28 Chapter 28.
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The scene was undeniably shocking.
Especially for Tang San.
This method was reminiscent of the martial arts masters he had witnessed in his previous life, especially those ones who practiced pure destruction over graceful technique like his Tang Sect.
Wang Feng had struck beside Xiao Wu and sent a tree hurtling in the air and reducing it to mere wooden shards!
Leaves swirled through the air like vibrant butterflies, scattering over everyone's heads.
Vivid green abounded.
Numerous children were utterly mesmerized by this sight.
After all, it was an astonishing spectacle beyond anything they had ever encountered.
"Brother Feng... did you use your soul power in that attack?"
Tang San inquired, astonishment still evident in his voice.
In Tang San's understanding, soul power resembled inner energy and wasn't merely confined to invoking martial souls or soul abilities.
It possessed diverse applications, for instance, it could be used to do Tang Sect techniques.
Hence, despite his shock, Tang San's response was comparatively composed compared to the other children's reactions.
"Yes, I employed my soul power."
Wang Feng unclenched his fist.
For a soul master, soul power was normally utilized to engage their martial soul and soul skills. But for him, who had read all kinds of novels know that it can be used for a variety of ways. This was particularly true for his compressed and purified soul power.
With adept control, one could channel their soul power beyond their body and perform feats beyond just employing martial souls and soul skills.
Much like how Tang San employed Mysterious Heaven Technique's inner energy to execute various Tang Sect techniques.
Xiao Wu took a couple of steps back, observing Wang Feng as if he were a creature from another realm. She found it intimidating and a little hot...
Evidently, Wang Feng had remained stationary, allowing them to attack without retaliating.
'He seemingly wished to avoid harming me and Xiao San...' Xiao Wu grumbled, though she hesitated to admit it.
But the evidence was clear. The recent punch stood as a glaring example.
If that punch had landed on her face... as a cute girl, she'd be left crying with a ruined face... Xiao Wu mused, quickly covering her face in thought.
Unaware of the complexities of a girl's thinking, Tang San approached her to offer comfort,
"Brother Feng's technique is incredibly controlled. He won't hurt you, Xiao Wu. There's no need to fear."
"No! I was afraid I'll become ugly if he had punched me..." Xiao Wu muttered behind her hands.
"???" Tang San.
Tang San, unfamiliar with girls' intricacies, struggled to comprehend Xiao Wu's peculiar concerns at that moment.
"Boss Wang, how did you manage that?"
Xiao Chenyu approached, brimming with excitement and eagerness.
"What an incredible punch! Is it a martial soul's soul ability/skill? It managed to pass through Sister Xiao Wu and even shattered the tree behind her! I bet even if I were to be a level 30 Soul Grandmaster, I would n't be able to do what you did just now!"
"I want to learn this if its not a martial soul, soul skill and is a self-made soul skill!"
"Boss Wang, count me in, you're so cool!"
"Boss Wang, teach me too!"
...
Wang Feng glanced at the enthusiastic bunch and contemplated for a moment.
"Actually, learning it is quite straightforward. Just follow my lead and you'll pick it up quickly."
Upon hearing his words, Xiao Chenyu chuckled a few times before chiming in, "Boss Wang, you said it, you can't back out now."
Liu Long, Ling Feng and several other young kids gathered around, curious to see as well.
Even Tang San was intrigued.
"It's quite simple."
Wang Feng scanned the group, then walked over to a massive boulder, roughly half a meter tall and a meter wide.
"Observe, if you can replicate my effort, that'll be sufficient to do what I did. You also must not use soul power."
With that, Wang Feng unleashed a punch!
Snap!
The boulder cracked and was sent flying, splitting into six evenly sized fragments.
"..." The collective student gasped.
"…" Tang San.
Wang Feng beckoned to everyone and proposed, "Come on, give it a try. Whoever manages to replicate my feat, I'll teach them personally."
Tang San's mouth twitched.
That's a solid boulder!
It must weigh several thousand kilograms!
