CHAPTER 16
San Tong doesn't know what to do since he was unfamiliar on what is happening. He glanced to Xie to see his reaction, but to his surprise he was calm as if Bing Chuan is not facing anything dangerous. The screaming continue to go on for hours until Bing Chuan calmed down little by little.
Hours still went by and Bing Chuan is all fine now, his face is as bubbly as it used to be as if he did not face anything painful earlier. Using the aura that Bing Chuan is currently emitting now, they deduced that he was now at level 10 and at a peak condition to absorb his first soul ring.
Xie suggested that Bing Chuan's first ring should be around 800 years old but San Tong eagerly declined.
"I know that you want the best for your friend, but we must face the fact that you are more talented than Bing Chuan. The pain he felt earlier will be nothing compared to what he will feel if he absorb a ring beyond his limit." San Tong explained. Although Bing Chuan was hurt by the fact that Xie is more talented than him, he wholeheartedly accepted it and if he were really to try do what Xie suggested, he will no longer have a chance to see tomorrow.
Bing Chuan might be smiling now but the pain he felt earlier was already too much for a 6 year old kid to handle. To be honest, the pain was already reduced by Xie since he was guiding him throughout process, on how to absorb the new power entered inside him.
The three of them went to the Martial Soul Hall Market to purchase a century year old beast for Bing Chuan. They move around the market area but they could not find any suitable soul beast for Bing Chuan.
In absorbing a ring, it is necessary to assess the attributes and types of the martial soul and the soul beast it was going to absorb. A mismatch may lead to death, so many Soul Artists are really careful about the ring they will absorb.
Since they could not find a suitable beast, they went to the desk area to ask for an assistance.
"Is there any soul beast available now that has a fire and ice attributes? Probably around 400 - 500 years old?" San Tong asked the front desk woman.
"We do have a soul beast with the attributes you mentioned but their age is already at a millennium years. However, the youngest we have is a 300 year old Fiery Ice Moth, would that be okay?" She replied after looking through their system.
The soul beast closer to their target was 100 years younger than their target but the other will be too much for Bing Chuan. San Tong was contemplating whether they will take some risks or settle to be safe.
In the middle of thinking, Xie but in and said.
"The 300 year old beast will be good Uncle Tong! The Phoenix blood that Bing Chuan absorb earlier will help it to be the best first soul ring for him." He said with a smile.
San Tong doesn't know what is with Xie's words but his assurance made him feel like he was not lying. In the end, they bought the Fiery Ice Moth. After the purchase, they rented a small training are where Bing Chuan will absorb his first ring.
Bing Chuan slit the head of the Fiery Ice Moth and a yellow ring emerges, he absorbs that ring for almost 4 hours and he was done. However, after the absorption a small amount of small power exploded outside but it did not hurt him, instead it seems that it his soul power increased and the age of his ring increase.
He tried to release his ring and to San Tong's shock, the supposedly 300 year old ring was releasing a breath of 500 year old beast and Bing Chuan's soul power reached the peak of level 11. Clearly his talent is lower than Xie by tenfold but after absorbing the Phoenix blood he seems now only two or three levels below Xie.
With the talent of the two kids, it is possible that they will be able to attend the Martial Soul School in the Sun Continent soon. They only need to survive the harsh word and continue to live and show their talent, but not to the point that it will scare the others.
Currently, Bing Chuan is at level 11 while Xie was at level 14. Their level if currently the highest among their peers, making them the target or envy, jealousy and also an idol.
Weeks later, they are now going the the Sun and Moon Academy and stay to their assigned dorm rooms.
When they are at the gate, a person asked for the confirmation of their identity.
"Are Li Xie and Chu Bing Chuan?" it asked. The two nodded as a response. The person asked them is actually an assistant teacher. They arrived in front of a door room, when they entered it a bigger view was shown.
"Do not be shocked, the appearance of the Academy outisde was real but every room only leads to this place. The actual Academy is inside a special dimension created by the Academy's ancestors." The assistant teacher said. Xie and Bing Chuan only nodded in their amazement.
They continue to walk until they reached a magnificently built building.
"This is the place where all the top 10 students resides. However, this will be only temporary because there are many ways to be kicked out here." The assistant teacher said.