Tang San was amazed and asked, "Teacher, shouldn't the manifestation of a Beast Martial Soul be possession? Why does your Martial Soul..."
Master spoke with a hint of bitterness, "Because my Martial Soul is mutated, unlike Xiao Yu's Martial Soul, which mutated to become stronger, mine went in a bad direction."
His words touched Master's sadness, apologizing, "Teacher, I'm sorry for bringing up something sad."
"It's okay, I'm used to it. Let me introduce my Martial Soul. It's called Luo Sanpao, or you can call it Sanpao. Because its attack can only be launched three times at intervals, it's called Sanpao."
"Sanpao, lead the way ahead."
Sanpao made 'luoluoluo' sounds as it swayed left and right while walking, sniffing as it went.
"Sanpao has a keen sense of smell, able to detect the traces and strength of Soul Beasts. Due to the mutation, it consumes very little Soul Power, allowing me to summon it for extended periods."
Master took out two sharp daggers and handed them to Tang San and Ye Yu.
"Later, when you deliver the killing blow to the Soul Beast, use these daggers."
Tang San accepted, but Ye Yu didn't, raising his fist and said, "Teacher, I think my fists are more useful than daggers."
"Alright then." Master withdrew the daggers and took out a beautiful belt.
"Xiao Yu, this belt is for you."
The belt was entirely black, engraved with dark patterns, and was adorned with twenty-four white jade stones. The jade stones were round, thumb-sized.
Ye Yu knew naturally what it was, Twenty-Four Bridge Moonlit Night!
"Thank you, Teacher." Ye Yu accepted it without ceremony and put it around his waist.
Master sighed lightly, "This belt would just be buried with me, but given to you, maybe it can shine on you. Each jade stone contains a cubic meter of storage space. After my research, this belt is definitely a top-tier Soul-guiding Device."
Tang San was curious, Soul-guiding Device? Another completely unfamiliar and novel term.
Master explained, "Soul-guiding Devices are tools made by Soul Masters using Soul Power. Generally, they're not used by anyone; they can only store some things without attacking capability. Soul Masters don't need weapons, so Soul-guiding Devices are not valued and have almost become artifacts."
"Xiao Yu, give this belt a name."
Ye Yu said, "Let's call it Twenty-Four Bridge Moonlit Night."
Master nodded, "Hmm, a very nice name."
Tang San also wanted one; it would be much more convenient to carry hidden weapons.
"Teacher, can you find one for me?" Tang San asked.
"Of course, if you want this I will look for it once we return. I originally planned to prepare another gift for you, but since you also want this type of Soul-guiding Device, I will find one similar to Twenty-Four Bridge Moonlit Night for you."
Since he accepted Tang San and Ye Yu as disciples, naturally he would give each a gift. Having given Ye Yu the Twenty-Four Bridge Moonlit Night, he wouldn't be biased and would provide Tang San with a gift of equal value.
Master looked at Flande and said solemnly, "Then I'll go with Xiao San to follow Sanpao to find a suitable Soul Beast. Flande, I'll leave Xiao Yu to you."
"Don't worry, I'll certainly bring him back safely."
Although Flande said this, he was uncertain. Although in the Soul Hunting Forest, with his own strength he could move sideways and ensure Ye Yu's safety, if Ye Yu wanted to absorb a Thousand-Year Soul Ring, he wouldn't be able to protect him.
Master and Tang San followed Sanpao deep in one direction, while Ye Yu and Flande moved straight in.
When Master and Tang San approached the region with Hundred-Year Soul Beasts, soon Sanpao emitted rapid sounds.
"Luoluoluo, luoluoluo..."
Master knew a strong Soul Beast had appeared.
"Hmm?"
Tang San smelled a faint scent of tea, his face changed slightly, covering his mouth and nose, "Teacher, there is poison."
