Method to Activate the Pillar of Kindness

"Slurp—"

On the beach of the Island of the Sea of ​​Spirit, Luo Hai Shenlong was comfortably reclining in a deck chair, lazily basking in the spiritual light reflected from the Sea of ​​Spirit. He held a glass of juice that appeared out of nowhere, enjoying it immensely.

"Ah, life is so comfortable."

"Yeah?"

Just as Luo Hai Shenlong was muttering to himself, a sudden voice abruptly interrupted his pleasant moment. He quickly took off his sunglasses and instinctively sat up.

"What brings you here, kid?" Luo Hai Shenlong asked with surprise upon seeing Ouyang Ling's arrival.

"This is my spiritual sea, of course I'm here." Ouyang Ling looked at the Luo Hai Divine Dragon with curiosity.

To be precise, he was holding the juice, sunglasses, a deck chair, and a parasol set up next to him.

Where did all these things come from?

Could these things still exist in his spiritual sea?

"Cough cough—"

Noticing Ouyang Ling's gaze, Luo Hai Shenlong awkwardly pretended to cough a few times. Then... "Snap—" With a snap of his fingers, everything on the beach vanished instantly, as if it had never existed.

"These are all illusions conjured by spiritual energy, there's no need to worry about them. Alright, let's get down to business!" Not wanting to continue on this topic, Luo Hai Shenlong immediately stood with his hands behind his back, feigning seriousness.

"You've already obtained your second spirit ring, haven't you?"

"That's right." Ouyang Ling nodded.

He was now very curious to know what kind of gift the pillar of kindness would give him this time.

"Then come with me."

"Clatter—"

With another snap of his fingers, Ouyang Ling was brought before the pillar of goodness by the Luo Hai Divine Dragon. This time, however, Ouyang Ling keenly sensed the difference between the pillar of goodness and the one before.

The azure blue remained azure blue, but two small white dots had appeared around the pillar of light.

The points of light were small, their light even obscured by the azure blue light. But for some reason, Ouyang Ling found them extremely conspicuous, as if it were an intuition.

"Senior Luo Hai, what are those light spots?" Without any hesitation, Ouyang Ling asked crisply.

"Which one? Oh, that one..." A question mark appeared on Luo Hai Shenlong's forehead, but he quickly realized what he meant and showed a knowing look.

But under Ouyang Ling's expectant gaze, he finally frowned, shook his head, and gave a reply that was utterly captivating: "I don't know either."

Ouyang Ling's eyes widened instantly!

Old Dragon King, are you kidding me?! You don't know anything and you're pretending to know everything! I don't believe you for a second!

Before Ouyang Ling could speak again, Luo Hai Shenlong, seeing the look in his eyes, immediately spoke up. Whether it was intentional or not, the timing of his words was absolutely perfect.

"Although I don't know what these two points of light are, my senses are still very sharp. For example, I just noticed that with them around, the power of the pillar of goodness has improved a little bit."

As he said this, Luo Hai Shenlong squinted, quickly brought his thumb and forefinger together, revealing a barely perceptible gap, and presented it to Ouyang Ling.

It's just that the gap is so small... if you don't look closely, you'd think that the thumb and forefinger have already touched.

Suppressing the urge to curse the dragon and the sense of helplessness rising in his heart, Ouyang Ling could guess that the old dragon king intended to be the riddle teller, letting him guess for himself.

So he turned his gaze back to the two white lights.

If you want the pillar of kindness to remain uncorrupted and regain its brilliance, the key lies in how and when the two white lights were formed.

Grasping the key point, Ouyang Ling immediately inquired about the time, and Luo Hai Shenlong promptly provided an answer:

Nearly three months ago, the night before.

These two points in time, while slightly surprising to Ouyang Ling, also allowed him to brainstorm and figure out how to activate the pillar of kindness.

—Do good deeds, regardless of your intentions.

In other words, the more good deeds he does, the more white orbs of light he will receive. Moreover, as the number of good deeds he performs increases, the erosion caused by the pillar of goodness will be removed and reactivated.

But in the process, good intentions are not questioned.

The reason for this result is that the night before, he had planned to win over talents from Shrek Academy, thereby giving Ma Hongjun a friendly suggestion, gaining a favor, and leaving a good impression.

If we're talking about the initial motivation, it was driven by self-interest.

However, it was judged to be a good deed.

The same thing happened nearly three months ago.

At that moment, all he could think of was Qian Renxue.

After all, Ouyang Ling didn't have many opportunities to go out at that time. Apart from the daily study, training, and cultivation he spent the last two years, his time with Qian Renxue was the most memorable. And during those days, he could clearly sense the changes in Qian Renxue.

That is emotion!

A girl who can hold you like that, let you do whatever you want, and even change your clothes afterwards, and then doesn't cause you any trouble and continues to take care of you, do you dare say she has no feelings for you?

Ouyang Ling prided himself on not being a fool.

It was probably his actions that made Qian Renxue, who had lacked love in her childhood, open her heart to him. For Qian Renxue, this could be considered a good thing.

But what about Ouyang Ling's original intention?

Aside from repaying a debt of gratitude, all they think about is clinging to powerful figures and hooking up with rich women... their initial intentions can hardly be considered benevolent.

So after figuring all this out, Ouyang Ling immediately knew which direction he should strive for next.

Ultimately, both of these are minor acts of kindness.

Trying to remove the erosion and activate the pillar of light in this way is incredibly difficult. First of all, time is a problem. And what can truly have a significant effect requires great good.

As for what constitutes great good...

Isn't the point to make people's lives better?

"You understand?"

Seeing Ouyang Ling nod secretly, Luo Hai Shenlong also leaned close to his ear. However, beneath that curious gaze lay a hidden admiration.

However, when Ouyang Ling looked up and met his gaze, all her admiration vanished, replaced by doubt.

As for Ouyang Ling…

Ouyang Ling: "..."

This old dragon king is definitely acting. Whatever! Let him act if he wants; go ahead and act for a lifetime if you dare.

With the intention of performing a "great act of kindness" firmly in mind, Ouyang Ling no longer sought to delve deeper into the situation of the Luo Hai Divine Dragon, but instead focused on getting things back on track. That was his true purpose in coming to his own spiritual sea.

Ouyang Ling reached out and approached, and "Buzz—" a beam of light from the pillar of kindness immediately enveloped him.

The next second, dappled light and shadow flashed before Ouyang Ling's eyes. When he woke up again, the moment he opened his eyes, the scene of the Star Dou Great Forest and the Flying Tiger Soul Saint beside him came into view.

After Flying Tiger Soul Saint noticed,

"Young Master, you're awake."

"Um."

Ouyang Ling composed himself and slowly stood up. He didn't say much, only saying, "Senior, now that we've obtained the soul rings, we should head back." The Star Dou Great Forest is dangerous and not a place to linger.

However, after leaving the Star Dou Great Forest, Ouyang Ling, understanding the need for Flying Tiger Soul Saint to complete Sister Xue'er's mission, did not rush back. Instead, he stayed in a nearby city, experiencing the local customs and culture, and incidentally, concealed his identity before venturing into the Great Soul Arena.

Unfortunately, none of them were a match for Ouyang Ling. Every single one of them who stepped onto the field couldn't withstand three of his moves.

Seven days later,

A message spread from the city's Grand Arena: the Great Demon King named "Hainas" has left.