" I slept well for someone who has his life on the line." I woke up with sun rays falling on my face.
"Arlos how much time I've left."
*17 hours*
"okay i don't have much time left let's hurry up"
i woke up and got dressed up and as i opened the door I saw a maid standing.
"The pope has asked me to bring you to the dining hall."she said.
"please lead the way."
As i followed her and as we reached the hall she opened the doors for me and let me go in.
As I went in i saw master sitting at the end of a long table filled to the brim with foods and drinks.
I bowed a little and greated her.
"Come over here Yuze sit beside me." she said pointing as an empty seat beside her and continued.
"have your breakfast after you finish I'll personally take you to hunt for your first soul ring."
I didn't speak any further and went straight to the the seat and started having my breakfast.
After I finished she told me to follow her. She stopped in an open balcony and said "It takes quite a long time to reach Star dou forest by carriage but being a pope i don't have much time left as I'll take you and fly to there." I nodded and the she picked me up with her soul power and started flying towards the forest with insane speed but i couldn't feel any air resistance as she made a shield around me.
We flew for 2 hours straight and i could see the outer area of the forest but she didn't slow down. I suddenly saw a wave of spiritual power coming out of her body and traveling far towards the forest, then she suddenly changed her direction a bit and flew even faster towards the forest. Normally it would have been impossible to see spiritual power but the passive skill I get from my eyes lets me see every energy around me so it's easy for me.
As we approached a part of the forest that seemed gloomy as it was void of life, the trees were wilted and there were no grass and almost no light to be seen.
She walked towards what seems to be a small lake of black water and suddenly released a bit of her power and I saw a shadow like creature fly out of the water and trying to vanish into the forest but she appeared infront of it and grabbed it my the neck and threw it towards me.
I jumped back as if I didn't I would collide with it.
"It is a mutated shadow crocodile around 1000 years in age suitable for your martial soul it has strong defence, attack and speed
a rare mutation where it recieves enhancement in all its attributes it'll most probably provide you with a all attribute buff skill."
"But master isn't 420 years the maximum age for the first soul ring?" I asked giving a curious look.
"Yes it is but those are for normal people you aren't normal at all I check your endurance when i held your hands and you can easily absorb a ring of 1000 years of age. Now don't waste time and kill it." she said.
she withdrew her aura and the crocodile came towards me with a great speed.
As it was just about to approach me it collided with what seemed to a black wall and as the wall vanished it fell to the ground with a large hole in its head and a purple soul ring floated above it.
i kicked its head and blood spat all over the already bloody ground and said in a low voice,
"it's not polite to jump on my face like that."
Killing it was easy, i just had to control the shadow to make a wall and when it was just about to hit the wall I made a large spike come out of the wall at the exact moment and that penetrated it's head.
He died cause he used too much force to tackle me such a miserable way to die.
"That was fast thinking, a good exicution and a good control over your ability." she said.
"Thankyou for your praise master." I said bowing a little.
"now don't waste time and quickly absorb the ring." she urged.
I controlled the shadow and all the blood got absorbed in them. I sat cross legged on the now clean ground and pulled the ring in my body and started absorbing it.
'Arlos use all the double soul power gain cards and the conqueror's haki awakening card."
*using double soul power gain card*5*
*all the soul power gained during the next 20 minutes is being increased by 32 times*
*using conqueror's haki awakening card.*
As I completed the absorption of the soul ring my soul power level strated rising rapidly.
11
12
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16
*Quest completed*
*The rewards are kept in the inventory*
A wave of conqueror's haki with black lightning came out of my body and travelled for hundreds of metres before vanishing. I made all the shadows around into a sphere around me and released all the aura of my physique inside it and make it brust open.
I stood up and master threw a pair of cloths towards me as my cloths were torn open.
"You awakened your physique, that explains why you gained so many levels of soul power in one go."
So It worked. I did all this just to so that i could explain how I gained so much soul power in one go.
"Yes master that seems to be the case."I said.
"What did you get as your first skill."she said.
"umm it's knows as Monarch's authority. it's essentially telekinesis but better "i said.
"how so?" she enquired.
I didn't speak much just possessed my martial soul as the armor eveloped me my hair turned gray, I activated my first soul skill eveloped my hands with monarch's authority , my fist rediated a purple hue and the space around my hands seemed to bend, even the light bent while passing through my fists then I punched a tree trunk just present beside me.
Time seemed to get slower and after i punched a
-zoom-
sound erupted and anything and everything in 25 meters range of my fist just became fine dust as if they just vanished from existence.
After being satisfied with the skill I looked at master. She had a large smile on her face.
"As expected of my first disciple you never fail to amaze me. It is a really versatile ability as it seems to have power of space system I can think of a lot of ways to use a technique like that but i would like for you to figure out it's other applications by yourself." she said
"I'll keep that in mind master"I said
I pointed at the black lake and said "master I see energy rediating from that lake"
"It's what caused the mutation in the crocodile, it's a are space attribute spiritual treasure it probably also contains dark attribute energy. I was going to collect it after you complicated your absorption but didn't expect you to see it's energy. Those eyes of yours are just a cheat." she said then made the pearl flow into her hands from below the lake and threw it towards me.
"keep it with you it'll help you increase your cultivation speed." she said.
I bowed a little and thanked her for the gift.
And after that our task in the forest was over so we started our journey towards martial hall.