"The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was exterminated, and even the mountain they resided on collapsed into a giant crater..."
"You! Go investigate immediately! Find out exactly what happened!"
Upon learning that her beloved Xiaogang had concluded that she was behind the destruction of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan...
Bibi Dong felt more wronged than Dou E. Without hesitation, she summoned her Spirit Masters and ordered a full investigation into the true cause of the clan's annihilation.
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Heaven Dou City – The Dugu Estate
When Ye Yu heard that Yu Xiaogang, one of the last surviving members of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan at Shrek Academy, believed Spirit Hall and Bibi Dong were responsible...
He almost couldn't hold back his laughter.
He had to admit, Bibi Dong really was innocent this time.
After all, as the true culprit, Ye Yu was the one who wrongly pinned it on her.
And no one knows how innocent someone is more than the one who falsely accuses them.
Still, Ye Yu didn't dwell on it.
He continued his daily training routine undisturbed.
In the blink of an eye, over six months passed.
After half a year of cultivation, Ye Yu found his control over his Spirit Power not only recovered to the level before he absorbed the external Spirit Bone, Demon Willow Fluff, and fed back the Spirit Power and bloodline essence to the Phoenix Perching Parasol Tree, Wind-Thunder Skyhawk, Darknight Bat, and Devourer Demon Dragon—
He had actually made significant progress beyond that.
This improvement clearly stemmed from his combined cultivation of internal alchemy methods and the Purple Demon Eye.
Coincidentally, during that time, Zhu Zhuqing had advanced from rank 38 to Spirit Ancestor at rank 40.
So—
Ye Yu planned to return to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt Spirit Beasts.
His goal: to use Demon Willow Fluff to devour Spirit Power and bloodline essence to further strengthen himself and his Martial Soul.
This time, in addition to bringing Xiao Wu, he also brought Zhu Zhuqing.
Ye Yu also intended to test a new idea:
An experiment related to his future seventh Spirit Ring.
Leaving Heaven Dou City, he soared into the sky with Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu, transforming into a streak of lightning as they raced toward the Star Dou Great Forest.
In less than half a day, they arrived at the vast green sea that was the forest, then delved straight into the inner regions.
Ye Yu wasn't in a rush to help Zhu Zhuqing obtain her fourth Spirit Ring.
Even after she acquired it, she would still be accompanying him.
It would only be after he'd slain enough Spirit Beasts and allowed Demon Willow Fluff to absorb sufficient Spirit Power and bloodline essence that they'd head back together.
So the plan was:
First, hunt Spirit Beasts.
Let Demon Willow Fluff devour and grow.
Then, on the return trip, help Zhu Zhuqing obtain a suitable fourth Spirit Ring.
This time, under Ye Yu's questioning, Xiao Wu revealed another god-level plant-type Spirit Beast whose bloodline rivaled that of the Undying Laurel Tree and the Phoenix Perch Parasol Tree:
The Sun Fusang Tree.
A god-tier plant Spirit Beast with a primary attribute of life, supplemented by fire and light elements.
It could only grow in places where sunlight was present daily—excluding only nighttime.
Like celestial herbs, god-level plant Spirit Beasts such as this one weren't merely reproduced via seeds.
Given the right environment, they could spontaneously form, like spirits born of nature itself.
Guided by Xiao Wu—
Ye Yu carried cat-formed Zhu Zhuqing in his arms and Xiao Wu on his back, streaking across the sky like a bolt of lightning within the inner forest.
Eventually, they arrived before a truly towering mountain.
This mountain soared to a staggering height—likely exceeding 10,000 meters!
From above the forest canopy, it was easy to see:
This peak pierced straight through the vast sea of white clouds.
Flying upward along the mountainside, Ye Yu held Zhu Zhuqing and carried Xiao Wu, ascending rapidly.
The world below grew smaller and smaller, looking like a painted scroll of rivers and mountains.
Before long, they breached the cloud layer—
Surrounded by a sea of misty white, like something out of Journey to the West's Heavenly Realm.
Without the clouds to block it, the sun above shone fiercely—so bright even Ye Yu found it dazzling.
Finally, they reached the summit.
It flattened out into a broad mountaintop, covered in vegetation:
Towering trees, low shrubs, and clustered grasses—none of them ordinary.
Under such extreme conditions, only Spirit Beasts in plant form could survive.
Naturally, Blue Silver Grass—the most tenacious of plant-type Spirit Beasts—thrived here.
But on this mountain, untouched by humans or grazing herbivores, the Blue Silver Grass grew like shrubs, dense and lush, with golden-red tinged leaves and stems—a clear mutation.
Other shrubs here included Crimson Sun Trees, Flame Brambles, and Luminous Vines—all fire or light-aligned plant Spirit Beasts.
There were also many rare spirit herbs:
Fire Ganoderma, Sun Flowers, Flame Lotuses...
But one plant stood out the most.
A lily-shaped herb with emerald green stems and brilliant golden petals, radiating searing golden light—as if absorbing sunlight itself.
Ye Yu didn't recognize it.
Yet, for some reason, seeing this golden lily reminded him of the celestial herbs in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
Though unfamiliar, this lily exuded an incredibly potent life force—far stronger than even the ten-thousand-year-old Fire Ganoderma, Sunflowers, or Flame Lotuses around it.
He instinctively suspected—
It might be a celestial herb.
But at the very heart of the mountain peak—
The most eye-catching presence was a towering golden tree.
Its trunk spanned over ten meters in diameter, soaring more than five hundred meters high.
Its bark was pale gold, its leaves likewise golden, radiating scorching brilliance.
This was the legendary—
Sun Fusang Tree.
"There it is!"
Ye Yu's handsome face lit up with a smile as he spotted the tree.
Carrying Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, he streaked toward the mountaintop in a flash of golden light.
They landed quickly.
But unlike the Undying Laurel or the Phoenix Perch Parasol Tree...
The Sun Fusang Tree was clearly much more aggressive.
The moment Ye Yu set foot on the peak with Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu—
The Sun Fusang Tree suddenly erupted with blinding golden light.
From its branches, it conjured numerous scorching orbs of golden flame—
And launched them straight at the intruders.