Starting from the young master of Haotian Sect

After all, that Earth-Shaking Yellow Ox had been cultivating for over four hundred years, and was already at its limit, so absorbing it was naturally difficult. He had never expected that absorbing the soul beast he had hunted would be so easy!

Those who don’t know would think that the soul beast sacrificed itself.

With a thought, two spirit rings, one yellow and one purple, rhythmically moved up and down around Tang San's body. The purple spirit ring looked extremely obvious, and the purple was translucent, which made the mithril fiber armor on Tang San's body very obvious and sparkling.

"How come the soul power has only reached level 23? The thousand-year soul ring is a bit too little."

Tang San felt the soul power in his body, and the soul power that had been exhausted was replenished, and even the wounds on his body began to heal.

"Even though I suppressed my soul power for a while, it took me three levels to absorb a soul ring that just reached a thousand years old? Is it because of my second martial soul?" Tang San thought about it. It was definitely not because his second soul ring was a thousand years old. His second martial soul might have absorbed some of the soul ring's soul power.

Buzz buzz buzz, Tang San raised his left hand, and at this time his killing martial spirit emblem flashed faster and faster, as if it could not wait any longer.

Tang San smiled faintly and said: "It seems that it is time to go to the Slaughter City to complete the awakening of the martial soul."

Although Tang San didn't know why this killing spirit couldn't awaken and what else was needed, it was obvious that for it to fully awaken, it would not be enough to just go to the Killing City. It should also require a soul master to kill. Killing enough was the first step.

I have completed the prerequisites for awakening my martial soul by accident. Now I just need to go to the City of Slaughter and complete the final awakening of my martial soul.

Tang San slowly stood up, weighed his Clear Sky Hammer, and said, "The Clear Sky Hammer has gained weight, and my physique has also become much stronger."

Tang San heard that his father, Tang Hao, could beat up a level 70 Soul Saint with just his physical body without using any martial soul or soul power, and was comparable to a humanoid soul beast!

Although the Clear Sky Hammer isn't a beast spirit, as one of the top spirits, it's not just powerful in terms of destructive power, but also passively improves the spirit master's physique with each upgrade. Simply put, the Clear Sky Clan is full of muscular men and women.

"It's time to go back. It's been almost half a month since I left. I wonder if father is ready to go to the Slaughter City." Tang San stepped out of the smoke and walked towards the exit of the Sunset Forest.

Chapter 17 Design Drawing

"Ok?"

Just as Tang San absorbed the second soul ring and was about to leave, suddenly, a faint light appeared not far away.

Tang San immediately activated the Purple Demon Pupil. In a pile of fallen leaves not far away, there seemed to be something reflecting light. If Tang San had not cultivated the Purple Demon Pupil to a level close to the pinnacle of total vision, he would have found it difficult to detect this subtle reflection.

Tang San's feet were as fast as the wind, and he was like a ghost. In a few flashes, he came to the pile of fallen leaves. He waved his hand, and a gust of wind blew away the fallen leaves on the ground, revealing a huge stone slab.

Seeing the huge stone slab covered by fallen leaves, Tang San also came to his senses. This should be the Mandrill Cave that the soul masters just mentioned.

He originally didn't know that the mandrill had such a habit. It has to be said that the world of soul masters is a place where blessings and disasters go hand in hand.

"This is interesting. There happened to be a piece of ore falling nearby." Tang San bent down and picked up the small reflective fragments on the ground. He guessed that it was dropped by the mandrill when it was moving the ore back.

Although Tang San enjoys the assets and income of Haotian Sect, now that he has discovered the treasure, there is no reason not to move it back. The capitalists have no surplus food.

As the shout fell, Tang San grabbed the edge and exerted force suddenly. After possessing the second soul ring, his physical strength became several times stronger, and he overturned the huge stone slab in an instant.

After sensing a cave, Tang San took out a soul guide similar to a flashlight from his storage ring soul guide, which would emit light after injecting soul power.

With the help of the flashlight soul guide, Tang San finally saw the cave up close.

The entrance to the cave is quite spacious and looks quite mysterious.

There are many scratches around the cave entrance. Some of the scratches are very new, as if left by mandrills when they were moving ore. Some of the scratches are very old, as if they were carved by humans.

"These scratches are neat but disorganized, as if someone is practicing something." Tang San walked and looked at some scribbled marks on the wall. He always felt that he seemed to have seen these marks somewhere.

