As a mother, Ye Qingxian instinctively wanted to protect her daughter and keep her away from all risks.
But as a Spirit Master, she also understood that some opportunities could only be seized by taking risks.
Her daughter had already embarked on this legendary path of no return; excessive protection might instead become a shackle.
After struggling internally for a long time, Ye Qingxian finally nodded with difficulty, her voice somewhat hoarse: “Alright… Mother believes in you.”
“But Lingling, promise Mother that if you feel anything wrong, you will stop immediately. Don’t push yourself! We can always find another Spirit Ring, but your safety is more important than anything!”
“I promise, Mother!” Ye Lingling hugged her mother tightly, her heart filled with emotion.
With a clear target, the search became highly efficient.
Under Ling Ye’s covert guidance, Ye Lingling’s group avoided the territories of many powerful Spirit Beasts and specifically sought out plant-type Spirit Beasts that met the criteria.
A day later, deep within a quiet, dense bamboo forest filled with a faint plant fragrance, they found the ideal target.
It was the “Solitary Bamboo King.”
It was not a powerful combat-type Spirit Beast; its attack methods were relatively simple, relying mainly on its tough bamboo body and sharp bamboo spikes.
However, it possessed extraordinary life force and tenacity among plant-type Spirit Beasts, capable of rooting itself in barren soil and enduring various harsh environments; its life essence was pure and tenacious.
The Solitary Bamboo King before them had a warm, jade-white body, standing over twenty meters tall with distinct bamboo joints, radiating an energy fluctuation of approximately 7,500 to 8,000 years of cultivation.
“This is the one.” Ling Ye confirmed in Ye Lingling’s mind.
“Although its quality is not comparable to your Life Begonia Emperor, its Life attribute is pure and its tenacity is excellent, making it very suitable as the third Spirit Ring for your Life Spirit.”
With the plan set, Ye Qingxian ordered the two Spirit King guards into action.
Although they found the idea of this young lady absorbing an 8,000-year Spirit Ring utterly inconceivable, the matriarch’s command was absolute.
The two worked together seamlessly: one restrained and drew the Solitary Bamboo King’s frontal attacks, while the other moved around, seeking opportunities to strike its relatively vulnerable roots and the joints between bamboo sections.
The battle was not particularly intense; after all, the Solitary Bamboo King was not adept at offense, relying more on defense and stamina to endure.
Under the fierce assault of the two Spirit Kings, fifteen minutes later, this tenacious Spirit Beast was finally covered in wounds.
Its jade-white body was riddled with cracks, and its aura gradually faded.
Ye Qingxian had been guarding her daughter’s side, closely monitoring the battle, ready to intervene at any moment.
Seeing that the time was ripe, she nodded to her daughter.
Ye Lingling took a deep breath and accepted a sharp dagger from her mother.
Looking at the Spirit Beast that was about to grant her power, she felt a sense of calm in her heart.
Her hand rose, and the blade fell.
The dagger precisely pierced the Solitary Bamboo King’s core joint.
A pure and gentle life energy flowed back faintly through the dagger.
Immediately after, a deep purple Spirit Ring slowly emerged from the remains of the Solitary Bamboo King, its edges even faintly showing a trace of black halo, indicating its extremely high quality—nearly 8,000 years old.
Without any hesitation, Ye Lingling sat cross-legged on the spot and summoned her Life Begonia Emperor Spirit.
The emerald green Begonia flower gently blossomed in her palm, emitting a friendly life fluctuation, actively drawing the purple Spirit Ring towards it until it slowly settled upon the Spirit.
The moment the Spirit Ring’s energy entered Ye Lingling’s body, she furrowed her brows slightly.
The energy of eight thousand years was indeed much stronger than that of an ordinary thousand-year Spirit Ring; previously, such energy would have been enough to make her body explode.
But now, her transformed meridians were exceptionally tough; as the Spirit Power surged, although she felt fullness, it was far from reaching her tolerance limit.
What felt even more peculiar to her was the characteristic imbued within this Solitary Bamboo King Spirit Ring.
Beyond the pure life force, there was a unique “tenacity” and “perseverance,” as if it could root itself in the soil and grow indefinitely.
The absorption process was steady and smooth.
Although the energy was vast, its core attribute shared the same origin as Ye Lingling’s ultimate Life force, so there were almost no obstacles from attribute conflict during the absorption.
One hour later.
The surging fluctuations of Spirit Power around Ye Lingling, seated cross-legged, gradually subsided.
The deep purple Spirit Ring had completely fused into the Life Begonia Emperor in her palm, its light receding.
She slowly opened her eyes, a flash of emerald green Life light passing through them; her entire aura was steadier and more substantial than before.
She sensed her condition briefly and was pleasantly surprised to find her Spirit Power rank had soared like a rocket, directly breaking through the Rank 30 bottleneck and reaching Rank 38.
Fourteen years old, a Rank 38 Spirit Elder!
Looking across the entire Soul Land, Spirit Masters who could reach such a level at the age of fourteen were absolutely rarer than phoenix feathers and unicorn horns—prodigious talents meticulously cultivated by top-tier powers.
And Ye Lingling had always been just an ordinary support-type Spirit Grandmaster who had only recently broken through to Rank 30.
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“How do you feel?” Ling Ye’s voice came at just the right moment.
“Very good. My Spirit Power is fully restored, and my physical condition is better than ever.” Ye Lingling spoke in her heart with a hint of excitement.
“The Spirit Skill provided by this Spirit Ring is…”
“Given the characteristics of the Solitary Bamboo King, there are only two directions,” Ling Ye said understandingly.
“One is to enhance personal survivability, such as a significant increase in physical defense or resistance to negative status effects. The other is to enhance the sustainability of support abilities, such as a group or large-scale Spirit Power recovery effect. As for which one it is, you’ll know once you try it.”
Ye Lingling nodded, stood up, and gave a reassuring smile to her mother and the guards who had been nervously protecting her, indicating that she was fine.
“Third Spirit Skill: Life Protection.”
The newly acquired third Spirit Ring of the Life Begonia Emperor pulsed, and pure, ultimate Life force spread outward.
Ye Qingxian and the two Spirit Kings were all within the range of the Spirit Skill.
Ye Lingling herself also sensed the effects of the Spirit Skill: Spirit Power recovery and defense enhancement.
Ye Qingxian exclaimed in surprise: “Lingling, this is a large-scale Spirit Power recovery Spirit Skill, and it can increase the defense of Spirit Masters within range by one hundred percent.”
This kind of large-scale Spirit Skill was truly a powerful tool in team battles.
It not only provided support and enhancement but also increased individual survivability.
Ling Ye commented: “An eight-thousand-year Spirit Skill with such effects is quite impressive.”
Just at that moment—
Hum!
Boom!
Without any warning, two completely different yet equally supreme divine voices suddenly erupted simultaneously from the depths of Ye Lingling and Ling Ye’s souls!
One voice was gentle and full of vitality, like a heavenly melody at the sprouting of all things.
The other voice was overwhelmingly powerful and majestic, like the thunder of final judgment at the end of the world.
[Successor Ye Lingling, Spirit Power rank has exceeded Rank 31. Conditions met; inheritance trials officially begin!]