The Glory of the Sun and Moon in the Peerless Tang Sect

Chu Qingtian, whose breathing had become steady, couldn't help but show a look of joy.

That Netherworld Tiger did indeed grant him an exceptionally powerful soul skill.

All that's left is for Zhang Lexuan and the others to arrive. With their combined strength, this soul beast is practically theirs for the taking.

However, compared to Chu Qingtian, Xu Zihuang showed no excitement whatsoever, staring intently at the Silver Beast.

It was as if she was responding to his gaze.

Amidst the flanking attacks, the Silver Beast calmly gazed at Chu Qingtian before it, a sly glint in its eyes.

A surge of rich soul power rose, and a strange light emanated from its entire body. A faint, ghostly green phantom flashed past behind it.

A strange, eerie green slit appeared in front of it.

Chu Qingtian's smile froze instantly, his eyes filled with horror.

"No way……"

At that moment, a thick, viscous yellow light enveloped the entire area, and a cage formed from the power of the earth rose up, locking the Silver Beast firmly inside.

A disheveled old man swayed and landed beside the silver beast, flicking the leftover chicken bone in his hand with his finger.

The Silver Elite Beast, whose cultivation level exceeded 35,000 years, fell into a coma.

I was knocked unconscious by a chicken bone...

The person who arrived was none other than Elder Xuan, who had been following behind the group.

Chu Qingtian looked ashamed, and Zhang Lexuan led the others to the front, respectfully bowing to Elder Xuan.

"Elder Xuan."

"Hmm." Elder Xuan waved his hand casually and looked at the Silver Spirit Beast in front of him.

"I never expected that there would be Silver Elite Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest."

Zhang Lexuan asked in a low voice, "Elder Xuan, what kind of soul beast is this Silver Spirit Beast? It seems that this kind of soul beast doesn't exist in the academy's curriculum."

Elder Xuan nodded, then produced a greasy chicken leg from who-knows-where. He ate it while mumbling something.

"No, that's because, although the academy does talk about some ancient soul beasts that existed in ancient times but are now extinct, it only selects those that are representative. We generally don't talk about other extinct soul beasts, since they are not very practical. This Silver Elite Beast is rarely mentioned even in ancient classics. It has one thing in common with the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, which is that its reproductive ability is extremely poor."

Taking this opportunity, Elder Xuan began to introduce the abilities of the Silver Beast to everyone.

"The Silver Spirit Beast's innate soul skill is called Imprinting. It is an extremely powerful ability. It can imprint the opponent's soul skill the instant the opponent uses it and store it in its own body. When needed, it can then use it. Moreover, the Silver Spirit Beast's Imprinting is entirely done through mental power, so it is not affected by any attributes. When it uses the Imprinting Soul Skill, it is only limited by its own cultivation level, but the power of the soul skill can be used at 100%."

Upon hearing Elder Xuan's words, everyone's expressions turned serious. This ability to make a copy was far too powerful.

Fortunately, they didn't use any powerful offensive soul skills, otherwise they would have suffered a great loss if they hadn't been careful.

Sure enough.

Chu Qingtian, head bowed in shame, also felt a wave of fear; his guess was correct.

Recalling the words Xu Zihuang had shouted earlier, Wu Ming, who was always straightforward, unexpectedly asked Xu Zihuang a question.

"You know this kind of spirit beast?"

"I've read about it in ancient books before, but this is the first time I've seen it in person," Xu Zihuang said, shaking his head.

“Speaking of which, a Silver Elite Beast would be suitable as a soul ring for you, little guy. It’s just that this Silver Elite Beast is a bit too old, with a cultivation level of over 35,000 years.” Elder Xuan swallowed the chicken leg meat in his mouth and then carefully examined the Silver Elite Beast for a while.

Xu Zihuang stepped forward, his gaze fixed intently on Elder Xuan.

"Elder Xuan, I am confident that I can complete the absorption."

Elder Xuan raised an eyebrow and said irritably, "Although your physical attributes are stronger than those of an average Soul Master, absorbing a Soul Beast with 20,000 years of cultivation is the absolute limit. This Silver Elite Beast has a cultivation of over 35,000 years. Can you really fuse with it?"

Even Zhang Lexuan, who is usually gentle, turned serious.

