Qian Renxue Leaves

"Junior Brother, where are we going?" After leaving the Soul Tool Hall with Liu Xinghan, Hu Liena asked him curiously.

"You'll find out soon enough," Liu Xinghan said mysteriously.

As they spoke, the two arrived at a secluded, open area within Spirit Hall.

Liu Xinghan looked around, nodded, and decided the location was suitable. He then asked Hu Liena, "Senior Sister, have you ever experienced what it feels like to fly?"

"Fly?"

Hu Liena's eyes filled with confusion as she shook her head.

Her martial soul was the Celestial Fox, and she had only just reached the Soul Ancestor realm. She had no ability to fly, so naturally, she had never experienced it.

Liu Xinghan smiled. "Today, Junior Brother will let you experience what it feels like to soar through the sky!"

Hearing this, Hu Liena's beautiful eyes widened as she asked in surprise, "Junior Brother, can you fly?"

"Hehe, just watch!"

Liu Xinghan took out a Rank 4 Flying Soul Tool from his Storage Soul Tool.

Looking at the large iron box in Liu Xinghan's hands, Hu Liena frowned and asked, "Junior Brother, are you joking? That big iron box can fly?"

"It can!"

Liu Xinghan answered with certainty. He placed the iron box against his back and pressed a button. The box immediately adhered to his back.

As he activated it with Soul Power, it instantly unfolded. Two silver metal plates resembling wings spread out behind him, each with three jet nozzles beneath it.

The user relied on the three nozzles on each side to fly, while also being able to adjust speed and direction.

"That box can actually transform?"

Hu Liena was dumbfounded.

"Senior Sister, watch this!"

Liu Xinghan activated the metal wings with Soul Power. Light flashed from the jet nozzles as they erupted with powerful thrust, carrying Liu Xinghan into the air.

"He really flew." Hu Liena watched in astonishment.

Meanwhile, in the sky.

Even though Liu Xinghan was a genuine Rank 3 Soul Master, controlling this unfamiliar Rank 4 Soul Tool still left him flustered at first. He nearly fell from the sky, drawing cries of alarm from Hu Liena.

Fortunately, he soon became familiar with how to use the Soul Tool.

Bang!

After landing heavily, Liu Xinghan smiled and asked, "Senior Sister, do you want to experience what it feels like to fly?"

Hearing that, Hu Liena thought for a moment.

Even her Junior Brother, a Soul Master, had nearly fallen from the sky when he first used this Soul Tool. Wouldn't it be dangerous for her?

Hu Liena smiled. "Junior Brother, take me up with you."

As soon as she spoke, she wrapped her arms around Liu Xinghan without the slightest hesitation.

A fragrant breeze wafted over him. Feeling the alluring body in his arms, Liu Xinghan's heart suddenly skipped a beat. He took a deep breath to remain calm and said, "All right!"

Then, amid Hu Liena's repeated cries of surprise, Liu Xinghan controlled the Flying Soul Tool and took to the sky once more...

Several days later.

"Qian Xue, you're leaving?" That day, Qian Renxue asked Liu Xinghan to meet her. After they met, her words immediately startled him.

"I have a mission that requires me to leave Spirit Hall. I won't be back for a long time." A gloomy look appeared on Qian Renxue's pretty face.

"A mission?"

Could it be that she's going to infiltrate the Heaven Dou Empire royal family and impersonate Crown Prince Xue Qinghe?

Although Liu Xinghan had vaguely guessed Qian Renxue's mission, he still pretended not to know and asked, "Where are you going? What kind of mission requires you to leave for so long?"

Qian Renxue hesitated before saying, "It's classified. I can't tell you."

The two fell silent for a while.

Qian Renxue raised her head and stared intently at Liu Xinghan. "While I'm gone, will you forget me?"

Her father was dead, her mother despised her, and her grandfather was strict. Before she met Liu Xinghan, Qian Renxue's life had been miserable and bleak.

