Condense First Spirit Ring, Blue Silver Domain

He smiled and gently rubbed her head. "That's good. Once you've rested for a while, we'll try condensing your first Spirit Ring, all right?"

Ah Yin nodded hard, her eyes shining. "Okay! I'll listen to Brother A Zhen!"

After resting for roughly half an hour, the energy from the Whale Rubber inside Ah Yin had been completely digested. Her little face had returned to its normal color, though her eyes now held noticeably more spirit.

Jiang Zhen emptied the water from the wooden bucket, dried Ah Yin's body with a dry towel, and had her change into another set of pale blue-green clothes. He then led her to the open ground beside the spring in the center of the small courtyard.

"Ah Yin, follow the feeling from before and try to concentrate your Soul Power at your Dantian. Then guide it into condensing your first Spirit Ring."

"Don't rush. Take it slowly. I'll protect you from the side and won't let anything happen to you."

Jiang Zhen crouched down and straightened her collar, his voice gentle yet firm.

Ah Yin nodded, closed her eyes, and took a deep breath.

She sat down cross-legged, her small body ramrod straight. Her blue-gold hair fluttered lightly with the fluctuations of her Soul Power.

The Blue Silver Grass in the courtyard began swaying again. This time, the movement was much stronger. The blades of grass gathered toward Ah Yin one after another, as if protecting her, while the Life Aura in the air grew increasingly dense.

Jiang Zhen stepped aside, also watching the fluctuations of Ah Yin's Soul Power. A trace of gentle Soul Power radiated from her body and slowly gathered above her head.

At first, the Soul Power was merely a faint white mist. As Ah Yin continued pouring in her Soul Power, the mist gradually condensed into the shape of a ring.

The ring's color slowly changed from transparent to pale white, then from pale white to pale yellow. The entire process was exceptionally smooth, without the slightest hitch. Clearly, Ah Yin possessed an innate mastery over the process of condensing a Spirit Ring.

Time passed second by second. The pale-yellow ring grew clearer, and its edges increasingly stable.

At last, it turned deep yellow and radiated a gentle yet far from weak energy fluctuation.

Jiang Zhen could sense that the age of this Spirit Ring was stabilizing—at just over 800 years.

For a newly advanced Level 10 Spirit Master, this age was already remarkably high.

An ordinary Level 10 Spirit Master could absorb a Spirit Ring of at most 400 years. Even geniuses found it difficult to exceed 600 years.

Yet with the physique strengthened by the Whale Rubber and her own special nature, Ah Yin had directly condensed a Spirit Ring of over 800 years.

And it could still improve in the future.

Just then, Ah Yin suddenly opened her eyes. The deep-yellow Spirit Ring above her head flashed and merged into her body.

She gently swayed her body, then broke into a delighted smile. "Brother A Zhen! I succeeded!"

"I'm already Level 13!"

Hearing that Ah Yin had succeeded, Jiang Zhen revealed a relieved smile.

He walked over and said gently, "That's wonderful, Ah Yin. How do you feel? What Spirit Skill did the Spirit Ring give you?"

Ah Yin excitedly stood up and waved her little hand. The deep-yellow first Spirit Ring on her body lit up.

In an instant, several Blue Silver Emperor blades far thicker than ordinary Blue Silver Grass, flickering with pale golden patterns, grew from her palm. Like living tentacles, they lightly wrapped around a Big Tree nearby.

"Brother A Zhen, look!" Ah Yin closed her eyes and sensed carefully. A gentle halo appeared on the Blue Silver Emperor blades wrapped around the Big Tree.

The Big Tree itself felt no discomfort, but the faint Life Aura contained within it began to be drawn out strand by strand. It flowed back along the blades and finally entered Ah Yin's body.

Ah Yin's little face looked even rosier, and her eyes shone more brightly.

"I can absorb its energy!"

Ah Yin herself was surprised. With a thought, she immediately stopped the process.

The blades reached out again and lightly wrapped around that Big Tree once more.

This time, Ah Yin mixed a trace of the energy she had just absorbed with her own Soul Power and sent it back in the opposite direction.

A miracle occurred.

The somewhat wilted Big Tree began recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye. Its leaves grew even greener, and it rapidly sprouted new branches.

"I... I think I can take away power, and I can also give power?"

Ah Yin widened her eyes and looked uncertainly at Jiang Zhen, as if seeking an answer.

A look of delighted surprise burst from Jiang Zhen's eyes.

He had thought it would be a powerful control or attack skill, but he had never expected it to be an auxiliary ability worthy of being called a divine skill.

"This isn't simply taking and giving, Ah Yin."

Jiang Zhen's voice carried a trace of excitement. "This is 'symbiosis'! It's a power that only you, as the Blue Silver Emperor, can control."

"This Spirit Skill is incredibly powerful. It means you'll have an extremely strong recovery ability in battle, and you'll also be able to help your companions at any time."

"Why don't we call it 'Blue Silver Symbiosis'?"

"Blue Silver Symbiosis..." Ah Yin murmured, repeating the name. Her eyes shone brighter and brighter as she nodded hard.

"Yes! Let's call it that! Brother A Zhen is amazing!"

As if remembering something, she hesitantly added, "And... Brother A Zhen, I think... I also awakened a domain."

As she spoke, she focused her mind.

Centered on her, a layer of pale-blue ripples that were almost impossible to see with the naked eye silently spread outward. In an instant, they covered the entire small courtyard and continued expanding beyond it.

Within the range of the ripples, Jiang Zhen clearly felt all the Blue Silver Grass in the courtyard swaying joyfully, as if worshiping their sovereign.

Through the Blue Silver Grass, Ah Yin could "see" the traces of the wind blowing beyond the courtyard wall and "hear" the rustling of leaves in the distance.

An incomparably vast, gentle, and omnipresent Life Aura enveloped the entire area.

"This is the 'Blue Silver Domain.'"

Jiang Zhen suppressed the turmoil in his heart and told her in an utterly certain tone, "This is your most fundamental power, and it is the symbol of your status as a sovereign. In the future, it will become incomparably powerful as you grow stronger."

He was sincerely happy for Ah Yin, but at the same time, he realized there was a problem.

Ah Yin possessed powerful talent and instincts, but lacked a systematic understanding of everything.

Her inherited knowledge seemed to have suffered gaps because of the Form Transformation Pill. She was more like a blank sheet of paper, knowing only "what" something was, but not "why" it was so or "how" to use it.

Looks like I'll have to go to the city and buy some books.

Books on the basics of Spirit Masters, a Spirit Beast Illustrated Guide, and the history and geography of the continent would all be necessary.

It seemed that raising a transformed Soul Beast involved more than just providing food and shelter. He also had to teach and educate her.

After accompanying the excited Ah Yin in testing and familiarizing herself with her new Spirit Skill and domain, Jiang Zhen let her play nearby and get used to her power while he turned and returned to the room.

He sat down cross-legged on the bed and slowly closed his eyes.

He began circulating the Profound Water Clear Mind Art.

As the technique circulated, the Soul Power of Ultimate Water inside him flowed slowly like water from a deep, frigid pool, cycling again and again.

Pale-blue water elements spread from his body. The temperature in the room quietly fell, and even the air grew somewhat damp.