Even a formidable soul master of over the 20th level, even with the augmentation of a powerful beast martial soul, would struggle to do this.
What's most astonishing is that the huge boulder fragmented into six evenly sized pieces upon shattering, implying Feng Ge's control over his power is remarkably precise. This is the real challenge!
"The weather is splendid today. It's time to return to practicing soul power. Farewell, boss Wang, Xiao Wu, Xiao San!"
"Hey, dinner's approaching. I'm getting quite hungry. Goodbye, Sister Xiao Wu, Boss Wang!"
"Can't learn this... off I go!"
...
In an instant, the children scattered in various directions.
How could they possibly learn this?
If they tried punching the boulder, they would shatter not the rock but their own arm!
"Hey, Xiao Chenyu, why not give it a shot? Come on!"
Wang Feng singled out Xiao Chenyu, who remained behind, waving him over.
Xiao Chenyu, perceptive as ever, thought to himself, who would want to learn this?
The boss is way too extraordinary!
His physical prowess is beyond belief!
Xiao Chenyu wondered inwardly, 'could it be that Boss Wang's Green Lotus spirit is a mutant martial soul? Does it possess this formidable power?'
"Ahem, Brother Feng, I'll strive to become stronger in the future. Maybe I'll come to you for lessons..."
Xiao Chenyu hastily waved his hand.
Wang Feng sighed and remarked, "You youngsters, I had actually intended to share my newly devised technique with you... but it seems you lot are not interested. What a pity..."
"..." Xiao Chenyu's mouth twitched.
Just then,
"Ah~"
Out of the blue, Xiao Wu let out a soft cry, squatting abruptly on the ground. She gazed at Tang San with tearful eyes.
"Little San, I hurt my foot in the earlier battle. Can you carry me back?"
Tang San was taken aback, quickly nodding in agreement.
Surprisingly, as he approached her and squatted down, his balance wavered and he nearly stumbled! Swift reflexes saved him, preventing an embarrassing tumble.
"I exhausted my soul power in the fight earlier, so I'm also a bit drained..." Tang San explained awkwardly.
But Tang San couldn't help but feel a bit exasperated.
The half-hour tussle with Brother Feng had depleted much of his already limited soul power.
Xiao Wu likely faced a similar situation, as the primary attacker, her assaults against Brother Feng, combined with his numerous retaliatory throws, had probably drained her even more than him.
Witnessing this, Xiao Chenyu's eyes lit up and he hurriedly volunteered, "Sister Xiao Wu, I still have energy left. I can carry you!"
"I'll pass!" Xiao Wu shot him a disgusted look.
"..." Xiao Chenyu.
At that moment, Wang Feng pondered and offered, "I can assist you two with recovery."
The trio stood dumbfounded at his words.
Recovery?
"Brother Feng, can you really help with recovery?" Tang San inquired, astonishment evident. "Are you sure?"
Could it be that Brother Feng had killed a hundred-year-old healing-type soul beast? That was rare!
Additionally, it did match well with Feng'ge's martial soul and his close quarter combat style?
Xiao Wu also stared at Wang Feng in disbelief.
Soul power recovery was an ability typically associated with auxiliary-type spirit masters.
"Boss Wang, don't mess around. Your soul must be a mutated one and you should be a close combat soul master! How could you be an auxiliary system soul master?"
Xiao Chenyu presumed Wang Feng was jesting.
Wang Feng grinned at them and explained, "If you still doubt it, allow me to formally introduce myself."
"Wang Feng, a first-year work-study student. My martial soul is the Chaos Green Lotus and I am a 16th-level auxiliary system support type soul master!"
As the words left his lips,
He spread his palm and a mysterious green lotus manifested silently. Instantly, a lotus seed on the platform blossomed into a brilliantly cool golden lotus.
The golden lotus exuded both strength and beauty, akin to an unparalleled supreme treasure that had achieved divinity, adorned with golden electric arcs that shimmered across its surface, it looked like a true manifestation of might.
"What a gorgeous Golden Lotus!" Xiao Wu exclaimed.
