In Douluo Continent, Tang San raids my base right from the start.

Chapter 263: It can actually increase cultivation level!

During the Soul Master Competition, Long Yingtian had already reached the Soul King level. Now, more than five years later, he must have broken through to the Soul Emperor level. Even if Tang San was unwilling to admit it, he had to acknowledge that Long Yingtian, backed by the Illusionary Beast Sect, would not be slower than him in terms of cultivation speed.

"However, what if I'm ahead of the curve? Once I cultivate my Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul to the Title Realm, no, to the Soul Emperor level, that will be enough."

"Once I start adding spirit rings to the Clear Sky Hammer, I'll definitely be able to surpass others in cultivation!" Adding spirit rings will undoubtedly allow his cultivation to increase significantly in a short period of time. Moreover, now that he possesses a fully equipped spirit bone, he can do this much earlier.

Even a 50,000-year soul ring should be able to withstand it.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel excited. I quickly got up and started packing my things before heading out.

Target: Starry Sky Forest.

After flying at high altitudes for several days, they successfully arrived at the area of ​​ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts and then found a 5-year-old human-faced demon spider.

Just like when he dealt with the Titan Anaconda, he relied on his flight ability to exhaust himself before switching to the Clear Sky Hammer martial soul for close-range kill.

Although it was time-consuming and somewhat torturous and cruel for the Man-Faced Demon Spider, it was exactly what he wanted. After all, by intensifying the Man-Faced Demon Spider's resentment through torture, he could increase the probability of obtaining a soul bone. At the 50,000-year level, it was worth it for him to do so.

After carefully arranging the surroundings with potent poison, he then sat down to absorb the spirit ring.

Being in the territory inhabited by ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts, he had no choice but to be cautious.

And as it turned out, a few hours later...

It was a close call, but we successfully absorbed it.

He opened his eyes, glanced back, and his disappointment was palpable; he found no soul bone.

"However, level 62, and this newly acquired soul skill," his eyes flashed, "it's not a bad gain."

Blue Silver Soul Devourer, this is his newly acquired sixth soul skill.

Plants grow by absorbing nutrients from the soil, while the Human-Faced Demon Spider directly devours life. His Blue Silver Grass martial soul's ability to inherit this soul skill is undoubtedly a result of combining the two. However, being a martial soul, not a true plant, it cannot absorb nutrients from the flesh and blood of living beings. Therefore, his soul skill can only devour and filter energy within living beings to replenish his soul power.

This is also the origin of the name "Soul Devouring Skill".

Soul refers to soul power.

Even so, it's still a decent skill for sustained damage, and it can also be used to heal oneself during combat.

"Let's test the effect." His gaze shifted to the corpse of the human-faced demon spider. Without hesitation, he summoned his Blue Silver Grass martial soul, extending vines to bind it. He then controlled the binding tightly, allowing the sharp spikes to pierce it. His sixth soul ring lit up, and he quickly felt a cool energy flow into his body along the vines, then surge to his martial soul, where it was filtered and transformed into pure soul power. A moment later, his vision suddenly brightened.

It can actually increase cultivation level!

"That's right. Soul Masters usually cultivate by absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth from the outside world and then converting it into soul power through their martial soul. However, due to the scarcity and dispersion of energy in the world, the speed is limited. But now, it's being absorbed directly from soul beasts."

"The speed at which energy is absorbed from the body by the soul beasts is naturally much faster than usual cultivation."

"Long Yingtian, perhaps I will catch up with you soon." His eyes flashed, and he thought to himself.

With this auxiliary skill, his cultivation speed will undoubtedly increase significantly.

Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. Now, burdened with a blood feud and surrounded by enemies on all sides, he is undoubtedly in an extraordinary situation.

Besides, humans and spirit beasts are mortal enemies. What's wrong with devouring some spirit beasts?

"Next, I'll try to add the first spirit ring to the Clear Sky Hammer martial soul." He thought to himself as he got up.

"While we're at it, we'll find some spirit beasts to familiarize ourselves with and use the sixth spirit skill."

"Also, there's the matter of finding Xiao Wu!" Xiao Wu's image involuntarily appeared in his mind, and a hint of tenderness appeared in his eyes.

His father is dead, his mother betrayed him, and he has never even met his aunt, Tang Yuehua. Now, only Xiao Wu is his true haven.

"However, I must be careful." He suddenly thought of the Beast Sect trial that Long Yingtian had mentioned before. If he encountered it and happened to discover that he was absorbing the soul power from the soul beasts to cultivate, he would most likely be labeled as an evil soul master and hunted down, which would be bad.

