Douluo Continent: From Rusty Spear to Emperor-Slaying Spear

Chapter 8: The Spear Transforms into a Dragon

Ji Wuming touched his nose and said with a smile, "Director, my soul power has increased by three levels."

"Level three? That's terrifying! Absorbing a spirit ring that's over two hundred years old, the speed at which his spirit power has increased is monstrous!"

Director Lu patted Ji Wuming on the shoulder. He really didn't expect that absorbing a soul ring of a higher level would increase his soul power by two levels. Could this be the special feature of absorbing mutated soul beasts?

Seeing Director Lu's stunned expression, Ji Wuming continued, "Director, I haven't finished yet. My first soul skill is called War Spear Dragon Transformation, which can provide me with 30% physical defense, an additional 40% increase in Blood Spear attack power, and the addition of War Spear Red Rust Poison."

"It's a pity that using my first soul skill requires one-third of my soul power, and the amplification effect only lasts for three minutes."

Upon hearing this, Director Lu patted Ji Wuming on the back and said enviously,

"You're incredibly lucky, kid. You've obtained such a rare double-amplification soul skill, and you're still not satisfied. Although the soul power consumption is quite huge, it's only temporary. Once you break through to the Great Soul Master level, you'll be able to defeat some high-level Soul Venerables or even Soul Masters just by continuously using your first soul skill."

Director Lu pointed to a two-meter-high black-veined stone in front of him and said casually,

"Xiao Ji, throw it at that hard black-patterned stone in front of you, let me see the specific effect of your first soul skill."

"good!"

Ji Wuming immediately gripped the blood spear in his hand and unleashed his first soul skill towards the black-veined stone, whose hardness was comparable to the black-veined iron, the king of iron.

With a whooshing sound, the blood spear, like a blood dragon, was hurled out.

"boom--"

The nearly one-meter-long black-veined stone was pierced through, and within moments, multiple cracks began to appear on its surface.

"Boom——"

The entire piece of black-veined stone shattered, with black fragments flying everywhere. The force of the shattering was no less than that of a small landmine explosion.

Seeing this, Director Lu's mouth gaped open, almost forming an "O" shape, but he quickly suppressed his envy and jealousy, and said nonchalantly,

"This soul skill is pretty powerful, isn't it? If you can combine it with the basic gun techniques you practiced before, its power will be even greater."

Upon hearing this, Ji Wuming also strongly agreed with Director Lu's statement. His first soul skill only had an amplification effect and did not have any moves to defeat enemies. Only when combined with the spear and lance techniques he had practiced could he achieve a domineering effect where 1 plus 1 is greater than 2.

"Alright, now that you've obtained the appropriate spirit ring, what should we do next?"

Before Director Lu could finish speaking, he was already rubbing his hands together and heading towards the mountain of treasures. The golden soul coins were indeed very attractive!

"I'm rich! I'm rich! I've never had so much wealth in my life."

Director Lu glanced at Ji Wuming, who was standing in front of the pile of weapons, and casually picked up a storage soul ring that was emitting a blue light.

"You like these weapons and ores, right? There are still some in this storage soul tool, so I'll give them all to you."

"Master, without your help, I wouldn't have been able to obtain such a good spirit ring. I don't need these treasures."

Although Ji Wuming really wanted these things, he also understood that he couldn't keep all the good deals for himself. If he sold the ore and the damaged weapons alone, they would be worth more than 10,000 gold soul coins.

"You are my student, and you provided the information here. If I were to take it all, wouldn't that be a despicable act?"

Director Lu directly stored all the rare ores, weapons, and about 20% of the gold soul coins in the area into his storage soul guide ring and handed it to Ji Wuming.

"Stop talking nonsense. You are one of my favorite students. If I don't give you to them, who else would I give them to? Besides, I could never spend all this wealth in my lifetime."

"Thank you so much, Director. You are as bright as the stars in the sky, selflessly illuminating our path. You are truly great."

Upon hearing this, Director Lu was overjoyed, but he still glared at Ji Wuming and said seriously, "When did you learn to flatter people? Be serious."

Ji Wuming happily put the storage ring on his left hand and also put away the corpse of the blood dragon. He then carefully examined the blood spear martial spirit in his right hand.

"Whether the previous efforts in forging can achieve substantial success depends on this."

With a single thought, the Blood Spear Martial Soul relinquished its prolonged detached state. At this moment, Ji Wuming focused intently on the changes within his Martial Soul. When he sensed that the Blood Spear Martial Soul still resembled its appearance after obtaining its first Soul Ring, the enormous weight that had been hanging over his heart finally lifted.

This means that he no longer needs to maintain the state of his martial soul being forged and separated from his body for life, like Ji Juechen ten thousand years later. At the same time, by not frequently revealing his martial soul to others, he can better hide his true strength.

As darkness fell and the Blood Dragon was dead, the snakes in the cave lost their leader and crawled aimlessly. When they felt the pressure from the Soul Lord, they all fled out of the cave.

The next day, the two finally got up and left the island, returning to the academy at noon. Director Lu led Ji Wuming to the dean's office.

"Dean, Dean, helping Xiao Ji acquire his spirit ring this time has truly broadened my horizons!"

Seeing that Director Lu was unusually agitated, the dean coughed twice and said, "Little Lu, don't forget your place."

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Director Lu immediately composed himself and said in a soft but excited voice, "Dean, do you know how many years of spirit ring Xiao Ji absorbed? A 630-year spirit ring, and it's from a mutated spirit beast, the Blood Dragon."

"What? A 630-year-old soul beast!"

The dean deliberately lowered his voice, but at this moment, his heart couldn't help but skip a beat. Absorbing a 630-year-old mutated soul ring beyond his level, just what kind of monster is Ji Wuming?

He traveled the continent for 20 years, encountering countless geniuses and Soul Masters from powerful families and clans. Even those Soul Masters from powerful clans, who were born with strong physiques, could only absorb Soul Rings beyond their initial 423-year limit for 20-30 years, with a maximum absorption limit of 450 years.

Unexpectedly, someone was able to absorb a soul ring far exceeding the limit of 423 years, a full two hundred years, in the first ring.

"Little Ji, would you like to become my disciple?"

The dean walked up to Ji Wuming and made a sincere request to become his apprentice.

Realizing that his actions were somewhat abrupt and might frighten Ji Wuming, the dean composed himself and calmly said,

"Xiao Ji, my name is Shui Wuliang, my martial soul is the Ice Crystal Bird, and I am a level 52 Soul King."

He then revealed his standard spirit ring configuration, and an ice crystal bird appeared behind him. This action caused the temperature in the room to plummet to below zero, making Ji Wuming and Director Lu shiver.

"Dean, you can't just steal people like that. Xiao Ji is from our class. There has to be a first-come, first-served rule. If I'm going to be his mentor, it'll be my turn first."

Director Lu expressed his dissatisfaction with the somewhat forced apprenticeship practice. When Ji Wuming first arrived at the academy, Shui Wuliang only paid a little attention to him, but he himself had genuinely dedicated himself to teaching him, and he had even helped Ji Wuming obtain his first spirit ring.

(End of this chapter)