Is This Genius?

Just as Yue Guan was immersed in joy, his face full of excitement.

The next second—

"Bang!"

An arm, black as ink, suddenly shot out and, with lightning speed, slammed a heavy punch onto Yue Guan's shoulder.

"Ouch!" Caught off guard, Yue Guan stumbled, a look of bewilderment instantly appearing on his face: "Old Gui! What are you doing?!"

Gui Mei ignored his shouting, black mist churning around his body: "Stop gloating! Get on guard, and don't let anything blind or reckless get close."

"If something crashes into your precious disciple at this critical moment and interrupts the absorption, you know how much damage it will cause him."

Hearing this, Yue Guan sobered up instantly. The ecstasy on his face quickly receded, replaced by a touch of gravity.

He slapped his forehead hard and cursed under his breath: "Damn it, I almost forgot about that."

"Old Gui is right!" Yue Guan said in a low voice: "Old Gui, you guard the northeast, I'll guard the southwest. Don't let anything get close at this juncture."

Time flowed like a babbling brook, passing quietly through the silent forest.

In the blink of an eye, a night had passed.

Morning light filtered through the gaps in the dense canopy, spilling onto Lin Ze'an's small, cross-legged figure, gilding his face with a soft, golden halo.

Although he was gifted, he was ultimately limited by the strength of a body that was still young and not yet fully developed.

Absorbing a thousand-year spirit ring was still somewhat difficult for Lin Ze'an.

Cracks constantly appeared in his meridians, but they were quickly repaired and healed, over and over again.

Throughout the night, Yue Guan and Gui Mei kept watch by his side, not daring to slack off for a moment, constantly vigilant of the surroundings.

At the same time, they were secretly observing Lin Ze'an's condition.

Seeing that although he was struggling, every step he took was extremely steady, their hearts felt both gratified and a little pained.

Finally—

As the last bit of spirit ring energy was completely refined and integrated into Lin Ze'an's meridians, a look of relief finally appeared on his small face, and he slowly opened his eyes.

They were eyes as clear as water, yet faintly shimmering with a verdant green halo.

At the same time, Mo Ruier and that invisible domain began to slowly retract, returning into Lin Ze'an's body, no longer manifesting externally.

He stood up slowly; although he was still a bit exhausted, his eyes were filled with joy.

"Master, Uncle Gui, I succeeded."

As he spoke, he bowed slightly and gave a deep, sincere bow to Yue Guan and Gui Mei: "Thank you for your hard work, guarding me all night."

Yue Guan had been immersed in the joy of his disciple successfully absorbing the spirit ring, and upon hearing this, he was stunned for a moment before his eyes grew slightly warm.

He stepped forward and pulled Lin Ze'an into his arms: "Silly child, what talk of hard work? Your safety is the greatest comfort to your master."

Gui Mei, standing to the side, was not as emotional as Yue Guan, but his hoarse voice sounded less cold for the first time: "Hm, well done."

Suddenly, Yue Guan asked belatedly: "Good disciple, what is the effect of your first spirit ring?"

This was, after all, the first spirit ring of his disciple's life.

Lin Ze'an slowly raised his small hand, and a verdant green light rose from within his body. Immediately after, a purple first spirit ring slowly emerged from beneath his feet.

He took a deep breath, slowly closed his eyes, and began to sense his spirit skill.

"My first spirit skill is called Everlasting Fragrance, and its effect is..."

"Eh?!"

Lin Ze'an suddenly opened his eyes, a look of surprise appearing on his face.

"What's wrong?" Seeing this, Yue Guan asked with concern: "Good disciple, what happened? Is there something wrong with your spirit skill?"

At this moment, he never imagined that the words his disciple was about to say would strike him and Gui Mei like a thunderbolt, leaving them both completely dumbfounded.

"My first spirit skill... can increase all my attributes by 30%, while significantly enhancing the speed of my injury recovery."

"If I take damage, I can also absorb a portion of the attacker's state to heal my own wounds."

As his voice fell, the air seemed to freeze at that moment.

The smile that Yue Guan had been wearing in anticipation instantly stiffened. He opened his mouth, unable to speak for a long time, his brain having completely crashed.

This wasn't what they had expected at all, right???

Where was this a healing spirit skill? It was clearly a super composite spirit skill that combined buffs and recovery!

Lin Ze'an blinked his clear, large, emerald-green eyes, his face full of confusion.

He looked at Yue Guan and Gui Mei, who had suddenly fallen into silence, and couldn't help but tilt his head: "What's wrong, Master? Uncle Gui? Is something wrong?"

Yue Guan looked at Lin Ze'an's large, confused eyes, and the complex emotion in his heart gradually turned into deep pride.

Was he envious? Yes, he was; after all, he had worked hard his whole life, and it was almost incomparable to someone else's starting point.

But then he thought about it—this was his own disciple, not an outsider.

He picked up Lin Ze'an's small body.

"Master was just sighing... my good disciple is truly so exceptionally gifted, so utterly unique!"

"The ability of this soul skill of yours is something that even some Soul Douluos or Titled Douluos might not possess."

"And how old are you? Six! Master believes that you will surely go further than me in the future, further than anyone else!"

Over the next few days, the two continued to take Lin Ze'an through the Star Dou Forest, searching for his second soul ring.

Finally—

Near the core area of the Star Dou Forest, the three of them were incredibly lucky to find a three-thousand-year-old Begonia Flower.

Just like that, Lin Ze'an successfully obtained his second soul skill—River of Life.

After activating the soul skill, it could dispel and grant immunity to all negative status effects.

It could also drain a portion of the opponent's soul power within a certain range.

But the most monstrous aspect of this soul skill was that as long as one was within the range of Lin Ze'an's skill, all of the opponent's buff-type soul skills would be rendered ineffective, even the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda.

"What?!" Upon hearing this, Yue Guan's eyes widened instantly. "Immunity to all negative status effects? You can also drain the opponent's soul power? And even suppress the opponent's buffing soul skills?"

Not to mention him, even Gui Mei was stunned, staring blankly at Lin Ze'an.

How could anyone be like this? Did such a person really exist in this world?

It was one thing that the obtained soul skill had nothing to do with the absorbed soul ring, but the effects were also this monstrous.

However, this time, after a brief shock, Yue Guan's eyes were filled with gratification and pride, though hidden beneath these emotions was a trace of worry.

He knew all too well how cruel this world was; the existence of his disciple was destined to be as dazzling as a bright pearl.

But at the same time, it would inevitably attract countless covetous eyes and dangers.

He sighed and slowly crouched down in front of Lin Ze'an. "Good disciple, we've been out for many days now; it's time to return to Spirit City."