As Tang San's fingertips slid across the cave wall, the Purple Demon Pupil suddenly shrank in the darkness. He suddenly remembered why he felt familiar. Those grooves that were mistaken for natural lines were very similar to some of the lines on the soul guide.

"This is not the lair of soul beasts. Could there be something related to soul guides in this cave?" Tang San's heart couldn't help but beat wildly. Soul guides have always been a mystery. It seemed as if the history of soul guides had been erased by some force. Even the Tiandou Royal Family and the Spirit Hall in the entire Douluo Continent did not know the origin of soul guides, nor did they know how to make them.

And the strangest thing is that no offensive soul guide has been found in the entire Douluo Continent so far. All soul guides have no destructive power. This is incredible for Tang San, a craftsman who is proficient in forging hidden weapons.

How could a soul guide, a tool that can absorb and transform soul power, not have offensive power? But where did the offensive soul guide go?

Tang San circulated the soul power in his body and injected it into these scratches, but the soul guide patterns on the wall were obviously incomplete and the soul power could not be transmitted at all.

"There should be something inside. I hope it won't be destroyed by the mandrill." Thinking of this, Tang San couldn't help but quicken his pace and walk deeper.

What Tang San fears most now is that the mandrill that moves the ore in the cave may accidentally destroy the things in the cave while transporting the ore, which would be a huge loss.

However, what made Tang San sad was that he was still one step too late.

The scene deep in the cave suffocated Tang San. Embedded in the rock wall deep in the cave was a fragmented unknown soul guide. It was not difficult to see from the opened stone box on the ground that this soul guide should have been kept in the box, and was finally thrown heavily against the wall by the moving baboon, causing it to break.

The surface of the unknown soul guide was covered with dense blue silver grass vines, proving that these soul guides had been destroyed for some time. The metal shell was torn into hideous cracks by the claws of the mandrill, revealing the suffocatingly precise internal structure.

Tang San walked to the smashed stone box, brushed his fingertips across the surface of the stone box, and the touch of his black jade hand revealed that there were some uneven patterns on the surface of the stone box.

"This pattern is somewhat similar to the Nine Palace Plum Blossom Lock of the ancient Tang Sect in the picture of the soul guide." Tang San's eyes showed a trace of solemnity, and then his black jade hand tapped the surface of the stone box, and a special sound came out.

There is a secret compartment at the bottom of this stone box!

The intricate Nine Palaces Plum Blossom Lock mechanism was originally used by the Tang Clan to keep top secrets. When he stole, no, when Tang San stole the design drawings of the Tang Clan's Buddha's Wrath Tang Lotus from that soul guide, he cracked the Nine Palaces Plum Blossom Lock mechanism. This memory was also recorded in the lotus soul guide so he knew some of it.

There was a creaking sound of a mechanism turning, and Tang San moved the hidden mechanism little by little. With a click, the bottom of the stone box popped open, and inside lay a yellowed design drawing.

Because it was so long ago, the design drawing had been severely oxidized when it was opened, and the font inside had long been blurred, with only fragments left to be seen.

"The energy circuit is improved by drawing soul guide patterns. What does this mean? Why does this lotus pattern look a bit like the Tang Sect's Buddha's Wrath Lotus?"

Seeing this blueprint, Tang San's breathing became heavy, and his Purple Demon Eyes swept over it, not missing a single trace. But unfortunately, this blueprint existed too long ago, and the paper quickly oxidized after contact with the air, and soon turned into ash.

"Alas, what a pity, it's been too long." Tang San had no choice. This natural oxidation phenomenon could not be stopped by soul power.

Tang San picked up the lighting soul guide and walked to the soul guide that was smashed by the mandrill. Now was obviously not the time to study it properly. His soul power surged and he opened the storage ring soul guide. He packed up the entire soul guide, even the fragments and gravel on the ground, and the stone box, and took them away, intending to go back and study them slowly.

"Take these ores with you as well."

Tang San took a look at the ores that were brought in by the mandrills, and packed them all up and took them away. He searched the entire cave thoroughly before leaving. After all, he had taken these ores with his own hands, so of course he wanted them all.

Tang San's harvest this time was very rich. Not only did he obtain the second soul ring, but his second martial soul was almost awakened. He also got a broken ancient soul guide. It was absolutely a big gain.

