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"By the way, Zhuyun, where's that girl Nana? I haven't seen her in so long—I miss her already."
Zhu Zhuyun replied, "Nana? She should be down in the dungeon right now."
"Alright then! I'll go see that little girl."
With that, Dai Weisi headed toward the imperial prison located behind the palace, going straight to find Anna.
As soon as he entered the dungeon, the first sight that greeted him was the half-dead state of Ghost Leopard Douluo and Ling Yuan Douluo. Their soul power had been completely drained by Anna—there was not a trace left in their bodies.
Both of them knew very well that if they dared to meditate to recover their soul power, the Black Jade Divine Grass wrapped around them would immediately begin absorbing it again.
So the two of them simply gave up. They refused to meditate at all—if they had no soul power, then the grass would have nothing to absorb. It was their silent form of resistance.
Anna herself, however, was seated in a separate clean cell, quietly meditating and cultivating her soul power. By her side, Dai Pojun had arranged twenty black-clad dead soldiers to protect her safety.
Dai Weisi opened his Icefire Evil Eyes, carefully examining Anna's cultivation. At this moment, she was already at the peak of Rank 48—a Control-Type Battle Soul Sect.
"Heh, looks like this little girl actually listened to me," Dai Weisi chuckled. A year ago, he had advised Anna not to rely on others' soul power too much and to prioritize her own cultivation.
After all, soul power borrowed from others would always belong to others. Using it as a catalyst to break through bottlenecks was one thing—but if one relied on it excessively, it would damage their foundation in the long run and easily lead to qi deviation. That would be disastrous.
Clearly, Anna had taken his words to heart.
Time had flown by, and Anna had already turned nine years old. A nine-year-old Soul Sect—her talent had already surpassed that of her own teacher.
As Dai Weisi continued observing her with his Icefire Evil Eyes, Anna suddenly sensed his gaze. She opened her eyes sharply, and her pupils flashed into a bright green.
It was her external soul bone—Evil Spirit Eye.
Their gazes met. Dai Weisi was the first to withdraw his Icefire Evil Eyes. He smiled faintly and used soul power to transmit his voice.
"Nana, long time no see."
Seeing that Dai Weisi had returned, Anna's eyes lit up. She was about to shout aloud, but Dai Weisi beat her to it.
"Don't yell! This isn't the place to talk. Let's go outside." He pointed at the numb, lifeless Ghost Leopard Douluo and Ling Yuan Douluo.
Anna nodded, understanding well that this was indeed not the place for conversation. She stood up quietly and followed Dai Weisi out of the dungeon.
The moment they stepped outside, Anna immediately threw herself onto Dai Weisi's strong arm, clinging to it joyfully.
"Hehe! Brother Vis, you're finally back!"
She giggled, then widened her bright, curious eyes.
"Brother Vis, Sister Zhuyun said you've already become a Soul Saint, and that you even have a hundred-thousand-year soul ring! Is that true?"
Dai Weisi laughed heartily and rubbed her little head.
"Looks like your Sister Zhuyun has told you everything."
"So it's true?!" Anna's eyes sparkled. She immediately acted coquettishly, swaying his arm.
"Brother Vis Brother Vis show me your seventh soul ring, please~?"
"Of course."
Toward his beloved god-sister and good disciple, Dai Weisi held nothing back. He immediately circulated his soul power and released his Holy White Tiger Martial Soul. As the martial soul fused with his body, seven soul rings rose one after another—
and that bright crimson seventh ring was especially dazzling.
The radiant glow of the soul rings reflected in Anna's eyes. She couldn't help but gasp.
"It really is a hundred-thousand-year soul ring… so beautiful…"
"Beautiful, isn't it? But Nana, there's no need to rush. One day, you'll have a hundred-thousand-year soul ring too."
"Mhm! One day, I definitely will!" Anna beamed. Then her eyes shifted as a thought crossed her mind. She suddenly asked,
"Brother Vis, I have a question. You have to answer honestly!"
"Alright, what is it?" Dai Weisi blinked, curious what secretive thing this little girl was about to say.
Anna didn't answer aloud this time. She used soul power transmission.
"I heard that when a hundred-thousand-year soul beast dies, it always drops a hundred-thousand-year soul bone. Brother Vis… do you have a soul bone like that too?"
Dai Weisi paused in surprise. He didn't expect her to be this sharp. He nodded in acknowledgment.
"Wow! You even have a hundred-thousand-year soul bone?! I'm so jealous!"
"Hehe, no need to be jealous. You'll have both a hundred-thousand-year soul ring and soul bone one day," Dai Weisi said confidently. After all, he was currently holding a hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor right leg bone.
"Speaking of soul bones—Nana, I actually prepared a gift for you." Dai Weisi smiled mysteriously as he pulled out the Ten-Thousand-Year Illusion Wisdom Skull, which he had taken from Shinian, and handed it to her.
Anna's eyes lit up instantly.
"Brother Vis, this is—"
"This is a ten-thousand-year head soul bone called the Illusion Wisdom Skull. Absorb it. It can improve your spiritual power and allow you to absorb higher-aged soul rings.
The skill it carries—Illusionary Space—can drag your enemies into illusions you weave. Combined with your Evil Spirit Eye external soul bone, the effects should be impressive."
He paused, then glanced at Anna's cultivation once more and smiled.
"And one more thing—this skull also contains strong soul power. It should help you break through to Rank 50 and become a quasi-Soul King."
The excitement on Anna's face was impossible to hide. She accepted the soul bone without hesitation and smiled sweetly.
"Thank you, Brother Vis! I love you so much!"
Right after saying that, she suddenly realized something and blushed. Without another word, she sat cross-legged and began absorbing the soul bone.
Dai Weisi chuckled and didn't think too much of her earlier words. He simply stood guard quietly to protect her.
Anna's talent was even greater than Dai Weisi's, and she had absorbed soul bones before. So this process went smoothly.
In just two to three hours, she successfully absorbed the soul bone. Her soul power surged from the peak of Rank 48 to Rank 50, officially becoming a Control-Type Quasi Soul King!
"Brother Vis! I did it! My soul power has broken through to Rank 50!" Anna said with a bright smile, her eyes sparkling with excitement. She then asked,
"Brother Vis, are you going to take me to Star Dou Forest now to get my fifth soul ring?"
"No rush on the soul ring. First—absorb this."
As he spoke, Dai Weisi took out the Blue Silver Emperor.
"This is Blue Silver Emperor? You want me to absorb its origin?"
"That's right. Once you finish absorbing it, in a couple of days, I'll bring you somewhere. And just like before—don't absorb the origin completely."
"I understand!"
(End of Chapter)