The moonlight, like water, was evenly scattered throughout the Sunset Forest.
In this vast forest, apart from the occasional roars of various soul beasts in battle and the breathing of those in hibernation,
a few scattered lights in the southern part of the Sunset Forest stood out conspicuously in the predominantly dark night.
Watching Lin Yu guide his soul rings, Lin Zhan's eyes flashed with envy. "This kid's luck is just too good. Why didn't I have this kind of luck back then?"
"Who says otherwise?"
"Yeah, right!"
While Lin Zhan envied his son's "accidental" discovery that whale glue could enhance physical attributes and raise the upper limit of soul rings under ten thousand years old, She Long and Ci Xue, who had barely crossed the Title Douluo threshold with the help of treasures, also expressed their agreement.
Qian Renxue ignored her two bodyguards, protecting Lin Yu while secretly cutting off the hind leg of the second roasted Soft Bone Rabbit and placing it into her storage soul tool.
Then, she picked up the other leg of the first Soft Bone Rabbit she hadn't yet eaten and began to gnaw.
With a satisfying bite, the firm, chewy meat, the golden-brown crispy skin, and the aroma of cumin and perilla filled the young lady with immense satisfaction.
As for why there was cumin and perilla, it was all thanks to Lin Yu. After clearing the land near the stream in his house at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, he couldn't think of what to plant.
But who would have thought that Lin Yu would discover these two treasures in the Imperial Garden when he and Qian Renxue visited the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace?
To ensure they could eat better, Lin Yu, for the first time, begged Qian Renxue to take some seeds out of the palace when the cumin and perilla ripened.
And so, two years passed, and Lin Yu had only planted these two things behind his house.
Just as Lin Yu was about to treat himself to some meat skewers, Qian Renxue happened to show up.
What followed was simple: even the young master of the Spirit Hall, Miss Qian, couldn't hide her fondness for certain things.
While Qian Renxue contentedly ate her rabbit leg, Lin Yu smoothly absorbed the spirit ring of the Jade Lovebird.
Having consumed so much whale glue, Lin Yu's physical attributes had more than tripled, so absorbing a thousand-year spirit ring was naturally no problem.
Although the Jade Lovebird race was powerful, with a cultivation level of 1800 years, it harbored a death wish, and the spirit ring itself showed no resistance or resentment towards Lin Yu.
The absorption time was much shorter than the first time; in just half an hour, Lin Yu had completed the absorption.
The moment the absorption was complete, Lin Yu's spirit power surged. This included not only the spirit power from the Jade Lovebird spirit ring but also the spirit power accumulated from the whale glue he had consumed.
If Lin Yu were to allow this surge of soul power to continue unchecked, he could quickly reach level 25 or even 26, but this would inevitably result in an unstable soul power within his body.
To stabilize his soul power, Lin Yu immediately began compressing the rapidly increasing amount of soul power.
After another half hour, Lin Yu successfully suppressed his soul power to around level 23.
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A clear birdcall rang out, and a phantom of an Emerald Demon Bird, with wings larger than those of a normal Emerald Demon Bird, appeared behind Lin Yu.
Upon closer inspection, it was clear that the phantom had become more solid, roughly doubling in size. In addition to the fiery red and turquoise feathers, a touch of emerald green had appeared on its tail feathers. Having
once again completed its Martial Soul quality upgrade, the Emerald Demon Bird was incredibly handsome, its claws even sharper, their chilling gleam making it instantly recognizable as a deadly weapon. Two
spirit rings, one yellow and one purple, swirled around Lin Yu—the first second-ring spirit ring in a thousand years, filling his father, Lin Zhan, with immense pride.
The next moment, Lin Yu stood up, his pale red eyes meeting Qian Renxue's slightly elongated, pale golden eyes.
A smile appeared on Qian Renxue's face, unlike the cold, aloof smile she gave her subordinates before. This smile was genuine, warming everyone's hearts.
"Congratulations, Xiao Yu, you've achieved the second ring of the Thousand-Year Spirit Beast. You're unique in the Douluo Continent."
Praised by the young lady of the Spirit Hall, even the thick-skinned Lin Yu felt a little embarrassed. "Not at all, it's all thanks to the young master. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to do it."
This wasn't just polite talk; in this era, besides Sea Spirit Masters, killing Sea Spirit Beasts and obtaining whale glue, a precious resource from the ocean, wasn't easy.
Although it was only sought after by the nobles of the Douluo Continent for its usefulness, its price was still quite high.
If Qian Renxue hadn't used the power of the Spirit Hall, the whale glue he consumed would have been worth no less than 400,000 gold spirit coins.
(Regarding this price, I'm referring to the simple piece of millennium whale glue that Huo Yuhao ate in Douluo Continent II. Even the marked "damaged and weathered" label indicated a price of six thousand. I estimate a complete one would cost thirty to fifty thousand. Is that alright? The protagonist ate more than one piece.)
"It's fine. Now that you've obtained your second soul ring, can I see your soul skill?"
Soul skills are inherently secrets for soul masters. Qian Renxue was only tentatively asking; it wouldn't matter if Lin Yu didn't tell her.
Although Lin Yu knew Qian Renxue had a somewhat weak attribute, her quality was far superior to that of the one who had already chosen the path of death, so he didn't hide anything.
It wasn't just Qian Renxue; Lin Zhan was even more curious, after all, his "Complete List of Lin Family Inherited Soul Ring Candidates" still needed information from his eldest son.
Glancing at his father's sparkling eyes, Lin Yu reluctantly released his martial soul.
As the Martial Soul was attached to his body, a pair of giant wings appeared behind Lin Yu. Then, the purple soul rings surrounding Lin Yu flashed, and with a flap of his wings, a beam of emerald green light transformed into a pillar behind him. Two cyan emerald demon bird phantoms flew out from the pillar of light, instantly transforming into Lin Yu's likeness.
Lin Zhan rubbed his eyes in astonishment, "What's going on? How come I have two more little ancestors?"
Hearing this, a black line flashed on Lin Yu's forehead. Pointing to the two motionless "selves" on his body, he said, "This is my second soul skill, Twin Phoenixes, which can create two clones with eighty percent of my own strength. The soul power consumed by using this soul skill is negligible, but controlling it in battle requires consuming my own soul power.
Of course, this soul skill also has a small function: my clones can transform into the appearance of everyone I've ever seen."
"Hiss!"
She Long, Ci Xue, and Lin Zhan simultaneously gasped. (Douluo Continent is getting warmer, you can't escape this!)