San."
Jiang Li walked in front, and Tang San obediently followed behind...
After traveling for a long time, the master and his apprentice finally arrived at the outskirts of Sunset Forest.
Along the way, Jiang Li wasn't idle either.
He carefully explained to Tang San the distribution of power in the Douluo Continent and some essential knowledge about Soul Masters, which made Tang San no longer the clueless newbie he used to be.
"Little San, you must remember that when hunting souls, the most terrifying thing is usually not the soul beasts, but those Soul Masters with ulterior motives."
Jiang Li led Tang San around the outer area with ease, seemingly oblivious to the dangers that might arise at any moment.
However, he spread his soul power outwards, and with the status of his martial soul, Blue Silver King, almost all the Blue Silver Grass in Sunset Forest became his eyes and ears, allowing him to quickly find the location of the target soul beast.
Tang San nodded repeatedly upon hearing this, as he naturally had a deep understanding of this point, having memories of his past life.
Now that he and Jiang Li had entered Sunset Forest, he was constantly aware of the surrounding activity.
He naturally believed in his master's abilities, but he also felt that he should at least not cause trouble for his master.
Soon, as the two ventured deeper, a meadow teeming with life came into view.
Through the messages transmitted by those Blue Silver Grasses, he quickly identified a plant-type soul beast suitable for Tang San: a Purple Bamboo with 650 years of cultivation.
"Little San, this soul beast should be able to give you a soul skill that can harden or metallize the Blue Silver Grass. However, how to further develop the soul skill depends on your comprehension."
After Jiang Li finished speaking, he raised his hand and unleashed a Blue Silver Bind.
Countless blue silver grass vines sprouted from the ground and bound it into a rice dumpling in just a moment.
With a forceful pull, he roughly uprooted the approximately 650-year-old Purple Bamboo.
"Did you see that clearly? The Blue Silver Bind just now was a change in the nature of the Blue Silver Grass that I deduced using the characteristics of my martial soul. Once you obtain your first soul ring, you should be able to develop a similar effect."
Immediately afterwards, he gestured for Tang San to take out a dagger and cut off the roots of the Purple Bamboo, so that they could easily obtain the opponent's soul ring.
It was also specifically stated that only the person who delivers the final blow can absorb the soul ring dropped by the soul beast.
Tang San nodded. As a disciple of the Tang Sect, his storage soul tool would never lack those controlled knives.
He touched his storage ring and took out a cleaver he had previously crafted. He gripped it and began hacking repeatedly at the root of the Purple Bamboo.
Soon, the Purple Bamboo twitched unnaturally, and then a deep yellow soul ring slowly rose from the broken part.
Following the method Jiang Li had told him on the way here, he drew the soul ring to himself, sat cross-legged, and began to absorb it.
Jiang Li saw Tang San start absorbing the soul ring and didn't sit idle either.
He began to use his spiritual power to connect with the ubiquitous Blue Silver Grass, asking them to help him find the Yin Yang Ice and Fire Eyes or a place shrouded in a special poisonous miasma.
Although this soul ring is over 650 years old, Jiang Li is not worried at all.
Even disregarding the fact that the opponent's body had already been strengthened through whale glue, the sheer amount of luck emanating from the opponent and the divine presence in the heavens would prevent Tang San from exploding and dying while absorbing the soul ring.
...
As time passed, Tang San's absorption of his first soul ring was nearing its end.
A faint pressure of soul power erupted from his body and spread outwards.
Soon, the deep yellow soul ring quietly hovered at his feet, and the Blue Silver Grass in his hand also showed a slight change.
The silver veins that were originally attached to his Blue Silver Grass began to show traces of golden light.
According to Jiang Li's guess, perhaps after Tang San absorbs two or three more suitable soul rings, his martial soul can evolve into the Blue Silver Emperor on its own.
If he absorbs the right immortal herb, this process might be accelerated.
In this way, after Tang San completes the coronation of his martial soul from Blue Silver Prince to Blue Silver Emperor, he can then claim the system's reward and evolve his martial soul from Blue Silver King to another Blue Silver Emperor, thus exploiting this bug.
"So, Little San, what kind of soul skill did you acquire?"
Tang San excitedly walked to Jiang Li's side and summoned his Blue Silver Grass. "Master, just as you guessed, my Blue Silver Grass can now autonomously metalize, and..."
As he spoke, he activated his first soul ring, plucked a few leaves from the Blue Silver Grass, and held them in his hand. At the same time, a purple light flashed in his eyes.
"First Soul Skill, Blue Silver Sharpening!"
Tang San used a special technique to control the leaf in his hand and throw it at the trees in front of him.
Whoosh whoosh——
Jiang Li stepped forward and saw that the leaves of the Blue Silver Grass were deeply embedded in the tree trunk.
He could already picture the kid's future, when his soul power was high enough, and how he would unleash the full power of his Blue Silver Grass hidden weapons.
Good heavens, that's absolutely terrifying!
[end of the chapter]