"Ha ha, you've got the wrong guy. I'm not that kind of person." Xiao waved his hands.
He couldn't help it. The quiet, thoughtful Xiao was obviously much more reliable than little Yuhao.
Besides, he was already a hundred thousand years old and had a seat among the gods. Becoming a god was just a matter of time. There wasn't much left in the world he hadn't seen.
But for some reason, he seemed to want to keep Luo Mo in the dark.
Luo Mo seemed to have guessed what Xiao was thinking. He smiled and said, "Don't worry, Xiao. I'll save you a seat."
"Then it's settled! You'd better keep your promise, or I won't let you off the hook."
Xiao nodded at once.
His speed was so astonishing that Luo Mo was stunned for a moment.
But then again, it made sense. Though Xiao had cultivated for nearly a hundred thousand years, he had little experience dealing with people. His wisdom had grown over time, but he still had a long way to go before he could match a human's cunning. He was still somewhat immature.
Fortunately, Luo Mo wasn't a bad person, either.
"Oh, I almost forgot. Once you're older, you'll have to help me find the soul power of a suitable soul beast. Then I'll absorb it, and I'll turn it into a soul ring. Ha ha, ha ha ha..."
Xiao was reminded of his previous encounter and couldn't help laughing.
Luo Mo's expression turned strange. It seemed he had thought of the terrible things that might happen to those soul beasts, and he couldn't help laughing, too.
"Luo Mo..."
He suddenly got the feeling that the guy was a little crazy.
There was a chill in the air around Xiao, along with a heavy pressure.
If Xiao hadn't been a spiritual-type soul beast, and if the diary hadn't already reached its first level, Luo Mo would have wanted to drag him into the diary and keep him there.
"Absorb it."
After wiping his mouth, Xiao looked at Luo Mo. His eyes were filled with anticipation.
"Uh, how long do you think it'll take? It's almost time for you to absorb a soul ring."
Luo Mo: "..."
Why had Xiao suddenly changed the subject?
"Xiao, for an ordinary soul beast, you have to first awaken its wisdom and soul power..."
"Already done!" Xiao didn't wait for Luo Mo to finish speaking.
"Oh." Luo Mo was stunned.
"Why are you so surprised? Didn't you figure it out after all those years? It's not like you needed a thousand years of research to understand how this worked."
Xiao felt a little embarrassed. He scratched his head and said, "It's not that I don't understand the principle. I just couldn't figure out what was going on. Once you put it into practice, it all made sense."
Luo Mo: "..."
So you spent a thousand years studying something, then figured it out in an instant?
That was incredible. The principle had been so simple, yet it had taken him a thousand years to work it out?
"Heh heh, I was just testing you to see how clever you were."
Luo Mo didn't know what to say. Xiao had clearly misunderstood, but he didn't point out the truth. He just looked at him with a proud expression.
"Of course I'm clever. I'm so powerful now, and I'm getting stronger by the day."
Luo Mo: "..."
Tsk, tsk. As long as you're happy.
The two of them briefly discussed what to do next. Xiao then began to absorb the soul ring.
"Time to begin. Don't worry, brother. I'll make sure you get a good one."
"Then let's get started. I'm ready!" Luo Mo stood up enthusiastically.
As soon as he did, a bone-chilling aura swept over him. His consciousness vanished in an instant.
At that moment, a golden ring on Xiao's body began to move. It slowly left him and drifted toward Luo Mo's shoulder.
Just as the golden ring was about to land, Xiao suddenly felt something in his heart—
In the blink of an eye, a hundred thousand years had passed!
Another golden ring appeared on his body.
"Grr... ah... ha ha ha..."
"I've done it! The first hundred-thousand-year soul ring in the entire continent! Heh, I'm amazing..."
Suddenly, Xiao seemed to sense a terrifying energy spreading through the surrounding space. It was already rippling through the gaps between the spaces.
If it continued to spread, the entire world might collapse.
"So it really didn't work..."
Although he'd already known that, Xiao still felt a little disappointed.
He looked toward Luo Mo. Since becoming a god wasn't an option, he immediately focused his gaze, then transformed into a beam of white light and shot toward Luo Mo's shoulder.
"Ha ha, Thirteen is still much stronger than Yuhao. But there's a limit to how much power he can handle. I still need to seal most of my strength..."
When the energy merged, a layer of spiritual power spread out.
Fortunately, this was the inner world, so it wouldn't affect the outside world.
But the space inside the body couldn't withstand it. The delicate pocket dimension was instantly torn apart by the burst of spiritual power, collapsing in on itself.
Fortunately, spiritual power didn't possess much destructive force. The damage was only temporary.
At that moment, Luo Mo's whole body was as white as jade. A white ring of light appeared beneath him, then slowly faded and merged back into his body.
When Luo Mo opened his eyes again, he realized that he could sense the sea of spiritual power within himself.
His cultivation was still low, and his body was still weak.
"Wow, Xiao, you were fast. You finished already." Luo Mo looked around.
The white space around him had already closed, but he could still sense every corner of it. Ten silver-white spheres of light floated in the air...
"Hm? Ten?"
Luo Mo suddenly noticed the number. Wasn't Xiao supposed to have nine golden rings now?
Every time he absorbed a soul ring, it should add one, right?
Great!
He'd gained ten years of cultivation, and he wasn't unhappy about it. But a hundred thousand years was certainly better.
"So you're Luo Mo."
"You remember me?" Luo Mo's expression darkened.
The Q Version Xiao appeared and waved his hand. "Of course, of course. I just didn't realize it was you at first."
He hadn't meant to lie.
Since he knew Luo Mo wasn't easy to fool, even if he was curious, he wouldn't cross the line and risk making their partnership unpleasant.
Xiao didn't seem to mind the joke, and Luo Mo didn't make an issue of it. He asked, "Did I get another martial soul?"
"Ah, it looks like your martial soul has gained another soul ring. But your godly power is unusual, so I can't manipulate it in the usual way."
"Heh, when it comes to soul skills, you're probably not as good as I am. But I made a soul bone for you, too—and it's a skull bone!"
"A skull bone!" Luo Mo's eyes widened.
Xiao was now a hundred-thousand-year soul beast, so the soul bone he had gathered was naturally a hundred-thousand-year soul bone. That meant he'd obtained four soul-bone skills.
He looked at Xiao. "What kind of soul-bone skill did you arrange for me?"
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