Chapter 11: Gift
Four figures walked out of the Star Dou Great Forest.
"Thank you for your help, both sisters and Ling Shuang. If you have time, you can come to my house.
It's in Weier City at the foot of Xuanming Mountain in the Tianhun Empire."
"Although there may not be anything special to entertain..."
Jiang Nannan's tone became obviously weaker when she said the last part.
Given her family's situation, she really couldn't offer anything to entertain.
After Jiang Nannan obtained the first soul ring, she followed Xue Di and the other two to obtain the second soul ring for Ling Shuang.
Ling Shuang's second soul ring was a three-thousand-year-level Green Vine Forest Spirit.
Plant soul beasts with life attributes, like Abyss Snake, are extremely rare.
Although they are not the ultimate life attributes, they are quite close.
It was also thanks to Ling Shuang's good luck—normally, even with someone like Xue Di, a powerhouse at the level of Extreme Douluo, using her spiritual power to search, it would be quite normal to spend a day or two just finding such a rare soul beast within the range of the Star Dou Great Forest.
Just as Ling Shuang had thought before, after he obtained the life attribute as his second soul ring, the destructive energy in his body, which had already started to show signs of suppression, was balanced by the life energy once more.
This meant that as long as his subsequent soul ring selections remained balanced, he did not have to worry about the energy within his body becoming unstable again, which made Ling Shuang feel a bit more at ease.
During the process of obtaining the second soul ring, Jiang Nannan deliberately spoke to Ling Shuang and learned his name.
After all, among the three, Ling Shuang was the only one close to her age.
And because of the incident involving the shadow-chasing Leopard, Jiang Nannan was somewhat curious about Ling Shuang.
"Yeah." Ling Shuang nodded slightly, without further comment.
Before parting ways, Ling Shuang hesitated for a moment, but still stopped and called out to Jiang Nannan, who was about to return.
"Here."
A bead with light green patterns on its surface floated from Ling Shuang's palm into Jiang Nannan's hand.
Jiang Nannan was stunned, not understanding what it was.
"The Life-Proofing Spiritual Pearl. It can save lives when necessary."
Without waiting for Jiang Nannan to reply, Ling Shuang turned around and left with the Ice and Snow Empresses.
Jiang Nannan looked at the pearl in her hand that emitted a comforting aura, then glanced at the boy's departing figure. She gently clutched the spirit pearl and held it close to her chest.
The sun dipped into the west. Twilight spread like melting amber, casting a translucent glow around the boy's silhouette.
In Jiang Nannan's heart, an inexplicable warmth surged quietly, touching her soul.
...
"Xiao Shuang, where did this Life-Proofing Spiritual Pearl come from?" On the way back to the Far North, the Snow Empress asked curiously.
With her knowledge, she had never heard of such a thing.
But she could sense the rich vitality from the pearl. The Snow Empress was sure it wasn't just some ordinary item.
However, Xiao Shuang had always been by her side. If he had gotten such a thing before, she definitely would've noticed.
"It was generated during the process of obtaining the second soul ring," Ling Shuang explained.
Of course, the Snow Empress had never heard of it.
Because the name was just something Ling Shuang casually made up—how could she have heard of it?
This Life-Proofing Spiritual Pearl was generated when he absorbed the Green Vine Forest Spirit soul ring. It was stored within his Creation and Annihilation Twin Staff, and there weren't many of them.
Ling Shuang didn't know exactly how they came to be, but it likely had something to do with the special nature of his Spirit.
The Life-Proofing Spiritual Pearl didn't have any strange functions, only that it carried extremely rich life force.
It could basically be considered a top-tier healing treasure.
The reason he gave one to Jiang Nannan was because he thought of her mother.
In the original book, Jiang Nannan once begged for a Xuanming Pill to treat her mother's illness, something that left a lasting psychological shadow.
Ling Shuang always felt a strong disgust toward that kind of humiliation, so he thought to help her.
Although he didn't have many of these pearls, they weren't few either.
As for what would happen next, whether things would go as they had in the original story, he couldn't control that.
"It happened when absorbing the spirit ring?" Xue Di was stunned. It was the first time she had ever heard of such a thing.
But she didn't dwell too much on it. Xiao Shuang's Spirit was already unusual, so it wasn't surprising that strange phenomena would occur.
After all, the coexistence of extreme destruction and extreme life was unheard of.
As long as Xiao Shuang was still the same, hiding nothing from her, she didn't mind.
But the first time she saw the Life-Proofing Spiritual Pearl, Xue Di's first reaction wasn't curiosity—it was fear and anger.
She couldn't accept Xiao Shuang hiding something from her.
Because that kind of concealment made her feel like he might leave her one day.
That was absolutely unacceptable! Xiao Shuang belonged to her—forever and always—and must never leave!
After hearing Ling Shuang's explanation, Xue Di's turbulent emotions gradually calmed, and the dark shadows in her eyes faded away.
But a seed of obsession had quietly taken root in her heart.
Ling Shuang felt a strange sense of danger at a certain moment, as if he had narrowly avoided catastrophe.
He frowned slightly and pondered.
Could it be that Buddha Tang had noticed him and already made plans?
But Ling Shuang didn't worry too much.
If the sky fell, someone taller would hold it up. Behind him stood the twin God Kings of Life and Destruction.
Even if Buddha Tang truly wanted to act against him, he'd still need the permission of those two.
"Sister Xue'er, Sister Bing'er, can we not go back to the Far North for now?"
The Ice Empress waved her hand indifferently. "Sure."
But the Snow Empress, who had just experienced a storm of emotions, frowned slightly as if she had realized something.
"What does Xiao Shuang plan to do?"
"Buy books."
"Buy books?" The Snow Empress was stunned.
"Books about soul masters and soul guides."
Although staying in the Far North didn't hinder his cultivation, he couldn't obtain much theoretical knowledge there.
Xue Di and Bing Di could offer him cultivation advice, but not everything.
Though both were top-tier experts, they were still soul beasts.
While soul beasts and soul masters had similarities in cultivation, there were also major differences—especially in the details.
As for soul guide knowledge, it was even more hopeless.
A bunch of soul beasts living in the Far North knowing about soul guides? That would be strange.
Ling Shuang was quite curious about them.
But Xue Di had strictly forbidden him from leaving the Far North before the age of twelve, so he couldn't attend a proper academy.
There was no other way, and Ling Shuang didn't want to go against her wishes, so he could only choose to self-study by purchasing books.
As for the money—he had already gotten a lot from Xiao Bai.
If that wasn't enough, he could always sell some treasures. He had plenty on hand.
But unless it involved advanced soul guide design schematics, buying some basic theory books shouldn't be expensive.
"Sister Xue'er, is it okay?"
Ling Shuang looked up with a hopeful expression.
That little look almost melted the Snow Empress's heart.
"Listen to Xiao Shuang."
End Of The Chapter.