"Hmph, it seems this Deadly Squad killed quite a few Soul Masters in Sunset Forest, judging by the sheer number of storage Soul Tools they have."
Wang Chengkun said this, but his hands moved swiftly. After all, now that he had wiped out the Deadly Squad, he naturally wouldn't be polite about taking the spoils. He emptied all the contents of the storage Soul Tools, and after removing the clutter, he had a considerable amount of gold Soul Coins.
However, that wasn't the point. Wang Chengkun wasn't short of gold Soul Coins; Emperor Xueye was quite generous with ordinary money for his experts.
When Wang Chengkun looked at the Radiant Meditation Technique and Soul Core Condensation Technique in his hands, he was completely stunned. Although he didn't know the effects of the Radiant Meditation Technique, judging from the description, Wang Chengkun knew it was no ordinary thing. However, this was Sunset Forest, so it wasn't appropriate to try it.
Moreover, the Radiant Meditation Technique explicitly stated that it couldn't be cultivated without a Light-attribute Martial Soul. Wang Chengkun planned to go home and have his wife examine it first.
Although Wang Teng also possesses a light-attribute martial soul, it's best for a child not to directly cultivate such a mysterious meditation method.
As for the Soul Core Condensation Method, that's even more extraordinary. If the method recorded there were followed, wouldn't it be much easier for an 89-level Soul Douluo to break through to the Title Douluo level?
After all, aside from the Title Douluo level, Soul Masters generally get stuck at every 9 levels. Even if their innate soul power is slightly weak, they won't be stuck at other levels; at most, their cultivation speed will be slower.
For example, no Soul Master gets stuck at level 28; those who do are stuck at level 29. Even with innate soul power at level 0.5, with diligent cultivation, one can still advance to level 29, only unable to break through to level 30.
For Wang Chengkun, the biggest hurdle to becoming a Title Douluo is the level 89 to 90 threshold; everything else is manageable, just a matter of time.
If the Soul Core Condensation Method recorded there is true, wouldn't that mean he too will have a chance to become a Title Douluo in the future? After all, for an 89th-level Soul Douluo, condensing a soul core is simply a matter of having sufficient control over their soul power.
Controlling one's soul power isn't difficult for Soul Douluo level experts; with hard work, they can achieve the required level sooner or later. However, where did this ordinary, seemingly insignificant Death Squad get such a high-level technique he'd never heard of before?
Wang Chengkun was completely baffled; he simply couldn't understand it! Although he couldn't understand it, its existence was a fact, and he couldn't deny it. Wang Chengkun didn't know where the Death Squad got their soul core condensation method, but now that they were all dead, that question was naturally impossible to answer.
Carefully storing the two items, Wang Chengkun continued on his way with Wang Teng. As for the Death Squad's corpses? This was the Soul Beast Forest; he didn't need to deal with them. Soon, the 'helpful' soul beasts would take care of them.
Soul Masters needed soul rings from soul beasts to advance, and for soul beasts, soul masters were also a great tonic, especially high-level soul masters, who could gain a significant boost in years by consuming them.
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Wang Teng was lucky; in the afternoon, he finally spotted a light-attribute soul beast over 900 years old in the distance.
"Father, that Bright Tiger ahead can be my second soul ring."
After a year and a half of learning, Wang Teng could name most common soul beasts. He could even roughly determine their age and habits upon seeing them.
"Teng'er, this Bright Tiger is over 900 years old. Are you really sure you want to use it as your second soul ring?"
Looking at his beloved son, Wang Chengkun asked with some concern. After all, it was a soul beast over 900 years old, far exceeding the limit for a typical soul master's second soul ring. He wasn't sure if Wang Teng would be in danger if he absorbed it.
"Don't worry, my physical abilities far surpass those of ordinary soul masters of the same level. I believe even a soul beast over a thousand years old wouldn't be a problem. However, for safety's sake, I'll choose a hundred-year soul ring."
Wang Teng was quite confident about this. He knew his own physical abilities; even compared to quasi-Soul Masters with ordinary beast martial souls, his physical abilities were superior.
With the amplification of the inherited plate armor set, he was confident.
"Alright then, you wait here, I'll go catch it for you."
Seeing Wang Teng's confident demeanor, Wang Chengkun knew his son wouldn't let him down at such a crucial moment, so he let him go. Soon, in the Sunset Forest, a scene of bare-handed tiger-fighting unfolded.
The Bright Tiger, fast asleep in the distance, hadn't even woken up before Wang Chengkun knocked it unconscious with his bare hands.
"Teng'er, kill it!"
Taking a sharp short sword from his storage soul tool, Wang Teng directly slit the Bright Tiger's throat.
Dense bright yellow light emanated from the Bright Tiger's corpse on the ground, then condensed into a deep yellow soul ring, its color slightly tinged with purple.
Looking at the spirit ring before him, Wang Teng released his first spirit, the Mystic Light Cross, and sat cross-legged, preparing to attach the spirit ring.
When the Bright Tiger spirit ring was drawn to Wang Teng's spirit, it immediately flew to the top of his head, then quickly shrank, directly attaching itself to the Mystic Light Cross spirit. Suddenly, a massive surge of spirit power flowed from the spirit ring into Wang Teng's body.
Fortunately, Wang Teng's physical attributes were exceptionally strong, far exceeding those of ordinary two-ring spirit masters. Although the age of the spirit ring exceeded the limit for a normal second-ring spirit ring, Wang Teng could still easily withstand it.
He fully activated the Radiant Meditation Technique, gradually absorbing and refining the spirit power flowing into his body from the Bright Tiger spirit ring.
Wang Chengkun, who was guarding nearby, saw that Wang Teng seemed to have little pressure absorbing the 900-year-old Bright Tiger spirit ring and immediately relaxed.
Having experience with spirit ring absorption, Wang Chengkun knew that this was obviously not difficult, especially since Wang Teng's expression didn't even change much. Anyone who didn't know better would think Wang Teng was a level 30 quasi-Soul Master absorbing a century-old Soul Ring!
Time slowly passed, and after nearly two hours, Wang Teng opened his eyes. With the complete refinement of the Bright Tiger Soul Ring, Wang Teng had advanced to the second-ring Great Soul Master.
"System, open the attribute panel."
Wang Teng:
Soul Power: Level 21
Martial Soul: Mystic Light Cross, Flash Spirit Gloves
Soul Rings: Yellow (500+) Yellow (938+)
Soul Skills:
First Soul Skill: Weapon Blessing
Second Soul Skill: Angel Blessing
Soul Bone: None
Domain: None
Although the age of this second soul ring exceeded the limit for the second ring by a considerable amount, Wang Teng's soul power quality far surpassed that of other soul masters of the same level, so his soul power level only reached level 21.