Chapter 136: Netherworld Spirit Cat Left Leg Bone
After leaving Flender's dean's office, Ye Chen remembered the Spirit Bone he had 'picked up' in the Star Dou Great Forest and prepared to study it thoroughly.
"Brother Chen, what are you staring at a skeleton for?"
Xiao Wu asked curiously, watching Ye Chen tinker with a skeleton on the table.
"This time, when I went to the Star Dou Great Forest with Dean Flender, I found this Spirit Beast skeleton and obtained a Spirit Bone. I plan to research what species this Spirit Beast is. If it's suitable for Zhuqing, then this Spirit Bone will be hers."
Zhu Zhuqing is a Min-attack Soul Master. In Ye Chen's plan, he would equip her with a full set of Spirit Bones produced by 100,000-year-old agility-attack system Spirit Beasts in the future.
However, not every Spirit Bone produced by an agility-attack system Spirit Beast is suitable for Zhu Zhuqing.
In Ye Chen's opinion, the Spirit Bone most suitable for Zhu Zhuqing is that produced by a Hell Civet.
Hell Civet Spirit Beasts are not uncommon on the continent. It should not be difficult to gather a set of six Hell Civet Spirit Bones in the future.
For example, the Netherworld Zhu family of the Star Luo Empire surely has many Hell Civet Spirit Bones in storage.
The Zhu family has numerous members, their Spirit is the Hell Civet, and their heritage is ancient. Over thousands of years, they must have hunted a considerable number of Hell Civets. Even if the drop rate for Spirit Bones is very low, they should still have a good amount of inventory.
After all, Spirit Bones are different from spirit rings. After a Soul Master dies, their spirit ring disappears, but a Spirit Bone can be removed and passed down.
And Ye Chen can use the Spirit Bone Age Enhancement Card to increase the age of a Spirit Bone, so he doesn't have requirements for its age. A hundred years, a thousand years, or ten thousand years are all similar, only differing in the amount of gold coins required.
"This should be the skeleton of a feline Spirit Beast, right?"
Since only the skeleton remained, Xiao Wu couldn't identify it and said with some uncertainty.
"Xiao Wu, are you sure?"
Just by looking at the skeleton, Ye Chen couldn't distinguish whether it was a feline Spirit Beast, a leopard Spirit Beast, or another species.
"Not sure. Why don't we ask Zhuqing to come and take a look? She should know more about agility-attack system Spirit Beasts."
Generally speaking, a Soul Master might not be proficient in all Spirit Beast knowledge, but they are usually quite clear about the Spirit Beast knowledge related to their own Spirit, as this concerns their future growth.
"Hmm, that's true."
Ye Chen nodded and called Zhu Zhuqing over.
"Zhuqing, take a look at this Spirit Beast skeleton. Can you identify what kind of Spirit Beast it is?"
Ye Chen pointed to the skeleton on the table.
"Is this a 10,000-year-old Hell Civet?"
To ask about other Spirit Beasts would truly be difficult for Zhu Zhuqing, but she was very familiar with the Hell Civet, which shared her own Spirit.
"Zhuqing, are you sure this is a Hell Civet?"
"Yes, nine times out of ten, it is."
Zhu Zhuqing nodded.
"Tsk tsk, it seems my luck is unstoppable! Zhuqing, this Spirit Bone is for you."
Saying that, Ye Chen gave the 'found' Spirit Bone to Zhu Zhuqing.
With this Netherworld Swift Cat Left Leg Bone, Zhu Zhuqing now had two Hell Civet Spirit Bones on her, and one of them was a rare external Spirit Bone.
"Brother Chen, is this left leg bone from that Hell Civet?"
Zhu Zhuqing said happily.
"Yes, I was very lucky on this trip to the Star Dou Great Forest. I found it when I was attaching my sixth spirit ring."
"You can just pick up Spirit Bones?"
Zhu Zhuqing looked bewildered. When did precious Spirit Bones become something one could just casually pick up?
"Alright, go refine it. I imagine with this 10,000-year-old left leg bone, your strength will increase quite a bit."
Currently, Zhu Zhuqing is a Level 45 Spirit Ancestor. After refining this Spirit Bone, she should be able to advance to Level 46 Spirit Ancestor and also gain a Soul Bone Skill.
As for increasing the age of Zhu Zhuqing's Spirit Bone, Ye Chen had no plans for that for now.
The landlord's family currently had no surplus grain; he would wait until he had more gold coins than he could spend in the future.
Subsequently, Zhu Zhuqing began to refine the Netherworld Swift Cat Left Leg Bone.
After half a day, Zhu Zhuqing successfully refined the Spirit Bone, and as expected, her spirit power level advanced to Level 46 Spirit Ancestor.
"Zhuqing, what is the Soul Bone Skill?"
Ye Chen was a little curious.
"It's called Netherworld Piercing. Its effect is that after activation, it adds 30% piercing attribute for half an hour."
"Not bad, not bad. This Spirit Ability suits you very well."
Upon hearing this, Ye Chen nodded in satisfaction.
