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Outside World
The moment Yun Ming killed the Voidgod Leopard's remnant soul, the Voidgod Leopard's corpse transformed into a silver energy that drilled into Yun Ming's body.
Yang Wudi saw this scene and thought something else had gone wrong, but then he saw Yun Ming's spirit ring completely stabilize, and his body began to undergo subtle growth and changes. His heart was filled with wild joy, not only because Yun Ming successfully absorbed the Voidgod Leopard's spirit ring, but also because Yun Ming broke the Spirit Master's world record, with his first spirit ring approaching six hundred years in age—unprecedented, and perhaps never to be surpassed... Uh ~ it would be very difficult for anyone to come after him, right? Yang Wudi was unsure if there would ever be a Genius more talented than Yun Ming in the future.
When Yun Ming had completely refined the spirit ring and opened his eyes, it was already dusk. The spirit ring absorption had taken about three hours. Yun Ming felt the abundant power within him with every movement and was overjoyed by the Spirit Ability he had gained.
Yang Wudi looked at Yun Ming's overflowing joy, and a faint smile appeared on his usually cold face. The facts once again proved that Yun Ming was indeed trustworthy.
After his excitement, Yun Ming looked at Yang Wudi, who was smiling at him with what seemed like a benevolent expression, and also smiled as he stepped forward and said,
"Grandfather, I succeeded!"
"I got a great Spirit Ability!"
Yang Wudi looked at the excited Yun Ming, nodded, and spoke in a calm tone.
"Mm ~!"
"Ming'er, you must remember!"
"In the future, do not actively inquire about other people's Spirit Abilities, and do not actively reveal your own Spirit Abilities to others!"
Yun Ming was a little surprised to hear his Grandfather reply like this. This situation was not what he had expected!
Grandfather Yang Wudi had even smiled, which was rare. Under normal circumstances, shouldn't he be congratulated and praised?
Why did he immediately start teaching him common knowledge of the Spirit Master's world? However, Yun Ming didn't think too much about it, just listened, and responded seriously to show he understood.
"Yes, Grandfather!"
Yang Wudi nodded with satisfaction. Although he was curious about Yun Ming's first Spirit Ability, he would know it eventually. But the opportunity to educate his Genius Grandson was something that would become rarer each time it occurred! He had to cherish it!
He had to cherish it even more!!!
As the two spoke, Yun Ming noticed that the Voidgod Leopard's corpse was gone and asked his Grandfather.
"Grandfather, where is the Voidgod Leopard's corpse?"
Upon hearing Yun Ming's question, Yang Wudi told Yun Ming about the Voidgod Leopard transforming into silver energy and entering Yun Ming's body when Yun Ming was refining the spirit ring earlier.
Hearing his Grandfather's words, Yun Ming raised his hand and summoned the Atlas Spear, looking at the Void Realm pattern that had appeared on the spear after it absorbed the silver energy.
Yang Wudi also noticed the new pattern on the Atlas Spear and asked,
"How is it? Any changes?"
Yun Ming observed and felt it for a while but didn't find anything unusual. He replied to his Grandfather,
"No changes. Perhaps this is a characteristic of the Voidgod Leopard's spirit ring! Is the spirit power divided into two parts? Only by successfully absorbing the spirit ring can one obtain the remaining spirit power!"
Yang Wudi felt that this was a possibility, as the Voidgod Leopard was too rare. Yang Wudi had never heard of anyone absorbing a Voidgod Leopard's spirit ring apart from Yun Ming.
At this point, the grandson and Grandfather no longer thought about it. They built a bonfire, roasted a large piece of Iron Armored Bear, and enjoyed a delicious meal.
In the following days, in order to accumulate some resources for Yun Ming's future cultivation of Sovereign's Descent (Absolute Dominance), Yang Wudi began to take Yun Ming towards the mixed zone of the Star Dou Great Forest. Along the way, Yang Wudi let Yun Ming handle some Spirit Beasts under two thousand years old and of weaker species.
The qualitative difference between a Spirit Beast that has broken through a thousand years of cultivation and one that is only a hundred years old is indeed significant. Even the weakest ones are quite troublesome, like the two-thousand-year-old Soft Bones Rabbit currently in front of Yun Ming.
Although this rabbit had low attack power and weak overall strength, it could jump! It could jump two meter far. Not only could it jump, but its Spirit Ability also possessed multiple life-saving divine skills.
