Ancient White Stone

On the way home, Mrs. Mary's face was filled with joy.

Her precious grandson had a bright future ahead of him. How could she, as his grandmother, not be happy for him?

Luo Qing reflected on everything beside her.

When he awakened his martial soul, he vaguely saw a massive white dragon coiled in space, calmly watching him.

He would never mistake those azure eyes. The resonance of their souls told him so as well.

That was the Blue-Eyes White Dragon.

And its abilities went far beyond that.

Though he was still weak at present, he could sense that once he obtained his first spirit soul, he would embark on the true path to the top.

His heart surged with excitement. How could Luo Qing possibly restrain his thrilled emotions?

That was right. A man who did not aspire to soar through the clouds lived in vain, even if he stood eight feet tall.

Though he had not yet grown to eight feet, his heart would never be content with being ordinary.

He would climb step by step until he became the strongest.

This world was dangerous. The abyss, evil soul masters, and all manner of threats emerged without end.

He still had people he cared about, and a life he wanted to keep living.

Without sufficient strength, everything he pursued would be nothing more than a castle on the beach, swept away without a trace by a single wave of the times.

He looked at Grandma Mary's somewhat hunched figure, then lowered his head to look at his own childish hands.

Yes, this continent had long since become the Tang family's gold-farming server.

But the God Realm had already been swept away by the turbulence of space-time.

He had no need to keep walking according to his original fate.

Besides, now that he possessed a top-tier martial soul, why should he avoid the so-called protagonist's edge?

Didn't that guy just have a God King for a father?

He had the White Dragon too!

He knew that his martial soul definitely possessed a means of evolving to the White Dragon's ultimate form.

Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, Blue-Eyes Chaos MAX Dragon—those powerful big brothers of the Blue-Eyes line.

It was not as though they could never appear in this world.

And most importantly, he had been single his entire life.

Before getting sent flying by that truck, he had been a pitiful single dog.

This time, no matter what, he had to find himself someone strong, gorgeous, and with a great figure.

Having made up his mind, Luo Qing returned home as well.

Mrs. Mary sorted through the bankbook in her hands.

She understood that her precious grandson had innate full soul power and could directly go to the Spirit Pagoda to purchase a suitable spirit soul.

And she just happened not to be short on money. The copyright income from a single book alone had amounted to more than ten million Federation coins.

That did not even include the manuscript fees from the work she was currently serializing.

It could be said that Mary was fully confident she could choose the most perfect spirit soul for her precious grandson.

"Little Luo, tomorrow we'll go to the Spirit Pagoda and buy you a top-grade spirit soul."

"After all, my precious grandson has the makings of a Titled Douluo!"

Mrs. Mary smiled so broadly that even her wrinkles spread open.

After making dinner for Luo Qing, she went downstairs to chat with her old girlfriends.

Luo Qing could vaguely hear her.

"Oh? How did you know my grandson is a genius?"

She said things like that in a showy manner.

Full of anticipation, Luo Qing arrived at the next day.

The soul-guided car slowly drove into the Spirit Pagoda's parking lot, and Luo Qing stepped out of the back seat.

Mrs. Mary took his hand, and the two rode the elevator up to the place where spirit souls were sold.

The moment they entered, all kinds of high-tech equipment came into view.

Several staff members in white coats were recording something in front of an instrument.

A staff member responsible for selling spirit souls saw them arrive and hurriedly came forward.

"Are the two of you here to purchase a spirit soul?"

There was none of the obvious looking-down-on-others scene from novels. The staff all appeared very polite.

"Huh? Isn't this little Luo Qing?"

A familiar voice rang out.

Luo Qing turned around and saw He Ran standing at the entrance.

"Uncle He Ran, I came to buy a spirit soul today."

"Buying a spirit soul? Right, you have innate full soul power."

He Ran came over as well and spoke familiarly.

"I know this place pretty well. Mention my name, and I'll have them give you a discount."

"I remember your martial soul seems to be dragon-type, right?"

Luo Qing nodded, only to see He Ran seem to realize something. He led everyone to a device.

"There are two spirit souls in here. One of them is a new species discovered by our staff.

Discovered, not invented.

It seems to have come from beyond the heavens. It looks like a white oval stone.

But testing indicates that it is indeed a spirit soul from beyond the heavens.

Our staff tried many things and found that it reacts unusually to dragon-type soul power and auras.

Maybe you could give it a try?

If it doesn't work, there's also a hundred-year dragon-type spirit soul beside it."

Luo Qing stared intently at that white stone.

"Ancient White Stone?"

"Could this really be such a coincidence?"

But Luo Qing could not possibly let this opportunity slip away.

This was obviously something connected to the Blue-Eyes White Dragon. To some extent, it might help him grow stronger.

Luo Qing immediately chose it.

"Are you sure you don't want to think it over? If the fusion fails, we won't charge you, but it might damage your martial soul."

He Ran was somewhat worried, but seeing Luo Qing's serious and resolute expression, he activated the device and let him absorb it.

The moment Luo Qing touched the spirit soul, a warm, gentle sensation spread from his hand.

It was as though the stars had returned to their orbits, fate had returned to its ordained course, and everything had gone back on track.

The Ancient White Stone landed in his hand, and Luo Qing absorbed and fused with it perfectly.

He Ran immediately understood.

He had actually suspected yesterday that Luo Qing's martial soul might be able to accommodate this experimental specimen.

Now, it seemed they were a perfect match.

Mrs. Mary beside him seemed to understand that they had found the most suitable thing.

She pulled out a bank card from her phone pouch.

"How much is it? Where's the card reader?"

But He Ran waved his hand.

"No payment is necessary. The data from that fusion is the best reward for us."

"That item was originally an experimental specimen and, logically speaking, was not meant to be sold publicly."

"I only thought of letting little Luo Qing try it because I noticed yesterday that the power on him seemed to share some connection with it."

"So let's consider this the beginning of a good relationship."

"Then thank you, Uncle He Ran!"

Luo Qing naturally accepted this favor.

Though he did not intend to join the Spirit Pagoda, He Ran clearly did not seem like a bad person.

At the very least, the way he gave things away was genuinely cool.

Moreover, having a favor owed to him by a Spirit Transmitter might prove useful during his future growth.

After all, having someone on the inside made things easier.

Both the Ascension Platform and simulated training required visits to the Spirit Pagoda.

Grandma Mary might have money, but she did not know anyone when it came to such connections.

Luo Qing's trip to the Spirit Pagoda had been a perfect success.

On the way back, he tried using the first soul ring granted by the Ancient White Stone.

The soul ring slowly lit up. Silvery-white radiance enveloped the surroundings, forming a deep yellow soul ring dotted with hints of purple light.

As the skill activated.

The light faded, yet Luo Qing did not feel any soul power being consumed.

Though his soul power had not been consumed, the effect left Luo Qing astonished.

"What do you mean my first soul skill is a passive skill?"