Choosing the First Spirit Ring, Phantom Bookworm!

"That is enough. Gu Changsheng has already proven himself. Dean Yan, do you still have anything to say?"

Bibi Dong's sudden speech made everyone present too afraid to speak casually.

Yan Xiu could only lower his head gently, because he was indeed wrong.

Then, the moment her slender legs stood up, her left hand also gripped the scepter tightly. That absolute sense of oppression made everyone too afraid to move rashly.

"Nana, Xie Yue, Yan, the three of you will temporarily follow Gu Changsheng in cultivation. In three months, during the internal academy ranking match, this Emperor wants to see your changes and improvements."

"If Gu Changsheng can prove his worth, the ultimate database will be opened to you."

At this moment, Gu Changsheng raised his head, his eyes filled with questions.

"Is it just the intermediate database?"

This child was probably the first person to question the Pontifex like this. Hu Liena's heart skipped a beat, and she wanted to pull her junior brother back, but she did not dare to do so.

At this moment, Yan could not help but glance over as well.

Bibi Dong narrowed her eyes slightly and leaned forward slowly.

"Then what do you want?"

"I want to review the information on Mental Attribute Spirit Beasts in advance, the more detailed, the better!"

"Oh? Information on Mental Attribute Spirit Beasts, for your first spirit ring?"

"Yes!"

Gu Changsheng did not hide it, because the first martial soul of the Myriad Heaven Book could not be chosen carelessly.

"If the direction of the first spirit ring is wrong, all subsequent analysis records and completions will be affected."

At this moment, Bibi Dong also developed a strong interest. A moment later, she asked slowly:

"Then what type of spirit beast do you want?"

"Mental Attribute, Perception Attribute, Recording Attribute—best if it also has illusion capabilities!"

At this moment, Yan could no longer hold back.

"How can anyone be so picky about their first spirit ring?"

Hu Liena immediately glared at him, causing Yan to shut his mouth instantly!

Bibi Dong was not angry; on the contrary, a hint of deep thought emerged in the depths of her eyes.

"Mental Attribute Spirit Beasts are extremely rare, and those suitable for a book-type martial soul are even fewer. However, ordinary spirit beasts indeed do not match your Myriad Heaven Book!"

She glanced gently at Yan Xiu and said coldly:

"Go and check the Spirit Hall's records from the past three years, and look for century-level Mental Attribute Spirit Beasts."

"Yes!"

Yet she did not expect Gu Changsheng to speak up suddenly:

"Your Holiness the Pope, I want to search myself..."

Bibi Dong looked at him, her gaze very calm, but it seemed she was waiting for a response.

"Others choosing for me may not necessarily know what I need, but I know what I want myself."

Faced with such a confident gaze, Bibi Dong stared at him for a moment, then suddenly smiled:

"You certainly dare to make requests. This Emperor will give you three days. Within three days, you may freely examine the records of century-level and millennium-level Mental Attribute Spirit Beasts in the intermediate database."

"Three days later, we will leave the city to hunt spirit beasts. At that time, Dean Yan will pay for today's presumption by personally escorting you."

Hearing this, Hu Liena immediately raised her head.

"Teacher, I want to go and take a look too."

Bibi Dong glanced at her.

"Nana, this is not an outing this time. Gu Changsheng is going to hunt a spirit ring. Well, this Mental Attribute Spirit Beast also has quite a connection with your martial soul. If there is danger, you must not act willfully. Go!"

Yan and Xie Yue suddenly lit up with hope as well. They had not heard enough of today's analysis, but they did not expect Bibi Dong to speak directly.

"The two of you stay behind. This was never child's play to begin with; you going would have no meaning. Moreover, you are not yet qualified for me to dispatch more people to revolve around you!"

Yan Xiu stood quietly to the side, bowed in salute, and after watching Bibi Dong leave, he led Shi Shan away first.

Yan and Xie Yue still wanted to stay, but they were forcibly dragged away by Yan Xiu.

