After finishing their daily morning Cultivation and walking toward Balak City, Xiao Wu thought about the second spirit ring she was about to obtain. At the same time, she thought of Yu Yan's situation and sighed emotionally, "Why do I only get one Spirit Ability per ring, while you get two Spirit Abilities and a Martial Soul Fusion Skill? It's not fair; I'm so envious."
"It can't be helped; that's just how a Companion Spirit works."
Yu Yan spread his hands, indicating he was powerless to change the situation.
A Companion Spirit, two Souls born as one, possessing two Spirit Abilities and a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, was a setting established by Tang Jia San Shao in Douluo 2; it really had nothing to do with him personally.
"Speaking of which, Xiao Wu, have you thought about what you want for your Second Spirit Ability?"
Compared to the uniqueness of his own Spirit, Yu Yan was more concerned about Xiao Wu's thoughts regarding her Second Spirit Ability.
Originally, Xiao Wu's Second Spirit Ability was Charm, a mental control ability. It was effective against weaker opponents but useless in battles against higher-level foes, and could even backfire on the user.
Yu Yan didn't think highly of this ability and didn't want her to choose it. Any opponent who could be controlled by Charm could be crushed by brute force anyway.
Regarding her Second Spirit Ability, Yu Yan already had some ideas, but he still wanted to hear Xiao Wu's thoughts.
Yu Yan believed that after learning from each other for so long, Xiao Wu would definitely make the optimal choice for her situation.
"For my Second Spirit Ability, I plan to choose one related to the moon."
Under Yu Yan's expectant gaze, Xiao Wu revealed her plan for her Second Spirit Ability.
Yu Yan, not expecting this answer, looked at Xiao Wu: "Can you tell me why?"
"I can absorb Moonlight Energy but not purple qi, which means my compatibility with lunar energy is very high. Additionally, we've discussed how external energy can help a Spirit evolve; I think some of your ideas are absolutely correct."
"So, I want to absorb a spirit ring related to Moonlight Energy to see if it can bring new changes to myself."
Xiao Wu answered Yu Yan's question directly, explaining the reasoning behind her choice.
Besides this reason, Xiao Wu had another important reason she didn't tell Yu Yan: after absorbing a large amount of Moonlight Energy, she could condense a brand-new ability she didn't originally possess as a Spirit Ability.
Before actually condensing the spirit ring and ability, Xiao Wu could only vaguely sense the general situation and couldn't give a definitive explanation.
"That's a very good idea. Let's go with that then."
Hearing this explanation and recalling the anime version of Xiao Wu's ninth Spirit Ability, Nine Heavens Moon, Yu Yan affirmed Xiao Wu's idea and gave her encouragement.
Compared to his own idea of her getting Teleportation or Paragon Golden Body early as a Second Spirit Ability, Xiao Wu's choice was significantly better.
Unlocking moonlight-related abilities connected to her ninth Spirit Ability early might truly bring some fundamental changes to Xiao Wu.
"Hehehe, I also think it's a great idea. What about you, Yu Yan? What are your thoughts on your second spirit ring?"
Xiao Wu was very happy to receive his affirmation. After her excitement, she asked about Yu Yan's second spirit ring.
"I plan to choose a Frost Ash Remnant Dragon from the Sunset Forest, aged around 4,500 to 5,000 years, as my second spirit ring."
Facing Xiao Wu's inquiry, Yu Yan spoke without hesitation about the second Spirit Beast he had long ago selected: the Frost Ash Remnant Dragon.
spirit rings below the ten-thousand-year level do not produce particularly intense Soul shocks during absorption. Therefore, as long as the body can withstand the energy impact, the absorption can be completed; this was the case for all thousand-year second spirit rings after Douluo 2.
After consuming all the Whale Dragon they had purchased, Yu Yan and Xiao Wu's physical fitness had already reached the level of a Four-Ring Soul Ancestor. A Four-Ring Soul Ancestor can absorb spirit rings below five thousand years, so Yu Yan's move was not overestimating his abilities.
The Frost Ash Remnant Dragon is an extremely powerful and rare sub-dragon Spirit Beast living in the southeast of the Sunset Forest. Yu Yan had looked up all its recorded Spirit Abilities, and they were all quite powerful. Furthermore, this beast met the requirements he had set for choosing a Spirit Beast.
"The Frost Ash Remnant Dragon... I've also seen records of it. It's a very powerful Spirit Beast. How do you plan to hunt it?"
Xiao Wu wasn't very surprised to hear the beast's name. Yu Yan had transcribed information about this beast in his notebook, and Xiao Wu, who often openly peeked at his notebook, was not unfamiliar with it.
"In the Spirit Hunting Town outside the Sunset Forest, there are teams that specialize in helping people hunt Spirit Beasts. I'll pay them to help me. The only problem is that hiring them might exhaust all our gold coins."
"Once I go to the Sunset Forest and get my spirit ring, I'll have stronger combat power. Then we'll find a way to earn more gold coins to hire someone to help you get your spirit ring."
Yu Yan had also long planned how to obtain the spirit ring, but this move would spend all the gold coins the two of them had saved over the year, turning them back into paupers.
The money was saved by both of them, but it was being spent by him alone, which made Yu Yan feel a bit embarrassed.
"You go get your spirit ring first. My spirit ring might just show up out of nowhere one day."
Xiao Wu didn't care at all about the guilt in Yu Yan's words; she didn't value gold coins that much.
Besides, her spirit rings could be condensed by herself; she didn't need to hire people to hunt Spirit Beasts.
"How could there be such good luck every time?"
From Xiao Wu's words, confirming that she could condense her second spirit ring herself, Yu Yan felt a sense of relief, though he continued to play along with her words.
"You're right, but who can say for sure? My luck has always been good. Besides, we have Dark Snow, who brings auspicious omens. Maybe I really will find an injured Spirit Beast between 4,500 and 5,000 years old on the road."
"Come on, Xiao Wu, you're dreaming."
"How can you limit my imagination? Yu Yan."
During their chat, having learned about each other's choices for their Second Spirit Ability, the two walked down the mountain in high Spirits... At the Academic Affairs Office of Balak Junior Soul Master Academy, after completing his leave request with Teacher Sun Qian, Yu Yan stood up and prepared to leave.
Sun Qian called out to Yu Yan as he was about to leave and asked:
"Yu Yan, wait a moment. Teacher Vice Leader from Balak Advanced Soul Master Academy asked me recently when you plan to graduate from the junior academy and enter Balak Advanced Soul Master Academy for your studies?"
"Teacher Sun Qian, I have urgent business to attend to outside. Can we talk about these questions when I return?"
Yu Yan was very unhappy that Vice Leader had taken it upon himself to make decisions for him.
He had never agreed to join Balak Advanced Soul Master Academy from beginning to end. How could they just make a decision for him? This was far too disrespectful.
Because of their repulsive behavior, Yu Yan decided that after obtaining his second spirit ring, he would leave Balak City. Regardless of whether he joined an academy to study or not, he would no longer consider Balak Spirit Master Academy.