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"Good, good." Bibi Dong's mind began to race, absorbing the varied information Ye Lan provided at incredible speed.
The information Ye Lan provided was likely the specific ratio and quantity of spirit power particles within the Spirit Ring. She could only vaguely perceive the intensity and proportion of these particles, unable to achieve Ye Lan's level of precision.
Before long, a more powerful vortex began to condense in Bibi Dong's palm.
Countless Holy, Light, and Fire elemental spirit power particles were continuously attracted, condensed, and compressed by Bibi Dong. Moments later, an even more dazzling ball of light appeared within her palm.
Ye Lan offered a reminder: "Teacher, there is a bit too much of the Holy element. Weak the intensity of the Light element particles by another five percent. The Fire element condensation is absolutely perfect!"
Hearing Ye Lan's correction, Bibi Dong's face flushed slightly.
She immediately made the improvements according to the ratios Ye Lan provided.
In no time at all, a "Seraphim Spirit Particle Cluster" with almost perfect spirit power proportions was condensed by Bibi Dong.
After all, Bibi Dong was the former number one genius of the Douluo Continent; her comprehension ability was terrifying. Once she perceived the correct ratio, she relied on her intuition to continuously merge more spirit particles into the cluster. The spirit power quality and total mass of the "Spirit Particle Cluster" rose steadily.
Ye Lan spoke again: "Teacher, you are doing very well. Continue adding other spirit power elements. The more varieties of spirit power, the better, but keep the total amount of these other particles as low as possible."
Bibi Dong nodded and once again condensed other attribute particles into the cluster.
After a while, she successfully solidified a "Solid State Spirit Particle Cluster"—a Titled Douluo-level cluster.
At this point, Ye Lan reduced the injection of his "Seraphim Spirit Emperor Level Particle Cluster." He had been injecting his own particles while teaching Bibi Dong specifically to keep the "Gestation Phase Artificial Spirit Ring" window from closing.
Once Teacher Bibi Dong had finished condensing her cluster, Ye Lan began to guide her in merging the "Spirit Particle Cluster" in her hand into the "Gestation Phase Artificial Spirit Ring."
"Teacher, slow down~"
"Alright, it's going in."
Under Ye Lan's careful guidance, Bibi Dong's shoulders were tight, her expression nervous. Watching the "Spirit Particle Cluster" she had condensed successfully merge, her tense nerves finally relaxed.
"Little Lan, was it a success?!" Bibi Dong asked excitedly.
Watching the "Gestation Phase Artificial Spirit Ring" as its "Bloodline Factor Structure" gradually stabilized, Ye Lan praised, "Teacher, you are amazing! To be this skilled on your first attempt at condensing a ring!"
Bibi Dong blushed and said somewhat bashfully, "I only completed it according to your requirements. It is you, Little Lan, who taught me well."
"Ye Lan, Teacher... Does this mean this Spirit Ring is a hundred-thousand-year ring?!" Qian Renxue was shocked by the ring the two had created and didn't notice anything unusual in Bibi Dong's tone.
"Little Xue, we're still a bit off. Right now, I named this ring the 'Stable Phase Artificial Spirit Ring'. It can exist for about three years. However, as long as we inject non-attributed spirit power particles or a 'Spirit Particle Cluster' like the one just now during this period, it can evolve into a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Ring!"
"No, actually, it shouldn't just be a hundred-thousand-year ring. The quality of the 'Spirit Particle Cluster' Teacher just condensed was so high that it raised the upper limit of this ring to two hundred thousand years!" Ye Lan corrected himself.
Hearing Ye Lan's explanation, Qian Renxue instantly hugged him and planted a fierce peck on his cheek.
"That means in a little while, it will turn into a hundred-thousand-year ring!!"
" pretty much." Ye Lan was immersed in Little Xue's sweet kiss and didn't notice Bibi Dong's complex gaze.
Bibi Dong looked at the loving couple, feeling a sourness in her heart. She cursed herself inwardly for being a shameless woman, actually harboring unrealistic fantasies about her disciple's beloved.
After Qian Renxue let go of Ye Lan, she looked at both Ye Lan and Bibi Dong with expectant eyes.
