Chapter 153: Tang San Seeks to Match Wu Qi

Wu Qi did not know if his Spirit System soul bone could be used for investigating cases.

Since he was already here, he had to try to find out.

"Old man, do not let others notice the existence of the soul bone; keep a lookout," Wu Qi reminded him.

The Royal Knights were under the direct jurisdiction of the Emperor and were very tight-lipped; having been ordered to retreat two miles away, and with Dugu Bo's soul power barrier in place, no one could glimpse the methods Wu Qi was using.

After this period of nourishment, the soul bone had been restored to sixty percent, so the power of the soul skill would not be reduced too much.

"Head soul bone skill: Illusion Space, Illusion Energy Sharing."

Releasing both soul skills simultaneously, Wu Qi pushed his spiritual power to its peak.

In his and Dugu Bo's line of sight, the shattered carriage rapidly restored itself, and the dead escorts climbed back to their feet.

"Little fellow, what kind of method is this?"

Dugu Bo knew very little about Spirit System Spirit Masters and did not understand the scene before him.

Wu Qi explained: "I just thought of it; their corpses haven't rotted yet, so I can extract fragments of memory from their minds to reconstruct what happened at the time."

This was also the unique aspect of Illusion Space.

One must know that to condense an illusion that makes it difficult to distinguish truth from falsehood, one necessarily needs scenes that have appeared in someone's memory.

And this soul skill could extract a portion of another's memory, making the illusion unbreakable!

Those killed by a Spirit System Spirit Master had a significant amount of residual spiritual power on them, which provided the prerequisite for reconstructing the events.

In the two men's line of sight, the carriage was traveling at high speed on the official road, and in a thicket by the side of the road, a pair of cold eyes were staring fixedly at them.

Suddenly, countless hideous-looking monsters appeared in their view.

The horses were startled, the carriage overturned, and the cargo and personnel on the vehicle were all thrown out.

It was not over yet; before the group could climb to their feet, these monsters launched another attack.

Among the escorts, the strongest possessed the cultivation of a Soul Emperor, and even he had no power to resist; the attackers' strength must be incomparably powerful!

"They must have fallen into a dream," Dugu Bo said coldly. "Can Meng Shi Nian!"

If it were an ordinary Soul Saint powerhouse, they would never be taken seriously by a Title Douluo.

But Shi Nian was different; his methods were too bizarre, to the point that Dugu Bo remembered this name.

Wu Qi furrowed his brows.

After activating the soul bone skill, he was particularly sensitive to spiritual fluctuations; there were two residual spiritual fluctuations in the vicinity, one from Shi Nian, and the other extremely concealed and difficult to detect, likely coming from another powerhouse.

Listening to his explanation, Dugu Bo snorted: "It seems to be a conspiracy. By the way, I remember that Shi Nian is the Dean of Canghui Academy; once the tournament begins, they will come sooner or later."

"Hmph, I will definitely force the whereabouts of the soul bone and his accomplices out of his mouth."

Wu Qi reminded him: "Shi Nian is the Dean of Canghui Academy; as a participating party, his safety is protected by the Empire."

The original intention of holding the Spirit Master Tournament was to promote the concept of ending war.

During the tournament, no wars were allowed to break out on the continent, and even the two great empires, which were always at odds, would cease hostilities during the tournament.

Killing or committing arson during the tournament would naturally be severely punished, especially when targeting a participating party.

"Old man, the fact that Shi Nian dared to move to rob the road shows clearly that he is not a law-abiding fellow."

"Once he reveals a handle, whether he lives or dies will be up to you, won't it? Remember not to be impatient, and certainly do not act rashly."

If it were before, Dugu Bo would have definitely gone straight to kill at Canghui Academy at this moment.

Ever since he met Wu Qi, he discovered that strength was not omnipotent. One must combine it with strategy to maximize one's own interests.

Thinking of this, he waved his hand, "Whatever you say, I will say."

