69novels Chapter 20 Choosing the Third Soul Ring
Chapter 20 Choosing the Third Soul Ring
Chapter 20 Choosing the Second Soul Ring
A semester has passed quietly, and the holiday is just around the corner.
On the campus of Notting College, the grass and trees were still lush and green, and the teenagers packed their luggage in twos and threes, preparing to go home.
Inside the dormitory, Xiao Wu leaned lazily against her bed, a lollipop dangling from her lips, gazing out the window with a somewhat forlorn expression.
Tang San walked over, sat on the edge of her bed, and said softly, "Xiao Wu, it's been a whole semester, aren't you going to go home and visit?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Wu's expression darkened slightly. She then pouted and said somewhat unhappily, "I'm not going back. I'll stay at the academy."
Tang San paused for a moment, then continued, "Don't you miss home?"
Xiao Wu shook her head, a hint of undisguised loneliness flashing in her eyes: "I have no home, so there's nowhere for me to go back to."
Upon hearing this, Tang San opened his mouth, about to say something to comfort her, when Xiao Wu's eyes suddenly lit up, and she said with a grin, "Little San, isn't your home not far from the academy? Why don't I go back with you and play?"
Tang San was caught off guard by Xiao Wu's change, but he smiled and nodded, "Okay, let's go back together."
After saying that, he suddenly remembered something and immediately turned around and walked towards Tang Chuan, who was cultivating on the other side.
Tang Chuan was sitting cross-legged at this moment, his soul power slowly flowing around him, and there was a quiet and calm aura between his brows.
"Brother," Tang San called softly.
Tang Chuan slowly opened his eyes, a fleeting blue-gold light flashing within them: "What's wrong?"
Tang San smiled and said, "It's vacation time, and I'm planning to go back to Holy Soul Village with Xiao Wu. Do you want to come with me? We haven't seen Dad in a long time."
Upon hearing this, Tang Chuan paused slightly, then gently shook his head and said, "No, my soul power recently broke through to level ten, and the academy's teachers said they would take me to the Soul Hunting Forest to hunt for my first soul ring. I'm afraid I'll miss the opportunity."
His tone was flat, his face revealing no emotion, but inwardly he thought, "Return to Holy Soul Village? Tang Hao left the village long ago. Besides, even if he were here, why should I go to see him?"
When Tang San heard his brother say that his soul power had reached level ten, he was stunned and his eyes showed disbelief.
"Brother, what did you say? Your soul power... has reached level ten?"
Tang Chuan nodded slightly.
Tang San frowned slightly, his face full of surprise and doubt: "But the teacher said your innate soul power is only level one. Even if you cultivate for three to five years, you might not be able to reach level ten. How could you possibly have cultivated to this level in just one semester?"
Tang Chuan smiled faintly, his tone neither warm nor cold: "Perhaps I'm just lucky. The environment in the back mountain is suitable for cultivating with Blue Silver Grass. I've just been diligently meditating as the academy teachers told me."
"Sometimes, focusing too much on talent can cause us to overlook the importance of hard work."
Upon hearing this, Tang San fell silent, his expression somewhat complicated.
Although he was unwilling to doubt his brother, Tang Chuan's changes were indeed too astonishing, especially in recent times. His temperament, physique, and even his eyes all possessed a composure and sharpness that was difficult for him to fathom.
"Brother..." Tang San wanted to ask something more, but in the end he shut his mouth and only said in a low voice, "Then you should be careful. The Soul Hunting Forest is full of dangers. Even with the academy teachers with you, you can't be careless."
"I know." Tang Chuan nodded, gazing into the distance, and said calmly, "You too, be careful on your way back to Holy Soul Village."
Tang San took a deep breath and nodded emphatically.
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Half a day later, the entrance to Notting College had become deserted, with most students already on their way home.
Only a few teachers and staff remained on the vast campus.
Tang Chuan didn't linger. He packed his bags early and quietly left the academy without telling anyone where he was going.
He walked toward the familiar market as before, stopping in front of an old carriage shop just as he had the first time he left. He skillfully rented an ordinary carriage and hired an elderly driver, doing everything as if he were an ordinary person, without attracting any attention.
Sitting in the carriage, watching the forests and fields rushing past the window, Tang Chuan's heart was already churning with turmoil.
"My soul power has already reached level twenty. As long as I absorb the soul ring, I can instantly advance." Tang Chuan said, gazing into the distance with a deep look in his eyes.
He wasn't worried that the soul power he had cultivated through meditation would be wasted. Meditation was a way to accumulate soul power, and now that he had obtained his second soul ring, all the soul power he had accumulated through meditation would be released to improve his soul power level.
The only problem is choosing the second spirit ring.
During this period, Tang Chuan had twice secretly gone to the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest to search for soul beasts during the academy's short holidays, but he failed to find a suitable target.
Because his second spirit ring target is a thousand-year-old jade swan.
"I can't go back empty-handed this time," Tang Chuan thought to himself.
This is an extremely rare soul beast, one in ten thousand even in the vast Star Dou Great Forest. The Emerald Swan is not a plant-type soul beast, but it possesses what Tang Chuan needs most—vitality.
Moreover, this kind of spirit beast is the most powerful life-attribute healing spirit beast in nature, with the purest life force in nature concentrated within its body.
If one can hunt it down and absorb its spirit ring, not only will the Blue Silver Grass's vitality be further enhanced, but its healing ability, resilience, regeneration, and other aspects will also be greatly improved.
"Although the Emerald Swan is not a plant, Blue Silver Grass has never rejected any animal or plant spirit rings." Tang Chuan narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "As long as it is a life-type spirit ring, it can be used by me."
However, the Emerald Swan is far rarer than the Illusionary Flower, and it is extremely sensitive. Once it senses killing intent, it will instantly disappear into the depths of the forest, making it even more difficult to approach it again.
Thinking of this, Tang Chuan slowly curled a cold smile onto his lips.
"Fortunately, my first soul skill can do more than just mimic appearance. It can also distort space, shield aura, and disguise my martial soul through mental fluctuations, giving me a near-perfect stealth ability. If I mimic a similar soul beast, approach the Emerald Swan's habitat, and then launch a surprise attack."
"In that case, the odds of winning might be much higher than we imagine."
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Meanwhile, at Notting Junior Soul Master Academy.
The master was reading in his room when Tang San went home. He felt a void in his heart, and even when Tang San left this morning, he hesitated about whether to go to his house to see him.
Just then.
"Thump, thump, thump."
A low knock suddenly sounded at the door, not loud, but carrying a certain oppressive rhythm. The master's brow twitched slightly, then he put down his book and muttered to himself, "The mistress has already gone back. Who could it be at this hour?"
He slowly stood up, walked to the door, and said in a steady voice, "Please come in."
"Squeak."
The door was gently pushed open, and a tall figure quietly appeared in the doorway.
The man wore a gray robe with a hood hanging low, obscuring his face in shadow. He was tall and imposing, but his aura was extremely restrained.
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