Xiao Wu leaped excitedly into Su Ming's arms, exclaiming, "Brother, I did it!"
Su Ming gently patted her head and asked, "Xiao Wu, tell me, what's the effect of your fourth spirit ring?"
If Su Ming's guess was correct, Xiao Wu's fourth spirit ability should still be Invincible Golden Body, but the duration should have increased. This ability was a top-tier life-saving skill, capable of withstanding attacks below the level of a god!
Xiao Wu beamed, "Brother, my fourth spirit ability is following the same path as my mother. This ability is called Invincible Golden Body. After activating it, I can be invincible for ten seconds, and I can use it five times a day!"
"The duration is much longer than my mom's. Her Invincible Golden Body could only last for three seconds, and she could only use it three times a day."
"But this makes sense, considering my fourth spirit ring is a ten-thousand-year spirit ring. I sensed it; it's probably around 15,000 years old."
Su Ming was a little surprised, but at the same time, it made sense.
What surprised him wasn't that Xiao Wu's fourth spirit ring had a 15,000-year limit—that was normal. The system's Spirit Power Body Refining Technique allowed the spirit power to refine the body from the inside, and the higher the quality of spirit power, the faster the improvement.
Since Xiao Wu was originally a 100,000-year spirit beast in human form, her use of spirit power was far more precise than that of an ordinary person, and her spirit power quality was undoubtedly higher. Though it couldn't match Su Ming's, it was still impressive. So, a 15,000-year spirit ring wasn't surprising to him.
However, the fact that Xiao Wu's Invincible Golden Body had undergone such a significant change when it became a ten-thousand-year ability did surprise Su Ming. The original three-second duration was already extraordinary, but now it lasted ten seconds and could be used five times a day! That opened up many possibilities—truly worthy of a ten-thousand-year spirit ring!
Su Ming couldn't help but wonder: if Xiao Wu's spirit ring eventually reached 100,000 years or more, how powerful would this ability become? What would happen if Xiao Wu became a god? If the spirit ability became a divine ability and the spirit ring's age continued to increase, how many levels of divine attacks could this skill withstand?
Su Ming was curious, but for now, these were distant possibilities for Xiao Wu.
At this moment, Er Ming (the Titan Giant Ape) had stopped in his tracks, utterly shocked by the color of Xiao Wu's fourth spirit ring!
Could this really be possible for a human?
Oh wait, Xiao Wu wasn't fully human yet, but even so, this still shouldn't be possible!
"Xiao Wu, is your fourth spirit ring really ten-thousand-year-old? Or 15,000 years? How did you do it?" Er Ming stammered, still in disbelief.
Xiao Wu and Su Ming exchanged a smile before she replied, "It's all thanks to Brother Su Ming. Now you understand why I believe in him so much, right? Whatever Brother Su Ming promises, he can make happen!"
Still stubborn, Er Ming grumbled, "Even though I'm shocked by your ten-thousand-year fourth ring, I still don't believe Su Ming can bring your mother back to life. These are two entirely different challenges!"
Seeing Er Ming still being stubborn, Xiao Wu was about to retort, but Su Ming stopped her and smiled, saying, "Xiao Wu, as long as you believe in me, that's enough. Er Ming doesn't know me well yet. Let's wait until we reach Star Dou Lake, and then we'll show Da Ming and Er Ming."
Xiao Wu was puzzled, "Brother, what do you mean by that?"
Su Ming replied mysteriously, "Once we get to Star Dou Lake, we can drop some of our disguises. I want to introduce myself properly to your two brothers."
Xiao Wu paused, then realized what Su Ming meant by "disguises." After a moment, she felt touched. Su Ming was willing to reveal his true self, showing trust in her and her family, and wanting Da Ming and Er Ming to accept him.
Currently, Su Ming was a Spirit Elder at the forty-fourth level. Even with all his hidden abilities, he was definitely no match for Da Ming and Er Ming, both 100,000-year spirit beasts. Since he couldn't win them over with sheer strength, he was going to win their trust in other ways. Xiao Wu thought about all of this, deeply moved.
