Douluo: Ant Power Breaks the Sky

Chapter 13 Soul Skill
Three hours later.

Shi Yi could now clearly feel that the external energy infusion had disappeared, and then Shi Yi slowly opened his eyes.

Feeling Shi Yi's movement, Yu Xiaogang and Tang San also walked over curiously. Shi Yi slowly stood up. After absorbing the spirit ring, he felt as if he had been reborn. His body grew taller, and the world in his eyes seemed to have become clearer. Perhaps this is the feeling of a genius?

Full of vitality, full of inner energy, clear ears and eyes, and full of spirit and energy.

"How do you feel?" Yu Xiaogang's voice sounded in Shi Yi's ears.

Shi Yi looked at his hands and said in disbelief, "It feels good, extremely good. My body seems to have undergone unprecedented changes, and the whole world seems to have become different."

Yu Xiaogang nodded slightly and said with emotion: "Xiao Yi, congratulations, you succeeded."

Hearing this, Tang San looked at Yu Xiaogang in confusion, while Shi Yi smiled and nodded. Indeed, he succeeded. He successfully broke the shackles that restricted the soul master from being restricted by his innate soul power.

How could Yu Xiaogang not understand Shi Yi's feelings? Shi Yi was different from Tang San. For the talented Tang San, absorbing spirit rings was just a matter of acquiring some characteristics, a spirit skill, and a spirit power infusion for his martial soul.

For Shi Yi, it is a completely different concept. Soul masters with low innate soul power are limited by their talents. Each soul ring has extremely precious significance. Soul rings have a great impact on the transformation of the soul master's body. For a soul master with strong talent, this is only a very small improvement, but for Shi Yi, whose innate soul power is only level one, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a transformation.

The function of the twelve meridians is just to sort out the meridians, but the improvement of soul rings to soul masters is extremely comprehensive.

Yu Xiaogang himself has experienced this feeling.

"What soul skills did you obtain?" Yu Xiaogang asked with a smile.

Shi Yi showed a helpless look on his face and said: "What other soul skills can Qianjun Ant give me? It can increase my strength by 150%."

Hearing Shi Yi's words, Tang San was shocked. His strength increased by more than double in an instant. His first spirit skill was just to make his martial spirit have a strong sharp aura. He thought to himself, "Why doesn't Senior Brother look very happy?"

Yu Xiaogang nodded and said, "Yes, although the status skill is not very good for a living martial soul, at least Qianjun Ant is compatible enough with your martial soul and the value given is high enough."

Tang San said to Yu Xiaogang: "Teacher, isn't this skill powerful?"

Yu Xiaogang also saw Tang San's confusion and explained: "If Xiao Yi's martial soul is a normal beast martial soul, with a possessed state, this skill is undoubtedly a powerful skill. While the value is high, as a low-level spirit skill, it consumes less spirit power. However, it is relatively average when placed on a living mutant martial soul. For example, if Xiao Yi fights against a normal beast soul master, the opponent he faces is in the state of beast soul possession. Even if Xiao Yi's strength doubles due to the martial soul's amplification, he can't defeat the beast soul possessed spirit master. If the opponent also has the same amplification state skill, it's even more impossible."

Tang San's face showed enlightenment. If Shi Yi also possessed the same martial arts as him, the effect of this 150% power would naturally be self-evident. However, his senior brother was just a normal child, and it was indeed not as practical as a normal attack spirit skill.

"However, Xiao Yi also has his own explosive period. If Xiao Yi can cultivate to the Soul Saint, he will be able to exert tremendous power as his martial soul continues to grow. Xiao San, do you know what the principles of the Soul Master world for hunting soul beasts are?" Yu Xiaogang said to Tang San.

Tang San shook his head. Yu Xiaogang pointed at the dean and said, "I asked the dean to hunt a hundred-year-level soul beast for you. A hundred-year-level soul beast corresponds to the level of soul master and great soul master. If you want to capture a hundred-year-level soul beast without any mistakes, you must at least cross a level. If Xiao Yi can cultivate to the level of soul saint, with the characteristics of the living martial spirit cooperating in combat, it will be difficult for someone of the same level to defeat your senior brother."

Tang San nodded slightly, thinking secretly, "Indeed, it is difficult for humans to defeat spirit beasts of the same level in terms of size and strength. Even the dean's spirit configuration is not the best spirit ring combination. Senior brother's spirit advantage will be extremely prominent at a high level, because a high level means higher intelligence, larger size, stronger strength and speed."

