Late at night a month later.
Emperor Soul Village, broken wooden house.
Lin Qing sat cross-legged on the bed, his spirit power fluctuating violently.
The Heavenly Eye Martial Soul automatically emerged at his brow, its vertical pupil opening and emitting a faint silver light.
The Gold of Life was placed beside him, a warm life aura surrounding him.
“Boom!” A wave of spirit power radiated outward with Lin Qing as the center.
The windows of the broken wooden house rattled from the shock.
Rank ten!
He had made a Breakthrough!
Lin Qing let out a long breath and slowly opened his eyes, a sharp light flashing within them.
“Finally Rank ten!” He didn’t delay.
He directly took out that two-thousand-year Illusionary Fox spirit ring from his Legacy Space.
The moment the spirit ring appeared in the room, a dazzling purple light illuminated the entire broken wooden house, and the powerful energy fluctuations slightly distorted the air.
Gulp!
Lin Qing swallowed hard.
It would be a lie to say he wasn’t nervous.
Two thousand years was already far beyond the theoretical limit for a first spirit ring.
A normal Spirit Master’s first spirit ring would at most be around three or four hundred years.
But he had consumed four pieces of Thousand-Year Whale Glue, and his physical fitness far exceeded those of the same Rank.
He should…
be able to withstand it, right?
Just in case, Lin Qing moved the Gold of Life closer to him.
This thing’s powerful life aura might save his life at a critical moment.
Everything was ready.
His spirit power reached out, slowly drawing in that purple spirit ring.
“Hum!” The spirit ring jolted violently under the attraction.
Then it turned into a streak of light and flew toward Lin Qing, instantly sinking into his body!
“Ugh!” Lin Qing let out a muffled groan.
A violent surge of energy exploded within his body!
His blood vessels swelled, and fine beads of blood seeped out from the surface of his skin.
Muscles were tearing!
Bones were groaning!
But he gritted his teeth and held on desperately.
At the same time.
The life aura emitted by the Gold of Life beside him suddenly intensified, and warm life energy poured into Lin Qing’s body, quickly repairing the blood vessels and muscles torn by the violent energy.
Destruction, repair.
Destruction again, repair again.
It continued in a cycle like this.
It lasted for an hour.
“Boom!” The final surge of energy from the thousand-year spirit ring was completely absorbed.
Lin Qing slowly opened his eyes.
A series of purple patterns had appeared on the Heavenly Eye at his brow.
His spirit power Rank soared all the way!
Rank eleven, Rank twelve, Rank thirteen…
finally, it stopped at Rank fifteen!
“I succeeded!” Lin Qing felt the surging power within him and couldn’t help but smile.
Of course, what surprised him most was the first Spirit Ability this spirit ring gave him; it was exactly the same as the Spirit Ability of the twelve-year-old Lin Qing!
[First Spirit Ability—Illusion] After activation, it can cast illusions on a target, and it can also change his own appearance and the color of his spirit rings!
“Change the color of spirit rings?” Lin Qing’s eyes lit up.
With a thought, the color of the purple spirit ring beneath his feet began to change.
Yellow, the color of a hundred-year spirit ring.
Black, the color of a ten thousand year spirit ring.
Even…
red, the color of a hundred thousand year spirit ring!
“It really works!” Lin Qing was so excited he almost jumped up; this ability was too practical.
In the future, he could just show his spirit rings as black or even red.
Tsk tsk, wouldn’t that be following the fine tradition of Huo the Cheater to show off?
“What about changing myself?” He activated the Spirit Ability, and Second Girl’s appearance came to mind.
The next second, his body contours began to change—height, physique, face…
In just a few seconds, another “Second Girl” appeared in the broken wooden house.
Exactly the same, even the look in her eyes was lifelike.
“Creak.” The broken wooden door was suddenly pushed open.
The real Second Girl walked in carrying a bowl of hot soup.
