Constellation Two: Stone, Hear Me! Dragon Eye Creation! Azhdaha!

As Xu Yue's First Soul Ring lit up.

In an instant, a bright yellow shockwave exploded from his body.

Immediately following, a brilliant, transparent shield etched with elemental patterns manifested, enveloping him completely.

"This is my First Soul Skill, Jade Shield."

"When activated, it deals a small amount of damage to enemies within a certain range while providing me with a shield that lasts for one minute."

"While the shield is active, all elemental attacks are weakened by twenty percent. If the attacker's cultivation is one rank higher than mine, this effect drops to ten percent, and it becomes ineffective against those two ranks higher."

"Of course, if their cultivation is lower than mine, the effect is reversed."

"A defensive soul skill? That certainly fits the characteristics of the earth element." Mu Chen whispered, then looked at Mu Xi, "Xiao Xi, why don't you test the defensive power of Xiao Yue's skill."

"Dad! I'm a Soul Grand Master." Mu Xi pouted, dissatisfied, "A-Yue just promoted to a Soul Master."

"With me here, do you really think I'd let A-Yue get hurt?" Mu Chen looked at the protective Mu Xi, feeling quite speechless.

"It's fine, Sister Mu Xi." Xu Yue said with a smile, "I'm quite confident in my soul skill, so please, go ahead."

"Alright then." Mu Xi nodded, "A-Yue, if you can't hold on, tell me right away."

As she spoke, a brilliant golden fireball appeared above Mu Xi's head, radiating a scorching, bright aura.

At the same time, two bright yellow soul rings rose beneath her feet.

She looked at Xu Yue standing not far away and, without hesitation, raised her fair, slender hand and pointed a finger.

"First Soul Skill, Solar Flare."

A golden-red beam, as thick as a thumb, erupted from Mu Xi's fingertip and shot toward Xu Yue.

The next moment.

Boom!

The scorching golden flames exploded in front of Xu Yue, scattering sparks that landed on the floor of the room.

Before they could even begin to burn, Mu Chen waved his hand, and the tiny embers were instantly extinguished.

As for Xu Yue, who had been targeted, the Jade Shield on his body bloomed with a thick, bright yellow radiance, blocking the Solar Flare beam without sustaining the slightest damage.

Seeing this, Mu Chen and Yuan Bao'er nodded to themselves.

"Sister Mu Xi, you can use a bit more power."

Hearing what Xu Yue said, a bit of competitive spirit stirred in Mu Xi. As a two-ring Soul Grand Master, she still wanted to show her sisterly authority in front of her younger brother.

"Second Soul Skill, Sunshine!"

Scorching light erupted, illuminating the entire room with a blinding glare. The temperature soared, rushing toward Xu Yue like a wave of fire.

But Xu Yue, standing in the center of it, remained unharmed; instead, he began to walk back and forth as if he were taking a leisurely stroll.

The Jade Shield on his body shimmered with a faint light, not only blocking the damage but the heat as well.

However, it was only a First Soul Skill, and Xu Yue had just broken through.

Under the heat of Mu Xi's second soul skill, the luster of the Jade Shield gradually dimmed, and some fine cracks began to appear.

It wasn't until Mu Xi had consumed ten percent of her soul power that Mu Chen called out to stop: "Alright, that's enough."

He turned his gaze to Xu Yue: "The defense of the soul skill is quite good, but isn't the duration a bit short?"

A one-minute duration was indeed quite short; many defensive soul skills inherent to martial souls lasted at least three to five minutes, which didn't quite match the grade of Xu Yue's martial soul.

"Cough, cough..." Xu Yue cleared his throat, drawing everyone's attention, "I might not have explained myself clearly before."

"The duration of the Jade Shield is indeed only one minute, but its cooldown is only forty seconds, and the soul power consumption is extremely low."

"Furthermore, the defensive strength of the First Soul Skill's shield will gradually increase as my soul power level rises."

Hearing Xu Yue's supplementary explanation, Mu Chen's furrowed brows relaxed slightly: "If that's the case, then it's acceptable, but..."

