What does it mean to survive a disaster?
What does it mean to regain what was lost?
What does it mean to see the light at the end of the tunnel?
What does it… freakin' mean to be surprised?
Xiao Wu's tender white arms were tightly wrapped around Nangong Lingyun's neck. Her slender legs looped around his waist from behind, completely refusing to let go.
After extreme fear and despair, her little face was now full of peace and happiness.
Moreover, the drastic emotional rebound from the abyss to heaven—
Even made her trust him more than before the "misunderstanding", opening up completely, without a single shred of doubt.
A rabbit fears most the exposure of her identity—being a hundred-thousand-year soul beast with a soul ring and soul bone that others covet.
But now, at least in front of Nangong Lingyun, she didn't have to be overly afraid anymore.
Not only did she not have to worry about her Brother Yun, she could even gain his protection.
Off to the side, the Blue Silver Empress watched Xiao Wu cling to him like she was grabbing onto a life-saving straw.
In her gentle eyes, surprise gave way to an indulgent, aunt-like smile.
When she looked at the young man, her gaze carried a slightly different color.
Nangong Lingyun didn't just trick the rabbit—even she had thought he was trying to make Xiao Wu his second soul ring.
After all, this was a hundred-thousand-year soul beast.
Even if its attributes weren't the most compatible and its abilities not overly outstanding, the sheer amount of powerful and high-quality energy could easily make up for everything, as long as there was no conflict.
Who would've thought someone could actually resist such a temptation?
Xiao Wu, still hanging on Nangong Lingyun's back for a while, suddenly said:
"Why don't I just form a contract with you?"
"No need."
"Brother Yun, you don't have to worry about me. I won't die anyway. Isn't Sister Ah Yin doing just fine too?"
"Really, no need."
Hearing Nangong Lingyun's decisive refusal, Xiao Wu's expression changed slightly.
"Why not? I'm a hundred-thousand-year soul beast. Counting the soul bone, I can provide four full skills.And I guarantee you—these four skills are absolutely strong. You'll definitely make good use of them."
When she mistakenly believed she was being used, her heart was filled with shock, anger, grievance, and despair.But now, she was enthusiastically trying to sell herself.
The Upgraded Hesitating Erlang Shen, paused briefly, then the corner of his lips curved into a smile:
"Come down first, and I'll tell you the reason."
The rabbit didn't quite understand, but obediently jumped off his back, standing demurely to the side.
Nangong Lingyun took a deep breath, then quickly said:
"The Soft-Boned Charm Rabbit's quality is too low. Its attributes and abilities aren't special enough. I want to find a stronger one."
Having said that, he bolted away in the opposite direction.
Left standing there, Xiao Wu's face was filled with stunned disbelief.
Even though she'd been shocked countless times today, this moment was undoubtedly the most jaw-dropping, the most unbelievable.
Especially when she saw someone fleeing at lightning speed—she immediately gritted her teeth and chased after him furiously:
"You… You're actually rejecting me?!Get back here—Ah~ Take this!Soft-Boned Charm Rabbit's Invincible Overlord Fist!"
He ran. She chased. He ran again. She chased again. If he had wings, he'd be flying.
The Beast Taming Space was instantly filled with joy and laughter.
Jerry's soul ring absorption had lasted the entire night.
The soul ring Ah Yin casually created—though it was only three hundred-plus years in age—was already the absolute limit he could absorb.
Even that was thanks to Nangong Lingyun's earlier body conditioning, the granting of vitality, and a whole year of tough training, which gave him a solid physical foundation.
Plus, the compatibility between the Blue Silver Empress and Blue Silver Grass was through the roof, and life-type soul rings were inherently easier to absorb than those with violent energy.
You have to understand—after her life attribute evolved to the extreme, Blue Silver Empress was now a true super soul beast.
For a barely high-quality martial soul to absorb a super soul ring—that's a jump of two entire grades.
This kind of leap had a massive impact on the year-limit cap.
However, the higher the soul ring's quality, the more it promotes martial soul evolution.
On the flip side, a soul ring two levels below the martial soul might not even cause any evolution at all.
How could a limp snake ever strengthen a true dragon?
Would that just make the dragon capable of farting?
This is also why disciples of major clans and sects, even if they could absorb thousand-year rings, wouldn't hunt low-tier thousand-year soul beasts for their first two rings.
A slightly weaker soul skill is fine, but if your martial soul degenerates, the joke's on you.
That includes Xiao Chenyu, son of Notting City's Lord.
His first ring being a ten-year one wasn't due to "family infighting" as some readers assumed in past lives, but rather a choice—prioritizing martial soul evolution over powerful soul skills.
He, like Jerry, absorbed a high-quality soul ring far beyond his current level.
Clearly, the guy was doing everything he could to enhance his bloodline.
As for Tang San, that clueless dummy—
His top-tier martial soul absorbed a mid-tier Mandala Snake ring, and Blue Silver Grass evolved only because its dormant imperial bloodline source was triggered and consumed—a rare exception.
After leaving the Soul Hunting Forest, Nangong Lingyun didn't travel with Jerry.
Instead, Yuan Tiangang escorted little Jerry back to Notting Academy, while he, Xiao Wu, and Angel Yan went to Sunset Forest to look for a "suitable" second soul ring for Tang San.
Yesterday, the rabbit had suffered a huge emotional blow.
After some playful antics, she fell asleep in a wooden house created by Ah Yin, waking only at dawn.
A lot of things still hadn't been explained clearly.
As the carriage rolled forward, Nangong Lingyun resumed the previous conversation:
"Xiao Wu, how do you see the positioning of your Soft-Boned Charm Rabbit martial soul?"
"You mean its development path? I'm going the power-attack route, of course!As for soul skills, the first ring already develops the flexibility aspect of the Soft-Boned Charm Rabbit. The second ring can focus on charm.Third ring for teleportation, fourth ring for invincible golden body—we'll figure out the rest later."
The rabbit's face carried a trace of surprise. She didn't think her development direction needed any discussion.
But hearing that, Nangong Lingyun's brows furrowed slightly.
This setup was identical to the original story, and almost all the abilities were innate to the Soft-Boned Charm Rabbit.
Even later ones—Soft-Boned Lock, Void, Exploding Eight-Stage Throw, Soft-Boned Clone—were the same.
Using soul rings to carry innate skills might be convenient, but it felt like a waste.
If, after transforming into human form and cultivating for so many years, the final result was simply reverting to the original form, then what was the point of risking the transformation in the first place?
Nangong Lingyun asked again:
"Xiao Wu, do you know the biggest difference between soul beasts and soul masters?"
"What is it?"
Xiao Wu immediately looked serious.
**"The advantage of soul beasts is that their skills rely on the body and aren't limited by soul rings or level.Some powerful types, even with just a hundred years of cultivation,can match soul ring skills in attack, defense, speed, burst, energy, and innate ability.
The Soft-Boned Charm Rabbit, as a top-tier species, excels in attack, control, defense, spirit, flexibility, and speed.
The downside is they can only go down one path—A hundred-year is a Soft-Boned Rabbit, a thousand- or ten-thousand-year one is just a stronger Soft-Boned Rabbit.They can't become Lightning Rabbits, Diamond Rabbits, or Glazed Jade Rabbits.
But soul masters—even though they can only add nine rings and thus have at most nine skills—the real benefit is that they can evolve their martial soul in the direction they choose.
For example, letting the Soft-Boned Charm Rabbit evolve into something other than a Soft-Boned Charm Rabbit.
And soul skills don't have to come from soul beasts matching your martial soul.As long as the attributes and capabilities are similar, they can be freely attached."**
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