Chapter 9 Twin Cyclops - Head Soul Bone.
While Huo Yuhao was absorbing his soul ring, Bei Bei came to Wu Xuan's side. He was no longer as wary as before and sat down casually.
"Senior Bei, is there something you need?" Wu Xuan asked casually.
"I'm just curious why you came to the Star Dou Great Forest? Are you also here to acquire a soul ring?" Bei Bei laughed heartily, his words revealing his intention to probe Wu Xuan's background. Even the usually oblivious Tang Ya noticed.
Tang Ya put her hands on her hips and patted Bei Bei's shoulder impatiently: "Junior Brother Wu Xuan has already given us his soul ring, and you still have to ask him all sorts of questions? Bei Bei! You're so rude!"
"Xiao Ya, you..." Bei Bei sighed rather dejectedly, opened his mouth, but ultimately didn't speak.
"It's nothing, Senior Tang Ya! It's understandable that Senior Bei has doubts. I did come to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for soul rings."
"Hmm~! Hunting for your third soul ring." Wu Xuan paused slightly before continuing.
"Third Soul Ring!! You're a Soul Master!!!" Tang Ya and Bei Bei exclaimed in unison.
Just as Tang Ya's eyes lit up and she was about to say something, a muffled groan suddenly came.
Huo Yuhao, who was currently fusing his Soul Ring, seemed to have entered a critical moment. His whole body trembled uncontrollably, and bright red blood kept spilling from his mouth and nose.
With only level one innate Soul Power, he was indeed lacking in physical talent. His meridians were not only very narrow, but also very thin in some places. This caused the current scene when his meridians were subjected to the strong impact of the Soul Ring's power.
Affected by this aura, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm in Wu Xuan's spiritual sea exclaimed in surprise.
"Huh, this human actually has a Spirit Attribute Body Martial Soul. But his physical qualities and talent are really too poor. Hehe, luckily I met little Wu Xuan before. If I had followed this kid, I would have suffered a lot." With such a fortunate thought, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm felt more and more that his choice was very wise.
Bei Bei and Tang Ya looked at Huo Yuhao with concern. They both knew that absorbing a spirit ring required sheer willpower to withstand the impact of its energy.
Seeing Huo Yuhao's discomfort, they were anxious, but they couldn't help him absorb the spirit ring. Forcibly interrupting it would likely severely injure him, or even sever his path as a spirit master. Bei Bei knew Huo Yuhao's talent was poor, but she hadn't expected it to be this bad—unable to withstand even a spirit ring around three hundred years old.
Just then, a gray current flashed across the previously clear sky. In that instant, Wu Xuan felt a slight dizziness. Even the sleeping Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm in his spiritual sea was startled. At this moment, the mutated Soul-Breaking Spear in Wu Xuan's palm seemed to be passively protecting its master, radiating an unbearable silver light.
The gray aura, which had been about to approach Wu Xuan, hesitated. Then, in the midst of the three's daze, the gray aura made a sharp turn and quietly entered Huo Yuhao's head.
Huo Yuhao's previously precarious situation suddenly stabilized, and he successfully completed the fusion without incident, entering a state of cultivation.
"That scared me to death! I never expected that Wu Xuan's martial soul would passively protect its master. But that fragment of soul was really powerful; even in its fragmented state, it possessed the power of my peak years," Tianmeng Ice Silkworm said, wiping the cold sweat from its forehead with lingering fear.
Wu Xuan came to his senses and ignored Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's rambling. From Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's description, he knew that the gray aura was likely Ilex.
As for why the former didn't choose him, Wu Xuan had some guesses in his mind. Although his Soul-Breaking Spear was a martial soul with a spiritual attribute, it was a spiritual attribute with a strong offensive nature.
Ilex only had a few remnants of its soul left and could perish at any moment. If it entered his spiritual sea, it would not only fail to be nurtured and heal itself but would also continuously deplete it. " He might just exhaust his remaining strength and dissipate on his own one day."
"Hey! Xiao Yuhao is out of danger!" Tang Ya exclaimed in surprise.
