Upon arriving at the Star Dou Great Forest, Gai Yue and Flender split off from Zhao Wuji's group, because the soul beast Flender needed was located deep inside the forest, a different direction from the others.
Oscar didn't press the matter after all, for both himself and Gai Yue's group, time was money, or perhaps even more precious than money.
So, once they reached the Star Dou Great Forest, the group parted ways. Each confirmed their destination and set out immediately without wasting time.
After separating from Teacher Gai Yue and the others, Oscar and Dai Mubai followed Zhao Wuji to a specific location Dai Mubai had mentioned.
This spot was within the Star Luo Empire's portion of the Star Dou Great Forest, situated right at the border between the core area and the outer area.
There was a group of Vajra White Tigers there, numbering around a hundred or so, with the strongest having a cultivation of about twenty thousand years.
This group of Vajra White Tigers was the only place Dai Mubai knew of in the Star Dou Great Forest where such soul beasts could be found.
It took them another week to finally reach the location, and indeed, the group of Vajra White Tigers matched Dai Mubai's description.
The strongest among them had indeed cultivated for over twenty thousand years, and there were more than a hundred Vajra White Tiger soul beasts in total, ranging from a hundred years to ten thousand years in cultivation.
If Zhao Wuji had to face the entire group at once, even he might not be able to win. But Zhao Wuji wasn't foolish he only needed to target one that suited Dai Mubai's third soul ring and capture it.
According to Dai Mubai, this group was one of the sources from which the Star Luo royal family captured Vajra White Tigers for their own breeding.
This particular group was a naturally wild one, and the royal family's captive Vajra White Tigers were taken from here.
It was essentially one of the royal family's backup resources. Hearing this, Oscar couldn't help feeling envious only with enough strength could one control such a massive resource.
Zhao Wuji didn't waste words. He quickly locked onto a Vajra White Tiger that had cultivated for 2,900 years perfectly matching Dai Mubai's current physical condition.
Once his target was set, Zhao Wuji swallowed one of Oscar's Swift as the Wind Rain Swallow Sausages, which gave him the speed of a ten thousand year Sharp tailed Swallow, and swiftly captured the 2,900yearold Vajra White Tiger.
The three of them quickly moved to a cave far from the group. After Dai Mubai finished off the soul beast, Zhao Wuji and Oscar stood guard, letting him absorb the third soul ring.
Looking at the dying Vajra White Tiger, Dai Mubai was overwhelmed with excitement. Once he absorbed this soul ring, he would become a true Soul Elder.
From that moment, he would completely surpass his elder brother Dai Weisi in foundation, and their gap would begin to shrink until, one day, he would overtake him turning the tables and becoming the true crown prince of the Star Luo Empire, perhaps even the emperor…
With a tiger's roar, Dai Mubai released his White Tiger Martial Spirit. A pair of tiger claws extended, each finger tipped with sharp blades, which pierced the head of the dying Vajra White Tiger, ending its life completely.
A purple soul ring slowly condensed above the beast's body. Dai Mubai sat cross legged nearby, and when the ring fully formed, he channeled his soul power to begin absorbing it.
Given his current physical strength, absorbing this ring posed no real problem. However, it was his first time absorbing a soul ring above his own level, so there would naturally be significant pain.
Still, even though Dai Mubai was only thirteen, he had grown a lot over the past year. His willingness to return for Zhu Zhuqing showed his maturity.
So, no matter the pain, Dai Mubai had no intention of giving up. Instead, he fought harder only this way could his strength grow faster.
In the future, when facing his elder brother, he would have the strength and confidence to win and become the ultimate victor.
This absorption took him a full day. By the next day, the third purple soul ring on Dai Mubai's body had fully stabilized.
When two yellow and one purple soul ring floated around him, his aura surged. The fluctuation of soul power at level thirty two showed that this leap in soul ring quality had boosted his cultivation by a full level.
After a while, Dai Mubai opened his hetero chromatic eyes, which gleamed brightly before shifting into excitement and joy.
Clearly, he was extremely satisfied this first over leveled absorption had given him a huge improvement.
Looking from Zhao Wuji to Oscar, Dai Mubai said slowly, "Teacher Zhao, Brother Oscar, this time my improvement was huge. My soul power has reached level thirty two."
Hearing this, Zhao Wuji and Oscar both nodded. They had been through similar experiences and weren't surprised. Still, Zhao Wuji asked:
"How's the soul skill? Is it what you wanted?"
Dai Mubai nodded and explained: "My third soul skill is indeed the White Tiger Vajra Transformation. After using it, my attack, defense, and strength all increase by one hundred percent, and it lasts until my soul power is completely exhausted."
Oscar was quite pleased. In the original story, Dai Mubai's skill had the same effects, but the duration was different originally, he could only maintain it for half an hour, but now it lasted until his soul power ran out.
In the early stages, half an hour was long, but at higher levels, with vast reserves of soul power, having it last until depletion would be far more practical.
Even this small change would greatly affect Dai Mubai's future growth and combat power.
Oscar didn't comment too much, but he did congratulate Dai Mubai for obtaining his third soul ring and reaching level thirty two.
That extra level of soul power had saved him at least two to three months of hard training. The whale glue he had taken earlier had indeed paid off with good results.
Even so, Dai Mubai was still far behind Oscar and Ma Hongjun both of whom had long since taken whale glue, over leveled their soul rings, and consumed immortal grade pills and herbs.
Still, Dai Mubai had the advantage of youth. Now a Soul Elder, though his overall strength was slightly weaker, his soul power gap had narrowed by one step.
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