Chapter 54: Absorbing the spirit ring
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[Looking at the unyielding look in Yu Xiaogang's eyes, Yu Yuanzhen understood that his son had already made up his mind.]
["You really dare to do this?"]
["You really don't consider other people's thoughts at all, like mine. If something happens to you, how do you expect me to feel?"]
[Yu Yuanzhen's voice carried a hint of anger, but Yu Xiaogang understood that his father had actually agreed.]
["Actually, I'm not really gambling with my Life. If I truly can't handle it, Father, couldn't you just step in and help me interrupt the spirit ring absorption process?"]
[Yu Xiaogang spread his hands, revealing his backup plan.]
["You think I don't know you?"]
["Among children your age, you have the most determined mind I have ever seen."]
["When other children Cultivate for a few days, they always cry for a while, but from the time you started Cultivating until now, you have never stopped."]
["No matter how tired or bitter it is, you never say a word."]
[Yu Yuanzhen said with a rather complex mood.]
["Knowing your character, is it really that hard to guess what you'll do when things happen?"]
["I am certain that when you absorb the spirit ring later, you will definitely grit your teeth and persevere. Even if it reaches a point of extreme danger, you won't give up."]
["As for being able to interrupt your spirit ring absorption, do you think I wouldn't know about that?"]
["The real reason I didn't agree is because I'm afraid you'll push yourself too far."]
[At this point, Yu Yuanzhen came before Yu Xiaogang, half-squatted, and placed his hand on his shoulder.]
[As the palm pressed on his shoulder, Yu Xiaogang felt his shoulder sink quite a bit, and he could feel his father's tension from the force transmitted through the palm.]
["Xiaogang, you must promise me, don't try to be a hero. When you truly can't hold on anymore, tell me."]
["Don't do as I said and push yourself too far; that really can kill someone!"]
[The force of the palm on his shoulder increased significantly. Yu Xiaogang looked into Yu Yuanzhen's worried eyes and nodded.]
["Don't worry, Father, I haven't lived long enough yet."]
[Having made his promise to Yu Yuanzhen, Yu Xiaogang drew his weapon and walked up to the thousand-year Crimson Blood Flying Dragon that had been beaten until it was unable to move.]
[Meeting the Crimson Blood Flying Dragon's unwilling gaze, Yu Xiaogang ended its Life with a single sword strike.]
[In the next second, a purple spirit ring emerged, hovering over the body of the Crimson Blood Flying Dragon.]
[Gazing carefully at the purple spirit ring before him, Yu Xiaogang took a deep breath and summoned his Spirit.]
["lolo!"]
[The Little Dragon appeared. As soon as it came out, it saw the corpse of the Crimson Blood Flying Dragon and the floating purple thousand-year spirit ring.]
[Almost instinctively, the Little Dragon moved next to the thousand-year spirit ring, its large eyes sizing up the spirit ring with curiosity.]
[Smiling, Yu Xiaogang used spirit power to guide the spirit ring. Under the guidance of the spirit power, the spirit ring flew toward Yu Xiaogang.]
[During this time, Yu Xiaogang sat cross-legged on the ground and recalled the Little Dragon to his side.]
[When the spirit ring reached the top of his head, Yu Xiaogang instantly felt an unprecedented pressure.]
[Immediately after, before Yu Xiaogang could react, the spirit ring above his head rapidly contracted, becoming slightly larger than the Little Dragon's body, and settled around the Little Dragon's body.]
["lolo!!"]
[The Little Dragon, encircled by the spirit ring, let out a cry of surprise, and then Yu Xiaogang felt a tyrannical force surge into his body.]
[This force was as scorching as a flame. Almost instantly, this energy flowed through his entire body, making Yu Xiaogang's insides feel as if they were on fire.]
["Oh Gods, please protect this child, Xiaogang."]
[Watching Yu Xiaogang begin to absorb the spirit ring from the side, Yu Yuanzhen couldn't help but pray in a low voice.]