"Strange! Something feels off." Bei Bei frowned, seemingly lost in thought.
Wu Xuan wasn't too disappointed. He went to Huo Yuhao's side and deliberately asked Tang Ya, "Senior Tang Ya, this boy had such difficulty absorbing his spirit ring before, is he also a freshman at Shrek Academy?"
"Oh! You mean Xiao Yuhao? His name is Huo Yuhao. Yes, he'll be going to Shrek Academy with us. Although his spirit power isn't up to par right now, our Tang Sect has one spot for admission to Shrek Academy without taking the entrance exam every year."
Tang Ya finished speaking, smiling as she leaned closer to Wu Xuan, saying, "So, so, isn't our Tang Sect amazing? Want to consider joining us?" Tang Ya looked at Wu Xuan with hopeful eyes.
Wu Xuan shook his head and refused, saying, "Senior Tang Ya, I'm sorry! My original plan was to enter the inner academy of Shrek Academy, and I'm not considering joining a sect for the time being."
Bei Bei, whose eyes were constantly on Wu Xuan and Tang Ya, nodded slightly upon seeing this. She came to Tang Ya's side and said, "Xiao Ya, since Junior Brother Wu Xuan has such aspirations, let's drop this matter."
"Hmm! I didn't have much hope anyway! The Tang Sect has fallen to such a state." Tang Ya stuck out her tongue, a hint of disappointment flashing in her beautiful eyes.
Another hour passed before Huo Yuhao finally awoke from his cultivation.
A pale golden light appeared in his deep blue eyes, and a bright yellow spirit ring rose from beneath his feet. His excitement surged uncontrollably. "I succeeded! I've finally become a true spirit master!"
However, seeing Wu Xuan and the other two watching him, he snapped out of his daze and lowered his head somewhat embarrassedly.
"Senior Brother, Teacher Xiao Ya, thank you."
"Yuhao, actually you should thank this Junior Brother Wu Xuan more," Bei Bei smiled gently.
Tang Ya chimed in, "That's right, Xiao Yuhao. These twin cyclops are very rare soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest. If it weren't for Junior Brother Wu Xuan, you might not have been able to obtain such a good soul ring this time."
"Thank you, Brother Wu Xuan!" Huo Yuhao bowed.
"You're welcome."
Wu Xuan waved his hand with a smile, "I heard from Senior Brother Bei Bei and Senior Sister Tang Ya that you're also a freshman at Shrek Academy this year. Maybe we'll be classmates in the future."
"Hello, my name is Huo Yuhao. Please take care of me in the future." Huo Yuhao quickly replied, his face full of excitement.
"Yuhao! You're already a soul master now, you need to learn to adapt. The first thing a soul master needs to learn is how to decompose a soul beast's corpse on their own. Come with me, I'll demonstrate for you." Bei Bei looked at Huo Yuhao with a rather serious expression.
Huo Yuhao nodded heavily upon hearing this and followed Bei Bei towards the corpse of the twin cyclops.
Wu Xuan looked at the two of them and sighed softly. Bei Bei was truly a competent senior brother.
Tang Ya tilted her head and looked at Wu Xuan, who was standing to the side, and said, "Junior Brother Wu Xuan, we came to the Star Dou Great Forest this time to hunt soul beasts and obtain soul rings for me. If you don't mind, you can come with us. After I get my soul rings, I'll take you and Yuhao to Shrek Academy to register."
"Hmm! Sure!" Wu Xuan agreed after thinking for a moment. Anyway, there were still several days before Shrek Academy registration, so going to Shrek City so early wouldn't be very interesting.
"This is a soul bone!" Bei Bei exclaimed from the side.
Tang Ya covered her mouth, her face full of disbelief, and exclaimed, "This is a head soul bone? Can a hundred-year-old soul beast produce a head soul bone?"
Wu Xuan turned his head and saw Huo Yuhao holding a light gray head-shaped soul bone with a bewildered expression. He couldn't help but think to himself: As expected of Huo Yuhao, he can even dig out a soul bone from the body of a soul beast of this level.
(End of Chapter)