Three years later.
On a towering mountain peak tens of miles outside Nuoding City, a ten-year-old boy sat cross-legged on the summit. Not far from him, a large bird, resembling a sparrow, occasionally looked around, as if on guard.
On the mountaintop, the wind howled like a cutting knife, and the Blue Silver Grass growing there lay flat under the force of the gale.
However, such strong winds could not shake the young boy in the slightest. A faint green light emerged from his body, neutralizing the influence of the surrounding environment.
After a long time, the boy opened his eyes and murmured, "My level 22 soul power is consolidated. It's time to leave Nuoding City."
This young boy was naturally Mo Hui. After three years of cultivation, his soul power level had finally broken through level 20. Not long ago, with the help of his uncle, Mo Hen, he successfully hunted a nine-hundred-year-old Cyan Rainbow Swift, which became his second soul ring.
As for how he convinced Mo Hen to let him absorb a nine-hundred-year soul beast as his second soul ring, this brings us to the treasure known as Whale Gum, which only appeared in Douluo Dalu 2.
After absorbing his first soul ring, Mo Hui had the idea of absorbing a second soul ring that exceeded the age limit. Thus, Mo Hui began to exercise his body even harder, preparing for the absorption of the second soul ring.
But Mo Hui quickly discovered that there was a limit to the physical strength gained through exercise, and without specialized accompanying items to recuperate the body, it was easy to damage his body permanently.
In this situation, Mo Hui couldn't help but think of treasures that could directly improve physical fitness, such as soul bones, immortal herbs, and whale gum.
Soul bones were naturally impossible. Even the most ordinary soul bone had a market value of at least a hundred thousand gold soul coins.
Immortal herbs were even more impossible. Not to mention that those immortal herbs were currently in Dugu Bo's hands, he didn't even quite understand the correct methods for picking and using them. Eating such things randomly could be fatal.
After excluding various options, the only thing he might be able to obtain was whale gum.
Whale gum was currently only used as a stimulant and aphrodisiac, similar to Viagra. Although it was relatively rare and thus not cheap, its price was nowhere near the thousands or even tens of thousands of gold soul coins in Douluo Dalu 2.
If it was truly effective, his physical fitness could be significantly improved in a short period, enough to handle the situation of absorbing a soul ring that exceeded the age limit when obtaining his second soul ring.
However, this was only Mo Hui's speculation, and he didn't want to trouble his caring uncle before confirming the effect.
So, after saving gold soul coins for a year, Mo Hui finally obtained a small piece of hundred-year whale gum from a pharmacy in the city to experiment.
Although it was just a small piece of hundred-year-level whale gum, after taking it, Mo Hui clearly felt his physical fitness strengthen.
After confirming that whale gum was indeed effective, Mo Hui informed Mo Hen of this news and prepared to borrow some gold soul coins from him to purchase whale gum.
Initially, Mo Hen naturally didn't believe it, but after buying a small piece of hundred-year-level whale gum back for experimentation, Mo Hen was immediately overjoyed.
The aphrodisiacs accumulated in the past could actually enhance a soul master's physique. This was a major discovery!
Whether reporting it or choosing to hide it as a secret family inheritance, enormous profits could be gained.
Ultimately, Mo Hen took out all of his savings, fifteen hundred gold soul coins, and bought Mo Hui a good amount of hundred-year whale gum, as well as a small amount of thousand-year whale gum.
Don't ask why he didn't buy ten-thousand-year whale gum. First, who would need ten-thousand-year whale gum as an aphrodisiac now? Merchants wouldn't stock it at all. Even if there was, the price of ten-thousand-year whale gum was not something Mo Hui could afford at present.
"Bo Bo, let's go back."
Mo Hui stood up and called out to Bo Bo, who was not far away.
"Bo Bo~"
Hearing Mo Hui's call, Bo Bo immediately turned into a streak of green light, flying instantly to Mo Hui's side and slowly landing on his shoulder.
What Bo Bo had just performed was the second soul skill Mo Hui obtained after hunting the nine-hundred-year Cyan Rainbow Swift, Flash.
Flash's effect is to increase the host's speed by three hundred percent, which is four times the original speed, to charge at the enemy and cause damage, lasting for three seconds. The duration and effect increase with the improvement of soul power.
Flash's effect is between ordinary acceleration soul skills and instant transmission. Compared to ordinary acceleration soul skills, Flash's acceleration duration is too short, and compared to instant transmission, no matter how fast the speed is, it's not enough.
However, in Mo Hui's opinion, Flash was still an excellent soul skill. In battles between soul masters, victory and defeat are often decided in milliseconds, and three seconds are enough to do many things.
Furthermore, Flash also has advantages such as low soul power consumption and a relatively short cooldown between uses.
Soon, Mo Hui returned to Nuoding Academy, and Bo Bo stayed with him the entire time.
Previously, due to Mo Hui's insufficient soul power, he couldn't keep Bo Bo outside his body for a long time.
But now that Mo Hen was a two-ring Great Soul Master, as long as there was no battle, Bo Bo staying outside continuously was not a particularly heavy burden for Mo Hui.
After all, Bo Bo had his own consciousness, unlike other martial souls that needed constant control. Mo Hui only needed to provide soul power.
Upon entering Nuoding Academy, Mo Hui headed straight for the Academic Affairs Office. After knocking on the door, he pushed open the door to the office.
"Oh, it's Xiao Hui. What do you need?"
Director Su asked with a smile when he saw Mo Hui enter.
The other teachers in the Academic Affairs Office also smiled and nodded at Mo Hui when they saw him.
After these four years of interaction, almost all the teachers in Nuoding Academy had a good impression of Mo Hui. After all, who wouldn't like a child who studies hard and has decent talent?
"Director Su, I'm preparing to graduate early."
Mo Hui looked at Director Su and said.
Hearing Mo Hui's words, Director Su was stunned for a moment, then sighed and said, "Yes, you're already level 19. There's nothing more you can learn by staying at Nuoding Academy."
Immediately after, Director Su asked Mo Hui, "Is there a intermediate soul master academy you want to go to? The dean and I can write you a recommendation letter!"
"Thank you, Director Su, but I want to enroll directly in a advanced soul master academy."
Mo Hui shook his head and said.
Director Su was stunned again and said, "But the admission standard for advanced soul master academies is a two-ring Great Soul Master, and you..."
"Not long ago, my soul power level broke through level 20. Uncle Mo Hen took me to hunt for a soul ring, and now I am already a two-ring Great Soul Master."
As he spoke, two yellow soul rings representing a hundred years rose from Mo Hui's feet, circling up and down around his body.
"Hiss~"
Seeing this situation, all the teachers present gasped.
A ten-year-old Great Soul Master! This broke the record of Nuoding Academy. Even that genius with innate soul power level five only broke through to Great Soul Master at the age of twelve.