Dragon Chen put away his Spirit, and the Nine-tailed Fox phantom disappeared with it.
Ye Tianming sighed, "Long Chen, your new Spirit Ability is also very powerful and has a strong confusing effect."
"Yes, Uncle Ye. As you expected, it has an extremely strong control effect, capable of putting opponents into a dizzy state. Moreover, I can control the opponent's actions according to my own will; as long as their mental force does not exceed mine by ten times, they will be restricted by this Spirit Ability. The restriction effect increases with the improvement of my strength."
Ye Tianming smiled and nodded.
"Long Chen, this Spirit Ability of yours gives you the ability to contend with Spirit King-level Spirit Masters."
Dragon Chen's heart was also surging, but he tried to remain calm.
"I didn't expect it to be so powerful, nor do I know why it is this way."
"Haha~ I've never seen anything like this before. The abilities Dark Night Magic Lyre gives you are truly too strange. However, your second Spirit Ability is much more normal than your first one."
Ye Tianming looked around.
"It's almost dawn. You should quickly rest for a while. After dawn, we will leave the forest."
"Okay. Uncle Ye, I want to go to the Royal Academy to see Ye Lingling. I have something to give her."
Ye Tianming nodded.
"Perfect, I also miss that girl a bit. Alright, quickly go to sleep."
"Mm."
Dragon Chen slept for two hours, and then it was dawn.
The two left the Star Dou Great Forest and headed to the Royal Academy outside Heaven Dou City.
Along the way, the two walked and chatted.
Ye Tianming said, "Long Chen, you are now a twenty-second level Spirit Grandmaster, and you can proceed to the next stage of training."
"Is it fighting Spirit Beasts?"
"That's right."
Ye Tianming nodded and gave a detailed explanation:
"The first stage of special training was to improve your physique, strength, and speed. The next stage of special training is the real test.
The early training was to enable you to have the ability to fight Spirit Beasts in close combat. You can use spirit power and weapons.
However, your two current Spirit Abilities are dimension-reducing attacks against Spirit Beasts below the thousand-year level, and they cannot be used in training.
Without using Spirit Abilities, even Spirit Beasts with decades of cultivation can pose a huge threat to you.
What you need to do is to constantly fight them, defeat them, but not kill them.
In this stage of training, you may endure more pain. However, your Aunt and I will accompany you."
Dragon Chen knew the good intentions of Mrs. Ye Tianming.
They were helping him embark on the right path.
Such training could not only quickly improve his combat skills but also help him control the desire for slaughter within his heart.
As long as his heart was strong enough, even if the Dark Night Magic Qin Spirit possessed powerful evil attributes, he would not be controlled by inner demons.
"Uncle Ye, I will follow your arrangements."
"Good boy. After you obtain your third spirit ring, if the Spirit Ability is also as normal as the second Spirit Ability, I will send you to the Royal Academy to accompany Ye Lingling."
"Really?"
"Mm. I know you've always worried about Ye Lingling. With you by Ye Lingling's side, I'll be much more at ease. Moreover, the Royal Academy has top-tier cultivation resources, which will be of great help to your future growth."
"Then I'll quickly cultivate and strive to break through to level thirty as soon as possible."
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Dragon Chen and Ye Tianming arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
They passed through the academy's solemn gate and followed the familiar path to the teaching building.
Ye Tianming went to find his friend Liu Zhicheng to inquire about Ye Lingling's recent situation.
Dragon Chen went directly to Ye Lingling's dormitory building.
He was no longer a six-year-old child now, so it was inconvenient for him to go inside. He waited at the building's entrance, ready to ask other girls to call Ye Lingling down.
"Dragon Chen?"
Just as Dragon Chen was waiting, a voice suddenly came from behind him.
Dragon Chen turned his head and found that the person who had come was Dugu Yan.
After two years, Dugu Yan still had short hair like before, and her green eyes, combined with her gradually developing figure due to age, made her look even more enchanting.
Dragon Chen smiled slightly.
"Hello."
"It really is you. Two years gone, and you've grown quite a bit. You're here to see Ye Lingling, right? I'll go call her."
"Mm, thank you."
"You're welcome."
Dugu Yan smiled and strode into the dormitory building.
Soon, Ye Lingling came before Dragon Chen.
She was wearing a light blue school uniform today, and her long hair flowed like a waterfall.
Seeing Dragon Chen, she joyfully came forward, her eyes filled with surprise.
"Brother Chen, you're here."
"Mm. Uncle Ye went to find Teacher Liu, so I came to find you."
"Brother Chen, let's talk somewhere else."
"Okay."
There were many girls entering and exiting the dormitory entrance, which was not very convenient.
Ye Lingling led Dragon Chen to a small garden within the academy and found a quiet corner to sit down.
"Ye Lingling, how have you been recently?"
"Everything's good. How about you? Your spirit power should have already broken through level twenty, right?"
"Mm, I just broke through. A few days ago, Uncle Ye and I went to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt a Spirit Beast. After absorbing the spirit ring, my spirit power reached twenty-second level."
"Twenty-second level? Brother Chen, you're amazing."
Ye Lingling looked at Dragon Chen with admiration, her eyes full of pride and joy.
"How about you? What level are you?"
"I'm only level sixteen."
Afterward, Ye Lingling shared her recent cultivation progress.
Dragon Chen also shared with Ye Lingling the interesting stories and achievements of his medical studies at Guang'an Hall, as well as the hardships of his devilish training, and his newly acquired second Spirit Ability.
Ye Lingling listened attentively, her expression focused.
"Brother Chen, you live a very fulfilling life every day. In comparison, my cultivation at the Royal Academy is much more boring."
"Ye Lingling, I have good news for you. After I break through level thirty, I might be able to come to your Royal Academy."
"Really? That's great!"
Hearing this news, Ye Lingling smiled happily.
Since her grandmother passed away, she hadn't been this happy.
Dragon Chen was also very happy; he also hoped that Ye Lingling could emerge from the gloom soon.
"Ye Lingling, I have something to give you."
Dragon Chen said, taking out an exquisite small wooden box from the storage device at his waist. Inside was the whale glue he had specially prepared for Ye Lingling.
Ye Lingling was very curious.
"Brother Chen, what is this?"
"It's for nourishing the body. It can help improve the body's toughness, making it more comfortable and less painful when you absorb spirit rings in the future."
"There's such a good thing?"
Ye Lingling took the wooden box and eagerly opened it to look.
A faint, clear fragrance wafted to her nose.
"Wow, it smells so good."
The transparent whale glue particles looked like yellow crystals.
Ye Lingling asked doubtfully, "Brother Chen, is this for eating?"
"Mm."
"But it looks as hard as a stone. Do I just swallow it like this?"