Douro Continent

Chapter 43 The First Soul Ring of Blue Silver Grass (Part 5)

The master had relaxed, his eyes gleaming with confidence. "One of the ten core competitive advantages I've researched and proposed in the world of martial spirits is the theory of martial spirit mimicry. Plant martial spirits don't necessarily have to absorb the spirit rings of plant spirit beasts, and beast martial spirits aren't necessarily unable to absorb plant spirit rings. Under certain conditions, the two can absorb each other. As I told you before, one of the great advantages of Blue Silver Grass is its non-exclusivity. Because it's so weak, it doesn't reject any attributes attached to a spirit ring; it's passively integrated. Therefore, absorbing the spirit ring of this Mandragora Serpent isn't a problem. Also, do you remember what kind of spirit ring we're looking for?"

Tang San's eyes lit up. "Added toughness, preferably with venom. That's right, the Mandragora Snake possesses both of these characteristics."

The master gave his disciple a deep look and said, "Whether it's ordinary soul masters or those guys from the Spirit Hall, they all scoff at my theory of ten core competencies, and no one believes it. No soul master has ever been willing to absorb different types of soul rings to strengthen themselves before. Xiao San, are you willing to give it a try? Although I have absolute confidence in the theory, no one has ever tried it. Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth. The reason why my ten core competencies are just theory and not truth is because no one is willing to put them into practice."

Tang San saw fervor in the master's eyes. Because of the mutation of his martial soul, the master could never become a powerful soul master in his life, but he was still so persistent, devoting his entire life to the research of martial souls.

Tang San had genuine respect for this person, respecting the master as a person and his research results. "Teacher, let me be the one to help you with your practice. I believe your research is correct."

The datura snake's body gradually stopped moving, its head pierced by a sharp blade. No matter how tenacious its vitality was, it could not escape its fate of death.

A faint yellow light began to gather above the body of the Mandragora Serpent. Unlike the ten-year Netherworld Wolf Soul Ring that Tang San had seen before, the yellow halo produced by the Mandragora Serpent was very clear, and its brilliance was much brighter than that of the Netherworld Wolf. Even without touching it, one could clearly feel the enormous energy contained within it.

Hearing Tang San's words, Grandmaster's eyes were filled with satisfaction. "Little San, let's begin."

Tang San nodded, raised his right hand, and, enduring the weakness of exhaustion, slowly gathered his remaining soul power into his palm. Accompanied by a pale blue halo, Blue Silver Grass grew from his palm, emitting a faint life aura and swaying gently with the fluctuations of soul power.

Come, my first spirit ring, you will determine whether I can master the Tang Sect's ultimate techniques, and whether I can carry on my teacher's hopes.

Guided by the pale blue light, the hundred-year-old Mandragora Serpent Soul Ring slowly flew towards Tang San.

The master stared intently at the approaching spirit ring and said in a deep voice, "Sit cross-legged and focus your mind on your martial spirit."

Tang San sat down cross-legged as instructed, focusing his attention on his right-hand spirit. At this moment, as the hundred-year-old Mandragora Serpent spirit ring approached, he felt an unprecedentedly powerful pressure, and even his bones made slight cracking sounds under this pressure.

Soon, the yellow halo arrived above Tang San's head. Before he could react, the yellow halo suddenly contracted, turning into a golden ring the size of a bracelet, yet incredibly solid, which landed directly on the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul in the palm of his right hand.

Tang San felt as if his right hand had been invaded by magma, a surge of scorching energy rushing in, the intense heat instantly engulfing his body, making him feel as if his internal organs were burning. His body trembled violently.

"No matter how much the power of the spirit ring impacts your body, remember to stay alert. Only in this way can you make better use of the spirit ring's power in the future."

These were the last words Tang San heard from the master. The next second, he closed his eyes, his consciousness completely immersed in the scalding ocean.

The internal energy of the Xuan Tian Gong within his body seemed to be ignited by this sudden power, and the heat instantly spread to every part of his body. Tang San felt as if he could breathe fire if he opened his mouth.

Such domineering power.

The surging power of the spirit rings instantly cleansed Tang San's body, but to Tang San's surprise, such scorching energy did not destroy the Blue Silver Grass spirit.

Suddenly, a light flashed in Tang San's mind. He seemed to see himself immersed in a sea of ​​flames, and right in the center of these flames, a solitary Blue Silver Grass swayed gently with the flames. No matter how intense the flames were, they could not destroy it.

Tang San was overjoyed. This seemed to be the Inner Vision realm of internal energy. In his previous life, he was too old when he cultivated the Xuan Tian Bao Lu and never experienced this realm. He never expected it to appear when he absorbed his first soul ring.

Under the heat of the flames, the Blue Silver Grass began to change. The originally slender blades began to grow longer and wider, and the pale blue color gradually deepened. The deep blue blades spread out in the sea of ​​flames, moving nimbly, like countless Salamanders darting through the fire.

The pale blue grass blades turned dark blue, with some black patterns on them, exactly the same as the patterns on the mandala snake.

Boom—, all the heat surged out, and Tang San felt as if the scorching heat had melted his body.

(End of this chapter)