"It's already dark, I haven't even eaten lunch yet, I'm so hungry." This was Aos Qin's subconscious reaction after seeing the outside scene, and then he looked at his right hand. His right hand was still wrapped in a layer of dark-red light cocoon.
He shook his right hand, and the light cocoon instantly shattered, revealing the right hand that still maintained the armored and rhinoceros-horn shape.
Because the sound of the shattering was still quite noticeable, the four people who had been gathered outside the foam-metal house finally realized that Aos Qin had completely exited his meditation state.
Perhaps due to the earlier situation, Aos Qin noticed that when Flander and the others saw he had awakened, there was a very obvious moment of pause. Then Oscar let out a loud "Oww!" and rushed over. Not only the sound but even his movements looked exactly like Cohen, who hadn't seen him for a long time.
Having sat cross-legged on the ground for a long time, Aos Qin was instantly knocked to the ground by Oscar. But right now, Aos Qin had no time to feel Oscar's strong brotherly affection; he just wanted this guy to get off him quickly.
He didn't know why, but Aos Qin felt extremely hungry at this moment — hungry enough to eat the entire rhinoceros still lying outside the door. He swore he wasn't thinking of revenge for the rhino making him suffer so much...
In the end, Shao Xin and Flander, as adults, were more rational. Flander grabbed Oscar off Aos Qin. No idea whether it was on purpose or not, but with a face full of disgust he said,"Since Aos Qin is awake, Oscar, you don't need to express your deep brotherly love like this. What we should do now is have little Ao tell us his situation. And what's with that right hand?"
As a simple kid, Oscar had no reaction to that, just shifted his attention to Aos Qin's right hand. But Aos Qin felt a tightness in his chest and barely resisted the urge to spit blood.
Ignoring the four pairs of expectant eyes around him, Aos Qin first retracted the armored bullhorn on his right hand, then immediately activated his second soul skill and produced a xiang-la teng-jiao niu-liu bao, taking a huge bite. He was really starving to death.
As the burger entered his mouth, he felt his soul power gradually fill up inside his body, easing the hunger. Only then did Aos Qin feel his rationality finally return.
Seeing everyone's worried gazes, Aos Qin finally spoke:"Teacher, Principal, bro, and fatty — thank you for worrying. But you can rest now, the soul ring absorption was very successful. And I really have to thank that Yan-Jia Rhino — it gave me a big gift. To show my gratitude, let's have a full-beef feast tonight."
The first half of the sentence sounded serious, but the second half… not so much. Still, exactly because of this silly line, the originally serious atmosphere in the hut relaxed.
"Alright little Ao, don't fool around. Tell us what happened. This time your soul ring absorption took a full six hours." Now that he was sure the disciple was safe, Shao Xin finally relaxed.
Earlier he had been tense the whole time. After all, he was the one who supported Aos Qin attempting a risky soul ring leap. If Aos Qin had an accident because of it, Shao Xin would bear responsibility.
Seeing everyone's expressions return to normal, Aos Qin stopped beating around the bush and directly chanted the soul incantation:"Soul Power Source — xiang-la teng-jiao niu-liu bao"He manifested five more burgers from his second soul skill.
After handing them out, Aos Qin explained:"My second soul skill is a soul power amplification skill. It increases the target's soul power by 15% for half an hour regardless of level. But you can only eat one within half an hour. The soul power consumption is small — if I expend all my soul power, I can make about one hundred burgers."
Eating the burger in their hands and feeling the sudden 15% extra soul power inside, and then hearing Aos Qin's explanation — Shao Xin nodded in satisfaction:"It can now be confirmed. The reason your first soul skill has level-ignore effect isn't coincidence, but an inherent attribute of your martial soul. This is an effect only top-tier support-type martial souls have. Aos Qin, you must not slack off. Don't waste your martial soul's talent."
Of course, Aos Qin remembered this deeply. Even though some memories were fuzzy, he clearly remembered that Douluo Continent would undergo a great upheaval in the future.
Seeing everyone digest the soul skill information, Aos Qin summoned the armored bullhorn again. Clenching his right fist, he admired it — handsome and intimidating, he was very satisfied with his external soul bone.
After admiring himself for two seconds, he introduced:"This should be the single horn condensed from the soul power essence of the Yan-Jia Rhino. After summoning it, I feel my physical power increases by around 10%, and more importantly, my fire resistance and physical defense increase by 25%. So I call it Yan-Jia Shield."
"Mhm, this effect is indeed an unexpected bonus. Seems the Yan-Jia Rhino really gave you a gift. Good — to show our respect, we'll eat roasted rhino meat and oxtail soup tonight." Flander was very satisfied with Aos Qin's gains and decided to pay the rhino the highest respect.
Once the principal spoke, everyone started working. Since Aos Qin's absorption took the entire afternoon, Ma Hongjun's soul ring would have to wait till tomorrow. Tonight they rested here.
Not gonna lie — the Yan-Jia Rhino meat was tough but not old, and eaten together with the spicy pepper beef strips from Aos Qin's burgers, it had a unique flavor.
For night watch, naturally Aos Qin and fatty Ma Hongjun took turns. Everyone else happily took a hot bath and went to sleep. Traveling wasn't that hard today, but mentally they were exhausted.
The next morning, the five continued searching in the volcanic region. To help Ma Hongjun's martial soul evolve, Flander needed to find a soul beast with phoenix bloodline.
Unfortunately, phoenixes weren't like dragons — they didn't spread widely. Soul beasts with phoenix bloodline were extremely hard to find. After two days of trekking, they finally found Ma Hongjun's ring — a nearly 290-year-old fire hawk.
Although far from the max limit, the phoenix bloodline made it a high-quality soul ring. Through this ring, Ma Hongjun gained the soul skill Phoenix Fire Line.
To test Ma Hongjun's soul skill and the defense of the Yan-Jia Shield, Flander let Ma Hongjun attack Aos Qin.
Dark-red flames sprayed toward the Yan-Jia Shield. A thin light film appeared over it, yet that thin layer completely blocked the Phoenix Fire Line.
Aos Qin felt slight soul power consumption but no impact or heat — he already had a judgment on the shield's defense.
Seeing they couldn't measure the attack like that, Flander switched the target to a thick tree like those everywhere in Star Dou Forest. The flames hit — the tree ignited quickly.
And on the cleared dirt ground nearby, a burning scorch mark remained.
"It seems Hongjun's soul skill focuses on flame burning. Weak impact, but very strong flame adhesion. Once stuck, hard to shake off — drains the opponent's soul power." With experience, Flander concluded Ma Hongjun's first soul skill.
Thus, the four-day Star Dou Forest trip ended successfully. There were risks, but more rewards. Five hours later, they reached a small town outside the forest and rested for the night.
Next noon, the five returned to Shrek Academy using flying soul tools. Flander waved his hand — day off. Oscar and Aos Qin brought Ma Hongjun to the Spirit Hall in Soto City to register as soul masters and as Great Soul Masters.
Although the Oscar brothers no longer needed the Spirit Hall's 10-gold-soul-coin subsidy, Ma Hongjun was grinning ear-to-ear for that single gold coin — and free money is free money.
After leaving Spirit Hall with nowhere else to go, Ma Hongjun followed Oscar and Aos Qin to help at the family snack shop. Yep — with money, Aubert and Yun Shuangshuang finally upgraded their stall. In the shop, besides receiving congratulations and nagging from his parents, Aos Qin also gained a big white dog who refused to leave his side.
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