Noticing that Tang Ya had finished absorbing her ring, Beibei stopped his instruction, telling Huo Yuhao to take some time to familiarize himself with what he had learned.
Huo Yuhao was practically vibrating with excitement.
The Tang Sect secret techniques were simply too profound: Mysterious Heaven Skill, Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, Mysterious Jade Hands…
but the most important one was the Purple Demon Eye.
Although he hadn’t started cultivating it yet, he felt this eye technique was practically custom-built for him.
It was a perfect match for his Spirit Eyes.
Tang Ya excitedly showed off her newly upgraded Blue Silver Grass to Beibei.
Soul skills were supposed to be absolute secrets for soul masters, but she trusted everyone present and held nothing back.
Besides, if it weren’t for Zhou Sichen, she would never have experienced such an upgrade; showing him the changes would help him give her better advice in the future.
After absorbing the Vajra Vine’s ring, the Blue Silver Grass in her palm had not only received a massive boost in vitality, but its toughness had also taken a massive leap—more than doubling.
This was an enhancement a beast-type soul ring could never provide.
But the most important part was her third soul skill.
It was called Plucking Leaves Flying Flowers.
Not only did it sound beautiful, its actual effect was miraculous.
Fusing with the Vajra Vine’s traits, her third skill could transform her normally soft Blue Silver Grass into razor-sharp Blue Silver blades.
Like the Vajra Vine’s own attacks against Beibei, the number of blades she could generate depended on her soul power.
Since Tang Ya also knew how to craft potent Tang Sect poisons, coating these blades in lethal toxins would effectively turn her into a mobile, poisoned-artillery turret!
Furthermore, due to the nature of the third ring, if she bound an enemy first, she could activate her third skill to instantly transform the binding grass into sharp blades—a flawless strangulation attack.
These massive upgrades filled Tang Ya with hope for her martial soul.
By continuing to absorb powerful plant-type rings—or perhaps a ten-thousand-year Blue Silver King ring—her martial soul could fully evolve!
If she ever got the chance to obtain a Blue Silver Emperor ring, her martial soul would completely transform into a top-tier one!
With a bright path ahead and huge improvements, Tang Ya was ecstatic about this harvest.
And the person she was most grateful to was Zhou Sichen.
Without him, she might have never achieved this, nor would she have seen such hope for the future.
Having settled Tang Ya’s soul ring, the group began searching for a suitable first ring for Huo Yuhao.
Following their success, everyone fully trusted Zhou Sichen’s theoretical knowledge, aiming to find a ring suited for the Control or Auxiliary direction.
However, spiritual-type soul beasts were too rare.
Combined with their specific requirements, finding the right one required a considerable amount of luck.
Unfortunately, it seemed they had used up all their luck.
Even Zhou Sichen hadn’t encountered a single spiritual-type beast recently.
Thus, the group searched for a full half-month with no good results.
By a small stream, Huo Yuhao earnestly roasted fish for them, his face filled with conflict.
After a long time, he spoke up.
“Big Brother Zhou, if it’s really not working out, just find me any random soul ring.
My issue has already delayed you all for so long…”
Before he could finish, Zhou Sichen lightly flicked him on the forehead.
“What are you thinking?
Getting a suitable soul ring is never easy for any soul master, let alone a rare spiritual attribute one.
It’s only been half a month.
There’s no rush.”
Beibei chimed in, “That’s right, Yuhao.
Listen to Big Brother Zhou.
We’ve already spent half a month on this; if we give up now, all that time would truly be wasted.”
Tang Ya added, “Yuhao, remember this: never give up easily in any situation, otherwise the results you want will only drift further away.
Understand?”
Hearing their comforting words, Huo Yuhao’s eyes grew red.
He turned away to secretly wipe his tears.
“Mhm!
I understand!” he said firmly.
“Big Brother Zhou, Teacher Xiao Ya, Eldest Senior Brother, I definitely won’t give up.
I’m going to become a powerful soul master and use everything I have to repay your kindness!”
Tang Ya giggled.
“What are you talking about?
You’re a part of the Tang Sect; this is what we’re supposed to do.
But we definitely must remember Big Brother Zhou’s kindness.
Without him, I wouldn’t have improved, and you wouldn’t have a teacher who gives such great advice.”
“I will,” Huo Yuhao nodded seriously.
Zhou Sichen smiled helplessly and exchanged a glance with Beibei.
Encouraged by the group, Huo Yuhao reaffirmed his resolve.
After eating, he continued practicing the Tang Sect techniques under Beibei’s guidance.
After half a month of practice, he had barely scratched the surface, but his progress with the Purple Demon Eye was the fastest.
While Beibei was teaching, Zhou Sichen—who was meditating cross-legged—suddenly opened his eyes and said softly to Tang Ya, “Found one.”
Tang Ya was startled.
“Big Brother Zhou, found what?”
He smiled.
“Yuhao’s soul ring.”
“?” Tang Ya was confused.
She glanced at Ah Da, who was playing with a branch nearby.
“Haven’t we just been sitting here the whole time?
Ah Da is here too.
How did you find it?”
Zhou Sichen didn’t hide it.
“When you guys weren’t paying attention earlier, I summoned Hellfire.
After days of searching, it finally found a soul beast suitable for Yuhao.”
“Hellfire?” Tang Ya asked, puzzled.
“Is that the name of your second contracted beast?”
Zhou Sichen nodded.
Tang Ya finally understood.
But with such an imposing name like Hellfire, what exactly was his second beast?
Wait a minute…
If Ah Da was his first contracted beast, and Ah Da was a thousand-year beast (even without knowing its exact age, it was undeniably a thousand-year beast)…
If Ah Da was the first, didn’t that mean…
Big Brother Zhou’s first soul ring was at the thousand-year level?!
How was that possible?
Although there were methods nowadays to absorb soul rings above the recommended limits, there was absolutely no such thing as a thousand-year first ring!