"Actually, there's no need for that. I was just about to tell you that I wasn't the only one who had a Breakthrough today."
Under Bibi Dong's gaze, Yu Xiaogang finally couldn't hold it in and revealed the news of his own Breakthrough.
Upon hearing this, Bibi Dong was stunned for a moment, and then her beautiful face quickly turned red.
"You said you already had a Breakthrough?"
"Yeah, just broke through. I even got the rewards from my Gods Trial."
Looking at the slightly flushed Bibi Dong, Yu Xiaogang's smile grew wider.
"You... you bastard!"
Bibi Dong took a deep breath, held it for a long time, and finally managed to say these words.
Honestly, at this moment, Bibi Dong truly regretted that whenever she walked the streets of Spirit City listening to gossip, she had chosen to plug her ears upon encountering people arguing.
She used to think that letting those insults enter her mind would make her vulgar.
But today, she didn't think so.
Because Bibi Dong realized that even after searching her mind, she only had words like "bastard" to use for cursing.
But just using this insult didn't vent her frustration at all.
This guy had already had a Breakthrough, yet he let her show off her own Breakthrough in front of him, and afterwards, he even watched her worry about him and even played along when she asked about the stolen Spirit Bone.
This guy was just trying to see her make a fool of herself!
Thinking this, Bibi Dong glanced at the constantly smiling Yu Xiaogang, and inadvertently looked behind him.
"High Priest Grandpa!"
Hearing Bibi Dong's words, Yu Xiaogang's smile faded, and he turned to look behind him, only to find that there was no one there, so he immediately felt something was wrong.
Sure enough, the next second, a pair of hands suddenly reached out in front of him and pinched his cheeks.
Bibi Dong, who had successfully pinched Yu Xiaogang's cheeks once again, finally revealed a smile.
With a little force, Yu Xiaogang's face changed shape.
"Let that teach you to mess with me!"
Bibi Dong tugged at Yu Xiaogang's cheeks, forcing them into various expressions. Looking at these expressions, Bibi Dong's embarrassed and angry mood finally improved significantly.
As for Yu Xiaogang, he put on a dead-fish eye expression. This was already an old tactic of Bibi Dong's. Because she didn't use it often, Yu Xiaogang easily overlooked it.
And once he overlooked it, he naturally couldn't avoid a round of mauling.
"Let go of me!"
"No!"
"..."
Yu Xiaogang was helpless and could only let Bibi Dong toy with him.
"Come to think of it, your face is quite bouncy and smooth, not losing to us girls at all. How exactly do you maintain it?"
Bibi Dong asked suddenly while playing with his face.
"It's naturally like this."
Yu Xiaogang struggled twice, but to no avail, so he could only continue to give up.
"Naturally like this... could it be influenced by your Spirit?"
"Come to think of it, it seems like Spirit Masters with the Light Attribute are all very handsome or beautiful."
Bibi Dong recalled the Spirit Masters with the Light Attribute she had come into contact with.
Whether it was the High Priest, her own teacher, or others from the Qian family, even some commoner Spirit Masters with the Light Attribute, their appearances were all exceptionally outstanding.
Their temperament also generally leaned towards being upright gentlemen.
Spirit Masters of other attributes also had their own characteristics.
For instance, Spirit Masters with the Fire Attribute usually had a very flamboyant style, while those with the Water Attribute were usually very gentle and beautiful.
Those with the Earth Attribute were tall and thick-set, and those with the Ice Attribute were exceptionally cold and aloof.
"The Spirit is a part of the Spirit Master themselves. You continuously add spirit rings to the Spirit, making the Spirit stronger, and the Spirit will naturally influence the Spirit Master."
"The reverse is also true. This is why Spirit Master Cultivation must emphasize following the Spirit."
Yu Xiaogang shrugged.
Spirit Master Cultivation is a two-way process.
The Spirit is a part of oneself. After absorbing spirit rings from the outside world, even if it doesn't evolve, the power within those spirit rings will gradually cause changes in the Spirit Master.
The most obvious change is in appearance.
No evolution means small changes; evolution means big changes.
At the same time, during this process, the Spirit can, to a certain extent, filter out the negative factors in the absorbed spirit rings, keeping as much of what is better for oneself as possible.
This causes Spirit Masters to become more outstanding in appearance the more they Cultivate.
Even if there are Innate defects, with each improvement in Rank, these defects are gradually corrected.
Because of this, those who can become powerhouses are basically not too ugly.
Those who look ugly basically absorbed some kind of Spirit Beast that had side effects on them during the process of Cultivation, leading to defects too large for the Spirit to filter out these negative factors.
These negative factors manifested on their appearance; wouldn't that affect the Spirit Master's own looks?
Based on this, Yu Xiaogang felt he could even organize a standard to judge whether a Spirit Master's path had gone astray.
Anyway, for those who become uglier the more they Cultivate, over ninety percent have taken the wrong path.
The remaining ten percent are left for those who are beyond saving no matter how they Cultivate.
This standard has nothing to do with attributes or Spirits; it is basically universal.
Thinking of this, Yu Xiaogang's gaze subconsciously turned towards Bibi Dong.
Look at Bibi Dong; she is the best example.
Both of Bibi Dong's Spirits are spiders. Her first Spirit is the Death Spider Emperor, and her spirit rings are all exclusively spiders or Spirit Beasts with the Poison Attribute.
These kinds of Spirit Beasts can hardly be called good-looking.
Yet, Bibi Dong herself becomes more beautiful the more she Cultivates.
This is because the spirit rings Bibi Dong absorbs all come from Spirit Beasts compatible with her; her Spirit can easily filter out those defects, leaving only what is better for Bibi Dong herself.
"Hmm, maybe I can organize this hypothesis later and release it?"
Yu Xiaogang pondered for a moment.
As for the reverse, Spirit Masters influencing the Spirit, that is a cliché issue.
Qian Xunji is such a huge example right there.
If you don't go along with the Spirit, the final result is that your talent is sufficient, but you are trapped at a certain Rank and can never rise again.
If you want to continue, unless there is external interference, otherwise you must turn over a new leaf and start anew.
Based on Yu Xiaogang's observation of Qian Xunji over the past few years, this Supreme Pontiff is afraid he cannot turn over a new leaf.
"In the future, I must not be like him. I must absolutely, absolutely take him as a negative example and warn myself at all times!"
Yu Xiaogang thought to himself.
He didn't want to find himself stuck at a certain Rank one day while Cultivating and never be able to rise again.
That would be simply too cruel to himself.
After pondering for a moment, Yu Xiaogang felt the force still coming from his face, and stared at Bibi Dong with widened eyes.
"Have you had enough fun yet!"
"I haven't said anything to you for a long time, so you really think I'm made of mud?"
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