Douluo Phoenix

Chapter 7 Harvest

Two days later, the group finally completed the Soul Hunt, and everyone obtained a relatively satisfactory Soul Ring.

After leaving the forest, the group retrieved the carriage. They finally returned to school in the evening.

"It's getting late. Tomorrow everyone will go to the Spirit Hall to register as a Soul Master. You can all go back to your dorms and rest today," the principal instructed everyone.

After greeting the others, Xiao Fei went straight back to the blacksmith shop. The blacksmiths were already preparing to leave. He quickly greeted Tie Niu. "Xiao Fei, you're finally back! How did the soul hunt go? Didn't get a satisfactory soul ring? Xiao Fei, you're a Soul Master now, you can go to the Spirit Hall to collect your Soul Master subsidy."

"We were very lucky this time. With the help of our school principal, we managed to obtain some decent spirit rings. Tomorrow morning, our principal will organize us to register at the Spirit Hall," Xiao Fei replied.

"Great! From now on, Xiaofei is a Soul Master! Let's all drink a lot tonight and celebrate!" Tie Niu said happily. The people around him gathered together and laughed heartily.

Dinner was more lavish than usual, and everyone was very happy. Several people finished off several jars of wine. It was Xiao Fei's first time drinking since coming into this world. Looking at the group of simple, honest people around him, Xiao Fei felt very at ease and happy. Xiao Fei thought to himself, "These are ordinary people, just a group of ordinary folks who simply want the simplest, most unpretentious life."

The blacksmith shop was closed at night, and Xiao Fei was the only one sitting in the backyard, sorting out his spoils from the recent soul hunt.

First, Xiao Fei obtained his first spirit ring, and it was even beyond its age limit. Xiao Fei felt that his flames seemed to have become stronger, and the flames on his body felt more familiar. Summoning the Fire Phoenix spirit, he clearly felt that the phoenix was more solid, and the fire phoenix's flames seemed to have become stronger as well. He casually struck out in the surroundings, and felt that even this ordinary attack was infused with fire damage. After thinking about it carefully, he felt it was similar to the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus spirit, whose attacks were infused with lightning effects.

"First Soul Skill, Phoenix Flame." Xiao Fei unleashed his first Soul Skill, feeling the flames around his body increase by 50%. Moreover, this was a continuous effect; the increased Soul Power within his body amplified the flame damage, and the continuous consumption of Soul Power meant that, based on Xiao Fei's estimated Soul Power, this skill could last for about 20 minutes. As his Soul Power increased in the future, the duration would also increase. It was comparable to the third Soul Skills of many Soul Masters.

Next, Xiao Fei canceled the Fire Phoenix Martial Soul Possession and then summoned his right-hand Martial Soul. The appearance of the right-hand Martial Soul did not change much, but its power seemed to have increased by about 20%.

This shouldn't be a second awakening of the original spirit; it only means that this hand shows signs of awakening, but not fully awakened, perhaps only around 20%. To fully awaken, it will likely require obtaining the sixth or even seventh spirit ring, which might be more difficult than expected. In short, the physical attributes have improved, especially the right hand.

Finally, there's the hand. For the past few days, Xiaofei has felt a tingling sensation in his hand, as if something is trying to pop out. But there were too many people around, so Xiaofei had been deliberately suppressing the feeling. Now that there's no one around, you can use your hand with peace of mind.

After Xiao Fei channeled his soul power into his palm, five claws suddenly appeared on his fingers. Upon closer inspection, the five claws were quite sharp and carried a hint of flame. Moreover, these claws were remarkably similar to the claws of the Flaming Lion King. Xiao Fei was so happy that his whole body trembled slightly.

"Could this be the legendary external soul bone? The Flame Lion King's palm external soul bone! Hahaha, I finally have my first soul bone, and it's an external soul bone that can grow."

At this point, the gains from the first spirit ring have been tallied. It's fair to say the harvest was plentiful. It's safe to say that no one else's gains from their first spirit ring were greater than his. This is perhaps the true benefit of absorbing a spirit ring beyond one's lifespan; of course, it also carries enormous risks. If it weren't for his right-hand martial soul, Xiao Fei would likely have exploded and died.

That evening, Xiaofei continued meditating at the blacksmith's shop. He felt that his meditation speed seemed to have increased compared to before. "What could be the reason for this?" Xiaofei scratched his head, feeling completely confused. "Whatever? Anyway, faster meditation speed is a good thing."

And so, the night passed inexplicably. The next morning, the principal led the six of them to the Spirit Hall. Upon entering, the principal immediately asked, "Is Master Matthew No. in? Please take us to see him." Clearly, the principal was quite familiar with the people there. After all, in a small place like Notting City, many spirit masters graduated from spirit master academies.

Led by a staff member, the group arrived at the Spirit Hall's main hall, where Master Matthew and several staff members were present, including Master Su Yuntao. Liang Fei quickly nodded to Master Su Yuntao in greeting.

Master Matthew said, "Headmaster, what brings you here today? Have some promising students emerged at the school?"

The principal laughed heartily, "Not bad, six students have become Soul Masters this time." It was clear that the principal was genuinely happy. For a school principal, what could be more gratifying than the outstanding achievements of their students?

"Alright, congratulations. Let me test your soul power first," Master Matthew said.

Everyone lined up for the soul power test, most of them at level 11. Matthew tested them one by one, giving each person an iron badge afterward. He then took out a small black booklet containing their martial soul, soul power level, innate soul power, and other personal information. After stamping the booklet, he personally distributed it to each student, along with a gold soul coin and a few words of encouragement. Everyone was clearly excited. After all, from today onward, they were soul masters.

The last one was Wang Xiaofei's turn to be tested. Looking at the gleaming crystal ball, Master Matthew was visibly excited: "This is level 13! You've already reached level 13 after just acquiring a spirit ring! Not bad! What kind of spirit beast did you hunt?"

The principal quickly said, "This time I'm personally leading the team to hunt the Flaming Lion King, a soul beast over 400 years old." The principal had already discussed this with Xiao Fei beforehand. If anything was to be said about the soul ring hunted, it should be stated as 400 years old. Saying it was 600 years old might cause trouble for everyone. Xiao Fei also wanted to avoid trouble, so he readily agreed.

In fact, based on Xiaofei's intuition, he felt that he had already reached the level 14 barrier and could break through to level 14 in a week at most.

"Little friend, you're only six years old this year, yet you're already at level 13. If you're not interested in studying at our Spirit Hall Academy, you'll have a better future there. You'll even have some Soul Emperors or Soul Saints guiding you?"

"Get out of here! This is a student of Notting College. How dare you try to undermine someone like this?" the dean roared.

"It's for the children's future, so let the children choose for themselves or let the parents choose. This will be better for their future development," Master Matthew said with a kind smile.

"I'm sorry, Master Matthew, my family lives in Holy Soul Village. It's just my grandfather and me, and I can't bear to leave him or the villagers. Besides, the headmaster has been very kind to me. So I don't want to go to any other school for the time being," Xiao Fei said earnestly.

Master Matthew looked disappointed. "Alright, you can seriously consider it again when you graduate from the primary Soul Master Academy. The Spirit Hall Soul Master Academy is definitely the best choice for us commoners."

And so, Xiao Fei obtained his Soul Master certificate and a Gold Soul Coin, and from then on, he would receive one Gold Soul Coin every month. This temporarily solved his financial problem.

(End of this chapter)