The Martial Soul Skeleton, in Douluo Continent's Bone-Changing Susanoo

Chapter 18 First Soul Ring

Like the bear paw, the Thunder Eagle Claw is an arm-type skill. Both tend to be power attacks, so the soul force generated when they collide is extremely domineering and full of shock.

As he carefully felt the impact of the shockwave, Xia Liang was greatly shocked. This was the first time he had witnessed a battle between a Soul Master and a Soul Beast up close, and he came to understand a principle because of it.

The battlefield is ever-changing, and no one can predict everything.

Therefore, for a Soul Master to be invincible, they must not only have a meticulous mind, but also the ability to adapt to changing circumstances.

Thanks to Teacher Mo's reminder to activate rib protection in advance, I was able to avoid being accidentally injured by the oncoming shockwave.

It was also thanks to Teacher Mo's excellent adaptability that he was able to appear in front of me in time to provide protection.

Xia Liang was shocked by the battle between the Soul Master and the Soul Beast, but it wasn't very exciting to watch.

Teacher Mo is, after all, a level 35 Battle Soul Master, and his third soul ring is a thousand-year soul ring.

When he used his third soul skill to enhance Eagle Claw, the terrifying power of lightning immediately shattered the Netherworld Ghost Bear's paw.

In the end, it was a one-sided crushing victory by Teacher Mo.

With its two eagle claws slashing frequently, each claw amplified by a violent aura of lightning, the Netherworld Ghost Bear was completely powerless to resist.

Despite its strong defense, the Netherworld Ghost Bear could only gradually lose consciousness under the paralysis of the lightning after enduring several lightning eagle claw attacks. In the end, it was stunned by a large amount of current flowing into its body through its mouth.

Seeing the Netherworld Bear lying on the ground, completely unable to resist.

Teacher Mo's anxiety gradually eased, but Xia Liang, who was watching the show from behind a big tree, did not relax. As the saying goes, "a fall into a pit, a gain in your wit," he dared not say how much his combat awareness had improved after watching this battle, but his survival awareness had definitely improved.

The previous state of complete ignorance about power has been transformed into one of awe.

With utmost concentration, Xia Liang approached Teacher Mo and took out a sharp dagger from his silver bracelet, preparing to kill the soul beast and obtain the soul ring.

"Wait. This is the core area, where thousand-year-old soul beasts might appear. The commotion just now was quite loud and will definitely attract the attention of thousand-year-old soul beasts or other groups of soul beasts. We can't absorb soul rings here."

Teacher Mo surveyed the surroundings with his eagle eyes and suggested, "Let's retreat to the outer area first. The soul beasts there are weaker. Even if you are surrounded and killed by a group of soul beasts while absorbing your soul ring, I am confident that I can keep you safe."

"Alright." Xia Liang put the dagger back into his silver bracelet. He had been holding back for two years, so there was no rush.

Much later.

night.

Soul Hunter Forest, Outer Zone.

After plunging the dagger into the Netherworld Ghost Bear's most vulnerable mouth, Xia Liang, like an old chef at a fish restaurant, killed the Netherworld Ghost Bear piece by piece.

It wasn't that he was cruel, but rather that the Netherworld Bear had such strong defenses, with its entire body covered in tough skin and flesh, that it was impossible to kill it with a single stab.

To absorb the spirit ring generated by this spirit beast, the spirit master must kill it.

Therefore, Teacher Mo could only use lightning to paralyze the Netherworld Ghost Bear's body and senses, and could not kill it.

Ten minutes later.

The Netherworld Bear died from being cut into a thousand pieces, leaving the ground covered in bright red blood.

Strands of yellow light slowly rose from the corpse of the Netherworld Bear and converged into an ethereal yellow halo.

Gazing at the yellow halo floating in the air, Xia Liang felt inexplicably excited. After two years of hard training, he finally possessed his first soul ring and soul skill.

Sitting cross-legged on the ground, following the method taught by Teacher Mo, Xia Liang quickly guided the yellow halo above the corpse of the Netherworld Ghost Bear into his body.

