After accepting the sacrifices of the Ice Empress, Snow Empress, Ice Bear King Xiao Bai, and Ice Devil Titan King Ah Tai, Ye Yu's cultivation of his Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion Martial Soul caused the ice-attributed spirit power stored within the third Demon Willow Fluff meridian system in his body to skyrocket—directly reaching a level equivalent to that of a Titled Douluo!
After several rounds of compression, Ye Yu successfully condensed a third spirit core—this one of the ice attribute, with an attached light attribute.
At this point, Ye Yu possessed two fully formed spirit cores and one spirit core embryo:
One was condensed through the Inner Core Technique while cultivating the Blue Silver Spirit Jade Tree Martial Soul, primarily composed of life-attribute spirit power, accompanied by spirit power of various other attributes.
The second was condensed through cultivating the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion Martial Soul with the Mysterious Heaven Skill primarily of the ice attribute with an attached light attribute.
The spirit core embryo formed from the Star Luo Holy Pearl contained pure internal force cultivated with the Mysterious Heaven Skill, and was thus considered non-attributed.
With the sacrifices of Snow Empress, Ice Bear King Xiao Bai, and Ice Devil Titan King Ah Tai, Ye Yu had added four scarlet spirit rings—each over a hundred thousand years old—to his Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion Martial Soul.
He had also obtained three spirit bones of over a hundred thousand years' cultivation.
Nearby, Shui Linglong, Shui Yue'er, and Xue Wu couldn't help but stare in shock, filled with envy.
A hundred-thousand-year spirit bone… out in the world, even the Spirit Hall might not have any. Yet Ye Yu had just casually gained three before their eyes.
And considering that during the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament, Ye Yu had already obtained three ten-thousand-year spirit bones as part of the champion's rewards, Shui Yue'er, Xue Wu, and the others could only admire and revere him even more.
After accepting the sacrifices, Ye Yu contentedly withdrew his Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion Martial Soul.
As for the remaining spirit rings for this third Martial Soul, Ye Yu had no intention of continuing to hunt in the Extreme North. The four strongest fierce beasts there had already become his spirit rings; the ice-attributed spirit abilities he wanted were already obtained.
Next, when time allowed, he planned to travel to the Endless Sea to hunt five suitable sea spirit beasts of over a hundred thousand years' cultivation to serve as his fifth through ninth spirit rings.
As for the spirit bones produced by the sacrifices of Snow Empress, Ice Bear King, and Ice Devil Titan King, Ye Yu decided not to fuse them immediately.
Although fusing the Ice Sky Snow Lady Skull, the Ice Bear King Right Arm Bone, and the Ice Devil Titan King Left Leg Bone would complete his set of six primary spirit bones—allowing him to attempt evolving them into a God Armor—Ye Yu, with his current strength and understanding of the original story, was in no rush.
After all, he knew that in the Endless Sea, both the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and the Evil Spirit Orca King were fierce beasts whose spirit bones would surely surpass those of the Ice Bear King and Ice Devil Titan King in both ability and effect.
What mattered most to Ye Yu now was whether the spirit bone ability could fill a gap in his skill set or significantly boost his strength.
For the Ice Sky Snow Lady Skull, he had no immediate way to examine its ability.
But for the Ice Bear King Right Arm Bone and the Ice Devil Titan King Left Leg Bone, Ye Yu directly fused them into his right arm and left leg, respectively.
He then tested their abilities:
Ice Bear King Right Arm Bone Abilities:
Ice Bear's Strength – Increases overall physical attributes and defense by 3×, and doubles the power of ice-attributed spirit abilities.
Extreme Cold Grip – Adds extreme cold to physical attacks; the frost released with every movement can instantly freeze enemies.
Ice Devil Titan King Left Leg Bone Abilities:
Ice Devil Titan Transformation – A weaker version of Heavenly Transformation, enlarging the body and greatly enhancing all physical attributes, especially strength, while tripling ice-attributed attacks.
Glacial Fury – Stomps the ground to unleash a powerful wave of extreme cold, freezing targets while summoning razor-sharp ice spikes that knock enemies back.
Both spirit bones impressed Ye Yu—at least better than the Evil Spirit Orca King's Left Leg Bone ability Tang San had gained in the original timeline.
Thus, he saw no reason to remove them.
As for the Ice Sky Snow Lady Skull, Ye Yu decided to return and have a death row Spirit Master fuse it first to test its ability. If satisfactory, he would fuse it himself; if not, he would look for something more suitable.
After rescuing Shui Linglong, Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, and the others, Ye Yu left the Extreme North and headed back toward Heaven Dou City with them.
On the way, he also took the opportunity to materialize his third Martial Soul—the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion—just like his Blue Silver Spirit Jade Tree.
Half a month later, after leaving the Extreme North, they reached the nearest city and hired two carriages to return to Heaven Dou City.
Upon arrival, and despite Shui Bing'er's reluctance, Ye Yu bid farewell to the group and returned to the Dugu Mansion.
"Ah Yu!"
When they saw him return, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Huo Wu—who had been cultivating and sparring together—were overjoyed.
"Ah Yu, where did you disappear to this time? We haven't seen you for over half a month!"
Rushing over and throwing herself into his arms, Dugu Yan asked.
"I went to the Star Dou Forest first, and then to the Extreme North," Ye Yu replied, gently stroking her long violet hair with a smile.
"But you'll never guess what I gained from those two trips…"
Hearing this, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Ning Rongrong all looked at him with eyes full of curiosity.
Posted August 12 at 7:01 PM