"What if the Jade Shield could be cast on teammates?"

Xu Yue continued, and at the same time, his soul skill cooldown finished, so he immediately activated it.

Bright yellow light flickered, and this time, it wasn't just Xu Yue; Mu Chen, Mu Xi, and Yuan Bao'er were all enveloped by the Jade Shield.

Don't kick me, Uncle Mu!

"..."

Late at night, in the bedroom.

To celebrate Xu Yue obtaining his Thousand-Year First Soul Ring and breaking through to become a Soul Master, Yuan Bao'er prepared a grand dinner for everyone.

At this moment, Xu Yue sat cross-legged on the bed, his eyes fixed on the Soul Spirit crouching before him.

"I heard from the Spirit Master that you cannot see, so today, I shall open your eyes, allowing you to observe everything in this world alongside me."

As he spoke, the Star of Eden appeared out of thin air, hovering at Xu Yue's side as the Authority of Rock was instantly activated.

His amber eyes erupted with a dazzling bright yellow radiance at this moment.

If someone were to look closely, they could even see a square-shaped elemental seal within those pupils.

This was the symbol of the Authority of Rock.

Immediately following this, he pointed a finger outward.

A golden light instantly burst from his fingertip; it was dazzling but not blinding, instead exuding a sense of profound, immortal weight.

"Rock, draw the six directions to serve as bone!"

As the Authority of Rock surged forth.

Xu Yue's fingertip moved like the sharpest carving knife, dancing across the body of the Soul Spirit to perform the sculpture.

As the brilliant light swept past, the nascent dragon-shaped body became increasingly lifelike.

The small dragon horns grew more striking, the two rows of rock-like ridges on its back began to protrude further, and the dragon body and claws gradually manifested at this very moment.

Until the final instant, Xu Yue focused his gaze, his expression solemn, as his fingertip darted rapidly to tap upon the closed eyes.

"Stone, hold the jade of the eight wildernesses to shine!"

As this phrase fell from Xu Yue, endless Geo Element began to converge toward his fingertip, transforming into two golden lights that condensed at the eyes of the Soul Spirit.

As time passed, a golden slit slowly tore open.

Boom!

The next moment, a bright yellow shockwave exploded within the room, and two golden beams of light shot out from the eyes of the Soul Spirit.

"Awoo!"

Now that the Dragon Eye Dotting was complete, the Soul Spirit opened its golden dragon eyes, observing everything around it.

Immediately, it fixed its gaze upon Xu Yue before it, and without the slightest hesitation, it exerted force with its sturdy dragon claws and lunged into his arms.

"Haha!" Feeling the Soul Spirit's affection for him in his arms, he couldn't help but laugh.

"Since your eyes are open, it is time to give you a name. From now on, you shall be called Azhdaha."

"Awoo!" Azhdaha responded excitedly.

"No! That's not right!" Xu Yue shook his head repeatedly, his expression turning serious as he corrected Azhdaha.

"You can be like this in front of me, but in the future, if you encounter strangers or are in the middle of a battle, you must say it like this..."

"Ahem..." He cleared his throat, lowered his voice, and growled with an extremely serious expression.

"Mortal, do not overstep your bounds!!!"

Xu Yue looked at Azhdaha in his arms and said with a smile, "Come, learn with me: Mortal, do not..."

Thump, thump, thump!!!

Just then, a series of knocks suddenly came from the wall beside him, accompanied by a young girl's angry, delicate shout.

"A-Yue! What are you doing! After Awakening Day, you have to go to the Primary Academy to attend school; hurry up and go to sleep!"

Mu Xi's voice pierced through the wall, reaching the ears of Xu Yue and Azhdaha, and the boy and the dragon looked at each other in dismay.

A moment later, he responded loudly.

"I know, Sister Mu Xi, I'm going to rest right away."

Having said that, he shrugged helplessly and looked at Azhdaha.

"Alright, someone has spoken, it's time to cultivate."