Two days later, Ye Liangchen and the others finally found a Heaven Azure Vine Spirit Beast in a small valley.
The Heaven Azure Vine is a top-tier plant Spirit Beast, its vines are emerald green and crystal clear.
The vines of this plant Spirit Beast are very resilient; the older it is, the tougher it becomes.
It generally relies on its vines for Binding and Life Strangulation of its prey, and after killing its prey, it absorbs nutrients from it to strengthen itself.
Ye Liangchen remembered that the three great educators of Heaven Dou Royal Academy were all Spirit Douluo, and among them, Zhilin Spirit Douluo's Spirit was the Heaven Azure Vine; this Spirit is also very powerful.
"Sister! This Heaven Azure Vine is already close to Ten-Thousand Year, what should we do? It has exceeded the Spirit Master's second spirit ring's age limit," Lan Xiaoling asked her sister.
"Then let's look for another one," Lan Xiaodie and Su Lin did not want Ye Liangchen to risk absorbing a spirit ring close to a thousand years.
"Aunt Lan! My first spirit ring will be it."
Ye Liangchen directly suggested hunting the Spirit Beast in front of them, although he really wanted a thousand-year spirit ring, it was too hard to find.
He was only six years old now and couldn't take too many risks; he could slowly increase his spirit ring's age later when he underwent a God Position assessment.
"No! Xiao Chen! This Heaven Azure Vine is at least around 990 years old, and you can't withstand the energy impact from such a spirit ring right now."
Lan Xiaodie, her sister, and Su Lin rejected Ye Liangchen in unison; this Xiao Jiahuo was simply too bold.
"Swish swish..."
Ye Liangchen directly summoned the Pure鈞 Sword, and as the external Spirit Bone activated, a pair of golden wings enveloped in lightning appeared behind him.
"Aunt Lan! Teacher Su Lin, I'm serious, I'm taking this spirit ring."
Ye Liangchen waved the Pure鈞 Sword, and with the flight ability of the external Spirit Bone, he charged towards the Heaven Azure Vine.
Tang San, next door, at six years old, could solo a 400-year-old Datura Snake relying on the martial arts from the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record.
Ye Liangchen also wanted to test the results of his two years of cultivation, and besides, he had the boost of a 15,000-year external Spirit Bone; how strong could a Heaven Azure Vine, less than a thousand years old, be?
"Xiao Chen!"
"Swish swish swish..."
The three women cried out in alarm and immediately flashed in front of Ye Liangchen.
"Foolish child! Even if you really want this spirit ring, at least wait until we've injured that Heaven Azure Vine," Lan Xiaodie looked at the Xiao Jiahuo's determined expression, feeling helpless.
"Aunt Lan! I want to test the power of this Heaven Azure Vine," Ye Liangchen was also speechless; he wanted to show off his strength but was blocked by the three women.
"Could Xiao Chen's wings be an external Spirit Bone?" Su Lin had never seen the Xiao Jiahuo's Spirit Bone before and was very surprised.
"That's right! This is a Spirit Bone left by his parents, and it's a 15,000-year external Spirit Bone," Lan Xiaoling explained to Su Lin.
"Since Xiao Chen wants to absorb a 900-year-old Heaven Azure Vine spirit ring, let him try.
If it really doesn't work, we can interrupt it."
Lan Xiaodie finally decided to let Ye Liangchen try; she felt that this Xiao Jiahuo would create a miracle.
The group quickly flew towards the Heaven Azure Vine's location, and the twenty-meter-tall Heaven Azure Vine sensed the danger, immediately swinging several vines to attack them.
"Swish swish swish..."
The crystal-clear Heaven Azure Vine was like a steel whip, incredibly powerful.
"Aunt Lan! Let me try first."
Ye Liangchen took a step forward, swinging the Pure鈞 Sword in his hand, rapidly slashing at the vines.
"Clang clang clang..."
Block, slash, cut...
The Pure鈞 Sword created swirls of sword energy, striking the vines with crisp sounds, and the pair of golden wings behind Ye Liangchen constantly flapped, making him very agile.
"This Xiao Jiahuo's strength exceeds our imagination!" The three women exclaimed; his combat ability was probably superior to some two-ring Spirit Masters.