But then, a deep purple soul ring ascended from beneath Wang Feng's feet.
Radiating an intense, mysterious and regal purple glow, it nearly seared the retinas of the trio.
Instinctively, they shielded their eyes yet the potent aura exuded by this purple spirit ring proved insurmountable to be just ignored.
The sight of this purple soul ring rendered the three momentarily petrified...
Thousand... Thousand-year spirit ring…!?
Tang San, Xiao Wu and Xiao Chenyu stood in awe.
A 16th-level soul master's first soul ring and it's a thousand-year soul ring?
The trio felt as if they were in a dream, their gazes locked onto the purple soul ring ascending from Wang Feng's feet. They struggled to regain their composure, as this reality was beyond their wildest imagination!
Tang San, in particular, was left flabbergasted.
"The teacher mentioned that a soul master's first soul ring's maximum age is around 423 years. Beyond that, the power of the soul ring becomes unbearable for the soul master... but Brother Feng, how is this possible? A thousand-year soul ring?"
Tang San's confusion was palpable.
Thousand-year soul ring surpassed the 423-year limit by over twofold. Judging by the deepness of Feng'ge's purple spirit ring's color, it wasn't a simple one thousand-year soul ring.
Such soul beasts were exceedingly rare in the Soul Hunting Forest. Capturing one was a feat most soul masters could only dream of achieving.
How had Brother Feng accomplished this?
Initially, Tang San had assumed Brother Feng possessed extraordinary physical resilience, perhaps allowing him to handle the power of a ring slightly exceeding 423 years.
But a Millennium Soul Ring was utterly astonishing!
According to the martial soul research of his teacher, a third soul ring was when a soul master could consider the option of a thousand-year soul ring.
"Millennium?" A glimmer of surprise flickered in Xiao Wu's eyes. However, she refrained from speaking, merely observing the deep purple soul ring.
"Boss Wang... My goodness, a thousand-year soul ring! How did you acquire it?"
Xiao Chenyu's face flushed as he gazed at Wang Feng.
In Nuoding City, individuals with a thousand-year soul ring were undoubtedly rare.
The academy's dean is said to be around level 40 and likely possessed a thousand-year soul ring.
Tang San also eyed Wang Feng with curiosity, eager to learn how he had come across a thousand-year soul ring.
"Hahaha..."
Wang Feng returned their astonished looks with an even more amazed expression, considering how he might be overdoing the act.
A thousand-year soul ring had indeed been among his goals to augment his strength but without the intention of appearing ostentatious, it held little meaning to him.
"This thousand-year soul ring is all thanks to my good luck."
Wang Feng cleared his throat, "I was in the Soul Hunting Forest when I stumbled upon a battle between two, thousand-year-old soul beasts. When they were both weakened, I seized the opportunity to kill one of them down. It was purely a stroke of good fortune..."
Much of what Wang Feng stated was true, indeed, there were two, thousand-year soul beasts locked in battle.
However, he conveniently presented only the role of the Starlight Fox help in obtaining the soul ring, keeping Golden Lotus ability secret.
Without the assistance of it, capturing the six-thousand-year-old Resplendent Golden Thunder Leopard would have been an implausible feat.
Upon hearing Wang Feng's explanation, the trio lapsed into silence for a moment.
"Brother Feng... you're quite fortunate!"
Tang San couldn't help but sigh.
He deemed himself quite lucky for managing to capture the mandala snake that surpassed four hundred years. Witnessing two, thousand-year soul beasts simultaneously weakening and losing, Feng'ge seemed to have profited as a bystander!
Nevertheless, Tang San was aware that Brother Feng likely harbored other undisclosed secrets. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to absorb the thousand-year old soul ring.
Despite his curiosity, Tang San refrained from prying, everyone had their own secret aspects—Feng'ge, Xiao Wu, himself and maybe even his father. Unveiling every detail wasn't necessary.
Xiao Wu huffed slightly, her tone tinged with envy.
"A thousand years... conservatively speaking, it's equivalent to a hundred of my ten-year soul rings. In other words, Boss Wang is equivalent to a hundred of me."
