Chapter 11:First Soul Skill: Devouring Breath!
800 years old? Wouldn't that be even better?
Yu Xiaolie was overjoyed.
"Second Master, I want to try absorbing this 800-year-old Soul Devourer!"
Second Master's eyes widened. Given Yu Xiaolie's mutated martial soul level, absorbing a soul ring of about three hundred years was probably the limit.
Yu Xiaogang is a living example. He failed to absorb the 400-year spirit ring because his martial spirit sensed the danger and resisted from the beginning.
Unlike Yu Xiaogang, Yu Xiaolie is more stubborn and would likely endure even the most intense pain.
But what does an 800-year soul ring even mean?
This is not a spirit ring that someone of this level can absorb. Even the most talented level 10 spirit master would be burst by it.
Yu Xiaogang also felt this was too outrageous and offered his advice:
"Xiao Lie, don't think that just because you've practiced fighting since you were young and have good physical fitness, the upper limit of your spirit rings is an insurmountable chasm. What you're doing is no different from being a brute."
The third brother, Yu Xiaozhen, also came over to advise, "Second brother, we should be more cautious."
Despite everyone's advice, Yu Xiaolie was determined, a sharp glint in his eyes: "Even if I die, I will die on the path to becoming stronger! It's better than living a cowardly life!"
The Second Master, who had intended to continue persuading Xiao Lie, was moved by Xiao Lie's words.
The words that were on the tip of his tongue turned into: "Well said, that's ambition! That's what a man of the Yu family should be like!"
Of the entire Yu family, he was one of the people who understood Yu Xiaolie the most. He knew the child's potential, understood his determination to become stronger, and could empathize with what Xiaolie was carrying.
Who would willingly spend their entire life bearing a bad reputation and living a muddled, aimless existence?
Now that things have come to this, there's no need for further persuasion. Second Master directed everyone to quickly prepare for protection.
Yu Xiaolie sat cross-legged and began absorbing the Soul Devouring Power, which had a lifespan of 800 years.
The moment his mind connected with the soul ring above the Soul Devouring Corpse, he felt an immense force, like a tidal wave, surge towards him.
Watching others interact with their spirit rings and experiencing it yourself are two completely different things.
Only now did he realize that his second grandfather was right.
Without targeted training, a body with an initial soul power level of 0.2 can only have a soul ring that lasts for about 200 years.
The power impact contained in an 800-year-limited soul ring is not as simple as multiplying by four.
Roughly estimated, the destructive power to the body has increased by more than 10 times!
Even the most hardened body cannot withstand ten breaths under impact.
Yu Xiaolie hurriedly controlled his consciousness and established a connection with his martial soul, and a surge of soul power began to flow into Luo Sanpao's body.
As Luo Sanpao's body began to slowly approach saturation, Yu Xiaolie began to guide Luo Sanpao, making every effort to use every part of his body to consume the surging power.
All those years of training finally paid off. Trusting and having faith in Yu Xiaolie's indomitable will, Luo Sanpao instinctively began to digest the soul power.
From the outside, Yu Xiaolie's body was shrouded in a thick purple aura, which sometimes expanded and sometimes contracted, like a huge breathing cocoon.
His skin also contracted and expanded in sync with the peaks and troughs of his aura. The fact that he could persist until now was not only due to his resilient physical qualities, but also because of the accumulation of soul power far exceeding level ten.
The soul power within Yu Xiaolie's body entered Luo Sanpao's body through a faint, almost invisible channel. Under the impact of the immense soul power, the surface of Luo Sanpao's body began to turn purple.
As Luo Sanpao absorbed the spirit ring, tiny points of light gradually appeared on his appearance, like a shimmering purple galaxy.
Yu Xiaolie was confident that he would be able to absorb the soul ring in a few more quarters of an hour at most.
However, at that moment, an accident occurred!
Suddenly, a wolf howl came from afar, followed by a series of dark figures rushing towards them.
wolves!
Although the exact number is unclear, a rough estimate suggests there are no fewer than several dozen wolves—they have come to avenge their wolf king.
The white tiger that killed the wolf king is dead; their target has now become the humans left at the scene.
Things took an unexpected turn. Seeing that Xiao Lie's absorption was entering a critical moment, he hurriedly came to his side to protect him.
At the same time, he quickly directed the guard team to protect Yu Xiaogang and Yu Xiaozhen.
Yu Xiaogang was stunned by the sudden appearance of so many wolves.
It wasn't until his guards and third brother unleashed their soul rings that he realized what was happening and quickly began to circulate his soul power.
Despite the numerical advantage of the wolf pack, the humans still have an overwhelming advantage in individual strength.
However, in order to ensure Yu Xiaolie's safety, the guards had to take a defensive stance, which made the situation tense for a while.
Seeing that the wolf pack was fighting to the death and refusing to retreat, Yu Xiaozhen and Yu Xiaogang had no choice but to join the battle.
As expected of a top-grade beast soul, the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Beast Soul was unleashed by Yu Xiaozhen with a mere wave of his hand. The Azure Wolf struck by the lightning was not only burned but also paralyzed.
"Well done, Third Young Master!"
The praise from the guards who were assisting him made Yu Xiaozhen feel proud, and he became even more at ease in his every move.
Yu Xiaogang, as the eldest brother, felt uneasy. Now that he was a Soul Master, how could he not show off?
Yu Xiaogang shouted, "Luo Sanpao!"
As soon as the chubby Luo Sanpao appeared after releasing his martial spirit, he made eye contact with a gray wolf charging at the front, and almost peed his pants in fright.
