Melee archer with maxed-out Douluo luck

Chapter 15 Absorbing Soul Rings and Unexpected Gains

At this moment, besides Han Li, there were only three other people in the training field.

Besides the fact that Xiuer looked at him with sparkling eyes, one could even see a hint of admiration.

Guangling and Qingluan both had strange expressions. Qingluan glanced at Guangling's expression, then turned away, trembling, clearly trying to suppress a laugh.

Guangling, with the expression of an "old person using a cell phone on the subway," looked at his beloved disciple standing beside him, unsure how to express his inner emotions.

He, Guangling, is the strongest ranged archer on the entire continent. He took in a genius disciple, but when his disciple was hunting for the first spirit ring, he chose to kill the enemy with dual swords.

That's alright. Guangling was well aware that he hadn't practiced archery, and he hadn't held out much hope anyway. He was just planning to take this opportunity to teach him some basics so his beloved disciple wouldn't think it was easy. At the same time, he had another obsession: as a ranged attacker, he couldn't possibly acquire a spirit ring by using a dagger like those other people, could he? That would be too undignified.

But to his utter surprise, this wicked disciple drew his sword and charged forward. That was bad enough, but the real problem was that he finished his combo and then ran away. Ran away?

He really wanted to grab this kid and ask him, "Where's your courage? Where's your passion? Or do you think two Title Douluos here can't guarantee your safety?"

But looking at the elemental butterflies on the ground whose life force was constantly weakening, he couldn't say it. Strictly speaking, Han Li's choice was not wrong. It was just that he had a feeling of unease in his chest, which made him very uncomfortable.

As a teacher, he couldn't very well say that this was wrong, could he? What if he instilled the wrong fighting style in this kid and then couldn't correct it later?

The first experience is always the most unforgettable and the most important.

Just as the entire training ground was enveloped in this strange atmosphere, the Elemental Butterfly finally stopped struggling. Its combat power was not high in the early stages, and after being slapped by Guang Ling and then hit by a combo from Han Li, it finally gave up its soul ring.

Perhaps because it was burned to death, the training ground still smelled of burning, but no one seemed to care at the moment, as everyone was looking at the yellow spirit ring floating from its corpse.

Han Li also let out a breath, looked up at Guang Ling, and asked with his eyes whether he wanted to absorb it now.

Guangling really wanted to tell him to "get lost," but looking at that face, she couldn't bring herself to say it. She waved her hand, signaling him to go over there himself.

Han Li then strode towards that direction, but at a much faster pace than usual. Despite his calm expression, his heart was in turmoil; subconsciously, this was only the first step towards the extraordinary.

Arriving at the corpse of the elemental butterfly emitting a foul odor, Han Li did not immediately begin absorbing it. Instead, he silently reviewed the instructions given by the two titled individuals the previous night in his mind. After confirming that there were no problems, he sat down to the side.

Four hundred years is almost the limit that Han Li can absorb. This is thanks to the fact that he was not short of money before, and he ate a lot of soul beast meat for ten years. In addition, he has been training all along and has built a good foundation. Furthermore, the elemental butterfly itself is relatively weak in the early stage, which is why he was able to absorb it.

He closed his eyes and meditated for a while before trying to guide the spirit ring to his martial soul.

At this moment, Han Li's martial soul was no longer the Ice-Fire Blade from the previous battle, but had been replaced by the Ice-Fire Bow. This was the suggestion given by the two titled warriors last night, as he had never before possessed a dual-wielding martial soul that wasn't a twin martial soul, let alone one with opposite attributes. To be on the safe side, all three agreed that using the perfectly fused Ice-Fire Bow as a vessel to absorb the spirit ring was more appropriate.

The moment Han Li's martial spirit aura touched the spirit ring, the yellow spirit ring shrank instantly and appeared on the bow like lightning.

Han Li felt a surge of intense heat rush into his body, mixing with his own soul power and rampaging through him, causing his body to tremble involuntarily.

"Focus on your martial spirit and stay alert."

