Douluo: I Can Choose My Own Soul Skills

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Su Yuntao initially felt disappointed upon hearing that there were no soul skills. He thought something had gone wrong and his mood dropped significantly.

But then, after hearing Ye Lan's further explanation, he grabbed Ye Lan's shoulders in excitement and laughed heartily.

"Hahaha! That's wonderful! As long as your talent has improved, nothing can stop your cultivation in the future. Soul skills can come later—even if you don't have your first soul skill, it doesn't matter. I've never even heard of a soul ring that boosts innate soul power in all of Douluo Continent!"

"No wonder it's a six-hundred-year soul ring. Ye Lan, you're truly a genius! A first soul ring of this high a year count—no one on the continent has ever seen something like this!"

Ye Lan nodded, suppressing the joy in his heart.

"I was just lucky this time! Absorbing the soul ring was really dangerous. For a moment, I thought I was going to be burned to ashes!"

"You made it through, and that's all that matters. Now it's like a fish leaping over the dragon gate—limitless skies await you. I look forward to your future, Ye Lan!"

"But from now on, no more taking risks. This time, it was only because the battle with the Zhuyang Tree went so smoothly that I underestimated the danger of its soul ring. If anything happened to you, I wouldn't be able to face your parents." Su Yuntao said with concern.

"I understand. After I return to Nuoding City, I plan to go train for a while in Hanhai City, on the western side of the Heaven Dou Empire," Ye Lan shared his future plans.

"You've grown up, Ye Lan. You can now choose your own path. Every fledgling eagle must eventually learn to fly on its own," Su Yuntao said.

A sweatdrop practically appeared on Ye Lan's forehead. Fledgling eagle? My mental age is probably about the same as yours, okay?

Su Yuntao continued, curious, "Why are you going to Hanhai City?"

"My martial soul can now absorb sunlight to cultivate, and the weather there is much better. It almost never rains, so it's an ideal place for training," Ye Lan explained.

Nuoding City gets occasional rain, while Hanhai City has abundant sunshine and almost no rain, making it perfect for absorbing sunlight.

"Hanhai City, huh? It's a famous coastal city in Heaven Dou. The scenery's great, and there are lots of pretty girls too. Don't forget to bring home a wife!" Su Yuntao said, completely missing the point.

"I'm still so young! A wife? Seriously? Right now, cultivation is the most important thing!" Ye Lan said, holding his forehead in frustration.

"Work and rest should go hand in hand. Still, Ye Lan, you're really dedicated—traveling all the way to Hanhai City just for your martial soul training."

"If my martial soul could absorb sunlight, I would definitely head somewhere as sunny as Hanhai City myself," Su Yuntao said, genuinely impressed.

Ye Lan tilted his head and smiled.

"Tao-uncle, you're not bad either. How many Soul Masters can become a branch hall deacon of the Martial Soul Hall?"

"Haha, that's right! That's right!" Su Yuntao laughed proudly. Ye Lan's compliment clearly pleased him.

Then something seemed to occur to Su Yuntao, and he said seriously,

"Ye Lan, now that your innate soul power has reached level 8, if you reach the Soul Master rank by age 15, I'll tell you the truth about your parents' disappearance."

Ye Lan winced in pain from Su Yuntao gripping his shoulders and asked, puzzled,

"Tao-uncle, you still can't tell me now? I can handle the truth."

"No, you can't. Only when you've fully demonstrated your talent will I reveal the truth about their disappearance," Su Yuntao said solemnly.

"Alright, ten levels in four years isn't too hard. When that time comes, I'll give you a good scare," Ye Lan replied with resignation.

"Bragging again, are we? Only the top-tier geniuses in the Martial Soul Hall can level up ten ranks in four years!"

Suddenly, Su Yuntao seemed to think of something and, not wanting to dampen Ye Lan's confidence, quickly changed the subject:

"Let's go check the Blazing Tiger's corpse. Let's see if it's still where we left it."

"If it's still there, I'll have Sisi make you a new outfit from its hide," Su Yuntao added with a faint smile at the thought of Sisi.

"You're not getting any younger either. Hopefully, by the time I come back, you'll already be married to Sister Sisi!" Ye Lan teased.

