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"Cheers..."
"Cheers..."
Two voices responded weakly to Yu Xiaogang's toast. One belonged to the wretched-looking "Uncle" Oscar.
He looked the picture of melancholy, his entire face gaunt and so thin he was barely recognizable. Ever since his battle with Ning Rongrong, Oscar had fallen ill with a sickness of the heart. Every day, he fantasized about being with Ning Rongrong, lost in a dream of reconciliation.
However, every time he snapped back to reality, he was forced to face the cruel truth. This violent tear between his delusions and reality left him in unspeakable misery.
The other listless individual was the Star Luo Prince, Dai Mubai. Ever since his engagement was annulled by Zhu Zhuqing, he had been completely demoralized, lethargic, and seemingly stripped of his will to live.
Originally, Dai Mubai had intended to return to the Star Luo Empire to enjoy his final few years of glory as a Prince. However, Spirit Hall and the Heaven Dou Empire had united to blockade the borders, leaving him to gaze helplessly at the ocean, unable to cross.
Thus, he had no choice but to obediently remain at Shrek Academy.
Recently, his funds had nearly run dry. Even if he wanted to go to a brothel to vent his frustrations, Dai Mubai didn't have a single copper coin of pocket money left to spend.
This was also the reason Ma Hongjun had set his sights on Yu Xiaogang. If his boss, Dai Mubai, had no money, there was no hope for a little brother like him.
On the other side of the table, sitting like a transparent man, Zhao Wuji hummed a light tune.
He looked at the Shrek group, who were constantly celebrating, with eyes one might use to look at clowns. Spirit Hall is going to be destroyed?
Hearing their delusions made him want to laugh. Putting aside the terrifying potential of the "Soul Core Condensation Method," with just his boss Ye Lan's talent alone, it was only a matter of time before he dominated the entire Douluo Continent.
Therefore, he couldn't care less about the anti-Spirit Hall protests erupting across the Heaven Dou Empire. In this world, having greater numbers meant nothing; individual strength was the only true law.
Clear Sky Clan.
"Sect Master, good news!! Great news!!!" A secret scout of the Clear Sky Clan shouted in excitement.
"Well?! What is the situation in the Heaven Dou Empire now?" Tang Xiao asked urgently.
"Sect Master!! Massive demonstrations have erupted across half of the Heaven Dou Empire! Spirit Hall's industries have been almost completely wiped out!! It won't be long before Spirit Hall's capital chain is completely severed!" the scout reported with agitation.
"Good, good, good!! As expected of my sister, Yuehua. We merely provided an idea to disrupt Spirit Hall, and she executed the plan with such success!!"
"Once Spirit Hall's funding is cut off, that massive army of Spirit Masters they maintain will become their greatest burden!"
"It won't be long before our Clear Sky Clan can emerge into the world once again!!!"
"Pass down the order! Let the elders and disciples drink to their hearts' content and eat as much meat as they desire!!"
"Do not fear waste! Tang Wei will be bringing back supplies soon!"
"Once our Clear Sky Clan re-emerges, what delicacy could we possibly fail to obtain?!"
"Yes!! The Sect Master is wise!!" The secret scout swallowed his saliva subconsciously; he was determined to eat a whole cow this time!
Meanwhile, Silver Wolf led Ye Lan, speeding constantly toward the south.
As they passed certain cities, even before they were close, they could hear the deafening roar of protests erupting from within. Listening to the various anti-Spirit Hall slogans, Ye Lan frowned.
It was at this moment that he finally began to scrutinize the cohesion of this anti-Spirit Hall movement.
If the Heaven Dou Empire were allowed to continue these protests unchecked, Spirit Hall would eventually be forced to retreat and contract within the few Kingdoms it actually controlled.
Who is fueling the flames from behind the scenes?
Realizing that the majority of cities had erupted in anti-Spirit Hall demonstrations simultaneously, Ye Lan was absolutely certain that someone was manipulating everything from the shadows.
Normally, news of Spirit Hall killing several thousand Heaven Dou Empire Spirit Masters wouldn't spread this quickly; in fact, it likely would have been suppressed by Spirit Hall's information network. But for so many Heaven Dou cities to explode into protests at the same time indicated a coordinated effort.
Ye Lan did not suppress nor pay any attention to these blind Spirit Masters.
These irrelevant people were nothing more than manipulated chess pieces. Once Spirit Hall uncovered the true culprit behind the scenes, he would make sure they paid a painful price.
"Uncle Wolf, faster. We need to clean up this mess as soon as possible," Ye Lan urged.
"If we go any faster, will your body be able to take it?" Silver Wolf asked with concern.
