Light Baptism!

Two black Soul Rings slowly revolved in the canyon light. The heavy, profound aura unique to Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings spread through the air, staining the surrounding golden sand with a dark sheen.

Qian Yao sat cross-legged before the corpse of the twenty-thousand-year Light One-Horned Lizard. Once seated, she quickly adjusted her breathing into a steady rhythm.

Golden-red Phoenix Fire slowly circulated within her body. As the Soul Ring drew it in, it naturally extended outward along her meridians and established initial contact with the approaching black Soul Ring.

Her brow furrowed slightly at the instant of contact, but it soon relaxed again. Her Soul Power accelerated within her, guiding the Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring steadily and slowly toward the Dragon Emperor Rod.

Qian Yue sat several steps behind and to Qian Yao's side. Her posture was even calmer as she sat before the Soul Beast's corpse with her eyes closed, steadily drawing in the Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.

Her breathing maintained a stable rhythm from the start. As the Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring's energy entered her meridians, there were no obvious peaks of impact. From the initial stage to the later stages, everything remained within controllable limits.

However, the accumulated medicinal effects activated by the Eight Petal Immortal Orchid spontaneously joined the process. The medicinal power dormant deep within her body gradually awakened as she absorbed the Soul Ring, forming a two-way cycle with the light-attribute energy contained within the Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring. This made her absorption process smoother than expected.

Li Long stood between the two women, his gaze shifting between their conditions and the surrounding environment.

He could clearly sense that Qian Yao was enduring the Soul Power impact and a certain degree of energy suppression brought by the Ten Thousand