The Rapid Growth Tiger smashed onto a rock leaving a dent, then slid to the ground.
The Rapid Growth Tiger was dying, its vitality slowly dissipating.
Flande exclaimed, "Truly a monster."
Although the Rapid Growth Tiger was almost killed, it was still a thousand-year Soul Beast, with extremely strong Life Energy. Forget a Level 10 Soul Warrior, even a Level 20 Soul Master couldn't solve it with a single punch.
Flande had been with Ye Yu for less than an hour and had been shocked multiple times.
"No wonder Xiao Gang allowed you to absorb a Thousand-Year Soul Ring; your Constitution is indeed very robust. Maybe you really could succeed, but you'd better seek out Xiao Gang first."
Violet light points gathered above the Rapid Growth Tiger's body, soon forming a shining violet Soul Ring, even from afar without contact, one could feel the immense Energy contained within.
Flande said, "Xiao Gang mentioned that after hunting the first Soul Beast, you need to find him before absorbing the Soul Ring. This Soul Ring is one thousand one hundred years old. With Xiao Gang nearby, he can guide you if you encounter any issues while absorbing the Soul Ring."
Ye Yu nodded. The Soul Ring would automatically dissipate in an hour, so there was time.
Ye Yu held the Soul Ring, grabbed Flande's arm, and Flande's wings stretched out and flew towards the edge of the Soul Hunting Forest at a very fast speed.
The sound of the wind was piercing, in the blink of an eye, they had traveled ten thousand meters, Ye Yu marveled inside, "Such fast speed, this is truly the speed of Dean Flande."
They quickly arrived at the forest's edge. Flande's eyes scanned sharply like an eagle's, soon finding Master and Xiao San.
However, Flande's face changed dramatically, for Master seemed injured.
Flande brought Ye Yu whistling over, quickly advancing.
Flande felt uneasy, as he noticed the corpse of a Mandala Snake nearby, four meters long, dating back four hundred years.
Master lay on the ground, body stiff, his face turning black, lips darkened.
"Xiao Gang is poisoned," Flande was tense.
Tang San, despite using Hidden Weapons with all his might to kill the Mandala Snake, also had Master's assistance. Tang San quickly lifted Master's sleeve, the right arm was swollen, the bitten area was black-purple.
Tang San touched Master's pulse and breathed a sigh of relief, "Luckily, the toxin hasn't reached the heart yet; there's hope."
Tang San quickly made two incisions on Master's wound and underarm with a dagger, black-purple blood flowed out. At the same time, Master's complexion improved a bit.
Master's swollen arm returned to normal, black-purple color gradually faded, complexion gradually improved.
As the blood was no longer black, Tang San swiftly bandaged it with prepared white fabric.
Master slowly woke, still weak and pained; the poison inside was not completely cleared.
Ye Yu said, "I'll absorb the Soul Ring now; the first Skill should be Healing, maybe it could completely heal the teacher."
"I'm fine," Master forced himself to appear not seriously affected, concernedly asking, "Xiao Yu, what Soul Beast did your Soul Ring come from?"
"Rapid Growth Tiger."
Ye Yu felt moved inside. Master, though injured, first inquired about his acquired Soul Ring upon waking and reasoned for his sake.
"Not bad, the Rapid Growth Tiger is an ideally suitable Soul Beast for you, but I'm worried about repulsion. Although the Rapid Growth Tiger is most suitable, I had previously aimed for a moderately suitable Plant Type Soul Beast."
"According to my research on the Martial Soul Realm's ten core competitive strengths, for Plant-type Martial Souls, it's best to gain Soul Rings from Plant-type Soul Beasts to avoid repulsion during absorption. Xiao San's Martial Soul is Blue Silver Grass, though weak, its advantage is non-repulsive; it absorbs any Soul Ring without causing repulsion. While your Martial Soul is not an equally weak Wasted Martial Soul Black-tailed Flower, but a mutated Nine Spirits Black Begonia, thus there will be repulsion, and quite significant."
"Being a Thousand-Year Soul Ring, coupled with repulsion, I'm concerned..." Master furrowed his brow as he spoke.
Though the Rapid Growth Tiger's Soul Ring was suitable, if absorption failed, it would cost a life, rendering the risk unjustifiable.
"Xiao Yu, how about seeking a Thousand-Year Plant-type Soul Ring? This would likely increase success rate," Master suggested.
Ye Yu shook his head, "Then it's this one. Since it's most suitable, it should be this Soul Ring."
Master helplessly said, "Alright then. Xiao San, you begin absorbing the Soul Ring as well."
"Alright!" Tang San nodded.
Flande began to safeguard them both, one a Four Hundred-Year Soul Ring, the other a Thousand-Year Soul Ring; absorption would undoubtedly be prolonged, especially for Ye Yu, believing it to be extraordinarily difficult, akin to experiencing a level of danger comparable to Hell.
Ye Yu and Tang San each sat cross-legged, focused on their Martial Souls, beginning to absorb the Soul Rings.
Ye Yu's right hand revealed the Nine Spirits Black Begonia, Tang San's right hand revealed Blue Silver Grass.
The Nine Spirits Black Begonia emitted black light, Blue Silver Grass exuded blue light. The Mandala Snake's Soul Ring flowed along with the blue light, floated towards Blue Silver Grass, gradually shrank, and became bracelet-sized, settled on the Blue Silver Grass.
Simultaneously, Tang San suddenly furrowed his brow, feeling immense pressure, as if a huge stone pressed on his body, his skeletal frame emitted slight sounds under the pressure.
At the same time, Tang San's right hand felt intensely scorching, as if plunged into molten lava; this searing quickly affected not only the outer body but also internally. Tang San felt his inner organs burning, his face showed pain, body trembled.
Master was very tense, advised, "No matter how the Soul Ring's force impacts your body, remain conscious and determined; exert your greatest endurance."
Tang San closed his eyes, steadfastly focused on absorbing the terrifying Energy.
Master was extremely worried, looked at Ye Yu, thought within, "The Four Hundred-Year Mandala Snake Soul Ring, along with Blue Silver Grass's non-repulsion, makes Xiao San's absorption immensely painful, so it goes without saying that Xiao Yu's is..."
When Master glanced at Ye Yu, he suddenly froze, utterly shocked.
Simultaneously, Flande worriedly looked at Ye Yu, sharing Master's thoughts, considering Tang San's painful absorption of a Four Hundred-Year Soul Ring, without mentioning Ye Yu's one thousand one hundred-year Soul Ring that would cause repulsion.
Yet, upon looking at Ye Yu, Flande also froze, utterly baffled.
Both wore the same stunned expressions, doubting their own eyesight.
Because Ye Yu had already begun absorbing the Soul Ring, and his face did not change!
As if he was not absorbing a Thousand-Year Soul Ring, but a Ten-Year one!
Flande was extremely bewildered, glanced at the pained but persistent Tang San, then looked again at the calm and relaxed Ye Yu.
Flande even suspected whether the two had absorbed incorrectly?
But certainly, that's impossible; the Soul Beast that was killed, the Soul Ring approaches whom, and he had seen it earlier, the violet Soul Ring of the Rapid Growth Tiger did indeed approach Ye Yu.
"Xiao Gang, this...what's happening?" Flande, astonished, looked at Master, seeking answers.
Master was equally baffled, utterly unable to comprehend.
If Tang San opened his eyes to see this scene, he might sigh, saying, "The same humans, why is there such a disparity?"