Chapter 68: Puzzle
"Dean, what's going on?" asked Golden Cudgel Sun Qi.
Flender sighed and, with a persuasive tone, spoke, "Sun Qi, you're very powerful, and your combat talent is among the best on the continent. Winning in battle is normal. Just don't mock your opponent afterward."
"I can't help it," Golden Cudgel Sun Qi said. "If the Dean doesn't like it, then schedule fewer fights between me and them."
Seeing this, Flender waved his hand, signaling Golden Cudgel Sun Qi to return.
After Golden Cudgel Sun Qi left, Flender went to find Yu Xiaogang.
"Xiaogang, it's best to accumulate combat experience in the Great Soul Fighting Arena," Flender said. "If you'll need to fight with your Spirit possessed later, you'll need a lot of additional training."
Many of a combat Soul Master's experience and skills are cultivated from childhood. Because Yu Xiaogang's Spirit lacked the ability to possess, he had never practiced accordingly, lacking combat skills. Furthermore, with his age, many of his skills had become rigid. To truly possess the qualities of a combat Soul Master, he needed to fight a lot, and inevitably, take a lot of beatings.
Yu Xiaogang's expression remained unchanged.
He was aware of this, too.
However, the accumulated frustration within him fueled his desire for revenge today.
He had been overconfident, believing that possessing the power of a Beast Spirit would allow him to be just like any ordinary Soul Master.
After the harsh reality of reality, he had come to terms with himself.
Despite this realization, he also felt a surge of shame. After all, not long ago, he had been brazenly directing others' battles, only to be instantly crushed the moment he stepped onto the field. When one lacks the corresponding strength, even directing seems ridiculous.
Ideas are ideas, and learning theories based on the experience of powerful Soul Masters is fine. The problem is having one's own ideas, believing one can "flexibly apply" them through pure fantasy.
Sunset Forest.
With Dugu Yan's guidance, the group headed towards the location of the Long-Armed Macaque tribe.
Along the way, everyone's luck improved. They hadn't encountered a suitable Soul Beast in the previous month, but in just half a month, they encountered five good thousand-year Soul Beasts.
Among them, Oslo took a fancy to the third thousand-year Soul Beast they encountered, a 1,500-year-old Ghost Leopard. It was a perfect match for his Spirit, so he joined forces with the team to capture the thousand-year Ghost Leopard.
Yufeng hadn't encountered a suitable Soul Beast until now.
At this time, in front of the eight members of the Royal Fighting Team, there was a 1,400-year-old Blue Wind Bird.
"Sister Yan."
The Blue Wind Bird could fly, and if it really wanted to escape, they would not be able to stop it, so they could only poison it in advance.
Dugu Yan also understood Yufeng's meaning and made a gesture, indicating that she had already secretly poisoned it.
Dugu Yan's Spirit possessed the body, and a deep purple light flashed in her eyes.
"Third Soul skill, Jade Phosphorus Purple Poison!"
She shouted softly, and suddenly, as if something had exploded, the surrounding area was instantly filled with a purple poisonous mist.
Stone Monkey Sun Qi was astonished.
Dugu Yan's poison was terrifying, but it also had a drawback: it spread too slowly. But this time, the purple poisonous mist enveloped the surrounding area in an instant.
"This is also considered a secret technique of our family. We can set it up in advance, spread the semi-finished poison into the air, and then instantly detonate it with a Soul skill," Dugu Yan said.
This was no secret, so she didn't hide it, and spoke openly.
Yu Tianheng was obviously not surprised.
Stone Monkey Sun Qi knew that this was an explanation to himself.
This secret technique could probably save a lot of Soul Power. If this semi-finished poison could be stored for a certain period of time and used in actual combat, it would be equivalent to doubling or even multiplying Soul Power.
He remembered that in the original novel, Dugu Bo was able to massacre the city, even if it was due to the poison, it was definitely inseparable from this secret technique. Even if all his Soul Power was converted into poison, it might not be possible.
His eyes flashed.
Could that poison pill be the semi-finished poison accumulated by Dugu Bo?
Stone Monkey Sun Qi was also frightened.
"Yufeng, hurry up and finish the job."
Coming back to his senses, he hurriedly reminded Yufeng.
Yufeng's first Soul Ring flickered, and his hands turned into wind blade-like wings, rushing quickly towards the falling Blue Wind Bird.
A flash of green light passed by, and the body of the Blue Wind Bird fell to the ground. The purple poisonous mist quickly corroded its body.
Dugu Yan controlled the poisonous mist to spread rapidly to the outside world, making the area where the Blue Wind Bird's body was located an internal vacuum zone.
"Yufeng, just absorb it directly. With my poison, you don't need to worry about Soul Beasts interfering in the middle."
Yufeng nodded, sat down, and pulled the Soul Ring down onto his head.
"Stone Monkey Sun Qi, are you sure you want the Long-Armed Macaque's Soul Ring?" Dugu Yan asked again.
Oslo and Yufeng's Soul Rings had already been dealt with, leaving only Stone Monkey Sun Qi's. Their next target was the Long-Armed Macaque group. There was a high chance they'd find a Soul Ring that matched Stone Monkey Sun Qi's age.
At this point, Dugu Yan couldn't help but remind him again.
Stone Monkey Sun Qi said, "Don't worry, Sister Yan. I've considered the pros and cons. The Long-Armed Macaque's Soul Ring suits me quite well."
"Okay."
Stone Monkey Sun Qi sat cross-legged, waiting for Yufeng to absorb the Soul Ring.
His thoughts were also active.
Was the Long-Armed Macaque's Soul Ring suitable for him?
It was.
Technically, any ape-like Soul Ring would suit him. Anything that could enhance Xiao Sun's essence would be acceptable. He needed to screen the types and determine Xiao Sun's future direction.
The Long-Armed Macaque excels at using its arms as a means of attack. While it possesses both offensive and defensive capabilities, it's not particularly exceptional.
Xiao Sun could, of course, choose another Soul Beast with greater offensive and defensive abilities, but there's one thing Stone Monkey Sun Qi needs to consider: the compatibility of the Seven-in-One Spirit Fusion Technique.
With seven bodies simultaneously traveling through time and seven such harmoniously matched Spirits, Stone Monkey Sun Qi is confident he might initially have a high enough level of compatibility.
However, as each body experiences different experiences and cultivates its own unique Spirit, variations in compatibility are inevitable.
The Stone Monkey technique provides one safeguard.
Xiao Sun's choice of Soul Ring is a second.
Since he's encountered the Long-Armed Macaque, it's only natural that he should choose this Soul Ring.
Furthermore, Stone Monkey Sun Qi has another consideration: the puzzle.
Seven Spirits, seven bodies, each with eight Soul Rings besides the Spirit Fusion Technique, would not satisfy his ambitions by simply recreating the abilities of the legendary Spiritual Stone Monkey.
"The more puzzle pieces we can put together from the four types of monkeys, the better."
The Long-Armed Macaque was merely an opportunity for Xiao Sun to fuse the corresponding abilities.
After acquiring this Soul Ring, he planned to shift the focus of his twin's cultivation. Besides the bronze head and iron arms, they would focus on cultivating the ability to 'hold the sun and moon, shrink a thousand mountains.'
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