The Second Soul Ring of Forty Thousand Years

Lin Yao agreed.

It went smoothly—unexpectedly smoothly.

But it had gone too smoothly. Lin Yi was a little slow to react, and so were the three adults.

No one had expected it—not even Lin Yi himself. He had actually succeeded just by saying it outright.

Lin Yi had originally thought they would have to go back and forth a few times.

He had not expected that he would throw a straight ball, and Lin Yao would return one just as direct.

Seeing Lin Yi standing there in a daze, Lin Yao moved his wings, stirring up a light breeze.

Mixed with the warmth cast down by the sunlight, it brushed over Lin Yi.

"Wait, you want to become my Soul Ring? But you're too powerful. My body won't be able to withstand it, will it?"

Having snapped back to his senses, Lin Yi suddenly noticed the flaw in Lin Yao's earlier words and hurriedly spoke up.

It had not been easy to get him to agree. If they made a mistake and he got blown apart, there would be nowhere to cry about it. Even if he was fine, wasting such a top-tier Soul Ring would still be enough to make anyone's heart ache.

Lin Yao shook his head. "I will not die and become a Soul Ring as ordinary Soul Beasts do. Instead, I will become light and merge with you, free from the limits imposed by this so-called age."

Mu En was already dumbfounded. Lin Yao made it sound easy, but to Mu En, wasn't this method exactly a Sacrifice?

If Lin Yao had said this a month ago, Mu En would not have understood it. But half a month ago, he had happened to witness one...

Lin Yi had clearly thought of that earlier Sacrifice as well.

"Then will your Spirit Body remain?"

"Spirit Body remain?" Lin Yao did not understand what he meant.

Lin Yi directly activated the Golden Tree. His First Soul Ring glowed faintly, and at the same time, a Blue Silver King Spirit Body appeared.

"Master..."

A faint mental ripple came through.

But Lin Yi did not know whether it was just his imagination, yet the Blue Silver King's Spirit Body seemed to be slightly stronger than before.

"This..."

Lin Yao was stunned by the sight. A Soul Beast's complete Spirit Body could remain after death? How was that possible?!

"This is the Blue Silver King's Spirit Body—Lin Tong. Lin Yao, can you do this?"

"Honored Child of Light, I cannot. This exceeds the scope of my abilities."

Lin Yao gave a bitter smile. "For our kind, merging into the light means merging every part of ourselves with it. No Spirit Body will remain."

"There's no way?" Lin Yi asked, somewhat unwillingly.

"No."

Lin Yi wanted to preserve Lin Yao's Spirit Body for more than just kindness. Although he was grateful that Lin Yao was willing to become his Soul Ring, Lin Yi had another reason: he had discovered the benefits of Soul Spirits.

Over this period, Lin Yi had discovered that when a Soul Spirit resided within a Soul Ring, using Soul Skills through the Soul Spirit enhanced their effects. Moreover, Soul Skills could be activated independently by the Soul Spirit. In battle, that was undoubtedly a major advantage.

Since there were benefits, Lin Yi did not want to let them slip away. On the path to becoming stronger, every step mattered.

Of course, the most important thing was that it looked cool!

A Starfall Unicorn! With that appearance and that physique, if he could ride it out in the future, Lin Yi did not even dare imagine how impressive it would be.

In his Otherworld Memories, after ordinary people transmigrated to extraordinary worlds and obtained power, what did they desire most besides beautiful women? Wasn't it freedom in the world? Flying on a sword, riding Divine Beasts and immortal birds, wandering the ends of the earth—who could refuse that kind of thrill?

Flying on a sword was not very likely for now, though he could study it when he learned about Soul Tools in the future. But this Divine Beast was right before his eyes.

Especially since this Divine Beast could be carried around with him.

Just imagine it: amid a crowd, a handsome young man with an elegant bearing suddenly summoned a unicorn out of thin air, swung himself onto its back, and soared into the sky, drawing envious sighs from the crowd below.

Then he would take out a mirror and see that the immortal who had descended into the mortal world was actually himself.

The more Lin Yi thought about it, the more tempted he became. He was practically about to drool.

He hardened his resolve. This time, he absolutely had to preserve Lin Yao's Spirit Body. He could even give up all the benefits of a Soul Spirit if necessary.

For the sake of looking cool, Lin Yi could temporarily sacrifice his goal of becoming stronger.

After all, strength was only temporary, while being handsome was a lifelong matter!

Rather than let Lin Yao act immediately, Lin Yi sat cross-legged on the ground, clutching his head as he tried to think of a solution.

The three people and three beasts beside him did not know what Lin Yi was thinking and did not dare disturb him, so they could only wait quietly.

Perhaps only Ouyang Xi could somewhat understand what Lin Yi was thinking. She had given birth to him and raised him herself—she knew her own child best, especially when she considered the questions Lin Yi had just asked.

But Ouyang Xi had no intention of stopping him. As a mother who had raised Lin Yi to appreciate beauty and appearances, Ouyang Xi had nothing but approval for his idea.

More importantly, Ouyang Xi was looking further ahead.

What girl did not dream of a prince on a white horse?

With her precious son's talent and looks already at the very peak, and then adding an incomparably majestic Starfall Unicorn... Ouyang Xi seemed to have already seen her future daughter-in-law and grandson waving at her.

