Douluo: No one but me can become a god.

Seeing the Mandala Snake relentlessly pursuing him, Tang San immediately turned around and shot a hidden arrow into the Mandala Snake's body. The Mandala Snake immediately collapsed to the ground, convulsing.

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"Great! This is fantastic! Little San, your spirit ring has been found! It's a nearly four-hundred-year-old Mandragora Serpent, perfect for you. Absorb it quickly!"

Yu Xiaogang stared at Mandala's corpse as he spoke, glancing at Sikong Zheng in the process.

Hehe, noticing Yu Xiaogang's gaze, Sikong Zheng didn't speak. He knew what Yu Xiaogang meant: this was Tang San's spirit ring, and he was being told not to covet it.

Sikong Zheng certainly wouldn't covet this spirit ring. Tang San was the one who hunted the spirit beast, so he wouldn't shamelessly try to steal it. Besides, it wasn't the target he needed.

Upon hearing this, Tang San quickly sat down cross-legged and began absorbing the spirit ring. A yellow, hundred-year spirit ring appeared above Tang San's head...

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The next morning...

Seeing that Tang San had finished absorbing the knowledge, Yu Xiaogang quickly stepped forward. Yu Xiaogang valued his own theories more than his own life, and Tang San was the practitioner of his theories, so he couldn't help but value him.

Yu Xiaogang looked at Tang San excitedly and said, "Little San, how was it?"

Sikong Zheng also looked over immediately.

"Yes, teacher, I did it!" Tang San nodded excitedly.

"Alright, let's go find a few ten-year soul beasts to test it out first," Yu Xiaogang said, unable to contain his excitement as he grabbed Tang San's hand.

"First Soul Skill - Entanglement".

Tang San released his martial soul, and a yellow soul ring appeared immediately. Several finger-thick blue patterned vines sprouted from the ground and entangled several Nether Wolves. Before long, all the Nether Wolves were paralyzed.

"Hmm, very good. Blue Silver Grass is very tough and has the paralyzing effect of Datura Serpent, which can paralyze enemies."

Yu Xiaogang said excitedly.

Tang San couldn't hide his excitement as he withdrew his martial soul.

Yu Xiaogang gradually calmed down.

"Alright, let's continue our search! We'll find a suitable martial soul for Sikong Zheng, and then we'll go back."

Yu Xiaogang said calmly.

The three continued their search in the forest, encountering several suitable soul beasts along the way, but unfortunately, the soul beasts were too young, only ten-year-old soul beasts.

Sigh, why are they all ten-year-old soul beasts? Sikong Zheng felt a little discouraged.

It was already close to noon when suddenly, Luo Sanpao seemed to have discovered something.

"Hey, hey," the three immediately became alert, and Sikong Zheng followed Luo Sanpao's gaze upwards.

Between several trees, a huge white web was spread out, and a grayish-white spider was lazily taking a nap inside the web.

Hearing the noise, the grayish-white spider half-opened one eye, glanced at the three people and the beast, and then closed its eye again, seemingly unconcerned about their arrival.

A lazy spider-like spirit beast? Could it be one of the spirit beasts I'm looking for, the Sleepy Soft Spider? Sikong Zheng had a slight guess in his heart upon seeing this, and then turned to look at Yu Xiaogang, waiting for his answer.

Noticing Sikong Zheng's gaze, Yu Xiaogang also looked over and nodded, confirming Sikong Zheng's guess:

"This is also a nearly four-hundred-year-old soul beast called the Sleepy Soft Spider. This kind of soul beast is gentle and extremely sleepy. It has a body as soft as liquid and can use its body to bind enemies. Its body surface is covered with neurotoxins. It generally does not attack on its own initiative. It is quite famous in the soul master world and can be used as your first soul skill. It is very suitable for you."

Having received an affirmative answer, Sikong Zheng looked at the sleeping soft spider with a different gaze, his eyes now burning with fervor. "You've finally arrived."

"Teacher, do you need my help?" Tang San asked the master.

"Okay, Little San, you use your soul skill to trap the Sleepy Soft Spider later, I'll knock it unconscious, and Sikong Zheng will finish it off," the master said.

Sikong Zheng nodded in satisfaction with the arrangement.

"First Soul Skill - Entanglement!" Tang San summoned his Martial Soul, let out a low shout, and the Blue Silver Grass wrapped around the Sleeping Soft Spider along the tree.

Suddenly, the Sleeping Soft Spider was startled awake. It hopped away from the Blue Silver Grass's entanglement, jumped to the ground, and roared angrily at Tang San, who had disturbed its afternoon nap.

