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The moment Yun Ming struck down the remnant soul of the Void God Leopard, the beast's corpse transformed into a stream of silver energy that surged into his body.
Yang Wudi, seeing this, initially feared some unforeseen mishap, but he soon saw Yun Ming's soul ring stabilize completely as his body underwent subtle growth and changes. His heart swelled with wild joy—not just because Yun Ming had successfully absorbed the soul ring, but because he had shattered the records of the Soul Master World. A first soul ring nearing six hundred years of age was unprecedented, and as for those who might come after... well, it would be hard to find anyone else, wouldn't it? Yang Wudi wasn't certain if a genius greater than Yun Ming would ever appear in future generations.
By the time Yun Ming finished refining the soul ring and opened his eyes, the sky had already turned to dusk; the absorption process had taken roughly three hours. Yun Ming felt the abundant power flowing through his every movement and was overjoyed by the soul skill he had acquired.
Watching the joy radiating from Yun Ming, Yang Wudi's usually icy face softened into a smile. The facts had proven once again that Yun Ming was truly worthy of his trust.
After the excitement subsided, Yun Ming looked at Yang Wudi, who was wearing what appeared to be a kindly smile, and stepped forward with a grin.
"Grandfather, I succeeded!"
"I obtained an amazing soul skill!"
Yang Wudi looked at the excited boy, nodded, and spoke in a calm tone.
"Hmm!"
"Ming Er, you must remember!"
"In the future, do not proactively ask others about their soul skills, nor should you reveal your own to others!"
Hearing this response, Yun Ming was somewhat surprised; this situation was not what he had expected! His grandfather, Yang Wudi, had rarely smiled, so shouldn't he be offering congratulations or praise at a time like this? Why had he jumped straight into teaching him the common sense of the Soul Master World? However, Yun Ming didn't overthink it; he simply listened and responded earnestly to show he understood.
"Yes, Grandfather!"
Yang Wudi nodded in satisfaction. Although he was curious about Yun Ming's first soul skill, he knew he would find out sooner or later. But the opportunity to educate his genius grandson was something that happened less and less often! He had to cherish it! He had to cherish it doubly!
As the two spoke, Yun Ming noticed the Void God Leopard's corpse was gone and asked his grandfather about it.
"Grandfather, where is the body of the Void God Leopard?"
Hearing the question, Yang Wudi explained how the beast had transformed into silver energy and entered Yun Ming's body while he was refining the soul ring.
Upon hearing this, Yun Ming raised his hand to summon the Atlas Spear, observing the new Void Patterns that had appeared on the weapon after it absorbed the silver energy.
Yang Wudi also noticed the new markings on the Atlas Spear and asked.
"How is it? Are there any changes?"
Yun Ming observed and contemplated for a good while but found nothing unusual, so he replied to his grandfather.
"No changes. Perhaps this is a characteristic of the Void God Leopard's soul ring! Is the soul power divided into two parts? Only by successfully absorbing the ring can one obtain the remaining soul power!"
Yang Wudi felt this was a possibility; after all, the Void God Leopard was so rare that he had never heard of anyone else absorbing its soul ring besides Yun Ming.
With that, the grandfather and grandson stopped dwelling on it. They set up a campfire, roasted a large piece of Ironclad Bear meat, and enjoyed a hearty meal.
Over the next few days, in order to stockpile resources for Yun Ming's future cultivation of Absolute Dominance, Yang Wudi began leading him toward the Mixed Zone of the Star Dou Great Forest. Along the way, Yang Wudi left the weaker soul beasts under two thousand years of age for Yun Ming to handle.
A soul beast with over a thousand years of cultivation was indeed fundamentally different from one with only a few hundred; even the weakest ones were quite troublesome, such as the two-thousand-year-old Soft Bone Rabbit currently in front of Yun Ming.
