Feeling the surging Soul Power flow in from above his head.
Lin Ziyi did not feel any increase in cranial pressure. Instead, he felt as refreshed as if enlightenment had struck him!
With his eyes closed, he felt as though he had arrived in a mysterious and bizarre space.
The space was surrounded by dense black mist, while his martial soul, the Myriad Heavens Auction Hammer, floated quietly before him.
Just as he reached out to touch his martial soul, the octopus-headed auction hammer actually trembled!
The next moment, the sharp tentacles behind the hammerhead twisted as well, suddenly wrapping around his wrist!
At the same time, countless horrifying ghostly faces abruptly emerged from the surrounding black mist!
The terrifying sight made Lin Ziyi force his eyes open, whereupon he saw Tushan Lingling's anxious little face.
"Master! Are you all right?"
Tushan Lingling held the young man's cheeks in her hands and asked anxiously.
Lin Ziyi took a deep breath. Recalling the terrifying scene he had just witnessed, he grew even more wary of the strange black mist!
Why had his martial soul wrapped around his wrist just now? And what exactly were those ghostly faces in the black mist?
Lin Ziyi turned to look at the distant black mist, feeling as though countless pairs of eyes were peering at him from within!
Letting out a soft breath, Lin Ziyi pinched Tushan Lingling's little cheek and smiled reassuringly.
"Don't worry. I'm fine."
As he spoke, Lin Ziyi rose to his feet and raised his right hand.
With a thought from him, the Myriad Heavens Auction Hammer immediately appeared in his palm.
It was different from the dreamlike scene just now.
The auction hammer before him remained sturdy and solid, not coming alive as it had in the dream and wrapping around his hand.
Lin Ziyi relaxed slightly, then noticed an enormous crimson ring emerging around him. It was his Hundred Thousand Year First Spirit Ring!
At the same time, two pieces of information appeared in his mind—the two spirit abilities granted by the Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Ring: Hammer Sweep and Hammer Slave!
Hammer Sweep: Any item struck by the Myriad Heavens Auction Hammer would become an auction item of the Misty Auction House!
Hammer Slave: Anyone below the rank of Titled Douluo struck by the hammer would be completely controlled!
The two spirit abilities could each be used at most once per day and did not consume Soul Power!
However, controlling the actions of a "Hammer Slave" required Soul Power.
After understanding the information, delight appeared on Lin Ziyi's face.
He had not expected the first ability of his First Spirit Ability to turn any item into an auction item!
Then in the future, whenever he encountered an enemy's treasures, could he simply strike them once and turn their treasures into his own?
And the other ability could even control soul masters below the rank of Titled Douluo!
This First Spirit Ability could be called an extremely powerful control-type spirit ability!
His First Spirit Ability was already this formidable. Once he truly matured in the future, he would surely become the strongest god in the history of the Douluo Continent!
Lin Ziyi suppressed the joy in his heart, then took out the Grass Spirit Fruit he had obtained earlier and held it out to Tushan Lingling.
"Here."
Looking at the emerald fruit radiating abundant life force before her, Tushan Lingling's eyes sparkled brightly!
But she quickly suppressed the longing in her heart and hurriedly waved her hands.
"No, Master. Lingling is only a creation of the system. There's no need to waste such a precious fruit... Ah, that hurts~"
Before Tushan Lingling could finish speaking, Lin Ziyi gave her a sharp knock on the head.
Tushan Lingling covered her head with both hands, looking at her master with tear-filled, aggrieved eyes.
Lin Ziyi reached out and held Tushan Lingling's soft, supple chin, speaking with a serious expression.
"You are a creation of the system, that's true, but now you're already my Little Fox. You're also a living being, through and through!
"So there's no such thing as wasting this fruit on you!
"Besides, if you can become stronger, I'll feel safer too.
"I can easily raise my level through auctions, but for you to advance to level ninety-six through your own efforts would undoubtedly be very difficult.
"So this fruit couldn't be more suitable for you to consume!"
Hearing Lin Ziyi's warm words, Tushan Lingling did not look happy. Instead, the tears in her eyes grew even thicker.
The next moment, she suddenly threw herself into the young man's arms and sobbed happily.
"Thank you, Master... Lingling is so fortunate to be your Little Fox."
Lin Ziyi smiled faintly, gently patting Little Fox's smooth back and stroking her silky long hair.
Only after a moment did Tushan Lingling leave Lin Ziyi's embrace. She rubbed her slightly reddened eyes and accepted the fruit he offered again.
"Take it here. This place may be strange, but it should be less likely to be disturbed than a hotel room."
"Mhm." Tushan Lingling answered, then took a bite out of the fruit with her little mouth.
As its skin broke, emerald energy-rich juice immediately flowed into Tushan Lingling's mouth.
As the entire fruit transformed into energy and entered her body.
Tushan Lingling immediately assumed a cultivation posture and began absorbing the surging life energy within her body!
While Tushan Lingling absorbed the energy, Lin Ziyi also took out the final Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone he had obtained.
Feeling the dense fluctuations coming from it, no weaker than those of the Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Ring just now, Lin Ziyi thought for a moment before deciding to absorb the Soul Bone himself.
He could have let Tushan Lingling absorb it.
But she had just absorbed a Grass Spirit Fruit, and if he gave it to her now, she definitely would not accept it.
Besides, he should still encounter things like Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones in the future, so there was nothing wrong with absorbing this one himself.
After all, there was only one Little Fox.
He also had to continuously improve his own strength, so that when Little Fox was too occupied to look after him in the future, he would have more power to protect himself!
However, Lin Ziyi did not rush to absorb it. Instead, he looked toward the black mist not far away, his expression immediately turning grave.
Before Tushan Lingling woke up, he had to protect her from being eroded by the black mist.
Even if this auction house had been given to him by the system.
The bizarre sight he had seen while absorbing the spirit ring made him realize that the secrets hidden within this black mist might be dangerous!
For his and Tushan Lingling's safety, Lin Ziyi leaned against the auction platform and quietly waited for Little Fox to wake up.
Fortunately, in less than ten minutes, Tushan Lingling had already finished absorbing it.
As nine illusory giant tails rose behind Tushan Lingling, her aura also grew nearly tenfold stronger!
She had undoubtedly advanced from level ninety-five to level ninety-six!
Although it was only a single small level, every level of advancement at the Super Douluo stage was incomparably difficult.
Thus, the gap between each level was also enormous!
When Tushan Lingling slowly opened her eyes, a flash of milky-white light flickered past them.
She excitedly jumped to her feet, ran to Lin Ziyi, and hugged his arm as she said happily and proudly.
"Hubby~ I'm level ninety-six now!!"
Lin Ziyi smiled and flicked her forehead.
"I know, I know~ Then next, it's your turn to stand guard for me. I'm going to absorb this Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone!"
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