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Chapter 17 Half a month has passed
"The third soul skill, Life-Sucking Needle, instantly generates several vines with the ability to devour, which can absorb the energy in flesh and blood and convert it into reserve soul power and life force."
For a short period, one can use stored soul power to fight, but soul skills released using stored soul power are less powerful than those released using one's own soul power.
Immediately afterward, Qin Xu released his martial spirit.
His martial soul didn't change much; it was still crimson, with a soft golden light flowing across the surface of the vines, only the edges of the branches and leaves became sharper.
Several strange, sharp cuts appeared on the leaf surface, and the entire body was covered with a soft, light blood-red light. In addition, the martial spirit seemed to have gained a fleshy texture.
It's a bit like transforming from a plant into an animal...
The mutation of the martial soul was not significant, and the power of the soul skill was also average.
Qin Xu sighed inwardly, not too surprised.
In terms of power, his third spirit ring, due to its higher age and the Sun True Fire of the Blue Silver King, is naturally far more powerful than the third spirit skill of a normal spirit master, but it is inferior to those of the same age.
Furthermore, when used against enemies, the vines need to make direct contact with them. However, if it only works upon direct contact, its limitations are too great.
After all, it takes a certain amount of time to activate the power of devouring.
If the Qin Ruins were to attach the true fire of the sun to the vines, it would burn continuously as long as the fire came into contact with the enemy.
However, if you want to use the third soul skill, you must first completely bind the enemy before you can use it.
Furthermore, the Devouring attribute sounds powerful, seemingly allowing one to grow stronger the more they fight.
However, Qin Ruins cannot completely convert the flesh and blood energy it devours into life force or soul force; a portion of it will be stored up, and there is also a limit to how much it can digest.
Most importantly, the devouring power of the Life-Sucking Needle cannot accelerate the cultivation speed.
Devouring, including swallowing and consuming, is the situation Qin Xu faces: he can devour, but he cannot increase his cultivation speed.
"Luckily, I have the enhanced Black Mark."
Thinking of this, Qin Xu couldn't help but feel a sense of anticipation.
That's its greatest source of confidence.
By strengthening the Black Mark, one can enhance their devouring ability, thereby significantly reducing their growth cycle and increasing their growth rate.
Martial arts are said to be 30% training and 70% nutrition, and the same applies to Soul Master cultivation.
So what if the Blood-Devouring Vine isn't suitable for the Sun-Chasing Blue Silver Grass? So what if its soul skills are useless? He can just strengthen them a few more times. Anyway, he only sees soul ring skills as "keys".
"The vines of the Blood-Sucking Vine can be used to make medicinal soup, which can replenish blood and qi. Please collect some."
Qin Xu gave instructions while checking his own panel.
Qin Ruins
[Fate - Blue; Life - 200; Soul Power - 600; Luck: 2]
"My soul power has more than doubled." Qin Xu was quite satisfied.
As for vitality, people in Douluo Continent do not focus on cultivating their physical bodies. Even if they increase their level, their physical bodies will not be strengthened much. Only when they break through a major realm will their vitality increase.
Even a titled Douluo, without using soul power, only has a life force of a little over ten or twenty thousand.
For example, Blackie's vitality is only around 1000 points.
Suddenly, Qin Xu's body tensed up, and Hei Bo's expression changed drastically, his eyes bulging, and he pushed Qin Xu hard.
"Who is it?"
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at the same time.
Notting College, Dormitory 7 corridor.
Tang San was somewhat worried about his teacher.
Even though his teacher had told him that the trip would last at least two months and at least one month, he was still somewhat worried.
"I'm still too weak. If only that man hadn't taken my money. I could have made some hidden weapons beforehand to help my teacher..."
Thinking of this, Tang San felt complicated and hated Tang Hao even more.
Tang Hao had contacted him the day before yesterday. He initially thought Tang Hao wanted to mend their relationship, but Tang Hao only told him not to reveal the secret of his brother's second spirit and not to join the Spirit Hall.
After saying that, he left without mentioning him at all. Even though he had become a Soul Master, the other party didn't react at all!
Also.
When he asked Tang Hao about his mother, and Tang Hao, that scoundrel, gave him the runaround, he vaguely sensed the unnaturalness in Tang Hao's expression.
If revealing the Blue Silver Emperor's existence wouldn't cause trouble for the teacher, he would definitely have tested Tang Hao.
Tang San had a vague feeling that his mother's matter was definitely not simple.
"Spirit Hall? You think I won't join just because you won't let me? If my teacher has no objections, I'm going to join Spirit Hall anyway!" Tang San snorted coldly.
