Chapter 109: If We Don't Hide the Soul Ring, Won't That Be Too High-Profile?
Lin Yuan deliberately teased her.
"I thought you were going to pretend to drag me off to hunt a soul beast."
"Then find some excuse to 'accidentally' separate from me halfway through."
"After a while, you'd come running back mysteriously and say, 'Brother! I'm so lucky! I found a dying thousand-year soul beast and picked up a bargain!'"
"Hahaha!"
Hearing Lin Yuan expose her entire little plan, Xiao Wu's face instantly flushed red all the way to her ears.
"Brother! You…"
"How did you know I was thinking of doing that?!"
She stomped her foot in embarrassment, but her expression soon turned serious.
"I don't want to lie to you, Brother."
"Before, I was afraid. Afraid that if you wanted it, you wouldn't be able to resist the temptation of my soul ring and soul bone."
"But now…"
Xiao Wu bit her lip, a complicated look flashing through her eyes.
"Brother, now that you know… do you really not want it?"
"That's a one-hundred-thousand-year soul ring and soul bone!"
"If it were someone else, they probably would've killed me already."
At her words, Lin Yuan's smile faded.
He stepped forward and pulled Xiao Wu into his arms, holding her tightly.
Resting his chin on the top of her head, his voice turned low and gentle.
"Silly girl. You're the little sister, I, Lin Yuan, have acknowledged."
"How could I be such a beast as to covet your soul ring and soul bone?"
"Think about it."
"We've already been completely honest with each other."
"To me, you're not like other soul beasts. Do you understand?"
"Even if you are a soul beast, you're still my cutest, most important little rabbit."
"And honestly… I discovered your identity a long time ago."
Nestled in his embrace, Xiao Wu listened to his steady heartbeat and felt the warmth that made her feel safe.
Her tears flowed again, uncontrollably.
"Brother… thank you…"
After a long while,
Xiao Wu lifted her head from his chest, wiped her tears, and asked curiously,
"By the way, Brother, when did you figure out who I really am?"
Lin Yuan released her and pointed to his eyes, a mysterious smile curving his lips.
"Take a look."
In the next instant,
The originally clear black-and-white pupils of his eyes suddenly changed.
They split into two!
One eye, twin pupils.
Dual Pupils.
"This is…"
Xiao Wu was stunned.
She had never seen such a strange martial soul or eyes before.
She already knew Lin Yuan possessed an eye-type martial soul, but she had never seen him display it. It had always been one of his secrets. And now, he was revealing it to her.
Her heart warmed.
"This is my second martial soul, the Dual Pupils."
Lin Yuan explained softly,
"It currently only has one innate soul ring, but it grants me the ability to see through illusions."
"Before these eyes, any disguise, illusion, or even the aura of a transformed soul beast cannot remain hidden."
"So as early as our first meeting at Nuoding, I already knew your identity."
"Then, Brother…"
Xiao Wu suddenly thought of something and asked expectantly,
"Since you already know, can you stand guard for me? I want to condense my second soul ring right here!"
Lin Yuan smiled. "Of course."
Xiao Wu sat down cross-legged and began condensing her second soul ring.
As she closed her eyes, a gentle pink soul power began swirling around her body.
Time passed little by little.
About half an hour later,
a dazzling purple light shot into the sky from Xiao Wu's body!
Immediately after, a deep purple soul ring slowly formed around her, intertwining with her first soul ring in brilliant contrast.
A thousand-year soul ring!
And judging by the richness of its purple hue, it was far beyond a mere thousand years!
Xiao Wu opened her eyes and leapt up excitedly.
"Brother! It worked!"
"My second soul ring is five thousand years old!"
"The skill is Charm! I feel like when I reach Rank 30, I might even try condensing a ten-thousand-year third soul ring!"
A crafty glint flashed through her eyes.
She suddenly turned around and winked at Lin Yuan, pink light surging within her gaze.
"Brother, be careful!"
"Second Soul Skill: Charm!"
A powerful wave of spiritual energy instantly enveloped Lin Yuan.
An ordinary soul master would likely fall into a daze at once, at her mercy.
Yet Lin Yuan simply stood there, his Dual Pupils flickering faintly.
He raised his hand and walked toward Xiao Wu unhurriedly.
Then,
Bonk!
A crisp flick landed squarely on Xiao Wu's smooth forehead.
"Ah! That hurts!"
She clutched her forehead, the pink glow in her eyes instantly dissipating as the Charm skill was forcefully interrupted.
She looked at him pitifully.
"Brother… you're not giving me any face at all."
"It's my brand-new skill!"
Lin Yuan chuckled and rubbed her head.
"Trying to test whether your mental charm works on me?"
"Have you forgotten that I've been specially training my spiritual power all these years?"
"On top of that, my Dual Pupils martial soul directly counters all spiritual-type control abilities. You're still far from being able to charm me."
Then Lin Yuan suddenly leaned closer to her ear, lowering his voice with a mischievous grin.
"Besides, Xiao Wu, your little glance just now? Its lethality was only average."
"It wasn't nearly as dangerous as that time over a year ago…"
"When you accidentally consumed that ten-thousand-year whale rubber."
"Your whole body flushed red, your eyes unfocused now, that was truly tempting."
"Tsk tsk, that scene back then…"
"Brother!!"
The moment she heard the words "whale rubber," Xiao Wu reacted like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.
That dark history!
Back then, after consuming the whale rubber, her entire body had burned with heat, her mind fuzzy. She had nearly done something unspeakable to Lin Yuan…
"Don't say it!"
"That's so embarrassing!"
Her face burned crimson as she wished she could dig a hole and hide inside. Her little fists thumped repeatedly against his chest.
"Isn't it your fault?!"
"You didn't even stop me back then, so I ended up making such a fool of myself!"
"Big jerk! Don't bring it up again!"
Looking at the indignant little rabbit in his arms, Lin Yuan burst into laughter, his mood exceptionally bright.
After fooling around for a while,
Xiao Wu finally calmed down, but soon her brows furrowed with concern.
"Brother, seriously."
"My second soul ring is a purple, thousand-year one."
"According to common knowledge in the soul master world, the limit for a second soul ring is around seven hundred years. It should be yellow."
"If I reveal a thousand-year second soul ring, it's definitely going to cause a sensation."
"Will that bring trouble?"
She looked at Lin Yuan worriedly.
"Should I use that aura-simulation method you taught me earlier to change the color and aura of the second soul ring?"
"Disguise it as yellow?"
Before coming to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Lin Yuan had taught Xiao Wu how to alter her aura.
After all, there was a Titled Douluo at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
Although Lin Yuan already knew that Xiao Wu likely obtained a concealment method from the system, what the system provided and what he personally taught were two entirely different things.
Lin Yuan smiled and shook his head.
"No need. Let it be."
"Let's give those self-proclaimed geniuses a little shock."
Xiao Wu blinked.
"Brother… wouldn't that be a bit too high-profile?"
End of Chapter