That night, as expected, Tang San and Xiao Wu's beds were pushed together.
Lu Feng could only sigh, 'As expected of the Romance Continent!'
The next day, Tang San went out early. He said he was going to the market to buy things, preparing to go to the Spirit Hunting Forest with the Grandmaster in a couple of days.
Hunting for a soul ring? I should also start preparing for my first soul ring.
Lu Feng circulated his soul power and silently assessed the state of his body.
Level six!
When he fought with Tang San yesterday, Lu Feng had faintly felt a breakthrough coming.
Sure enough, when he circulated the [Mysterious Heaven Skill] this morning, he broke through smoothly before even formally entering a meditative state.
Lu Feng estimated that he could break through to level ten within a year.
As for the matter of hunting soul beasts, Lu Feng didn't want anyone's help. Whether it was the Spirit Hall or Nuoding Academy, Lu Feng didn't want to owe anyone any favors.
On the Douluo Continent, favors and promises were taken very seriously.
Dugu Bo first owed a favor to Prince Xue Xing and was tied to the sinking ship of the Heaven Dou Empire. Then he lost three promises to Tang San and ended up losing even his underwear.
Having lived two lives, Lu Feng was naturally not that old-fashioned.
However, he didn't want to be labeled a 'heretic' for some trivial matters.
In the original work, Tang San killed a Datura Snake of over 400 years with his sleeve dart. As a hunter with a practice duration of one and a half years, Lu Feng believed he also had this ability.
Moreover, he still had a year, which was enough time to make many preparations.
In the library, Lu Feng sat on a small chair, surrounded by books.
[Picked up a white item [Primary Soul Beast Illustrated Guide] fragment *1 (1/10)]
[Picked up a white cultivation technique [Primary Meditation Method] fragment *1 (3/10)]
[Picked up a white item [The Domineering Female Pontiff Fell in Love with Me] fragment *1 (1/10)]
"Ah, another day of hard work!"
Lu Feng closed the book "The Domineering Female Pontiff" and stretched lazily.
Similar to being in a state of combat, Lu Feng found that when he studied seriously or cultivated in meditation, the efficiency of collecting cultivation technique fragments was very high.
He would continue to fleece [Primary Meditation Method] fragments, upgrade it to yellow quality, and then dismantle it into yellow cultivation technique light points.
By repeating this process, constantly upgrading, he could eventually obtain black cultivation technique fragments.
Low-level 'cultivation technique light points' could not be used to upgrade high-level cultivation techniques.
The black-quality Mysterious Heaven Skill required at least black-quality 'cultivation technique light points' to be upgraded.
The collection of books in Nuoding Academy was not extensive, so Lu Feng could only use this brute-force method to upgrade his [Mysterious Heaven Skill].
Looking out the window, the distant sunset was already approaching the horizon.
Although Lu Feng was confident in dealing with a hundred-year soul beast, he had no clue how to choose his first soul ring yet.
Studying and learning from the experience of others was the only thing Lu Feng could do now.
In the original work, the path Yu Xiaogang planned for Tang San doesn't seem to be wrong, Lu Feng thought, leaning back in his chair and watching the distant birds in contemplation.
"The Datura Snake made the originally weak grass as tough as a vine, giving the Blue Silver Grass basic combat capabilities."
"The Ghost Vine, with its parasitic seeds, expanded the attack range of the Blue Silver Grass."
"The Man-Faced Demon Spider, the Pit Demon Spider... spider-type soul beasts not only further strengthened the Blue Silver Grass but also gave it a poison attribute, making its attack method no longer just simple entanglement."
"However, there is a bug here." Lu Feng leaned back in his chair, propping his feet up on the table.
Anyway, he was the only one left in the library, so he could sit in whatever posture he wanted.
"If Tang San were just an ordinary Blue Silver Grass Soul Master, with his potential only at the 'level of a Soul King', then this development path would be perfect, a classic case of a commoner's counterattack."
"However, the awakening of Tang San's Blue Silver Emperor bloodline suddenly made his first four soul rings seem useless."
Toughness?
Parasitism?
Poison?
How could the noble Blue Silver Emperor bloodline need these weak chicken attributes?
Even the hundred-thousand-year soul beast, the Sky Blue Bull Python, only provided the Blue Silver Emperor with a strangulation skill and could not further evolve its attributes.
Yu Xiaogang's plan was like helping Tang San struggle from a commoner to a 'ten-thousand-yuan household', which was admirable.
But Tang San awakening his Blue Silver Emperor bloodline was like going home to inherit a 'million-dollar fortune', which immediately turned his early struggles into a joke.
