After stomping his feet to vent his frustration, Phantom's initial resentment gradually cooled down.
Then she heard Lin Xu's "caring" words of comfort.
The female demon's brows furrowed again; she was furious.
"What protagonist? What supporting role! I am the young lady of the Shadow Clan, a top genius who rose to the Shadow rank. Am I just here to play a supporting role for others?"
"Moreover, this mere human, who is clearly not particularly strong, actually considers himself the protagonist. He's far too arrogant!"
"Although I may indeed become your slave, you can insult my body, but you cannot insult my dignity! I will never admit that I am just a supporting character!"
The Phantom roared inwardly, stomping her feet even faster.
Only then did she realize that the man in front of her, although he claimed to have no bad taste, was definitely a nasty character.
When dealing with this kind of guy, you must always be vigilant and never believe any of his "good intentions," otherwise you will definitely end up like this, getting so angry that you become agitated and suffer internal injuries!
The Phantom clutched its head and continued stomping its feet.
Lin Xu found it very interesting and couldn't help but reach out and start stroking Phantom's head, just like he did with Xiaoyu and the others.
"Seriously, Phantom's hair feels really nice to the touch, and her goat horns are actually warm and quite soft. It's really interesting..."
Phantom was initially venting her anger with her head down, but gradually, she also felt the hand on her head.
A warm and comforting feeling came from the top of her head.
Her ears turned red little by little.
Although she had playmates and roughhousing with her when she was in her tribe two thousand years ago.
But since she was trapped in the ruins, her body has never been touched in two thousand years.
How long has it been since she felt this kind of touch, comfort, and gentle treatment?
How many times had she longed for this wonderful sense of peace and comfort in her memories?
Phantom felt a strange sensation in her heart, even feeling as if Lin Xu's palm was a flame, stirring her heart.
The next moment, Phantom suddenly came to his senses.
How could that be!
How could the pride of her Shadow Clan, built up over two thousand years, be erased by a mere pat on the head!
The majestic Phantom Lord will never be satisfied with just a pat on the head!
The phantom was instantly filled with shame, struggling to break free from Lin Xu's grasp, her face flushed as she glared at him:
"You've received all your rewards?"
Lin Xu was a little disappointed that he couldn't get any more goat horns, and clicked his tongue in regret.
He was about to answer the Phantom when, suddenly, that soul's voice echoed in his mind again:
[Lin Xu, you not only perfectly overcame the ruins challenge, but also successfully removed a ruins parasite.]
[This parasite has survived for two thousand years by relying on the rules of the ruins, making it a highly valuable reward.]
[Participants who complete the challenge will now receive additional compensation]
[The challenger's soul ability receives an additional burning enhancement, gaining two new traits...]
Lin Xu felt the soul power in his mind become icy cold again, and a brand new power surged in.
As the feeling gradually subsided, he checked his ability attributes and discovered that his soul ability had indeed gained two new characteristics:
[Additional Feature 1: Soul Fire. This ability can generate flames using soul power, used to scorch souls and shape soul artifacts. With further development, this ability can also be used to scorch the material world and create special material world artifacts.]
However, this characteristic requires the dual activation of soul and fire abilities. Currently, ability users only possess soul abilities, so the necessary conditions for the characteristic to take effect are not complete, and it is temporarily sealed.
[Additional Trait 2: Flame Warp. This ability allows the user to traverse space and time using the power of soul or fire. Initially, this trait allows for short-distance teleportation. Further development allows for medium- to long-distance travel. If fully developed, it may enable inter-world travel.]
This characteristic also requires the combined activation of soul and fire abilities. Currently, ability users only possess soul abilities, so this characteristic is temporarily sealed.
Lin Xu looked at the two characteristics and was somewhat surprised.
It seems that his act of freeing the Phantom was highly praised.
The characteristics of these two rewards are no less valuable than a brand-new Root Ability.
The first Soul Flame doesn't need to be much; this ability has high development potential and should generate great value when combined with the mechanical talent.
But it was the second fire warp feature that Lin Xu valued even more.
This characteristic actually leads to a spatial ability.
If he manages to acquire fire-based abilities later, he can directly awaken spatial powers and perform spatial teleportation.
This is an extremely useful ability for both saving your life and killing enemies.
In retrospect, when he left the Dark Orca Mother Beast Ruins, he was very wary of soul power and spatial power, and wanted to obtain the seeds of these two powers.
Unexpectedly, upon entering the Black Goat Ruins, he not only directly obtained soul power, but also had some possibility of acquiring spatial power.
This rate of progress was much faster than he had previously imagined.
However, both of these additional traits require fire abilities, and he desperately wants to find a way to acquire fire abilities.
Just as this thought crossed Lin Xu's mind, he suddenly remembered the last link in this chain of ruins.
[Ruins of the Flame Demon]
This is the name of the last ruin.
No matter how you look at it, this name is related to fire. Lin Xu had been curious about the name "Flame Demon" before. Could it be a member of the same race as Phantom?
Lin Xu had been thinking of asking about the relevant information once they reached a safe place, but now he couldn't wait any longer, so he took the map and placed it in front of Phantom:
Do you know this Balrog?
Phantom's eyes lit up when she saw the name of the Flame Demon on the map and the accompanying picture.
"Of course I know! I wanted to explore this series of ruins for two reasons: one was for power, and the other was to see this Flame Demon."
Lin Xu raised an eyebrow, surprised that Phantom's memories hadn't been lost this time. He continued to question her:
"Is the Balrog your kin?"
The Phantom squinted as he recalled:
"The Balrog is one of my kind. He was apparently the first Shadow Clan member to be captured by the elves and imprisoned in the ruins. Our people all treated it as a joke and wanted to see him being captured. I happened to learn about the ruins and wanted to go there myself to see it and record how he was trapped so that others could see it!"
Lin Xu was speechless for a moment.
He thought that once the Phantom knew that the Balrog was a member of his own kind being imprisoned, he would gather the strength of his kind to rescue his people.
Unexpectedly, this woman with the sheep's head was just there to watch the excitement.
What surprised Lin Xu the most was that not only did Phantom think this way, but it seemed that her fellow clansmen also had the same idea.
Lin Xu gained a new understanding of why the Shadow Clan declined and disappeared.
However, Lin Xu only had a slight gossipy interest in the past; he was more interested in what he could glean from the ruins.
"If we go to the Fire Demon Ruins, what might the final reward be?"
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