Obtaining Spirit Rings

Bai Yu entered the Saintess Hall and swept his gaze around. The hall's decor was dominated by purple and gold, brimming with an air of luxury.

He turned and walked into the bedroom, where he saw a large purple bed, several wardrobes, and a dressing table.

Pulling open a wardrobe door, he found all sorts of women's clothing, along with quite a bit of underwear, making six-year-old Bai Yu blush.

"Doesn't Bibi Dong ever put her clothes away? Well, she is the Pope. She's got so much money that she probably has more clothes than she can wear."

Bai Yu muttered as he shut the wardrobe door and turned, intending to find a box to pack away the clothes inside.

The moment Bai Yu turned around, cold sweat broke out all over him. At the sight of the figure standing in the doorway, his back was instantly drenched. "T-Teacher, why are you here?"

Bibi Dong's expression darkened. She walked over, pressed a hand onto Bai Yu's shoulder, and took a deep breath. "Let this be the last time. If you call me by name again, I'll throw you into Lost Canyon to feed the Spirit Beasts."

"Yes, Teacher. I won't dare do it again."

Bai Yu's little face went pale, and he trembled all over as he screamed inwardly, Bibi Dong, just wait until I rise up. Then I'll call you whatever I want! My fate is mine, not Dong's!

"I'll have someone come tidy up the clothes later. Here is a Meditation Method. Release your saber Martial Soul and cultivate."

Bibi Dong handed Bai Yu a Meditation Method, then sat on the edge of the bed and watched him.

After taking it and reading through it carefully, Bai Yu sat cross-legged on the bed and looked up at Bibi Dong. "Teacher, do I need to release my Martial Soul to cultivate? It doesn't say so in the book."

"You don't. Stop asking so many questions. Just do as you're told." Bibi Dong glanced at Bai Yu and spoke indifferently.

"Uh, yes, Teacher." Dejected, he released his Martial Soul and closed his eyes to begin cultivating the Meditation Method.

Bibi Dong stared solemnly at the Hong Ming Saber, sensing the aura within it. "This saber really can purify my Rakshasa Evil Thought."

Bibi Dong then raised her eyes toward Bai Yu. "Heh, with you here, I'll be able to inherit the Rakshasa God Position faster. Even the heavens are helping me! The Qian Clan and Spirit Hall—they all deserve to die. Everyone deserves to die!"

Buzz—

The Hong Ming Saber erupted with purple-gold light, transforming into a domain that enveloped the entire Saintess Hall.

Bai Yu opened his eyes and looked at Bibi Dong. "Teacher, what's wrong? What is this?"

Beneath the domain's cover, the evil intent in Bibi Dong's eyes faded away, and clarity returned to them. "It's nothing. Continue cultivating."

Tch, she probably went crazy again, Bai Yu muttered inwardly.

And so, Bai Yu cultivated while Bibi Dong kept him company, and the entire afternoon passed.

"Alright, that's enough for today. I'll have someone bring food and clothing later. Get a good rest tonight. Tomorrow, we still need to hunt Spirit Beasts and obtain a Spirit Ring."

Bibi Dong stopped Bai Yu's cultivation, rose to her feet, and headed outside.

"Yes, Teacher."

Bai Yu stretched and let out a long breath. "She's finally gone. I've been on edge all afternoon. Thinking about the days ahead... how am I supposed to survive this living hell?"

Early the next morning, Bibi Dong brought Bai Yu to the Soul Hunting Forest outside Spirit City.

As a Soul Hunting Forest directly under Spirit Hall's control, the Spirit Beasts living within had relatively high cultivation levels, ranging from ten years to twenty thousand years.

Bibi Dong was not wearing her Pope Ceremonial Robe today, instead dressed in a form-fitting purple gown. Her long, straight legs moved ahead of Bai Yu as she asked, "I've read about your life. You often went to Martial Soul Academy to study. Have you decided which Martial Soul to add a Spirit Ring to, and what kind of Spirit Beast to choose?"

"Teacher, I want to add a Spirit Ring to my Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul. I want to choose a Spirit Power Sacred Wood." Walking behind Bibi Dong, Bai Yu's gaze occasionally drifted toward the swaying ripe peach before him.

Bibi Dong turned to look at Bai Yu. "Oh? Tell me your thoughts."

"Yes, Teacher. While studying Martial Soul knowledge, I discovered that Martial Souls have a chance to evolve as Soul Masters grow stronger."