The instant Yu Xiaogang saw the sleeping soft spider jump down, he seized the opportunity and let out a low shout:

"Farts are like smoke, hypnotizing and sedating Luo Sanpao."

A cloud of brownish-yellow smoke enveloped the sleeping soft spider.

The sleepy spider immediately began to sway and stagger, its drowsy nature awakened. This hypnotic ability was particularly effective on it, and it seemed as if it would fall asleep at any moment.

Blue Silver Grass seized the opportunity to wrap around the Sleepy Soft Spider, instantly binding the dazed spider tightly.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Yu Xiaogang shouted:

"First Soul Skill: Farts Like Thunder, Three Cannons That Shatter the Heavens and Earth."

A loud yellow fart blasted at the Sleepy Soft Spider, which took a solid hit. Yu Xiaogang pressed his advantage, unleashing Luo Sanpao's final attack: "Farts like thunder, earth-shattering Luo Sanpao!"

After being hit by another loud fart, the Sleepy Soft Spider finally fell into a deep sleep.

Yu Xiaogang tossed a magnificent 1.2-foot-long short sword to Sikong Zheng and said, "Give it a final blow to the head; that's its vital point."

"Okay," Sikong Zheng said excitedly as he took the short sword and walked towards the sleeping soft spider, delivering a final blow to its head without hesitation.

A yellow spirit ring slowly rose up. Without being reminded, Sikong Zheng immediately sat down cross-legged and began to absorb the spirit ring.

Instantly, a surge of scorching energy from the magma rushed in, the intense heat instantly flooding his body. Sikong Zheng maintained his consciousness, while his body absorbed the energy like a whale swallowing its prey.

Hmm, my body seems to be absorbing the soul ring energy perfectly, without wasting a single bit of energy. Is it because of my mutated immortal physique? I feel my soul power is rapidly increasing.

Sikong Zheng absorbed the spirit rings until the sun had fully risen in the early hours of the next day.

Whew, after absorbing the spirit ring, I didn't feel tired at all. On the contrary, I felt refreshed and clear-headed. In short, I felt great.

Yu Xiaogang and Tang San immediately surrounded Sikong Zheng after he finished absorbing the spirit ring.

"So, what's your first soul skill?" Yu Xiaogang asked curiously, while Tang San also stared at Sikong Zheng with a hint of comparison.

"Hehe, no rush, let's find a ten-year-old soul beast to test it out," Sikong Zheng smiled mysteriously.

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Upon encountering the Netherworld Wolf again, Sikong Zheng summoned the Divine Tree Martial Soul, and a yellow hundred-year soul ring appeared, "First Soul Skill - Tree Binding Eternal Burial".

With a low shout, thick green tree roots burst from the ground and lunged at the Netherwolf. The Netherwolf dodged and weaved, but was eventually caught. The thick roots tightly wrapped around the Netherwolf, growing larger and larger until they became a giant tree that suppressed the Netherwolf beneath them. At first, the Netherwolf could still struggle, but as time went on, its struggles grew weaker and weaker until its soul power was drained by the tree. With a mournful cry, it could no longer move.

Hmm, the Wood Release: Tree Roots are frantically absorbing the soul power of soul beasts, using their soul power as nourishment to grow into a giant tree, and then using the absorbed soul power to suppress the soul beasts. Not bad, I'm quite satisfied with my first soul skill.

"Your first soul skill can actually absorb soul power and suppress soul beasts. It's a very powerful soul skill. It's slightly different from Xiao San's ability. Xiao San uses poison to paralyze his opponent, while you absorb and suppress his opponent."

Yu Xiaogang exclaimed in admiration, and Tang San nodded in agreement.

Hehehe, the really powerful stuff is yet to come! The soul skills that follow will only become exponentially stronger, but of course, he can't say it out loud right now.

I want to quietly grow stronger and then amaze everyone. When I absorb a spirit ring, I can absorb it perfectly without wasting any spirit power, and I have now reached level fifteen.

As time goes on, I will become stronger and stronger, and quickly reach the Title Douluo level ahead of everyone else.

"Ahem, actually that's secondary. I'm already level 15."

Sikong Zheng smiled as he looked at Yu Xiaogang and Tang San.

"What? Level 15? Xiao San is only level 11, how could this be…" Yu Xiaogang exclaimed in disbelief, looking at Sikong Zheng incredulously.

Tang San was also incredulous at this moment, wondering how he could have improved so much.

"Perhaps it's because my physique is stronger and I can absorb more soul power!" Sikong Zheng chuckled and gave a casual reason.

Yu Xiaogang carefully examined Sikong Zheng's body, but in the end he still couldn't figure out the reason, and could only accept it helplessly.