Ye Lan understood immediately and turned to his teacher. "Teacher, please continue to condense a 'Rank 93 Titled Douluo Spirit Particle Cluster'. The ratio should be the same as before."
Bibi Dong nodded, retracting her complicated emotions.
She began to focus on condensing the "Rank 93 Spirit Particle Cluster." After a long while, a dazzling golden "Solid State Spirit Particle Cluster" was successfully formed.
"Beautifully done, Teacher!!" Ye Lan exclaimed excitedly.
If not for Qian Renxue's presence and her status as his teacher, he would have wanted to hug her and give her a kiss. After all, this was the debut of a two-hundred-thousand-year Artificial Spirit Ring!
Hearing Ye Lan's praise, the agitation in Bibi Dong's heart turned into joy.
Slowly, she injected the "Rank 93 Spirit Particle Cluster" into the "Stable Phase Artificial Spirit Ring."
Subsequently, the ring began the "Spirit Particle Attribute Generation Reaction."
Sensing the earth-shattering changes occurring within the ring, Bibi Dong asked curiously, "Little Lan, how long will it take for this ring to become two hundred thousand years old?"
"It will take quite a while, probably about a day and a half," Ye Lan said with a look of regret.
"A day and a half???!!"
Huge question marks practically materialized over Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue's heads. That constitutes a long time?!
This was a two-hundred-thousand-year Spirit Ring!!!
A Spirit Beast needed to cultivate for two hundred thousand years to drop such a ring, yet the "Artificial Spirit Ring" developed by Ye Lan only required a day and a half!!
"It's... it's inconceivable," Bibi Dong gasped in amazement.
"Ye Lan, you really are too amazing!!! Let me calculate... you were gone for three months. That means in just three months, you created the Artificial Spirit Ring!!?" Qian Renxue was equally shocked.
Bibi Dong looked at Ye Lan with even greater reverence.
"Little Lan, you really did it!! When you told Teacher you would solve the dilemma of Spirit Hall's ten-thousand-year rings, Teacher never imagined you would solve such a massive problem for Spirit Hall in such a short time!!!!" Bibi Dong said emotionally.
This is the true Number One Theoretical Grandmaster of the Continent!!!
Little Lan would likely be the Number One Theoretical Grandmaster of the past, present, and future of the Douluo Continent.
Bibi Dong knew exactly how significant the "Artificial Spirit Ring" was for Spirit Masters!!
For a long time, the "Spirit Master Collapse Theory" had circulated in the Douluo Continent:
Because Spirit Beasts grew far slower than Spirit Masters, Spirit Masters would eventually hunt all Spirit Beasts to extinction, leading to the demise of both.
Fortunately, humans who could awaken martial souls and possess innate spirit power were few and far between. The population of Spirit Masters had never expanded rapidly, and those who could reach the Spirit King rank were even fewer.
It was only because the number of high-ranking Spirit Masters was so small that Spirit Beasts hadn't been wiped out yet.
But it was foreseeable that the number of Spirit Beasts now was certainly much lower than it was tens of thousands of years ago.
And recently, Spirit Beasts over ten thousand years old in the Star Dou Forest had been disappearing for no reason.
It was precisely this disappearance of ten-thousand-year beasts that led to the chaos in the Heaven Dou Empire, ultimately pushing Spirit Hall into the teeth of the storm.
The "Spirit Master Collapse Theory" had become popular again. Some even boldly predicted that within a few hundred years, Spirit Masters would be capped at the Spirit Emperor level. In a few thousand years, they would be limited to below Spirit Elder. In ten thousand years, Spirit Masters and Spirit Beasts would be completely extinct.
Therefore, the "Artificial Spirit Ring" created by Ye Lan was tantamount to splitting heaven and earth.
Such an achievement ensured that Ye Lan's status as the Number One Theoretical Grandmaster would not be shaken by anyone.
Meanwhile, the disgraced Yu Xiaogang would become the most laughable clown—after all, he was the thief who held the title of "Grandmaster" before Ye Lan.
Ye Lan's palm flashed with golden light as he took out both the simplified and detailed versions of the "Artificial Spirit Ring Theory."
Bibi Dong looked at the bold characters on the cover, astonished.
"Little Lan, you're actually bringing out something so precious?!"
Qian Renxue realized then that Ye Lan was showing this incredibly valuable theory to her and her teacher.
