Douluo Continent: All I Do Is Destroy Rings is Skill.

"Um!"

Ning Wuque nodded emphatically. He would not let down his hard work these past few days. His will was now as hard as steel!

Soon, the grandfather and grandson returned to Zhang Can's elder's villa.

First, he instructed the housekeeper to prepare dinner. In the living room, Zhang Can and Ning Wuque sat side by side on the sofa next to the coffee table. He asked in a questioning tone:

"Wuque, can you tell your grandfather what kind of spirit ring you plan to absorb? I've thought about it. I'll ask the sect for a few days off and personally take you to hunt for spirit rings. I don't trust this old man to do it with anyone else!"

"Is this alright?"

"Of course, Wuque. I have no sons of my own, and you are the only grandson left by my old friend."

Zhang Can spoke lightly, but Ning Wuque could feel the deep care and doting affection of an elder from his words and expression.

Without refusing, Ning Wuque frankly and openly told Zhang Can about the route he had researched after reaching level nine:

"Grandpa, you should know about Blue Silver Grass, right?"

"Of course I know."

"According to the records, Blue Silver Grass, like my martial soul Black Gold Ant, is a common soul beast with a clear superior-subordinate relationship. My father once evolved his martial soul."

Ning Wuque spoke of this theory that he often encountered while reading fan fiction in his previous life:

"My idea is to absorb as many similar and higher-ranking soul beasts as possible to serve as my soul rings, such as the Dark Gold Soldier Ant, the superior soul beast of the Black Gold Ant, or even the Dark Gold Terror Ant."

Or perhaps it could be the superior form of the Brute Force Ant, the superior form of the Sprout Ant, the Honey Pot Ant, and so on. Maybe then my Martial Soul could mutate or even evolve!

"This... is a good idea. The spirit beast spirit ring corresponding to the spirit soul does have the effect of improving the spirit soul itself. This is most evident in spirit soul masters with dragon-type spirit souls like the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus."

Nodding, Zhang Can agreed with Ning Wuque's idea, but he wasn't too surprised because his adopted grandson had shown extraordinary intelligence since childhood.

Although he had lived for nearly a hundred years, Zhang Can was very self-aware. He knew that he might be far more experienced than his great-grandson, but his wisdom was certainly inferior.

"Well, of course, it's a different story if we encounter some special kinds of soul beasts, such as emerald swans, dark gold dinosaurs, golden soul beasts, and so on."

Ning Wuque added that these soul beasts, whose bloodline talents are incomparably powerful, are even more stimulating to martial souls than most other superior soul beasts of the same kind.

If Ning Wuque were to encounter a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear that is around 500 years old, his Martial Soul might evolve directly into a Dark Gold Terror Ant, or even a mutated Dark Gold Terror Ant, under the stimulation of the bear's bloodline!

As for why he was so confident that he could absorb such a high-quality soul ring?

Just based on his current bare hands and without any martial spirit, he can fight against a second-ring power-attack type beast martial spirit master!

The top-grade whale glue from the Ten Thousand Years Ago wasn't eaten for nothing; all those herbs and soul beast meat weren't made from mud either!

"That's a good idea. If we happen to run into one, Grandpa will definitely get it for you! What's next?"

"Grandpa, do you...trust me?"

Ning Wuque looked up and stared into Zhang Can's eyes, but the only response he received was the large hand patting his shoulder. This trust needed no further explanation.

Taking a deep breath, Ning Wuque uttered something that even Zhang Can found unbelievable, something he immediately wanted to stop him from saying:

"I want... the first ring of the millennium!"

"this!"

"Please listen to me, Grandpa. I'm not being unrealistic; I genuinely possess the physical attributes to withstand the energy of spirit rings up to 1,500 years old!"

Before Zhang Can could speak, Ning Wuque continued:

"Moreover, as far as I know, the difficulty of absorbing a spirit ring is not only related to its age, but also to the type of spirit beast it was born with! It is also linked to the quality of the spirit master's martial spirit and physical fitness!"

"If it were a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, after seven hundred years I would have no desire to challenge it. But if it were a Dark Gold Soldier Ant, with a soul ring that has just entered the thousand-year mark, I am absolutely confident!"

In reality, Ning Wuque's expectation was only about 70% certainty; it was a life-or-death gamble!

But compared to the more than 90% failure rate of the seven-hundred-year-old Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, this is already worth a try!

If he succeeds, how cunning will he be to destroy a thousand-year-old soul ring?

Beating up a Soul Master with a high-level, advanced beast spirit at the third ring level was a piece of cake! That's the confidence that the exploding rings gave him!

Therefore, this thousand-year-old spirit ring is worth his reckless pursuit!

Furthermore, you should think about it: if it were a normal absorption process, Ning Wuque's martial soul would have evolved to at least the second ring before undergoing its first evolution.

However, if he could leapfrog class and age limit right from the start, he would be at least 99% confident that his martial soul would evolve directly into a dark gold soldier ant!

In this way, he could reach level 20 by the age of twelve, and at the latest by the age of thirteen or fourteen, with the potential to become a Soul Saint or even a Soul Douluo!

"No, no, this is too dangerous! Unless... you can prove to me that you really have that ability, then Grandpa will definitely find a way to get you the soul beast you want!"

Frowning and shaking his head, Zhang Can, as an elder, valued Ning Wuque's safety more than Ning Wuque did, but he did not completely block Ning Wuque's path.

Anyway, with him, the Soul Douluo, around, it doesn't matter if Ning Tian spends a few more days recovering from his injuries.

"Please speak."

Ning Wuque understood this as well, as it was only human nature, but he was not afraid of any test!

Beside him, watching Ning Wuque agree so decisively, Zhang Can felt both gratified and worried. Finally, he sighed and gave him his test:

"I'll catch a black gold ant that's only a few thousand years old. All you have to do is fight it and prove you have the ability!"

It wasn't said that they had to defeat it, because the difficulty of killing a soul beast and absorbing its soul ring is very different, and Zhang Can was looking for a Black Gold Ant with the same martial soul as Ning Wuque.

Basically, as long as Ning Wuque can withstand this thousand-year-old soul beast for a period of time, this test will be over.

"Okay, it's a deal!"

"It's a deal! Now, let's eat first. Tomorrow morning, Grandpa will take you to the Great Soul Hunting Forest to hunt souls."

The grandfather and grandson's conversation had passed by unnoticed for quite some time, and the steward of the Elder's Villa, who was not far away, did not come forward to disturb them.

Standing up, Ning Wuque patted his stomach, thinking that eating was the most important thing in the world.

If he doesn't eat his fill, where will he get the strength to exercise?

.........

The next morning.

Under Zhang Can's guidance, Ning Wuque obtained a leave slip from the academy and was then led by Zhang Can to the Soul Hunting Forest in a carriage.

It was a private hunting forest made of nine precious glazed tiles, huge in scale, but limited in the types of creatures it contained.

However, there happen to be several ant-type soul beast habitats in this Soul Hunting Forest, including a Dark Gold Ant Nest with a Dark Gold Ant Queen that is 30,000 years old!