Guangling's voice rang in his ears at just the right moment, calming Han Li's somewhat agitated emotions. He quickly resumed his meditative state and guided the circulation of energy within his body.

Unlike his usual cultivation, where he needed mental energy to propel his soul power through his body, Han Li now only felt the energy surging into his body pushing his consciousness forward, giving him a sense of lightheadedness. "If only I could cultivate at this speed," he sighed, controlling the energy's flow through his body.

After an unknown amount of time, the rapidly surging soul power within his body finally subsided, though it was still much faster than before. However, he no longer needed to exert all his strength to maintain the circulation of his soul power.

Only then did he have the energy to observe other things. He quickly noticed the difference. When his consciousness sank into his body, he seemed to be able to see the circulation route of the soul power within his body. It was much easier than before when he relied entirely on instinct to circulate the soul power.

Internal vision? An idea popped into Han Li's mind, but he immediately dismissed it. He probably couldn't reach that level yet. It was a pity that he didn't have any cultivation techniques and knew nothing about meridians. Moreover, the medical skills in this world were quite backward, making it impossible for him to find a place to learn.

Seeing that Han Li's breathing had gradually stabilized, Guang Ling and Qing Luan in the training ground stopped paying attention to him and started chatting.

Looking at the dejected Guangling, Qingluan thought of Han Li's performance earlier, and a smile reappeared on her usually cold face:

"Xiao Li's personality is really... steady."

Qingluan hesitated for a moment before choosing an appropriate wording.

Upon hearing Qingluan's words, Guangling seemed to have found an outlet and couldn't help but blurt out, "What do you mean by 'steady'? He's just afraid of dying. This kid is too cowardly. You and I were both there, and he just turned around and ran away, even running behind me."

"I can tolerate not using a bow and arrow, since I'm a novice and I practiced with a sword before. But..."

After thinking for a long time, Guangling couldn't find a suitable word to describe it, and her face turned red with frustration.

"Alright, there's no need to be angry. Actually, in reality, his approach is more suitable for ranged attacks than yours," Qingluan said, trying to soothe Guangling's displeasure.

"Yeah, I know, that's why I'm so annoyed. He's thrown all the romance that belongs to Sagittarius to the ground. Don't I, Guangling, have any dignity?" Guangling said, waving his hand in annoyance.

"Alright, stop being so childish. Maybe things will change when he grows up," Qingluan added.

Just as Guangling was about to say something, suddenly, another aura rose from the direction where Han Li was, and at the same time, he let out a muffled groan.

"not good."

Guangling and Qingluan's expressions changed, and they turned around at the same time, appearing beside Han Li in a flash.

Only after they clearly saw the changes in Han Li did they breathe a sigh of relief, while envy appeared on their faces.

Two black antennae suddenly sprouted from the top of Han Li's head, just like the antennae on the Elemental Butterfly's head, and they were constantly swaying. At this moment, his face had returned to calm.

Xiuer, who was some distance away, also ran over. She was too far away to hear the sound, but when she saw the two Title Douluos suddenly approaching, she subconsciously followed.

Seeing the two looking at Xiao Li with envy, she finally felt relieved and returned to her previous position. However, the antennae that had suddenly appeared on Xiao Li's head still bothered her a little. Although she didn't understand, as long as Xiao Li was alright, that was all that mattered. Antennae were nothing; she still had two ears on her head.

"He got an external soul bone on his first soul ring acquisition. This kid's luck is incredible."

Guangling stared intently at the antennae that had appeared on his apprentice's head, his words dripping with sarcasm.

"Why are you jealous of your own apprentice?"

Qingluan looked at Guangling, who was behaving like a child, with amusement and teased her.

"Tch, this is an external soul bone. I bet you're not envious. Aside from that woman Bibi Dong, this is only the second one I've ever seen. If this kid weren't my disciple, I would have killed him long ago, taken his bone, and shown him the cruelty of the soul master world."

Guangling straightened up again and said with a pout.

"Alright, stop joking around, your good apprentice is about to wake up."

Qingluan offered a reminder.

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