"Based on those cases of Martial Soul Evolution, I found that most of them involved Martial Souls that were not innately powerful, but later hunted Spirit Beasts whose traits matched those of their Martial Souls when choosing what kinds of Spirit Rings to absorb."

"I believe that Spirit Beasts with similar traits can make up for a Martial Soul's origin, making it stronger and thereby allowing Martial Soul Evolution to occur."

"My Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul is innately weak, so I want to choose wood-type and life-type Plant-type Spirit Beasts as much as possible to obtain Spirit Rings. I hope that my Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul can evolve in the future."

"Also, I have Twin Martial Souls. I want Blue Silver Grass to follow the Support System path, and once I become stronger, I'll add Spirit Rings to the Hong Ming Saber and take the Assault System path. What do you think, Teacher?"

Bai Yu looked excited. Combining all sorts of theories from his previous life with the information he had read in this life, he enthusiastically showed off in front of Bibi Dong.

Bibi Dong's expression was unreadable as she stared blankly at Bai Yu. "He's so much like him..."

She then turned and continued onward. "You've learned well. We'll do as you say."

The two walked through the Soul Hunting Forest for more than two hours, searching for a suitably aged Spirit Power Sacred Wood while Bai Yu learned the Spirit Beast knowledge Bibi Dong taught him.

Bibi Dong looked at Bai Yu and said, "This one will do. It's a 380-year-old Spirit Power Sacred Wood, nearly at the maximum age limit for a first Spirit Ring."

"Teacher, I want to try the one from earlier that was close to five hundred years old." Bai Yu's little face was solemn as he looked up at Bibi Dong and made his request.

Bibi Dong frowned. "Why? Absorbing a Spirit Ring beyond the age limit is extremely dangerous. Very few survive it."

"Teacher, I asked students at Martial Soul Academy about their experiences absorbing Spirit Rings, and I've also read all kinds of materials on absorbing them."

"The Spirit Ring age limits for the Support System are generally the lowest. Among the other Soul Master systems, Weapon Spirits are generally lower than Beast Spirits. According to the comparison of the materials, the difference lies in physical constitution."

"Below ten-thousand-year Spirit Rings, Spirit Power is not involved. Physical constitution is the only requirement, and I have been training all these years. My constitution definitely surpasses that of ordinary Soul Masters."

"Moreover, the Spirit Power Sacred Wood is a very gentle plant-type Spirit Beast, and its origin is similar to that of my Blue Silver Grass. I'm confident."

Bai Yu lifted his head, his eyes full of confidence. After all, he had not practiced those Guiding Movements for nothing over the years. The Power of Heaven and Earth they drew in had gradually nourished his body.

Bibi Dong reached out and squeezed Bai Yu's shoulder, using her soul power to assess him. Her expression became complicated. "Alright, then we'll try it. If danger arises, I'll interrupt your absorption. You won't die, but you won't be able to obtain a Spirit Ring for three months."

"Yes, thank you, Teacher."

The two arrived beside the Spirit Power Sacred Wood from earlier. Bibi Dong directly reached out, used her spirit power to yank it out by the roots, leaving Quake barely alive, then flung it before Bai Yu.

Bibi Dong looked at Bai Yu. "Give it the final blow."

Bai Yu summoned the Hong Ming Saber and thrust it straight into the tree's core, ending its life as a Spirit Beast.

As he watched a yellow Spirit Ring emerge above the Spirit Power Sacred Wood, Bai Yu was overcome with excitement. The day had finally come. From today onward, I won't eat beef!

"Sit cross-legged and use your Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul to draw in the Spirit Ring." Standing nearby, Bibi Dong began instructing Bai Yu on the precautions for absorbing a Spirit Ring.

Bai Yu calmed himself. He was still too weak, so he still had to eat beef. Then, following Bibi Dong's instructions, he began absorbing the Spirit Ring.

It hurt so much! He felt as if his entire body were about to split apart. Sure enough, all those fanfics from his previous life had been lies. How could absorbing a Spirit Ring beyond one's limit possibly be that easy?!

Watching Bai Yu tremble all over, Bibi Dong wanted to intervene several times, but forced herself to hold back each time.

After nearly an hour, Bai Yu's aura gradually stabilized. Knowing that he had succeeded, Bibi Dong's expression turned complicated. "Xiao Gang, your theory has been overturned by a child..."