Chapter 16: with translation of title

After Gu Xuan and Yu Tianheng recovered their soul power, they immediately joined training; as a genius, Gu Xuan's adaptability goes without saying.

Half an hour to recover soul power, Gu Xuan joined today's Royal Battle Team training; there was no enthusiastic welcome as imagined, but there was fierce Soul Battle combat.

This is Qin Ming's teaching style: when it's time to be serious, he absolutely won't waste time on other trivial matters, because he also gives them plenty of time to relax.

During training, Qin Ming also mentioned, saying: "Tonight you don't need to go to the Grand Soul Battle arena; get well acquainted with Gu Xuan."

Then he also said to Gu Xuan: "Gu Xuan, you too, quickly integrate with them; from now on you are members of the same team, sharing honor and disgrace."

Understood!

After the brief words, Gu Xuan joined the training.

The Royal Battle Team members' theoretical knowledge is mostly learned, so their morning time was also changed to practical combat lessons.

During this period, Qin Ming asked Gu Xuan how his theoretical studies were going; Gu Xuan naturally replied there was no problem.

As for this question, Qin Ming did not pursue it further, because for someone like Gu Xuan with a background, such knowledge is generally widespread at home, so Qin Ming saw no need to ask more.

He also wasn't worried that Gu Xuan would lie, because such things are easily exposed, and Gu Xuan is no fool, so naturally he wouldn't lie about this.

However, today because Gu Xuan just joined, the practical combat content mostly had him familiarize himself with others' soul skills, so they can cooperate better later.

And Gu Xuan himself also introduced the effects of his own soul skill to the others.

Although a soul skill is the greatest secret for a Soul Master, normally never lightly disclosed, but as teammates of the same battle team, they will be close comrades watching each other's backs, so this naturally doesn't matter.

When they learned that Gu Xuan's first soul skill was actually an all-attribute amplification skill, even Qin Ming let out a gasp of astonishment, then couldn't help feeling envious.

No wonder Gu Xuan could defeat Yu Tianheng, who is at soul power level thirty-seven, with his own level thirty-three, since just his first soul skill gives him a twenty percent all-attribute boost—if that isn't strong, I don't know what is.

Moreover, Gu Xuan's own deep foundation makes defeating Yu Tianheng entirely reasonable.

Precisely for this reason, they envy Gu Xuan for obtaining such a top-tier soul skill.

And when they learned that Gu Xuan's first soul skill actually strengthens as his power increases, it went beyond envy; everyone directly became jealous, repeatedly asking Gu Xuan what kind of soul beast he hunted to obtain such a top-tier soul skill.

Gu Xuan did not hide this: his first soul ring is a six-hundred-year-old Golden Armor Dragon, a true-dragon-level dragon soul beast, a genuine top-tier soul ring.

Like his second soul ring, the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear's soul ring, both are overlord existences among soul beasts.

In fact, all three of Gu Xuan's soul rings are top-tier soul beasts, which is the main reason his foundation is so strong.

Regular training is one aspect, but the choice of soul rings is the best way for a Soul Master to enhance his foundation.

When they learned that Gu Xuan's first soul ring came from a six-hundred-year soul beast, they couldn't help but be astonished again—this isn't absorbing a soul ring beyond one's level?

Can a Soul Master still absorb a soul ring beyond his level without exploding? Especially Yu Tianheng, whose uncle Yu Xiaogang is the proposer of the top ten martial soul core competition theories, and he knows best the limits of soul rings.

The limit for a first soul ring is 423 years, yet Gu Xuan's first soul ring actually reaches six hundred years—how is that possible? Yu Tianheng didn't suspect Gu Xuan of lying, because his strength has already proven everything.

Yu Tianheng began for the first time to doubt whether his uncle's theory was actually correct, after all, Gu Xuan, this person who absorbs a soul ring beyond his level, is staying here.

It seems to dispel Yu Tianheng's doubts, Gu Xuan directly said: "My third soul ring reaches three thousand years."

What?!

Three thousand years?! As a Soul Master, that level of soul ring could serve as a fourth soul ring! Not only Yu Tianheng and the others, even Qin Ming looked like he'd never seen the world, exclaiming aloud.

Regarding absorbing soul rings beyond his level, Gu Xuan inwardly intended to conceal it from them; although today is only their first meeting, in Gu Xuan's heart, these few are his future left and right arms.

Winning them over, future allies of the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect could be had.

Just like Yu Tianheng, now encouraging him to develop better than in the original story; in the future Yu Tianheng will become the direct successor of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, and thanks to their relationship, wouldn't the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect truly be closely connected?

Isn't this the best ally against the Spirit Hall? So Gu Xuan doesn't plan to keep secrets; he even wants to encourage them to buy whale glue to aid cultivation—they're only in their thirties, not mentioning absorbing a ten-thousand-year soul ring beyond level, at least their fourth soul ring could be done.

Even if just one soul ring is absorbed beyond level, their foundation would surpass others by a notch.

That is Gu Xuan's purpose.

Of course, another purpose is to attract Du Gu Yan's attention—for instance, when the time comes Du Gu Yan doesn't use whale glue, Gu Xuan will give a "hands-on" lesson; also, for some other training items, Gu Xuan will lead them, giving Du Gu Yan special care……

Talking about romance, for such people it's not hard: just make the other feel your specialness toward her, then if she doesn't dislike you, good feelings arise, and everything will naturally follow.

So Gu Xuan directly explained to everyone: "I know you're very surprised and doubtful, but first don't be surprised; from now on we'll be teammates eating at the same table, I naturally won't keep secrets from you, and please listen as I explain slowly."

Upon hearing this, Qin Ming also didn't want them to train; he proactively moved a stool over to "attend the lecture."

Indeed, Qin Ming also really wants to know the underlying reason; speaking of which, he is the most regretful among them.

Because his fifth soul ring is only 9,500 years—although that's not low, just a bit short of ten thousand, even higher than most Soul Masters' fifth soul ring years—but a thousand-year soul ring and a ten-thousand-year soul ring are a qualitative difference.

If his fifth soul ring were a ten-thousand-year soul ring, his current achievement would definitely be more than level sixty-one, and would only be higher.

Thus, upon hearing Gu Xuan succeeded in absorbing a soul ring beyond his level, his heart began to burn; now that Gu Xuan is actually willing to share this secret, he is undoubtedly the most excited.

If his fifth soul ring's years are low, then he'll make up for it with his seventh and eighth soul rings!

ps: Correct typos first, then revise.

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