"Where's your tail?"
Qian Renxue asked curiously as she took the warm tea from Qian Renjue's hand.
"I named it 'Evil God Hook'," Qian Renjue replied.
"When I use it, all my attributes increase by 60%, and it also has poison and devouring abilities."
Qian Renjue explained while leaning forward, taking a bite of the snack that Bibi Dong handed him.
"Sixty percent!!" Qian Renxue's eyes widened in shock.
A 60% increase in all attributes is terrifying!
After all, even the most powerful support-type spirit master, Ning Fengzhi, can only provide an 80% boost.
"Yeah, sixty percent. But it's a pity that it doesn't have any special skills," Qian Renjue added, sounding a bit disappointed.
He really wanted the abilities that the Evil God Tiger could unleash through its tail.
Bibi Dong raised her eyebrows and gently patted Qian Renjue on the head.
"Mom?"
Qian Renjue reflexively shrank his neck and raised his hands to protect his head.
"You're so greedy," Bibi Dong said with a playful roll of her eyes.
"The external spirit bone I have only boosts attributes by 50% and grants flight abilities. What more do you want?"
"Haha," Qian Renxue couldn't help but laugh, unclenching her fist that she had prepared earlier.
She lightly poked Qian Renjue's forehead.
"Exactly, you're too greedy!"
"Having more skills would definitely be better, though," Qian Renjue muttered while rubbing his forehead.
"That's true," Bibi Dong nodded in agreement.
She softly stroked his face, smiling as she said,
"Well, keep working hard to evolve it into a hundred-thousand-year spirit bone. Maybe then it will have more abilities."
"One hundred thousand years," Qian Renjue murmured to himself.
He did have an item that could potentially upgrade his fifty-thousand-year spirit bone to a hundred-thousand-year one.
"What about that black pearl?"
Qian Renxue continued her inquiry.
"Oh, you mean this? It's the essence of several of the Devilgod Tiger's attributes combined," Qian Renjue said as he summoned a blue triangular prism with the black bead floating inside.
"I haven't figured out exactly how to use it yet."
Just as he finished speaking, Qian Renjue's expression became dazed, surprised by something.
A voice echoed in his mind:
[A special substance containing unclaimed divine power detected.]
[Do you want to spend 2000 points to refine it into a unique divine soul tool with divine properties?]
[Current points: 4580!]
Bibi Dong waved her hand in front of Qian Renjue's face, concerned.
"Jue, what's wrong? Are you still hurt?"
"Huh? No, I'm fine," Qian Renjue shook his head, snapping back to reality.
"I was just lost in thought for a moment."
"As long as you're okay," Bibi Dong reassured him, holding his wrist comfortingly.
"Don't rush things; you can figure it out slowly. We'll decide on your seventh spirit ring when we return."
"Alright, I understand, Mom," Qian Renjue nodded.
However, his mind was focused on the system's prompt—what exactly is a divine soul tool? Could it be a divine artifact?
Qian Renxue raised her head, looking at the projection of the landscape from Ghost Douluo's perspective.
"Mom, we've left the Star Dou Forest now. Should we go outside and take a look?"
"..."
Bibi Dong hesitated for a moment before noticing the eager look in Qian Renxue's eyes. With a loving smile, she nodded.
"Sure, let's go take a look. We also have a newly established business under the Spirit Hall here. It'll be like a little inspection trip."
Hearing this, Qian Renxue's face lit up with joy.
She immediately grabbed Qian Renjue's arm, laughing.
"Jue, get up! Mom has never gone shopping with us before!"
"Sister, I'm excited too, but take it easy!"
Qian Renjue nearly stumbled into Qian Renxue's soft embrace.
Bibi Dong extended her arms as if expecting her children to come help her, but they were already running off ahead.
"..."
Bibi Dong sighed and shouted in mock frustration:
"Xiao Xue! Jue! Are you two really going to invite me to shop or not?!"
"Of course!" Qian Renxue grinned, locking Qian Renjue in a playful headlock while glancing back at Bibi Dong.
"Once I've trained this little colt, I'll make him carry you on his back, haha!"
"Sister, we'll see who trains who… Ah!"
Bibi Dong watched her children playfully wrestling on the ground, a helpless yet affectionate smile appearing on her face.
The weariness in her purple eyes seemed to fade away completely.
With a soft murmur, she whispered,
"With the 'Phantom Sugar Candy,' perhaps that god-gifted spirit ring can still catch up."
Her gaze softened as she looked at Qian Renjue, now carrying Qian Renxue on his back and approaching her.
Her eyes were filled with endless tenderness and love as she walked towards them.
"Jue, Xiao Xue, be careful not to hurt yourselves."
——
It had been nearly a year since Qian Renxue returned to Spirit City.
Similarly, a certain little rabbit who had been causing a stir at the academy had also been studying there for nearly a year.
Nouding Academy allowed for two months of vacation each year, and it was currently the holiday period.
In Holy Spirit Village, atop a small hill, a frustrated little rabbit, denied permission to return to Spirit City, was feeling quite irritable.
Standing on a farm cart, she bossily commanded:
"Tang Xiao San, can't you go faster? Are you slacking off?"
"Xiao Wu, I'm doing my best,"
said a thin, dark-skinned boy in front of the cart, his skinny arms pulling the cart handles, with a rope slung over his shoulder.
Under the blazing sun, climbing uphill with the cart, he was drenched in sweat, his face flushed red.
Tang San was helpless.
The cart wasn't heavy, and Xiao Wu wasn't either, but the harsh sun, steep hill, and his seven-year-old body made the task incredibly difficult.
Moreover, he still hadn't fully recovered from a mix of poisons he had been exposed to.
Exhausted from the effort, Tang San couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Tang San glanced back slightly, looking at Xiao Wu's slender figure with a hint of anticipation in his eyes.
He gently asked,
"Xiao Wu, what do I have to do for you to be my sister?"
"Tang Xiao San, stop dreaming!"
Upon hearing Tang San's words,
Xiao Wu immediately jumped up, placing her hands on her hips and huffing angrily,
"You, Tang Xiao San! It's not like you lost a sister; you lost your dad."
"Getting a new dad is doable, but don't think you can take advantage of me."
"I've told you before, Xiao Wu doesn't have a habit of being anyone's little sister. I only act as the big sister!"