Douluo Continent has a system, but I don't want to use it.

Chapter 15 Second Soul Ring

"Director Wang, what are you saying? I've read this in many books. The danger in the Soul Hunting Forest isn't just the soul beasts, but actually the people themselves. We don't know them at all, we don't know their character, and we don't know if we can handle the soul beasts they've provoked. Going out rashly is playing with our lives. What we fear most is that while we're fighting the soul beasts, they'll ambush us to draw their attention so they can escape," Fang Tian replied seriously.

"Yes, the most dangerous thing is people themselves. I learned this lesson the hard way when I was young, and I lost an important companion. So try not to come into contact with strangers in the Soul Hunter Forest." Director Wang's face showed a look of reminiscence and sadness, but he quickly concealed it.

"Let's go, let's pack up and continue searching for your spirit ring." Director Wang patted Fang Tian on the shoulder.

The two quickly packed their things and resumed their search for parasitic vines and wiregrass.

The search was a tedious and repetitive process, but the two were quite lucky and finally found their desired soul beast around 3 p.m.

"It's a 900-year-old wiregrass vine." Director Wang's eyes gleamed with excitement. The search had been tedious and monotonous, requiring constant vigilance against potential dangers. Now that he had achieved his goal, his mood lifted considerably.

This wire vine is nine meters long and as thick as a child's arm. It is coiled around a dead tree, and the vine is even cutting into the trunk.

The outer skin of the clematis is generally brownish-gray, with fine black lines running from the root to the tip, and the same is true inside the vine. These black lines are tough and strong, like iron wire, hence the name clematis.

The important thing is that the clematis is very vigorous. Just cut off a section and insert it into the soil. As long as the weather and soil are not too dry, the section of clematis will soon take root, sprout and grow into a new clematis.

"System, recognize." Fang Tian opened the system.

Name: Wire Vine

Age limit: 903

Soul Skills: Entanglement, Strangulation, Rooted to the Ground

"Alright, this is the soul ring I need!" Fang Tian breathed a sigh of relief; he had finally found it.

Although calculations showed that Fang Tian could absorb a soul ring that was about a thousand years old, it was too dangerous for someone as powerless as Fang Tian to be carrying a second soul ring that was about a thousand years old. In the end, he chose to play it safe.

"Alright, let's work together to hunt it down. Just be careful not to get entangled, or it will be hard to escape," Director Wang instructed Fang Tian.

"Hehe, Director Wang, don't worry about that. I brought a secret weapon." Fang Tian opened the large package on his back and took out more than a dozen tightly packed bamboo tubes.

"Wire vines are known for their toughness, but they're not easy to hunt. And most plants are vulnerable to fire, so I brought a lot of kerosene. That will save us a lot of effort," Fang Tian explained to Director Wang with a smile.

"Good lad, so that's why you were carrying such a big package. Turns out it was kerosene. Young people are quick-witted and have more ideas. I've been a Soul Master for decades, and I'm used to solving battles with my Martial Soul. My thinking has become rigid." Director Wang didn't hold back his praise for Fang Tian. Less battle meant less danger, so Director Wang was naturally happy.

The two men threw the bamboo tube with the stopper removed at the iron wire vine from a distance, and after pouring kerosene on it, they threw it on fire.

The flames roared up, engulfing the entire withered tree. The wire vines writhed and hissed against the tree trunk, eventually detaching themselves and lashing out at the flames. But flames coated in oil were not so easily extinguished.

The flames burned for about half an hour before going out. By then, most of the thin branches of the wire vine had been burned off or turned to ash, leaving only the dark trunk still twisting back and forth.

Fang Tian walked over, drew his knife, and severed the iron wire vine at its root, then dug out the root. A yellow spirit ring slowly formed above the iron wire vine.

Fang Tian nodded to Director Wang, then sat cross-legged on the ground and released his martial spirit.

Fang Tian guided the spirit ring to his martial soul, and then the spirit ring quickly disappeared into the martial soul.

Fang Tian felt a powerful surge of soul energy suddenly rush into his meridians, almost bursting them. He quickly activated the Meridian Technique at maximum speed, rapidly refining the soul energy flowing into his body by circulating the technique for up to sixty-nine cycles a day. As a result, Fang Tian's physical attributes, total soul energy, and spirit were all rapidly improving.

Although refining the soul ring wasn't as easy as last time, it didn't take much effort either. Half an hour later, Fang Tian finished refining and opened his eyes.

I sensed my soul power; it was around level twenty-two.

"He has acquired the Soul Skill 'Rooted to the Ground'?" Fang Tian was shocked when he sensed the Soul Skill. Was this an inextricable bond with roots?

Fang Tian raised his right hand and released his martial spirit, which underwent a significant change.

The sweet potatoes that were originally shriveled and half-shrunken and covered with black spots have completely disappeared. Instead, roots have grown directly connected to the vines, and the roots are now even denser. The seedlings that were originally three inches tall have now grown into sweet potato vines that are half a meter tall, with thin black lines distributed from head to tail.

"Entangle!" Fang Tian shouted softly in his heart.

Although his second soul skill is not Entanglement, isn't entanglement an instinct of vine-type martial souls?

As Fang Tian channeled his soul power, the vines on his martial soul rapidly grew longer and stretched towards a tree five meters away, as thick as a bowl. They quickly wrapped around the tree trunk, and with a pull, Fang Tian bent the tree into an arc shape.

"Good, it seems that the Iron Wire Vine's spirit ring has greatly increased the strength of your Martial Soul Potato Seedling. Once this strength binds an enemy, unless they are a Soul Master of a Beast Martial Soul, they won't be able to break free," Director Wang praised.

"Judging from the extent of the changes in your martial soul, your theory is basically correct. With more data to support it in the future, it can be directly verified. After all, there is only one example right now."

"Your theory about absorbing spirit rings beyond the time limit is also successful. According to this theory, at least the first two spirit rings should be fine," Director Wang added with emotion.

"I have to thank Director Wang for his support. I know the school has no precedent for helping students obtain a second spirit ring," Fang Tian said gratefully.

"Haha, acquiring a second spirit ring is quite dangerous. There's a risk of injury or death for the school's teachers, so they generally don't hunt for second spirit rings for students. Besides, Notting City is a small city, and we've never encountered a student needing to hunt for a second spirit ring before," Director Wang explained.

"And you're different. Your combat ability is still very strong. Although I said I helped you hunt, you actually put in a lot of effort yourself." Director Wang said, patting Fang Tian on the shoulder.

After absorbing two spirit rings in succession, Fang Tian's height had reached 1.6 meters, just right for someone to pat him on the shoulder!

"Director Wang, let's leave here quickly. Maybe we can get out of the Soul Hunter Forest before dark."

(End of this chapter)