As Qi Han's second spirit ring lit up, the Kitchen Knife in his hand seemed to flicker.
Qi Han leaped into the air, slashing toward the Hellfire Dragonfish.
Instantly, a hundred blade shadows materialized.
Each of the hundred blade shadows was real, each carrying twenty percent of Qi Han's full strength.
With the cumulative power of these blade shadows, the attack was equivalent to twenty times Qi Han's own strength.
This explosive attack drained nearly half of Qi Han's spirit power in an instant.
Even Qi Han felt a bit intimidated by the sheer power of this skill.
Under the barrage of dense blade shadows, the Hellfire Dragonfish screeched, unable to evade, and seemed doomed to perish.
At that moment, an unexpected change occurred.
Ripples spread across the calm lake surface, and suddenly, a flame pillar erupted from the water beside Qi Han, aiming directly at his head.
This flame pillar was just as large as the one the first Hellfire Dragonfish had spat out.
There was another thousand-year Hellfire Dragonfish in the lake?
Qi Han's face turned pale, but he couldn't change his direction in mid-air.
Just as he was about to enter the system space with Pururu to evade the attack, Pururu suddenly let out a roar.
"Meeoow!"
As the flame pillar shot out, Pururu spotted the lethal attack almost simultaneously with Qi Han.
Unlike Qi Han, Pururu, securely perched on his shoulder, could easily leap away to avoid it.
But as the flame pillar grew larger in his eyes, Pururu's gaze showed a flash of human-like anxiety and hesitation.
No! If I escape, the poop scooper is doomed!
How can I save him too?
No one noticed that at that moment, Pururu's dark purple pupils began to emit wisps of mist, a mysterious power flowing within, hinting at an astonishing transformation.
With Pururu's sharp cry, Qi Han, caught in surprise, was momentarily delayed from entering the system space.
Suddenly, Qi Han's vision shifted, making it seem as if his spirit had left his body, watching from an overhead perspective as the flame pillar hit him.
"No!" Qi Han shouted as the flame pillar approached his head.
Wait, how can I speak if my spirit has left my body?
Before he could ponder further, Qi Han saw "himself" being hit by the flame pillar, slowly dissipating into mist.
What's going on?
Qi Han looked down at his body, realizing he hadn't left his body but had been transported to the side.
The "himself" he saw being hit was just a shadow clone.
Was it Pururu?
Recalling Pururu's sudden roar, Qi Han turned to his shoulder.
Pururu's dark purple eyes were now half-closed, with a faint mist leaking from them.
His body was shrouded in an ethereal mist, giving him an unreal appearance.
This is…
"This little guy, in a moment of urgency, unleashed its innate ability for the first time. Now it's in a deep meditation-like state. Don't disturb it. I'll put it into the system space," Ruyi's voice suddenly explained.
Immediately, Pururu was moved into the system space.
"Don't get distracted. The battle isn't over."
Right!
Reminded by Ruyi, Qi Han remembered he still had to deal with the Hellfire Dragonfish.
The first Hellfire Dragonfish had been slashed deeply by Qi Han's second spirit skill, Blade Shadows.
It was grievously wounded and was slowly retreating into the Chiyan Lake.
Qi Han naturally couldn't let his hard-earned prey escape.
He produced the Flying God Claw, aiming it at the dying Hellfire Dragonfish.
"Come here!"
The claw swiftly grabbed the weakened dragonfish, which had no strength to resist.
Just as the claw was about to retract, another flame pillar shot out, precisely hitting the claw's steel rope.
The rope melted instantly, and the Hellfire Dragonfish fell weakly onto the lakeshore.
"Got you!"
With a swift movement, Qi Han raised his Kitchen Knife.
As the flame pillar burst out, the Kitchen Knife's cold gleam flashed.
His first spirit ring lit up, and a blade of light slashed towards the source of the flame pillar.
The blade sliced through the Chiyan Lake, diving into the water.
There was a moment of chaos underwater, followed by a trail of blood that slowly extended.
The hidden Hellfire Dragonfish in the lake, realizing it couldn't win, retreated without showing itself.
Qi Han didn't bother to chase after it; his Time-limited Quest required only one kill.
He sighed in relief and walked to the dying Hellfire Dragonfish on the shore.
Seeing the life fade from its eyes, he swiftly ended its suffering with a quick slash, retrieved the Flying God Claw hook, and quickly left with the several-hundred-pound dragonfish.
The Flying God Claw's rope could be repaired, as it was still under warranty.
Qi Han, ever frugal, couldn't help but think about it.
Soon, he found a relatively cool spot nearby.
After completing the Quest submission with the dragonfish, he opened the Quest interface as Ruyi reminded him.
The Time-limited Quest had changed.
[Time-limited Quest: Ingredient Acquisition III (Completed)
Quest Rewards: System Spirit Ring x1 (Claimable), 3 Star Recipe: Jade Dragon Tendon (Claimable).]
Qi Han grinned and immediately claimed the system spirit ring.
His Kitchen Knife appeared, and a white light emerged from its surface, slowly coalescing above it to form a white spirit ring.
The ring pulsated, its color deepening from white to yellow, and then from yellow to purple.
A thousand-year spirit ring!
Staring at the three purple spirit rings on his Kitchen Knife, Qi Han was momentarily stunned.
What's going on? Shouldn't the system spirit rings start from white? Why did this one turn purple directly?
"Your third spirit skill is called Red Fire Flowing Blade," Ruyi explained. "The third spirit ring is linked to your fire control mastery. Fire control mastery has five levels: Beginner, Proficient, Master, Perfect, and Peak. Each level corresponds to a grade of the spirit ring."
Seeing Qi Han's thoughtful expression, Ruyi continued, "Your fire control mastery is at the Master level, which is why the spirit ring appeared as a thousand-year ring."
I see!
Qi Han suddenly understood.
Although he hadn't deliberately practiced fire control, mastering nearly twenty dish recipes had naturally trained his fire control skills to the Master level through countless practices.
After absorbing the system spirit ring, Qi Han's spirit power reached level 31.
The two levels of spirit power Ruyi had saved for him were now also used.
As warm currents surged through his meridians, Qi Han felt himself growing significantly stronger than before.
Spirit Power Level 33!
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