Chapter 25 Blue Silver Tree Emperor
The spear technique that had been diligently practiced for a long time finally had a chance to shine again. Su Yun naturally wouldn't miss this opportunity.
He was going to take down this Fierce fire barbaric bull... as a sacrifice for his spear!
In the month of hard training, Su Yun often practiced spear techniques by searching for soul beasts in the mountains behind the academy.
However, he had never killed any soul beast.
It's not that he was soft-hearted, but he really felt that killing a soul beast below a hundred years had no meaning.
To find a soul beast suitable for sacrificing the spear, it was necessary to find a powerful soul beast!
"Swoosh!"
The spear radiance, like stars, instantly flashed through the eyes of the Blazing Flame Barbaric Bull.
Su Yun stepped on the Wind God's Leg, performed the Catching Wind and Capturing Shadows, and almost instantly seized the moment when the Blazing Flame Barbaric Bull couldn't react!
This spear aimed directly at the eye of the Blazing Flame Barbaric Bull!
Facing the Blazing Flame Barbaric Bull, a large soul beast compared to Su Yun's relatively small stature, the primary target was to make it lose its reliance.
And their reliance was none other than their eyes.
Once they lost their vision, even if the Blazing Flame Barbaric Bull's combat power was strong, with their intelligence, they could only end up being surrounded and killed by other soul beasts.
Su Yun's strategy was correct.
However, he miscalculated one thing.
The Fierce fire barbaric bull not only possessed brute strength but also had fire!
"Boom!"
Just as Su Yun's long spear was about to pierce the eyes of the Blazing Flame Barbaric Bull, and was only an inch away, a cluster of tiny flames suddenly flickered in the eyes of the Blazing Flame Barbaric Bull.
The next moment, a flame chain, like a fiery snake, suddenly shot out from the eyes of the Fierce fire barbaric bull!
"Hiss!"
The flame chain touched the long spear, as if it had come to life, directly coiled up and, like a python locking onto its target, rushed towards Su Yun!
Seeing this, Su Yun frowned but did not panic. He silently recited one of the mnemonics from the "Blazing Spear Technique," one of the fifty stances.
He gripped the cold spear shaft with both hands, and the two slender arms burst forth with an extremely strong force.
The power erupted like a fountain, accompanying Su Yun's shoulder movement, causing the long spear to shake rapidly like a struck gong.
Under the rapid and intense vibration, the originally fierce flame spirit snake immediately burst, turning into a faint red soul power that scattered around.
The way Su Yun dealt with the Fierce fire barbaric bull's attack astonished Teacher Xiong, who was hiding in the dark and preparing to take action.
Not to mention the two twin brothers who were just bystanders.
"Su Yun, don't be afraid! After the Fierce fire barbaric bull releases its flame eyes, it must wait half an hour before it can use them again!" Teacher Xiong suddenly remembered the weakness of the Blazing Flame Barbaric Bull and immediately reminded loudly.
"Is that so?" Su Yun, hearing Teacher Xiong's reminder, understood.
He locked his calm gaze onto the Blazing Flame Barbaric Bull in front of him, maintaining a steady breath, minimizing the consumption of his internal soul power.
"Let's try another move!"
With his thoughts, Su Yun's retreating body once again moved into action, engaging in a battle with the Blazing Flame Barbaric Bull.
Facing the Blazing Flame Barbaric Bull, Su Yun wanted to use all fifty stances of the Blazing Spear Technique.
He wanted to see how much combat power he had now.
The most basic moves of spear techniques: stab, pierce, lift, flick, intercept...
And the fifty stances of the Blazing Spear Technique were all derived from these thirteen basic moves.
Therefore, Su Yun had been striving to practice these basic thirteen moves to the extreme!
For a while, Su Yun, relying on the nimble movements of his Wind God's Leg, not only didn't let the Fierce fire barbaric bull touch him at all.
On the contrary, he disrupted the latter's footsteps, lured it into a trap, and stepped on the Lazy Tree's leaves.
At this moment, Su Yun seized the opportunity when the Blazing Flame Barbaric Bull slowed down, decisively taking action to inflict injuries upon it.
Even though the Fierce fire barbaric bull's defensive power was formidable among soul beasts of the same rank, facing Su Yun's continuous attacks in a certain area on its body,
dripping water wears away a stone, and eventually, a wound would be formed.
Over time, this wound grew larger.
The tearing wound and the pain of losing fresh blood gradually made the Blazing Flame Barbaric Bull lose its composure!
When the Fierce fire barbaric bull lost its composure and charged towards Su Yun in a rage, the latter successively executed defensive spear techniques to neutralize its attacks.