Only after meeting Liu Xinghan did Qian Renxue find a different feeling in this boy eight years younger than herself. At some point, this little boy had come to occupy an important place in her heart.

She cared deeply about Liu Xinghan!

She was afraid that after leaving for years because of her mission, she would return to find that this little boy had already forgotten her...

Liu Xinghan froze for a moment, then stepped forward and gently embraced Qian Renxue. "Qian Xue, don't worry. I'll wait for you to return at Spirit Hall."

Qian Renxue was stunned for a moment, then the corners of her lips lifted slightly into a smile. "Then it's a promise."

Liu Xinghan smiled and nodded.

This meeting served as a farewell between the two.

Qian Renxue left Spirit City, while Liu Xinghan continued researching Soul Tools and cultivating his spirit power, working tirelessly day after day.

Half a year later, Liu Xinghan's spirit power broke through to level nineteen.

"It's time to begin," Liu Xinghan murmured.

Seven days ago, his spirit power had reached level nineteen. After several days of cultivation, his realm had already stabilized.

Next, he planned to use a Soul Ascension Pill to raise his cultivation directly to level twenty.

The Soul Ascension Pill was a medicinal pill he had obtained from a lottery draw.

After taking it, anyone below level thirty could raise their spirit power by one level without any side effects. However, each person could only take three; any more would have no effect.

Since it could raise spirit power by an entire level without restriction, Liu Xinghan had deliberately saved it for breaking through a bottleneck. It would both increase his spirit power and help him overcome the bottleneck—killing two birds with one stone.

After swallowing the Soul Ascension Pill, Liu Xinghan calmed his mind and began refining its medicinal power in earnest.

Boom!

A moment later, the spirit power within Liu Xinghan's body jolted, and he successfully broke through the bottleneck, entering level twenty!

I can go obtain a spirit ring now!

Liu Xinghan thought happily.

Papal Palace.

"Teacher, I've reached level twenty. I want to obtain my Second Spirit Ring," Liu Xinghan said as he found his teacher, Bibi Dong.

Bibi Dong was immediately startled. "You're already level twenty?"

Liu Xinghan nodded seriously.

"Genius!"

Bibi Dong took a deep breath, suppressing the shock in her heart.

Liu Xinghan was only seven and a half years old. In a year and a half, he had raised his spirit power by ten levels. That pace was terrifying—even when she had been young, she had not progressed so quickly.

After calming down, Bibi Dong asked, "Do you have any thoughts regarding your spirit ring?"

"Teacher, my First Spirit Ring, the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear, has powerful offensive abilities, but I myself lack defensive and control methods. Therefore, I hope my Second Spirit Ring will come from a spirit beast that combines offense, defense, and control."

"Also, my martial soul can copy all of a spirit beast's attributes. I hope it won't be too weak—ideally, it should be a top-tier spirit beast like the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear."

Liu Xinghan listed several requirements in one breath, feeling a little embarrassed. His demands did seem rather high.

He wanted both a powerful bloodline and comprehensive attributes. That would not be easy to find.

Bibi Dong thought for a moment. "Now that you mention it, I do recall a type of spirit beast that would suit you very well."

Liu Xinghan immediately became interested. "What spirit beast?"

"The Ancient Demon Tree," Bibi Dong replied. "It is a plant-type spirit beast and one of the strongest among plant-type spirit beasts. Its attributes are no worse than those of the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear, and it possesses offensive, defensive, and control abilities."

"Then it's decided!"

Liu Xinghan made his decision.

Bibi Dong smiled and scolded him, "Do you know how difficult it is to find such a spirit beast? It is extremely rare."

Liu Xinghan grinned. "Since Teacher brought it up, you must know where one can be found, right?"

Bibi Dong looked at her disciple fondly. Not only was he talented, but he was clever as well. He truly was endearing.

She smiled. "You're the clever one. Yes, I know where to find one. Wait two days. I'll have Yue Guan and Gui Mei accompany you to obtain your Second Spirit Ring!"