Outside Tianhui Canyon, Zhu Ziyang silently absorbed his spirit ring.
Surging spirit power poured out from the spirit ring, rampaging through Zhu Ziyang's meridians. Zhu Ziyang's own spirit power set up layers of obstacles, intercepting, absorbing, and assimilating it repeatedly. His widened meridians also silently absorbed that spirit power, which was then transported by blood to all parts of his body, slowly strengthening him.
Along with the surging spirit power, a gray, special energy also poured out. That was the Power of Death contained within the White Bone Scythe Demon's bloodline. Under the deliberate guidance of Zhu Ziyang's Spirit, it detached from the spirit power of the spirit ring and flowed towards Zhu Ziyang's Danzhong Acupoint.
The spirit ring absorption was smooth. The spirit ring was successfully refined, and the Death Attribute bloodline was completely absorbed by the Radiant Scythe in his Danzhong Acupoint. Zhu Ziyang couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, then began to focus on absorbing and refining the spirit power.
At this moment, Zhu Changhe, outside, was very surprised to find that his son, who was absorbing the spirit ring, was undergoing an unusual change. His body emitted a faint golden light, but the edges of the golden light were surrounded by a circle of gray gas, which was very strange.
Zhu Changhe was surprised, but he didn't dwell on it. Instead, he anticipated Zhu Ziyang's changes after absorbing the spirit ring.
By the time Zhu Ziyang finished absorbing his first spirit ring, it was around three or four in the afternoon.
After he opened his eyes, joy flashed in their depths. He immediately summoned his Spirit, and a pale yellow spirit ring flickered behind him. However, his gaze was entirely fixed on the Spirit in his hand.
A brand new Radiant Scythe appeared in his hand. The 1.6-meter-long scythe handle was pure white, engraved with faint golden, incomplete patterns. The end of the handle had an additional pure white spherical orb, slightly wider than the handle itself, with a skull carved into it.
The right blade of the scythe head became sharper and brighter, and in addition to the original inner edge, an outer edge was added, which greatly increased the combat styles.
The sub-blade was still ring-shaped, but its size had increased significantly, and the sharpened area had expanded from a quarter-sector to a semicircle. Overall, it looked like a small axe.
The spearhead of the scythe head also became more distinct. Originally, it only had the appearance of a spear tip, but now it had truly become a rhomboid spearhead. If the blade were removed, it would be a majestic silver spear. The light-colored skull on the spear blade had turned dark, standing out quite prominently on the pure white battle scythe.
"This is…" Zhu Changhe looked over, his eyes filled with surprise.
"I succeeded, Father!" Zhu Ziyang's eyes were full of pleasant surprise, and he said excitedly, "I am a Spirit Master now!"
"Excellent!" Zhu Changhe was also quite pleased, a smile on his face. Looking at the yellow spirit ring floating behind his son, he felt deeply gratified, so much so that he forgot about the unusual nature of Zhu Ziyang's Spirit. He said, "Quickly try your Spirit Ability and see what it's like."
"Okay!" Zhu Ziyang nodded in response. For now, he didn't bother with the changes to his Spirit. Instead, he closed his eyes and focused on sensing the Spirit Ability the spirit ring had granted him.
A moment later.
He opened his eyes, stepped forward, and the Radiant Scythe in his hand emitted a desolate aura. The yellow spirit ring behind him flickered rapidly. Zhu Ziyang swung the Radiant Scythe in a chopping motion. Instantly, an X-shaped grayish-white blade energy shot out, directly striking a large tree not far away, instantly splitting the giant tree, which would have required at least four or five people to embrace, into four parts. The grayish-white blade energy finally hit the ground, leaving an X-shaped crack one meter in size.
First Spirit Ability, Blade of Death!
Condense the Power of Death on the blade of the Radiant Scythe and unleash a powerful destructive blade energy forward.
Zhu Ziyang looked at the scene caused by his attack, silently calculating. This attack consumed about one-ninth of his spirit power. Its power was not bad, and most importantly, it came with a special effect.
He walked towards the tree that had been split into four halves. He saw that the wound where the blade energy had cut was faintly grayish-white, and this grayish-white was slowly eroding the tree's life! This was the effect of the Blade of Death, Life Stripping!
Deprive the life force of the hit creature, causing it to gradually age and then die!
This ability, which greatly resembled the methods of Evil Soul Masters, was actually the purest application of the Death Attribute, fundamentally different from those Evil Soul Masters who relied on indiscriminate devouring of vitality. It even possessed the ability to counter Evil Soul Masters.
