"This is my soul spirit."
Shui Yue'er smiled as she rubbed the little dolphin's head, a hint of pride in her voice.
"It's a Jade Dolphin, just like my martial soul. Teacher said it can cultivate alongside me and become even stronger in the future."
Ning Rongrong's gaze involuntarily drifted back to Qian Renxue's palm. She watched the palm-sized Radiant Sacred Dragon, Yaochen, and the Divine Sacred Dragon affectionately nuzzle Qian Renxue's fingertips. The sacred light flowing around them resembled tiny fragments of starlight, intertwining with Yaochen's golden glow, so beautiful that she could not look away.
She looked at the soft little dolphin in Shui Yue'er's palm, then at the two lively dragon-shaped soul spirits in Qian Renxue's hand. Her little lips pursed slightly as she asked, her eyes brimming with curiosity:
"Then are both of yours dragon soul spirits, Sister Xue?"
At her question, Qian Renxue gently lifted the miniature Yaochen and brushed her fingertips tenderly over his scales. As though sensing his master's affection, the little fellow immediately spread his palm-sized wings and circled above her hand, scattering tiny flecks of sacred light, lively and adorable.
"This is Yaochen, my Radiant Sacred Dragon soul spirit."
Qian Renxue spoke softly, then pointed to the Divine Sacred Dragon beside him.
"And this one is the Divine Sacred Dragon. They're both my soul spirits, and they've been cultivating with me for a long time."
Before her words had faded, the soul power around Qian Renxue rippled slightly, and five dazzling red soul rings flashed beneath her feet before vanishing. Though they appeared for only an instant, even the surrounding air seemed to freeze for a moment. The potent aura of hundred-thousand-year soul rings washed over Ning Rongrong, startling her into instinctively covering her mouth, her eyes filled with disbelief.
"Soul