"What incredible spear technique! Su Yun, when did this little guy practice such excellent spear skills?" Teacher Xiong watched Su Yun play with the Fierce fire barbaric bull like a dancing butterfly, feeling amazed.
He even almost thought that the long spear in Su Yun's hand was his martial soul, not the Blue Silver Grass with full soul power.
Hidden within Su Yun's body, Ah Yin, seeing Su Yun's increasingly smooth offensive and defensive techniques, also began to praise him in her heart.
A month ago, Su Yun, who had just started learning the Blazing Spear Technique, didn't even hold the spear correctly.
But a month later, he was able to face a true hundred-year soul beast one-on-one, relying on his diligent practice and learned combat skills.
This kid could only be described as a genius!
"Boom!"
After a moment, a massive roar echoed.
The huge body of the Fierce fire barbaric bullfinally fell into the lazy tree leaves, creating a path by shaking the leaves.
Su Yun gave a meaningful look towards Teacher Xiong's position. After receiving an affirmative reply, he walked straight toward the lazy tree.
"Sister Yin, is it okay if I choose this lazy tree for my first soul ring?" Su Yun asked as he approached the lazy tree, slashing it with his spear. Watching the emerging yellow soul ring, he inquired in his heart.
"Don't worry, little Su Yun."
With a hint of confidence in her voice, Ah Yin said, "With me here, your first soul skill will definitely not be inferior."
Ah Yin's current state was quite special.
As Su Yun's martial soul, she possessed high intelligence and control over the martial soul.
Therefore, during the absorption of the soul ring, relying on her own mental power and the top-notch quality of the Blue Silver Emperor, Ah Yin could absorb all the traits from the lazy tree soul ring that were most suitable for Su Yun!
And with her keen eyes, she estimated that the age of this lazy tree soul ring was around 420 years, just suitable for Su Yun's current physical condition!
"Alright, let's begin."
Su Yun whispered, then sat down beside the yellow lazy tree soul ring.
"Hum."
Su Yun's left hand, with the golden Blue Silver Grass (Blue Silver Emperor), lit up with a soul imprint. At the same time, he controlled his soul power to guide the hundred-year soul ring, floating directly above the Blue Silver Emperor.
"Start absorbing."
Su Yun closed his eyes and began absorbing the power within the lazy tree soul ring according to his plan.
Meanwhile, Ah Yin, within Su Yun's body, sensed the unique soul power of the lazy tree. With the flow through the meridians into Su Yun's body, she began to consciously or unconsciously select the soul power suitable for the Blue Silver Emperor.
"Let's go, let's go help Su Yun guard."
Seeing that Su Yun had started absorbing the soul ring, Teacher Xiong naturally wouldn't stay in place any longer. He got up and walked towards Su Yun's position.
The reason he didn't move just now was that he had agreed to Su Yun's request to challenge the soul beast alone and obtain the soul ring.
Now that Su Yun had started absorbing the soul ring, it was his duty as a teacher to accompany him.
The absorption of the soul ring by a soul master and delivering the final blow to the soon-to-be-hunted soul beast were both crucial steps.
There couldn't be any mistakes.
Otherwise, either the absorption of the soul ring would fail, or a soul ring would be wasted for nothing.
"We'll go too." The twin brothers immediately followed Teacher Xiong's steps.
Their soul rings, ultimately, also had Su Yun's credit. Or, more accurately, Su Yun had a significant contribution.
They didn't know how to thank Su Yun, considering his age and seemingly stronger strength.
If you really asked them to come up with something to thank Su Yun, they wouldn't know what to bring.
Therefore, accompanying Su Yun and preventing him from being disturbed by other soul beasts while absorbing the soul ring was something they could do within their capabilities.
Su Yun took a bit longer to absorb the first soul ring. After about half an hour, Su Yun finally woke up from his cultivation state.
"How is it, Su Yun? How does it feel?" Teacher Xiong asked as he saw Su Yun open his eyes.
The other two also leaned in; they were eager to know how much stronger Su Yun had become.
"Su Yun, my brother and I, after absorbing the first soul ring, both increased to level eleven in soul power. What about you? How much did you rise?" The younger twin asked.
Su Yun didn't hide anything and said, "Level fourteen."
"Level fourteen?!"
As the words fell, three roars immediately exploded.
Among the three voices, Teacher Xiong's was particularly loud and resonant.
"Su Yun, you're not fooling me, right?"
"How could I deceive you?" Su Yun shook his head with a wry smile. Speaking the truth seemed to make people not believe him.
He stretched out his hand and said, "You can see for yourself."
