After leaving the Sea of Consciousness, Mu Yu felt utterly miserable. She looked at Qian Daoliu with eyes that seemed to say she wanted to die. Qian Daoliu was somewhat worried. "Xiao Yu, what happened?" he asked cautiously.
Mu Yu threw herself straight into Qian Daoliu's arms. "Grandpa, sob... that bastard's trial is so awful, sob..."
Qian Daoliu's body stiffened. Mu Yu was probably the first person who dared curse a god. He wiped away her nearly nonexistent tears. "Xiao Yu, what is the content of your first trial?" "Reach Soul Elder level."
Soul Elder level was not that difficult. Qian Daoliu was confused. "Before the age of seven." Qian Daoliu's eyes widened. This God of Space really dared to say it—level thirty before the age of seven. He could only say one thing: impressive.
The other enshrined were shocked, but they still comforted her. "Xiao Yu, it's fine. Don't you still have us grandpas?"
"That's right, we can think of a way for you too." Golden Crocodile Douluo looked speechlessly at the Qian Jun Jiang Mo brothers, who were singing the same tune. His gaze seemed to say, Do you two even believe what you're saying? This was a God Trial.
The two brothers guiltily rubbed their noses. They did not believe it themselves either.
Mu Yu: Speechless.
Qian Daoliu sighed softly. "Xiao Yu, you're already level ten, right? Don't think so far ahead for now. Go hunt for your first spirit ring first." Mu Yu nodded. Her first spirit ring was the priority now. Both of her martial souls needed spirit rings.
Qian Daoliu asked, "Xiao Yu, have you made any plans for your first spirit ring?" He knew that Mu Yu had practically read every book in the Spirit Hall library over the past year. She was also a smart child, so he wanted to hear her own plans.
"Grandpa, I plan to cultivate my first martial soul, the Thousand Silk Puppet, as a support type, and my second martial soul, the Nightmare Beast, as a control type. For the Puppet's first spirit ring, I want one with a darkness attribute. After all, the Puppet martial soul is best cultivated along either the light or darkness attribute, and I want to choose darkness. For the Nightmare Beast's first spirit ring, I want a mental attribute."
Qian Daoliu nodded at Mu Yu's analysis. "Then do you have any spirit beasts in mind?" Mu Yu thought about it. There were quite a few darkness-attributed spirit beasts, but if she was going to look, she might as well look for the best. Was a Dark Demon Evil God Tiger too much to ask for?
There were relatively fewer mental spirit beasts. The only ones she could think of were the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion. She definitely could not handle the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, but finding a thousand-year or ten-thousand-year Three-Eyed Golden Lion should not be difficult, right? "Grandpa, for a darkness attribute, I plan to look for a Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. Not only does it possess an ultimate darkness attribute, it also has evil, wind, lightning, time, and space attributes. As for the mental attribute, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion."
Qian Daoliu's eyes widened at her words. This little ancestor really only chose the best. But she was his precious granddaughter. No matter how difficult those spirit beasts were to find, he had to find them for her... He looked around. Sending an enshrined to follow Xiao Yu should not be a problem.
He weighed the options among the enshrined. Should he send the sixth and seventh with Xiao Yu? But the fifth would definitely make a fuss again. If the fifth went, then having the third accompany him would work too.
As he pondered, the doors of the Worship Hall were knocked upon. "Who is it?" Qian Daoliu's imposing voice rang out. "I am Pope Bibi Dong, here to discuss a matter with the Great Enshrined."
The enshrined all wore incredulous expressions. What was the relationship between Pope Hall and the Worship Hall? What important matter required Bibi Dong to come personally? When Qian Xunji died and Bibi Dong ascended to the position of Pope, she had not even come in person.
Qian Daoliu naturally understood as well, but he did not wish to make things too tense with Pope Hall. "Enter." Bibi Dong walked in, followed by Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo. At the very back was Hu Liena of the Golden Generation.
"I wonder what important matter has brought the Pope here personally?" Qian Daoliu asked coldly. Bibi Dong was not surprised by Qian Daoliu's attitude. After all, they had just overheard the secret of Mu Yu's Twin Martial Souls. However, they certainly would not reveal it.
She said respectfully, "Great Enshrined, if I remember correctly, Miss Mu Yu possesses Innate Full Soul Power at level ten and has not yet acquired a spirit ring. With my help, Nana's Soul Power has also reached level ten. Why not let Miss Mu Yu and Nana hunt for spirit rings together? Besides, we are all people who know our limits."
Qian Daoliu did not answer. Instead, he looked at Mu Yu, signaling for her to decide for herself. Light Feather Douluo and the other great enshrined looked pleadingly at Mu Yu. Seeing her hesitate, he directly transmitted his voice to her with Soul Power. "Second Miss! You absolutely must not agree!
This old man still needs to go out and have fun—no, I mean, go accompany you!" Mu Yu gave Light Feather Douluo a speechless look, then walked toward Bibi Dong. Qian Daoliu did not stop her. After all, Bibi Dong did not yet have the ability to make a move against Mu Yu. Even if she harbored ulterior motives, Mu Yu still had that so-called "merman brother" of hers.