He speculated that there might be clues about his mother's existence within the Spirit Hall.
Tang San waved the certificate in his hand, and a beautiful figure came to mind, causing him to quicken his pace.
Nottingham College started today, and on the teacher's advice, he chose to continue as a part-time student and was assigned to Dormitory 7.
He understood his teacher's comment that he was withdrawn, but he simply couldn't get along with these kids.
Fortunately, not everything that has happened recently has been bad, because Sister Tao needed help and the first person she turned to was him!
This time, they said they wanted to lend money to those work-study students with a little talent, called "student loans." Anyone could do this, but Sister Tao specifically asked him. Thinking about this, Tang San couldn't help but let his imagination run wild.
"What did you do?"
A voice rang out, and Tang San looked up to see God King Tang San staring intently at him with a gloomy expression.
"What I was going to say to you is, you don't really think you're a child, do you?" Tang San sneered. "Also, you bitch, from now on we're enemies."
Looking at Tang San, a hint of contempt flashed in his eyes.
As expected, if the upper beam is crooked, the lower beam will also be crooked!
Tang Hao and Tang San are neither good people. Tang San, in particular, wants to share a bed with that girl.
The important thing is that this little girl is only six years old.
That's a beast, absolutely a beast.
As a student of a teacher, of course I must stop this!
God King Tang San clenched his fists, feeling an urge to strangle Tang San.
To destroy his relationship with his destined one is a death sentence!
But he dared not make a move, because Tang San had now become a true Soul Master, and his first Soul Ring had an extremely high age limit.
He really wasn't confident he could beat Tang San.
"I must hunt down an evil soul beast as soon as possible to break through to the Soul Master level," God King Tang San thought to himself. At the same time, he noticed that Tang San's complexion had improved considerably, and a dark thought flashed through his mind.
In a few days, he planned to plunder Tang San's bloodline essence again.
The Xuan Tian Gong that he cultivated was very different from the Xuan Tian Gong in his memory. Not only was the cultivation speed faster, but it also had the function of plundering the bloodline of other species.
If it weren't for the restrictions imposed by the rules of Douluo Continent, which temporarily limit him to plundering bloodlines of the same origin, his strength would definitely have made a huge leap.
In the distance, under a thick tree, a middle-aged man wearing a light blue cotton coat with centipede buttons and a high ponytail saw through his martial soul "Thousand-Mile Eyes" that no fight had broken out, shook his head slightly, and then took a comfortable nap.
He was asked by his superiors to evaluate the two children. It was a leisurely job, and he enjoyed it very much.
Tang San was also wary of the hidden weapons on God King Tang San's body.
The other party stole his storage soul tool, which contained a lot of money.
As I hesitated, I suddenly felt someone pat me hard on the shoulder.
"Sister Xiaotao, it's you! You startled me." Tang San relaxed completely.
"What are you thinking about? Have you finished your business?" Qin Tao patted Tang San's head.
"It's done," Tang San said immediately. "I've written down all the names."
"Okay, I'll treat you to dinner." Qin Tao smiled.
"Um..." Tang San hesitated for a moment, then said, "Sister Xiao Tao, could you lend me some money? My family has some skills..."
Qin Tao narrowed her eyes, sized Tang San up and down, and asked, "How much do you want?"
Tang San gave a number.
Qin Tao raised an eyebrow: "It has to be paid back."
"Definitely, definitely." Tang San immediately assured him, his palms sweating slightly after receiving the money.
Sister Tao is so kind.
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Qin Xu's hair stood on end, and long before Hei Bo reminded him, he had already rolled over.
At that moment, two crisp explosions came from where he had been standing; they were actually two blades of air.
Behind the Qin Ruins, there is a blue stone slab, cut in half like tofu, with a smooth and intact cross-section.
Before Qin Xu could speak, two men and two women emerged from the shadows in the distance. They first glanced at the Bloodthirsty Vine, which was now broken into many pieces, before looking Qin Xu up and down.
"Such an outstanding appearance."
All four of them were stunned by Qin Xu's good looks. Although they were no longer young, they all lingered for a while longer upon seeing such a handsome man.
But this was, after all, the dangerous Great Sun Forest, and none of them were ordinary people, so they quickly calmed themselves down.
The figures seemed to exchange words for a while, and after a long time, a tall, charming woman emerged from among the four figures.
"Brother, you're quite skilled. You're brave and alert. No wonder you dare to hunt for spirit rings in the Great Sun Forest..." The woman was wearing light-colored armor and holding a black sword spirit.
Behind the woman, four soul rings, two yellow and two purple, slowly rotated.
This is a Soul Master.
The atmosphere at Qin Ruins was tense.
