When Ye Yin finished absorbing the spirit ring, he heard the chirping of insects and birds. The first ray of morning sunlight shone upon him. A yellow spirit ring rose from beneath his feet.
His first Spirit Ability was exactly as he had felt it would be. Although he had absorbed the Datura Snake's spirit ring, his ability had no connection to the Datura Snake whatsoever. Moreover, one Spirit Ability had two effects, one from the Pearl of Goodness and one from the Pearl of Evil.
First Spirit Ability: Blessing / Curse
When a Blessing is cast on a target, it can grant the target a random beneficial effect for a random duration, not exceeding twenty-four hours.
When a Curse is cast on a target, it can inflict a random detrimental effect on the target for a random duration, not exceeding twenty-four hours.
Although the Spirit Ability was powerful, its spirit power consumption was very low. With Ye Yin's current spirit power, he could cast Blessing or Curse ten to twenty times consecutively. The longer the duration of the applied effect, the more spirit power was consumed.
"Ye Yin," Tang San said, looking at the halo beneath Ye Yin's feet with some envy. "Did you successfully absorb your first spirit ring?"
Ye Yin nodded. "Yes, I did. Now I am also a Spirit Master. Has Grandmaster not woken up yet?"
Tang San shook his head. "Grandmaster didn't respond all night, but his breathing is becoming more regular, and his physical condition is improving."
Ye Yin nodded. "After all, he was poisoned by the Datura Snake. We should leave this place now. Little San, your first spirit ring will have to be reconsidered once we return."
Tang San shook his head quickly. "No, I've already decided on my first spirit ring. Ye Yin, do you remember that ten-year lone bamboo we encountered when we first entered the Soul Hunting Forest? Grandmaster said that if we didn't find anything more suitable, we should absorb the lone bamboo's spirit ring."
A fifteen-meter-long emerald green bamboo appeared in Ye Yin's mind. "It's only a ten-year spirit ring. Aren't you going to aim for a hundred-year spirit ring?"
Tang San shook his head. "There's no need. Grandmaster said that I have twin spirits, and my first Spirit only needs to keep improving; that's enough."
Ye Yin sighed. "Little San, you really need to think this through. A ten-year spirit ring and a hundred-year spirit ring are incomparable."
Tang San nodded firmly. "I've thought it through."
Since Tang San wanted to absorb the ten-year lone bamboo, Ye Yin naturally chose to help him. The two of them dragged Yu Xiaogang's body all the way to the lone bamboo's location. The lone bamboo didn't look remarkable; it only stood out because it was surrounded by tall trees rather than a bamboo forest. Its body swayed gently, the bamboo strips on it moving with the wind.
Tang San used his short knife to continuously hack at it, successfully cutting down the lone bamboo. A white spirit ring rose from the base of the lone bamboo.
"Ye Yin, I'll rely on you to protect me while I absorb it."
Half an hour later, a white ten-year spirit ring rose from beneath Tang San's feet. His first spirit ring was successfully absorbed. The moment the spirit ring was successfully absorbed, Tang San was ecstatic. Not only had he become a Spirit Master, but his Mysterious Heaven Skill had also broken through, entering the second realm.
The Blue Silver Grass in Tang San's hand changed. The originally slender Blue Silver Grass now had segments like bamboo, and the branching vines resembled side shoots growing from bamboo segments. Now, the Blue Silver Grass looked more like a bamboo plant.
"Little San, what is your first Spirit Ability?" Ye Yin asked curiously, wondering if it was the signature ability, Blue Silver Entanglement.
Tang San felt it for a moment. "I've named my first Spirit Ability, Growth, or Blue Silver Growth." His first spirit ring flashed, and the lone bamboo-like Blue Silver Grass beneath his feet grew wildly outwards. Even without using a Spirit Ability, Tang San could use his spirit power to extend the Blue Silver Grass, but after using the Spirit Ability, the speed was at least twice as fast as before.
Ye Yin nodded. "The growth speed is very fast, quite good. And then?"
Tang San fell silent.
"So, Little San, your first Spirit Ability has no other use besides increasing growth speed?"
Tang San nodded silently.
"Little San, although Grandmaster Su Yuntao's words were a bit harsh at the time, you really have become a useless Spirit Master now."
Resentment from Tang San +20!
"No attack ability, no support ability, no control ability. Little San, you have a 'three-no' Spirit, a 'three-no' Spirit Master!"
Resentment from Tang San +33!
"Sigh, I told you not to absorb it back then, but you insisted. See, now you've become a useless Spirit Master."
Resentment from Tang San +34!
Tang San suddenly thought of his second Spirit, the hammer. "It's fine. Being a useless Spirit now doesn't mean I'll be a useless Spirit Master later. When I reach level fifty, I can attach a ten-thousand-year spirit ring to my hammer Spirit. While others' first spirit rings are white or yellow, my first spirit ring will be black."
Ye Yin sighed. "Little San, have you ever considered a problem? We are both commoners, with no background. Grandmaster can't even defeat a hundred-year Spirit Beast. Where are we going to find a ten-thousand-year spirit ring?"
Tang San fell silent once again. Ye Yin, can't you stop pouring cold water on me? I've just managed to ignite a tiny flame of hope, and you've extinguished it with a stream of urine.
Resentment from Tang San +35!
"My head hurts." Yu Xiaogang's voice sounded. "What happened to me?"
"Grandmaster, you're awake." Tang San approached Yu Xiaogang in surprise, transferring a pure internal force into his body.
Yu Xiaogang gasped heavily. Being alive was a fortunate thing. "I'm still alive. It seems you two saved me. However, in my current state, I can't help you two obtain spirit rings anymore."
Ye Yin's voice sounded. "Grandmaster, actually, even without you, we two can obtain spirit rings."
Yu Xiaogang was stunned.
Resentment from Yu Xiaogang +9!
Upon waking, he immediately heard Ye Yin's words. Perhaps being alive wasn't necessarily a fortunate thing after all.
Tang San said, "Grandmaster, Ye Yin absorbed the Datura Snake's spirit ring, and I absorbed the lone bamboo's spirit ring. Now we are both Spirit Masters."
Yu Xiaogang looked at the spirit rings beneath their feet, not knowing what to say.
Ye Yin said, "There's something I want to say, but I don't know if I should."
Yu Xiaogang had an ominous premonition. "Perhaps you shouldn't say it."
"Alright, since Grandmaster wants to hear it, I'll say it."
Yu Xiaogang was stunned. When did I say I wanted to hear it?!
Resentment from Yu Xiaogang +5!
"Grandmaster, it seems you've just been a hindrance since you came here."
Resentment from Yu Xiaogang +10!