As an agility-attack system Soul Master, Zhu Zhuqing's greatest fear was those ridiculously high-defense defense system Soul Masters.
With the 30% piercing effect provided by the Soul Bone Skill: Netherworld Piercing, Zhu Zhuqing's armor-breaking ability greatly increased. Coupled with her previous Spirit Abilities, which already came with a certain piercing effect, she would no longer face the awkward situation of 'scratching an itch' in the future.
...
Ten days later, in Heaven Dou City, at the Crown Prince's Mansion.
"Young Master, the intelligence on that Ye Chen has basically been thoroughly investigated."
Sha Long reported to Qian Renxue, holding Ye Chen's detailed intelligence report.
These past few days, Sha Long had been very busy. Through the official intelligence channels of the Heaven Dou Empire and Spirit Hall, he had finally investigated Ye Chen from top to bottom.
"Hmm, tell me in detail."
Looking at the large pile of intelligence in Sha Long's hand, Qian Renxue didn't read it but directly asked.
"Young Master, this is truly astonishing! His real age is not 18, but 14."
Sha Long dropped a bombshell right at the start.
Sha Long was furious about this point; when he had sent people to investigate before, he had instructed them to look for an 18-year-old Ye Chen. To find an error in age, that was suspicious!
"14 years old?"
Qian Renxue's eyes immediately widened. There was actually a 14-year-old Spirit Emperor in this world? Are you sure you're not joking?
"Yes, he is indeed 14 years old. This boy comes from Nuoding City. When he awakened his Spirit, it was a Spirit awakening deacon from our Spirit Hall who helped him awaken his Spirit."
"Nuoding City? Where is that?"
In Qian Renxue's impression, there didn't seem to be a major city on the continent called Nuoding City, right?
"Young Master, Nuoding City is a remote small town, located in Fasinuo Province, not far from the border between the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires."
"Remote small town? Then does this Nuoding City perhaps have some reclusive families?"
"Uh, I don't know if Nuoding City has reclusive families, but this Ye Chen has an ordinary background. He is an orphan. His parents originally joined the Heaven Dou Empire but died on the battlefield against the Star Luo Empire."
"Hmm? In these past few years, the Heaven Dou Empire doesn't seem to have launched any large-scale wars with the Star Luo Empire, right? How did Ye Chen's parents die?"
In Qian Renxue's view, Ye Chen's talent was so good, and his Spirit was strong. According to the theory of Spirit inheritance, his parents should also have been powerful Soul Masters, right?
The Two Great Empires hadn't had a large-scale war, yet high-level Soul Masters still died? How did she not know?Chapter 137 Ye Chen was investigated thoroughly
"Young Master, this is where I'm puzzled.
According to the records of the Spirit Hall in Nuoding City, when Ye Chen awakened his Spirit, it was just an ordinary Bamboo Staff, and his innate spirit power was only level 3."
Sha Long truly couldn't understand how Ye Chen, with his innate level 3 spirit power, could cultivate to a six-ring Spirit Emperor at the age of 14.
"!!! Innate level 3 spirit power?!"
Qian Renxue was shocked.
When she first learned that Ye Chen was only 14, she thought his situation was similar to hers, having awakened with innate level 20 or even higher spirit power! But she never expected it to be just level 3!
Innate level 3 spirit power couldn't be called trash, but it was common on the continent, only considered average.
"Sha Long, your intelligence organization isn't trying to fool me, are they?"
Qian Renxue said with some uncertainty, highly suspecting that the intelligence agents, unable to uncover Ye Chen's true background, had fabricated a story to deceive her.
"Young Master, you wrong me! I swear, all these reports are absolutely true! If what I'm saying is false, may I, Sha Long, die a terrible death!"
Sha Long immediately swore an oath to Qian Renxue.
"Then tell me, how can a level 3 Spirit Scholar cultivate to a Spirit Emperor in just eight short years? Even if I had awakened with innate level 20 spirit power, it would be impossible for me to cultivate to a Spirit Emperor at 14!"
Listening to Sha Long's oath, Qian Renxue no longer suspected being fooled; after all, even if they were to fabricate something, it wouldn't be so outrageous. However, she truly couldn't figure out how Ye Chen cultivated. Did he eat some magical fertilizer?
"This~, Young Master, I don't know either. Otherwise, I wouldn't still be a level 91 Titled Douluo now."
If he, Sha Long, knew, would he have fallen to being a bottom-tier Titled Douluo? He would have long gone to the Hall of Offerings to be a High Priest!
"Right, you said his Spirit was just an ordinary Bamboo Staff when he awakened? Then why is it different from what we saw?"
spirit power levels could be cultivated, but the Spirit itself had changed, which left Qian Renxue a bit confused. There must be something she didn't know about.
"Young Master, perhaps his Spirit evolved!"
'Big Brain' Sha Long immediately replied.
'Do I need you to tell me that? What I'm asking is why it evolved!'
Qian Renxue glared at Sha Long.
"Are there any other reports?"
"Regarding Ye Chen, that's all. However, the intelligence agents also investigated the backgrounds of those around Ye Chen and found something unusual."
"Oh?"