"Tianhuang, don't push yourself. Your talent is excellent, there's no need to be overly concerned about the age of your spirit rings. This Silver Elite Beast is indeed rare, but you can bring it back to the academy and raise it there until you break through to the Soul King realm to absorb it."

"Junior Brother Yu, Elder Xuan and Senior Sister are right."

Wu Ming, Chu Qingtian, and Ye Liu all chimed in. In their brief time together, they genuinely respected Xu Zihuang; it stemmed from the purest form of care.

Under everyone's gaze, Xu Zihuang revealed a composed smile.

"Master Xuan, Senior Sister, Senior Sister Wu, Senior Brother Chu, Senior Brother Ye."

"You've probably heard of the second awakening of a martial soul, right?"

Chapter 131 The Fourth Soul Ring

"A second awakening of the original martial soul?" Everyone couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

In the inner courtyard of Shrek Academy, the course on martial soul theory specifically mentions the secondary awakening of the original martial soul.

The most terrifying aspect of a true martial soul lies in its secondary awakening.

Humans awaken their martial spirit at the age of six. At that time, they possess the imprint of their martial spirit, and if they also have soul power, they can cultivate to become a soul master.

The second awakening of the original martial soul is something that no other type of martial soul possesses.

What is a second awakening? A second awakening refers to the evolution of a martial soul. In other words, the user's martial soul can evolve to elevate them to another level.

For example, when a martial soul first awakens, its abilities are similar to those of an earth dragon. However, after its second awakening, it may very well transform into a true dragon. This is a complete qualitative change.

Even among the secondary awakenings of a Body Martial Soul, there are differences in quality. Within the Body Sect, they are divided into four levels.

After a second awakening, the original martial soul possesses the ability to unleash its evolved power, and a light and shadow formed by the martial soul will almost always appear behind it. The color of this light and shadow is an important indicator of the effects of their second awakening.

The black color with a metallic sheen is known as the Black Iron level second awakening. After awakening, the combat power of the martial soul can be increased by about 30% or more.

The bronze-colored luster is known as the bronze-level second awakening. After awakening, the martial soul's combat power increases by about 60%.

Above that is the extremely rare Silver-level Second Awakening. This type of Second Awakening usually only occurs in vital body parts, such as the torso, head, and eyes. Once the Second Awakening is completed, combat power can be increased by 100% when using a Martial Soul. Some powerful individuals can even temporarily increase their combat power by one tier.

Among the secondary awakenings of one's main spirit, the most terrifying and rarest is known as the Gold-level Secondary Awakening, where the spirit's shadow behind it is golden. Such spirit masters possess incredibly powerful explosive abilities. When they unleash the Secondary Awakening of their main spirit, their attack power can even reach one to three times their original strength.

Similarly, the degree of enhancement to a Soul Master's physical attributes varies depending on the level of the second awakening of their original Martial Soul.

The higher the level of the second awakening, the greater the improvement in the Soul Master's physical qualities.

Aside from those evil spirit masters, only the monsters of the Body Sect possess spirit ring configurations far exceeding the norm. Those who possess innate second awakening Body Martial Souls can even fuse with a thousand-year-level spirit ring in their very first spirit ring. Besides the significant improvement in their physical attributes due to innate second awakening, another reason is the unique characteristics of various Body Martial Souls.

For example, if a user's main spirit is their right arm, then their right arm will be far more resilient than other parts of their body. When absorbing a spirit ring, the right arm will bear the brunt of the spirit ring's power, thus naturally enabling them to absorb spirit rings of higher age.

It was for this reason that Xu Zihuang's first soul ring was at the thousand-year level, which prevented Elder Xuan and Elder Mu from paying too much attention to it.

Because they all assumed that Xu Zihuang was a naturally born second awakening of his original martial soul.

Upon hearing Xu Zihuang's words, Elder Xuan stopped mid-air, the chicken leg he was about to put in his mouth, his eyes gleaming. Xu Zihuang's own words confirmed their suspicions.

"What level is your original martial soul's second awakening?"

Under Elder Xuan's lock, Xu Zihuang felt immense pressure, but his expression quickly returned to normal.

"It should be a Silver-level second awakening."

"What did you say?!" Elder Xuan was immediately excited, looking at Xu Zihuang as if he were examining a priceless treasure.

"Haha! A second awakening of a Silver-level Body Martial Soul. The academy has really struck gold!"

