Ding Quan has not only improved his soul power level in the past two years, but also has not fallen behind in controlling his soul power.
Thanks to the knowledge and imagination of his previous life, Ding Quan has borrowed a lot of cultivation methods to control soul power.
He knows the importance of mastering his own power, and the feeling of becoming stronger all the time is intoxicating, and he has made rapid progress.
In addition, his mental power is indeed stronger than that of ordinary soul masters, and he can feel some weak soul power fluctuations.
Although he can't walk on the water as if it were flat ground, it is not a problem to walk on it.
With such precise soul power control, his reaction speed is also crushing the same level.
Although I don't know what level my current strength has reached, it is much stronger than the big guy in front of me.
If he doesn't use his martial soul, the opponent can't take advantage. Once he uses his martial soul, Ding Quan is confident that the amplification effect brought by the sword sheath will prevent him from cutting the second knife.
Yu Gang was also a little surprised at Ding Quan's strength. He couldn't take him down without using his martial soul. It was the same if he used his martial soul but didn't use soul skills, but using soul skills was a bit unfair.
Speaking of which, he listened to Ding Quan's opinion when he absorbed the hundred-year soul ring of his first soul ring.
Normally, teachers at the Junior Soul Master Academy will only hunt ten-year soul beasts for students. After all, a hundred-year soul beast is indeed difficult for a great soul master who does not have the best soul ring configuration.
You should know that Yu Xiaogang, a peak great soul master at level 29 with perfect soul ring configuration, has no way to deal with a nearly four-hundred-year-old mandragora snake and can only run for his life.
Although Yu Xiaogang is indeed very weak, he at least has two yellow soul rings and his soul power level is also at the peak of a great soul master.
However, teachers at the Junior Soul Master Academy almost all have white soul rings, and their strength may not be as strong as Yu Xiaogang.
Therefore, it is normal to obtain a ten-year soul ring without danger in this junior academy.
When Yu Gang was at level 10, Ding Quan asked him to give up hunting powerful ten-year soul beasts and instead hunt a plant soul beast called sawtooth grass.
This soul beast is relatively weak, but its leaves have saw teeth and are very sharp. The most important thing is that there are many of this soul beast in the Soul Hunting Forest.
After giving some rewards, Yu Gang found a two-hundred-year-old sawtooth grass on the outskirts of the forest under the guidance of the academy teacher.
After burning it to death with kerosene, Yu Gang absorbed the soul ring and obtained the soul skill called Kaifeng, which made the broadsword sharp.
In order to thank Ding Quan, Yu Gang asked him about the soul beast he needed, and then took the initiative to go to the Soul Hunting Town to inquire about the news of bamboo soul beasts.
After all, Yu Gang has graduated and has a lot of time now.
"Ding Quan, there are indeed many of the Lone Bamboo Soul Hunting Forest you need, but the nearest Lone Bamboo with a 400-year-old age is near the center of the forest. The teachers in the academy dare not take you there."
In the warehouse, the two talked while processing the big fish.
"The center?"
"There are also some on the periphery, and the age is not low, about 300 years." Yu Gang frowned at Ding Quan and then added.
"Brother Gang, what about other soul beasts?" Although Ding Quan confirmed that it was a bamboo soul beast, other soul beasts with enhanced toughness could also be considered.
"The Soul Hunting Forest you mentioned is rare, and even if there are, they have been hunted by other soul masters."
"Only less than 300 years?" Ding Quan's face sank, and the age of less than 300 years is indeed a bit low.
In fact, with Ding Quan's current physical condition, he could consider soul rings that are a little beyond the optimal age.
However, thinking of the geniuses of the top forces who have been taking medicinal baths since childhood and the increase brought by powerful martial spirits, they dare not try to surpass the level. Ding Quan also set the age limit to about 400 years for safety.
Although 300 years is already very high for the first soul ring of a soul master, Ding Quan still hopes to get as close to the limit as possible.
"I also got information about a bamboo soul beast, but I'm not sure whether it's good or bad." Yu Gang looked at Ding Quan for a long time without saying anything and thought for a while before saying.
"Brother Gang, you say."
"I heard them say that there is a strange bamboo soul beast on a cliff near the sea in the Soul Hunting Forest in Binhai City."
"Strange?"
"Well, I heard that it is very short, black in color, and bare without leaves."
"Black bamboo, how old is it?" Ding Quan was a little surprised, bare black bamboo is not common.
"They are not sure about its age. I heard that it is a mutant species. No one has ever seen it. It should be more than a hundred years old."