"But for now, do not tell outsiders about this. If there is an opportunity in the future, I still want to give this soul bone to Yan Yan."

Inside the Star Dou Great Forest.

"Xiao San, have you lost your mind?" Yu Xiaogang grabbed Tang San's arm, his expression extremely ugly.

Just a moment ago, Tang San had expressed his intention to absorb a ten-thousand-year fourth ring.

Yu Xiaogang was deeply convinced of his own theories; Tang San's action was undoubtedly seeking his own death, so how could he agree!

Tang San retorted: "But Teacher, Wu Qi's fourth Soul Ring is a Ten Thousand Year Spirit Ring; if he can do it, why can't I?"

"Moreover, if I cannot be on par with Wu Qi in terms of Soul Rings, how can I be his opponent at the tournament?"

On the surface, Tang San was only the vice-captain, but anyone with a discerning eye knew that he was the leader of the entire Shrek Seven Devils.

His behavior was, in fact, excusable.

As the leader of the team, if his strength was weaker than Wu Qi's, leading to a total defeat in the competition, his responsibility would be the greatest!

Flender advised: "Xiao San, do not look only at the surface of things."

"Xiaogang's theory is not wrong; Wu Qi might have used other methods to absorb a Ten Thousand Year Spirit Ring."

"We still do not know how he managed it; acting rashly to imitate him might lead to heavy losses."

"Furthermore, do you know that there is an essential difference between absorbing a Ten Thousand Year Spirit Ring and absorbing a Qian-year Spirit Ring?"

Tang San's gaze drifted, and he could not help but look at Yu Xiaogang.

Clearly, he was unaware of this.

Back then, Yu Xiaogang had said that while a Ten Thousand Year Spirit Ring was indeed difficult to absorb, as long as one could withstand the soul power impact of the ring, it was no different from absorbing a thousand-year or hundred-year spirit ring.

Could it be that there was something else that the other party had omitted?

Yu Xiaogang himself had never absorbed a Ten Thousand Year Spirit Ring; how to absorb one was something he had only heard of, which he then directly incorporated into his theories.

Liu Erlong added: "Xiao San, a Ten Thousand Year Spirit Ring contains soul shock, which is essentially different from thousand-year or hundred-year spirit rings."

"If we fail to absorb a thousand-year or hundred-year spirit ring, we can interrupt it in time to effectively reduce the damage to the body, but a Ten Thousand Year Spirit Ring is different."

"Once the soul shock cannot be withstood, the best case is becoming an imbecile, and the worst is dying on the spot, with no possibility of interruption."

Tang San widened his eyes.

These theories were things he did not know.

Yu Xiaogang had not spoken until just now.

Now that he knew the situation, he played the "Monday morning quarterback," patted Tang San on the shoulder, and added: "Xiao San, in the past, your strength was far from reaching the level required to absorb a Ten Thousand Year Spirit Ring, which is why I did not tell you the full situation."

"I can say responsibly that even for a quasi-Soul King, absorbing a Ten Thousand Year Spirit Ring is still fraught with difficulties, let alone for you right now."

After finishing his words, he silently noted down the term "soul shock," intending to add it to his theories the first chance he got after returning.

Dai Mubai spoke up: "That's right, Xiao San. I know you are very anxious to pursue strength, but you must act according to your ability, right?"

Yu Tianheng snorted coldly: "Who knows what kind of evil method Wu Qi used? In any case, we cannot blindly imitate him."

Whether Wu Qi absorbed the Ten Thousand Year Spirit Ring directly or relied on some method to increase the age of the spirit ring, they had no way of knowing.

Times were different now; in the original timeline, Tang San could have used his third spirit ring exceeding the age limit as an excuse to get Flender and the others to relent.

But now, his third spirit ring's age did not exceed Yu Xiaogang's theoretical limits, and without the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to temper his body, even if he were allowed to absorb it, the success rate would be extremely slim.

(End of this chapter)