If fighting with twin martial spirits is like facing an opponent with two extremely powerful weapons, then Shi Yi's situation is more like fighting with two opponents.

Yu Xiaogang thought about it and saw a glimmer of expectation in Shi Yi's eyes. He had studied his martial soul for so many years, and for the first time, he saw the power of his martial soul from Shi Yi. He really wanted to know if Shi Yi could use his wisdom and knowledge to strengthen himself and transform Xiao Yi from a martial soul into a truly thoughtful martial soul.

Shi Yi was lost in thought at this moment. The example Yu Xiaogang had given him earlier gave him some inspiration. Since normal beast souls have the ability to possess a body, can living martial spirits obtain the skill or ability of beast soul possession through other means?
"What's wrong? What are you thinking about?" Yu Xiaogang's voice sounded in Shi Yi's ears, bringing Shi Yi back to reality.

"I'm thinking that since normal beast souls can possess bodies, it doesn't make sense that living beast souls with higher intelligence can't possess bodies. If we really can't possess bodies, can we use other means or methods to complete the possession of living beast souls? For example, learning, spirit ring skills, spirit bone skills..." Shi Yi slowly put forward his ideas.

Yu Xiaogang's eyes lit up when he heard this. This was indeed a good research direction.

"Okay, let's go back first. You can study this issue carefully when you get back." Yu Xiaogang said to Shi Yi.

Tang San looked at Shi Yi's eyes and saw a gleam of light in them. He secretly said in his heart: "Senior Brother's ideas are always so unexpected, but they make people feel that they are not impossible to achieve. Senior Brother is indeed sharp in theoretical research that ordinary people can hardly match."

Shi Yi also nodded slightly.

Then everyone cleaned up the surroundings and headed out of the forest. Soon, they arrived at the bustling market, rented a carriage and headed towards Nottingham.

The next day, everyone returned to Nottingham in the morning.

"Xiao Yi, Xiao San, you can go to Notting City now and undergo a soul master identification there. First, it will test your own soul power. Second, it will be considered as your formal registration with the Spirit Hall. You can receive monthly subsidies in the future. This way, you will have your own income and don't have to work as a part-time student anymore." Yu Xiaogang said to Shi Yi and Tang San.

Tang San nodded slightly, and Shi Yi said jokingly, "Teacher, I won't make you broke, will I? Is it reasonable for a disciple of a great master like you to receive subsidies from spirit masters?"

Yu Xiaogang's face darkened, and he said, "It's up to you whether you want to go or not. One gold soul coin per month, ten for a great soul master, and one hundred for a soul master."

Tang San's eyes lit up when he heard that. He was short of money to make hidden weapons. Shi Yi smiled and said, "Go ahead, it's just a joke. It's a waste if you don't take it. Suddenly I feel that it's not bad to stay in Soul Master forever. One hundred gold soul coins a month."

Yu Xiaogang's face turned even darker when he heard this. He suddenly felt that he should not tell Shi Yi about the soul master subsidy.

"You are familiar with Notting City, so take Xiao San with you there." Yu Xiaogang said to Shi Yi unhappily.

After saying that, Tang San followed Shi Yi out of the carriage.

Shi Yi did not take Tang San directly to the Spirit Hall but instead wandered around the city. Tang San, realizing this, couldn't help but feel anxious.

"Brother, let's go to the Spirit Hall as soon as possible." Tang San said to Shi Yi. Shi Yi smiled and put his arm around Tang San's shoulders and said jokingly: "What? Do you miss your girlfriend?"

Tang San was slightly startled, but in his mind appeared the image of Xiao Wu making the bed for the two of them. He subconsciously dodged and said, "...What girlfriend?"

Tang San stuttered slightly when he asked the question, his voice trembling slightly, and a blush gradually crept onto Tang San's young face.

Seeing Tang San like this, Shi Yi couldn't help but laugh, and didn't say anything more.

After a simple stroll in Nottingham City for a while, Shi Yi suddenly felt bored. Compared with modern society, this world was still far behind in terms of civilization.

Shi Yi simply took Tang San directly to the Spirit Hall's branch in Notting City.

On the Douluo Continent, whether it is the Tiandou Empire or the Star Luo Empire, the Spirit Hall in any city will be the landmark building of the city.

As a person who has received modern education, Shi Yi naturally understands the role of these Spirit Halls. The most direct role is to rely on their own huge power to plunder local resources.

In fact, the Spirit Hall has developed to such an extent that it has unified the continent in a sense. The Spirit Hall exists in almost every city, and the conflicts between the two empires are also mediated by the Spirit Hall. The fact that it can use its own power to interfere in the internal affairs of the two empires at will shows how powerful it is.