Seeing that “self” in the room, she froze on the spot.
The bowl in her hand fell to the ground with a clatter, and the soup spilled everywhere.
“You…
you…” Second Girl pointed at “herself,” her lips trembling for a long time without being able to say a complete sentence.
She thought she had encountered some kind of monster.
Lin Qing finally realized what was happening and quickly deactivated the Spirit Ability, returning to his original form.
“Sister Er Ni, it’s me.” He scratched his head awkwardly.
“I was just testing a Spirit Ability.” Second Girl stood there, stunned for a good while before slowly coming back to her senses.
She patted her chest and let out a long breath.
“Whew…
it’s Xiao Qing.
Good thing it wasn’t some monster…” “Xiao Qing, you’ve already become a Spirit Master?!” She was happy for Lin Qing.
But soon her eyes dimmed again.
She felt a bit dejected.
She couldn’t even become a Spirit Master and couldn’t help him with anything.
It was a sense of urgency that the gap between her and Lin Qing was growing wider, and they might eventually become strangers.
Lin Qing stepped forward and gently took her hand.
“Sister Er Ni, you’ve already helped me a lot.
Without you, I might have starved to death long ago.” He paused and looked seriously into Second Girl’s eyes.
“You can also help me with other things, like learning how to manage a shop.
I have some money, and once I’ve established myself in Soto City, I’ll open a shop and leave it for you to manage.” Hearing this, Second Girl’s eyes regained their sparkle.
“I want to learn!
I’ll definitely learn well!
I’ll manage the shop well for you!” A smile bloomed on the young girl’s face, full of hope and drive.
As long as she could stay by Xiao Qing’s side, she was willing to do anything!
…
The next morning.
At the entrance of Emperor Soul Village.
Lin Qing carried a simple knapsack, ready to leave the small village where he grew up.
Second Girl stood before him, her eyes red.
“Xiao Qing, you must take care of yourself.” Lin Qing reached out and gently wiped away her tears.
“Why are you crying?
I’m just going to study, not to a battlefield.” As he spoke, he took out a small cloth bag from his robes, containing ten gold coins.
“Help me give this to Aunt Li.
Tell her it’s my thanks for all these years, to help her and you all improve your lives.” “And one more thing.” Lin Qing’s expression became serious.
“Sister Er Ni, remember, if one day Er Gouzi brings back a piece of metal from the mountain—the kind I showed you—you must hide it well.
Never let anyone know about it.” In the timeline of the twelve-year-old Lin Qing, Er Gouzi’s family died because of the Gold of Life.
Even if he wasn’t sure if it would happen in this World, he couldn’t let history repeat itself.
Although Second Girl didn’t understand why, she still took it to heart.
Lin Qing took one last look at her and the village where he grew up.
Then he turned and stepped onto the dirt road leading out of the village.
Second Girl stood at the village entrance, watching his back until he disappeared into the distance.
…
On the carriage to Soto City.
Lin Qing leaned back in the carriage, resting with his eyes closed.
But his mind was rapidly considering his next plans.
“First, reach Rank twenty as soon as possible and obtain a second spirit ring.” “Second, find an opportunity to deal with that group of Mountain Bandits and eliminate the threat.” “Third, go to Soto City and establish a foothold.” “Fourth, find an opportunity to kill that old pervert Priest.” How to kill Viscount Priest?
The corners of Lin Qing’s mouth curled into a cold arc.
He could use his first Spirit Ability, Illusion, to change his appearance and use a different face to approach that perverted Priest.
Then find an opportunity for a one-hit kill.
As for Tang Hao and Tang San…
Lin Qing opened his eyes and looked at the scenery rushing past the window, his gaze deep.
“There’s no rush; accounts must be settled slowly, and the path must be taken step by step.” (End of Chapter) CREATORS’ THOUGHTS RinBlaze If you’re enjoying this novel, don’t forget to bookmark it and vote as much as you can!
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