Easy Absorption

Lu Chen immediately sat cross-legged beside the Azure Thunder Dragon Hawk, adjusting his breathing to steady his state as much as possible.

The next moment, multicolored light surged from within his body.

His Leugocyte martial soul completed its manifestation.

Lu Chen's body rapidly and painlessly grew taller, strengthening in the process, while the aura belonging to the Colored Dragon martial soul spread outward.

That deep purple spirit ring seemed to sense a pull, beginning to move slowly toward his position.

Lu Chen closed his eyes and circulated his spirit power.

The deep purple spirit ring arrived above his head, then descended bit by bit, enveloping his entire person.

The absorption of his first spirit ring had officially begun.

The purple spirit ring descended slowly, settling onto Lu Chen.

In an instant, the atmosphere in the camp turned silent.

Bibi Dong stood before Lu Chen, her gaze never leaving him.

Yue Guan and Gui Mei also ceased their chatter; the three of them watched Lu Chen sitting cross-legged, their expressions varied, yet all carrying the same tension.

An eight-thousand-year spirit ring.

And it was his first one.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Yue Guan would have dismissed such a thing as madness even if someone had told him.

Yet now, that deep purple spirit ring was right there on Lu Chen, and the power within it was merging into his body bit by bit.

Even though Lu Chen had confirmed it repeatedly, and even though Bibi Dong had indeed checked his physical constitution over the past few days, the three of them still could not fully set their minds at ease when the moment finally arrived.

After all, spirit ring absorption was no child's play.

Absorbing a spirit ring beyond one's limit, once the body could no longer bear it, would result in damaged meridians at best, and instant death at worst.

Not to mention, Lu Chen was exceeding his limit by far more than just a little.

Yue Guan looked at the purple spirit ring and couldn't help but lower his voice, "Old Gui, do you think Xiao Chen can really hold out?"

Gui Mei did not answer immediately.

His gaze rested on Lu Chen's face, and only after observing for a moment did he say, "There are no abnormalities yet."

Of course, Yue Guan could also see there were no abnormalities.

It was precisely because there were no abnormalities that he found it even more absurd.

When a normal spirit master absorbed a high-age spirit ring, even if their physical constitution barely met the requirements, it was impossible to have no reaction at all.

The residual power of the spirit beast contained within the ring, the impact of spirit power, and the mental pressure would all continuously backlash against the spirit master during the absorption process.

Yet, as Lu Chen sat there, aside from the spirit power flowing around him becoming increasingly distinct, there was not a single sign of pain.

Bibi Dong did not join the two in their hushed conversation; she stared at Lu Chen.

Should Lu Chen show any sign of distress, she would immediately intervene to interrupt the absorption.

Even if that meant Lu Chen's meridians would be damaged, it was better than letting something happen to him.

The purple spirit ring rotated continuously, and the dense spirit power surged toward Lu Chen like a tide.

However, Lu Chen's current sensation was completely different from the worries of the three people outside.

He had originally expected it to be very painful.

After all, this was an eight-thousand-year spirit ring.

Even though he had confidence in his physical constitution, he had prepared himself to endure the impact.

But once the absorption truly began, he discovered that the excruciating pain he had imagined did not appear.

There was no sensation of his meridians being torn apart.

There was no sensation of spirit power running wild.

Nor was there any sensation of his mind reeling from the impact of the Azure Thunder Dragon Hawk's residual will.

On the contrary, he only felt a warm sensation throughout his body.

After that power from the spirit ring entered his body, it did not rampage like a fierce, foreign force; instead, it flowed slowly along his body, as if it were a part that had belonged to him all along.

Lu Chen could feel his martial soul absorbing this power.

The energy within the purple spirit ring was guided, divided, and then merged into his body and martial soul bit by bit.

The entire process was incredibly smooth.

It was like water returning to a riverbed, or like something long-prepared finally filling a void.

Lu Chen was also somewhat surprised; he hadn't expected the absorption of this spirit ring to be so easy.

The spirit ring of an eight-thousand-year Azure Thunder Dragon Hawk might be a force capable of crushing a person's body to others, but to him, it felt just right, and even a little comfortable.

Spirit power circulated within his body.

The warmth became increasingly distinct.

Lu Chen calmed his mind, no longer thinking of anything else, and focused solely on absorbing the spirit ring.

Time passed bit by bit.

Yue Guan's initial worry gradually turned into astonishment.

Although Gui Mei remained silent, the gravity in his eyes slowly shifted into careful observation.

Bibi Dong knew Lu Chen's current state better than anyone.

She could feel that the spirit power fluctuations on Lu Chen's body were not only not chaotic, but were becoming increasingly stable.

The power of that spirit ring was being absorbed smoothly, without any signs of losing control.

This made Bibi Dong heave a sigh of relief.

But at the same time, the shock in her heart deepened.

An eight-thousand-year first spirit ring.

If Lu Chen truly succeeded, it would not just be a simple case of being gifted; it would be a complete shattering of common sense.

After another period of time, the purple spirit ring rotating around Lu Chen suddenly retracted its light.

The aura of the spirit ring, which had previously carried a hint of wildness, settled down completely at this moment.

Lu Chen slowly opened his eyes.

He first looked down at himself, then felt the spirit power flowing within his body, and a happy expression appeared on his face.

He had succeeded.

He had completely absorbed this spirit ring.

That deep purple spirit ring circled him slowly, stable and clear.

Lu Chen raised his head, looked at Bibi Dong, and said, "Teacher, I succeeded."

The tension on Bibi Dong's face finally faded.

She nodded slightly, a look of satisfaction appearing in the depths of her eyes.

Yue Guan, however, seemed to only truly react at this moment and couldn't help but look at Gui Mei beside him.

"Old Ghost."

Gui Mei looked at him.

Yue Guan took a deep breath, his tone filled with unconcealable emotion: "We have truly witnessed history."

Gui Mei was silent for a moment, then nodded gently.

Yue Guan continued: "An eight-thousand-year first spirit ring, and he absorbed it so smoothly. Who would have thought that the child we rescued on a whim would be this incredible."

Gui Mei looked at Lu Chen, his voice still low: "His future will likely exceed everyone's imagination."

Yue Guan did not refute him.

Because the fact laid out before them right now was more convincing than any praise.

Bibi Dong walked up to Lu Chen, her gaze falling on that purple spirit ring.

An eight-thousand-year first spirit ring.

Even she could not help but be curious about what kind of spirit skill this ring would bring.

The Azure Thunder Dragon Hawk possessed dragon bloodline and lightning attributes, with outstanding speed and attack power.

Logically speaking, Lu Chen's first spirit skill should be related to lightning, flight, speed, or dragon-type power.

Bibi Dong asked: "Xiao Chen, what is your first spirit skill?"

Yue Guan and Gui Mei also looked over immediately.

They were equally curious.

After all, this was an eight-thousand-year first spirit ring.

The higher the spirit ring age, the stronger the spirit skill usually was, and the more unpredictable its variations.

Moreover, Lu Chen's situation was special to begin with; no one knew what kind of spirit skill he would obtain, especially as a first spirit ring.

Hearing Bibi Dong's words, Lu Chen immediately closed his eyes and carefully sensed it.

The spirit ring had been fully absorbed, and the information regarding the spirit skill appeared in his consciousness.

But when he truly understood the effect of this skill, his expression became somewhat strange.