The next morning, Tuoba Yan, led by his grandfather Tuoba Xi, rushed towards the Soul Hunting Forest at lightning speed.
The Soul Hunting Forest is a thousand miles away from Martial Soul City. Even with Tuoba Xi's swift pace, he can reach the city in just one day.
If ordinary people want to step into the Soul Hunting Forest, they need to go through cumbersome procedures, layers of inspections and reporting before they can enter.
However, Tuoba Xi was no ordinary person. He wore a five-pointed platinum crown that symbolized nobility and a graceful and luxurious red robe, which was the iconic attire of the Platinum Bishop of the Spirit Hall.
With their prominent status, the grandfather and grandson had unimpeded access and entered this mysterious forest without any hindrance.
The moment they crossed the steel fence, Tuoba Xi's expression was solemn, and he solemnly warned, "After entering the forest, do not stay more than twenty meters away from me." Tuoba Yan nodded in agreement, "Okay, Grandpa."
After a night of adaptation, Tuoba Yan has accepted his new identity.
In his previous life, he lived in a world of saturated industries and fierce competition. It was extremely difficult to stand out. Even if he hadn't traveled through time, he would have wasted his life in mediocrity.
But this life is completely different. My grandfather is the platinum bishop of the Spirit Hall Hunting Brigade, and I have awakened my twin spirits - Holy Lord and Golden Eyes - at the beginning. The future is full of infinite possibilities.
As you step into the forest, the noise disappears instantly, and the fresh air hits you in the face, refreshing and making you feel relaxed and happy.
Tuoba Xi activated his spirit possession technique, and the eight spirit rings beneath his feet shone brightly, his eyes turning golden. He asked again, "Yan'er, are you really not considering absorbing the Exploding Burning Flame in your right arm bone?"
That right arm bone was originally Ma Hongjun's opportunity in the future.
Tuoba Yan did not hesitate and answered decisively: "It is better to have nothing than to have something of poor quality."
The human body can only absorb six main soul bones, and each one is crucial. Although absorbing soul bones in advance can strengthen the body and help absorb high-age soul rings, Tuoba Yan is not in a hurry.
The soul bone's attributes suited Tuoba Yan, and the accompanying soul skills barely satisfied him. The only problem was that the soul bone's age was too low, at only 30,000 years.
In Tuoba Yan's plan for his future, he required that his soul bone must be more than 60,000 years old.
If he cannot obtain six qualified soul bones in his lifetime, Tuoba Yan would rather leave parts of his body idle.
Tuoba Xi patiently advised, "Yan'er, if you absorb this spirit bone, you will most likely absorb a thousand-year spirit ring. A spirit master only has nine chances to obtain a spirit ring in his lifetime. It's not too late for you to regret now."
Tuoba Yan raised his head slightly and looked into the eyes of his grandfather who loved him so much. After thinking for a moment, the corners of his mouth curled up, and his eyes shone with golden light: "Grandpa, how could I stop at nine spirit rings in this life!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Tuoba Xi's eyes shone brightly with golden light.
At the beginning, he personally awakened Tuoba Yan's martial soul. Because his own martial soul also shone with golden light when it possessed him, and Tuoba Yan's martial soul mutated, he thought that his grandson had only awakened one martial soul.
Seeing that Tuoba Yan hadn't used his Saint Master Martial Soul, but his eyes were shining with golden light, he couldn't help but blurt out, "Twin Martial Souls?"
"Exactly. In addition to the Holy Lord Martial Soul, I also awakened the Golden Eye Martial Soul yesterday."
"Who else knows?"
"There is no one else but you."
"Yan'er..."
Tuoba Xi placed his hand on his grandson's shoulder and warned him earnestly, "Remember, before you become a Soul Sage, you must never reveal the secret of your twin martial spirits to anyone else."
Tuoba Yan naturally understood the principle of "don't show off your wealth" and agreed solemnly.
Afterwards, Tuoba Xi asked his grandson about his requirements for the first soul ring.
Tuoba Yan said, "My martial soul has twelve talisman slots. I hope the first soul ring comes from a horse-type soul beast. Its attribute is not limited to fire, but the quality cannot be too low."
Last night, he combined the original owner's memories with his understanding of the Holy Lord's martial soul, and speculated that the spirit ring of a horse-type soul beast might be able to give him healing soul skills, and that the higher the grade of the soul beast, the stronger the healing ability might be.
Tuoba Xi readily agreed: "Okay, as you say."
With his precious grandson in tow, Tuoba Xi was extremely cautious when walking in the forest. He slowed down his pace, and with his sharp eyes, he vigilantly scanned every dark corner and carefully checked for potential dangers.
The powerful aura he exuded frightened many ten-year-old soul beasts and they dared not approach him.
As the sky grew darker, Tuoba Xi said, "It seems we have to camp in the forest tonight."
Tuoba Yan looked around.
This was a small plain. The surrounding terrain was flat, and there was a pond not far away.
Tuoba Xi took out a glass bottle from his soul guide and handed it to his grandson: "This is snake repellent powder made from realgar and other medicinal powders. Sprinkle it evenly around the area."
Tuoba Yan did as he was told.
By the time he finished sprinkling the powder, Tuoba Xi had already set up simple traps around the camp and was explaining things patiently.
"These traps can both capture spirit beasts and defend against external enemies. The snake repellent powder repels snakes and insects, while the traps deter beasts that aren't afraid of the powder. Bells should be tied to these red ropes, just in case. Even if a powerful spirit beast manages to avoid the trap, it will trigger the bells to warn you."
Tuoba Xi took his grandson to camp outdoors for the first time, and took this opportunity to share all the survival experience he had accumulated throughout his life with him.
As one of the four platinum bishops of the Spirit Hall and the commander of the Soul Hunting Brigade, Tuoba Xi is experienced in hunting soul beasts and is unmatched.
After making all the arrangements, he lit a bonfire and roasted a deer spirit beast to nourish his grandson. After dinner, he let Tuoba Yan rest.
Late at night, Tuoba Yan, who was sleeping soundly, was awakened by the noise outside.
When he came out of the tent, he saw Tuoba Xi grabbing a Pegasus and throwing it in front of him.
"Yan'er, a group of celestial horses just came to the pond to drink. This celestial horse is four hundred years old, making it perfect for your first spirit ring. Are you satisfied?"
Tuoba Yan was overjoyed: "Satisfied! A Pegasus is still a horse, I'll choose it as my first spirit ring!"
"Okay, kill it and absorb the spirit ring here. I will protect you."
Tuoba Yan took out a dagger from the storage soul guide. At this time, Pegasus had been exhausted by Tuoba Xi and was dying, with only his eyes barely open.
Tuoba Yan raised his hand and slashed with the dagger, which went straight into Pegasus's throat and pierced into his heart.
Pegasus twitched a few times and then died. A yellow soul ring with four runes slowly rose.