Chapter 12 - Mysterious Ring
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nTranslator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
n“Oh. Third rank spirit power? Father, then am I considered powerful?” That was what the little boy was most concerned about.
n“Yes, you are. You are very powerful. My son is the most powerful of all. Starting tomorrow, Father will guide you on the fundamentals of spirit power training,” Lan Xiao stroked his son’s hair as he replied.
nLan Xuanyu was clever and adorable since young. He always attracted the tender affection of others.
n“You’ve decided?” Nan Cheng pulled on Lan Xiao’s sleeves.
nLan Xiao smiled. “I’ve said it before, I will take care of you and our son. I can afford to do it. It’s better not to expose his secret.”
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n“En, we will go according to your plan.” Nan Cheng initiated a hug on her husband’s arm. Despite his personal strength being inferior to hers, he was the genuine backbone of the family.
nThe most important thing for a man was to take responsibility.
nAfter dinner, Lan Xuanyu was unable to fight off drowsiness, and so, he went to bed early.
nHe had his own small room; it was blue with a pointed roof.
nA small bathroom and a three-meter square cloakroom.
nIt was extremely cozy and comfortable.
nHis bed frame was in the form of a spirit guidance sports car; it was Lan Xuanyu’s dream of being a race car driver since he was four.
nUpon seeing any spirit guidance sports cars, his eyes would turn remarkably bright.
nThus, his room was also decorated with all sorts of objects related to cars.
nLan Xuanyu fell into a deep, deep sleep.
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nGradually, his tiny frame entered the dream world.
nIt was extremely blurred within as Lan Xuanyu could only make out a soft yet sweet-sounding cry, and faint haloes in the distance.
nOne of the haloes was gold, while the other was silver.
nThey hovered around him.
nAt the same time, his actual body started emitting a faintly discernible radiance, one without energy, yet was able to flicker with light.
nBetween gold and silver.
nJust like when he was in the egg.
nHe fell into a deeper sleep, while the gold and silver light gradually receded.
nAs though nothing had happened.
nBut when the two halos completely disappeared, a white ring of light appeared silently beneath his feet and gradually rose up. At this time, his entire body suddenly released a faint gold light; a clear contrast against the white halo.
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nThe halo gradually disappeared above his head.
nBut it wasn’t over yet.
nHis body suddenly turned silver, and another halo of light slowly surged upward from his feet and climbed to his head.
nBefore completely disappearing.
nThe room plunged into darkness once more, but within the darkness, it seemed as though a small vortex had appeared within, devouring the surrounding lights, so much that even the moonlight from the outside was no longer able to cast its light on the floor.
nSituated at Lan Xuanyu’s lower abdomen, the vortex continued to absorb light for an unknown period of time before silently disappearing, and a dark blue ball soon floated out from his navel.
nIt floated toward him.
nAnd landed on his right thumb.
nThe dark blue light receded and remained unmoved.
nAnd gradually became a small ring.
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nWith a thickness of less than 5 millimeters, it was a perfect fit for his thumb.
nLittle Xuanyu remained in deep sleep. It was almost as though everything that had occurred around him was completely unrelated to him and made no interactions with him.
nThe next morning.
nThe instant the first glimmer of light appeared, Little Xuanyu’s door was pushed open and Lan Xiao walked in.
nHe appeared by his son’s bed and stroked the little boy’s forehead. Ensuring that his body temperature was normal, he then gently patted him awake. “Xuanyu, it’s time to get up.”
nLan Xuanyu opened his misty eyes and looked at his father through his tired eyes. “Father, awhile more.”
n“It’s time for you to get up. The early morning is the golden time of the day. Although you are still on your summer vacation, you will have to attend school in the new school term.
n“And additionally, you are now a Spirit Master. Despite being at the lowest Spirit Scholar rank, you are still a Spirit Master.
n“Don’t you want to become strong?”
n“I want to,” Little Xuanyu replied without hesitation. His father’s words had caused him to be more awake.
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n“Then it’s time to get up. From today onward, Father will guide you on the path of training spirit power.”
nWhile explaining things, Lan Xiao carried his son out of bed.
n“Eh?” Right at this time, his eyes landed on Lan Xuanyu’s right hand.
n“Son, where did you get this ring from?” Lan Xiao asked in surprise.
nLittle Xuanyu looked at his own hand and replied in a daze, “I don’t know. It’s not mine.”
nLan Xiao brought the small hand up for a closer look.
nIt was a dark blue ring that looked extremely abstruse, and it had a faint yet meticulous decorative design on it that was hard to discern.
nBut as he was inspecting it carefully, he suddenly felt a faint spell over him, as though the ring was devouring his consciousness.
nHe quickly turned his head; his heart overwhelmed with shock.
nSix years… Ever since Little Xuanyu came to them, it had been a full six years.
nFor six years, Little Xuanyu never displayed anything out of the ordinary. His daily life was so ordinary that the researchers of the institute forgot about his history and only saw him as Nan Cheng and Lan Xiao’s son.
nBut it seemed that the ordinary life stopped the day before Xuanyu’s spirit was awakened. After his spirit was awakened, everything changed.
nHow would they be able to find another Blue Silver Grass with the Innate Full Spirit Body?
nWhether it was a Blue Silver Emperor or not, at least such an existence had occurred before.
nBut where did the ring come from?
nLan Xiao quickly carried Lan Xuanyu up. He then pulled open the curtains and carefully inspected the windowsill.
nThere were no traces of forced entry.
nEverything looked extremely normal.
n“Son, do you have any recollection? When did you put on this ring?”
nLittle Xuanyu shook his head.
nLan Xiao: “When you look at it, do you feel uncomfortable?”
nThis was the most crucial thing that Lan Xiao was worried about—that the ring might affect his son’s body.
n“No, I don’t. It looks nice.” Little Xuanyu looked at the ring on his finger excitedly. He then tried to pull the ring out.
nBut no matter how much force he exerted, it felt as though the ring was attached to his finger as it wouldn’t even budge an inch.
n“Father, it can’t be taken off.”
n“Let Father try.” Lan Xiao cautiously extended his hand toward the mysterious ring in hopes of taking it off.
nBut, a strange scene occurred.
nThe instant Lan Xiao’s finger interacted with the ring, a strange force was released; it suddenly pushed his palm away.
nDue to the sudden occurrence, Lan Xiao loosened his hands and dropped Lan Xuanyu on the ground.
n“Ouch. Father—”
nFortunately, they were by the bed, and Little Xuanyu merely dropped onto the soft bed. However, the sudden drop was still a shock.
n“I’m sorry, I’m sorry, my son. Father didn’t do that intentionally.”
nLan Xiao was forced two steps back by the sudden repulsion before being able to stabilize himself. However, he was unable to stop the surge of emotions in his heart.
nHow could he remain calm?
nWhere did the ring come from?
nIt was impossible for him to touch or pull it off.
nEverything pointed to the fact that his son was different.
nSix years, after six years, Xuanyu had finally displayed peculiarities that no common child would have.
nWhat can I do now?
nWhat should I do in light of this?
n“Xuanyu, go and take a shower. Father will look for you after.”
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