Chapter 4: The Small Beast Tide
Ning Bei felt his soul power after successfully absorbing the soul ring. His soul power level had reached level 12. He then summoned his martial soul and activated his first soul skill. The pale yellow soul ring on the Pill Tower glowed brightly, and a fragrance of medicine wafted through the air. Three pills—red, green, and blue—appeared in his hands.
Looking at the three different pills in his hand, Ning Bei's heart soared with joy.
"It seems I really can use one ring for multiple purposes. All first-grade pills can be refined from the Pill Tower."
"Grandpa Jian, these are the three pills made by my first soul skill. They can restore soul power, heal injuries, and temporarily increase strength."
After hearing Ning Bei's words, Chen Xin clicked his tongue in astonishment.
"Bei'er, your martial soul is truly extraordinary. Most people's first soul skill only has one function, but your Pill Tower can make multiple different types of pills."
He then took the pills from Ning Bei's hand, used his soul power to cut his finger, and fresh blood immediately flowed out. He then swallowed the green Injury Recovery Pill.
The two watched as the wound on Chen Xin's hand slowly began to heal.
"Mm, the recovery effect is quite good."
Next, Chen Xin tested the effects of the other two pills. The blue Rejuvenation Pill increased soul power recovery speed by 20%, while the red Energy Pill boosted strength by 20%.
"Bei'er, your martial soul essentially adds two extra auxiliary abilities to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Tower. How much energy does it consume to make these pills?"
Chen Xin marveled and then asked about the soul skill's consumption.
Ning Bei felt his remaining soul power and then answered Chen Xin.
"At my current cultivation level, I can make about 10 pills in total. The three pills I just made consumed about 30% of my soul power. With the Rejuvenation Pill's recovery effect, I could probably make 12 pills."
"Great! To be able to have such efficiency right after becoming a soul master—once your cultivation improves, you should be able to mass-produce these pills. The future of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School will shine even brighter because of you."
Hearing Chen Xin's praise, Ning Bei scratched his head in embarrassment.
"Not at all. Grandpa Jian is the real pillar of the sect. We all have a bright future."
Just as they were exchanging compliments, the sound of rustling leaves suddenly came from the nearby woods. Three wolf-type soul beasts appeared before them.
Just as Chen Xin was about to release his aura to intimidate the soul beasts, another bear-type soul beast emerged from the bushes.
Soon, leopard-type, wild boar-type, and monkey-type soul beasts flooded in like a tidal wave. The highest-level ones had reached a thousand years of age.
"Grandpa Jian, what's going on here? Did we stir up a beast's nest? But no, there are still deer around. There's no way carnivorous and herbivorous soul beasts would live together in one place, right?"
Ning Bei saw the endless wave of soul beasts coming and instinctively moved closer to Chen Xin.
"This doesn't seem right. In all my years, I've never seen anything like this. Could it be..."
Chen Xin, having lived so many years, had never encountered such a situation. He looked at the Pill Tower in Ning Bei's hand and seemed to have a guess.
"Bei'er, try putting away your martial soul."
Ning Bei's eyes lit up, as if he understood Chen Xin's thoughts. He then flicked his wrist, and the Pill Tower disappeared.
The moment the soul beasts saw the Pill Tower vanish, they immediately became frenzied, their eyes turning blood red, as though they would pounce on the two of them at any moment.
"Not good, let's go."
Chen Xin grabbed Ning Bei's shoulder, summoned the Seven Killing Sword, and quickly flew out of the Star Dou Forest.
All that was left behind were hundreds of soul beasts howling in place, seemingly having lost something important.
After flying for several minutes, the two arrived at a remote mountain range. Chen Xin landed and set Ning Bei down.
"Bei'er, it seems your martial soul has some special traits that haven't been fully explored yet."
Ning Bei thought about how the soul beasts had reacted when the Pill Tower disappeared.
"My Pill Tower seems to have an unusual attraction for these soul beasts. As for what exactly it can bring to them, I'm not sure yet."
Chen Xin stroked his chin and nodded at Ning Bei.
"Exactly. From the way those soul beasts acted, it's clear. Let's head back and discuss it with Fengzhi. Worst case, I'll go again and bring back a soul beast to test it out."
"Alright, Grandpa Jian, let's head back."
There was no further conversation as Chen Xin's flying speed was incredibly fast. After several hours, the buildings of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School came into view.
Following Chen Xin to the council hall, they found Ning Fengzhi, who was dealing with sect matters.
When Ning Fengzhi looked up and saw the two enter, he was surprised.
"Already back? How was it, Uncle Chen? Was it smooth?"
Chen Xin explained everything that had happened in the Star Dou Forest, and when he mentioned Ning Bei's soul skill and the beast tide, Ning Fengzhi was also taken aback.
After thinking for a moment, Ning Fengzhi turned to Ning Bei.
"So, Bei'er's martial soul seems to belong to the super auxiliary category. To be able to make multiple uses of one ring, and it seems to have some special abilities."
"Here's what we'll do. Uncle Chen, I'll send someone to the Star Dou Forest to capture a hundred-year-old soul beast and see what the Pill Tower can really do."
Chen Xin waved his hand at Ning Fengzhi.
"No need to go through all that trouble. I'll go right now. I'm very curious about the Pill Tower's abilities too."
With that, he vanished in the blink of an eye.
What a man, like the wind.
All that was left were the father and son standing in place, staring at each other with wide eyes, communicating silently through their gazes.
"What are you looking at?"
"What are you looking at?"
"Want to keep staring?"
"I gave birth to you, what's wrong with me taking a look?"
"It's fine, keep looking."
Ning Fengzhi also sent someone to notify Ning's mother and Gu Rong to come to the council hall. When they heard about Ning Bei's Pill Tower soul skill, they were filled with joy, exclaiming that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's future would definitely be bright. They were also curious about the special abilities of the Pill Tower.
After Ning's mother arrived, Ning Bei returned to his VIP seat. Since awakening his innate full soul power and the Pill Tower, along with the added massage service, Ning Bei got to experience what it felt like to be a treasure in the palm of someone's hand.
While the group discussed the future of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, the tool Douluo, Chen Xin, had already completed his round trip to the Star Dou Forest. A hundred-year-old deer-type soul beast appeared before everyone, and under the pressure of the two titled Douluo's aura, it collapsed on the ground, trembling.
"This is the Red Cloud Elk, a very gentle soul beast. It just runs when it sees people, so it won't harm Bei'er during the test."
Everyone nodded after hearing Chen Xin's words and then turned their attention to Ning Bei, who was comfortably sitting in his mother's lap.
"Go ahead!"
Ning Bei pouted.
"What do you mean by 'go ahead'? You're making it sound like I'm supposed to do something to this little deer. Come on, elders, can we please be more careful with our words?"
He thought to himself, but still got off his mother's lap and walked over to the elk.
He raised his right hand, and the Pill Tower appeared.
(END CHAPTER)
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