"Buzzing," it stretched out its thin wings and flew into the depths of the forest, vibrating.

Half an hour later, they finally encountered a 30,000-year-old split-toothed lizard. After carefully observing the surroundings, they began their hunt.

Another half hour later, Tang San withdrew the vines and his martial soul, and sighed to himself.

"Such a huge improvement!" His eyes gleamed with excitement. "And with the blessing of the Soul Bone, my physical strength has undoubtedly reached the Soul Saint level. However, my cultivation is only at the Soul Emperor level, which is clearly lagging behind. Relying on this method, I might be able to catch up soon."

With that in mind, I continued on my way.

An hour later, they successfully found and killed the second ten-thousand-year-old soul beast.

"It's just that finding spirit beasts takes too much time." Tang San frowned slightly as he withdrew his spirit again.

Although the Star Dou Great Forest is teeming with spirit beasts, scattered across a vast area comparable to a country, they don't feel crowded at all; on the contrary, they are extremely sparse, especially in the area inhabited by ten-thousand-year spirit beasts. These ten-thousand-year spirit beasts have all developed intelligence, possessing a much more acute sense of danger and considerable strength, further increasing the difficulty of searching for and hunting them. Therefore, hunting even one requires him to spend a considerable amount of time.

The main reason is that his external soul bone is not fast, even slower than some ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts. In addition, the soul beasts here are extremely familiar with the surrounding environment, and the geographical environment in the Star Dou Great Forest is complex, so the efficiency of hunting naturally decreases.

The two animals he hunted in succession were not fast runners.

Even so, searching, hunting, and devouring—at his current pace—he felt he couldn't kill more than a few in a day. This efficiency clearly dissatisfied him. However, he was helpless to change it.

He could make some spices to attract soul beasts to gather on their own. But a large number of soul beasts would be beyond his ability to handle, and might even attract disciples of the Illusionary Beast Sect.

The risk is too great!

Fortunately, even so, the training progressed much faster by following the established methods.

Shaking his head, he continued his search, picking on the easy targets he could catch.

The third, the fourth, one after another ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts died at Tang San's hands, their energy drained and their bodies turned into food.

The following afternoon, a 50,000-year-old scaled beast came into view.

"A 50,000-year-old scaled beast is indeed qualified to be the first spirit ring of my Clear Sky Hammer martial soul." The scaled beast's main method of attack is close-quarters combat, and it doesn't have any special attack skills. Its characteristics are immense strength and astonishing defensive capabilities.

"And the weakness lies in the mouth," Tang San thought for a moment and activated the sleeve arrow.

His hidden arrows were coated with a mixture of poisons he had prepared, primarily using the deadly poison of nine-section jade. If it hit the mouth, which is extremely close to the brain, even a 50,000-year-old scaled beast would suffer greatly in his eyes.

After that, he only needs to consume it remotely.

Without hesitation, they immediately vibrated their thin wings and approached.

"Third Soul Skill, Blue Silver Serpent Bind!" With a flick of his wrist, he unleashed a blue light.

With a whoosh, vines shot out, enveloping the scaled beast below.

"Roar!" The scaled beast, sensing the danger, immediately raised its head and roared.

The moment the mouth stopped moving, a black light flashed through the air and entered the mouth with a whoosh.

"Roar!" The scaled beast roared and charged sideways to one side.

"Are you scared now that I can fly?" Tang San's eyes flashed, and then he saw the scaled beast below smash the vine wall rooted to the ground to pieces. His expression changed slightly, and he sighed inwardly, "As expected of a 50,000-year-old scaled beast, my Blue Silver Grass martial soul is completely useless in restraining it. Alas, what's the point of having the potential to advance to Blue Silver Emperor? Grass is still just grass."

"To defeat Long Yingtian, we still need to rely on the Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul."

Thinking this, I gently clenched my fist.

"Second Soul Skill, Parasite!"

Countless blue silver grass vines sprouted from the scaled beast's body, wrapping around its limbs and rushing towards its mouth.

"Sixth Soul Skill, Blue Silver Soul Devour! Fifth Soul Skill, Blue Silver Strangulation!" A considerable suction force emanated from the surface of the vines, drawing in the energy emitted by the scaled beast while simultaneously adhering tightly to its scales. At the same time, the vines grew thicker at a visible speed, their outer skin hardening and sprouting scale-like horny substances. The scaled beast's body faltered, especially its limbs, which were somewhat splayed outwards as they were entangled by the vines.

But it only lasted for a short while.

(End of this chapter)