Chen Xin froze.
He was about to refuse immediately.
But when he thought of this kid's physical condition, a sliver of hope suddenly rose in his heart.
That was right.
Others might only be able to absorb a four-hundred-year Soul Ring at most.
But him... he might just create a miracle, right?
Chen Xin hesitated.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had finally produced a genius. He could not let him die from his body exploding after absorbing a Soul Ring beyond his limit.
No matter how he looked at it,
he should not agree.
After a brief silence, Chen Xin stared seriously into his eyes. "Are you sure?"
Su Li nodded solemnly. "I'm sure."
The two looked at each other for several seconds. After Chen Xin felt his arm again and confirmed the strength of his body, he finally made a decision.
"I'll knock it out for you. The rest is up to you."
As soon as he finished speaking,
Chen Xin vanished from sight.
The next second,
the Glimmer Beast was happily lying on a rock, basking in the sun, when a huge slap came down and knocked it unconscious on the spot.
Looking at the Soul Beast tossed at his feet, Su Li could not help but marvel at how nice it was to have a bodyguard.
He did not even need to do it himself.
"Use your sword to pierce its head."
"Then sit down and absorb it."
"If anything goes wrong, I'll step in and forcibly interrupt it."
Su Li nodded to show that he understood.
After efficiently killing the Glimmer Beast before him, he sat cross-legged and began absorbing it.
As Ning Rongrong watched him begin absorbing the Soul Ring, her heart suddenly tightened for some reason.
Her hands rested against her chest, her fingers clutching her collar as worry crept in.
"Idiot! Why did you have to push yourself so hard?!"
"A four-hundred-year one would have been fine! It's not like there's only one Soul Beast on the continent!"
Ning Rongrong anxiously paced back and forth. When she saw the pained expression on Su Li's face as he absorbed it, her little face turned red.
Chen Xin leaned expressionlessly against a tree. Watching Ning Rongrong pace around, a faint smile unconsciously appeared at the corner of his lips.
This girl...
She kept saying she did not care.
Yet she was even more anxious than he was.
Gradually,
Su Li's expression changed from pain to calm.
The girl's mood improved a little as well.
As time passed,
the color of the Soul Ring faded, until Su Li completely absorbed it.
His aura also grew much stronger.
His Soul Power leaped from level ten to level thirteen.
"He succeeded?"
Ning Rongrong was startled. Feeling the power radiating from the boy, she could not help swallowing.
So strong.
If he faced that black panther again, it felt like he could probably cut it down with ease.
Su Li opened his eyes and saw the girl in pink before him.
The two were standing rather close.
For a moment, their eyes met as they looked at each other.
Thump, thump, thump~
Ning Rongrong's heart suddenly raced.
She hurriedly took several steps back and turned her head aside. The tips of her ears reddened as she abruptly said, "Congratulations."
After saying that, she walked to the side to fuss with the Cluck-Cluck she had picked up.
Su Li glanced at the girl's retreating back before getting up and looking toward Chen Xin, who was walking over.
"Not bad. A six-hundred-year first Soul Ring. It seems the record in the Soul Master world may need to be changed."
Chen Xin smiled approvingly.
He patted Su Li's shoulder in satisfaction and continued asking,
"How is your first Soul Skill?"
Holding the Pure Jun Sword and looking at the Soul Ring beneath his feet, Su Li said excitedly, "When attacking an enemy, I can split off seven light blades. They can attack and blind at the same time."
"Also, my attack and speed increase by fifty percent, and the effect doubles against dark creatures!"
"Of course, the most important thing is that the blinding effect has purification properties."
Chen Xin was somewhat surprised upon hearing this.
He had not expected
a mere first Soul Ring to provide so many boosts.
"Not bad. I'm quite curious about how effective this blinding effect is."
"Use it and let me see."
Su Li nodded.
Without another word, he unleashed his first Soul Skill.
"Shine—Blind!"
Crack!
The seven light blades condensed by the Pure Jun Sword rapidly formed a sphere of light.
Then, with a bang,
Ultimate Daylight bloomed instantly.
Ning Rongrong, who was fussing with Cluck-Cluck, curiously turned around to look, only to...
"Ahhh! Su Li, what are you doing?!"
"My eyes!"
Ning Rongrong covered her eyes.
At that moment, she felt as if she had seen her great-grandmother.
Her vision instantly went blurry.
Even Chen Xin had to shield himself with his hand, secretly marveling inwardly.
If used as a surprise attack, it would absolutely catch an opponent off guard.
With such a wide-range blinding effect,
the caster would have an absolute offensive advantage for a short time!
Five seconds later,
the sphere of light vanished.
Chen Xin lowered the arm he had used to block the intense light and could not help praising him. "If used well, this Soul Skill can definitely achieve a surprising effect."
"For five seconds, the enemy's vision is obstructed and they cannot see anything. That is your best opportunity to attack."
"As for the power of purification... I haven't felt it yet. Perhaps we'll need to find a dark-attributed Soul Beast to test it on."
Chen Xin suddenly thought of the black panther that had died not long ago.
He silently mourned for it for half a second.
It had died at the wrong time.
The two grown men chatted away, seemingly forgetting that there was also a petite, adorable girl covering her eyes and secretly shedding tears.
"Su! Li!"
"I never want to talk to you again!"
"My eyes, boohoo~"
Looking at the girl crying on the ground, they were at a loss for what to do.
This was bad.
They had been so focused on testing the skill that they had neglected the little girl.
Chen Xin awkwardly cleared his throat, clasped his hands behind his back, and calmly looked at Su Li beside him. "You caused it. You deal with it yourself."
After saying that,
he quickened his pace and left as though fleeing.
In the blink of an eye,
he was gone without a trace.
Su Li: "..."
He felt like he had been sold out.
Sword Douluo was way too unreliable.
Looking at Ning Rongrong throwing a tantrum on the ground, Su Li sighed helplessly.
He had forgotten to warn the girl before using his Soul Skill.
Forget it, forget it.
He had to own up to what he did.
Su Li walked in front of her, crouched down, forced out what he thought was an apologetic smile, and said, "Young Sect Mistress, how about I apologize to you?"
Ning Rongrong puffed out her cheeks, snorted coldly, and lowered her hands.
Her reddened eyes were filled with grievance.
Hiss~
Why did he suddenly want to laugh?
No, he had to hold it in.
Once Ning Rongrong's vision returned, she saw the smile on his face and became even more furious.
This guy!
Was he laughing at her?!
Damn it!!!
"I don't want to talk to you anymore!"
Ning Rongrong stood up and quickened her pace, storming forward angrily.
Su Li grabbed her arm and said expressionlessly, "Young Sect Mistress, you're going the wrong way."
"It's that way."
Ning Rongrong's pretty face reddened, and embarrassment made her cheeks burn.
"I know! You don't need to tell me!"
After brushing past him again, the girl shot him a vicious glare, stomped on his foot twice, then strode ahead with her braid swinging behind her.
Su Li looked at the shoe that had been stepped on by her little foot and unconsciously touched the tip of his nose.
If it had been somewhere else...
Pah, pah, pah!
That would be a crime!
First of all, this proved he was not into little girls.
Second,
he truly had no such thoughts.
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