Second Soul Ring Beyond the Limit

The system's sudden return from the dead truly gave her a fright, but its demand happened to align with her own thoughts.

Shen Ranxi looked at a slightly smaller Earth Rhinoceros that also possessed flames.

When Flender heard no response from her, he lowered his head to look at Little Xi. Following her gaze, he spotted an Earth Rhinoceros just over a thousand years old.

Flender hadn't been with Little Xi last time, so he didn't know how bold this child was... Li Yusong thought.

"Dean, I want the thousand-year one. I think its flames can definitely give me a decent skill."

Flender frowned deeply. "That is a Soul Beast over a thousand years old, far beyond the limit for a Second Soul Ring. One careless mistake and you could Explode and Die. The maximum limit a Soul Ring can bear was determined through the painful experiences of countless generations. I refuse!"

From a corner where the dean could not see, Shen Ranxi poked Teacher Li Yusong with a finger, then winked at him with her little eyes.

The meaning was obvious: Teacher, help me speak up.

Li Yusong froze. Looking at Little Xi's big, watery eyes, a corner of his heart softened. "Flender, she absorbed a six-hundred-year Soul Ring for her first one. After several years of training, her physical strength far surpasses that of children her age. She can absolutely handle a thousand-year Soul Ring! We can't hold back such a gifted child."

A thoughtful look flashed through Flender's eyes. Little Xi's talent truly was extraordinary... Then he suddenly reacted and pointed at Li Yusong. "Well, well, well! You're letting her do whatever she wants!"

In the end, under Shen Ranxi's insistence, they decided on that Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

"Are you sure nothing will go wrong?" At that moment, Flender thought of that old friend again. It would have been nice if he were here...

Golden light suddenly flickered around Shen Ranxi's body before vanishing in an instant.

A deep purple Soul Ring, faintly tinged with black, pulsed all around her.

Li Yusong said delightedly, "It worked!"

"Hurry and tell us what Soul Skill you obtained!"

Shen Ranxi stood up, her body producing a series of crackling sounds as her bones collided.

Shen Ranxi smiled. "Second Soul Ring Skill, Crimson Flame Parting Clouds!"

The cudgel rose like a dragon lifting its head. Crimson fire streaked swiftly across the pitch-black Cudgel Body, gathering in an instant into a crescent-shaped blade of flame.

"Ha!"

With an explosive shout, the Long Staff swept through the air. A Light Blade flew from the cudgel, screeching as it carved a thirty-meter trail of crimson. The air along its path was torn into warped ripples. Though no flames could be seen, scorched earth rolled up from the ground as if a Fire Dragon were roaring forward along the surface.

The instant the Light Blade struck a Big Tree, tongues of fire exploded with a boom, countless streams of flame blooming like red lotuses—before the force of the cudgel had even faded, Embers already filled the sky.

So the Light Blade was coated in a layer of invisible flames that only erupted upon striking its target.

Flender and Li Yusong watched the scene with satisfaction.

Dean Flender decided to fly back to the Academy. He carried Li Yusong, while Shen Ranxi stroked Feifei. Thankfully, I have you...

Feifei flew beside her face, narrowed its eyes, and vigorously rubbed against Shen Ranxi's head.

Seeing the Academy again truly felt so familiar.

All Shen Ranxi wanted now was to return to the bed that attracted her like a Magnet.

After saying goodbye to the Teacher, she could not even get out a single word before running toward the dormitory.

Seeing that this girl had fallen asleep the moment she lay down, Feifei used both paws to pry open her eyelids. "Little Ranran, I want to go out for a walk. Did you hear me? I want to go out for a walk!" Its curiosity was impossible to restrain.

...So sleepy... Shen Ranxi's mind was filled with nothing but sleep. Forcing herself to perk up, she took out a tag and wrote "Shen Ranxi's Pet" on it. "Go ahead. Hang this around your neck, and no one will accidentally hurt you..."

Luckily, Feifei could not read, or she would not be getting any sleep today!

