Thousand-Year Spirit Ring

"Roar!"

Qian Renxue turned her head at the sound, her eyes locking onto the Light Unicorn charging straight toward her.

Its eyes were filled with resentment, intent on trampling to death anyone who dared to intrude upon its territory.

"Ah!"

Qian Renxue had never encountered such a scene, and her legs went weak, causing her to collapse to the ground in terror.

This only bolstered the Light Unicorn's confidence; it felt that it could easily finish off the little girl before it.

Seeing Qian Renxue paralyzed by fear, Chen Qi's expression darkened for reasons unknown. With a surge of courage from out of nowhere, he immediately stepped in front of her, spreading his arms to shield her firmly.

Seeing his granddaughter reduced to such a state, Qian Daoliu felt layers of fury rising within him.

With a grim face, he glared at the suicidal Light Unicorn, not even bothering to manifest his Martial Soul.

The pressure belonging to a Limit Douluo poured out. The Light Unicorn, still sprinting at high speed, hadn't even realized what was happening before it felt a formidable force crushing down upon it.

The next second, it collapsed to the ground, gasping its final breaths.

"Xue'er, are you alright?"

Qian Daoliu looked at the terrified Qian Renxue with concern.

Qian Renxue shook her head upon hearing him and stood up.

"Grandfather, I'm fine."

Ding, a change in Qian Renxue's favorability has been detected. Current favorability: 20/1000.

Chen Qi was stunned. He hadn't expected that stepping up to protect Qian Renxue would actually increase her favorability. It seemed that no matter who it was, no one could resist the charm of a heroic rescue.

After the interlude, the group approached the dying Light Unicorn.

Seeing it, Qian Renxue spat at it in anger and kicked its head hard.

"Pah! That's for scaring me. How about that, are you satisfied now?"

Light Unicorn: ...

Qian Daoliu examined the Light Unicorn and noticed that its horn had exceeded the hundred-year length, advancing to the thousand-year level.

He shook his head with some regret and sighed.

"What a pity. If it were a bit younger, it could have become Xue'er's spirit ring."

Chen Qi scrutinized the Light Unicorn carefully, then crouched down and touched it out of curiosity.

The moment his hand made contact with the unicorn, it breathed its last, and a purple spirit ring slowly drifted out.

As the ring appeared before Chen Qi, he felt a connection to it. With a mere thought, the spirit ring miraculously began to sink into his body.

Immediately after, Chen Qi felt a powerful energy surge within him—an energy so turbulent it felt as if it were going to burst his body apart.

Seeing this, Chen Qi immediately mimicked the cultivation postures of the peerless masters he had seen on television, crossing his legs to suppress the power within him.

At this moment, Qian Renxue also sensed something wrong with her body; an energy was continuously surging from her dantian.

Her face turned pale, and she found it difficult to breathe.

Qian Daoliu noticed Qian Renxue's distress, and connecting it to the spirit ring entering Chen Qi's body, an ominous premonition flooded his heart.

Could Xue'er have absorbed the thousand-year spirit ring because of Chen Qi?

Judging by her condition, she wouldn't last long before the energy overwhelmed her and caused her to explode.

Qian Daoliu's expression turned solemn as he immediately ordered, "Xue'er, sit down quickly and try your best to stabilize the energy in your body."

Qian Renxue was already in too much pain to speak. Hearing Qian Daoliu's words, she hurriedly sat down and fought with all her might to resist the energy.

Qian Daoliu also channeled his spirit power into Qian Renxue to help her stabilize such a formidable force.

On the side, Chen Qi's process of stabilizing the energy went surprisingly smoothly. In just the time it took for an incense stick to burn, he had successfully absorbed the thousand-year spirit ring.

As Chen Qi finished his absorption, a purple thousand-year spirit ring slowly rose beneath Qian Renxue.

The violent energy inside Qian Renxue vanished in an instant. She opened her eyes to see the incredible thousand-year spirit ring beneath her.

A first spirit ring that was a thousand years old—it shattered the understanding of everyone for the past ten thousand years.

It was nothing short of a miracle!

Seeing the purple ring slowly rotating at Qian Renxue's feet, Qian Daoliu rubbed his eyes in disbelief.

In all his years, this was the first time he had ever heard of a first spirit ring being a thousand years old. Even their ancestor, the Angel God, had started her cultivation with a hundred-year spirit ring before becoming a god.

Qian Renxue had now surpassed their ancestor, standing at the very peak of the continent.

"Master, congratulations on reaching the thousand-year level with your first spirit ring."

Compared to the two, Chen Qi's reaction was much more muted. After all, in the fanfiction he had read back on Blue Star, a thousand-year first spirit ring was basic practice. In the later era of the Peerless Tang Sect, the Child of the Plane, Huo Yuhao, had started with a million-year spirit ring—that was truly heaven-defying.

Seeing Chen Qi's indifferent reaction, Qian Renxue became even more convinced of his identity.

Only a god would remain unfazed by such a subversion of convention. As a subordinate, Chen Qi must have already grown accustomed to such things.

"Chen Qi, was it because of you that Xue'er was able to successfully absorb this spirit ring?"

Qian Daoliu looked at Chen Qi and asked, puzzled.

He had just seen with his own eyes that the spirit ring had surged into Chen Qi's body before energy appeared within Qian Renxue.

Therefore, Chen Qi must have helped Qian Renxue absorb a portion of the energy to achieve such a feat.

Hearing Qian Daoliu's words, Chen Qi recalled how he had just guided the spirit ring and stabilized the energy, and he suddenly understood everything.

It seemed that his spirit was not just a spirit; it could also help its master absorb the energy of spirit rings, thereby achieving the feat of absorbing spirit rings beyond one's own rank.

"Grand Pontiff, I believe that is the case. I should be able to help my master absorb the power of spirit rings."

After hearing Chen Qi's explanation, Qian Daoliu became even more convinced of his own theory. It seemed that the Angel God upgrading Qian Renxue's spirit was truly a divine blessing.

With such an opportunity, Xue'er was destined to become a god!

"Hahaha, Heaven aids my Qian family, Heaven aids my Spirit Hall! With such an ability, Xue'er is destined to become a god, and in the future, all living beings on the entire continent shall worship the Angel God!"

Qian Daoliu laughed heartily. He already viewed Qian Renxue as the next Angel God, and his mission as the Grand Pontiff was finally nearing completion.

"Grandfather, I haven't become a god yet."

Seeing her grandfather suddenly acting so erratic, Qian Renxue covered her head, speechless.

"Look at you, child. Isn't it just a matter of time? When that day comes, Grandfather will be counting on you to look after him in his old age."

"Don't worry, Grandfather. If I truly become a god, I will definitely bring you up to the God Realm."

Receiving Qian Renxue's reply, Qian Daoliu nodded in gratification.

It was just a pity that he feared he would not live to see that day.

"Master, Grand Pontiff, don't just stand there blankly. Let's hurry up and find the second spirit ring!"

Chen Qi suddenly spoke up from the side.

Back on Blue Star, he was a shut-in, the type who stayed in his dorm all day and never came out.

This spirit ring hunt had already far exceeded the maximum amount of time he spent outdoors, and if he stayed any longer, he would lose his mind.

Upon hearing this, Qian Daoliu nodded and said.

"Let's choose a spirit ring over a thousand years old for the second one as well. Let those bumpkins on the Douluo Continent see what a true genius is!"