A few days later, Tang San returned to Haotian City smoothly. After returning, Tang San did not go to the auction or the fighting arena but returned to Haotian Sect.

Not to mention when Tang San entered Haotian City, even when Tang San left the Sunset Forest, the members of the Min clan immediately discovered it and sent back the news.

"Son, how is it? Did everything go well?" Seeing his son return safely, Tang Hao laughed. In fact, even without asking, he knew that Tang San would succeed in hunting spirit rings.

Chapter 18 Haotian Fighting Spirit Arena

Seeing Tang Hao waiting for him at the sect gate early, Tang San nodded and said, "It went smoothly. Dad, I won't tell you anymore. I have something to do. Oh, by the way, wait for me for a few days when we go to Slaughter City. I have some things to do first."

After saying that, Tang San didn't bother to say anything more. He quickened his pace and ran towards the black tower where hidden weapons were forged. He now wished he could fly.

Seeing his son running past like the wind, Tang Hao thought: It's over, my son has grown up and doesn't even listen to his father.

Tang Hao looked at Tang San's departing figure, revealed a wicked smile, and chuckled to himself: "Hehehe, this brat, it seems his spirit power aura has broken through to level 20. Now that he's at level 20, he should train himself, otherwise he'll end up in a place like the Slaughter City."

Tang Hao touched his chin and had an idea in his mind. Then he turned and walked towards Haotian City.

Tang San naturally didn't know what his father was thinking. He was now eager to dismantle the soul guide device found in the Mandrill Cave and study what it was. Maybe he could solve the mystery of the soul guide device.

Tang San carefully took out everything from his storage ring. The broken soul guide looked like a pot, but this pot was different from the usual pots used for cooking. The hollow space in the middle was not big.

The pot-shaped soul guide is not big, only the size of a human head, but it is extremely heavy. The surface of the soul guide is bumpy, and there are patterns and some metal parts engraved on the inner wall. It is extremely complicated and cumbersome, making it impossible to understand the mystery behind it.

Of course, the entire soul guide can only roughly simulate a shape because it is broken into too many pieces. Even if Tang San puts all the parts he picked up from the underground in the cave together, he still can't piece together a complete one.

"No, this soul guide is not the Tang Sect's Buddha's Wrath Lotus. I was just too anxious and confused. It's obviously not the same." Tang San also smiled bitterly. Why did he think that this pot-like thing could be the Buddha's Wrath Lotus? The shape and size were completely irrelevant.

"The material of this soul guide is precious." Tang San's black jade hand felt something strange. The internal parts were all cast from deep-sea silver and star-patterned steel.

Tang San activated the Purple Demon Eye and observed the entire soul guide device in detail. The more he looked, the more shocked he became.

"The inlay technique of this soul guide is somewhat similar to the inlay method of the Tang Sect's hidden weapons. Could this soul guide really be related to the Tang Sect? Or is it just a coincidence?" Tang San quickly denied the idea of ​​coincidence.

Although the naming could be a coincidence, the mechanism lock of the stone box could not be a coincidence.

After pondering for a long time, Tang San could only shrug helplessly and mutter to himself: "There are even gods in this world, so it seems that nothing is impossible."

Even though Tang San had gained some of the ancient Tang Sect's heritage through the Lotus Soul Guidance, it was still very old, and the so-called hidden weapons were very different from soul guides. After studying it for several days, Tang San finally came to the conclusion that this soul guide was not yet complete, but a semi-finished product.

As for the origin of the soul guide and why it is related to the Tang Sect, there is no secret at all.

A few days later, with a "Kaji" sound, Tang San, who had not figured out anything, finally walked out of the black tower. Tang Hao had been waiting for him.

Seeing his father waiting for him, Tang San straightened his clothes and said, "Dad, after I wash up, we can go to the Slaughter City today."

Tang San thought Tang Hao was waiting to take him to Slaughter City to awaken his martial soul, but he saw Tang Hao smiling and shaking his head, saying: "You also know that Slaughter City is a place mainly for killing. There you can only release your martial soul but not use spirit skills. Moreover, due to the special rules of Slaughter City, I cannot accompany you into Slaughter City. In other words, the method of awakening your second martial soul depends entirely on your own exploration."

