Chương 18: Tang 3's First Soul Skill: Blue Silver Pole Vault

Tang San stood to the side, equally shocked and speechless.

He watched Su Chen fight the earth dragon, and his heart was filled with indescribable emotions.

"My silent hidden arrow couldn't even break through the defense of a four-hundred-year-old Mandragora Serpent, yet Su Chen's fist could shatter the scales of a two-thousand-year-old earth dragon..." Tang San clenched his fist.

"Just how strong is he?"

Just then, the system's cold, mechanical voice rang in Su Chen's mind: [Ding! Detected that the story characters Yu Xiaogang and Tang San are once again shocked by the combat power. Shock level: Extremely shocked.] [Reward: The soul power consumption of the first soul skill, Ancestral Dragon Golden Body, is reduced by 10%.] [Tip: The duration of the Ancestral Dragon's Golden Body can now be extended by approximately 20%, allowing for longer combat durations.] Su Chen felt that the rate at which his soul power was being consumed had slowed down significantly, and his body, which had been somewhat strained, regained its strength.

He smiled and increased the frequency of his punches.

The battle lasted for almost the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

The earth dragon was covered in wounds, most of its scales were broken, and its blood stained the surrounding soil.

Its movements became slower and slower, its breathing heavier and heavier, and the fierce light in its eyes was gradually replaced by fear.

Su Chen's soul power was also mostly depleted, and the light of the Ancestral Dragon Golden Body began to dim.

He knew he couldn't delay any longer.

We must use methods that can determine the outcome!

Take this!

Taking a deep breath, Su Chen activated the external soul bone on his right hand—the right palm bone of the Titan Giant Ape!

A dark golden light burst forth from his right hand, causing his entire arm to swell, muscles to bulge, veins to stand out, and sharp, horny claws to grow from his fingertips.

Soul Skill Titan Power activated!

The strength in his right hand has tripled!

Su Chen leaped off the back of the earth dragon, his body flipping in the air, his right fist clenched, like a shooting star falling from the sky.

"boom!"

He punched the earth dragon right in the center of its skull.

This punch contained the combined power of the Ancestral Dragon and the Titan, and with the impact of falling from the sky, its power reached a terrifying level.

The earthworm's skull shattered like an eggshell, splattering dark red blood and brain matter everywhere.

Its body convulsed violently a few times before collapsing to the ground with a thud, raising a cloud of dust.

The two-thousand-year-old earth dragon died.

A purple spirit ring slowly rose from the earth dragon's corpse, exuding the oppressive aura unique to thousand-year-old spirit beasts.

Su Chen landed steadily, withdrew his Titan power, and took a few deep breaths.

His clothes were tattered and covered in the blood of the earth dragon, but his eyes remained bright.

In the distance, Yu Xiaogang and Tang San were completely stunned.

Yu Xiaogang was stunned.

"This... he killed it just like that? A two-thousand-year-old earth dragon... killed by him in a few punches?"

Tang San was so shocked that he couldn't speak.

He witnessed Su Chen beat a two-thousand-year-old soul beast to death with his bare hands; this combat power was beyond the realm of humans.

Su Chen walked to the earth dragon's corpse and confirmed that the soul ring had been formed. A deep purple soul ring slowly rose from the earth dragon's body, exuding the unique oppressive feeling of a thousand-year soul ring.

He turned to look at the lone bamboo.

The earth dragon died, but the bamboo still stood intact in the same spot, only having been gnawed a few times, with its main body undamaged.

"Tang San." Su Chen pointed to the lone bamboo.

"Tang San, that Lonely Bamboo isn't completely dead yet. Go and finish it off. A four-hundred-year soul ring will be perfect as your first soul ring."

Tang San paused for a moment, then nodded vigorously and ran quickly to Gu Zhu.

The roots of the bamboo were dug up by the earthworm, a large section of the bamboo was bitten off, and the golden halo had become dim.