Many people say that it is a good thing for Bibi Dong to unify the continent, but Shi Yi has a different opinion. Whether unifying the continent is a good thing depends on Bibi Dong’s purpose.

The essence of soul masters is a group of people who do not work but have extraordinary powers. If the continent is compared to a piece of cake, the Spirit Hall is the one who ate the biggest piece and did not work.

In Shi Yi's opinion, all the spirit masters were busy with cultivation, and no one talked about developing productivity. How could the subsidies given to the spirit masters be supported by the Spirit Hall's own small territory?

If Bibi Dong wanted to unify the continent and rationally use the power of soul masters to develop productivity, then unification would be a good thing. On the contrary, if she just wanted to eat all the food for herself, then there would not be much progress, and the war would cause more deaths.

In Shi Yi's opinion, the current way of distributing dividends by the Spirit Hall on the mainland is already very good. There is no need to govern the country or develop the local area. All it needs to do is wait to collect money and people. If it is not for the purpose of making society more progressive, Shi Yi believes that from the perspective of power development alone, if it continues to develop in the current model, the Spirit Hall will still be the most powerful force in ten thousand years.

Thinking of this, Shi Yi glanced at Tang San. Of course, the only variable was his cheap junior brother. Even if Bibi Dong had no idea of ​​unifying the continent, Tang San would choose to destroy the Spirit Hall after he gained power. After all, the conflict between Tang San and the Spirit Hall was essentially irreconcilable, so naturally there was no right or wrong.

"I don't know which side I will stand on in the end." Shi Yi said secretly in his heart.

In fact, Shi Yi had thought about this question a long time ago, but he knew that he was insignificant and could not change anyone. Coming to Yu Xiaogang and Tang San was also a result of fate. He came here because he knew there were benefits here. This was all arranged by fate. As for how fate would arrange the future, he didn't know. Even if he knew Tang San's growth process and everything about Tang San, he couldn't predict what he would choose in the future.

"Stop, kids. This is the Spirit Hall. You can't barge in." Shi Yi and Tang San were stopped by the guards at the door as soon as they arrived at the Spirit Hall.

The Wuhun Hall in Notting City is a huge dome-shaped building. The width of the front alone is more than 100 meters, and the height is 20 meters. It is divided into three floors. The whole building is brown, and the Wuhun Hall logo on the front door only has a long sword.

"Uncle, hello. He and I are both students at the Notting Soul Master Academy. The teacher asked me to come here to assess my soul level." Shi Yi said, pointing to his school uniform.

Seeing the Notting College logo on Shi Yi and Tang San's uniforms, the guard who spoke earlier nodded and said, "So that's how it is. Then you can go in. Go to the reception hall on the first floor and find the great spirit master Mashu Nuo. He will help you."

"Thank you." Shi Yi agreed and slowly walked into the Spirit Hall with Tang San.

There were not many people in the Spirit Hall, and soon after Shi Yi's questioning, he took Tang San to find Master Matthewno that the guard had mentioned.

After exchanging pleasantries, the two began to test their soul power.

Soon the two got the result. Tang had level 33 soul power, while Shi Yi only had level 12 soul power.

Seeing that the two were young, Matthew Nuo naturally extended an olive branch. Shi Yi and Tang San also rejected Matthew Nuo as students of the Notting City Junior Soul Master Academy, and left after receiving their own subsidies.

After leaving, Shi Yi took Tang San straight back to the academy. When they were about to arrive at the academy, Tang San suddenly stopped.

Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell…

Not far away, there is a tall but rough house with a hammer sign. Rhythmic knocking sounds can be heard from inside. This is a blacksmith shop.

Blacksmith shop, Tang San couldn't help but think of his father's words. Tang Hao once told him that he should find a job in a blacksmith shop to supplement his life.

"What? Xiaosan, do you want to be a blacksmith?" Shi Yi chuckled.

Tang San nodded slightly and said: "Blacksmithing is a skill I learned from my father, and I don't want to give it up."

Shi Yi nodded slightly and said, "Well, I'm also quite interested."

Hearing this, Tang San showed a surprised look on his face and said, "Isn't theoretical research what Senior Brother likes most?"

Shi Yi patted Tang San on the shoulder and said: "Junior brother, everything in this world has its own value, and the same is true for ironmaking. Senior brother also wants you to teach me how to forge iron."

After saying that, Shi Yi smiled and headed towards the direction of Notting College. Seeing this, Tang San trotted after him.

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(End of this chapter)