Mangekyō Sharingan

"Who was trying to step on you?" Ning Rongrong's cheeks flushed slightly.

After saying that, she touched a ring that looked like blue crystal in her hand, and an exquisite little dagger suddenly appeared in her palm.

Holding the dagger, Ning Rongrong walked toward the Great Earth Exploding Bear.

Ye Zhiqiu's eyes lit up when he saw the dagger that had suddenly appeared in Ning Rongrong's hand. It was not the dagger he had his eye on, but that blue-crystal-like storage ring.

No, on Douluo Continent, this thing should be called a Soul Tool.

Having a Storage Soul Tool like that would make all sorts of things much more convenient.

Ye Zhiqiu often drooled over Tang San's Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlight Night. He frequently wondered whether he could pry one of those twenty-four jade stones off, but Tang San guarded it against him as if guarding against a thief. He even hugged the Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlight Night to sleep, leaving Ye Zhiqiu no chance to make a move.

Ye Zhiqiu had wanted a Storage Soul Tool for a long time.

And Ning Rongrong standing before him was practically the template for a rich little girl. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect should not be short on Storage Soul Tools like these, right? He had to find a way to get one. Ye Zhiqiu began scheming inwardly.

Ning Rongrong came before the Great Earth Exploding Bear, which was already on the verge of death. She crouched down and waved the little dagger around in front of its head a few times, seemingly unable to bring herself to strike.

Little did she know what a devastating psychological blow those actions dealt to the dying Great Earth Exploding Bear.

The Great Earth Exploding Bear's eyes were filled with despair. If you're going to kill me, then hurry up! Why are you waving a weapon in front of my face? Trying to scare a bear? If I could move even one paw today, I'd definitely crack open your skull.

The Great Earth Exploding Bear struggled to let out a roar, but when the sound reached its throat, it became a low whimper instead. Its legs twitched twice before it finally lacked the strength to move any longer.

"Ah!"

Startled by the Great Earth Exploding Bear struggling as though it were about to get back up, Ning Rongrong drove the dagger in her hand toward its head.

A trace of relief appeared in the Great Earth Exploding Bear's eyes. In its view, this human little girl was even crueler than that little boy. She had to scare it several times before it died. Now, it was finally free.

However, the Great Earth Exploding Bear seemed to have overestimated Ning Rongrong's arm strength. A crisp "ding" rang out. The dagger pierced the skin on its head, but it could not penetrate its skull.

Great Earth Exploding Bear: ??? Can you at least give a bear a quick death?

Humiliated tears streamed from the Great Earth Exploding Bear's eyes. It had never imagined that its life as a bear would still be so dark at the brink of death. You scared a bear half to death! Please, just give me a quick end already! Ye Zhiqiu's mouth twitched as well, and he covered his face, unable to bear the sight.

Seeing the pleading look in the Great Earth Exploding Bear's eyes, Ning Rongrong thought it did not want to die.

She stretched out her small trembling hand and patted its head, consoling it. "Little bear, I don't really want to kill you either, but you're about to die anyway. Wouldn't this soul ring go to waste? Dad taught me from childhood that wasting things is shameful, so you might as well let me kill you. That way, the soul ring won't be wasted."

After consoling it a few times, Ning Rongrong took a deep breath, as if trying to muster her courage.

"Ah!" Ning Rongrong stabbed out with the dagger.

"Ding~"

Great Earth Exploding Bear: ??? You're doing this on purpose, aren't you?

Ning Rongrong blushed and secretly glanced at Ye Zhiqiu. Seeing that he had his face covered and seemed not to notice her embarrassment, she patted her flat little chest and mischievously stuck out her tongue.

After adjusting herself, Ning Rongrong's gaze became a little sharper.

"Heh!" She thrust out the dagger again.

"Ding~" The familiar sound rang out.

Ye Zhiqiu stared speechlessly at the sky. He seemed to see several crows flying overhead, cawing "idiot, idiot."

"Ding."

"Clang."

"Ding ding. Clang. Clang."

Ning Rongrong's strikes became much steadier, but aside from breaking a little skin on the Great Earth Exploding Bear's head, they caused no significant injuries.