Blackie looked at the four of them with a sinister gaze and released his own martial spirit.
The five spirit rings lit up, making the woman's expression more serious.
If it were just an ordinary Soul King, it wouldn't be so bad, but the Black Uncle in front of her seemed to be a powerful figure among Soul Kings. However, she wasn't too worried, because there was a Soul Emperor among her group.
At this moment, Qin Xu was also observing the other three people and found that they were all dressed in very fine clothes and wore armor of a different style than ordinary armor.
Of the four, the woman appeared to be of the lowest status.
The woman, who was plump, gestured for Qin Xu to relax and said, "Don't be nervous. I was just acting on impulse and wanted to test your skills. I was indeed impulsive and offended you. It was a misunderstanding."
Looking at Qin Xu's appearance, she felt a strange urge to possess him, and her palms sweated slightly.
They even wanted to take direct action and capture the person.
"Misunderstanding?" Qin Xu pursed his lips. The woman was still releasing her martial spirit, so it couldn't be explained as a misunderstanding.
"Stop." The tallest young man among the three spoke up, saying to the woman, "Don't forget, we're not here to capture slaves today."
As soon as he finished speaking, the other two had different expressions.
Clearly, the tall man could only command the woman; the other two were not on the same side as him.
slave?
Qin Xu's heart sank, sensing something was wrong.
Every Soul Master in the Douluo Continent has extremely high value.
Therefore, the buying and selling of people has been rampant despite repeated bans. There have even been cases where some Spirit Hall deacons, after helping people awaken their spirits, did not report the awakening of spirit power to the Spirit Hall.
Instead, they privately sold the list to local powerful families or businesses to gain greater profits.
To put it bluntly, each of these commoner Soul Masters who have awakened their Soul Power is a hot commodity and can be sold for a high price.
Besides children who have just awakened their martial souls, some people also kidnap soul masters who have already formed initial combat power.
The group said that if they weren't out to plunder slaves this time, then they must have done it before. Qin Xu's face immediately darkened.
"What exactly do you want?" Blackie demanded.
"Don't be nervous. We're not here to cause trouble. We need to go deep into the Great Sun Forest to find a treasure."
"I just happened to smell some special blood bait nearby that can attract soul beasts, so I'm asking you for some." The tall man spoke briefly, looking calmly at the blood vines scattered on the ground.
"I have nothing more to give you, so get out of here." Qin Xu's expression changed, and he said coldly.
"Sorry, I'll get the blood bait myself. In return, we'll give you a chance to join us. Because of the suddenness of the situation, we're short-handed. I can invite you to join our team."
"I forgot to mention, we are from Prince Xuexing of the Heavenly Dou Empire." The man said calmly, "Or are you going to refuse an invitation from an imperial prince? To become a traitor?"
Looking at Qin Xu's handsome appearance, he felt a little jealous, since the opponent's strongest was only a Soul King.
The remaining two remained silent.
The other woman hesitated. Qin Xu's appearance was to her liking, but offending Prince Xue Xing for it was too much to ask for trouble.
"Prince Xuexing..." Qin Xu's face darkened. He could easily see what the man in front of him was thinking. He not only wanted his precious medicine, but also wanted him to be a pawn to test the dangers deep in the Great Sun Forest.
That's utterly shameless.
Moreover, what kind of treasure could make Prince Xuexing so eager to pursue it?
Soul bone? Then it can't be a soul beast; someone must have entered the depths of the Great Sun Forest.
"I am an honorary elder of the Spirit Hall, and I know His Holiness the Pope. Do you dare to oppose the Spirit Hall?"
Qin Xu's mind raced; at this point, he had no choice but to try anything, even if it seemed hopeless.
At this moment, his thoughts became clearer and clearer. These people did not seem to be of the same ilk. If they were closely related, revealing his identity in this deep mountain forest would allow them to choose to silence him.
However, if the other party is not one of us, revealing that he is from the Spirit Hall can actually guarantee our safety.
Sure enough, as soon as the words were spoken, the taller woman among the remaining two asked in confusion, "Are you also from the Spirit Hall?"
"That's right." Qin Xu immediately took out the 'Honorary Elder' token that Bibi Dong had given him.
"No problem, you'll come with me in a bit. I'll have someone escort you out," the tall woman said immediately. After checking the token, she was initially puzzled, then a glint flashed in her eyes as she recalled the news she had overheard in bed the previous night. She said:
"However, we may need to check your storage soul tool."
We came out with the Lord of the Martial Soul Hall this time. In order to pursue this secret treasure, Prince Xue Xing has sent people to seal off the entrances and exits of the canyon. If no one gives prior notice, you may be stopped and cause unnecessary trouble.