The longer she looked, the more she could not help laughing aloud. The gazes of the two people and three beasts immediately converged on her.

Ouyang Xi jolted awake, a blush rising to her cheeks. She gave two awkward laughs and quickly lowered her head, but the occasional muffled snickering still drew everyone's attention.

Lin Qingxuan looked helpless. He could only shield his wife behind him, blocking everyone's gazes as well.

Lin Yi pondered deeply, then suddenly recalled the scene when the Blue Silver King had appeared.

"I've got it!"

The gazes of the three people and three beasts converged on him, seemingly asking without words: What did you think of?

"I've figured out how to preserve Lin Yao's Spirit Body."

"Respected Child of Light, being able to completely merge with light is the glory of my race."

"You said my light is purer than yours. Then the light purer than yours is telling you that you don't get to decide."

Lin Yao said nothing, but his gaze toward Lin Yi grew gentler.

"Then what is your method?" Naturally, Ouyang Xi was the most interested in what Lin Yi intended to do.

"Earlier, when Lin Tong sacrificed herself to me, her soul should have remained on the soul ring. I don't know how long it can be preserved—perhaps it would dissipate soon after—but at that time, countless Blue Silver Grass offered up their power. Not only did that awaken Lin Tong, it also allowed her to successfully evolve into a Blue Silver King."

"Lin Yao should be able to do the same. Although his method isn't a Sacrifice, he'll still be completely merging into my body. After he merges, we can use the power of the other two Starfall Unicorns to draw him out. On top of that, I'll use my Martial Soul to protect Lin Yao's Spirit Body as best I can beforehand. With both measures in place, it should work."

"Lin Yao, what is your relationship with these two?"

"This one is my mate." Lin Yao gestured toward the larger thirty-thousand-year Starfall Unicorn, then looked at the smaller nine-thousand-year one. "This is our child."

"They're so close to you and share your bloodline. The drawing effect will definitely be better." Lin Yi became even more confident upon hearing this.

This could not be delayed; unforeseen changes might arise if they waited. After explaining everything clearly, Lin Yi looked solemnly at Lin Yao. "Lin Yao, are you ready?"

"Of course, Respected Child of Light."

"Is there anything you need me to do?"

Lin Yao slowly walked up to Lin Yi, lowered his head slightly, and held his horn before him. "Please hold my horn."

Lin Yi did as instructed.

What Lin Yi did not know was that, to a Starfall Unicorn, its horn represented complete acknowledgment. At this moment, Lin Yao had acknowledged Lin Yi completely.

After Lin Yi grasped Lin Yao's horn, Lin Yao's entire body lit up. Light Power so dense it was nearly tangible surged madly toward them, absorbed and refined by Lin Yi and Lin Yao.

The Light Power grew denser and denser, completely solidifying as it enveloped Lin Yi and Lin Yao together, just as Lin Yi had previously been enveloped by the Golden Ancient Tree's power.

Seeing this, Lin Qingxuan felt somewhat regretful. Had he known the commotion would be this great, he would have gone outside the Star Dou Great Forest. Being in the Core Zone always left him uneasy.

However, when he looked at the elderly man beside him, who seemed to be in the twilight of his years, Lin Qingxuan suddenly relaxed. With this old man here, as long as no Fierce Beast attacked, his son would surely remain safe.

Inside the Light Cocoon, Lin Yi only felt as though his entire body had been soaked in a hot spring—warm and comfortable.

As he absorbed the Light Power, Lin Yao, whose horn was being held, gradually turned golden. The moment his body became completely golden, Lin Yao melted...

Starting from his tail, he rapidly dissolved. In mere moments, the dissolution reached his head, and finally his horn. The massive Starfall Unicorn, nearly two zhang tall, turned into a mass of golden liquid that flowed along Lin Yi's hand, wrapped around his entire body, and then seeped into him until it vanished.

Lin Yi sat cross-legged on the ground. His Golden Tree Martial Soul had long since been released, and he pushed his Spiritual Power to its limit as he sensed Lin Yao's soul.

The Light Cocoon that had originally enveloped them had already shattered the moment Lin Yao began merging into Lin Yi's body, exposing Lin Yi once more to the outside world.

A massive black soul ring appeared and slowly settled around the Golden Tree.

At the same time, Lin Yi closed his eyes and shouted in a low voice, "You two, act now and guide Lin Yao's Spirit Body!"

The horns of the large and small Starfall Unicorns immediately fired two beams of light into the black soul ring, while Lin Yi mobilized the power of his Martial Soul to guide them.

Time slowly passed. Three hours later, the black soul ring trembled before completely settling around the Golden Tree. The fusion was complete!

A six-year-old Soul Grandmaster with a forty-thousand-year Second Soul Ring! Lin Yi had undoubtedly made history once again!

Meeting everyone's expectant gazes, Lin Yi suddenly opened his eyes, a flash of golden light flickering through them.

The corners of his lips curled upward slightly. Lin Yi activated his Second Soul Ring, and a huge body nearly two zhang tall emerged beneath him, carrying him on its back.

Looking down at the three people and two beasts, Lin Yi grinned. "It worked."