Just as Tuoba Yan was wondering how to explain, Shui Bing'er chimed in, "Whale Rubber is very expensive. For some unknown reason, Spirit Hall has been buying up Whale Rubber in Heaven Dou City on a massive scale. Are you sure you want to give it to me?"
Shui Bing'er truly was a kind-hearted girl.
She continued to remind Tuoba Yan, "Ten-Thousand Year Whale Glue is dark yellow in color. Its current market price has been driven up to one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins."
"Things should only be given to those who recognize their value."
"Even if you give it to me, I won't use it. This stuff is an aphrodisiac."
Shui Bing'er's face flushed crimson, and she refused to take the gift from Tuoba Yan's hand.
Tuoba Yan lowered his voice. "I'll tell you a secret. You can't tell anyone else, okay?"
"Alright, tell me."
"Besides being an aphrodisiac, Whale Rubber can be melted at high temperatures into a semi-liquid state and consumed directly. It helps widen the meridians and strengthen the body."
"You were able to absorb Soul Rings beyond your level because you consumed Whale Rubber?"
"More or less."
Tuoba Yan held something back.
Aside from consuming Whale Rubber for a period of time, the reason he could absorb higher-year Soul Rings beyond his level was because he had absorbed a seventy-thousand-year Soul Bone.
Tuoba Yan handed the Whale Rubber in his hand to Shui Bing'er. "Take it. This is my gift to you."
Faced with something worth two hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, Shui Bing'er did not reach out to accept it. "But I don't have a gift to give you in return. Dad said that if someone gives me a gift, I should return the gesture."
Tuoba Yan smiled. "How about this? When you have a gift you can give me, you can give it to me then."
Shui Bing'er blinked her bright eyes and asked in wonder, "Can it work like that?"
"Of course."
Tuoba Yan reached out, took Shui Bing'er's little hand, and stuffed the two pieces of Ten-Thousand Year Whale Glue into it.
Then, he took out ten more pieces from his Storage Soul Guide Device. They were golden in color, crystal-clear, and looked like crystals—Thousand Year Whale Glue.
"Take these too."
Before Shui Bing'er could react, Tuoba Yan once again forced the Whale Rubber in his hand upon her, just after she had stored the two pieces of Ten-Thousand Year Whale Glue in her Storage Soul Guide Device.
"You're giving me more?"
Shui Bing'er was flattered and overwhelmed. "If you keep doing this, I won't even know what gift to give you next time."
Tuoba Yan smiled. "You don't need to take it too seriously. Without your father, I couldn't have obtained the Soul Ring of the Golden Armor Tihun Chicken King. Remember, this is our little secret."
"Alright."
Shui Bing'er was young, and the moment she heard the words "little secret," she smiled and nodded.
"Remember, the temperature must not be too high when consuming Whale Rubber, or you'll burn yourself. Be sure to melt it into a semi-liquid state."
"Mm."
Shui Bing'er nodded firmly and put the ten pieces of Whale Rubber into her Storage Soul Guide Device. After a brief pause, she said, "Then I'll tell you a little secret too. You have Twin Martial Souls, don't you?"
Tuoba Yan instinctively frowned in vigilance.
In the entire world, aside from Tuoba Xi, no one knew that Tuoba Yan possessed Twin Martial Souls.
Shui Bing'er was young and did not notice the change in Tuoba Yan's expression. She continued in her own way, "Actually, I can feel that we can complement each other. This feeling is the same as the one I have with my younger sister. I feel that I can form a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with you. When you absorbed the Soul Ring, you used Martial Soul Possession. I can be certain that the Martial Soul that gives me that complementary feeling isn't the one to which you just added a Soul Ring. So I'm certain that you have another Martial Soul!"
Having discovered Tuoba Yan's secret, Shui Bing'er spoke more and more excitedly, smiling as though she had discovered a new continent.
Tuoba Yan was stunned.
Though Shui Bing'er was still young, her intelligence already surpassed that of most ordinary people.
At that moment, Tuoba Xi and Shui Bing'er's parents walked over.
Shui Bing'er's mother asked with a smile, "What were you two talking about just now?"
"A secret."
As Shui Bing'er answered her mother, she did not forget to cutely wink her right eye at Tuoba Yan.
Hearing this, Shui Bing'er's mother did not think much of it and said warmly with a smile, "Alright, Bing'er, it's time for us to go home!"
With that, Shui Bing'er's parents bid farewell to Tuoba Xi.
Seven Soul Rings descended around Shui Ruohan, colored two yellow, two purple, and three black.
A giant ice-crystal eagle condensed behind Shui Ruohan. He unleashed his Martial Soul Avatar and Martial Soul Possession, carrying Shui Bing'er and her mother as he soared into the sky.
The Frostsplit Sky Eagle circled three times in the air before flying northeast.
"Brother Tuoba, the next time we meet, I'll definitely give you a gift!"
Shui Bing'er's promise drifted down slowly from the sky.
Tuoba Xi walked over to Tuoba Yan, reached out, and patted him on the shoulder. "What did you say to that little girl? Why does she want to give you a gift?"
"A secret!"
"Not even Grandpa can know?"
"Grandpa, even though I'm still young, I should have some privacy of my own, shouldn't I?"
"Alright, alright. I won't ask. But Grandpa has to remind you that the Shui family is a Soul Master family of the Tiandou Empire. Though they have never openly declared their support for the Tiandou royal family, they have not taken Spirit Hall's side either."
Tuoba Yan interrupted Tuoba Xi. His bright eyes fixed on Tuoba Xi as he asked, "What are you trying to say?"
Tuoba Xi stroked his beard, swallowed the words in his stomach, and changed the subject. "Tell me, what is your second Soul Skill?"
There had just been outsiders present, and Tuoba Xi had sensed that Tuoba Yan was holding something back when discussing his second Soul Skill.
The Saint Martial Spirit's First Soul Skill was Holy Healing Nine Turns. Its healing ability was absurdly powerful, allowing someone to recover to their most perfect state and eliminating all abnormal conditions. With sufficient Soul Power, it could even turn back time.
Yet Tuoba Yan had just said that his second Soul Skill could only make objects float.
His second Soul Ring came from a five-thousand-year Golden Armor Tihun Chicken.
A ten-year Golden Armor Tihun Chicken possessed an attack that used its cry to shake the soul.
Once it reached a hundred years, it would gain the Floating Technique.
If it reached a thousand years, the Golden Armor Tihun Chicken would gain the ability to release telekinesis.
It was said that the Chicken King among Golden Armor Tihun Chickens also possessed additional special abilities.
"Hehe... can I not say?"
"You brat, hurry up and tell me."
"Alright, alright. Rather than explaining it myself, I might as well let you experience it firsthand."
Tuoba Yan smugly showed off. With a thought, the Saint Martial Spirit possessed him. He flicked a finger toward Tuoba Xi, and the Chicken Charm embedded in the Saint Martial Spirit drifted toward Tuoba Xi.
Tuoba Xi reached out and caught the Chicken Charm. Soul Power flowed into the octagonal charm, and golden light enveloped his entire body. His eyes widened as he cried out, "Incredible. Yan'er, I never imagined your second Soul Skill would be so miraculous!"
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