Duoluo Dalu: Path to Godhood

The moment the soul ring merged, Fang Ling felt as if his right hand had been dipped into boiling water.

A wave of scorching, yet somehow comforting energy surged wildly into his body.

He immediately closed his eyes, let his mind sink into focus, and began meditating, guiding his soul power through his body.

The heated stream of energy coursed through him, reaching every part of his being.

It surged forward, the primal power from the star-nosed mole constantly washing over his scythe martial soul.

Due to their incompatibility, just as Teacher Song had explained, it brought no real improvement to the martial soul itself.

However, his body benefited immensely.

In the specialization section, something began to emerge...

No, two things!

Two gray, shadowy figures gradually took form as the soul ring integration deepened.

But Fang Ling, still focused on absorbing the soul ring, hadn't noticed yet.

As the flow of heat gradually subsided, he felt his entire body burning hot.

The bottleneck that had long blocked his advancement at level ten shattered in the heat of this transformation.

His previously thin stream of soul power now flowed like a small creek.

The soul ring had been fully absorbed, and a deep sense of comfort washed over him.

It felt as if he had just soaked in the perfect hot spring, every cell in his body radiated with pure joy.

The next moment, he opened his eyes, which now gleamed with an intense light.

Summoning his scythe martial soul, he saw a yellow soul ring slowly rotating around his body.

Sensing its presence, Fang Ling grinned with satisfaction.

"Done absorbing? Judging by that smile, I assume the soul skill met your expectations," the Headmaster said, patting him on the head.

"Yes! I'm very satisfied!" Fang Ling replied.

"Good to hear."

"The star-nosed mole excels in reflexes, but due to its weakness, the soul ring it provides usually doesn't give a large boost. If you're satisfied, then that's great."

The Headmaster clapped his hands, drawing everyone's attention.

"No one disobeyed orders during this hunt, and no one was harmed. I'm very pleased."

"But don't relax yet, we still need to leave the Soul Hunting Forest."

He gave a final order: "The last person has obtained their soul ring. Now, follow your instructors in an orderly manner toward the forest gate. I will bring up the rear."

Everyone began to form a line.

Fang Ling returned to the middle of the group.

On the carriage, while his expression remained calm, he could hardly contain the excitement in his heart.

The hundred-year soul ring from the star-nosed mole had granted him a soul skill that was extremely important for his path as a close-range fighter,Star Mole Shift.

It was a self-enhancing soul skill, specifically boosting reflexes. Once activated, his nerve response speed increased by 30%!

Although it didn't enhance his martial soul, anyone would agree this was a god-tier skill for close combat.

As for what the Headmaster said about the enhancement being low, was 30% not enough?

Fang Ling thought about it and concluded it was already very high.

Maybe others only received a 10% or 15% increase?

Thinking it over, he decided it must be due to his own powerful base stats.

And that wasn't all, his eyes turned to the Specialization tab, and he couldn't help but gasp.

As he had hoped, the soul ring didn't just give him a skill, it brought new specializations.

Unlike Tang San's Mandrake Snake soul ring, which only improved his physical attributes and didn't give him new organs like poison glands, the star-nosed mole's soul ring had granted Fang Ling a brand new specialization type, Innate Specialization!

This term clearly referred to specializations directly related to his own body.

The first one:

Reflex Lv2 (Innate Specialization, granted by the hundred-year star-nosed mole soul ring: Passively increases your neural reflex speed by 30%)

The word "Passive" caught Fang Ling's eye immediately.

Passive meant constant. Even without activating the soul ring, his body now had a built-in 30% increase in reflex speed.

It was like being gifted an extra soul ring for free.

With both the specialization and the soul skill, his total reflex boost reached a massive 60%.

And neural reflexes weren't the same as attack, defense, or resistance. They were a unique attribute.

With faster reflexes, he could dodge quicker, respond more swiftly during combat, and execute counterattacks with greater precision.

Improved reflexes also made movement techniques easier to perform.

It would make his fighting smoother, giving him much more leeway in battle.

This alone was a huge power boost, and one he would need time to adjust to.

The second specialization was just as important:

Digestion Lv2 (Innate Specialization, granted by the hundred-year star-nosed mole soul ring: Greatly improves your ability to utilize nutrients and absorb energy from food. You can now survive even on nutrient-rich soil. But just survive.)

This was something Teacher Song had mentioned before, the star-nosed mole could eat anything, even dirt, in emergencies.

Fang Ling had never expected it to become a specialization.

From now on, he'd have to pay attention to soul beast habits during future hunts.

This digestion specialization had long-term value compared to the reflex specialization's immediate effects.

The more you eat, the more you grow, an eternal truth.

More energy intake naturally leads to better growth.

The same training would now yield better results.

Though the panel didn't specify how much the digestion rate had improved, he could test that once back at the academy.

Regardless of how much the efficiency had increased, it was still a free bonus from this trip.

Like people always say, free stuff is the best, even if it's junk. But this was no junk, it was extremely useful.

Both specializations were Lv2, indicating that a hundred-year soul ring granted level 2 specializations.

Would a thousand-year soul ring give Lv3?

Ten-thousand-year for Lv4?

Fang Ling speculated for a moment but then shook the thought away.

That was something to confirm only after actually obtaining them, there was no point in guessing now.

While the soul ring and specializations were the main gains from killing the star-nosed mole, the points he earned were also important.

Because this was just a newly-minted hundred-year soul ring, the combination of absorbing it and his previous cultivation only raised his soul power by one level.

Now, Fang Ling was at level 11 soul power, with 4 points in total.

He'd gone from 2 points to 4, this soul beast had granted him 2 whole points!

And now that he had reached level 11 and officially become a Soul Master, upgrading his level didn't seem as costly as he'd thought.

It only took 2 points to raise one level.

However, since he was in a carriage and had just absorbed a soul ring, upgrading right now would seem suspicious.

Fang Ling was cautious and wouldn't do anything reckless.

With little to do in the carriage and meditation not ideal here, Fang Ling let his gaze drift blankly and focused on examining his interface.

"Hmm?"

He suddenly noticed something odd.

On the specialization panel, in the standard gray background, there was now a faint shadow.

It was nearly invisible, if Fang Ling hadn't been scrutinizing carefully, he wouldn't have seen it.

Upon closer inspection, he managed to make out four barely legible words:

Special Trait.

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