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["Xiner, what on earth is going on? What happened just now?"]
[Dugu Bo glanced at his son, then at Yu Xiaogang, who had just been lectured by Yu Yuanzhen.]
[He didn't feel angry or anything; after all, his son hadn't suffered any injuries.]
[Even if he had been injured, his son was a man in his twenties who had lost a fight to a twelve-year-old child.]
[Was that something to be proud of?]
["I... I fought the Young Sect Master. He just let his Spirit fight me, and I couldn't beat it."]
[Dugu Xin's face flushed red.]
[It wasn't just that he couldn't beat it; he was practically being toyed with.]
[The entire battle was fought by Little Dragon alone. From the start, Yu Xiaogang had pulled over a chair and sat nearby.]
[Initially, Dugu Xin thought Yu Xiaogang was being too arrogant and conceited. For a Spirit Elder to fight him, a Spirit Ancestor, and dare to strike such an attitude...]
[Even if you have a first spirit ring of thousand years, so what? How could a single spirit ring bridge the gap of an entire major Rank?]
[Then, Dugu Xin was whipped by Little Dragon like a spinning top.]
[During the fight, Dugu Xin tried several times to break through Little Dragon's obstruction and go straight for Yu Xiaogang himself.]
[He felt that while Yu Xiaogang's Spirit was powerful, his actual body couldn't possibly be that strong.]
[However, even after using all his means, he ultimately failed to break through Little Dragon's blockade.]
[In the end, after a battle where he achieved nothing and left himself exhausted, Dugu Xin lay on the ground, staring blankly at the sky.]
[Little Dragon was originally planning to claim credit from Yu Xiaogang, but when it saw the book in Yu Xiaogang's hand, it immediately became alert.]
[Fighting was fine, but reading and studying was not!]
[Feeling the resistance transmitted from Little Dragon, Yu Xiaogang shook his head and laughed.]
[He had already passed the most difficult stage; there was no need to push so hard from now on.]
[So, he could let Little Dragon relax a bit too.]
[After spending some time with Little Dragon, Yu Xiaogang withdrew it. He looked at the still-panting Dugu Xin and silently sat back in his chair, waiting for the other to finish resting.]
[Then Dugu Bo and Yu Yuanzhen arrived at the Training Ground.]
["You're saying you couldn't even beat the Young Sect Master's Spirit?"]
[Dugu Bo asked in disbelief.]
[Information about Yu Xiaogang's Separate Beast Spirit was now known to various factions.]
[It could fight alongside Yu Xiaogang, and both could release Spirit Abilities.]
[When cooperating, the effect was definitely a case of one plus one being greater than three.]
[It could be said that everyone on the Douluo Continent was currently lamenting that such a uniquely blessed Spirit only had an Innate Spirit Power of Rank 1 at its Awakening.]
[Wasn't this more powerful than those with Rank 8, Rank 9, or even many with Full Innate Spirit Power?]
[However, right now, according to his son, Yu Xiaogang hadn't even made a move; he had only let his Spirit fight his son.]
[Yet even so, his son hadn't won.]
["That's not all. The Young Sect Master's spirit rings..."]
[At this point, Dugu Xin could not hide the shock in his eyes.]
[A first spirit ring of thousand years was certainly terrifying, but it was still a bit less shocking than what the ten-thousand-year third spirit ring had brought him.]
[After all, in the Spirit system, ten-year and hundred-year spirit rings, and even some thousand-year ones, would be phased out once a Spirit Master became powerful.]
[The true backbone of a Spirit Master's strength would always be those ten-thousand-year spirit rings.]
[Why was 'Yellow, Yellow, Purple, Purple, Black, Black, Black, Black, Black' hailed as the optimal spirit ring configuration for a Spirit Master?]
[It was because by following this path, a Spirit Master could possess the maximum number of ten-thousand-year spirit rings.]
[Between two Titled Douluo, if one did not have the optimal configuration, they might only gain their first ten-thousand-year spirit ring at their sixth spirit ring.]
[This would leave them with only four ten-thousand-year spirit rings in total.]
[The Spirit Ability obtained by all Spirit Masters for their seventh spirit ring was the same: it was always the Spirit Avatar.]
[The eighth and ninth spirit rings, as the final two, provided Spirit Abilities that were definitely a Spirit Master's trump cards.]
[Such ultimate moves generally consumed a massive amount of power; even in battles between Titled Douluo, they would only use their eighth and ninth Spirit Abilities once or twice.]
[In this situation, a Spirit Master without the optimal configuration would only have one ten-thousand-year Spirit Ability they could use frequently.]
[Whereas a Spirit Master with the optimal configuration could use two.]
[Do not underestimate the impact that just one extra Spirit Ability can have on a battle.]
[It is enough to create a crushing advantage.]
[This is why Spirit Masters pursue the optimal spirit ring configuration, and why they view the hundred-thousand-year spirit ring, which can provide two Spirit Abilities at once, as the greatest treasure of the Douluo Continent.]
[And this doesn't even account for the boost a Spirit Master receives when absorbing spirit rings of different levels.]
[The enhancement brought by a ten-thousand-year spirit ring is something a thousand-year spirit ring simply cannot compare to.]
[So, after seeing that Yu Xiaogang's third spirit ring was already a ten-thousand-year spirit ring, Dugu Xin felt nothing but horror.]
[Because even if Yu Xiaogang didn't pursue hundred-thousand-year spirit rings in the future, he would still possess a full seven ten-thousand-year spirit rings.]
[Seven ten-thousand-year spirit rings! That's two more than a Spirit Master with the optimal configuration.]
[And Dugu Xin didn't believe Yu Xiaogang lacked ambition.]
[Even if he didn't have any, it was impossible for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, one of the Upper Three Sects, to lack it.]
[They would help Yu Xiaogang with all the preparatory work. Once Yu Xiaogang reached the required Rank, they would push him to absorb a hundred-thousand-year spirit ring if they had to.]
[When that time comes...]
[Dugu Xin took a deep breath and instantly felt that joining the banner of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect might be the most correct decision the Dugu Family had ever made.]
["What's wrong with the Young Sect Master's spirit rings?"]
[Dugu Bo looked at Yu Xiaogang.]
[Who on the Douluo Continent didn't know that Yu Xiaogang's first spirit ring was a thousand-year one? There was nothing to be surprised about.]
[Now that he was Rank 30, he must have obtained his third spir—]
[Wait!]
[Dugu Bo's eyes widened as an incredible possibility flashed through his mind.]
["Young Sect Master, could... could you let me see your spirit rings?"]
[Dugu Bo suppressed the shock in his heart and looked at Yu Xiaogang.]
[Seeing this, Yu Yuanzhen, who was standing nearby, revealed a smug smile.]
[Ah, it was time for his favorite segment: watching others show a shocked face upon seeing his son's spirit rings.]
[Under Dugu Bo's gaze, Yu Xiaogang nodded, summoned Little Dragon, and his spirit rings appeared.]
["Purple, Purple... Black!"]
[Looking at the three spirit rings circling Yu Xiaogang's body, Dugu Bo swallowed hard.]
[Naturally, he could also think of the things Dugu Xin had realized.]
[If everything really developed according to his hypothesis, wouldn't Yu Xiaogang have a high probability of becoming a Titled Douluo with hundred-thousand-year spirit rings in the future?]
[Was he currently witnessing the rise of a legend?]