Now the database grew a bit quieter again, leaving only Hu Liena standing in place.

After everyone around her was gone, she suddenly sidled up to Gu Changsheng's side and said in a low voice:

"Junior brother, you were so daring just now."

Gu Changsheng still displayed a composure unbefitting his age.

"I just wanted what belongs to me."

"Hmph, aren't you happy? Your senior sister here is going to accompany you on a spirit hunt in three days, after all."

Hu Liena let out a soft huff as she said this.

Suddenly realizing she seemed a bit too proactive, she immediately added:

"Don't get any wrong ideas, I'm following teacher's orders."

Gu Changsheng smiled gently:

"Mm, I got the wrong idea..."

At this moment, Hu Liena's cheeks turned slightly red, and she cast a faint glare at him.

"Dreadful fellow, you dare laugh at me! You are not allowed to laugh!"

Gu Changsheng immediately took a step back, and the two of them began chasing each other around the archives room. This scene truly made the previously quiet atmosphere much more cheerful.

"Senior Sister, your charm technique has no effect on me! Hehehe... You can't catch me!"

Gu Changsheng ran while laughing loudly. At this moment, he seemed to feel a nameless atmosphere—the pure innocence of a child.

Over the next three days, Gu Changsheng hardly left the database, and the intermediate database only opened the category of Mental Attribute Spirit Beasts to him.

Therefore, every day for these past three days, he searched diligently. The books piled up in front of him were basically very thick, yet the stack on his left was quite thin.

That was because he had shortlisted four spirit beasts.

[Phantom Dance Snake: Mental Interference Spirit Beast, active year-round in wetlands.]

[Enchanting Heart Butterfly: Illusion-type Spirit Beast with insufficient soul power fluctuations, suitable for spiritual charm-type spirit masters.]

[Mirror Pupil Fox: Excels in insight and phantom clones, extremely difficult to capture.]

[Star-Patterned Spirit Deer: Perception-type spirit beast, gentle in nature, rarely aggressive.]

Gu Changsheng looked at these spirit beasts before him, unable to make up his mind in his heart because ordinary Mental Attribute Spirit Beasts were all pretty much the same.

Yet the core of the Myriad Heaven Book was not charm, nor was it mere illusion; it was analysis, recording, and recommendation.

"Junior brother, today is already the third day. Have you still not chosen?"

Hu Liena sat to one side, propping her chin with her hand as she quietly watched him.

Combining the information in his hands, Gu Changsheng responded faintly.

"Still a little bit off..."

Hu Liena looked at the information he had written on the slip of paper before her and blinked gently:

"Are you trying to merge the abilities of three spirit beasts into one? You really know how to pick..."

Gu Changsheng did not refute, because he knew an ordinary spirit master's first spirit ring merely laid the foundation, but the Myriad Heaven Book's first spirit ring would determine whether his future lay in being a pure support or someone truly participating in combat.

He did not want to merely stand behind others, or at least not forever stand behind others.

Just as Hu Liena stretched lazily, her left hand brushed against a piece of old data to the side. As that document fluttered down onto the tabletop, Gu Changsheng's eyes lit up.

[Phantom Bookworm

Mental Attribute Spirit Beast, shaped like a white worm with silver markings on its body.

Resides long-term near the library of the ancient tree ruins, fond of devouring lingering spiritual remnants and the aura of ancient texts.

Abilities: Spiritual Mimicry, Memory Afterimages, Brief Construction of Illusions.

Lifespan mostly ranges from a century to a millennium.

Extremely rare.]

Seeing this, Gu Changsheng suddenly slapped the desk and stood up, shouting loudly:

"Found it, I found it! It's this one, the Phantom Bookworm!"

As his excitement surged, he also looked at the very last line of the document, which noted the final sighting trail.

[Recorded sightings in the past three years: Maze Ancient Forest

Remarks: The spiritual mist in this area is dense; a Soul King once went missing there...]