Lin Gu nodded after hearing this, then said:
"Good, at least you know what's good for you. By the way, that Xiao Wu you mentioned just now-I know her!"
These words gave the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape quite a fright, and they exclaimed in surprise together:
"You know her?"
Lin Gu nodded and said, "Don't worry, you'll be reunited. Behave yourselves, and if I'm in a good mood someday, you might even have a day of resurrection!"
The Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Azure Bull Python had no choice after hearing this. Before an absolute powerhouse, what chance did they have to choose? So they asked:
"What is your name? If we're sacrificing ourselves, you only need one of us, don't you?"
Lin Gu pointed at Qian Renxue, who had only recently arrived, and immediately said:
"My name is Lin Gu. Besides me, she needs one too!"
He then turned to Qian Renxue. Still stunned and somewhat dazed, Qian Renxue had no idea what Lin Gu intended and merely blurted out her concern:
"Xiao Gu! Are you all right? Are you hurt?"
But she regretted it as soon as she spoke. Lin Gu before her seemed not to have lost even a single strand of hair; only the hem of his clothes was slightly dirty. She pursed her lips, a little embarrassed.
Qian Jun and Jiang Mo behind her were also too astonished for words.
Lin Gu smiled faintly and said to Qian Renxue:
"What injury could I possibly have suffered? Something this trivial couldn't hurt me!"
"Trivial?"
Qian Renxue swallowed as she looked at the seven-year-old boy before her. He only came up to her waist, yet he looked so reassuring.
She pursed her lips. Taking on two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts alone counted as trivial? Then what would count as a big deal?
But then she thought that Xiao Gu was far too far beyond the norm. Perhaps it really was a trivial matter to him.
Looking at Qian Renxue, who was so astonished that even her speech had become muddled, Lin Gu sighed softly and immediately said:
"Sister Xiao Xue, do you remember what I said earlier? About giving you a gift? These two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts are my gift to you. Your Seventh Soul Ring is particularly important. I think these two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts should be enough for your Seventh Soul Ring. Pick one first."
Lin Gu spoke with utter nonchalance, while Qian Renxue beside him had long since been dumbfounded. Watching the two enormous Soul Beasts await their arrangements like pets, she unconsciously swallowed and asked cautiously:
"Xiao Gu! A gift for me? These two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts are your gift to me?"
She even asked again, finding it a little hard to believe.
Lin Gu nodded without hesitation and said frankly:
"That's right. I already decided on the way to the Star Dou Great Forest just now. You and I would each get a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast as a Soul Ring."
Watching Lin Gu speak so nonchalantly, Qian Renxue kept swallowing, feeling dazed. Although she was already level seventy, why did she seem so weak before Lin Gu, who was only level twenty?
Her worldview was crumbling a little. These were words spoken by a seven-year-old child, yet they were so towering.
She shook her head, cleared her mind for a moment, then said:
"Wait, Xiao Gu. A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast as my Seventh Soul Ring-isn't that a little too far beyond the norm? This is a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast! I don't have your physical strength. What if I suffer a backlash?"
Lin Gu had already thought of this, which was why he had forced the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape to sacrifice themselves. He said:
"Don't worry, Sister Xiao Xue. These two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts have already volunteered to sacrifice themselves. Go ahead and choose. This is my gift to you, so you choose first."
As Lin Gu spoke so nonchalantly, the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape beside him could do nothing. What did he mean, volunteered to sacrifice themselves? Was this voluntary?
But they had nothing to say.
Qian Renxue looked at the two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, each as large as a small hill. She had never experienced anything like this either. Choosing a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast? She had no idea how to choose. After hesitating for a long time, she said:
"Xiao Gu! This is simply too strange. I've cultivated for so long, hunted so many Soul Beasts, and absorbed so many Soul Rings, but this is the first time it's been like this. Why don't you arrange it, Xiao Gu? I don't know how to choose."
Seeing this, Lin Gu nodded and considered it. Based on my Martial Soul's characteristics, my second piece of equipment should gain a Soul Skill that complements my equipment.
Looking at it that way, the Titan Giant Ape should suit me better. He said:
"Then I'll choose the Titan Giant Ape. Sister Xiao Xue, this Sky Azure Bull Python will be your Soul Ring."
Qian Renxue nodded. She had never expected this outing to hunt for a Soul Ring to be so easy. She had simply watched from the sidelines and even obtained a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring for nothing.
Xiao Gu, you're so good to me!
Qian Renxue silently felt grateful.
Lin Gu, meanwhile, looked coldly at the Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Azure Bull Python and said flatly:
"Sky Azure Bull Python, sacrifice yourself to my Sister Xiao Xue first. No tricks. I'll stand guard beside her. Once your sacrifice is complete, the Titan Giant Ape will sacrifice himself to me."
The Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Azure Bull Python could only follow his arrangements now, silently nodding:
"Yes, Lord Lin Gu!"
Lin Gu's First Soul Ring lit up. "First Soul Skill: Solid as a Rock!" He placed a shield on Qian Renxue, then said, "Sister Xiao Xue, don't worry. They won't dare play any tricks. Even if they do, with my shield, it won't matter."
Lin Gu's shield had grown stronger again. Its three hundred billion HP had more than doubled, now reaching 756,600,558,000, which was just as frightening as his attack power.
Whatever tricks the Sky Azure Bull Python tried would be useless.
Seeing this, the Sky Azure Bull Python could only follow the arrangements. He said to Qian Renxue:
"What is your name? A sacrifice should have at least a little feeling behind it."
Qian Renxue had never seen a Soul Ring acquired this way either, so she could only say, "My name is Qian Renxue!"
"Very well, Lady Qian Renxue, Lord Lin Gu. Er Ming and I willingly sacrifice ourselves and follow you. We only ask that you give us a chance at resurrection in the future."
Hearing the Sky Azure Bull Python say this, Lin Gu casually tossed out a remark:
"That will depend on your performance. Begin. Stop dawdling!"
The Sky Azure Bull Python nodded and said to the Titan Giant Ape, "Er Ming, I'll go on ahead. It's all right. Lord Lin Gu is so powerful that the whole world will probably be his in the future. Becoming his Soul Ring is no loss. Er Ming, farewell."
The Titan Giant Ape gazed at the Sky Azure Bull Python with reluctance. Heaven and earth changed color, and thunder and lightning filled the sky. The Sky Azure Bull Python transformed into a streak of azure lightning and merged into Qian Renxue's body.
Qian Renxue's Martial Soul released itself automatically, and she immediately floated into the air. Azure soul power enveloped her as thunder and lightning came crashing toward her.
With tears of reluctance at the corners of his eyes, the Titan Giant Ape murmured, "Da Ming!"
But Lin Gu stood beside him with his arms folded across his chest, watching solemnly, then tossed out a remark:
"Don't rush. It'll be your turn soon!"
The Titan Giant Ape gazed at Lin Gu as though looking at a god. At seven years old, he beat me until I couldn't tell north from south. Sacrificing myself to you is no loss either. He even knows Xiao Wu? Doesn't that mean he knows Xiao Wu's identity? So he asked:
"Lord Lin Gu, how did you meet Sister Xiao Wu?"