"Your Excellency the Pope." Mu Yu was somewhat polite. "No need for courtesy." "I assume Your Excellency the Pope heard the conversation between Grandpa and me just now? As for the spirit beasts I want, I wonder if Your Excellency..." Bibi Dong naturally understood Mu Yu's meaning. She needed powerful spirit beasts. Although Bibi Dong was surprised that Mu Yu wanted a thousand-year or even ten-thousand-year spirit ring for her first one, for a genius, absorbing a spirit ring beyond one's level was not impossible.
"I understand your concerns, Miss. Since you are a member of Spirit Hall, I also bear the responsibility of nurturing Spirit Hall's talents. I will do my utmost to find suitable spirit rings for you." Mu Yu smiled faintly. "Then Mu Yu thanks Your Excellency the Pope." Since Mu Yu herself had agreed, the other enshrined had no reason to refuse. Light Feather Douluo shot Bibi Dong and the others a fierce glare.
Bibi Dong saw the two children off at the gates of Spirit City. "Nana, Miss Mu Yu, Elder Ju and Elder Gui will take you to hunt for spirit rings from here." "Your Excellency the Pope can just call me Xiao Yu." Bibi Dong nodded. "Xiao Yu, if you need anything, just tell the two elders." "All right."
After Bibi Dong left, Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo took Mu Yu and Hu Liena onto a carriage headed for the Star Dou Great Forest. "Xiao Yu, what spirit beasts are you planning to hunt? Why have I never heard of any of them?"
When she and Bibi Dong had arrived, they happened to hear Qian Daoliu asking Mu Yu what spirit beast spirit rings she wanted. So they had waited outside until the conversation was over before entering. What Dark Demon Evil God Tiger? What three-eyed thing? She had never heard of any of them.
"They are two powerful spirit beasts. The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger is a mutated White Tiger Martial Soul with multiple attributes. They possess highly developed intelligence and are very clever, so they are extremely difficult to capture. The Three-Eyed Golden Lion is an ultimate mental-attribute martial soul and an ancient Auspicious Beast. It is born with intelligence no less than that of humans. In any spirit beast habitat where one exists, all spirit beasts grow at twice their normal speed, and after Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts reach a bottleneck, their chance of breaking through doubles. They are also extremely difficult to capture. First, because they often appear in groups. Second, because they benefit other spirit beasts, which will also protect them to an extent."
Hu Liena nodded as if she understood. "Mm, I get it. Xiao Yu, you know so much." Mu Yu touched her nose. "It's all written in books. If you read more, you'll know more too." Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo looked at Mu Yu approvingly. This child truly was extraordinary. No wonder the Great Enshrined, Qian Daoliu, treasured her so much. Twin Martial Souls, Innate Full Soul Power, extensive knowledge—he had even heard that her physical condition was exceptional.
If they had been the ones to find this child, they would have worshipped her. Even the Pope valued her so highly. The two of them had to keep a close watch on her.
In less than an hour, the group arrived at the Star Dou Great Forest. Chrysanthemum Douluo glanced at the surroundings. "Let's hunt Nana's spirit ring first. As for the spirit beasts Second Miss needs, we may have to go deeper inside." Mu Yu and Hu Liena both agreed. "You two seniors can call me Xiao Yu as well." She truly was not used to others addressing her so grandly. Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo nodded.
The group entered the Star Dou Great Forest. Along the way, Chrysanthemum Douluo asked Hu Liena, "Nana, your Demon Fox martial soul can choose either mental-attributed or fire-attributed spirit beasts. Which path do you plan to cultivate first?" Hu Liena thought for a moment and looked at Mu Yu. Mu Yu was somewhat speechless under her gaze. Based on what she knew, Hu Liena's first spirit ring should be around seven hundred years, and her First Spirit Ability was Fox Fire Order.
"Nana, I think you can choose a spirit beast between one hundred and one thousand years for your first spirit ring. You can start with a fire attribute." Hu Liena nodded and said to Yue Guan, "Elder Ju, let's listen to Xiao Yu." "Mm, all right." Yue Guan leaped onto the treetops and looked around. Gui Mei arranged for the two children to rest where they were.
Hu Liena sat beside Mu Yu and chatted endlessly with her. Mu Yu responded absentmindedly. After a quarter of an hour, Chrysanthemum Douluo appeared from nowhere, carrying a dying King of the Earth in his hand. Judging by the length of its tailbone, it was around nine hundred years old.
Chrysanthemum Douluo threw the King of the Earth onto the ground and tossed a curved blade at Hu Liena's feet. "Nana, kill it quickly." Hu Liena was still dazed. After a moment of realization, she picked up the curved blade and killed the King of the Earth. "This is a nine-hundred-year King of the Earth. The King of the Earth is a high-grade fire-attributed spirit beast." Hu Liena nodded, sat cross-legged on the ground, and began absorbing it. Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo stood nearby to guard her.
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