Chapter 287: Eternal Mother's Entanglement II
On a separate note, while Lin Hanye was refining the Qiluo Tulip for Ning Rongrong, Yu Xiaogang, along with Tang San and Tang Weiwei, had already arrived in the Soul Hunting Forest to hunt for spirit rings.
Just like in the original novel, they encountered the Mandragora Snake.
Thanks to Tang Weiwei's presence, Yu Xiaogang escaped injury and successfully subdued the Mandragora Snake.
However, Yu Xiaogang didn't let Tang San absorb the Mandragora Snake's energy, instead giving it to Tang Weiwei.
After absorbing the Mandragora Snake, Tang Weiwei's Silver Moon Wolf King spirit's spirit power surpassed level 12, granting her the ability to spit energy beams.
(P.S.: The Mandragora Snake's neurotoxin is largely useless at the Soul Sect or even Soul Venerable levels; for details, refer to Dai Mubai and Tang San's first encounter.) While its destructive power wasn't particularly impressive, the neurotoxin contained within it emitted a toxic mist upon explosion, capable of knocking a spirit master of the same level unconscious.
Even a Great Spirit Master would be affected, making it difficult to defend against.
Tang San was stunned, and felt that he had chosen the right master.
For this, Yu Xiaogang was actually quite proud of himself, feeling as if he had finally seen the light.
Tang Weiwei, on the other hand, felt a little embarrassed for having snatched San Giegie's spirit ring, but she also felt something was amiss.
She vaguely remembered that San Giegie's first spirit ring seemed to be entanglement.
But the Gale Wolf and the Silver Moon Wolf King were both wolves. How could they gain the entanglement skill by absorbing the Mandragora Snake? Could she have remembered it wrongly?
Just like that, while Tang Weiwei was puzzled, Yu Xiaogang led her and Tang San to a Green Thorn Vine.
"Okay, Xiaosan, you can choose this Green Thorn Vine."
Yu Xiaogang pointed.
"Can animal martial spirits also absorb plant spirit rings?" Tang San asked doubtfully.
"Of course you can. According to my theory of spirit mimicry, plant spirits can absorb animal spirit rings, and vice versa. Furthermore, this Green Thorn spirit ring is nearly five hundred years old, very close to the maximum age of a first spirit ring, making it perfect for you."
Yu Xiaogang pursed his lips, his eyes gleaming with wisdom.
According to his theory, Tang Weiwei only had one spirit, so absorbing an animal spirit ring was naturally the safest option.
Tang San, on the other hand, possessed two spirits. Even if the skills gained from absorbing the Green Thorn spirit ring weren't ideal, it would only be a waste of a spirit ring slot; he still had the second spirit.
But if the absorption succeeded and he gained decent skills, it would be a huge win, proving his theory correct.
Regardless, Tang San's advantage in absorbing plant spirit rings was Yu Xiaogang's.
"Alright, then I'll choose this Green Thorn."
With Tang Weiwei's previous example, Tang San naturally had no doubts about Yu Xiaogang's words.
With the combined efforts of the three, Tang San successfully slew the Thorn Spirit Beast.
However, absorbing a spirit ring nearly five hundred years old, especially one for an animal spirit absorbing a plant spirit ring, wasn't easy.
Even though Tang San possessed the Wolf Thief bloodline, a physique immeasurably stronger than in the original novel, and even with the protection of the Mysterious Heavenly Art, he still suffered a tragic end. He nearly perished, and only at the crucial moment, thanks to the vast amount of luck allocated to him by the Asura God, did he manage to absorb it successfully.
Just like in the original novel, when Tang San's third spirit ring surpassed its age limit to absorb the two-thousand-year-old Human-Faced Demon Spider.
Of course, this Green Thorn certainly didn't provide him with an external spirit bone.
But even so, it enabled Tang San's spirit power to break through level thirteen and a half, a half-level higher than in the original novel.
"Great, Xiao San, you succeeded. It seems my judgment was correct. Animal spirits can indeed absorb plant spirit rings, and the limit for the first spirit ring is five hundred years."
Yu Xiaogang's eyes gleamed with immense excitement.
The more he spoke, the more excited Yu Xiaogang became. Lin Hanye's first spirit ring was only five hundred years old. While it was a bit older than his disciple Tang San's, Tang San had two spirits, so the difference was negligible.
With Xiao San and Weiwei, perhaps one day he could regain everything he had lost, exacting revenge on the Spirit Hall, the Spirit Master Guild, and the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect. He would never forget the humiliation the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect had inflicted on him.
Once his two disciples had grown up, he would make sure Ning Fengzhi knew that you ignored me back then, but now I'm too good for you.
Alas, if he had known this would happen, he wouldn't have let Weiwei absorb the four-hundred-year-old Mandragora Snake.
He should have found her a spirit beast closer to five hundred years old.
Yu Xiaogang felt a pang of regret.
"Xiao San, show me your spirit skills."
Despite his joy, Yu Xiaogang didn't forget to ask Tang San to demonstrate his own.
Tang San, having just obtained his first spirit ring, was thrilled. His spirit immediately possessed him, transforming him into a humanoid wolf.
"First Soul Skill: Swift Wind Entanglement!"
As his first soul ring lit up, Tang San's gray fur turned green, then grew wildly and tangled together, eventually forming seven or eight vines of hair, densely covered with spikes like embroidery needles. These vines quickly wrapped around a thick tree trunk, their hair swirling in a spiral, covering an area of ten square meters. Within this radius, there was no possibility of escape.
In an instant, seven or eight vines had tightly wrapped around the tree.
And then, nothing happened.
"Just as I expected, you've gained a control skill."
Yu Xiaogang nodded. While the power of this nearly five-hundred-year-old soul skill was a bit underwhelming, it was a good start.
Besides, the Swift Wind Demon Wolf wasn't a top-tier spirit to begin with.
Tang Weiwei, standing nearby, was mired in self-doubt.
San Giegie's entangling skill was indeed impressive, but she seemed to remember San Giegie absorbing the Mandragora Snake soul ring.
Could she have really misremembered it?
Or maybe, was it destined that San Giegie's first soul ring would be entangled with her mother?
But how could the Wind Wolf use the entanglement skill? How strange!
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