NOVEL NEXT Chapter 1235: Hope
"Yes, with that, when I make a decision, at least my heart won't hurt so much!" The Sword Spirit gave a bitter smile, with a somewhat lonely expression.
Soul Spirit Fruit, a magical fruit used to cultivate Instrument Spirits!
Generally speaking, the reason why divine artifacts are powerful is that they have spirit! And there are two sources for the Artifact Spirit of a divine artifact: The first is the artifact's own rare material, which, after a long time of nurturing, naturally forms an Artifact Spirit. Such an Artifact Spirit, though compatible with the artifact itself, grows slowly. But once this Sword Spirit is fully grown, its power is absolutely world-shattering!
Of course, there is a second method: sacrifice! By merging a powerful living being with the divine artifact, letting the soul power of the living being replace the Instrument Spirit, the divine artifact will fully develop. The time taken is hundreds or even thousands of times faster than the first method!
But shortcuts aren't easy to take! Although the second method is fast, it has a drawback, which is the compatibility between the soul power and the divine artifact! After all, it's not an Instrument Spirit naturally produced by the divine artifact itself, combining the two will certainly produce a series of reactions.
Some soul powers are too strong, and the divine artifact can't withstand it. Others are too weak, destroying the potential of the divine artifact!
To solve this problem, someone finally developed the Soul Spirit Fruit!
Creatures that consume Soul Spirit Fruit over the years have soul power that is very malleable and can easily be compatible with divine artifacts, with room for improvement in the future!
The Sword Spirit planted the Soul Spirit Fruit by the lake and had the Rhinoceros Dragon consume it constantly. The purpose was obvious, to cultivate the most perfect Instrument Spirit!
However, until now, the Rhinoceros Dragon probably doesn't even know its fate is already sealed.
"My days are numbered!" The Sword Spirit sighed and said, "I must find a suitable successor for myself! Although the Rhinoceros Dragon is still a bit naive, I believe it will definitely become a powerful Sword Spirit in the future!"
Xuanyuan Xia sighed and said, "Raising her with precious Soul Spirit Fruit from childhood, if she still doesn't succeed, then she's truly useless!"
Xuanyuan Xia expressed understanding of the Sword Spirit's actions! Back when the Xuanyuan Sword emerged, the Xuanyuan Saint Emperor originally wanted to naturally cultivate a Sword Spirit, but at that time, different races invaded!
To unleash the power of the Xuanyuan Sword, the most capable and trusted warrior under the Xuanyuan Saint Emperor voluntarily proposed to sacrifice himself to become the Sword Spirit, unleashing the Xuanyuan Sword's full power!
The Xuanyuan Saint Emperor originally disagreed, but with the advance of the great war, after a big battle, the warrior was seriously injured and asked again.
Seeing the vast mountains and rivers fall into the hands of different races, the Xuanyuan Saint Emperor had no choice but to agree to his request. Under the solemn gaze of everyone, the warrior jumped into the Sword Refining Pool. Ten days later, the Sword Refining Pool exploded, and in its place was a truly earth-shaking Divine Sword, the Xuanyuan Sword!
It was with the Xuanyuan Sword in hand that the Xuanyuan Saint Emperor could wipe out one hundred thousand of the different races in one move, striking terror into them, shattering their army.
That warrior's name can no longer be found in the records, but Xuanyuan Xia and other clansmen will never forget his name, Long Lie! The strongest warrior of the Dragon Men clan!
In the Small World, Ling Feng was somewhat speechless, storytelling? He wondered if he had taken the wrong script!
"Um, telling stories isn't out of the question, but I have a request!" Ling Feng said with a smile, looking just like a creepy uncle idling around the kindergarten entrance with candy.
"Really? That'd be great!" A joyful smile appeared on the Rhinoceros Dragon's face, "Please wait for a moment!"
Saying so, the Rhinoceros Dragon turned around and dived back into the lake. In less than three minutes, she came out again, this time bringing a lot of shiny things, shiny pearls, shiny shells, shiny weapons, and shiny...
Why are they all shiny things? Ling Feng suddenly remembered a legend, that the Dragon Clan loves to collect shiny things, but that's a habit of the Dragon Clan! You're a Rhinoceros Dragon, nowhere near the real Dragon Clan, and you've developed this peculiar habit too?
"These are my treasured possessions!" The Rhinoceros Dragon said proudly, "Take whatever you like, I'm very generous!"
Ling Feng shook his head and said, "A gentleman doesn't take others' fondness, since these are your treasures, you should keep them, I don't need them!"
The Rhinoceros Dragon blinked and said, "No way, I can't let you suffer a loss. Even though you're small, weak, and slender, as an honorable Rhinoceros Dragon, a member of the noble Dragon Clan, how could I bully the weak? You better pick one!"
Ling Feng raised his eyebrows, feeling deeply hurt by the Rhinoceros Dragon's blunt words! However, seeing the Rhinoceros Dragon's innocent eyes, Ling Feng knew she certainly wasn't doing it on purpose! But precisely because it wasn't intentional, Ling Feng felt even more hurt!
The most hurtful things in this world are never lies, but the harsh realities one cannot accept!
"No, really, if you insist on me picking one, then I'll choose that one..." Ling Feng pointed behind the Rhinoceros Dragon, "How about this Seven-Star Leaf Fruit for me?"
"No way!" The Rhinoceros Dragon firmly refused, "I can't give you the Seven-Star Leaf Fruit!"
"You don't keep your word?" Ling Feng said, eyes wide with surprise.
The Rhinoceros Dragon shook her head and said, "This one thing is off-limits! Don't even think about it!"
"Why?" Ling Feng asked. Why was the Rhinoceros Dragon willing to give up her treasures but not the Seven-Star Leaf Fruit?
The Rhinoceros Dragon was a little bashful and said, "Big brother told me that when I've eaten 120 Seven-Star Leaf Fruits, he would appear again. I haven't reached 120 yet!"
"How many have you eaten?"
The Rhinoceros Dragon thought for a moment and said, "99! Eating this one will make it 100!"
Ling Feng thought for a moment and said, "How about you give me this Seven-Star Leaf Fruit and wait for it to grow again?"
"Seven-Star Leaf Fruits take at least 70 years to mature!" the Rhinoceros Dragon said, "I've been waiting to reach 100! I won't give it to you!"
A near seventy years to mature one fruit? Ling Feng's heart was shocked by this. This means the big brother the Rhinoceros Dragon spoke of has been gone for seven thousand years?
After seven thousand years, that person should have long passed away, right? Ling Feng looked at the Rhinoceros Dragon and, for some reason, felt a pang of pity.
"How have you spent all these years?" Ling Feng couldn't help but ask.
"Of course, waiting here for the Seven-Star Leaf Fruit to mature," the Rhinoceros Dragon said blinking, "When it matures twenty more times, I can see big brother again!"
Though the Rhinoceros Dragon's voice carried a light and hopeful tone, she might have also known that after seven thousand years, the other person might have died long ago, but she still believed in her big brother's words from back then, unwilling to give up even the slightest hope.