Chapter 48

"Teacher, I think it's time to obtain my third soul ring. Do you have any free time?" Bai Zhou quickly changed the subject. Anyway, Xian Lin'er could find out the truth about this matter with just a little investigation.

"Hmm, you only advanced yesterday. Do you need to stabilize your cultivation?" Xian Lin'er asked.

"No need, it won't be too late to stabilize after I advance to Soul Elder." Bai Zhou smiled and said.

"Alright, then let's go now. We'll go to the Star Dou Great Forest." Seeing this, Xian Lin'er nodded directly.

"Ah? So fast? Teacher, don't you need to prepare?" Bai Zhou was a bit dumbfounded. Could this be a Titled Douluo? So swift and decisive.

"Your teacher is a Titled Douluo. It only takes half an hour to go to and from the Star Dou Great Forest, and finding a suitable soul beast for you won't take more than an hour. We'll be back in time for lunch. What preparation do I need?"

Xian Lin'er puffed out her chest slightly; she finally had a chance to show off in front of her student.

After all, Bai Zhou hadn't asked her about soul tool problems until now, and instead, she had been shocked by Bai Zhou's talent more times than she could count.

Not only in soul tool cultivation, but even in martial soul cultivation, Bai Zhou had exceeded her expectations.

From beginning to end, she, as a teacher, could only provide him with some help in terms of resources, which made Xian Lin'er feel a bit stifled. She felt that she, as a teacher, didn't seem to live up to the title of Titled Douluo at all and was somewhat useless.

And now, since Bai Zhou needed to obtain his third soul ring, she could finally show off her style and show off in front of her favorite disciple!...

In less than half an hour, Xian Lin'er had brought Bai Zhou to the Star Dou Great Forest.

The only thing Bai Zhou regretted was that Xian Lin'er just held his hand the whole time, which prevented him from enjoying Xian Lin'er's bosom...

"Ma Xiaotao is still better..." Bai Zhou thought to himself secretly.

"By the way, I remember you have two martial souls. Which one do you want to attach the soul ring to this time?" Xian Lin'er suddenly thought of something and asked.

Generally speaking, in the cultivation of twin martial souls, one should first add a soul ring to one of the martial souls, and then add a soul ring to the second martial soul in the later stages. In this way, under the effect of a strong physique, the soul ring age of the second martial soul can reach a very high level.

But Bai Zhou's martial soul was a bit special. His Wishing Tree martial soul was also on record; it had no combat power and no auxiliary effect to enhance combat power. Except for being able to hold a soul ring, it was about the same as a useless martial soul. Therefore, when all the teachers looked at Bai Zhou's information, they ignored Bai Zhou's Wishing Tree martial soul.

"No need to choose, I'll absorb two soul rings directly." Bai Zhou said indifferently.

If it were an ordinary person, it might be a difficult choice.

Because if one chose to add a soul ring to the Wishing Tree first, the early stages would be very trashy, and cultivation would be extremely difficult. After reaching Soul Saint, adding seven or eight 50,000 to 60,000-year soul rings to the Blue Silver Emperor would make one take off directly.

If one chose the Blue Silver Emperor, although it would be strong in the early stages, the upper limit of the Blue Silver Emperor would be fixed. Even if one added 100,000-year soul rings to the Wishing Tree later, it would at most increase some soul power reserves and wouldn't have much improvement on combat power.

With Bai Zhou's current physique and powerful spiritual power, absorbing a 20,000 to 30,000-year soul ring was effortless, and if he was lucky, he could even absorb a 50,000 to 60,000-year one. He could absorb a 100,000-year one for his fourth soul ring.

However, a 70,000 to 80,000-year soul beast suitable for Bai Zhou's Blue Silver Emperor was still relatively difficult to find during this period, especially given that the area of the Star Dou Great Forest had shrunk several times over.

"That's true. With your physique, absorbing an 8,000 to 9,000-year soul ring for your third soul ring is no problem. It's a pity you're only a Great Soul Master, and your spiritual power doesn't meet the standard, so you can't absorb a ten-thousand-year soul ring." Xian Lin'er smiled after hearing this, feeling that her question was a bit stupid.

Bai Zhou's physical strength should be fine for absorbing a ten-thousand-year soul ring, but his spiritual power didn't meet the standard, so absorbing a soul ring over ten thousand years would be subject to a "spiritual shock." Only by reaching the Soul Ancestor level could spiritual power withstand a ten-thousand-year soul ring. "No, 8,000 to 9,000 years is not enough. My third soul ring must be at least 30,000 years." Bai Zhou shook his head gently and explained, "Although my Wishing Tree is useless, it has the effect of strengthening spiritual power. Combined with my physique, absorbing a 30,000 to 40,000-year soul ring is no problem."

Bai Zhou found it difficult to explain the *Wandering Spirit Guide* technique, so he could only use the Wishing Tree to fool her.

"What? Doesn't your Wishing Tree have any auxiliary or combat capabilities? How can it have the effect of increasing spiritual power?"

Xian Lin'er was shocked again, but she still worried, "Even if you can absorb a ten-thousand-year soul ring, you should start from ten thousand years. A 30,000 to 40,000-year soul ring is difficult to absorb. Only the spiritual power of a Soul Emperor level can avoid being affected. Even if your Wishing Tree can increase spiritual power, the effect can't be that strong, right?"

Since Bai Zhou was her student, she naturally had to be responsible for him. If Bai Zhou accidentally had an accident, it would be a loss for the entire Shrek, and she would also feel heartbroken.

"Don't worry, Teacher, I know what I'm doing." Bai Zhou smiled slightly and then released his spiritual power.

With his current spiritual power, he could slightly influence the outside world, and with Xian Lin'er's ability, she should be able to feel it very clearly.

"What! Spiritual power projection... How can your spiritual power be so powerful! Your Wishing Tree... what kind of martial soul is it exactly?" Feeling that faint touch, Xian Lin'er was dumbfounded again.

This intensity of spiritual power was something even ordinary Soul Kings couldn't reach, and Bai Zhou was only a quasi-Soul Elder...

Could this be the true ability of the "Wishing Tree"?

If the Wishing Tree abandoned combat and auxiliary abilities to focus on increasing spiritual power, then reaching this effect was possible. If that were really the case, then the Wishing Tree could barely be considered a super martial soul!

Of course, if it were just the Wishing Tree, it would be trash.

But if it were a twin martial soul with the Wishing Tree, then the Wishing Tree's auxiliary ability could be called heaven-defying!

"Teacher, just trust me~"

"Let's go get the third soul ring for the Wishing Tree first. The Wishing Tree has no soul skills and no attributes; we just need a soul beast with a high age. The attribute doesn't matter."

"After I advance to Soul Elder, I'll give my Blue Silver Emperor a soul ring. The third soul ring for the Blue Silver Emperor should preferably be offensive..."

Bai Zhou said with a smile, having a certain planned route for the development of his martial soul.

As for his future combat route, it would still be mainly hand-to-hand combat, with his martial soul as a supplement.

No matter how powerful the Blue Silver Emperor was, it was ultimately a product of this world, and its strength was limited. Moreover, it relied on the age of the soul ring, depended on external objects, and had obvious flaws.

No martial soul was perfect; they all had flaws. That was why soul masters needed to be classified and needed to form teams—Agile Attack, Strong Attack, Auxiliary, Food, Healing...

As for the techniques and martial arts produced by the system, they strengthened the user themselves, allowing for all-around development. They were complete hexagonal warriors who could take hits, deal damage, and had fierce endurance—purely a dimensional strike.

(End of chapter)