Tang San's experience fully illustrated the importance of bloodline.
It was a slap in the face to Yu Xiaogang's theories, telling him exactly why it's: only useless martial souls, not useless soul masters!
On the contrary, the soul ring combinations of those clan disciples are worth studying.
Thinking of this, Lu Feng shifted his body, took out a copy of "The Ten Core Competencies of Martial Souls" to use as a cushion under his butt, and settled into a more comfortable position.
"The White Tiger martial soul of the Star Luo Dai Clan, the first three soul rings are fixed as 'Defense, Attack, and Amplification'."
"The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul, due to its characteristics, needs to absorb dragon-attribute soul beasts to awaken 'Dragon Transformation'."
"The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect..."
There should be some kind of pattern in this, or rather, some kind of 'formula'.
Lu Feng looked up at the ceiling. At this moment, how he wished for an 'apple' to fall on his head.
"Martial souls, what a wonderful thing!"
Just then, a middle-aged man's voice sounded from behind Lu Feng. "Huh? Little friend, we meet again. Do you like to read books too?"
Lu Feng turned his head and saw that Yu Xiaogang had appeared beside him at some point.
At the same time, several balls of white light dropped out:
[Picked up a white item [The Ten Core Competencies of Martial Souls] fragment *1 (1/10)]
[Picked up a white item [The Ten Core Competencies of Martial Souls] fragment *1 (2/10)]
[White item: The Ten Core Competencies of Martial Souls (10/10) (Synthesizable)]
Holy crap, is this thing that worthless? The speed at which I dismantle it can't even keep up with the speed at which it drops! Lu Feng complained silently in his heart.
"Oh my, it's the Grandmaster! I was just reading your theories!"
As he spoke, Lu Feng hurriedly began to search on the desk. However, after fumbling around for a while, he still couldn't find the theory published by the Grandmaster.
"Oh, here it is!"
Lu Feng suddenly remembered something and pulled out the copy of "The Ten Core Competencies of Martial Souls" from under his butt.
"..." Seeing this, Yu Xiaogang's old face immediately darkened.
He had only run into Lu Feng by chance and suddenly remembered that Lu Feng's martial soul was very rare, a Body Martial Soul.
This kid's innate soul power is a bit low, but he loves to learn and is motivated. He can barely become my nominal disciple. And I can take the opportunity to study the Body Martial Soul properly.
"Ahem."
Yu Xiaogang coughed lightly and didn't bother arguing with Lu Feng. "Now that you've read this book, do you have any questions?"
"..." Hearing this, Lu Feng's little face immediately darkened.
I just read a stupid book, and now you want me to give a review?
Lu Feng quickly came up with a countermeasure. He put on a curious look and said:
"Grandmaster, the book says that the limit for a Soul Master's first soul ring is about 400 years. Can all Soul Masters absorb a soul ring of this age?"
Hearing this, Yu Xiaogang chuckled. "According to the records, the limit for the first soul ring is 420 years, set by a young genius from the Elephant Armored Sect."
Then, Yu Xiaogang added, "The physical fitness of Soul Masters varies. For an ordinary Soul Master, it's best to choose a first soul ring between 200 and 350 years."
"Wow, Grandmaster, you're amazing!" Lu Feng feigned a surprised look.
Lu Feng had read what Yu Xiaogang just said in a book called "Martial Souls and Soul Rings". He had to admit that Yu Xiaogang had indeed read many books, and his grasp of some basic theories was quite solid.
Seeing Lu Feng's 'shocked' expression, Yu Xiaogang smiled knowingly. He loved the feeling of being admired.
Yu Xiaogang straightened his posture and continued, "However, I have expanded on this theory. Through my research, the limit for a Soul Master's first soul ring should be 423 years."
After speaking, Yu Xiaogang held his head high, clasped his hands behind his back, and quietly looked out the window.
"Grandmaster, how did you determine that it could be increased by 3 years?"
Yu Xiaogang smiled slightly. He was just waiting for Lu Feng to ask this question!
"Through my research, the stronger a Soul Master's body is, the easier it is to absorb a soul ring. If that young genius from the Elephant Armored Sect had undergone my training, his physical fitness would have surely risen to a new level, and he would definitely have been able to break the limit when absorbing a soul ring!"
"..." Hearing this, Lu Feng was at a loss for words for a moment.
Your training?
Running?
When it comes to basic theories, Yu Xiaogang seems normal enough. But why does he always have this 'mysterious self-confidence'?
"Grandmaster, I actually have an immature idea," Lu Feng began.