The hidden meridians and soul tremors were unknown concepts that required detailed explanation from Qi Feng.
After spending some time briefly explaining these, Ye Lingling preemptively stepped forward and said, "Dad, I can feel the changes in my meridians.
My soul power now circulates at least twice as fast as before the breakthrough.
Moreover, even if they really intend to harm me, I am willing to do this without hesitation."
Ye Lingling stubbornly stood in opposition to Qi Feng, staring at him defiantly.
Hearing his daughter say this to him, Qi Feng's expression froze for a moment, then he revealed a look of relief.
"You've grown up, my daughter.
You're right."
Qi Feng realized that he was the one who had not yet adapted to the changing situation.
Since he had already sworn allegiance, he should faithfully uphold his oath.
I punched Senior last time, so let's call it even."
Seeing Quan Yi's gentle smile, the tension in Qi Feng's heart immediately dissipated, and he thanked Quan Yi with a smile for his magnanimity.
"Alright, it's getting late, we should get down to business."
Having decided to absorb this ten-thousand-year soul ring, Quan Yi briefly and clearly explained his plan.
After learning the specific process, Ye Lingling took the gem in her hand and sat cross-legged in front of the withered flower.
She summoned the Nine Heart Sea棠 with her right hand, and brought the golden gem to her mouth with her left hand.
Following Quan Yi's instructions, she gently bit a small part of the gem's surface with her teeth.
The gem, which looked like a mineral, had a tough and thin skin covering its surface.
However, as soon as this skin broke, a honey-scented liquid poured into Ye Lingling's mouth through the tiny gap.
At that moment, Ye Lingling's eyes widened in surprise, her mouth instantly filled with a sweet floral fragrance.
The delicious honey water flowed naturally down her throat and into her stomach.
During this process, the liquid, which was initially icy cold, became hotter as it approached her abdomen.
The more liquid she drank, the warmer her lower abdomen felt, as if she were soaking in a hot spring.
The liquid, about the size of a small ball, was quickly absorbed, and she held the remaining transparent film in her mouth.
Feeling the honey water in her abdomen begin to circulate with the flow of qi and blood, naturally carrying the heat to her whole body and about to spread to her brain, Ye Lingling knew that the time had come.
The Nine Heart Sea棠 in her left hand shone brightly, and the black soul ring above her head, guided by her martial soul, slowly shrank and fitted onto the martial soul.
Feeling the energy pressure emitted by the ten-thousand-year soul ring, Ye Lingling's forehead beaded with sweat, but after a brief hesitation, her expression became calm.
She had a faint feeling that this was both a favor and possibly a subtle test.
Although Quan Yi had not revealed any emotions throughout the process, she inexplicably had this 'illusion'.
Trusting her sixth sense, Ye Lingling's eyes became even more determined as she thought of this.
"Hoo!"
Taking a deep breath, the soul ring and martial soul completed their connection.
The soul ring absorption officially began.
Scorching and immense energy surged into Ye Lingling's body at the first moment.
Her expression instantly twisted, compared to the gentle honey water before, this energy was incredibly violent, expanding her meridians several times over.
However, to her own surprise, her meridians were more resilient than she had imagined, and the meridians, which would have burst in the past, now showed extraordinary toughness.
This was all due to the changes brought about by the previous return of her martial soul.
Without that process, her meridians would not have shown such performance.
At this point, Ye Lingling further confirmed her sixth sense.
From the return of her martial soul, the reshaping of her meridians, to the current absorption of the soul ring, each step was interlinked and indispensable.
Quan Yi seemed to have been preparing to nurture her from the very beginning, and if she had performed slightly worse before, perhaps he would not have chosen a ten-thousand-year soul ring for her to absorb at this time.
However, Ye Lingling was very satisfied with this trial, because the difficulty of the trial was directly proportional to the reward.
At the same time, this attitude of implicitly assuming that she could withstand the test would directly arouse the arrogance in her heart.
Since you want to test me, then bring it on!
She gritted her teeth and fully endured the impact of the massive soul power.
In this state, she could not control the energy of the soul ring, she could only let it flow freely into her meridians, and what was gratifying was that although she was not familiar with the function of the eight hidden meridians, she did not need to understand them now, they would exert their effect on their own.
The scorching soul power flowed into the hidden meridians, and the energy absorbed the foreign energy at a rate several times faster than normal meridians, and transformed it into her soul power.
With them, the pressure on Ye Lingling to absorb was immediately reduced by a level.
Outside, Qi Feng was completely dumbfounded when he saw the resilience displayed by his daughter.
But Quan Yi, standing beside him, carefully observing Ye Lingling, knew that this was just an appetizer, and the real feast would come later.
Time passed slowly, and as the sun rose, the temperature began to rise sharply.
In late autumn, the temperature difference between morning and noon was large in the Sunset Forest at higher latitudes.
The cool climate in the early morning warmed up a lot by noon.
However, the external temperature changes had no effect on Ye Lingling.
Because she now felt as if her whole body was immersed in scorching lava, constantly being roasted.
After persevering for several hours, her consciousness began to blur, but fortunately, whenever she seemed about to faint, a wisp of cool air would flood into her mind, reawakening her consciousness.
This feeling was like someone flicking some water droplets on her face when her consciousness was hazy.
Although not much, it was enough to wake her up.
Ye Lingling knew that the honey water was working.
With its power, she survived the outbreak period of the soul ring's energy, the violent energy gradually subsided, and everything was moving in an orderly direction.
But at this moment when it was easiest to relax, the remnant spirit of the Mandala Flower hidden in the soul ring launched an attack on Ye Lingling.
The drowsy brain, at a time she did not expect, suddenly burst into severe pain.
The excruciating pain that seemed to shatter her brain made her unable to help but let out a shrill cry of pain.
The originally calmed soul ring energy also became violent again with the temporary loss of mental control.
Seeing this scene, Quan Yi clearly knew that the real test had just begun.
Qi Feng's heart was cut like a knife at Ye Lingling's state, but he knew that there was nothing he could do, and he could only pray.
At this time, a large number of cracks appeared on the outer wall of Ye Lingling's sea of consciousness.