"Hahaha, I'll do my best!"

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After dealing with the remains of the Blazing Tiger, the uncle-nephew pair finally returned to Nuoding City.

Ye Lan said goodbye to Su Yuntao,

"Tao-uncle, I'll go pack up first. I'll come find you later to process my Soul Master credentials."

Su Yuntao, carrying a large bundle of tiger pelts, muttered about having Sisi hurry up and make the tiger-skin clothes before Ye Lan left.

Ye Lan replied calmly, "No need to rush. Hanhai City is so hot anyway—even if the clothes are done, they'll have to be stored at Grandpa Tom's house."

After bidding Su Yuntao farewell, Ye Lan returned to Dorm Seven at Nuoding Academy.

At present, only Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Ye Lan remained in Dorm Seven. Wang Sheng and the others had already graduated.

When Ye Lan arrived, he found the dormitory empty. He figured Tang San and Xiao Wu had probably gone out to play in the city.

Otherwise, if Tang San were here, he would definitely be surprised to see the golden-haired young man before him.

Ye Lan packed the belongings he was taking with him and left the rest to be handled by the dormitory caretaker. Then, he headed to the Academic Affairs Office of Nuoding Academy to complete his graduation procedures.

There were no complications—Ye Lan completed the paperwork smoothly. The only surprise came from Director Su, who was shocked by how quickly Ye Lan had advanced in his cultivation, as well as by his dramatic change in appearance.

So shocked, in fact, that he tried to introduce Ye Lan to his unmarried granddaughter in her twenties—prompting Ye Lan to grab his backpack and make a swift exit, claiming he was far too young to take on such a blessing.

While fleeing the office in embarrassment, Ye Lan accidentally bumped into a girl a full head shorter than him.

"Hey! Don't you have eyes? You actually ran right into me!" Xiao Wu groaned as she rubbed her hands against the ground to push herself up.

Ye Lan was surprised to have literally run into Xiao Wu. He hadn't expected a sudden encounter like this before leaving the academy.

"Sorry, sorry! I didn't see you there," Ye Lan apologized as he looked down at the girl half a head shorter than him—Xiao Wu. But Tang San was nowhere to be seen.

The two were usually inseparable, so it was strange not to see them together.

Xiao Wu looked up at the young man with light golden hair. She felt like she'd seen him before, but also not quite:

"Who are you? Don't you recognize your Sister Xiao Wu?"

"Of course I do. I'm here today to complete my graduation paperwork from Nuoding Academy," Ye Lan replied with a calm, even tone.

Xiao Wu instantly became playful. "If you know who I am, then hurry up and help me up!"

Ye Lan found her a bit troublesome, and the thought of Tang San crossed his mind.

"Nope. I'd rather not. I don't want Tang San to get the wrong idea."

If Tang San happened to see them at that moment, he might misunderstand—and that would only make things worse. Ye Lan figured he'd end up on Tang San's "must eliminate" list.

Hearing Ye Lan mention Tang San, Xiao Wu's cheeks flushed.

"Y-You! My brother wouldn't misunderstand!"

Then, with a swift motion, Xiao Wu rolled forward, closing the distance between them, clearly intending to teach Ye Lan a lesson.

Ye Lan immediately became alert as she closed in.

With a stomp of his foot, he left only a faint footprint on the ground as he instantly widened the distance between them.

Xiao Wu was surprised by his retreat speed—this was the first time she'd met a soul master at Nuoding Academy who could match her speed.

Realizing the golden-haired youth wasn't weak, Xiao Wu made a quick decision and entered Martial Soul Possession.

Her whole body became shrouded in a soft pink glow, and a pair of fluffy rabbit ears appeared on her head.

With a powerful bounce, Xiao Wu's speed surged dramatically after activating her Martial Soul. In an instant, she leapt high above Ye Lan's head.

Seeing Xiao Wu flipping mid-air, Ye Lan realized she truly intended to discipline him.

He didn't retreat. On the contrary, this was a perfect opportunity—he had wanted to test his newly evolved Blue Silver Grass, and now he could gauge the strength of his not-yet-fully-evolved Radiant Spirit Grass.

(End of Chapter)