After Jin Bao and Mei Lele reported that they had reached their Bottlenecks, Jin Bao saw not only the happy smile of the Dean of Students but also the happy smile of the Vice Principal. Unfortunately, the Principal was said to have gone out to meet friends; otherwise, he would have seen the Principal laughing to the point of losing his composure.
Although there were other students in the school who had reached level twenty and needed to obtain spirit rings, none of them performed as brilliantly as the geniuses Jin Bao and Mei Lele!
The Vice Principal, a level fifty-two attack system Battle Spirit King, personally stepped in to help each of them obtain a seven-hundred-year spirit ring.
Jin Bao's second spirit ring came from a special plant that could spray a highly corrosive liquid capable of instantly dissolving even metal.
According to the understanding of a normal Spirit Master, a spirit ring produced by this kind of Spirit Beast should not be suitable for Jin Bao. However, the Vice Principal told Jin Bao a secret:
"This kind of Spirit Beast can bear a special fruit whose juice has the effect of tempering metal. Therefore, after you absorb the spirit ring it produces, you should be able to obtain a skill that strengthens your First Spirit Skill. I have seen your use of the First Spirit Skill; it is quite wonderful, so I think you should develop further on that basis."
As it turned out, the Vice Principal's guess was correct, but Jin Bao's situation was somewhat special.
This time, Jin Bao found himself once again in that mysterious space.
This time, two images appeared before him. The first was a pile of gold coins, but these coins possessed a special ability: they could corrode and consume an enemy's spirit power. Normal Spirit Masters, whether from the attack system or agility-attack system, would normally use spirit power to coat their bodies for protection.
Thus, choosing this would mean weakening the enemy's defensive capabilities.
The second was a bright gold coin, which represented the effect the Vice Principal had mentioned—strengthening his First Spirit Skill. Furthermore, under the enhancement of this Spirit Ability, Jin Bao could not only complete a full set of armor but also create a matching set of weapons.
The strength of the shield would rise to another level, and his defensive capabilities would be further enhanced.
"What path am I actually going to take in the future?"
Jin Bao stood before the two gold coins and began to recall his original wish.
"I don't want to be a Support-type Soul Master; I want to be a Control System Soul Master!"
Jin Bao raised his head and reached out to grab the corrosive gold coin on the left.
In the next moment, a piece of information appeared in Jin Bao's mind.
The Money Spirit could not only release energy for amplification and shaping but could also condense materialized Money to attack enemies. Most importantly, the special effects of every Spirit Ability could be stacked onto the Money.
In other words, if Jin Bao used Money to attack alone, it could carry both the hardness of his First Spirit Skill and the spirit power corrosion effect of his Second Spirit Ability!
This was both a means of attack and a means of control.
Jin Bao smiled and then opened his eyes.
He stretched, and the bones all over his body made a crackling sound.
"Huh! My pants are shorter, and my clothes seem a bit smaller." Jin Bao looked at the clothes on his body. Although he knew that absorbing a second spirit ring would have a significant impact on his body, he hadn't expected the effect to be so obvious.
On the other side, Mei Lele had also finished absorbing her spirit ring.
Her second spirit ring came from a bird-type Spirit Beast, which was characterized by its ability to use the power of the wind to accelerate and form air blades.
Jin Bao looked at Mei Lele. "Are there any special changes in me?"
"Your eyes." Mei Lele pointed at her own pupils. "They've turned gold."
"Eh?!" Jin Bao hurriedly ran to the water's edge and looked in. Sure enough, his right eye had turned gold, but his left eye remained unchanged.
"What is this? Golden Eye? Can it let me see... there really is gold!"
Jin Bao reached into the water and fished out a gold coin that had been corroded and had some rust on it.
When he looked at other objects, especially Spirit Beasts and medicinal herbs, there were actually different reactions!
Could this be considered an appraisal skill?
Although it could only appraise basic value, it would be quite good for appraising treasures!
Jin Bao remembered what his father had said: no matter what Spirit their Family inherited, they all had a vague ability to sense treasures. Although it wasn't as powerful as the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, they could still sense truly good things.
At the very least, this ability would be very useful for identifying fakes in business.
Now, with this ability alone, inheriting the Family business would absolutely be no problem!
However, Jin Bao soon felt a bit distressed. Unlike a Spirit, this change couldn't be retracted, and using it also consumed spirit power.
At that moment, the Vice Principal walked over. "It should be a change in your body reflected by the continuous growth of your Spirit; this is a very common occurrence. I have seen many Spirit Masters whose hair or even skin color changed because of their Spirit's attributes."
The Vice Principal leaned in close to Jin Bao. "Most importantly, your Golden Eye is quite handsome."
After returning to the school with the Vice Principal, the two of them rested for a bit. The Vice Principal helped them complete their identity certification at the Spirit Hall and brought back their subsidies.
The next day, the Vice Principal and the Dean of Students stood by the open space, with Jin Bao and Mei Lele standing on opposite sides of the field. However, it wasn't like that at the start.
"Alright children, show us your Second Spirit Abilities!" the Vice Principal said.
Jin Bao took a step forward. "Principal, Director, after I absorbed the second spirit ring, some changes occurred in the way I use my Spirit."
"The first way is the same as before, assisting teammates through energy enhancement." As he spoke, Jin Bao released his Spirit Ability, and a golden light fell upon the Vice Principal.
"My Second Spirit Ability is Money Corrosion. Under this energy enhancement, the target can deal an additional attack effect during close-quarters combat. That is, corroding the opponent's spirit power!"
"Oh! Interesting!" The Vice Principal said as he punched a nearby tree. He nodded after seeing a hole corroded into the surface of the bark.
"Just like the First Spirit Skill, spirit power can be continuously consumed to maintain this enhancement state. Then there's the second way: I can use spirit power to condense Money to attack enemies from a distance or drop them on the ground! Additionally, the controllable range of my First Spirit Skill has become a five-meter radius!"
"Wait! You're saying your Second Spirit Ability can be applied to your own Money!" The Vice Principal seemed to think of something. "Combined with the variant usage of your first skill, you're planning to take the control system path!"
He could almost see Jin Bao scattering Money across the field; once an enemy stepped in, their spirit power would be continuously corroded and consumed until they were completely drained. Or, when an enemy was within five meters of Jin Bao, they would be restrained by the shape-shifting Money energy, with their spirit power being continuously corroded!
"As expected of a Mutated Spirit, it truly is powerful!"