"It doesn't matter; you are the people I trust most. Read it quickly; I'll still need you to condense rings in the future," Ye Lan said.
Hearing Ye Lan's words, Bibi Dong's heart trembled. She hadn't expected Ye Lan to trust her this much.
Hurriedly, the two women took the theory documents Ye Lan handed over.
After just a few glances, they understood the immense value of this work. Whenever they encountered something they didn't understand, they asked Ye Lan, and he answered them one by one.
After thoroughly understanding the "Artificial Spirit Ring" theory, Qian Renxue rubbed her temples and groaned, "Ye Lan!! How is your brain wired!? How could you research such a perfect theory!?"
"Before, watching you and Teacher condense the ring, I thought it looked simple."
"I never imagined there were so many tricks and potential pitfalls inside. If you hadn't summarized this theory, would a second Artificial Spirit Ring ever have appeared in this world?" Qian Renxue sighed.
Ye Lan laughed loudly. "I have an octopus brain. You can call me Dr. Octopus."
"Dr. Octopus?" Qian Renxue tilted her small head, filled with great confusion.
"Little Xue is right. Little Lan, you've perfected the 'Artificial Spirit Ring' theory to such an extent. Not just the theory of the ring itself, but the condensation theory, and even the division of labor strategy!"
"As long as we proceed step by step according to your plan, Spirit Hall will surely expand into a colossal entity dominating the entire Douluo Continent, right?!"
Ye Lan nodded. "The Artificial Spirit Ring is already quite perfect."
"What we need to do now is have trusted Titled Douluo and Spirit Douluo condense 'Stable Phase Artificial Spirit Rings'."
"We will first distribute these 'Stable Phase' rings to Spirit Hall members of various ranks, having them inject 'Spirit Particle Clusters' or non-attributed spirit power particles in fixed ratios."
"Among them, we should vigorously promote the Centennial and Millennial Artificial Rings, making the Spirit Masters of the continent realize the benefits of absorbing rings at the limit of their tolerance."
"As for the 'Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Rings', they will be the sharp weapon with which Spirit Hall dominates the continent!!"
"Finally, we must hold the 'Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Rings' firmly in our hands. Only those who are trustworthy and have made significant contributions to Spirit Hall can obtain them!"
Bibi Dong agreed wholeheartedly. "Little Lan, we will do exactly as you say. I didn't expect that at only twenty years old, you could plan things so perfectly!"
Ye Lan scratched his head. "Teacher, I just think a little too much, that's all."
Bibi Dong continued, "News of you arranging proper resting places for the fallen warriors at the 'Sunset Forest Meat Grinder' and observing a moment of silence for them has already spread throughout Spirit Hall. Now, in the hearts of the Spirit Hall members, you are the veritable Holy Son."
"Teacher is already a Limit Douluo. Aside from a few ambitions, there is no further progress for me to make in Spirit Hall or even the entire Douluo Continent."
"I want to establish a new organization within Spirit Hall—the Saint Hall! I intend for you to be fully responsible for leading it. The Saint Hall will be responsible for supervising all of Spirit Hall's clerics, bishops, Spirit Warriors, Imperial Warriors, and so on."
"Teacher, with my qualifications, I'm not fit to lead the Saint Hall, am I?!" Ye Lan was surprised.
"Teacher believes in you!! Relying on the 'Soul Core Condensation Method' and the 'Artificial Spirit Ring', even if Teacher stepped down as Pope right now, you would be qualified to take the position," Bibi Dong insisted.
Ye Lan felt warm inside. The Saint Hall was likely an organization Teacher had set up specifically for him, as Spirit Hall had never had such an institution in the past, nor was it in the records of the future.
Although it was technically a supervisory role, which didn't sound huge, in reality, it had no taboos. After all, how could the person managing affairs have more authority than the person managing the people?
"Thirty percent of the revenue generated by the 'Artificial Spirit Ring' will also be handed over to the Saint Hall for disposal. Little Lan, any Spirit Master you take a liking to can join the Saint Hall. Spirit Masters who already hold positions in Spirit Hall do not need to resign; they can hold concurrent posts," Bibi Dong added.
"Teacher..." Ye Lan hadn't expected her support to be this substantial.