[He had personally watched Yu Xiaogang work hard bit by bit to reach this day.]
[So he knew very well what significance the current spirit ring absorption held for him.]
[He now only hoped his son could succeed, or at the very least, remain safe.]
[Yu Xiaogang was destined not to hear Yu Yuanzhen's prayers, because at this moment, he was being burned by the scorching energy within his body.]
[The blazing energy seemed to ignite his body. Yu Xiaogang felt as if he were bathing in lava at this moment.]
[His consciousness submerged into that sea of lava, and Yu Xiaogang saw his Spirit, the Little Dragon, which was also enduring the erosion of the lava.]
[And under the erosion of the lava, the purple fur on the Little Dragon's body was fading away bit by bit.]
[Its hide began to become firm.]
[Its limbs, which originally looked like pig's trotters, began to grow.]
[Its bloated body also became leaner bit by bit under the roasting of the lava.]
[Seeing such a scene, Yu Xiaogang felt joy in his heart, because these changes meant that the Little Dragon was evolving.]
[Unfortunately, soon Yu Xiaogang had no time to pay attention to the Little Dragon's changes.]
[Because an even more intense and violent energy rushed into Yu Xiaogang's body like a flood.]
[The momentum was that of a flood, but its essence was scorching lava.]
[Under the impact of this energy, Yu Xiaogang's body began to tremble, to ache, and to hiss in pain.]
[Intense pain swept through every cell in his body, making Yu Xiaogang want to open his mouth right now and ask his father to help him interrupt the spirit ring absorption.]
[But Yu Xiaogang also knew that if he let his father step in to interrupt, then he would only be able to absorb a hundred-year spirit ring.]
[Even because of the damage to his Foundation caused by this interruption, the nine-hundred-year spirit ring he could have originally attempted would now be out of reach.]
[So, should he interrupt?]
[Of course not!]
[With absolute willpower, Yu Xiaogang endured the pain coming from all parts of his body and refined the power within him.]
[But soon, another wave of intense energy struck Yu Xiaogang's body, making him clearly feel that his skin was beginning to bleed.]
[At the same time, seeing blood starting to flow from Yu Xiaogang's skin, Yu Yuanzhen, who was beside him, stepped forward quickly, about to interrupt Yu Xiaogang's absorption.]
[But just then, he remembered the look Yu Xiaogang had given him earlier, and in the end, he did not act.]
[Time passed minute by minute. Blood continued to flow from Yu Xiaogang's skin, directly dyeing him into a man of blood.]
[As a Titled Douluo, Yu Yuanzhen had already begun to lose control of his body at this time, his hands trembling.]
["Xiaogang, you must succeed..."]
[At this moment, in Yu Xiaogang's consciousness, Yu Xiaogang, who was still gritting his teeth and persevering, had completely lost his sense of time.]
[In his eyes, only perseverance, perseverance, and more perseverance remained.]
[However, just at this time, Yu Xiaogang in his consciousness suddenly felt that the pain on his body had lessened a lot.]
["Is this... about to be completed?"]
[Yu Xiaogang thought to himself, but the still scalding energy and the sharp pain in his body told him that it was not over.]
[So Yu Xiaogang followed his feelings, trying to find the reason why the pain on his body had lessened.]
[Then he saw the reason in his World of consciousness.]
["So that's how it is."]
[He looked at the Little Dragon, which was guiding away a portion of the energy surging toward him. It was being invaded by this energy, causing its body to curl into a ball in pain, yet it was also gritting its teeth and persevering just like him.]
[At this moment, even though Yu Xiaogang was still in pain all over his body, he had an urge to laugh out loud.]
[To have a Spirit like the Little Dragon, how lucky he was!]
[Finally, after taking a day and a night, Yu Xiaogang completed the absorption of his first spirit ring.]
[He had also achieved an unprecedented feat.]
[The first spirit ring of thousand years!]