r18novel Chapter 23 Becoming Bibi Dong's Apprentice
Chapter 23 Becoming Bibi Dong's Apprentice
Bibi Dong's expression immediately changed upon hearing these words, and many images flashed through her mind.
At that time, she truly believed the saying, "There are no useless martial souls, only useless soul masters."
However, the person who said that hasn't even broken through level 30 yet, which is incredibly ironic.
Therefore, Bibi Dong had long seen through it all: the level of a martial soul, the strength of soul rings, talent, and foundation can all determine the upper limit of a soul master's future.
She stared at Xiao Chen for a long while before asking, "Where did you hear that from?"
"I figured it out myself!" Xiao Chen replied without batting an eye.
Bibi Dong scrutinized Xiao Chen, trying to discern something from his face, but found that Xiao Chen remained calm throughout.
After a moment, she thought to herself, "That's right. If that guy had met Xiao Chen first, how could he have let Xiao Chen add a white spirit ring to his martial soul, let alone let Xiao Chen join the Spirit Hall!"
Bibi Dong realized that this statement was only really suitable for Xiao Chen.
After all, Xiao Chen's two martial souls were of very poor quality, yet his strength was far superior to that of other soul masters of the same level, so he was indeed qualified to say that.
However, Bibi Dong still didn't want Xiao Chen to continue adding white spirit rings, so she continued, "Your spirit skills are indeed very well developed, but have you ever considered that if you started from a higher point, your path would be smoother!"
Xiao Chen nodded and said, "That's true!"
"However, the spirit rings I attached weren't chosen randomly. During my time entering the Star Dou Great Forest, I encountered some hundred-year-old spirit beasts, but I could sense that their spirit rings weren't compatible with mine. Forcibly attaching them would even reduce my combat power!"
Xiao Chen had already prepared his explanation.
Upon hearing this, Bibi Dong fell into deep thought again. After a moment, she slowly spoke, "You mean that when you acquire a spirit ring, you can sense the spirit ring that is most compatible with you?"
"That's right!" Xiao Chen wasn't exactly lying; the system could indeed sense the most suitable soul ring.
Upon hearing Xiao Chen's confirmation, Bibi Dong instantly thought of a possibility.
"So this is the innate, pure heart that comes from heaven, able to even sense the most suitable soul ring!" Bibi Dong thought to herself, she had no doubt that Xiao Chen would lie to her.
In order to convince Bibi Dong, Xiao Chen felt it was necessary to reveal a little more secret to her.
"Your Holiness, the second spirit ring of my wooden bow is equipped with the spirit skill 'Mental Intimidation,' but in addition to 'Mental Intimidation,' my eyes have also undergone a transformation, gaining passive skills such as expanded field of vision, motion detection, enhanced night vision, and danger warning!"
"This is the benefit of the most suitable soul ring. If I forcibly attach a hundred-year or thousand-year soul ring, I might get a slightly stronger soul skill, but I will also lose these more precious passive bonuses!" Xiao Chen said solemnly.
Bibi Dong really didn't expect that Xiao Chen's soul rings would have passive skills.
At the same time, she was also surprised to find that the soul skills Xiao Chen had acquired were all very special.
Normally, the spirit rings attached to offensive weapon spirits are mostly for enhancing attack power. Even if there are some deviations, it is difficult to produce spirit skills that can enhance mental attacks or increase speed.
Now that Xiao Chen has said this, it makes sense.
"Moreover, only the soul ring that best suits me can allow me to better unleash my martial soul fusion skill and soul skill fusion!" Xiao Chen continued.
This time, Bibi Dong was finally persuaded.
However, she still made a request of Xiao Chen: "Promise me that if you sense a higher-age soul beast that resonates with you, you must prioritize choosing the higher-age soul ring!"
"Of course!" Xiao Chen agreed readily, since whether it was a good fit or not was ultimately up to him.
Bibi Dong believed that Xiao Chen had a pure heart, so she naturally thought that Xiao Chen would not lie to her. Little did she know that Xiao Chen was much more cunning than she was.
"Besides these, do your martial soul and soul skills have any other special effects?" Bibi Dong continued to ask with some curiosity.
After a moment's thought, Xiao Chen said directly, "I can also use the Soul Ring Sharing and Soul Skill Sharing!"
Bibi Dong was puzzled by what she heard; she didn't understand what it meant.
Xiao Chen immediately explained, "Simply put, it means sharing the spirit rings from one spirit with a second spirit, thus allowing the simultaneous use of two identical spirit skills!"
"You can do that?" Bibi Dong was shocked again. She immediately asked, "Could you demonstrate?"
"Of course!" Xiao Chen said, releasing his martial soul and then demonstrating the 'Brute Force' soul skill.
The "Brute Force" soul skill was a soul ring that Xiao Chen received before obtaining the system, so sharing this soul ring would be relatively easier for him.
When Xiao Chen used the Soul Ring Sharing technique, Bibi Dong's mental power kept locked onto the soul power aura on Xiao Chen's martial soul.
The moment the first spirit ring on the wooden bow spirit was transferred to the wooden arrow, Bibi Dong could clearly feel that it was indeed a conversion of the same spirit ring.
The stacking of the 'Brute Force' soul skill is not as simple as one plus one. Rather, it relies on the resonance of soul power of the same origin, with layers merging and amplifying each other to unleash a powerful force far beyond common sense.
"Did you tell Chrysanthemum Douluo about this shared spirit ring?" Bibi Dong asked.
"No!" Xiao Chen shook his head. "I only told His Holiness the Pope!"
Bibi Dong nodded in satisfaction, then smiled and said, "Do you still call me Your Holiness the Pope now?"
Xiao Chen immediately performed the disciple-acceptance ceremony: "Disciple Xiao Chen greets Master!"
"Great!" Bibi Dong was genuinely happy at this moment. She hadn't smiled like this in a long time since she became Pope.
She helped Xiao Chen up, then took out a soul bone and said, "This is a gift from your teacher to you as you become an apprentice!"
"Absorb it now, and your teacher will protect you!" she continued.
Xiao Chen quickly refused, saying, "Teacher, this soul bone is not compatible with me!"
Bibi Dong was taken aback, then asked, "Besides spirit rings, you can also sense the compatibility of spirit bones?"
"Hmm!" Xiao Chen nodded.
"Alright!" Bibi Dong put away the soul bone. For a moment, she didn't know what kind of gift to give Xiao Chen as a formal apprenticeship present.
Finally, she took out a bracelet and said, "This is a storage-type soul tool. It has ten cubic meters of space inside, and can store everything except living things!"
"Thank you, teacher!" This time, Xiao Chen didn't refuse.
Although Xiao Chen has a system space, with this item, he will have perfect cover when taking things out of the system space in the future.
"By the way, Xiao Chen, from now on, when you add soul rings to your martial soul, you can only add them to your first martial soul. Once your soul power level reaches level 90, then you can add soul rings to your second martial soul!" Bibi Dong said.
In her view, although Xiao Chen could sense the soul ring that best suited him, he was unable to connect with high-level soul rings because his soul power level was too low.
She felt that as Xiao Chen's soul power continued to increase, her upper limit for the age of soul rings would also increase, and in this way, the range of soul ring ages that matched Xiao Chen would be widened.
Deep down, she still wanted Xiao Chen to obtain a soul ring that suited him and was of a higher age.