Su Ming did indeed have this plan in mind. Moreover, since Da Ming and Er Ming were spirit beasts who mostly stayed in Star Dou Lake and distrusted human spirit masters, they wouldn't go around spreading what they learned. After all, they had a general animosity toward humans.
At this point, Er Ming resumed moving quickly towards Star Dou Lake. While he was curious about what Su Ming meant by "disguises," he didn't take it too seriously. After all, Su Ming was a solid Spirit Elder—removing a disguise wouldn't suddenly make him a Title Douluo, right?
Curious, Su Ming asked, "Xiao Wu, since your fourth spirit ring is ten-thousand-year-old, you should be at level forty-two now, right?"
Xiao Wu smiled and nodded, "Yes, I'm already at level forty-two and a half!"
Su Ming wasn't surprised by this. After all, in the original story, Tang San reached level forty-two after absorbing a ten-thousand-year-old Earth Demonic Spider.
Since Xiao Wu had reached level forty-two, Su Ming knew that when she reached level fifty, she would likely obtain the spirit ring from that event. But he thought Xiao Wu should consider changing her path. In his view, the spirit ability from that event wasn't very useful, as it required close physical contact with the opponent...
Feigning curiosity, Su Ming asked, "Xiao Wu, earlier you mentioned you're following your mother's path. What do you mean by that?"
Xiao Wu, knowing Su Ming was only pretending to be curious, smiled. She understood that Su Ming knew her better than she knew herself. But she played along and explained, "Brother, what I meant by following my mother's path is that the four spirit rings I've gathered so far are exactly like my mother's. All the abilities are the same. The only difference is that, due to the different ring ages, the abilities are slightly stronger, like with my Invincible Golden Body."
Su Ming, of course, already knew all this, but he needed to hear Xiao Wu say it to set up his next point.
Su Ming then asked, "Xiao Wu, can you tell me the specific effects of your mother's fifth and sixth spirit rings?"
Xiao Wu answered truthfully, "The fifth spirit ability is called Soft Bone Lock. It's a control skill where I use my body's flexibility to lock onto the opponent. If the opponent's level isn't five levels higher than mine, they can't break free."
As she said this, Xiao Wu suddenly realized why Su Ming was asking about this.
"The sixth spirit ability is called Void Explosive Eightfold Throw. It's a life-bound spirit ring. You know Explosive Eightfold Throw, and using it as a spirit ability increases its power. As for the 'Void' part, it allows me to be immune to physical attacks, so it's both a life-saving and attack-enhancing ability."
As expected, Su Ming then spoke up, "Xiao Wu, I think you shouldn't follow your mother's path for the fifth spirit ability. You can replace it with something else, but the sixth ability is great and doesn't need to change."
Xiao Wu thought for a moment and agreed, "I think you're right. Using my body to control the enemy makes me an easy target. And with my current strength, I don't need to rely on a skill like that to control an enemy who's only five levels above me."
Su Ming cleared his throat and added, "Ahem, Xiao Wu, you're absolutely right, and that's exactly what I was thinking. But there's actually another important reason."
Curious, Xiao Wu asked, "What is it?"
With a serious expression, Su Ming said, "Xiao Wu, don't you think that using Soft Bone Lock, getting so close to the enemy, is basically giving them a benefit? I'm your man now, right? If your opponent is a woman, that's fine, but if it's a man... Well, I don't want to see you getting that close to another guy. This is a matter of my pride as a man. You could say I'm a bit controlling!"
"Do you find that annoying?"
Xiao Wu blushed and shyly replied, "Brother, what are you thinking? I'm actually happy you feel that way. How could I find it annoying?"
"You thinking this way shows you love me and don't want me getting close to other men! And now that I think about it, Soft Bone Lock does require me to fully press against the opponent, so yeah, that's not ideal."
Seeing Xiao Wu wasn't upset, Su Ming felt relieved. It was his first time in a situation like this, and even though he knew Xiao Wu's personality—how she'd follow someone she liked, being both obedient and adorable—it still made him nervous.
