A Shocking Increase, the Fifth Flying Sword

Twice-daily combat training.

Once they began fighting, Ji Wushuang had to use soul power. How could its increase possibly escape her notice?

"As expected of Teacher. I was originally planning to surprise you..." Ji Wushuang smiled awkwardly. Looking again at the two Spirit Beasts before him, he immediately understood her intention.

So Bibi Dong had long since prepared suitable soul rings for him to absorb.

Pointing at the two Spirit Beasts, Bibi Dong said calmly, "A nine-hundred-year Lightning Leopard and an eleven-hundred-year Thunder Eagle. Both have soul rings highly suitable for a Sword Martial Spirit. Try absorbing the Thunder Eagle's soul ring first. If that doesn't work, then absorb the Lightning Leopard's soul ring."

"Your First Soul Ring was already five hundred years old. You are unlike ordinary people; even I was inferior to you at your stage. Therefore, absorbing a nine-hundred-year Second Soul Ring will absolutely not be a problem for you."

According to Spirit Hall's records.

The current highest record for a Second Soul Ring was 764 years. The Lightning Leopard was only a little over a hundred years beyond that record, so Bibi Dong did not think anything unexpected would happen.

"Cloud Shuttle!"

Ji Wushuang summoned the Peerless Sword Casket. Cloud Shuttle shot from its sheath and flew straight toward the thousand-year Thunder Eagle.

Both Spirit Beasts were currently unconscious.

Guards stood watch nearby, preventing the Spirit Beasts from killing themselves.

It could be said that every precaution had been taken.

This is incredibly thorough! Ji Wushuang marveled inwardly.

They had directly captured the Spirit Beasts and brought them here for him to choose from.

A deep blue glow emerged from the Thunder Eagle, condensing into a purple soul ring that flew toward Ji Wushuang.

Ji Wushuang absorbed the soul ring on the spot.

"Ye Lingyuan, when Wushuang took the whale jelly to find Yan before, was he planning to have Yan soften it with his flames!?" Bibi Dong asked in an almost interrogative tone.

"That was indeed the case." Ye Lingyuan nodded.

"Then why didn't you tell me when you reported to me earlier?" Bibi Dong said coldly.

Ye Lingyuan was rendered speechless. Especially upon seeing Bibi Dong like this, she had even less idea how to respond.

She did not understand what Bibi Dong was angry about, but she still lowered her gaze and quietly waited for Bibi Dong's reprimand.

Seeing this, Bibi Dong could not be bothered to continue blaming Ye Lingyuan. "When reporting in the future, do not leave out any details!"

"Yes, I will remember that!" Ye Lingyuan breathed a sigh of relief.

Two hours later.

When the Thunder Eagle's soul ring had completely fused with Ji Wushuang, the taut string in Bibi Dong's heart finally relaxed as she witnessed it all.

Although she believed Ji Wushuang could accomplish it, one could never be too careful. What Ji Wushuang had just done was an unprecedented feat.

There was no record in Spirit Hall of anyone absorbing a thousand-year soul ring as their Second Soul Ring. Ji Wushuang was the first, and Bibi Dong had even prepared herself to interrupt him at any moment.

Bibi Dong pressed her palm against Ji Wushuang's shoulder. In an instant, she accurately determined his current Soul Power Level, and the corners of her lips could not help but rise.

Ji Wushuang opened his eyes the next moment.

The instant the Peerless Sword Casket appeared, one yellow and one purple soul ring emerged in succession.

Such a combination was truly a spectacle.

"Teacher, I'm level twenty-three!" Ji Wushuang grinned.

Even he had not expected to improve so much.

"You had already reached level twenty more than a month ago, and you never stopped cultivating during this period. The soul power you cultivated would not disappear; instead, it accumulated within your body. Once you absorbed a soul ring, it would be released all at once. Coupled with the fact that the soul ring you absorbed was eleven hundred years old, reaching level twenty-three in one go is only natural," Bibi Dong analyzed carefully.

Ji Wushuang felt that the Ten Thousand Year Whale Jelly should also be counted.

