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[Unaware of the kind of life he would "enjoy" in the future, Yu Xiaogang finally nodded under Yu Yuanzhen's gaze.]
[It was just a normal sparring session with his father; there was nothing to be afraid of.]
[He just didn't know why, but the moment he agreed, a chill flashed through Yu Xiaogang's body.]
["An illusion, right?"]
[Yu Xiaogang scratched his head, not paying it any mind.]
[Having reached level forty, he naturally needed to add a fourth spirit ring for himself.]
[It just so happened that the Grand Elder was also going to obtain his ninth spirit ring this time, so he could resolve the matter of his fourth spirit ring along the way.]
["So, do you have any plans for your fourth spirit ring?"]
[Yu Yuanzhen asked.]
[Being asked, Yu Xiaogang thought for a moment and finally replied:]
["I feel like I should stick to the previous direction: Dragon-type Spirit Beasts, Light Attribute Spirit Beasts."]
["However, I feel there's no need to be too insistent on Dragon-type Spirit Beasts from now on. If I encounter one that is exceptionally skilled in the Light Attribute, it's fine even if it's not a Dragon-type Spirit Beast."]
[After some thought, Yu Xiaogang still felt he should follow the direction given by the God of Destruction and take the path of Light Attribute strengthening.]
[This was, after all, a path already proven by a God. By following it, he at least wouldn't have to worry about squandering his talent.]
[On this path, the only thing that could limit him was his own talent.]
[Only when his talent was exhausted would he stop his footsteps.]
[Of course, the reason Yu Xiaogang wanted to go in this direction was also because he felt that the deterioration of Little Dragon caused by his First Level Innate Spirit Power had been mostly compensated for after being supplemented by so many Dragon-type Spirit Beast spirit rings.]
[Just looking at Little Dragon's size after obtaining the third spirit ring was enough to prove the point.]
[Furthermore, he had now used a piece of crimson blood amber, especially since the Spirit Beast blood that formed this crimson blood amber came from a Dragon-type Spirit Beast of over a hundred thousand years.]
[These were enough to correct Little Dragon's deterioration.]
["So from now on, the primary consideration for selecting a spirit ring will be the strength of the Spirit Beast's Light Attribute; it would be even better if it's a Dragon-type Spirit Beast."]
[Hearing Yu Xiaogang's words, Yu Yuanzhen nodded.]
[Yu Xiaogang was clearly referring to the Ultimate Attribute mentioned by the God of Destruction, wanting to specialize in the Light Attribute and raise his Light Attribute to the level of Ultimate Light.]
[This was very good; at least it showed that his son wasn't the kind of blindly arrogant fellow.]
[Yu Yuanzhen had seen many examples of people who were overconfident and wouldn't listen to the experience of their Seniors at all.]
[And those people basically all paid the price for their actions.]
[Thinking of those people, Yu Yuanzhen couldn't help but feel contempt in his heart.]
["Even someone as smart as my son refers to the experience of Seniors and doesn't blindly believe in himself."]
["Those fellows who can't even compare to my son, how dare they be so confident? They truly don't know the height of the heavens or the depth of the earth!"]
[After despising those conceited fellows for a bit, Yu Yuanzhen chatted with Yu Xiaogang about spirit rings again.]
[During this time, Yu Xiaogang also summoned Little Dragon and let it enter the secret chamber.]
[Yang Lie, who had mostly recovered nearby, summoned his Spirit again and used a series of moves to help Little Dragon refine that piece of crimson blood amber.]
[During the refining process, as Yang Lie watched the crimson blood amber gradually burning in the furnace, he felt an unprecedented heartache.]
[He hadn't known before that the thing he was burning had such Heaven-Defying effects.]
[It directly increased the Young Sect Master's spirit power by five levels and could even enhance the Young Sect Master's talent!]
[How could such a Heaven-Defying treasure even exist in the World?]
[If only I could have a treasure like this...]
[Slurp...]
[It could be said that when he received the second piece of crimson blood amber, Yang Lie's eyes were green with envy.]
[Of course, despite his envy, he never thought about actually taking this crimson blood amber.]
[Even a fool would know how high the value of a treasure that could improve talent and increase spirit power was.]
[Because there was something similar on the market called a Spirit Bone.]
[As a Spirit Master himself, how could he not know the value of a Spirit Bone?]
[That was not something he could covet.]
[However...]
[I still want it so much.]
[On the surface, Yang Lie looked serious and meticulous while tending the fire, but in reality, no one knew that the little person inside his heart was already crying, screaming, and rolling on the ground.]
[After another period of waiting, night soon fell.]
[Fortunately, Spirit Masters Cultivate all year round and have long been used to replacing sleep with meditation.]
[Unless they are truly exhausted, a session of meditation can basically not only increase their cultivation but also remove most of their fatigue, killing two birds with one stone.]
[At dawn, with a sudden burst of pressure, the Grand Elder was the first to wake from meditation.]
[He looked solemnly in the direction the pressure was coming from, and after finding it was the secret chamber where Little Dragon was, he became even more incredulous.]
["Xiaogang, Little Dragon is..."]
[The Grand Elder looked at Yu Xiaogang, who had also woken up, with a face full of shock. To be honest, it was quite ridiculous that even he could feel the pressure.]
[Yu Xiaogang's current strength certainly wouldn't exert pressure on him, so it could only be the quality of Yu Xiaogang's Spirit.]
[This was the most absurd part.]
[His own Spirit was the top-tier Beast Spirit, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, and he was also a quasi-Titled Douluo.]
[For someone like him to feel pressure from the Spirit of Yu Xiaogang, who was only at level forty—what kind of quality must his Spirit be?]
[Their own Sect Master hadn't been like this before; it was only after his Spirit evolved that the Grand Elder could truly feel the pressure.]
[Could it be that at only level forty, the quality of Yu Xiaogang's Spirit is already comparable to the ninety-seventh level Yu Yuanzhen?]
[Yu Yuanzhen, who had also woken up due to the movements of the Grand Elder and Yu Xiaogang and heard the Grand Elder's feelings, rubbed his hands and looked at Yu Xiaogang.]
["If that's really the case, Xiaogang, you've certainly dragged Little Dragon down miserably."]
[A Spirit with a quality even higher than the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon had deteriorated into that state because of Yu Xiaogang's influence.]
[It was also fortunate that his son was capable and managed to pull Little Dragon's talent back.]
[Otherwise, if Yu Xiaogang had taken even one wrong step back then, Little Dragon would have been destined to be a pig-like Spirit for the rest of its life.]
["...Father, if you don't know how to speak properly, you can just not speak, really."]
[Yu Xiaogang, who was originally happy about Little Dragon's further evolution, said crossly upon hearing his father's teasing.]
[He had never seen a father like this, specifically picking at his son's scars.]
[However, though Yu Yuanzhen's words were unpleasant, they were indeed the truth.]
[His own talent had held Little Dragon back far too much.]
[Fortunately, he didn't go astray and made up for everything.]
[Thinking this, Yu Xiaogang looked toward the secret chamber, as if he could see Little Dragon inside through the walls.]
["Little Dragon's previous evolutions—no, rather, everything before was helping Little Dragon restore its original appearance."]
["Then perhaps tonight is the Martial Soul Awakening that should have belonged to Little Dragon!"]