Xiao Xian's Third Spirit Ring, Xiao Jue's Initial Transformation

It was already late at night, and Spirit Beasts had become more active.

Xiao Xian did not want to waste Soul Power, so he quietly concealed his presence.

About half an hour later, several corpses of lively hundred-year monkey-type Spirit Beasts lay on the ground.

Only then did Flender fly back, grumbling and cursing.

He casually tossed a ten-meter-long Dark Gold Dragon Crocodile, looking somewhat dazed, onto the ground.

Then he realized in surprise that Xiao Xian was gone.

Hearing the commotion, Xiao Xian kicked away the bark and crawled out of the tree hollow. With a few leaps, he arrived beside Flender.

"Martial Uncle, you succeeded!" Xiao Xian stared at the Dark Gold Dragon Crocodile on the ground with a hint of delight.

Ten meters long, around two thousand years old. He could absorb it.

Flender glanced at Xiao Xian, flapped his wings, and climbed into the tree hollow himself. "If you don't hurry up, it'll get away!"

The Dark Gold Dragon Crocodile on the ground shook its head and woke up.

Xiao Xian stood on a tree branch without rushing. He swiped a hand across his waist, and dozens of rice-grain-sized golden pellets appeared in his palm. Then he leaped down!

The Dark Gold Dragon Crocodile spotted Xiao Xian and naturally realized that it was his target.

Its eyes turned vicious. Its four limbs slammed hard against the ground, and as its body sprang upward, it opened its enormous bloody maw and viciously bit toward Xiao Xian!

A faint purple glow gathered over its sharp teeth!

Whoosh—!

Xiao Xian's hands turned as white as jade as he pinched a cluster of tough golden needles finer than hair and flung them out with force!

They shot straight toward the Dark Gold Dragon Crocodile!

The Dragon Whisker Needles were incomparably fine, making not the slightest sound as they cut through the air, yet they moved at an astonishing speed.

The Dark Gold Dragon Crocodile noticed nothing at all.

"Roar—!"

Almost instantly, the Dark Gold Dragon Crocodile let out a pained howl. Its huge body crashed to the ground and twisted wildly. Its powerful tail swept across the area, flattening the surrounding brush. Leaves rained down from the shaking trees, while some trees snapped outright and crashed to the ground!

A closer look revealed that the Dark Gold Dragon Crocodile's tongue was drenched in blood, nearly sliced to pieces by the dozens of Dragon Whisker Needles that had reverted to golden pellets. Its vicious eyes had burst open, and even its nostrils had not been spared.

Flender's mouth twitched at the sight, and he was secretly alarmed.

After watching him fight for ten months, the boy had still kept such a trump card hidden?!

"This thing really is too underhanded... Use it less, use it less..." Xiao Xian landed steadily on the ground, several throwing knives appearing in his hands once more.

The Dragon Whisker Needles had come from Flender's piece of Plate Crystal. Against this kind of Spirit Beast, they were naturally the most effective weapon.

After struggling for a long time, the Dark Gold Dragon Crocodile finally stopped moving.

Xiao Xian watched it calmly and naturally did not let down his guard.

Standing dozens of meters away, he sent throwing knives whistling out from his hand, each one striking precisely.

You can play dead, but where's your Soul Ring?

Not until the seventh knife flew out did the Dark Gold Dragon Crocodile finally lose its patience. It let out a vicious roar from its throat, its four limbs frantically pounding the ground as its tail whipped rapidly. It surged toward Xiao Xian as though flying just above the ground.

Unfortunately.

Everything was futile.

Xiao Xian lightly tapped the ground, and his body drifted backward dozens of meters.

The tug-of-war lasted for roughly another half hour.

The Dark Gold Dragon Crocodile, struck by an unknown number of throwing knives, finally collapsed with a thunderous crash several kilometers away. Faint purple motes slowly gathered above its body, forming a solid purple Soul Ring.

Flender's face darkened.

This kid was far too good at dragging things out!

Since when had battles between Spirit Masters become like this?!

"Finally dead."

"My Third Spirit Ring..."

Xiao Xian stared fixedly at the purple Soul Ring. With a quick push off the ground, he landed steadily beside the Dark Gold Dragon Crocodile's corpse.

He first gave Flender, standing on a branch a hundred meters away, a deep bow.