Upon hearing this, the man said nothing, and his initial arrogance vanished. He said, "Since you are from the Spirit Hall, then we were rude before. We hope you will forgive our rudeness, young brother."
If he were alone, he wouldn't care what Qin Xu said, but now there are too many spies, and silencing them is not realistic, so he changed his strategy.
"Thank you, thank you." Qin Xu thought for a moment, then followed behind the tall woman, accompanied by a somewhat nervous Hei Bo.
The tall woman kept her back to him the whole way, only asking a few questions, including her name and background. Qin Xu answered truthfully and also found out the woman's name.
Yao flower.
The other party claimed to be the head of a branch hall.
Among the forces under the Spirit Hall, small towns will establish Spirit Branch Halls, medium and small cities will establish Spirit Sub-Halls, and large cities will establish Spirit Main Halls. In addition to the Hall Master, there are also bishops with even greater power.
Today, the Spirit Hall has established branch halls in large or super-large cities such as Tiandou City, Coconut Grove City, and Gengxin City.
After walking about two kilometers, we saw several green tents erected upright in the Qin Ruins, with wisps of smoke rising slowly from outside the tents.
The tall woman first asked Qin Xu to wait in a tent, while she went alone to the tent in the middle to report.
After the tall woman left, Uncle Hei said with a serious expression, "That person was at least a high-level Soul King, or even a Soul Emperor."
"It's alright, don't take the initiative," Qin Xu reminded, while observing the nearby tents.
Qin Xu merely listened to what the other party said about bringing him there to send him away.
Blocking the Great Sun Forest would require an enormous amount of manpower and resources, making it simply unrealistic. Moreover, the idea of how Soul Masters could surround it is clearly a fabricated excuse by the enemy.
Qin Xu hadn't yet figured out the other party's true purpose.
On the way with Yao Hua, he had considered having Uncle Hei take action and then escaping, but Yao Hua seemed too composed, and she even kept her back to him and Uncle Hei the whole way.
He looked like a master who was keeping his abilities hidden. For safety reasons, Qin Xu ultimately chose to abandon the project.
Besides this tent, there were five or six other tents of varying sizes within a 300-meter radius. Soon, Qin Xu relaxed slightly, and he spotted the emblem of the Spirit Hall on several of the tents.
Furthermore, the symbol of a "lion" was seen on three of the tents, while the symbol of a "fire kite" was seen on the remaining two tents.
The other party did not cheat him.
Inside the tent, some people were starting fires to cook, while others were on guard and transporting supplies…
"Uncle Hei, what kind of treasure do you think it is that would make the Spirit Hall and Prince Xue Xing make such a big fuss? Is it really a soul bone?" Qin Xu asked in confusion.
Uncle Hei was also very curious and shook his head slightly.
After a while, Qin Xu saw three people.
The leader had a cold and arrogant expression, an exaggerated figure, and a buttocks wider than his shoulders. Although he was dressed in bright and attractive clothes, his expression was as cold as winter frost.
Her jet-black hair was tied into a high ponytail, and her long, slender legs, like white pythons, were exaggeratedly exposed.
Despite exuding an air of nobility and appearing somewhat flamboyant in its decorations, it doesn't evoke any sense of allure; instead, it exudes a dignified presence, with eyes that seem to pierce right into one's heart.
The other person also had plump, long, and dazzlingly white legs, and a delicate appearance, but her figure was not as exaggerated as the other person's.
The last person was a tall, handsome man with blond hair and blue eyes, who looked about seven or eight parts similar to the tall woman.
The group had been calm at first, but when they saw Qin Xu, their previously aggressive attitude suddenly faltered.
They exchanged a glance, thinking, "Young lady, you're eating so well..."
The man raised an eyebrow and was the first to calm down.
Then, he examined the Qin Ruins as if they were merchandise, and after about half a minute, he spoke for the first time: "Qin Ruins?"
Do you know me?
The man ignored Qin Xu and continued questioning him.
"You're twenty-four years old, aren't you? You came to the Great Sun Forest to obtain your third spirit ring?"
"Yes."
The man's gaze made Qin Xu feel somewhat uncomfortable, but Qin Xu did not want to cause any unnecessary trouble.
"Your talent is average, and you don't have any outstanding qualities except for your appearance. You've been behaving well lately, which satisfies me and the other servants. Even if I hadn't met you this time, I would have sought you out sooner or later."
However, I will try my best to arrange everything you need. You don't need to travel far in the future, especially away from Nottingham City." The man's tone was firm, and with just a few simple words, he wanted to announce the future of Qin Ruins.