Besides the Teleportation and Paragon Golden Body that Yun Ming had already seen this Soft Bones Rabbit use, according to the "Star Dou Spirit Beast Compendium," the Soft Bones Rabbit species could also possess a third life-saving divine skill, Void Realm, after breaking through ten thousand years of cultivation. To possess three life-saving divine skills, how much must it be 'loved' by the Star Dou beasts!
Yun Ming looked at the Soft Bones Rabbit in front of him, which had dodged two of his spear attacks with Paragon Golden Body, and his expression was helpless. Although he could let it go if he didn't want to fight, the thought of its skill information made Yun Ming curious about the reason for its popularity, and he somewhat wanted to keep it for a barbecue.
Just as Yun Ming was thinking these impolite thoughts, the Soft Bones Rabbit opposite suddenly sensed a familiar malice, and its internal alarm bells rang loudly. It hastily used Teleportation to bypass Yun Ming and flee.
Seeing this, Yun Ming directly threw the silver spear in his hand towards the Soft Bones Rabbit.
The Soft Bones Rabbit was helpless to see the spear heading straight for it. It had already used Paragon Golden Body twice, and Teleportation had also been used. It needed a moment to buffer before it could use its abilities again, so it had no choice but to stop, brake, and dodge.
Yun Ming, taking advantage of the Soft Bones Rabbit's pause to dodge, burst forth with spirit power from his feet, and the Atlas Spear appeared in his hand. With an explosive lunge, the cold gleam of the spear tip flashed, pointing directly at the Soft Bones Rabbit.
Seeing this, the Soft Bones Rabbit quickly dodged to the side again. After this dodge, the Soft Bones Rabbit's escape route was directly cut off by Yun Ming.
The Soft Bones Rabbit looked at the situation of 'a child in front, blocking the way with a spear, and an old man behind, glaring like a tiger' and felt resentment in its heart. A cornered rabbit will bite!
The Soft Bones Rabbit's entire body surged with pink spirit power, transforming into a pink shooting star that rapidly crashed towards Yun Ming's back.
Seeing this, Yun Ming did not dodge. The only yellow spirit ring beneath his feet shone brightly. Although Yun Ming's appearance did not change, when the Soft Bones Rabbit crashed into Yun Ming, it passed directly through him. Yun Ming was like a phantom, and the two overlapped and passed through each other in that instant.
In the instant they crossed paths, the Soft Bones Rabbit was stunned for a moment. This Spirit Ability felt somewhat familiar! But before it could land and stop its current movement, Yun Ming had already exited the Void Realm state, raised his hand, and with one spear thrust, directly pierced the Soft Bones Rabbit's soft neck, hanging the Soft Bones Rabbit on the long spear.
The Soft Bones Rabbit regained its senses under the stimulation of pain, but it was too late. With its vital point broken, the Soft Bones Rabbit struggled a few times before its life force completely vanished, and a purple spirit ring floated up from the ground.
By utilizing his first Spirit Ability, Yun Ming easily killed the Soft Bones Rabbit with three spear strikes.
Although Yang Wudi had anticipated it, he was still surprised. Yun Ming's first ring seemed to have indeed inherited the 'Void Realm' Spirit Ability as he had hoped, but he hadn't expected the effect to be so good.
Yun Ming noticed his Grandfather's surprise and explained in due course.
"My first spirit ring skill is called 'Source of Void,' an attribute-enhancing Spirit Ability!"
Yang Wudi heard Yun Ming's explanation and asked in confusion,
"Not Void Realm? Then what was that just now?"
Yun Ming continued to explain.
"The two abilities displayed by the Voidgod Leopard can both be evolved through the Source of Void. This is its most core ability, a powerful spatial Origin."
Hearing Yun Ming's introduction, Yang Wudi was shocked. Should he say that it truly lived up to being a super Spirit Beast spirit ring absorbed across ranks!!!
The benefits of this spirit ring were too great.
After recalling the entire killing process, Yang Wudi also roughly understood how much Yun Ming's first spirit ring had improved his strength. Although it seemed like only three moves were used, each move was necessary.
The first two moves were to make the Soft Bones Rabbit retreat with no way out, forcing it to attack forward if it wanted to live; the 'Source of Void' Spirit Ability made the Soft Bones Rabbit misdirect its power, including not only physical strength but also spirit power, preventing it from using its life-saving Spirit Abilities; one move followed another, leading to the final decisive strike of the last spear.
'A simple and efficient battle plan! The perfect Atlas Spear strikes!!!'