The sound of 'shashasha' constantly echoed, and Tang San used the Purple Extreme Demon Pupil to look into the distant shrubs, where a pair of flashing dark green diamond-shaped eyes appeared, sending chills down one's spine.
Tang San saw clearly, it was a raised triangular serpent head.
Master lit a Fire Stick towards it, inhaling sharply, and simultaneously becoming excited.
"It's a Mandala Snake. Should we say we're unlucky or lucky."
Master's face was solemn, "Originally, I planned for you to hunt a Three Hundred-Year Soul Beast, but if it's a Mandala Snake, a Hundred-Year one is enough, even dealing with a Hundred-Year one is a bit tricky. I hope it's a Hundred-Year one. If it's Two Hundred-Year, we should immediately flee at full speed."
"Understood, Master." Tang San nodded.
Master holding the Fire Stick approached slowly, wanting to see the whole body of the Mandala Snake to determine how many years it is.
Stimulated by the flame, the triangular serpent head raised, with the serpent tongue flickering, issuing a chilling 'hiss' towards Sanpao.
Whiz!
Suddenly, the Mandala Snake moved at an extremely fast speed, and Master immediately ordered an attack.
"Sanpao, attack! Fart like thunder, Luo Sanpao!"
With a 'poof', a fart-like thunderous sound erupted, a strong airwave sweeping out in a broad area, although the Mandala Snake was quick, Sanpao immediately launched its attack; the Mandala Snake didn't move out of the attack range.
The Mandala Snake was flung away, and Master focused intently on observing the airborne Mandala Snake to determine how many years it had.
However, in an instant, Master's eyes widened, pupils contracted, exclaiming to Tang San, "Xiao San, run!"
Without hesitating, Tang San turned to run with Master.
Master smiled wryly, "It seems we're 'blessed' with great luck, encountering a Four Hundred-Year Mandala Snake. Its body is four meters long, definitely Four Hundred-Year, beyond my ability to deal with."
Master felt it was a pity; if the Mandala Snake had been Xiao San's first Soul Ring, it would have been perfect.
Meanwhile, in the central region of the Soul Hunting Forest.
Ye Yu and Flande had encountered many Hundred-Year, Three Hundred-Year, and Five Hundred-Year Soul Beasts along the way; Flande kept introducing Soul Beasts to Ye Yu, suggesting how suitable they were and proposing to choose one.
Flande had been enthusiastically advocating, making Ye Yu smile wryly, "Dean Flande, stop recommending Hundred-Year Soul Beasts; even if they were Nine Hundred-Year, I wouldn't accept them. I want a Thousand-Year one!"
"You brat." Flande sighed helplessly, nodded, "Alright, then I won't intentionally slow down."
Ye Yu nodded, "Okay, Dean Flande, you can speed up."
Flande sped up, moving as swiftly as a cheetah, but from Ye Yu's perspective, it was still slow.
"Dean Flande, speed up more, don't worry about me, I can keep up."
Even though he was only utilizing one percent of his speed, it surprised Flande that Ye Yu could keep up; now he asks to speed up more?
Flande wondered, "Are you sure you can keep up?"
"Yes, if I remove the weights, I should be able to."
Saying so, Ye Yu removed his coat and pulled off the vest underneath, casually throwing it on the ground.
"A gravity-enhanced garment? But, how heavy could it be?" Flande thought it couldn't be more than five hundred jin, after all, Ye Yu was only six years old. Even though Master said Ye Yu's body was extraordinary, Flande believed five hundred was the upper limit.
He had seen geniuses before; geniuses of this age could handle at most a hundred jin of gravity, so his estimation of five hundred was already very generous.
"Xiao Yu, if I speed up, you won't catch up, even after removing your vest..."
Boom!
Simultaneously, as the vest hit the ground it triggered a resounding boom, making Flande feel the ground tremble.
Flande widened his eyes, looking at the ground where the vest landed, revealing extensive cracks, with fissures extending up to ten meters.
"This..." Flande froze in place, face filled with astonishment.