Chapter 12: Can I Eat the Soul Beasts Alive?

"Can a soul master only absorb one soul ring for each soul rank?"

"After the death of each soul beast, a soul ring will be produced. To absorb a soul ring, one must have a space on their body to accommodate it. With each advancement in soul rank, an additional space will be created."

"A soul master must personally kill the soul beast to absorb the soul ring it produces upon death."

"Step one, kill the soul beast."

"Step two, use the available space on your body to absorb the soul ring. This step only requires mental control. Just think about absorbing the soul ring, and it will be drawn in. It is concluded that a soul master can only absorb one soul ring for each rank. Even if you kill multiple soul beasts after absorbing one, you won't be able to draw their soul rings into your body!"

"..."

At this moment, Mo Bai didn't know that Tang San had already successfully verified the theory of the master. He was still reading the Ye Xiaogang's book.

"It's strange. Since it's something that bursts out from the soul beast's body, there's no reason why it can't be ingested and allowed to disappear into the world."

"…the spaces on your body for soul rings are full, so you can't draw in any extra soul rings you've hunted… I understand that."

"Then what if I choose a soul beast with an extremely small body size and swallow it directly? Then, after it dies inside me, its soul ring won't be able to escape, right?"

In Mo Bai's view, soul rings were somewhat similar to skill books in games. Once absorbed, they would grant skills.

According to the logic of games, if I obtained a soul ring, couldn't I use it myself or even sell it?

Mo Bai believed that it should be possible, but it seemed that the people in this world hadn't found a way yet.

Mo Bai didn't think he could come up with a good solution himself, so he thought of a somewhat reckless method: eating.

"If I eat the soul beast alive, its soul ring will still be inside me after it dies. That way, I won't need to draw it in. I can essentially skip that step."

"If I have the chance, I must try it!"

Mo Bai inexplicably felt a little restless in his heart!

However, for his current self, all of this still seemed a bit distant. He hadn't even obtained his first soul ring yet.

Mo Bai's martial soul was Blue Silver Grass, and he didn't want to go down the Control System path but rather the hidden weapons path.

So Mo Bai already had some ideas about cultivating his martial soul.

First, he had to increase the attributes of the Blue Silver Grass—hardness, tenacity, sharpness, and so on. If Mo Bai wanted to use Blue Silver Grass as a hidden weapon, he had to enhance its strength. Currently, Mo Bai's Blue Silver Grass couldn't achieve that; its damage output was even weaker than the rocks he randomly picked up!

Before Blue Silver Grass evolved and matured, it was indeed weak. Mo Bai discovered this only after his awakening. It was no wonder people called it a useless martial soul.

Moreover, Mo Bai felt that he had to find a way to obtain his first soul ring as soon as possible.

Not because he felt compelled to absorb one just because Tang San did. He never thought of competing with Tang San, that's childish in his opinion. This world has much more to offer; why let a person live rent free in his mind?

The real reason why he wanted to absorb his first soul ring was because if he didn't absorb a soul ring and advance, his Shocking Feather Art would not be able to break through the first layer, and his soul power would not be able to improve...

Yu Xiaogang's other theory was of no use to Mo Bai in his current situation.

He was very clear about whether his own soul power had increased or not while practicing the Shocking Feather Art.

...

"What's going on here? What happened?"

After returning to Room No. 7, Mo Bai noticed that the atmosphere in the dormitory was off.

"Leader, you're finally back!"

"Leader, you're finally back!"

"..."

Seeing Mo Bai return, Wang Sheng and the others immediately showed joy and stood up excitedly.

"Hmph!" Xiao Wu, on the side, seeing the situation, couldn't help but snort unhappily.

"They were bullied by other students in the school. I was going to stand up for them and settle the score, but they didn't appreciate it. They said only you could represent the work-study students. It's infuriating!" She grumbled and scolded Wang Sheng and the others.

Mo Bai finally understood that the people in Room No. 7 were being bullied by others in the school. This had always been a problem for Room no. 7, as they were all work-study students and were often looked down upon and mocked by the other students in the academy!

"I understand. Let's go. Take me to them." After understanding the situation, Mo Bai spoke to Wang Sheng and the others. Originally, Mo Bai didn't want to get involved in this kind of childish trouble. But in the past few days, Mo Bai had taken advantage of the power of the dormitory leader to delegate his one-hour work-study tasks to the others in the dormitory. Thus, he felt that he should help them so they would continue to be obedient to him.

"But Leader, they're senior students. Their leader, Xiao Lao, is a sixth-year student and an 11th-rank soul master! We can't beat him!"

When Wang Sheng and the others heard that Mo Bai was willing to stand up for them, they were overjoyed, but Wang Sheng still expressed his concerns.

"Just 11th rank? I'm a 12th-rank Soul Master!" Xiao Wu, on the side, hearing Wang Sheng express their concerns, snorted disdainfully.

"What?"

"What?"

"When did Xiao Wu become a soul master?"

Hearing Xiao Wu's words, Wang Sheng and the others were suddenly astonished and turned to look at Xiao Wu in shock.

"Just yesterday! Yesterday, I went out and absorbed a hundred-year soul ring, and then I directly ascended to the 12th rank!" Xiao Wu proudly declared.

Then, with a strong fighting spirit, Xiao Wu looked at Mo Bai again. "Mo Bai, I want to challenge you again. This time, I will definitely snatch the position of the dormitory leader back!"

"You reached 12th rank? What is the age of your soul ring? Who helped you hunt the soul ring?" Looking at Xiao Wu, Mo Bai was also very surprised.

'She absorbed her first soul ring so quickly? Increasing two ranks in one go meant that it wasn't just a hundred-year soul ring; it had to be a soul ring of at least three hundred years or more.'

"Hmph, I'm not telling you." Xiao Wu arrogantly snorted, dismissing his questions.

Looking at Mo Bai, Xiao Wu felt that this guy was really annoying. He always asked about everything. Did he want to pry into her secrets?