"I will lead the Saint Hall and Spirit Hall to the peak!!" Ye Lan affirmed with absolute certainty.
"Good. Let Teacher witness it all," Bibi Dong smiled.
"Ye Lan, should the Saint Hall consider me?" Qian Renxue rubbed her hands together playfully.
"Hahaha, of course!" Ye Lan laughed.
At this, Bibi Dong teased, "Little Lan, don't just let anyone join the Saint Hall casually. Otherwise, be careful that you won't even be able to afford their salaries in the end!"
Qian Renxue pouted unhappily. "Teacher, what are you saying?! I am absolutely worth the money!"
Seeing that it was getting late, Ye Lan thought of something and said, "Little Xue, Teacher, it's getting dark. Let's rest early. This '200,000-year Seraphim Artificial Spirit Ring' won't be fully condensed until tomorrow."
Bibi Dong nodded and began to ponder how to maximize the benefits of the 'Artificial Spirit Ring'.
Qian Renxue dragged Ye Lan outside, clamoring for him to accompany her for a late-night snack.
The two walked out of the Pope's Palace intimately.
Watching the loving couple, Bibi Dong withdrew her gaze and calmed her complicated emotions.
In the middle of the night, Ye Lan returned to his courtyard, rubbing his bloated stomach.
Every time he went shopping with Little Xue, he was the one who suffered.
Little Xue would only take a tiny taste of most snacks and delicacies. As for the leftovers, Ye Lan, adhering to the principle of not wasting food, accepted them all.
Although the food was delicious, his stomach was truly suffering. If these foods couldn't be converted into weak spirit power, Ye Lan would have long since become a little fatty.
Belching loudly, Ye Lan pushed open the villa door and walked inside.
It was then that he discovered a sleeping beauty lying on the sofa.
The sleeping beauty was none other than Senior Sister Hu Liena.
She was sleeping soundly, her small mouth slightly open, a little saliva dripping onto the sofa and the floor. Ye Lan could even smell a faint sweetness in the air; truly, she was a senior sister born with charming bones.
Seeing her sleeping so sweetly, Ye Lan chuckled inwardly. I've come to the old place, but since you fell asleep, Senior Sister, don't blame me.
Quietly, Ye Lan began to tiptoe toward his room.
Just as he slowly opened the bedroom door and stepped inside, he instantly felt a hot body wrap around him—soft, seemingly boneless.
"Junior Brother, what are you doing?" Hu Liena asked with a mournful tone.
"Senior Sister... it's so late, I'm going to my room to sleep, of course," Ye Lan replied.
"You took so long to come back. We haven't seen each other for months; have you already forgotten your Senior Sister completely?" Hu Liena's voice was tinged with tears, but even more so with seduction.
"How is that possible!" Ye Lan quickly denied.
"Junior Brother, then why haven't you touched me in so long? Am I not comparable to Dugu Yan?" Hu Liena hugged Ye Lan's waist tightly.
Feeling the sensation on his back, Ye Lan's face turned red. Senior Sister, she actually...
Embraced by Hu Liena, Ye Lan's mind wavered, and he stammered, "Everyone's beauty is different; how can they be compared to each other?!"
Hu Liena circled around to face him, still holding him.
She looked up at Ye Lan and asked, "Is Senior Sister beautiful?!"
Looking at Hu Liena's slightly red eyes, her natural charm, and her snow-white skin, Ye Lan was dazed. "Beautiful."
"Mmh—"
Hu Liena instantly launched an attack, sealing Ye Lan's lips with hers.
Ye Lan felt Hu Liena's inexperienced yet incredibly proactive advance.
His heart tightened instantly, his mind filled with the image of Little Xue.
If Little Xue finds out, I'm dead!!
Little Xue would absolutely not allow Hu Liena to get ahead of her. Ye Lan hurriedly pushed Hu Liena away.
Hu Liena's heart trembled as she was pushed.
Feeling the softness in his palm, Ye Lan realized he had pushed the wrong place.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to," Ye Lan apologized awkwardly.
Pushed away, Hu Liena felt incredibly aggrieved. She hadn't expected that even after offering herself so proactively, Ye Lan would still reject her.
Tears began to well up in her already reddened eyes.