Xiao Chenyu gazed skyward, privately acknowledging that few individuals in Nuoding City could hunt down thousand-year soul beasts. The validity of Boss Wang's account was likely solid, albeit his fortune appeared excessively remarkable.
"Wait..."
Xiao Chenyu seemed to recall something and continued, "Boss Wang, did you just say you're an auxiliary system soul master?"
If I heard correctly.
Tang San and Xiao Wu also quickly recalled.
"Yes, I am an auxiliary system soul master."
Wang Feng knew that these three likely had their own speculations but didn't press for more details.
Xiao Chenyu gestured towards the shattered boulder at the other end and mouthed, "Boss Wang, are you sure you're from the auxiliary department?"
After all, if that punch landed on it, even a battle soul master like him might end up battered and in coma.
And now you're telling me you're just an auxiliary soul master? There's a limit to bullshitery.
"Absolutely."
Wang Feng grinned, the Golden Lotus in his hand rotating slightly, casting rays of golden light that instantaneously illuminated the three of them!
In the next moment!
Tang San felt the empty soul power within him rejuvenate like withered grass revitalized by a spring rain, rapidly refilling and erasing his prior fatigue.
The exhaustion from earlier was swiftly dispelled!
"My soul power is recovering so quickly!"
Xiao Wu exclaimed in astonishment.
"In no time, our soul power will be fully restored!"
After all, they had just engaged in combat for half an hour!
"Your soul power is far lower than mine. It's natural to recover faster," Wang Feng explained.
'Besides, I only employed a fraction of the golden lotus's power to restore just your soul power.'
Wang Feng mused that he hadn't employed [Deification] skill, nor did he use Golden Lotus healing capability. There was a rationale for this choice...
"It's truly an auxiliary martial spirit..." Tang San gazed at the Golden Lotus and the lightning coursing through Wang Feng's body, sensing there might be more to it than just soul power restoration.
"What an incredible recuperative ability!" Xiao Chenyu exclaimed.
The soul power of all three was fully restored!
Observing Boss Wang's demeanor, it appeared his consumption had been very minimal.
As Xiao Chenyu mulled over Wang Feng's claim of being Level 16, a relieved expression crossed his face.
"Xiao San, carry me back quickly. My soul power has recovered but there's still the matter of my injured foot. It works out well that now you have some strength!"
Xiao Wu pouted playfully.
"Alright!"
Tang San nodded, his soul power seemingly regenerated and his whole body brimming with vitality. Carrying Xiao Wu back was a natural choice!
Observing this, Wang Feng concealed a knowing smile. He could've actually healed Xiao Wu's injury. However, that approach would've deprived the young couple of an opportunity to care for one another.
'Little San, my buddy, I'm aiding you like this. After all, you two are going to be in love and I'm just doing my bit to advance it a little bit. Sigh* my generousity knows no bound.'
Tang San carried Xiao Wu back to the school while Wang Feng opted to first head to the Soul Hall for a soul master certification and soul power assessment.
Given his soul power's compression and purification, Wang Feng remained uncertain about the exact volume of soul power in his body.
Level 16 was merely Wang Feng's self-estimated value.
Upon entering the Soul Hall, Wang Feng was met with several voices,
"Su Yuntao, where's the token? Don't tell me you gave it to that kid? If you did, how will I accompany my brother to hunt soul beasts in the Soul Hunting Forest today? It'll take days to reapply for another token! What if he loses it in the Forest? Then we'd have to search for it for days! Seriously, are you foolish? A child talking about hunting soul beasts by himself and you believed him?"
Within the Martial Soul Hall, a woman with a striking countenance confronted Su Yuntao, her expression irate and her voice sharp.
Su Yuntao repeatedly apologized to the woman and attempted to explain, "Sisi, don't worry, I can borrow a friend's token. The main reason is our Soul Hall's rules. He possesses a naturally full soul power and genuinely needs the soul ring to break through the level. That's why I lent him the token."
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