"Your vines can't be tougher than my Pure鈞 Sword? Watch me cut you down."
"Plum Blossoms Fill the Sky"
"Crack crack..."
Ye Liangchen's pace suddenly quickened, and the Pure鈞 Sword in his hand moved faster and faster, its sword energy like plum blossoms, cutting down the vines that approached him.
"Swish swish swish..."
At this moment, several emerald-like vines extended from the Heaven Azure Vine's main root, striking towards Ye Liangchen.
"Still coming!" Ye Liangchen shouted, continuing to cut down the vines.
"Xiao Chen! The large main root at the very bottom of the Heaven Azure Vine is its spiritual core."
Lan Xiaodie reminded him from the side, and to prevent any accidents, she directly summoned her Spirit and launched a Spirit Ability attack at the very bottom of the Heaven Azure Vine.
"Profound Ice Thorn."
"Bang..."
An ice cone pierced the Heaven Azure Vine's main root, which was as thick as a bucket, instantly severely injuring the Heaven Azure Vine and rendering it unable to fight.
"Xiao Chen, deliver the final sword strike to the spherical core; only then can you absorb this spirit ring," Su Lin shouted from the side.
Ye Liangchen charged forward, stabbing his sword into the spherical core at the center of the Heaven Azure Vine's main root.
"Swish swish..."
The Heaven Azure Vine's vines immediately went limp as if deflated, and streams of spirit power emanated from the Heaven Azure Vine, gradually condensing into a deep yellow large ring.
"Xiao Chen! The spirit ring has formed.
Summon your other Spirit, absorb the spirit ring with your mind, focus your intent on your Dantian, and no matter how the power from the spirit ring impacts your body, you must remain conscious and hold on!" Lan Xiaodie and the three women reminded him from the side, truthfully, they were both afraid and expectant at this moment.
"I understand."
Ye Liangchen retracted the Pure鈞 Sword, summoned the Life Goddess Martial Soul, and communicated with the spirit ring using his mind.
"Buzz buzz..."
As Ye Liangchen communicated with his mind, the spirit ring, drawn by the Life Goddess, floated directly over and settled onto the Spirit.
"Boom..."
In an instant, Ye Liangchen felt a powerful force impacting every part of his body, like someone was hammering every muscle, but it didn't feel very painful, even a bit comfortable.
"Hah..."
Ye Liangchen let out a long roar, using his powerful physical strength to withstand that force.
After two years of cultivation, his body had been tempered to be very strong, and coupled with the Body Tempering Pills he had taken these days, his physical body was even more powerful.
Although that force was strong, it was within his tolerance.
Ye Liangchen diligently used the power from the spirit ring to temper his physical body; this stimulating sensation was incredibly refreshing, a feeling of both pain and pleasure.
Lan Xiaodie, her sister, and Su Lin surrounded Ye Liangchen, looking at the Xiao Jiahuo's persistent appearance, their hearts filled with anxiety.
At this moment, they were ready to cut off Ye Liangchen's spirit ring absorption at any time, fearing that he might explode and die.
Time slowly passed, and four hours later, Ye Liangchen's spirit power gradually stabilized, and the spirit ring no longer fluctuated.
It perfectly merged with the Life Goddess Spirit, glowing with a deep yellow circle that flickered brilliantly.
"Swish swish..."
A powerful aura surged from Ye Liangchen, instantly pushing his spirit power to level 14.
Because he had previously absorbed a 15,000-year external Spirit Bone, coupled with the boost from this nearly thousand-year spirit ring, it directly allowed him to break through to level 14.
"He succeeded, this Xiao Jiahuo nearly scared me to death," Lan Xiaodie let out a long sigh of relief.
"His first spirit ring is nearly a thousand years old, and it instantly allowed him to break through to level 14 spirit power.
Xiao Chen has broken a record and created a miracle."
"Spirit Masters in this World only focus on spirit power cultivation but neglect body cultivation, which has led to no one being able to break records.
It seems we have been too conservative; it's time to change our cultivation methods."
The miracle that occurred to Ye Liangchen shattered Lan Xiaodie and their understanding, and it also showed them hope.
