"Hmm… this soul ring is tailor-made for my Blue Silver King," Tang Yin murmured aloud in amazement. His eyes gleamed as he scanned the area for a test subject. Just then, he spotted a century-old baboon skulking in the distance.
With a smirk, Tang Yin shouted, "First Soul Skill—Blood Devour!"
His body shimmered, and a bright yellow ring rose from beneath his feet, pulsing with power before flaring into a dazzling glow. The Blue Silver King reacted instantly, its vines growing explosively, surging forward like a swarm of serpents. They coiled around the baboon from every direction and plunged into its body, draining its blood in seconds—without spilling a single drop.
"Holy hell! This is totally overpowered for a first soul skill!" Tang Yin thought, barely able to contain his excitement. "But damn… it chews up a fifth of my soul power. Guess balance exists for a reason."
(For context, in the original work, Tang San got a bugged-out ability from Xiao Wu's sacrifice—basically becoming a ghost that ignored physical damage and resisted spiritual attacks. Let's not even talk about his teleportation or invincible golden body. Talk about plot armor.)
"Huuuh… compared to Tang San, my skills feel kinda lame... Wait—Soul Bone!" Tang Yin's breathing quickened. "Every sacrificed beast should drop one… where is it?"
He frantically searched the blood devouring plant's corpse and finally found it: a faintly glowing left leg soul bone, shimmering with delicate lights like starlight in a bottle.
"Oh ho! I'm gonna be rich from now on!" he cackled. "If every sacrificed soul beast gives me one of these, I should start gathering trustworthy friends—or maybe girlfriends—for beast hunting. Hmm… this sounds totally feasible."
"Anyway, let's get back to the academy before the bunny starts feeling lonely," he muttered, dashing off toward his temporary teammates.
Meanwhile, at the dormitory…
Xiao Wu had been moody for two days straight. Tang Yin was the only real friend she'd made since arriving in the human world.
"Stupid Tang Yin… where the heck did you go? If you don't show up soon, I'll bite you to death!" she mumbled angrily, hugging her knees.
Finally, Tang Yin returned, safe and sound. He walked in, ignored a visibly depressed Tang San, and turned to the sulking bunny girl.
"Yo, Bunny! Miss me already?" he teased.
Xiao Wu's face brightened immediately. She leapt onto him and bit down on his hand—hard.
"Hmph! Who missed you? Not me!"
Tang Yin winced. "Hiss… maybe I shouldn't tease her too much. She really doesn't hold back."
Xiao Wu was adorably clueless about human customs, so over the next few days, Tang Yin took it upon himself to "educate" her. He brought her to the Nuoding Branch Spirit Hall to register as a soul master and collect her monthly stipend—one glorious gold coin.
They trained together, Tang Yin without reservation guided her in the Mysterious Heaven Technique, Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, Mysterious Jade Hand, and even the Purple Demon Eye—all to prepare her for future combat and soul skill development.
Sparring daily, both of them progressed rapidly—Xiao Wu becoming sharper, and Tang Yin benefiting immensely from the high-paced training.
(It's worth noting that Tang San trained using a soul power cultivation method personally gifted to him by Yu Xiaogang—fusion of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's techniques and the Spirit Hall's own elite methods. Though not as legendary as the Mysterious Heaven Technique, it was shockingly effective in its own right, allowing Tang San to refine his soul power with speed that rivaled the best in the continent)
Six months later…
Tang Yin needed a cover story for his suspiciously strong first soul ring, so he asked the Nuoding Academy headmaster to help him hunt a beast in the Soul Hunting Forest. The headmaster, impressed by Tang Yin's talent, agreed instantly—never realizing he'd just been subtly hypnotized.
Three years later…
Tang San had reached the Soul Grandmaster level and returned to the Soul Hunting Forest with Yu Xiaogang and Tang Yin in tow. As usual, Tang Yin couldn't resist mischief.
A venomous plant under his control launched a surprise attack—straight at Yu Xiaogang's hairy ass.
Thud! The Grandmaster collapsed, groaning in pain.
Tang Yin smirked. "Tang San, hurry! Suck the venom out of your master's rear! Be a filial disciple!"
Tang San's loyalty knew no bounds. The moment his master collapsed from venom, he sprang into action—kneeling at Yu Xiaogang's side with a level of enthusiasm that made Tang Yin raise an eyebrow.
"Wow," Tang Yin muttered, arms crossed as he watched the bizarre display unfold. "That's some next-level disciple devotion. Almost spiritual… almost disturbing."
Yu Xiaogang eventually awoke, touched by Tang San's loyalty. The two embraced in a melodramatic, borderline embarrassing reunion.
For Tang San's second ring, Tang Yin led them toward the lake at the core of the forest—where they found the most revolting soul beast he could imagine: the Lamprey.
A true abomination. Its mouth was a nightmare—circular, lined with rings of razor-sharp teeth spiraling inward like a meat grinder, and in the center, a rasping tongue that could drill into flesh like a bloody corkscrew.
Yu Xiaogang nearly soiled himself.
But under Tang Yin's subtle mental nudges, the old master's eyes lit up. "Tang San, this is perfect! A 500-year-old soul beast. Ideal for your Blue Silver Grass!"
Tang San grimaced. "Teacher… don't you think this thing is a little too disgusting?"
But Yu Xiaogang stood firm, totally convinced. Tang San, seeing no signs of confusion, reluctantly agreed.
With Tang Yin's covert help, the Lamprey was quickly defeated. A vibrant yellow ring floated above its corpse.
As Tang San sat cross-legged to absorb the ring, a figure watched from the shadows—Tang Hao, his expression dark and stormy.
"If Tang San didn't worship you as his teacher, Yu Xiaogang… I'd have killed you a thousand times already."
Tang Hao kept guard silently. Meanwhile, Tang Yin seized the chance and stealthily absorbed a huge chunk of soul power from the soul ring. Its glow dimmed, barely retaining a yellow hue when he stopped.
Tang san absorbed the soul ring in less than five minutes, as the information regarding his second soul skill appeared in his mind he blinked…clearly saken and immediately released his martial soul.
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