"Don't worry, I'll activate Flash!" Ye Lan said decisively.
"Alright!"
Immediately, the silver meteor transformed into a golden fireball, streaking toward the south at supersonic speed!!
Countless Spirit Masters looked up in amazement at the golden fireball in the sky, instantly ceasing their shouting. They were terrified that the fireball was a Titled Douluo from Spirit Hall.
A moment later, after the golden fireball vanished over the horizon, these "perceptive" Spirit Masters once again erupted into violent protest chants.
Several days later, Silver Wolf and Ye Lan arrived safely at Spirit City.
"Uncle Wolf, take this person to the death row dungeon," Ye Lan ordered.
"Alright, I'll handle him. You go deal with the more important matters." Silver Wolf grinned strangely as he spotted the Young Miss of Spirit Hall and the Pope's disciple, Hu Liena, standing not far away.
Ye Lan helplessly rubbed his forehead. Over the years, since Dugu Yan, Ning Rongrong, and Qian Renxue had been separated, the arguments between them had decreased significantly.
However, Senior Sister Hu Liena's constant proactive advances had made his relationship with her much more ambiguous.
Yet, all of this came at a price. The price was that he found it increasingly difficult to manage Little Xue's emotions, and the soft flesh around his waist had suffered quite a few undeserved pinches.
"Ye Lan!!"
In the past two years, due to Ye Lan's proactive approach, Qian Renxue had confirmed that he did not mind her age. She had completely dropped her disguise and now interacted with him in her true form.
The flawless, golden-haired angel instantly threw herself into Ye Lan's arms, eyes squeezed shut as she enjoyed the hard-earned embrace.
Ye Lan gently comforted Qian Renxue, though his heart felt a little guilty.
Although he had focused all his energy recently on tracking Tang Hao, saving Ah Yin, absorbing Spirit Rings, and creating Artificial Spirit Rings, his relationship with Dugu Yan had made a substantive breakthrough. Once Qian Renxue found out, she would absolutely chop him up.
Just then, Hu Liena stepped forward.
Her dainty nose twitched slightly, and her fox-like eyes, brimming with extreme charm, teased Ye Lan relentlessly. She pointed a finger at the tip of her own nose, looking as if she were about to open her mouth and spill a secret.
Ye Lan's expression changed, and he cursed inwardly: Dog nose!
He quickly placed his index finger over his lips, signaling Hu Liena to stay silent.
Seeing the panicked Ye Lan, the corners of Hu Liena's mouth curled up slightly. She used her spirit power to transmit a secret voice message:
"Junior Brother, you wouldn't want Little Xue to know what you've been up to, right?!"
"Meet me at the old place tonight~"
Hu Liena threw him a flirtatious wink before vanishing from sight.
Seeing Hu Liena disappear, Ye Lan breathed a sigh of relief.
"Ye Lan, what's wrong?" Qian Renxue looked at his expression with some confusion.
"Nothing, nothing..." Ye Lan said quickly.
"Did the hunt go poorly? Why did it take you so long to come back?" Qian Renxue asked worriedly.
Ye Lan rubbed Qian Renxue's head and summoned his Spirit Rings.
Looking at the fifth ring, which shone with a blood-red light, Qian Renxue exclaimed in shock, "Another hundred-thousand-year ring!! As expected of the man I chose!!"
"Ye Lan, did you dispose of the Azure Bull Python this time?" she asked curiously.
Ye Lan laughed. "Of course not! What is your spirit rank now?"
"Exactly rank eighty. And I've also completed the condensation of my Soul Core!" The smile on Qian Renxue's face didn't last long. Thinking of Ye Lan's two hundred-thousand-year rings, her expression plummeted. She buried her face in Ye Lan's chest and said worriedly:
"Ye Lan, the gap between you and me is getting bigger and bigger! I still haven't obtained a single hundred-thousand-year ring yet!"
"Will you accompany me to find a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beast this time?"
"I feel like I can absorb a hundred-thousand-year ring now, it's just that Grandpa still has some reservations. But I trust your martial soul theories more!"
"Isn't it only natural for the husband to be stronger than the wife? A hundred-thousand-year ring? That's a simple matter!"
"I'll give you a surprise in a moment!" Ye Lan laughed.
Qian Renxue's face turned bright red. She quickly pushed Ye Lan away, her luscious red lips pouting as she said:
"Who is your wife!"
"What surprise?! Did you discover the location of another hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beast?"
"My wife is naturally Qian Renxue!" Ye Lan said thick-skinned.
