Dark Snow had been lazing about, but suddenly sprang up and dashed to the door. Only you can make this little fellow so excited.
After absorbing your second spirit ring, you seem taller and a bit paler.
After briefly explaining why she was there, Xiao Wu studied Yu Yan as he walked into the courtyard and pointed out how he had changed since he left.
Having absorbed a thousand-year spirit ring, seven-year-old Yu Yan already looked like a fifteen- or sixteen-year-old—1.7 m tall, fair-skinned, bright-eyed and white-toothed, sharply featured and well-muscled; on Blue Planet he'd have been many girls' dream.
"Hmm…" Xiao Wu stepped closer, looking him up and down; Yu Yan did the same. "You've changed too. When you left you were only this tall."
As he spoke he marked the height with his hand.
Xiao Wu, the same age, now looked every bit a girl of fifteen or sixteen.
If there was a difference, it was simply that she was prettier than most.
"Hehe, Yu Yan, guess what? I got my second spirit ring too," she chirped, sharing her news.
"What!"
"You also got a second ring—did it fall out of the sky again?"
Yu Yan had expected it, but still feigned surprise.
"As you'd say, it sounds crazy, but yes—this ring really did drop from the sky."
She silently added that a Spirit born from moonlight technically counts as heaven-sent.
Yu Yan's shocked face looked so fake.
While explaining, she studied his 'astonished' expression.
No matter how she looked, it seemed completely staged.
"Your luck is insane. What's the ring's age?"
Rather than press the point, Yu Yan asked the age of her second ring.
"My second spirit ring is 4,800-plus years."
She answered, eyeing him suspiciously; his attitude felt off.
"4,800 years. Our bodies are about equal, so my 4,500-year Frost Ash Remnant Dragon ring is a bit low, but it was the best match I could find."
Self-condensing rings showed their edge: tailor-made rings instead of luck-of-the-draw hunts.
Yu Yan envied that advantage.
After sighing in admiration he pressed on: "What's your Second Spirit Ability? Moon-related?"
He was eager to see what ability Xiao Wu—now off the original path—would gain.
"My Second Spirit Ability is called Moonlight Possession."
Though puzzled, she indulged his curiosity.
She summoned her Soft Bone Rabbit Martial Soul, wrapped the purple second ring around herself, and activated the ability.
A hazy moonlight cloaked her, lending her a cool, aloof air.
"Moonlight Possession—what does it do?"
Unable to tell, Yu Yan asked directly.
"First, it slightly boosts my stats and gives a bit of resistance to mental-type abilities."
"Second, I can shape the moonlight coating me—watch closely and don't blink."
As she spoke she twisted her wrist; the moonlight streamed into her hand, forming a long sword of Moonlight Energy.
After a casual swing she reshaped it into a war-hammer, then gauntlets, and finally a breastplate.
"Hm?" Yu Yan ventured, "So the moonlight can shift into any form you imagine?"
"Exactly—amazing, right?"
Her beaming face said she loved the skill.
"A potent ability; used well, it rivals a ten-thousand-year skill."
"Is there a limit? You only controlled that much moonlight."
He had noticed the small volume; her armor couldn't cover her completely.
"Yes. Moonlight Possession gives a base amount; to use more I have to absorb moonlight at night and store it in the ring."
She grinned: "Next time you gather Moonlight Energy, can you top me up first?"
Moon Essence is pure Moonlight Energy and can be stored in her ring.
The moment she learned her skill she had targeted his supply.
Others would need nights of gathering; she could shortcut through him.
A delightful twist of Destiny.
"Sure, small matter."
Her strength was his strength; he wouldn't refuse such a reasonable request.
The skill had a high ceiling but depended entirely on the user.
He had full confidence she would master it.
"By the way, your Soft Bone Rabbit Martial Soul looks different."
Done discussing her ring and ability, he turned to her Spirit itself.
Large patches of pink had turned silvery-white—impossible to miss.
None of this had happened in her original growth path.
"After absorbing the ring my Spirit changed… is this the evolution you mentioned?"
She described what she had seen in her mental space.
"Exactly—this is a good thing."
Confirming moon as the trigger, he now saw her future path: develop the Soft Bone Rabbit's bug-like traits while stacking moon-themed abilities.