Without any hesitation, Teacher Xiong immediately grabbed Su Yun's hand, and a powerful, probing soul force with a hint of gentleness entered Su Yun's body.
Su Yun had no reaction at all; he just stood there with a smile.
After a long time, Teacher Xiong finally let go of Su Yun's hand. His face showed astonishment: Was it actually true? He directly jumped over three small levels just after absorbing the soul ring!
Teacher Xiong remembered that the last time Tang San, another first-year work-study student, absorbed the first soul ring of the Man-faced Demon Spider, he directly jumped to level thirteen in soul power!
Moreover, he and Su Yun were both from the same village.
This made Teacher Xiong feel emotional. Blue Silver Grass is indeed good; it can absorb a bit more soul power.
"Level fourteen soul power? It even surpasses Tang San's one-level increase!"
The younger twin cheered and asked, "Su Yun, what is your first soul skill?"
This question hit the nail on the head.
After all, according to Teacher Xiong's examples, most soul masters who absorbed the lazy tree soul ring ended up in a very miserable state.
However, Su Yun seemed to be well-prepared for their questions. His left hand, now the Blue Silver Tree Emperor... no, it should be called the Blue Silver Tree Emperor at this point, slowly floated out of Su Yun's hand.
Originally, Su Yun's Blue Silver Grass was only about a foot long, looking extremely slender. Even though it had evolved into the Blue Silver Emperor, it only had an additional layer of golden patterns on the surface.
But now, the Blue Silver Tree Emperor was a whopping four feet tall.
The interweaving of light blue and emerald green, along with golden specks, presented such a scene of the Blue Silver Tree Emperor's martial soul, immediately capturing Teacher Xiong's interest!
"Is this... Blue Silver Grass?" Teacher Xiong's eyes widened as he asked.
"Of course."
Su Yun smiled and explained, "It's just that now it has evolved from grass into a tree."
"It can evolve too?"
The twin brothers spoke in unison, looking at each other with mutual confusion. They both saw the disbelief in each other's eyes. "Unbelievable."
Indeed, such things were beyond the understanding of work-study students from a small place.
However, Teacher Xiong, on the side, understood the reasoning behind Su Yun's words after listening. Simply put, all the martial souls that had previously absorbed the lazy tree martial soul turned into garbage, and the people became garbage too.
But Su Yun not only didn't turn into garbage, but his martial soul also seemed to have evolved from grass to a tree!
Even a fool could see that Su Yun had gained tremendous benefits!
"My first soul skill is to create tree leaves identical to those of the lazy tree. Anyone stepping on the lazy tree leaves I create will experience a three-second slowdown, and the fragrance will last for three minutes."
Su Yun revealed his first soul skill, "Moreover, I can mass-produce lazy tree leaves, control the enemy's movement, and consume very little soul power."
"As for eating the lazy tree leaves I create, although I can't make the leaves explode inside the body, I can use my martial soul to lock onto its location directly."
"Hiss."
Teacher Xiong took in another cold breath!
He didn't expect that Su Yun's first soul skill would be so powerful.
Just with the first soul skill, it was directly comparable to the original effect of the soul beast!
This was enough to show that the quality of the soul master's martial soul was extremely high, and during the absorption of the soul ring, there was an intentional or unintentional selection.
As for the second effect of Su Yun's first soul skill, apart from tracking soul beasts and soul masters, it could be fully utilized on the battlefield to send people to infiltrate and assassinate enemies.
Through the effect of these leaves, one could completely know the location of one's own people or enemies.
"Good lad! You really didn't disappoint me!" Teacher Xiong vigorously patted Su Yun's shoulder, making him almost out of breath.
"I originally thought you were more stubborn than anyone else this time, but unexpectedly, you had already planned ahead." Teacher Xiong praised Su Yun generously, not sparing his impoverished vocabulary.
As for the two little followers on the side, they also followed Su Yun, talking incessantly on the way back.
...
Returning to the city of Nuoding.
Su Yun first went to the Martial Soul Hall, where he sought certification of his identity as a soul master from Master Matrino.
Now, he could be considered a genuine first-rank soul master.
As expected, Master Matrino was surprised by the speed of Su Yun's soul power upgrade.
When he learned that Su Yun and Tang San were from the same village, the astonishment in his heart multiplied.
He directly invited Su Yun to join the Martial Soul Hall.
However, Su Yun politely declined.
After leaving the Martial Soul Hall.
Su Yun set foot on the road back to Nodin Academy.
At the same time, the voice of the system echoed in his mind.
"Side quest completed."
"Rewards are being distributed, please wait..."
(End of this chapter)
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