"Hmph, I won't be your concubine," Qian Renxue said, crossing her arms and turning away. Ye Lan pinched her cheek, then extended his hand and said, "Let's go find Teacher. As for the surprise, you'll know soon enough!"
Looking at Ye Lan's outstretched, fair hand, Qian Renxue didn't hesitate. She decisively grabbed it.
The two shared a knowing smile before walking toward the magnificent Pope's Palace standing in the distance.
Before long, hand in hand, they walked into the hall.
Upon entering, Qian Renxue shyly let go of Ye Lan's hand; she didn't want her teacher, Bibi Dong, to see them holding hands.
At this moment, inside the Pope's Palace, besides the frowning Bibi Dong, there was a black-clad cleric responsible for intelligence delivery. They were currently discussing the turmoil in the Heaven Dou Empire.
Ye Lan and Qian Renxue didn't interrupt; instead, they stood aside and listened.
After a short while, Ye Lan frowned.
He hadn't expected the situation in the Heaven Dou Empire to become so severe. Spirit Hall branches in many Heaven Dou cities had suffered significant attacks.
Now, to maintain the operations of the branch halls, many clerics even had to take off their robes; otherwise, wearing them would likely invite attacks from ignorant Spirit Masters within the cities.
"Your Holiness, that is the general situation. Do you have any further instructions?" the black-clad cleric asked, bowing his head.
"You go to... Little Lan?! Little Xue?" Bibi Dong exclaimed in surprise.
"You may leave for now. I will issue the operation orders to all branches together later."
"Yes, Your Holiness." The cleric paid his respects to Ye Lan and Little Xue before exiting the Pope's Palace, leaving the spacious hall to the three of them.
Seeing the cleric leave, Bibi Dong quickly composed her expression.
She smiled and asked, "Little Lan, Little Xue, how is your cultivation progress?"
"Teacher, my spirit rank is already level eighty!" Qian Renxue announced proudly.
Bibi Dong nodded with satisfaction but asked doubtfully, "Little Xue, how is your cultivation speed so fast? You didn't force a breakthrough and destabilize your foundation, did you?"
Qian Renxue felt a warmth in her heart and replied, "Teacher, rest assured. Originally, the cultivation speed of the Seraphim Spirit shouldn't be this fast. But Ye Lan taught me his self-created 'Light Radiance Cultivation Method'."
Bibi Dong came to a sudden realization. "No wonder your previous cultivation speed was only on par with an ordinary innate level ten. It turns out Spirit Hall's cultivation method was limiting you."
Qian Renxue looked surprised. She hadn't expected Bibi Dong to have been paying attention to her cultivation progress...
Could Teacher really have some unspeakable difficulties?
Ye Lan stepped in to explain, "Exactly. With Little Xue's talent, before reaching Spirit Douluo, it should take three and a half months to gain a level. Spirit Hall's meditation method limited her to one level every four and a half months at best."
"It's a pity that the 'Light Radiance Meditation Method' is only suitable for dual-extreme talents and Light or Fire-related spirits. Otherwise, it would be great if it could increase the speed of other Spirit Hall members."
"There is nothing to pity. You are the most genius individuals in Spirit Hall. Having you two as disciples is my greatest honor. Seeing you obtain the best cultivation conditions satisfies me completely. Little Lan, did the hunt go smoothly?" Bibi Dong waved her hand dismissively.
"Very smoothly. And the harvest from this hunt was enormous," Ye Lan said excitedly.
Seeing the exhaustion and worry in Bibi Dong's eyes, Ye Lan said with heartache, "Teacher, are you troubled by the riots in the Heaven Dou Empire recently?"
"I made you laugh. I failed to be a qualified Pope; the situation in Heaven Dou is indeed severe."
"Both of you are the future heirs of Spirit Hall, so I won't hide it from you. If 'Little Qin' doesn't manage to dig out the mastermind, I will launch the Heaven Dou coup ahead of schedule. At that point, a civil war is inevitable, and we will forcibly annex the Heaven Dou Empire. Otherwise, without a source of income, Spirit Hall's forces will suffer a devastating blow."
"Teacher! There is no need to be anxious. Once it reaches the most critical moment, Grandpa will definitely intervene!" Qian Renxue hadn't expected Bibi Dong to be under such immense pressure.
"Little Xue, I'm fine. You and Little Lan just focus on your cultivation; I will handle this matter."
"Little Lan, what is this harvest you mentioned? Could it be a clue regarding the Heaven Dou turmoil?" Bibi Dong asked hopefully.
Ye Lan smiled slightly, then revealed his Spirit Rings.
Deep Yellow, Purple, Black-Purple, Blood Red, Blood Red!