Seeing that Luo Sanpao kept hiding behind him, Yu Xiaogang's expression turned a little ugly. He grabbed Luo Sanpao by the back of the neck and urged it to use its soul skill quickly.
At the same time, he raised his hand and waved it, and a yellow halo flew out and enveloped Luo Sanpao.
"His farts are like thunder, deafening and earth-shattering!"
Yu Xiaogang let out a powerful shout.
Seeing that he could not escape, Luo Sanpao had no choice but to use all his strength to let out a loud fart.
The wolf, which had been charging wildly, suddenly took a breath and its body immediately stiffened.
Several of the more sensitive-smelling ones not only collapsed to the ground, but their limbs also began to twitch.
Seeing how effective Luo Sanpao's farts were, the guards were naturally generous with their praise, all saying that their young master was mighty!
These words of praise truly delighted Yu Xiaogang.
He finally acted like a big brother, so he deliberately shouted loudly:
"Xiao Zhen, Xiao Lie, don't be afraid. With me here, the wolf pack is just a piece of cake."
Before long, the poison gas released by Luo Sanpao gradually dissipated, and the wolf pack, under the organization of the new wolf king, launched another attack.
Yu Xiaogang used the same trick again, sending Luo Sanpao out once more. With a single fart, the wolf pack retreated.
Before he could even feel smug, he heard a wolf howl, and a large number of wolves lined up in the distance, releasing wind blades that kicked up clouds of dust on the ground.
This trick seemed to work very well; the extremely concentrated stench of the fart was diluted by the dust and disappeared without a trace within a few breaths.
Seeing that the wolf pack was about to attack again, Yu Xiaogang kept urging Luo Sanpao to "fire".
But after waiting for a long time, Luo Sanpao could only let out a little more gas, and then he couldn't let out any more.
His talent was already poor, and coupled with insufficient accumulation, his first soul ring absorbed an ordinary hundred-year soul ring, so naturally his total soul power was stretched thin, and he could only use his soul skills a few times before he couldn't continue.
With Luo Sanpao's shot falling silent, the wolf pack launched a full-scale attack, forcing everyone to brace themselves and begin close combat with the wolves.
Yu Xiaogang, the weakest among the group, immediately became the wolf pack's primary target.
Before the guards could react, the wind blades unleashed by the Azure Wolf bypassed their defenses from an unexpected angle and flew toward Yu Xiaogang.
If this wind blade were to strike, Yu Xiaogang's defenses would certainly be unable to withstand it, and he would at least be seriously injured.
At the critical moment, a figure rushed in front of him and blocked the terrifying slash.
Bang!
"Luo Sanpao?" Yu Xiaogang was somewhat surprised.
Wasn't my own martial spirit already exhausted and put away? Where did it come from?
"This isn't your Luo Sanpao, this is mine."
Yu Xiaogang turned around and saw Yu Xiaolie smiling at him, a soul ring with yellow starlight faintly seeping into purple light pulsating up and down on his body.
As if to save face for his master, Luo Sanpao let out a low growl and charged towards the wolf pack.
It was met with a dense barrage of wind blades, but it made no attempt to dodge.
With a wave of Xiao Lie's hand, the soul ring flew and landed on Luo Sanpao, disappearing in a flash.
Then something amazing happened: when the wind blades struck him, most of them were completely dissolved, as if they had never existed.
Everyone was amazed by the magic of this skill, and Yu Xiaolie smiled as he explained his first soul skill.
"First Soul Skill: Devouring Breath".
"The effect of the soul skill is that within a radius of 5 meters, all the soul power contained in the attacks will be completely devoured and absorbed."
Of course, this soul skill has a limit to what it can absorb. If it is an attack from a Soul Master of level 25 or above, the unabsorbed attack energy will still fall on it.
Clearly, there weren't any high-level soul beasts among this pack of wolves, and they were basically unable to break through Xiao Lie's Luo Sanpao.
After listening to Yu Xiaolie's introduction, Yu Xiaogang's expression was somewhat disdainful.
Absolute defense? So what? My own Luo Sanpao is pretty powerful too. How powerful can it be when it runs out of steam?
However, the reality is not as Yu Xiaogang understood it, because the first soul skill is devouring, not simply defense, so the absorbed energy will become the source of soul power for the next devouring.
To some extent, once the Devour skill is activated, the soul power is almost inexhaustible.
Upon hearing this, everyone, including the Second Master, was amazed by this soul skill.
With this soul skill, all close-range attacks must first suffer a wave of soul power loss before they have a chance to succeed.
Yu Xiaolie continued, "Not only that, because Luo Sanpao and I are of one mind, I can also use his soul skills, but..."
As they were talking, Yu Xiaolie suddenly stepped in front of a guard disciple and caught a flying wind blade, which was also swallowed up.
"However, I cannot achieve the same level of absorption; currently, I can only achieve about 10% of the Three Cannons' ability."
Even a single strike is remarkable; at least a single wind blade won't pose a threat to Yu Xiaolie.
"However, when the two of us are together, we can achieve 100%."
After saying that, Yu Xiaolie rushed out of the crowd and headed towards the direction where the wind blades were most concentrated.
The next instant, Luo Sanpao appeared on his shoulder, and a faint barrier appeared around the two of them.
All the wind blades that were shot in disappeared without a trace. This spectacular display of skill left everyone speechless with amazement.
While surprised, Yu Xiaogang thought to himself:
"So, it seems I can also use my Luo Sanpao farting skill..."
On second thought, I might as well not use this skill.
Read 50+Advance Chapters at PatReon,
[email protected]/FicNova
[Replace@ with a.]
(End of this Chapter)