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It was at this very moment that the time, which had been completely frozen in the surroundings, resumed its flow.

Before absorbing the spirit ring, the Light Maiden Lin Xiyao had deployed a screen of light within the Glazed Light Realm to isolate it from any prying eyes.

Lin Qingmo, who had already exited the Glazed Light Realm, watched as the light screen suddenly rose.

He was powerless to intervene and could only pray that his grandson would be safe.

A long time passed...

The light screen dissipated, and the light elements within the Glazed Light Realm were even more intense than before.

Before the gravity on Lin Qingmo's face could fade, he sensed a surge of spirit power from his grandson's body, far more potent than ever before—level twenty-six!

"This... what is this?!" Lin Qingmo was dumbfounded, unable to believe his own eyes.

He remembered clearly that not long ago, when he had left, his grandson was still communicating with the Light Maiden.

Yet, shortly after the light screen rose, such a massive change had occurred.

Not only had he obtained a spirit ring, but his cultivation had jumped six levels? And there was that fleeting fluctuation of a head spirit bone just now, which had made his very soul feel at ease...

"Ciyan, you..." Lin Qingmo's voice trembled as he looked at Lin Ciyan, his mind in complete chaos.

At that moment, Xiyao transmitted a message into Lin Ciyan's Sea of Consciousness: "Ciyan, a portion of my origin power can be temporarily solidified onto your spirit ring."

"It will disguise its external appearance to the age and color you desire. After all, a three-hundred-thousand-year spirit ring appearing in the world would be far too shocking."

"As long as you do not release the massive energy of the spirit ring, outsiders will not be able to detect it."

Lin Ciyan's heart stirred, and he immediately understood Xiyao's intention.

With a flick of his mind, he guided that power.

He watched as his spirit ring, which was essentially over three hundred thousand years old, saw its radiance shift and flow.

It finally stabilized into a deep, luxurious purple, appearing exactly like a high-quality spirit ring of about eight thousand years.

Although it was still far beyond a normal second spirit ring, it at least remained within the realm of what a "genius could be expected to achieve."

It was no longer as terrifying as it had been before.

"Grandfather," Lin Ciyan brushed some non-existent dust off his clothes.

He wore a smile that carried a hint of "exhaustion" and "excitement," though he tried his best to maintain his usual lazy tone.

"It's done. I was lucky; I encountered a Light Maiden senior with a cultivation of about eight thousand years who was willing to communicate with us."

"Eight thousand years?!" Lin Qingmo gasped; the purple spirit ring could not be faked, but an eight-thousand-year second ring was still shocking enough to be unheard of!

"She... why would she..."

"Perhaps it is because my Holy Radiance Qilin martial soul is particularly compatible with the light elements here."

"What about the one with three hundred thousand years of cultivation from earlier?"

"That was the senior from just now; she helped me find her kin..."

"After she helped me, that senior left..."

Lin Ciyan began to weave his "reasonable" explanation.

"After the young Light Maiden communicated with me, she found my martial soul and philosophy quite interesting and was willing to lend me a hand."

"It was not a sacrifice in the traditional sense, but rather a gentler way of bestowing a portion of her origin power upon me, forming this spirit ring and a head spirit bone."

He pointed to his forehead: "The spirit bone is called the Skull of Radiant Dawn, which grants me strong mental defense. As for the spirit ring..."

The purple spirit ring beneath his feet lit up once more, and a soft, holy screen of light spread out from him, covering a radius of ten meters.

"After fully absorbing the senior's power, my martial soul seems to have undergone a benign mutation, awakening a domain-type skill: Light Domain: Holy Splendor Canopy."

Lin Ciyan wore a perfectly timed expression of "confusion" and "surprise."

"Within this domain, light elements gather spontaneously, which can slowly enhance my strength and recovery."

"The other spirit skill, Grace of Bathing Light, is for healing and recovery."

He attributed the two powerful spirit skills to a benign mutation of his martial soul that awakened a "domain" and an "auxiliary skill" after absorbing the spirit ring and spirit bone.

He perfectly avoided the more "bug-like" setting of a "second spirit ring directly granting a domain."

Lin Qingmo felt the dense and active light elements within the light screen domain.

He looked at the "solid" purple spirit ring at his grandson's feet.

And at the level twenty-six spirit power he clearly sensed, the shock in his heart was slowly replaced by immense ecstasy.

An eight-thousand-year second ring! A top-tier head spirit bone!

A benign martial soul mutation that awakened a domain after absorption! A six-level jump!

Any one of these would be enough to shake the continent, yet now they were all concentrated on his grandson alone!

"Good! Good! Good!" Lin Qingmo was so excited he said the word three times, patting Lin Ciyan's shoulder heavily, his eyes even growing moist.

"Heaven bless my grandson! Heaven bless Shrek! I wonder how happy Elder Mu will be when he hears of this!"

He automatically filled in the gaps of the entire process: his gifted grandson, in a unique light-element environment.

By a stroke of luck, he had moved a unique light-attribute soul beast with profound cultivation and a gentle temperament.

Having received its full assistance, he had soared to the heavens!

Although the details were still astonishing, at least there was a seemingly logical chain of events.

"Let's go, Grandfather, it's time for us to return." Lin Ciyan dispersed his domain and said with a smile.

Xiyao, within his Sea of Consciousness, also sent a ripple of pleasure, expressing her approval of this "low-profile" handling of the situation.

Lin Qingmo looked at his grandson's smile, which always seemed to carry a hint of laziness yet remained unfathomable, and felt a thousand emotions in his heart.

With this, Lin Ciyan had successfully "packaged" the world-shaking opportunity of a 300,000-year soul ring and soul bone.

He had reasonably disguised it as an 8,000-year encounter and a martial soul mutation.

It both showcased his talent and avoided exposing all his trump cards too early. This maneuver could be called perfect!

[Ding! Detected that the host has successfully absorbed a special soul ring and soul bone, and cleverly used wisdom to resolve a potential crisis, conforming to the essence of the "Way of Slacking". Reward: Slacking Points +800! Current Slacking Points: 5439]

Listening to the system's reward notification, the smile on Lin Ciyan's face grew even brighter.

On the way back to Shrek Academy after leaving the Glazed Light Realm.

Lin Ciyan maintained his usual languid posture.

It was as if the 8,000-year second soul ring and head soul bone he had just absorbed were merely trivial matters.

However, Lin Qingmo could clearly feel that the restrained yet majestic aura of light on his grandson was many times stronger than before.

The depths of the Star Dou Great Forest were fraught with danger.

Even with a Super Douluo leading the way, it was inevitable to encounter some blind soul beasts.

Just as they passed through a dense primeval forest, Lin Qingmo sensed a thousand-year Shadow Leopard in the distance.

"Ciyan, there is a thousand-year Shadow Leopard over there," Lin Qingmo said.

Hearing this, Lin Ciyan's face lit up with joy: "Perfect, just in time to go find it and test my newly acquired soul ring!"

"It's even a dark attribute; I wonder how effective my domain ability will be..."

As Lin Ciyan took the initiative to approach.

The Shadow Leopard also sensed that humans were encroaching upon its territory.

A roar filled with violent aura suddenly erupted, and a foul wind rushed toward them!

A massive black shadow lunged down from the canopy to the side, its sharp claws flashing with a chilling cold light, aiming straight for the seemingly weak Lin Ciyan!

That was a Shadow Leopard with a cultivation approaching 9,000 years!