Though he did not know how many tens of thousands of years old it was, he felt that its effects had been excellent.

"What is your Second Spirit Skill?" Bibi Dong asked.

Ji Wushuang smiled. "It grants a hundred-percent boost to both attack and speed, and it comes with lightning attacks that can paralyze enemies."

Bibi Dong was very satisfied with this.

The Thunder Eagle's lightning attacks naturally carried a paralysis effect, while speed and attack power were also its strengths. This spirit skill had almost perfectly inherited the Thunder Eagle's abilities, and when paired with flying swords, its effect would be even better.

"Show it to your teacher!" Bibi Dong said calmly, tightening her grip on the sword in her hand.

"Absolute Shadow!"

The moment Ji Wushuang spoke, his Second Soul Ring shone brilliantly, and Absolute Shadow instantly flew from its sheath.

With the enhancement of the Second Spirit Skill.

Absolute Shadow's flying speed doubled, and waves of lightning power coiled around the blade.

Clang!

Bibi Dong raised her sword to block, and the lightning power instantly coursed through her entire body.

But such negligible lightning power could not possibly harm Bibi Dong.

Bibi Dong did not even show any intention of withdrawing to shake off the lightning power.

She carefully sensed the intensity of the lightning's power and commented, "Not bad!"

Whoosh!

Absolute Shadow suddenly flew back into its sheath, and the Peerless Sword Casket closed afterward.

Bibi Dong put away the sword in her hand and said calmly, "When you return, write up your thoughts on absorbing a thousand-year Spirit Ring and submit them to me."

"I have to write again!?" Ji Wushuang looked utterly unwilling.

"One generation plants the trees, and the next enjoys the shade. Consider it a contribution to those who come after you. You must write it." Bibi Dong tapped Ji Wushuang on the head and smiled.

Ji Wushuang nodded helplessly.

Bibi Dong's smile returned, which meant that this matter had come to an end as well.

His butt still hurt.

"Release this Lightning Leopard back into the forest," Bibi Dong ordered.

The two guards immediately took the Lightning Leopard away.

"Teacher, I'll be leaving first." Ji Wushuang cupped his hands and flew away on his sword.

Bibi Dong gave Ye Lingyuan a meaningful look.

Understanding her intent, Ye Lingyuan vanished in a flash and quickly followed Ji Wushuang, continuing to protect and observe him in secret.

After returning to his residence, Ji Wushuang spent half an hour finally finishing his five-hundred-word essay. He collapsed into his chair as though completely drained.

The Peerless Sword Casket appeared alongside him.

The instant it opened, all twelve flying swords stirred restlessly.

"Cloud Shuttle!"

"Qingshuang!"

"Phoenix Flute!"

"Red Leaf!"

The four flying swords left their sheaths one after another, circling Ji Wushuang as their sword qi echoed and responded to one another.

Ji Wushuang stared at the Peerless Sword Casket without daring to relax in the slightest, still doing his utmost to wield the Sword Control Technique. The next moment, Jade Ruyi left its sheath.

After Jade Ruyi emerged, it joined the Sword Formation, adding the sword qi of another blade to the formation.

Ji Wushuang grasped Jade Ruyi and scratched his back, a delighted smile appearing on his face. "I can finally control a fifth flying sword!"

Gazing at the bright moon overhead, Ji Wushuang rode his sword away from his residence and arrived at the Bamboo Forest where he practiced swordsmanship. There, he continued cultivating the Sword Control Technique while also wanting to further develop the use of his Second Spirit Skill.

The power of lightning suited his Sword Formation very well.

In the shadows.

Ye Lingyuan watched Ji Wushuang practice the Sword Control Technique and could not help clicking her tongue.

A Level 23 eight-year-old.

As someone from Bibi Dong's generation, she believed that even Bibi Dong had been inferior to Ji Wushuang at that age.

She just did not know what method Bibi Dong had used afterward to improve so rapidly, breaking through to become a Titled Douluo in her thirties.

The publicly known record of becoming a Titled Douluo at forty-four seemed hardly worth mentioning when compared to Bibi Dong.