"Where is the location?"
"It is near the sea on the east side of the Soul Hunting Forest. There is a cliff of more than a hundred meters. The bamboo is in the center of the cliff. It is a bit dangerous to get there. In addition, it is a mutant species, so no one wants to take it."
"Is that so, Brother Gang, thank you."
"It's good that it is useful, but if you want to obtain its spirit ring, you must be careful."
"I know."
Black bamboo, the scabbard of this Longyuan Sword is made of black bamboo, maybe it has a fate with this black bamboo. It
's better to go and see it before making a decision. If the age is not suitable, it's better to hunt the lonely bamboo, or go to the wild soul beast forest to look for it.
However, thinking that the college will be on vacation soon, it seems that I must speed up the breakthrough.
Thinking of this, Ding Quan came to a white whale more than five meters long and started to attack it.
Feeling the weak soul power emanating from its body, it seems that this is still a soul beast, but it is not very old.
After splitting its brain with an axe, Ding Quan's eyes suddenly lit up. This very young white whale actually produced whale glue.
Looking at the light yellow whale glue the size of a pigeon egg in its brain, Ding Quan reached out and took it down.
He squeezed it with his hands. It was still warm and a little elastic. He glanced at Yu Gang who was processing a big fish. There was no one else around.
He swallowed it directly in one gulp. Although he didn't know if it would work without heating, he thought it would.
After a few minutes, he felt a heat surge from his abdomen, and a feeling of dryness suddenly appeared. Ding Quan hurriedly circulated his soul power to absorb it.
Yu Gang looked at the energetic Ding Quan and couldn't help but speed up.
Half an hour later, Ding Quan felt a shackle in his body was broken, and he laughed immediately.
He was already on the verge of a breakthrough, and this small piece of whale glue helped him.
"You've made a breakthrough! Quan, you're truly a genius." Yu
Gang had been staring at Ding Quan since he sped up. When he saw him smile and the flash of soul power just now, he immediately guessed that he had made a breakthrough to level ten.
"Lucky!" Ding Quan was not modest. If it weren't for the whale glue, he would have needed some more time.
"Haha, you broke through at the right time. Now the academy is not closed yet, you can ask the teacher to take you to hunt souls. Also, I have a few gold soul coins here. I think you can ask the teacher to take you to look for more."
Yu Gang also laughed, and then handed a few gold soul coins to Ding Quan.
Ding Quan did not refuse. I think these gold soul coins were collected by Yu Gang in the Wuhun Hall after he became a soul master.
And with these gold soul coins, he can ask the academy teachers for help.
"Brother Gang, thank you very much, I will return it to you later."
"It's all a small matter!"
The next day.
In the soul hunting office of the academy.
After Ding Quan handed his soul hunting application to the teacher in charge of registration, he placed his hand on the crystal ball that tested the soul power level.
Looking at the fully lit crystal ball, the other party also made arrangements directly.
Ding Quan carried a bundle of ropes and followed a middle-aged man into the soul hunting forest. This middle-aged man was the soul hunting teacher arranged by the academy.
The teacher in charge of registration checked Ding Quan's information and knew that Ding Quan had a good talent and planned to let Ding Quan obtain a hundred-year soul ring.
So he arranged for the soul master teacher in front of him to bring Ding Quan to hunt souls.
It seems that geniuses are treated preferentially everywhere.
Ding Quan also gave him the few gold soul coins and asked him to take him to the strange bamboo. If the age does not meet the requirements, he will go to hunt the lonely bamboo.
"Ding Quan, we are here."
The teacher took Ding Quan to a cliff. Ding Quan came to the edge. More than a hundred meters below were waves, and the reefs were looming under the white waves.
Ding Quan looked around and finally saw the target.
In the center of the cliff, a straight black bamboo grows there.
Ding Quan was also a little surprised when he saw this bamboo. It was only as thick as a person's thumb. If it wasn't a little slender and stretched out of the cliff, it would be hard to see it. It
seemed that there was no soil where it grew. It seemed to grow from the cracks of the rocks.
After tying the rope he brought, Ding Quan glanced at the middle-aged teacher.
The middle-aged teacher clenched his right hand, and a bow appeared in his hand. Three soul rings appeared on his body, one white, one yellow, and one purple.
"Second soul skill - chasing wind arrow!" The yellow soul ring under the middle-aged teacher's feet flashed, and he pulled up the bow, and an arrow shot directly at the bamboo soul beast. Bang
!
The arrow hit the bamboo, and the black bamboo trunk bent, and the arrow passed through it directly, and shot directly on the rock wall, and several pieces of gravel fell.