Although this rabbit had low attack power and mediocre overall strength, it could jump! It could leap two zhang in a single bound. Not only could it jump, but its soul skills also included several life-saving techniques. Aside from the Teleportation and Invincible Golden Body that Yun Ming had already seen it use, the Star Dou Soul Beast Compendium recorded that the Soft Bone Rabbit race could acquire a third life-saving skill, Void, once their cultivation surpassed ten thousand years. To possess three life-saving skills—how "beloved" it must be by the hundred beasts of the Star Dou!
Yun Ming looked at the Soft Bone Rabbit, which had dodged two of his spear strikes using Invincible Golden Body, with a helpless expression. Although he could let it go if he didn't want to fight, the thought of its skill set made him curious about why it was so popular, and he felt a sudden urge to keep it for a barbecue.
Just as Yun Ming was thinking these impolite thoughts, the Soft Bone Rabbit across from him suddenly sensed a familiar malice and its internal alarm bells rang. It hurriedly used Teleportation to leap over Yun Ming and flee.
Seeing this, Yun Ming threw the silver spear in his hand directly at the rabbit.
The Soft Bone Rabbit, seeing the spear heading straight for it, felt helpless. It had already used Invincible Golden Body twice and Teleportation just now; it needed a cooldown before it could use its abilities again. It had no choice but to stop its momentum and brake to dodge.
Taking advantage of the rabbit's pause, Yun Ming erupted with soul power beneath his feet. The Atlas Spear appeared in his hand, and he launched a burst of piercing strikes, the cold glint of the spear tip aimed directly at the rabbit.
The Soft Bone Rabbit hurriedly dodged to the side, but after this maneuver, its escape route was completely cut off by Yun Ming.
Looking at the situation—"a child blocking the path with a spear in front, and an old man eyeing it covetously from behind"—the rabbit felt a surge of resentment. Even a rabbit will bite when pushed to the limit!
The Soft Bone Rabbit's entire body surged with pink soul power, transforming into a pink meteor as it charged rapidly toward Yun Ming's back.
Yun Ming did not dodge; the single yellow soul ring at his feet shone brightly. His appearance didn't change, but when the rabbit collided with him, it passed straight through. Yun Ming acted like a phantom, the two overlapping and crossing paths in that split second.
At the moment they crossed, the Soft Bone Rabbit froze for a second; this soul skill felt familiar! But before it could land or stop its current movement, Yun Ming had already exited his Void state, raised his spear, and pierced the rabbit's soft neck, pinning it directly onto the weapon. Stung by the pain, the rabbit regained its senses, but it was too late. With its vital point pierced, it didn't struggle for long before its life force faded, and a purple soul ring floated up from the ground.
By utilizing his first soul skill, Yun Ming had easily killed the Soft Bone Rabbit in three strikes.
Although Yang Wudi had anticipated this, he was still taken aback. It seemed his first ring had indeed inherited the "Voidification" skill as he had hoped, but he hadn't expected the effect to be this potent.
Seeing his grandfather's surprise, Yun Ming explained at the right moment.
"My first soul skill is called 'Source of Void', an attribute-enhancing soul skill!"
Yang Wudi, hearing the explanation, asked in confusion.
"Not Voidification? Then what was that just now?"
Yun Ming continued to explain.
"The two abilities displayed by the Void God Leopard can both be evolved through the Source of Void. This is its core ability: a powerful spatial origin."
Hearing this, Yang Wudi was shocked. Should he say it was truly worthy of being a super soul beast ring absorbed beyond one's limit? The benefits of this soul ring were immense!
Reflecting on the entire battle, Yang Wudi gained a rough understanding of how much the first soul ring had improved Yun Ming's strength. Although it seemed he had only used three moves, each was necessary: the first two forced the rabbit into a corner where it had to attack to survive; the 'Source of Void' skill made the rabbit miscalculate its force, not just in physical strength but in soul power, preventing it from using its life-saving skills; one move led into the next, resulting in the final killing blow.
'A simple and efficient battle plan! A perfect Atlas Three Spears indeed!!!'
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