"Thank you, Martial Uncle!"

Flender's expression softened, though he still shot Xiao Xian a fierce glare. "Enough nonsense! Hurry up!"

The commotion Xiao Xian had caused was not small.

An unknown number of Spirit Beasts had come by one after another to investigate.

They had merely been frightened away by him. The strongest among them had even been over five thousand years old!

If this had not still been the outer region, Flender would have smacked this brat to death with one palm.

Had he known it would turn out like this, he might as well have dealt with the Spirit Beast for the boy himself.

Xiao Xian sat cross-legged on the ground.

After circulating the Mysterious Heaven Skill for several cycles, he summoned Xiao Jue.

The moment the purple light sensed Xiao Jue, it surged fiercely toward Xiao Xian and Xiao Jue on the ground.

Xiao Xian's entire body tensed. The Mysterious Jade Body activated, and the Mysterious Heaven Skill began circulating frantically as well.

He only felt a powerful, unprecedentedly enormous torrent of heat continuously scorching his body.

A powerful wave of Soul Power spread outward in every direction.

Flender nearly instantly landed in front of Xiao Xian and Xiao Jue. His brows furrowed slightly, and his expression became somewhat tense.

This Soul Power fluctuation...

It did not seem like that of an ordinary Thousand-Year Soul Ring...!

For every additional thousand years a Thousand-Year Spirit Beast accumulated, it underwent a certain transformation.

This Dark Gold Dragon Crocodile had just broken through to two thousand years of cultivation, exceeding the usual limit for a Spirit Master's Third Spirit Ring by more than two hundred years.

It was only because Flender was unfamiliar with this kind of Spirit Beast that he had allowed Xiao Xian to absorb it. Otherwise, how could he possibly have agreed?

Fortunately, Xiao Xian had only just mastered the Mysterious Jade Body, already possessed the First Spirit Ring and Second Spirit Ring, and had Xiao Jue sharing part of the burden. Absorbing it was not too difficult.

Sure enough, Xiao Xian's expression remained as normal as ever. He only twitched occasionally, and his aura was still relatively stable.

Only then did Flender relax a little.

If Xiao Xian, who had just broken through Rank 30, exploded from absorbing a Soul Ring...

He truly did not know how he would explain it to Master...

As time passed.

A layer of red gradually spread over Xiao Xian's body, faintly mixed with specks of gray that grew increasingly numerous. His bones also began to crackle repeatedly.

The enormous Soul Power continuously fused with Xiao Xian's Mysterious Heaven Skill and Xiao Jue.

Xiao Jue's body, lying on the ground, slowly grew larger. The protrusion on its forehead rose several points higher. Its snout in particular gradually extended forward, developing toward that of a dragon crocodile—or rather, a dragon's mouth! Its sharp teeth even gleamed with a layer of purple light, while its body shape underwent considerable changes as well.

Flender's gaze suddenly fell on Xiao Jue. He could faintly sense a weak dragon-type pressure from its body?

Though it was extremely faint, it truly existed!

The Dark Gold Dragon Crocodile, a terrifying top-tier draconic Spirit Beast, had successfully allowed Xiao Jue's bloodline to advance another step!

And there was still no sign of it stopping.

The transformation continued!

A hint of joy appeared on Flender's face, and he could not stop murmuring, "Xiao Gang, you really were right!"

Several hours passed. The crescent moon above the Star Dou Great Forest slowly descended, and the sky gradually brightened once more.

Xiao Xian finally felt a sensation of comfort spread through his entire body. His eyes quietly opened, and he looked at Xiao Jue on the ground.

Whenever it absorbed a Soul Ring, Xiao Jue would grow into a creature that resembled both a pig and a dog.

But this time was different.

It lay on the ground, nearly 2.7 meters long, yet it looked so powerful and agile!

Its front snout in particular had actually transformed into something resembling a dragon's muzzle!

After silently watching it for a while.

Xiao Xian recalled Xiao Jue and the three Soul Rings slowly floating around his body—yellow, yellow, purple. Gratitude once again appeared on his face as he looked at Flender, who had stood watch all night without moving.

"Martial Uncle, I have not disappointed you."

Flender adjusted his crystal glasses, his face also filled with joy and excitement.

"Good, very good!"

"What is your Third Soul Skill?"

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