Just as Ning Rongrong was about to give the despairing Great Earth Exploding Bear a few more strikes, Ye Zhiqiu grabbed her arm.

"You're killing a soul beast, yet you're knocking out a rhythm. Do you think you're hammering iron? Stab its eyes," Ye Zhiqiu reminded her helplessly.

"Oh." Ning Rongrong lowered her little head, blushing.

At that moment, the Great Earth Exploding Bear looked at Ye Zhiqiu as though he were a living Bodhisattva. Ah~ You finally made this stupid woman see sense. Hurry and send me on my way! I don't want to live anymore. Life isn't worth it.

Under Ye Zhiqiu's guidance, Ning Rongrong finally drove the dagger all the way into the Great Earth Exploding Bear's head. The Great Earth Exploding Bear finally closed its eyes peacefully.

Yellow specks of light slowly rose from its body. About a meter above the ground, they formed a bright yellow ring. This was the Great Earth Exploding Bear's soul ring.

Hidden atop a distant tree, Sword Douluo, who had watched everything from beginning to end, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and sighed. "Ning Fengzhi, you truly raised a fine daughter."

Ye Zhiqiu carefully observed the yellow soul ring and found that it seemed somewhat special, different from the soul rings he had seen before.

This Great Earth Exploding Bear's soul ring seemed to contain no resentment, only tranquility and peace. It was formed from pure energy—or at least, that was what Ye Zhiqiu sensed.

Ye Zhiqiu gave a bitter smile. Was Ning Rongrong just one of those lucky fools? Absorbing a soul ring like this would undoubtedly be much easier.

"Go ahead and absorb the soul ring. I'll stand guard," Ye Zhiqiu said.

"Mhm." Ning Rongrong answered softly, sat down cross-legged, and began guiding the Great Earth Exploding Bear's soul ring into her body.

Ye Zhiqiu, meanwhile, swaggered around as he surveyed the surroundings. It was already nightfall, seven o'clock at night, with the moon rising as the sun set.

But the Sharingan left Ye Zhiqiu largely unaffected. Even in the Soul Hunting Forest, which was even darker and untouched by moonlight, he could still see clearly.

Waiting for Ning Rongrong to absorb the soul ring was rather boring, so Ye Zhiqiu began checking his Negative Emotion Value balance and some of the items in the shop.

Negative Emotion Value balance: 21,950 points.

His Negative Emotion Value had originally been only a little over fifteen thousand, but it had now risen above twenty thousand. He had earned it by killing several soul beasts during the day, and he had also gotten nearly a thousand from Sword Douluo.

Now that he had more than enough Negative Emotion Value, Ye Zhiqiu no longer needed to agonize over whether to buy the Mangekyō Sharingan first or the Two-Tails' origin first.

Only children had to make choices. Adults, of course, wanted everything.

Purchased Mangekyō Sharingan. Deducted 10,000 Negative Emotion Value.

Purchased the improved origin of Two-Tails Matatabi. Deducted 6,000 Negative Emotion Value.

His 21,950 Negative Emotion Value instantly shrank to 5,950. Ye Zhiqiu planned to save it for now, since he still needed Negative Emotion Value to purchase his soul ring skills.

Everything purchased from the System Shop was used automatically by default.

Ye Zhiqiu only felt a warmth in his lower abdomen. Beside the One-Tailed Shukaku's ball of light, another cat-shaped ball of light suddenly appeared.

At the same time, the three Magatama in his eyes began spinning wildly under the pull of some special force.

The pointed tails of the three Magatama seemed to connect into a circular line. As they spun faster and faster, Ye Zhiqiu felt unbearable soreness in his eyes. The scenery around him seemed to twist and warp, making him feel as though he were about to vomit.

In agony, Ye Zhiqiu clutched his head with both hands and closed his eyes. He gritted his teeth and endured it, refusing to let out a cry.

An unknown amount of time passed. Then, at a certain moment, Ye Zhiqiu suddenly raised his head.

The three Magatama in his scarlet pupils had vanished. In their place was a strange hexagonal pattern, slowly rotating. Ye Zhiqiu's Mangekyō Sharingan had fully awakened on this night.

The Mangekyō was awakened. Where are the votes?