Seeing Hu Liena crying, Ye Lan didn't know if he had made a mistake.
Hu Liena spoke through her tears, "Ye Lan, are you worried about Qian Renxue? Is that why you rejected me?"
Ye Lan looked at Hu Liena in surprise. He hadn't expected his Senior Sister to see through his inner thoughts so quickly.
"Yes," Ye Lan admitted.
Hu Liena wiped the tears from her eyes. "Ye Lan... I..."
Ye Lan looked at her in confusion. Just then, he was tackled by Hu Liena once again.
All he heard was:
"As long as Qian Renxue doesn't know, it's fine, right?! I'm willing to be your secret lover..."
After saying this, Hu Liena's face turned crimson, and she buried her entire face in Ye Lan's chest, trying to be an ostrich.
Hearing Senior Sister Hu Liena's confession, Ye Lan finally understood her feelings.
Hu Liena was willing to sacrifice this much for him? She loved him this much?
Soft-hearted, Ye Lan held Hu Liena, stroking her soft back while comforting her:
"Senior Sister, I understand your feelings."
"To be honest, I like you too, Senior Sister. After all, who wouldn't like such a cute, beautiful, generous, and proactive Senior Sister?"
Hearing Ye Lan's confession, Hu Liena asked shyly, "Then why won't you accept me? Is Junior Brother dissatisfied with my body, or do you despise me for being a vixen?"
Ye Lan replied, "Among the things Little Xue cares about, one is not losing to you. For Little Xue's sake, I can't be with you before her..."
At this, Hu Liena finally understood Ye Lan's feelings for Qian Renxue.
Subsequently, Ye Lan told Hu Liena the story of when the Spirit Douluo Titan ambushed him, and how Little Xue had nearly died trying to save him.
Hu Liena was moved to a mess of tears after hearing it. She had never imagined that Qian Renxue would choose to save Ye Lan regardless of her own life back then.
She didn't know if she could have stepped forward for Ye Lan in that situation.
"Junior Brother, then after you and Qian Renxue take that step, can you and I..." Hu Liena asked bashfully.
Ye Lan scraped Hu Liena's nose gently but didn't say anything.
Content, Hu Liena lay on Ye Lan's chest and slowly fell asleep. Ye Lan didn't push her away; he just quietly let her hold him.
Although she didn't get the result she fully wanted, Hu Liena had the sweetest dream of her life.
Ye Lan looked up at the ceiling and began to think about the future direction of the Saint Hall.
First, the Saint Hall's position in Spirit Hall was supervision. So, what exactly were they supervising?
Although Spirit Hall's organizational form was more advanced than the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires, it still had its limitations. Or rather, any organizational form had limitations.
Especially in a world like the Douluo Continent where strength reigned supreme, Spirit Masters with greater strength naturally occupied higher positions.
Normally, within Spirit Hall's structure, higher-ranked Spirit Masters led lower-ranked ones.
Ye Lan didn't intend to make further changes to this, as asking a Grandmaster to lead a Spirit Sage or Spirit Douluo was unrealistic.
Thinking of this, Ye Lan's eyes lit up as he instantly realized who the Saint Hall should supervise.
Since high-ranking Spirit Masters led low-ranking ones within Spirit Hall, the Saint Hall only needed to supervise the Hall Masters and Vice Hall Masters of the various branches.
After all, these Masters and Vice Masters managed a massive number of low-level Spirit Masters.
As the saying goes, a raging soldier is one thing, but a raging general affects the whole nest.
The destructive power caused by bottom-level Spirit Masters couldn't be compared to that of a Hall Master. As long as the various Branch Masters didn't go too far, the loss of control in any Spirit Hall branch would remain within the Saint Hall's grasp.
If a Branch Hall Master took the lead in exploiting commoners and low-level Spirit Masters, relying on their power and strength, the subordinates wouldn't dare to harbor a single thought of resistance. In such a dark vat of dye, they would naturally be stained black.
Eventually, under the leadership of the Branch Master, a terrifying, dark, and deeply entranced interest group would form.
Therefore, the Saint Hall only needed to supervise the high-level officials of each branch.
As long as the Hall Masters didn't run wild, the general direction of the various Spirit Hall branches wouldn't go wrong.
(End of Chapter)