"Teacher, look at my fifth ring," Ye Lan said.
Staring at the dazzling blood-red ring, Bibi Dong was shocked.
"As expected of you!!"
"Little Lan, quickly tell Teacher, how did you do it?"
"Ye Lan, tell me too! I want to hear it," Qian Renxue said, shaking Ye Lan's arm.
"I have to thank the father and son of the Tang family for this. Based on Tang Hao's location, I successfully found the location of the 'Blue Silver Emperor seedling'. Finally, with the help of the 'Blue Silver Emperor' Ah Yin, I successfully located the 'Blue Silver Forest'."
"There are countless Blue Silver Grasses in the 'Blue Silver Forest', and they can initiate the 'Blue Silver Awakening Ritual' for Blue Silver Grass spirits to condense the most suitable Spirit Ring for me."
"In the end, with their help, I successfully condensed a 120,000-year Blue Silver Emperor Spirit Ring and absorbed it."
"So that's how it is. Ah Yin? Isn't she Tang Hao's wife? Why would she help you?" Bibi Dong asked curiously.
At that moment, Ye Lan instantly felt Qian Renxue's death stare. That look seemed to say: You didn't even spare someone else's wife?!
Bibi Dong watched Little Xue's jealous reaction and secretly chuckled. She was also quite curious about how Ye Lan had gotten involved with Ah Yin.
Fine beads of cold sweat appeared on Ye Lan's forehead. "Strictly speaking, she isn't Tang Hao's wife right now. She is currently just a three-thousand-year-old 'Blue Silver Emperor'. Ah Yin is merely her past identity."
Hearing Ye Lan's explanation, Qian Renxue's ears turned red. She had actually suspected Ye Lan of having a relationship with a patch of grass...
"As for the Blue Silver Emperor, her past self, Ah Yin, was also a pitiful woman."
"Originally, as a transformed hundred-thousand-year beast, she shouldn't have died. But due to Tang Hao's ulterior motives, he engineered her sacrifice, ultimately allowing himself to obtain a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Ring," Ye Lan sighed with emotion.
"Tang Hao is truly a scumbag without a bottom line!" Qian Renxue cursed angrily.
Bibi Dong nodded. She didn't continue the topic of Ah Yin but asked, "To absorb a condensed 120,000-year ring, the physical requirements must be immense. Little Lan, has your physical fitness reached the Titled Douluo level?"
"Correct. In a treasure ground belonging to Senior Dugu, I obtained a fortuitous opportunity for spirit beasts. Two seniors gifted me four Spirit Bones: one hundred-thousand-year right arm bone, and three external Spirit Bones."
Ye Lan held nothing back from Qian Renxue and Teacher Bibi Dong.
If the "God-King level Spirit Bone" potential didn't sound too outrageous, he wouldn't have planned to hide it from them at all.
But since Teacher still had the Rakshasa God's inheritance on her, and who knew if the Rakshasa God was listening, he omitted the Water and Fire Dragon Kings.
"Four Spirit Bones?! And three of them are the rarest external Spirit Bones?!" Qian Renxue rubbed her face, thinking she had misheard.
"Good! Good! Good!! Adding your original 'Ancient Beast Tentacles', that makes a total of four external Spirit Bones. Just relying on these four bones alone, ignoring everything else, you, Little Lan, can become the Spirit Master with the most potential!" Bibi Dong praised repeatedly.
"Little Xue, give me a drop of blood," Ye Lan said.
Qian Renxue didn't hesitate. She summoned the tip of her 'Angelic Sacred Sword' and cut her finger.
A drop of golden blood floated in mid-air.
"Little Lan, what are you doing?" Bibi Dong asked in confusion.
"Teacher, you'll know in a moment. Little Xue, this is the surprise I prepared for you." Ye Lan sat cross-legged in front of the golden blood, his eyes flashing with orange-red spirit light.
The two women looked in surprise at Ye Lan's "Golden Dragon Eyes." Such oppressive pupils!
Is this the external Spirit Bone Ye Lan mentioned?
After activating the "Golden Dragon Eyes," Ye Lan immediately began to analyze the ratio of spirit power particles within Little Xue's blood.
Among them, Ultimate Holy and Ultimate Fire occupied the dominant positions. The third proportion was Light attribute spirit power particles. The ratio of these three was roughly 30:40:20, with 10 units of other attribute particles.
Ye Lan steadied his mind and decisively used the "Soul Core Condensation Method" to continuously gather the Fire, Holy, and Light attributes from the surrounding space into his palm.