A second awakening of a Silver-level Body Martial Soul is extremely rare, even within the Body Sect. This is because only those whose Body Martial Soul has reached the Silver level in its second awakening have a certain chance of achieving a Gold-level awakening when breaking through to the Title Douluo level.

Fortunately, it wasn't discovered by the Body Sect beforehand.

Thinking of this, Elder Xuan felt a surge of relief and gave instructions to the crowd who were already in a daze.

"Don't tell anyone about what happened today. Otherwise, I'll make things difficult for you at the academy later."

"Yes, Elder Xuan." Everyone quickly responded, and their gazes toward Xu Zihuang changed once again.

Wu Ming suddenly had a thought and asked casually, "Junior Brother Yu, you wouldn't happen to be from the Body Sect, would you?"

“Ming’er, if Tianhuang were from the Body Sect, he would have been groomed as the next sect leader long ago. How could he possibly come to our Shrek Academy?” Zhang Lexuan smiled gently, turned to look at Xu Zihuang, who was even taller than her, and her gaze softened even more.

She was the third person, besides Elder Mu and Elder Xuan, to know Xu Zihuang's true background.

"Senior Sister, I was just assuming things." Wu Ming laughed heartily.

"However, such a precious gem must be kept well hidden. If the Body Sect discovers it, they might try to poach it."

"Who can undermine Shrek Academy?" Elder Xuan snorted with a slightly domineering air, his words brimming with undisguised confidence.

After learning that Xu Zihuang was a Silver-level Body Martial Soul undergoing a second awakening, Elder Xuan hesitated for a moment before asking Xu Zihuang again.

"Are you sure you can absorb the spirit ring from this Silver Elite Beast?"

"Elder Xuan, I won't joke with my own life," Xu Zihuang said solemnly.

"Ever since my original spirit awakened for the second time, I've always felt a force constantly reshaping my body. Elder Xuan, my physical strength is even greater than you think. Moreover, I am a spirit-attribute spirit master, so the soul shock that must be endured when absorbing a ten-thousand-year spirit ring has virtually no effect on me."

His words were half true and half false, but the certainty in his tone actually convinced Elder Xuan.

After all, Shrek Academy's understanding of Body Spirits is certainly not as deep as that of the Body Sect. He couldn't be sure whether Body Spirits were as special as Xu Zihuang claimed.

After a moment's hesitation, he finally agreed.

Since Elder Xuan had agreed, Zhang Lexuan didn't say anything more.

Under the protection of the crowd, Xu Zihuang slowly approached the Silver Beast. He stretched out his right hand, and a dark red spear reflecting a magnificent halo materialized in his palm.

Then, with swift precision, it pierced through the Silver Beast's eyes and into its skull, stirring violently.

The Silver Beast, already unconscious, didn't even have time to feel the pain before it died.

A jet-black spirit ring quietly rose from its head.

Soul beasts experience significant leaps in strength at each of the ten-thousand-year, thirty-thousand-year, fifty-thousand-year, seventy-thousand-year, and one hundred-thousand-year cultivation stages.

Although this Silver Spirit Beast can only be considered a second-tier soul beast, it still possesses over 35,000 years of cultivation. The oppressive aura it exudes when its soul rings manifest is even greater than that of the ten-thousand-year-old Netherworld Ghost Tiger's soul rings from last night.

Xu Zihuang dared not delay, and quickly sat cross-legged in front of the Silver Spirit Beast, releasing his martial spirit and channeling his soul power to draw the black soul ring to himself.

Instantly, his sea of ​​consciousness trembled violently, and a dense spiritual aura surged into it through his golden eyes, directly impacting his sea of ​​consciousness. His soul power also churned violently.

The immense mental fluctuations, the terrifying impact of mental and soul power, caused Xu Zihuang's body to swell with intense pain, filled with a sense of madness.

The soul power within his body surged violently as if boiling, yet Xu Zihuang remained remarkably calm. On one hand, he controlled his sea of ​​consciousness to receive the massive spiritual power that was frantically rushing in, gradually assimilating and absorbing it, while on the other hand, he circulated his soul power along his meridians.

Although the bones, meridians, and muscles all over the body begin to feel sore and painful.

But his expression remained unchanged. The hardships he had experienced since childhood had already forged his resolute character.