"It seems that it has no means of attack, and it can defend against my second soul skill. It is undoubtedly a hundred-year soul beast. Let's go down." The man said, and tied a rope around his body, and then jumped down.
"Okay!" Ding Quan hurriedly followed. It seemed that the gold soul coins were worth it.
Ding Quan followed closely and slowly landed near the bamboo soul beast. Only then could he really see its full appearance.
This bamboo was only three or four meters long. The bamboo body was straight and the bamboo joints were distinct. Its roots grew in the cracks of the cliff.
Only at the root were there a few branches with a few slender bamboo leaves.
The whole body was black, exuding a jade-like luster, like a plaything that had been played by someone.
He did not attack it when he came to it. It seemed that the other party did not have any means of attack.
The middle-aged teacher shot an arrow again, which also passed by it, leaving only a white mark on the slender bamboo body.
Ding Quan put a rope on the bamboo tip, and then pulled it hard. The bamboo changed from standing upright to lying horizontally.
There was still no sign of breaking. Ding Quan did not hesitate. He clenched his right hand and chopped the Longyuan Sword directly at its root.
Ding!
A metallic sound was heard, and the Longyuan Sword only cut a mark on it. This sound did not sound like it was cut on the bamboo at all.
Seeing the small gap at the mark, the hardness of this bamboo exceeded his expectations.
After seeing that the bamboo did not react, Ding Quan immediately increased his speed. After a few minutes, he cut a gap at the root.
At this speed, I don't know how long it will take to cut it off.
More than ten minutes later, Ding Quan looked at the bamboo in his hand with a confused face. He cut it off, but why didn't he see the soul ring?
"It seems that if you want to hunt it down, you have to uproot it." The middle-aged teacher said after taking a look at the bamboo that was bent into various shapes.
"It looks like it." Ding Quan inserted the bamboo in his hand aside. The toughness of this bamboo is very strong. Even if it is connected end to end and squeezed hard, there is no sign of breaking.
But if the root is uprooted, it will be a bit difficult.
Looking at the root again, his eyes suddenly lit up.
This root grows along a crack on the cliff.
Ding Quan took out a kettle from his body, which contained not water but kerosene.
He poured it into the crack, and after seeing that there was kerosene at the root and no other soul beasts were found, he set it on fire.
Ding Quan watched the burning flames from the side and waited quietly.
More than ten minutes later, in Ding Quan's anxious eyes, a circle of bright yellow soul ring emerged.
This color was much darker than Yu Gang's soul ring, and lighter than the yellow soul ring that the teacher in front of him had released his martial soul before.
"Teacher, look at the age of this soul ring..." Ding Quan knew that he could absorb the age of this soul ring, but he still asked.
"Judging from this color, it should be about three or four hundred years old, which is very suitable for you. I don't know the exact age."
"Then teacher, thank you for your trouble."
After pulling the soul ring to his body, Ding Quan and the teacher came to the cliff.
Ding Quan sat cross-legged and began to absorb the soul ring.
A gentle soul power instantly rushed into Ding Quan's body. Although this soul power was gentle, its energy still made Ding Quan feel a slight tingling pain.
Ding Quan hurriedly used his soul power to suppress the stinging feeling. It seemed that this soul ring should be close to 400 years old.
Soul rings less than 400 years old or produced by bamboo-type soul beasts all felt this way when absorbed. It seemed that he was right to play it safe and not absorb soul rings
of higher levels. The later the age, the exponential increase in energy.
For example, the first soul ring of a soul master is more than 400 years old, and the second soul ring is more than 700 years old.
The difference in age is less than one time, but the energy has increased several times.
A great soul master with the same martial spirit can easily crush a soul master. The difference in strength between the two is more than two times.
Without thinking too much, Ding Quan thought about the soul skills he wanted in his heart.
The will of a soul master can also affect the production of soul skills. Soul masters with the same martial spirit may obtain different soul skills when hunting the same soul beast. This shows that the thoughts of soul masters can affect the effect of soul skills to a certain extent.
Ding Quan felt as if his body was injected with vitality. His whole body felt swollen. This was his body growing wildly.
Half an hour later, Ding Quan opened his eyes and felt his soul power. It was only at level eleven, but it would only take a month or two to reach level twelfth.
He glanced at the Longyuan Sword in his hand, and a yellow soul ring slowly fell down, and finally slowly rotated under his feet.
Feeling the soul power, Ding Quan smiled happily.
(End of this chapter)