Tang San nodded. Of course he knew all this. He had also heard some of the rules of the Slaughter City. After he awakened his second martial soul, Tang Hao would rush into the Slaughter City and forcibly bring him out. There was no need for Tang San to challenge the Hell Killing Field and walk the so-called Hell Road out.

As for how to awaken the second martial soul, I guess you will only know after entering the City of Slaughter.

Tang Hao continued, "The fact that you were able to complete the second soul ring hunt alone is enough to prove that you have a certain level of strength and courage. However, the Slaughter City is a place where no one can predict the future. Your hidden weapon may not be usable there. Therefore, before taking you into the Slaughter City, you need to prove your strength in the Haotian Soul Fighting Arena."

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Although Tang San was given the management rights of the Haotian Soul Fighting Arena by the sect when he awakened his martial soul, he has basically not been there in the past few years. The reason is very simple, because at least a two-ring great soul master is required to participate in the soul fighting arena, and a one-ring soul master is just a child playing house.

It is very simple to register for the fighting spirit. You only need to fill out a form including your name, age, birthplace, and martial spirit, and you can receive the initial iron fighting spirit badge. Registration also requires each person to pay ten gold soul coins as a registration fee. Of course, disciples of the Haotian Sect do not need this.

Moreover, the Haotian Soul Fighting Arena was founded by the Haotian Sect, which meant that there were disciples of the Haotian Sect in this arena. And as one of the top soul fighting arenas on the continent, the powerful ones in it were simply countless.

There are three types of fighting spirit matches: one-on-one, two-on-two, and group battles. Group battles are determined by negotiation between the two teams, and according to the rules of the Grand Fighting Spirit Arena, they are generally limited to seven to ten players.

The fighting spirit arena is divided into eight levels: iron fighting spirit badge, bronze fighting spirit badge, silver fighting spirit badge, gold fighting spirit badge, purple gold fighting spirit badge, sapphire fighting spirit badge, ruby ​​fighting spirit badge, and diamond fighting spirit badge.

The disciples of Haotian Sect also have an additional level badge.

This is also a badge that only exists in the Haotian Fighting Soul Arena, because this is a rule set by the Haotian Sect itself. There is only one reward for obtaining the Haotian Fighting Soul Badge, and that is to inherit the title of Haotian Douluo.

To put it bluntly, the Haotian Fighting Soul Arena in the Haotian Sect is the ladder for the disciples of the Haotian Sect, and it is the ranking of the disciples of the sect!

"Xiao San, you are already level 20 now and have obtained two spirit rings. If you can't even defeat those at the same level, how are you going to get the Haotian Fighting Spirit Badge and inherit the title of Haotian Douluo in the future?" Tang Hao's eyes became sharp. He is the current Haotian Douluo, which means that he was the king in the Haotian Fighting Spirit Arena back then, and no one dared to challenge him!

Chapter 19 Off-field tactics

In Haotian Sect, strength is respected.

Tang San has lived in the Haotian Sect for ten years, so he naturally knows the sect rules of the Haotian Sect.

The Haotian Sect is a sect, not an academy. The biggest difference is that the sect is an interest group. Everything is about interests and survival of the fittest, and the most important issue is the distribution of interests.

Just like at the beginning, when Tang San awakened the Clear Sky Hammer, he was allowed to be included in the family tree and distribute assets, but these assets were not always under his control. The control over these assets was limited.

Six years after awakening the martial soul, that is, from the age of six to twelve, all disciples of the Haotian Sect, including the inner disciples who awakened the Haotian Hammer, will be tested. If they cannot reach the level of a second-ring great soul master before the age of twelve, the allocation of resources will be reduced. Even if you have awakened the Haotian Hammer, if you cannot reach the level of a second-ring great soul master before the age of thirteen, the assets originally bestowed will be taken back.

Even the disciples of Haotian Sect cannot easily meet this requirement. After reaching the second ring, the status of the sect disciples will be determined by their ranking in the Haotian Fighting Soul Arena.

You should know that all the elders of the Haotian Sect are the owners of the diamond fighting spirit badge of the Haotian Fighting Spirit Arena. In order to become an elder, the diamond fighting spirit badge is also one of the necessary conditions. In a sense, the original purpose of the creation of the Haotian Fighting Spirit Arena was actually to provide a place for the sect's disciples to rank, but later the seven major sects jointly developed it, and eventually it slowly developed into the current fighting spirit arena.