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[Douluo Continent, Heavenly Soul Empire, Sunset Forest…]
"Well, how did it go? What is your First Soul Skill, Xiao Chen?" Ye Xuan asked as his son got up after absorbing his First Soul Ring.
With a smile on his face, Ye Chen explained, "Everything went well, Father. My First Soul Skill is amazing. This skill boosts my Attack Power by 50% for 10 Seconds, and the strength of my Holy, Light, and Fire attributes also increases by 100%. It also has no cooldown after the skill effect ends. If I have enough Soul Power, I can continuously keep the skill active without any problem.
"Also, there's an additional bonus which increases the boost further, depending on the position of the Sun. At Sunrise or Sunset, Attack Power is boosted by 75% and the strength of my attributes gains a 150% increase, while at noon, my Attack Power and attributes get an increase of 150% and 300% respectively. My First Soul Skill, I've decided to name it Solar Blaze."
Ye Xuan and Elder Yu exchanged astonished glances. The base effect alone was impressive; zero cooldown time made it even more so. But the secondary enhancement linked to the Sun's position elevated the skill to a whole other level.
Even among Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Skills, such layered effects were rare. For a Hundred-Year Soul Ring to produce a skill like this… it was almost unheard of.
Neither of them had ever seen or even read about a First Soul Skill with such overwhelming potential.
"Xiao Chen, you've hit the jackpot this time. I didn't expect that absorbing a Soul Ring from a Soul Beast with the bloodline of a king could give you such an outstanding Soul Skill." Ye Xuan spoke up while laughing heartily and patting his son's back, his eyes filled with pride and happiness.
Elder Yu also praised without holding back, "Indeed. In all my life, I've never heard of anyone possessing such an outrageous First Soul Skill. Only some Twin Martial Soul Master's Second Spirit's First Soul Skill can compare with yours, Ye Chen. Congratulations!"
"Thank you for your kind words, Elder Yu." Father and Son responded simultaneously, each of them sporting a broad smile.
After that, the three of them departed for their return journey with Ye Xuan and Elder Yu teaching all kinds of essential knowledge to Ye Chen.
During their return journey, Ye Chen also wrote in his Diary from time to time.
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[Douluo Continent, Heaven Soul Empire, Heaven Dou City, Tang Sect…]
The Tang Sect, once the number of Sect of the Douluo Continent, was in a state of extreme decline.
Now, its members have barely reached fifty. The current Sect Master, despite being forty years old, was only a Five-Ring Soul King. The Tang Sect's famed Hidden Weapons had long been suppressed by modern Soul Tools. They were also generally more expensive and harder to make. As a result, their financial situation was also pretty grim.
If things continued like this, the once number one Sect would cease to exist within a short few decades.
In one of the training grounds of the Sect, a young girl with black hair and pink eyes was training the skill, Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, recorded in the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record left behind by the Sea God Tang San.
Sweat drenched her clothes, her breath came in ragged gasps, and her legs trembled with exhaustion, but she refused to stop.
This girl was Tang Ya, the only daughter of the current Sect Master of the Tang Sect.
After a few more minutes, her body finally gave out. Tang Ya stumbled forward, her vision blurring. She squeezed her eyes shut and tucked her head in her arms, bracing herself for the fall, only to find herself caught in a firm embrace.
When she opened her eyes and looked up, her father's worried face came into view. His eyes were full of pain and concern.
"Xiao Ya," he began softly, "why are you pushing yourself so hard these past days? What happened? Did someone bully you?"
Tang Ya knew that she couldn't tell her father about the real reason behind her obsessively practicing the Tang Sect skills. She didn't have a reliable way to share the knowledge she gained from the Diary Copy in her mind.
She quickly used her Acting Skills given by the Diary System to mask her true emotions. Smiling weakly, she answered, "Nothing particular happened, Daddy. I just don't want to see the Tang Sect be in this state. If I want to change our current status quo, I have to master the Tang Sect skills. I will revitalize the Tang Sect and bring it to new heights."
Seeing that his daughter wasn't willing to open up, Tang Ming could sigh inwardly. He didn't want to see her torturing herself in the name of training, but he also couldn't force her to share her thoughts with him.
'If only Xiao Ya's mother was still alive, maybe she could've done a better job of taking care of our daughter.' Tang Ming thought to himself.
"You have a very admirable goal, Xiao Ya. However, training needs to be done in moderation. Excessive training could leave behind hidden injuries in your body which would severely limit your future potential. Promise me that you will stop overtraining from now on, Xiao Ya. Otherwise, I will ban you from eating any sweets or barbecue. Do you understand?"
Tang Ya's eyes widened after hearing the threat, and she quickly promised her father not to overdo her training again. Sweets and barbecue were the only two things she loved as much as her family and sect. She couldn't imagine living without any of them.
Tang Min nodded, letting out a relieved sigh at successfully persuading his daughter to stop torturing herself.
Then, carrying her in his arms, he took Tang Ya inside the house before leaving her in the care of some maids. The maids then helped Tang Ya into the medicinal bath prepared for her, which was helpful in reducing the risk of leaving behind hidden injuries after overtraining her body.
As Tang Ya immersed herself in the relaxing sensation of the medicinal bath, the Diary Copy in her mind buzzed, indicating that Ye Chen was updating in the Diary.
[I successfully got my First Soul Ring. It came from a Golden Sunflower, which was about 410 years old. This Golden Sunflower even had the bloodline of a king.]
As Tang Ya read his latest Diary Entry, she couldn't help but feel herself getting jealous. Not only did he get his First Soul Ring from a special Soul Beast, but his First Soul Skill was way better than her father's Fifth Soul Skill, which came from a Ten-Thousand-Years-Old Soul Beast.
Moreover, she got her First Soul Ring from a normal Datura Snake, which was about 420 years old. Her First Soul Skill was just Bind, a completely normal and underwhelming Soul Skill compared to Ye Chen's First Soul Skill.
'Why don't I have luck as good as that stinky guy?' She couldn't help but grumble to herself.
Suddenly, she saw the maids looking at her with an odd expression, and she realised that she may have said that out loud. Giving them an awkward smile, she quickly went back to reading the Diary.
[I initially thought to name my First Soul Skill something like Solar Flare or Sunshine. However, the original Solar Flare and my Soul Skill had nothing in common, so I had to discard that name. As for the latter, well, my First Soul Skill isn't worthy of being named Sunshine. In the future, if I can somehow increase the strength of my First Soul Skill's effects to a level comparable to Escanor's Sunshine, maybe I will rename it then.]
[Anyway, now that I have got my First Soul Skill, we are on our way back to Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Father said that we'll stop in Heaven Dou City for lunch.]
[The Headquarters of the Tang Sect is also in Heaven Dou City. Maybe I should go and take a look at its current condition? After all, I won't get the chance later on. Because it won't be long before the Iron Blood Sect massacres all the members of the Tang Sect and takes over their land. Only Tang Ya, the daughter of the current Tang Sect Master, survives the massacre.]
BOOM—!
Tang Ya felt like her mind had been struck by lightning, her breath catching in her throat. For several long moments, she sat frozen in the steaming bath, unable to process what she had just read.
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