Chapter 149: Tang San Becomes Yu Xiaogang's Apprentice, Registered Disciple
After some time, Hu Bai also completed the absorption of his sixth soul ring, and his cultivation instantly surged from level 60 to level 68!
Besides the boost from the sixth soul ring, there was also an increase from the Snow Empress's Soul Bone.
However, due to his own low strength, even after absorbing two Fierce Beast Soul Bones, they couldn't provide him with a greater soul power boost.
Similar to the skull Tianmeng Iceworm gave him, these two Soul Bones would greatly increase his future cultivation speed.
Normally, it would be impossible to absorb Fierce Beast Soul Bones unless one were a Titled Douluo.
The reason he could absorb them was because the Snow Empress and the Ice Empress voluntarily sacrificed themselves.
Seeing that Hu Bai had completed the absorption of the god-bestowed soul ring, Yue Guan, Gui Mei, and Ling Yuan came before him. "Xiao Bai, you've gained a lot from this trip. You're almost a Soul Saint now," Yue Guan exclaimed with emotion.
During this time, Ling Yuan had also sent Shui Binger and the others away from the Extreme North and then rushed back.
Upon returning, she heard Yue Guan and Gui Mei recount Hu Bai's truly astonishing experiences.
"Alright, we've been out for so long. It's time to leave. I wonder if the teacher has been waiting too long." Hu Bai stood up and brushed off the snow that had fallen on him.
It had been about two months since they left Spirit Hall, and during these two months, his older brother Xie Yue should have already broken through to level 40.
As for his fourth soul ring, the most suitable option was naturally to hunt spatial Soul Beasts in the Rift Valley of the Star Dou Great Forest.
And Bibi Dong also happened to be planning to go to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Beast to add a soul ring to her second Martial Soul.
During this year's reconnaissance of the Star Dou Great Forest, Spirit Hall had discovered traces of four Hundred Thousand Year Soul Beasts:
- Two-Hundred-Thousand-Year-Old Soft Bones Rabbits
- A Titan Giant Ape
- A Sky Azure Bull Python
Although these four Hundred Thousand Year Soul Beasts were not suitable for Bibi Dong's Spider Emperor Martial Soul in terms of attributes, when a Soul Beast's cultivation reaches the Hundred-thousand Year level, this unsuitability becomes secondary.
Honestly, it's very difficult for Soul Beasts to cultivate to the Hundred-thousand-Year level, and they already possess high intelligence. If it weren't for the fact that Soul Masters need to absorb soul rings to advance in their own cultivation, he truly wouldn't want to hunt high-level Soul Beasts.
Hunting low-year Soul Beasts might not carry such a heavy burden.
Because, apart from Soul Beasts with high Bloodline who develop sentience earlier, the sentience of other Soul Beasts is not as good as that of a three-year-old child; only when they reach the Ten-thousand Year level does their sentience become like that of a seven or eight-year-old child.
Furthermore, in the human world, humans can eat meat and vegetables without any burden, as they are at the top of the food chain.
And these so-called livestock meat and plant vegetables are actually Soul Beasts before their evolution.
Ordinary animals, and further up, will be Ten-year Soul Beasts, Hundred-year Soul Beasts, Thousand-year Soul Beasts...
This time, the target of Spirit Hall in the Star Dou Great Forest is two of these four Soul Beasts!
His teacher, Bibi Dong, needed a soul ring, and the other Soft Bones Rabbit's soul ring was also very suitable for Hu Liena, as their attributes perfectly matched.
However, during the time he spent leaving Ice God Canyon, Hu Bai also thought of a method: letting them voluntarily sacrifice themselves.
Without any surprises, Xiao Wu and her mother, A Rou, should have already transformed, and A Rou was also a Titled Douluo powerhouse.
In the original work, to protect the weaker Xiao Wu, she was defeated by Bibi Dong, and she might have also thought that her Invincible Golden Body was unmatched.
But she didn't expect that Bibi Dong's Eternal Creation Soul Skill ignored physical defense, meaning it ignored her Invincible Golden Body!
This time, they might be able to talk.
After all, it's not just Bibi Dong who has the Rakshasa God Trial; he also has a God Trial.
Why do Soul Beasts choose to transform?
Of course, it's to gain that sliver of a chance to become a god, and now the opportunity is right before their eyes. How to choose? There's no need to say more, right?
Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan
A month ago, Tang Xiao sent Tang San here, met Yu Xiaogang, explained his intentions, and then left.
Yu Xiaogang said with a cold face: "Since it's a request from the Clear Sky Sect, I will temporarily accept you as my named disciple. I will first teach you some theoretical knowledge. As for whether you can obtain my lifelong learning, that depends on your ability.
If your Innate Martial Soul Awakening at six years old shows good talent, then I will make an exception and accept you as my direct disciple. Understand?"
Yu Xiaogang's attitude was very condescending because, in his eyes, Tang San was just an ordinary commoner with no talent.
If he hadn't known that Tang San's father was the Clear Sky Douluo whom he admired, he would not have agreed to accept Tang San, no matter how much Tang Xiao pleaded.
After all, Tang San hadn't awakened his Martial Soul yet. What if his innate soul power was very poor then? Wouldn't that ruin his reputation?
However, Tang San has Tang Hao's bloodline flowing in him. As long as his Martial Soul doesn't mutate, he will definitely awaken the Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul in the future.
He also wondered how Tang Hao was doing in Spirit Hall. He hoped he was still alive.
Yu Xiaogang sighed in his heart when he thought of this.
"Yes, Grandmaster!"
"Disciple Tang San, greets Grandmaster!"
Along the way, Tang San had also heard many rumors about Yu Xiaogang from Tang Xiao's mouth: the number one theoretical grandmaster on the continent!
His theoretical knowledge was second only to Spirit Hall.
Tang San didn't know that Tang Xiao only spoke about the good parts of Yu Xiaogang and completely omitted the bad parts. Anyway, what he needed to know, he would know later.
Moreover, Tang San was only interested in theory, so there was no need for him to talk about Yu Xiaogang's dark past.
After drinking Tang San's respectful tea, Yu Xiaogang nodded with satisfaction: "For the next three years, I will teach you for half a day every day. For the other half, you need to properly train your body refining. The family's food will not mistreat you.
This way, the age limit of your first soul ring that you will absorb in the future can also be higher."
Tang San asked in confusion: "Grandmaster, what does 'absorbing a soul ring' mean?"
Actually, before coming here, he had asked his great-uncle Tang Xiao, and his great-uncle had only told him about the cultivation system of Soul Masters: every ten levels is a stage, divided into Soul Warrior, Soul Master... up to the highest Titled Douluo!
However, on the way he brought him, Tang Xiao did not show his soul rings, so Tang San was still a bit half-understood about it.
Yu Xiaogang patiently explained: "We Soul Masters have a threshold every ten levels, and to continue leveling up, we need to hunt Soul Beasts. After a Soul Beast dies, a soul ring will appear, and the strength of the soul ring varies, so the color of the soul ring presented will also be different."
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