In his mind, Su Ming thought, "If Xiao Wu wants to use Soft Bone Lock, that's fine, but only on me. I'd actually like to see what it feels like being locked like that by her. It sounds a bit thrilling! Maybe I'll ask her to try it out later. With her flexibility, she could do it even without the spirit ability, just without the control effect."
Xiao Wu, noticing the mischievous smile on Su Ming's face, immediately knew he was thinking something naughty. She pouted, "Su Ming! You're not thinking something bad, are you?"
Caught off guard, Su Ming was shocked. Did he make it that obvious? He realized he had to be more careful. But it wasn't entirely his fault—after all, Xiao Wu had grown into a beautiful and mature woman over the last five years, and using that Soft Bone Lock on him... well, that'd be quite the treat!
While Su Ming and Xiao Wu chatted, the Titan Giant Ape finally returned to the Star Dou Lake.
As soon as they arrived, Er Ming shouted toward the lake's center, "Big brother, come out! Look, Xiao Wu is back!"
At that moment, Su Ming noticed the water in the lake began to churn. A massive soul beast with the head of a bull and the body of a serpent emerged from the lake. This was likely the Azure Bull Python!
As the Azure Bull Python surfaced, it glanced at Xiao Wu in Er Ming's hand and the human next to her. What's going on? Why is there a human with Xiao Wu?
However, the Azure Bull Python didn't immediately ask. It knew Xiao Wu would introduce this human in due time. Instead, it greeted Xiao Wu, "Xiao Wu, you're back."
Yet, the Azure Bull Python couldn't help but feel puzzled. "Strange, why don't I sense Xiao Wu's ten-thousand-year soul beast aura anymore? All I can sense is a human aura now."
It planned to ask more questions later. It figured that Er Ming, being the simple-minded creature he was, hadn't noticed any changes in Xiao Wu. He had probably just sensed her aura after wandering around and rushed over to bring her back.
But why did Er Ming bring a human back with them? And why were Xiao Wu and this human so close? Was there something special about their relationship?
In the short time the Azure Bull Python was greeting Xiao Wu, it had already thought of many things. It was indeed quite intelligent.
When Su Ming saw the Azure Bull Python emerge, he felt the pressure emanating from its body. It was indeed worthy of being stronger than Er Ming—a true ten-thousand-year soul beast.
Then, Su Ming took Xiao Wu's hand, jumped down from Er Ming's grip, and before Xiao Wu could introduce him, he spoke up, "You must be the hundred-thousand-year Azure Bull Python, Da Ming, that Xiao Wu told me about. I'm Su Ming, Xiao Wu's brother in the human world for the past six years, and now I'm also her boyfriend—her future husband!"
The Azure Bull Python couldn't keep its composure. Its tone turned low and dangerous, "Human! What did you just say?!"
At this moment, the Azure Bull Python's hostility toward Su Ming skyrocketed. Six years? And this human knew Xiao Wu's identity as a ten-thousand-year soul beast? He had earned Xiao Wu's trust and even had her and Er Ming bring him here? What were this human's true motives?
It wasn't unreasonable for Da Ming to think this way. In this world, the most tempting prize for soul masters was the soul rings and soul bones from ten-thousand-year soul beasts. He highly doubted Su Ming's intentions.
But then again, this human didn't seem that old—probably around Xiao Wu's age. He couldn't possibly be a match for them, so what was going on?
Even someone as smart as Da Ming was momentarily baffled by the situation.
Xiao Wu, noticing Da Ming's hostility towards Su Ming, furrowed her brows and was about to speak, but Su Ming stopped her. If he wanted Da Ming and Er Ming's approval, he'd have to earn it himself. Xiao Wu speaking on his behalf might actually have the opposite effect.
Su Ming calmly said to Da Ming, "Da Ming, there's no need to be so agitated. I'm not interested in your ten-thousand-year soul rings or soul bones. Whether you believe me or not is up to you."
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