Revive, My Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring!

"We're here. This is the girls' dormitory." Xiao Ran paused downstairs, then hurried up.

Bang! Bang! Bang! The loud knocking jolted Xiao Wu awake.

"Who is it? Who's looking for me this late?"

"Sister Xiao Wu, it's me, Xiao Ran."

"Xiao Ran?" Xiao Wu replied with open distaste. "What do you want? I hate you. Go away."

"Uh, Sister Xiao Wu, I know you're still upset about what happened between Tang San and me. I understand why you hate me, and why you'd take his side."

"So I brought you a gift today. I hope you'll help me find Tang San and the others tomorrow so I can ask for their forgiveness." Every word Xiao Ran spoke sounded sincere.

"Oh, all right. Since you're being so sincere, I suppose I can accept your gift." Xiao Wu smiled and opened the door.

Galaxy Solace!

Emerald particles of light slipped into her eyes and spread throughout her body.

Xiao Wu's gaze softened. Hearts seemed to shine in her eyes as she looked adoringly at the young man before her.

Xiao Ran shut the door at once and pushed her onto the bed.

"Ugh. With that look, she'd seem in love with a dog."

"My master~ What would you have me do?" Xiao Wu sat up on the bed, her voice sugary sweet.

"What the hell? She's calling me master already?" Goosebumps rose all over Xiao Ran.

"Try acting cute for me."

"Yes, master." Xiao Wu tilted her head. Her pink-and-white rabbit ears twitched gently as she spoke in a soft, coaxing voice.

"Ah! That's... Stop! You're making me feel bad about taking your Soul Ring. No, I can't let feelings get in the way of my plans. Come with me to the forest. This place won't do."

"Yes, master~"

Xiao Ran transformed into Ginga and carried Xiao Wu through the window. Riding the Spark Lance, they flew toward a nearby forest.

"This will do. Just the two of us, with no one to interrupt..." Xiao Ran landed smoothly.

"Now sacrifice your body to me. I need your Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring."

"Yes. Xiao Wu will do everything she can to fulfill her master's request."

"Ginga passive skill: Ginga Field!"

A circular blue field spread out in an instant, enclosing Xiao Wu and Xiao Ran.

"Begin!"

A pink glow rippled outward as the Sacrifice Field expanded. Xiao Wu's body slowly dissolved into pink mist. All the life force within her flowed into Xiao Ran, finally condensing into a crimson Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.

Xiao Ran looked at the red Soul Ring before him and sighed. "What a shame. I can't absorb this Soul Ring yet."

He took out the Soul Ring Storage Device and slowly drew the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring inside.

"No Soul Bone. Probably because she sacrificed only her body."

"Ding. The host has obtained a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring. Xiao Wu's soul essence remains intact. Soul essence is being transferred into a new duplicate... Duplication complete."

A flawless Xiao Wu doll appeared in Xiao Ran's hand.

"Ding. The host's Soul Power has risen from level 31 to level 33."

"Mm... No wonder she's Tang San's wife. Delicious... Ahem. Her life force alone was enough to raise me two levels at once."

"I shouldn't stay here."

After returning to Xiao Wu's room, Xiao Ran released his Martial Soul and summoned Xiao Wu again.

Xiao Ran rammed the Xiao Wu doll into the Dark Silver Spark.

Super Fusion, Xiao Wu!

"Bzz..."

Xiao Wu stood before Xiao Ran once more.

"Xiao Ran!? What are you doing in my room? What are you planning to do to me?" Xiao Wu shouted in shock.

"Shit! I thought she was still under my control!" Xiao Ran floundered like a child caught doing something wrong.

Galaxy Solace!

In his panic, he placed Xiao Wu under mind control again.

"Phew. That was close. She almost found out."

"System, will she remember what happened before I controlled her tomorrow?"

"Rest assured, host. Once Galaxy Solace wears off, its target will lose all memories from both during the control and immediately before it took effect."

"Oh, I see."

"Xiao Wu, lie down and get some sleep. I won't touch you today."

After that, Xiao Ran returned to his own room.

The next afternoon, all eight of them gathered in the classroom, where Yu Xiaogang began his lecture.

"The Yin-Yang Illusion Butterfly is a Soul Beast with both yin and yang attributes. According to the records, this Soul Beast can live for at most a thousand years. No Ten Thousand Year specimens exist, and its chance of yielding a Soul Bone is one in a thousand. Extremely rare!" Yu Xiaogang spoke with relish.

Xiao Ran stood up at once. "Gangzi, I disagree."

Yu Xiaogang glared at Xiao Ran. "What exactly do you disagree with? Are you saying you know more than I do!?"

"Yes. I know more than you, so I'm better qualified to speak on this!" Xiao Ran answered without hesitation.

"What makes you qualified? Have you ever seen a Yin-Yang Illusion Butterfly? Or do you have one of its Soul Bones? You don't know a damn thing, yet you dare pretend you do in front of me."

"Oh, really?"

Rip!

The fabric across Xiao Ran's back suddenly tore open, and a pair of butterfly wings emerged, one white and one black. At the same time, a black Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring lit up.

"What!? How do you have a Yin-Yang Illusion Butterfly Soul Bone? And it's from a Ten Thousand Year specimen! Where on earth did you get it?"

"I hunted it in the forest, of course. Where else?"

"Fine." Gangzi thought for a moment and forced himself to calm down.

"Class, the wings on Xiao Ran's back are a Yin-Yang Illusion Butterfly Soul Bone. Take a look at their shape. This is an External Soul Bone, a Soul Bone separate from the six standard types."

Yu Xiaogang taught in earnest, but no one else in the room absorbed a word. They were all stunned by Xiao Ran's sudden display of a Soul Bone.

After class, Yu Xiaogang called Tang San into his office alone.

"Tang San, you saw the Soul Bone on Xiao Ran. It's an External Soul Bone, rarer than any other type of Soul Bone on the continent."

"I saw it, Teacher."

"I need you to obtain that Ten Thousand Year External Soul Bone and strengthen yourself."

Tang San seemed to retain one last shred of conscience. "Teacher! Wouldn't that be wrong? Taking that Soul Bone would mean making an enemy of Xiao Ran again."

"We don't need to kill him. We only need to remove his Soul Bone," Yu Xiaogang said pointedly, his hands clasped behind his back.

"But how can we beat him? Last time, even the two of us together couldn't defeat him." Tang San looked worried.

"I was careless last time. This time, I'll use this against him myself!" Yu Xiaogang took a jade pendant from his pocket.

"This is the Thunder Dragon Jade Pendant I took when I left the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon clan. It's a bloodline ritual artifact containing a remnant of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon's thunder essence. It can temporarily disrupt the flow of Soul Power and interrupt an opponent while they're charging a Soul Skill."

Gangzi stared angrily at the pendant in his hand, memories of the past surfacing.

"Tomorrow morning, I'll gather everyone and take you to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt a Soul Ring for you."

"When the time comes, stay close to me. We'll..." Yu Xiaogang and Tang San whispered together, plotting how to seize Xiao Ran's Soul Bone the next day.

The next morning.