After Ye Liangchen perfectly absorbed the Heaven Azure Vine spirit ring, he felt his current strength was very powerful and immediately activated his first Spirit Ability to see its effect.
"Life Strangulation."
"Swish swish..."
The Life Spirit shot out several emerald green vines from its hand, wrapping around several trees with trunks as thick as bowls in the distance.
"Crack..."
As Ye Liangchen exerted force, those trees were directly snapped.
"Aunt Lan! Teacher Su Lin.
I told you I could break the record, now do you believe me? This spirit ring's age reached 999 years, just one year shy of a thousand-year spirit ring," Ye Liangchen put away his Spirit and showed off his achievement to the three women.
After being reborn as a child, he regained that innocent and lively personality of childhood, sharing his achievements in front of elders, a very pleasant feeling.
"Xiao Chen! You're amazing! Aunt is proud of you."
Lan Xiaodie excitedly picked up Ye Liangchen and kissed him on the cheek, not caring that the Xiao Jiahuo was covered in sweat.
"Aunt Lan! Please put me down, my clothes are all sweaty, they'll dirty your clothes," Ye Liangchen struggled, feeling very uncomfortable.
"Pfft...! The Xiao Jiahuo even knows how to care about others."
"Xiao Chen spent a full four hours absorbing the spirit ring, and it's getting late.
We should find a place to camp."
The group wandered through the forest and found a small river, then set up tents and made a fire to cook by the river in an open space.
At the same time, a few miles away from Ye Liangchen and his group, a white-haired beauty with bare feet, accompanied by two Titled Douluo level powerhouses, stood on a several-hundred-meter-tall tree, quietly observing Ye Liangchen's group in the distance.
The white-haired woman was the Silver Dragon King, and the two powerhouses behind her were Ditian and Bi Ji.
These two were ferocious Spirit Beasts who had lived for hundreds of thousands of years.
Earlier, when Ye Liangchen's Life Spirit was absorbing its first spirit ring, the Silver Dragon King was awakened by the aura of the Life Goddess Martial Soul.
She then used a divine artifact to conceal her aura, emerged from the Life Lake, and decided to come and see.
"My Lord! This Xiao Jiahuo is not simple! His first spirit ring is already close to a thousand years," they exclaimed in admiration after watching Ye Liangchen's entire process of acquiring his first spirit ring.
"Indeed, he is a super genius, no wonder the Life Goddess pays attention to him.
She even set the Spirit Abilities within his Spirit for him.
If nothing unexpected happens, he will inherit the God Position of the Life God King in the future.
Moreover, the other Sword Soul within him has also reached the God-level Spirit; it's truly incredible."
"The Destruction God King is a henpecked husband, always listening to his wife.
If the Life Goddess passes down her God Position, that guy will probably pass down his God Position as well."
The Silver Dragon King analyzed future events based on Ye Liangchen's situation, which greatly astonished Ditian and Bi Ji.
"So, that Xiao Jiahuo might become a Dual God King in the future?"
"Indeed."
The Silver Dragon King pondered for a moment, then took out a silver-white scale and handed it to Ditian.
"Ditian! Give this scale to that Xiao Jiahuo.
I always feel that that Xiao Jiahuo will change the entire God Realm's 格局 in the future.
For our future, I plan to take a gamble."
Ditian and Bi Ji exclaimed, "My Lord! This is your reverse scale!"
"My decision is made.
Ditian, give the reverse scale to that Xiao Jiahuo, and if he encounters danger, you will help him."
"This Xiao Jiahuo is likely the child of that couple from six years ago.
His parents were also killed by the Asura God, so in this way, we have a common enemy."
The Silver Dragon King, remembering the sword strike the Asura God had inflicted upon her, decided to help that Xiao Jiahuo.
If the Xiao Jiahuo truly achieved a Dual God Position by then, she could use the Xiao Jiahuo's hand to exact her revenge.
After the Silver Dragon King finished speaking, she returned to the Life Lake to continue healing her injuries.
"Ditian! My Lord is betting the fate of our Spirit Beast race on that little boy."
"Since My Lord has made the decision, we will also gamble with My Lord."
The two great ferocious Spirit Beasts shook their heads helplessly.
They couldn't resist My Lord's arrangements, so they quietly rushed towards Ye Liangchen's location.