It was on its last breath, but it was still faintly releasing fluctuations of soul power.

Tang San grabbed the dagger and slashed hard at the bamboo joint of the solitary bamboo.

Gu Zhu trembled violently a few times, the golden light went out completely, and he collapsed to the ground.

A yellow spirit ring rose up—four hundred years old, the yellow being a deep shade, radiating a soft glow in the sunlight.

"Two spirit rings..." Yu Xiaogang murmured, "one for two thousand years, the other for four hundred years..."

He didn't know what to say.

Su Chen sat cross-legged beside the earth dragon's corpse and began absorbing the two-thousand-year soul ring.

Tang San sat beside the solitary bamboo and began absorbing the four-hundred-year soul ring.

Yu Xiaogang stood in the middle, looking left and right, his feelings extremely complicated.

For Tang San, a four-hundred-year-old Guzhu Soul Ring was enough.

Unfortunately, he failed to absorb the spirit ring of an animal-type spirit beast.

Otherwise, it would prove the theory is correct, that plant-type martial souls can also absorb animal-type soul rings.

Before Su Chen lay the corpse of the earth dragon, its purple spirit ring hovering above its head.

Before Tang San lay the remains of Guzhu, its yellow spirit ring slowly rotating.

Yu Xiaogang immediately reminded Tang San as he absorbed a spirit ring for the first time.

"Stay true to yourself and remain clear-headed."

Tang San nodded, closed his eyes, and began to circulate the Mysterious Heaven Skill within his body.

Su Chen also closed his eyes, and the Ancestral Dragon Martial Soul roared in his spiritual sea.

Two spirit rings fell simultaneously and entered the bodies of the two boys.

Time passed by, second by second.

About fifteen minutes later, Su Chen was the first to open his eyes.

He felt his soul power surging like a burst dam, and the Ancestral Dragon Martial Soul let out a satisfied groan.

The second spirit ring slowly rotated around his body.

A system notification sounded in my mind: [Second Soul Ring Absorption Complete. Age Limit: 2352 years. Soul Power: Level 20 → Level 21.] [Gained second Soul Skill: Dragon's Roar Shatters the Sky, unleashing the roar of the Ancestral Dragon, a sonic attack capable of shattering the target's internal organs, dealing area damage, and inflicting a pressure effect.] Su Chen felt the new power within his body and nodded in satisfaction.

The offensive soul skill perfectly compensates for the defensive weakness of the [Ancestral Dragon Golden Body].

Another quarter of an hour passed, and Tang San opened his eyes.

His first spirit ring—yellow—lasted four hundred years, slowly rotating around him.

Tang San's eyes welled up with tears of excitement: "I did it! I have a spirit ring!"

He jumped up from the ground and spun around twice, like a child who had just received a new toy.

Yu Xiaogang leaned closer, suppressing his complex emotions, and asked, "Quick, show me what your first soul skill is?"

Tang San nodded vigorously and released his martial soul.

Blue Silver Grass sprouted from his palm, its emerald green vines twining around it, and his first yellow spirit ring lit up.

The Blue Silver Grass transformed instantly, no longer a soft vine, but coalesced into a bright green bamboo pole, about two meters long, smooth all over, with distinct bamboo joints.

Tang San gripped the bamboo pole and braced it against the ground—

"Whoosh!"

His body actually leaped high into the air, like a pole vaulter, jumping more than three meters high, drawing an arc in the air, and landing steadily in the distance.

After landing, Tang San paused for two seconds, then shouted excitedly, "It really works! I can jump so high! So far!"

He tried a few more times, becoming more and more skilled with each jump. Eventually, he could even perform somersaults in the air and strike down heavily with the blue-silver bamboo pole, causing considerable damage.

Tang San was extremely satisfied with this soul skill. If combined with Ghost Shadow Tracking, he would have an absurdly high mobility and would also be able to use hidden weapons to attack in mid-air.