Disgust flashed through Feifei's eyes, but for the sake of going out to play, it used its Claws to hang the tag around its neck before heading outside.

In this remote place, it sensed several fairly powerful auras.

Of course, they were nothing compared to the cultivators it had seen before, but they could not be considered weak in this world.

It had no combat ability, though it did possess magical artifacts. Those were for saving its life and could not be used lightly!

Gray tiles and slanted eaves shimmered like scattered gold in the afternoon sunlight.

A feline shadow flashed past, its tail stirring the wind. It leaped like lightning, its paws landing without a sound, the tiles trembling only faintly.

It spun, dived, and sprang up again, its fur brushing past withered maples like a soft bolt of lightning.

Its nose twitched, drawn in by a burst of fragrance. Following the scent, Feifei arrived at the Cafeteria. Through the skylight in the roof, it saw one fat and one thin Boy stir-frying some unknown food before the stove.

It silently crouched on the windowsill.

Before long, it made its way onto the table. Seeing that no one had noticed it, it cautiously dragged a chicken leg away from the plate. Mmm~ It smelled pretty good~

When the fat Boy finished training and rushed into the Cafeteria, he saw that the chicken leg they had promised to save for him was gone. He immediately said, "Little Ao, where's my chicken leg? Didn't you say you'd save it for me?"

One hand rubbed his stomach while the other rested on the table as he complained to Oscar.

Oscar was cooking and spared Ma Hongjun a puzzled glance. "Who said I didn't save you one? Wasn't it on the table?"

After Teacher Shao nodded in satisfaction at the practice in his hands, he wiped his hands and came over. Seeing the empty plate on the table, he cried out in surprise, "Huh? What happened?"

The two of them searched all over the table, only to be interrupted by a loud burp.

Following the sound, they saw a Soul Beast sitting on the table and licking its paws. The two jumped in fright, hurriedly backing away as they shouted, "Teacher/Teacher Shao! There's a Soul Beast!"

It was not that they could not defeat such a tiny Soul Beast; they had simply been startled.

After Ma Hongjun recovered, he immediately stepped forward, intending to beat up the creature that had eaten his chicken leg.

Oscar stopped him. "Don't act rashly!"

Shao Xin did not even raise his eyelids as he washed the pot in his hands. Smiling, he said, "Haha, that isn't a Soul Beast. Look at the tag around its neck." Shao Xin had noticed the little fellow as soon as it reached the roof. Since he had sensed no hostility, he had ignored it. Then, after seeing the words on the wooden tag, he understood.

Only then did Oscar and Ma Hongjun shift their gazes to the neck of the Soul Beast that looked like both a cat and a fox. After seeing it clearly, the two exchanged delighted looks. "Little Xi is back!"

With that, they were about to rush out to find her.

Shao Xin quickly stopped them. "They've been in the forest for so long that they must be exhausted and resting. Otherwise, Little Xi would definitely have come to the Cafeteria for food. Don't disturb her."

What would it look like for two Boys to barge into a Girl's dormitory? Shao Xin would not allow it.

The two could only sit down dejectedly.

Carefully observing the pet Little Xi had brought back, Oscar blinked his Peach Blossom Eyes and offered it a piece of the dessert he had made.

Feifei did not want to pay attention to those two smelly Kids. When they had first seen the noble Lord Fei Ya, they had shown no respect at all and even shouted so loudly.

Tch~ It turned its head away, but suddenly its nose caught a sweet, refreshing scent.

Turning back, it discovered that it came from the Kid who could cook. Looking at the pastry before it, Feifei said, "I'll give you some face, Kid." It swallowed the pastry, and its eyes lit up.

It patted Oscar's head with a paw. Lord Fei Ya made a decision in its heart: From now on, you will be the spare chef of the noble and beautiful Lord Fei Ya.

Its primary chef was naturally Shen Ranxi, who was sleeping like a log. Did she think it had forgotten the several grand meals she had promised it?