Most importantly, Zhu Ziyang could freely control the effect of Life Stripping. If he wanted the Blade of Death's blade energy to have the Life Stripping effect, it would. If he didn't want it to, it wouldn't strip life force.
"Hmm, not bad!" Zhu Ziyang smiled and muttered to himself, "This first spirit ring was truly a huge gain. Not only did I obtain such a powerful Spirit Ability, but it also repaired the Death Attribute of the Radiant Scythe, making it a true Spirit that coexists with Light and Death!"
Zhu Ziyang's face was filled with excitement and thrill. A Radiant Scythe with both the superior Light and Death Attributes would certainly be stronger than a Radiant Scythe with only the Light Attribute! However, with the Death Attribute, would he be mistaken for an Evil Soul Master?
His eyes flickered with an unusual light.
"Such powerful destructive force!" Zhu Changhe walked up to him, a surprised expression on his face, and said, "Is this your first Spirit Ability, Yang Yang?"
"That's right, isn't it amazing!" Zhu Ziyang looked at Zhu Changhe boastfully and said.
"It is indeed very powerful, but why is it a blade energy type Spirit Ability? Spirit Beasts like Scythe Bone Demons shouldn't have such Spirit Abilities, right?" Zhu Changhe looked puzzled, very confused.
"An ordinary Scythe Bone Demon naturally wouldn't, but this one is different," Zhu Ziyang thought for a moment and said, "This is a mutated Scythe Bone Demon. I read in a book that this type of mutated Scythe Bone Demon possesses the Death Attribute and can unleash Death Slash type Spirit Abilities. That's why I was able to obtain a blade energy type Spirit Ability after absorbing its spirit ring."
"Death Attribute?!" Zhu Changhe was shocked upon hearing Zhu Ziyang's explanation. Then he looked at Zhu Ziyang with a face full of doubt and worry, asking, "You mean you absorbed a Death Attribute spirit ring?! Are you alright?"
"Oh, Father, relax." Zhu Ziyang looked at the anxious Zhu Changhe and soothed him, "Listen to my explanation."
"Alright, then you speak," Zhu Changhe reluctantly calmed down, staring intently at Zhu Ziyang, and said.
"Actually, my Radiant Scythe Spirit is a dual-attribute Spirit of Light and Death," Zhu Ziyang said, "That's why I was able to absorb the spirit ring of that White Bone Scythe Demon."
"What?!" Zhu Changhe's expression was very interesting. Instead of the shock Zhu Ziyang had imagined, there was a hint of relief. He muttered to himself, "I never thought Grandpa's words were actually true, it's unbelievable!"
"Huh?" This time it was Zhu Ziyang's turn to be confused. He looked at Zhu Changhe curiously.
"Your great-grandfather once told me that his grandfather, who was the first Spirit Master of our Zhu family, had a Spirit with both Light Attribute and Death Attribute. I originally thought he was joking, but I never expected it to be true," Zhu Changhe said.
"So that's how it is!" Zhu Ziyang said, enlightened.
"That's right." Zhu Changhe was a little excited and said, "Yang Yang, your Spirit can be said to have undergone an atavism. This means our old Zhu family is truly going to prosper!"
"Don't worry, Father. With me here, our Zhu family will definitely become the strongest family on the continent!" Zhu Ziyang said, his small face full of boundless confidence.
"Very good!" Zhu Changhe naturally wouldn't dampen his son's confidence. He showed a gratified smile and said, "Our mission is successfully completed. Let's hurry home and tell your mother the good news so she can be happy too!"
"We're going home!" Zhu Ziyang shouted happily.
The father and son embarked on their journey home.
Because Zhu Ziyang had officially become a Spirit Master, their travel speed increased significantly. The most obvious change was that it took three days to get there, but only two days to return.
So, on the evening of the sixth day after leaving home, they returned to Beihe Village.
"Wife, we're home!"
Entering the house, Zhu Changhe called out.
"Ah~ Yang Yang, how was it? What kind of spirit ring and Spirit Ability did you get?" Hearing the voice, Liang Ying rushed out of the room, immediately hugged Zhu Ziyang, and asked excitedly.
"Mmm~ Let Father tell you. I need to take a bath. I haven't bathed in six days, it's killing me," Zhu Ziyang said, an eager expression on his face.
"Alright then." Although Liang Ying was a little disappointed, she didn't stop Zhu Ziyang's decision and let him go. But this left Zhu Changhe in a difficult position. Liang Ying grabbed Zhu Changhe's arm to prevent him from escaping, and with seven parts dominance and three parts coquettishness in her voice, she said, "You tell me!"
Zhu Changhe could only reluctantly agree.