The Fire and Holy attributes were continuously condensed and compressed, finally elevated to the "Ultimate" level. The Light attribute particles were also enhanced to a "High" level, matching the intensity of the "Seraphim Bloodline Factor." He matched the ratio of these three to the spirit power particles in the blood, and also added the dozens of other attribute particles.
At this moment, as a Limit Douluo, Bibi Dong was shocked to discover that the cluster of spirit particles in Ye Lan's hand was identical to Little Xue's blood in the microscopic world of energy.
Then, Ye Lan merged the "Spirit Particle Cluster" with the "Seraphim Bloodline Factor."
A moment later, the "Invasive Fluctuation Reaction" and the "Spirit Particle Attribute Generation Reaction" concluded. A small white Spirit Ring appeared. Within its white light flowed a trace of gold. It was a "Gestation Phase Seraphim Artificial Spirit Ring."
"Th... This is a Spirit Ring?!" Bibi Dong was stunned.
Qian Renxue's pupils contracted. She hadn't expected that her fresh blood, under operations she couldn't understand, would be evolved by Ye Lan into a cloud-like Spirit Ring.
"I'm not done yet!"
Ye Lan didn't explain much. He needed to cultivate the internal "Vacuum" space within the "Gestation Phase Artificial Spirit Ring" during its window of opportunity.
Subsequently, he continuously condensed "Spirit Particle Clusters" with the same structure as the "Seraphim Bloodline Factor" and fused them into the "Gestation Phase Artificial Spirit Ring."
Before long, the "Vacuum" space expanded continuously.
As the space expanded, the efficiency of Ye Lan's "Spirit Particle Clusters" in upgrading the space began to drop.
When the "Vacuum" space was condensed to 2.2 times the size of a Grandmaster-level space—essentially a Spirit King-level space—the efficiency of condensing "Spirit Particle Clusters" dropped so low that Ye Lan broke into a cold sweat.
At this moment, Ye Lan's back began to shine with Blue Silver light.
Eight "Ancient Beast Tentacles" burst excitedly from his back. The Spirit Bone's innate skill, "Spirit Power Boost," instantly raised Ye Lan's spirit power to the Spirit Emperor level.
Immediately, the quality of the "Spirit Particle Clusters" Ye Lan condensed improved, instantly boosting the efficiency of the "Vacuum" space's growth.
Before long, the "Vacuum" space surged by another thirty percent. The upper limit of this Seraphim Artificial Spirit Ring was also raised to the Spirit Emperor level.
At this point, the growth speed of the "Vacuum" space slowed down once again.
Seeing the space refuse to grow for a long time, Ye Lan felt a bit awkward. He had originally intended to condense a "Stable Phase Hundred-Thousand-Year Artificial Spirit Ring" for Qian Renxue.
He hadn't expected to get stuck at the step of the "Vacuum" space. However, the reason he chose to perform this in the Pope's Palace was precisely because Teacher Bibi Dong was there.
"Teacher, help me quickly!" Ye Lan said decisively.
"Me?! You want me?" Bibi Dong asked, startled.
She hadn't expected that the miracle Ye Lan was creating—the "Artificial Spirit Ring"—would require her assistance.
At this moment, Bibi Dong felt a surge of joy in her heart, and her heartbeat involuntarily quickened.
"Of course, Teacher, you are a Limit Douluo!! What I can do, you can definitely do too!!" Ye Lan affirmed.
Bibi Dong felt warm inside and immediately flashed to Ye Lan's front. Her phoenix eyes swept over Ye Lan's resolute and incredibly serious face, and her heart beat even faster.
Forcing herself to interrupt the chaotic thoughts in her mind, Bibi Dong decisively mimicked Ye Lan, circulating the "Soul Core Condensation Method" to condense a "Spirit Particle Cluster" in her palm.
Ye Lan spoke quickly: "Teacher, to make a long story short. This golden ball of light I condensed is called a 'Spirit Particle Cluster'. Its three most important attributes are: Element Attribute Intensity, Spirit Particle Quality, and Spirit Particle Total Mass."
"The element attribute intensity of this cluster must match the element intensity inside this Spirit Ring. I can tell you accurately that the three most important elements of the 'Seraphim' are Ultimate Holy, Ultimate Fire, and High-Level Light spirit particles. Their ratio is 30:40:20!"
"Spirit Particle Quality refers to the spirit rank within the cluster. Teacher, try your best to condense a Titled Douluo-level 'Spirit Particle Cluster'; the higher the quality, the better."
"Spirit Particle Total Mass refers to the amount of spirit power. The more spirit power you condense into the cluster, the better."
(End of Chapter)