As the warmth flowed through his body with his soul power, he could clearly feel the yellow halo rotating around him merging with his body, as if there were a fireplace in winter around him, making his whole body feel so comfortable that he got goosebumps.

About half an hour later.

Seeing the yellow spirit ring spinning peacefully around Xia Liang, Teacher Mo's anxiety gradually eased.

If there is little noise when the spirit ring merges with the body during the absorption process, it means that the spirit ring's energy has already been taken over by the spirit master.

Next, all you need to do is wait for your body and martial soul to absorb the energy of the spirit ring completely.

After a moment of relaxation, a look of doubt flashed in Teacher Mo's eyes. The first soul ring could actually absorb a five-hundred-year-old one?

Could it be that the Skull Martial Soul really enhances the resilience of the human skeleton and meridians, allowing the body to accept the modification of higher-age Soul Ring energy?

Recalling Xia Liang's explanation, Teacher Mo felt envious. He regretted that he had been too impatient when searching for soul beasts and had casually absorbed a white, ten-year-old first soul ring.

If I had been able to absorb a five-hundred-year-old, no, even a one-hundred-year-old first soul ring back then, my current achievements wouldn't be limited to just a three-ring Soul Master.

However, what Teacher Mo didn't know was that Xia Liang's ability to absorb the number one spirit ring in five hundred years wasn't due to the skeleton spirit enhancing the resilience of his bones and meridians. This was all thanks to the nine pieces of ten-year-old whale glue he had consumed over the past two years.

Whale glue can increase a Soul Master's absorption of the Soul Ring's age limit, a secret that was only discovered ten thousand years later during the Douluo Continent II: The Legend of Tang Sect era.

Even if the other party was Teacher Mo, who helped hunt soul beasts, Xia Liang could not reveal this secret. After all, loose lips sink ships, and it was best to say what should be said and remain silent about what should not be said.

"The martial spirit is beginning to change."

After seeing that the Netherworld Ghost Bear's spirit rings had become more docile, Teacher Mo quickly began to modify Xia Liang's skeleton martial spirit.

To be precise, it should be that after absorbing the soul ring energy of the Netherworld Ghost Bear, the original energy of the Skeleton Martial Soul was enhanced, causing the appearance of the Martial Soul to change to varying degrees.

Just like Xia Liang, whose body is currently undergoing rapid development, his martial soul can also grow along with the soul ring he absorbs.

"Didn't the arm bones grow out?"

After witnessing the entire process of how the Skeleton Martial Soul's appearance changed, Teacher Mo felt regretful.

The dark purple ribs surrounding Xia Liang's body are only gradually changing towards pure black, but they still appear to be dark purple at present.

The biggest change is that the martial spirit aura has condensed into a blackish-purple flame.

The current Skeleton Martial Soul is still in the form of a rib, but it looks like a huge rib burning with black and purple flames. In addition to being gloomy and eerie, it also gives people a cold feeling.

Recalling the dark purple ghost fire that Xia Liang had once summoned, Teacher Mo suddenly realized that the dark purple flames attached to each rib of the Skeleton Martial Soul could be the ghost fire from before.

Suddenly, three faint auras burst forth from Xia Liang's body.

Any Soul Master could see that this was a sign of an increase in Soul Power level.

The bottleneck of level 10 soul power has been broken, which means that the soul ring has been successfully absorbed.

Exhaling a long breath, Xia Liang opened his eyes, stood up, and after successfully absorbing his first soul ring, his body was much stronger than before, and he had grown several inches taller, with his physical fitness clearly improved.

"Ah Liang, are you alright?" Teacher Mo asked.

"I'm fine. Thank you for your concern, Teacher Mo." Xia Liang replied, looking at his body in disbelief. He had never felt so refreshed.

The physical strength enhanced by the spirit ring is something that cannot be achieved by consuming whale glue or through physical training.

No wonder he has one more spirit ring than others; the difference in strength is so great.

(End of this chapter)