Qian Renxue became interested.
"According to reports from Nuoding City, one of Ye Chen's girlfriends, Xiao Wu, is the same age as him. She apparently enrolled in Notting College with innate full spirit power, and her spirit power level at the time was level 12 Spirit Master.
But when she was 11, she participated in a Spirit battle at the Great Spirit Arena in Soto City, disguised. At that time, she had already become a level 46 Spirit Ancestor.
This means that Xiao Wu increased her spirit power by more than thirty levels in five or six years."
When Xiao Wu enrolled at Notting Elementary Soul Master Academy, she registered, and she also left a record when she participated in a Spirit battle at the Great Spirit Arena in Soto City. Although her appearance had changed, her Spirit couldn't be changed, so Spirit Hall naturally found her out.
Qian Renxue felt it was incredible. Was innate full spirit power that outrageous?
"By the way, Young Master, we also found out that Ye Chen's other girlfriend, Zhu Zhuqing, is the second young lady of the Star Luo Empire's Underworld Zhu Family."
"Star Luo Empire's Underworld Zhu Family? Aren't the direct descendants of the Zhu family traditionally married into the Star Luo Royal Family for generations? How did she get involved with Ye Chen?"
Qian Renxue felt that Ye Chen was quite bold, daring to poach from the Star Luo Royal Family.
However, it seemed plausible, didn't it? After all, he had even taken advantage of her in the Star Dou Great Forest before, so why would he fear the Star Luo Empire?
"Young Master, actually, this isn't the most interesting part. The most interesting part is that the one Zhu Zhuqing was betrothed to is the Star Luo Empire's Third Prince, Dai Mubai, and Dai Mubai is currently at Shrek Academy.
That year, Dai Mubai, unable to withstand the suppression from the First Prince, Dai Weisi, directly fled to Shrek Academy in Soto City. Later, Zhu Zhuqing came looking for him, but ended up getting together with Ye Chen."
At this point, Sha Long's expression also became strange.
His fiancée traveled thousands of miles to find him, only to get together with someone else. Could he tolerate that?
"..."
Qian Renxue was speechless. She never expected Ye Chen to be so playful.
"Young Master, do you still plan to recruit this Ye Chen?
If you don't plan to, I think it's better to strike first, as his cultivation speed is too bizarre. It's to prevent him from growing up and becoming an enemy of Spirit Hall."
As he spoke, a hint of ruthlessness flashed in Sha Long's eyes.
Currently, Ye Chen was only a six-ring Spirit Emperor, and Shrek Academy had no powerful experts guarding it. With him, a Titled Douluo, making a move, it would definitely be effortless.
As long as a fait accompli was created, even if the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School knew that Spirit Hall was behind it, they wouldn't choose to fight to the death with Spirit Hall for a dead Ye Chen. Most likely, they would grudgingly accept it.
Furthermore, as long as they were swift and discreet, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School might not even be able to find out.
"No need. How could I, Qian Renxue, be afraid of Ye Chen?"
Qian Renxue waved her hand, not agreeing to Sha Long's underhanded tactics.
Ye Chen was not impossible to win over. His background was clean, he had no enmity with Spirit Hall, and his only connection to other powers was the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
And the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was also one of her targets for recruitment.
Besides, Ye Chen was only the prospective son-in-law of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. How could her, Qian Renxue's, charm be inferior to Ning Rongrong's?
She admitted that Ye Chen was a bit of a playboy, but in other aspects, he had both looks and talent. Among the younger generation on the continent, Ye Chen was the most outstanding. It would be too regrettable for him to fall like this.
Moreover, Ye Chen had defeated her in the Star Dou Great Forest before, which left a deep impression on her.
Stronger than her, and good-looking too, wasn't this the Prince Charming she had longed for in her dreams?
Thinking of this, Qian Renxue's face couldn't help but flush.
Having been single for over twenty years and never having been in love, Qian Renxue couldn't help but feel a stir of spring fever.
'Oh no, Young Master couldn't have fallen for Ye Chen, could she?'
Looking at her Young Master's appearance, Sha Long had a bad premonition. The more he looked, the more he felt something was amiss.
"Sha Long, what are you looking at?"
Noticing Sha Long's gaze, Qian Renxue's face immediately darkened, and she looked at Sha Long with an unfriendly expression.
"Young Master, there's something I don't know if I should say."
After a moment of hesitation, Sha Long spoke to Qian Renxue.
"Speak!"
"Young Master, this Ye Chen is a scumbag. Although his talent is good, he is absolutely not a good match for you! Please don't fall for him!"
Sha Long felt that if the High Priest, Qian Daoliu, knew that his precious granddaughter had been led astray by this scumbag Ye Chen, and blamed him, he wouldn't be able to bear it.
"Get lost~"
Her little secret exposed by Sha Long, Qian Renxue became angry out of embarrassment.
"Yes! I will take my leave now!"
Seeing his Young Master explode, Sha Long shrank his neck and immediately prepared to leave.
"Wait, go and investigate if there are any treasures in the world that can quickly increase spirit power and evolve Spirits."
After thinking for a moment, Qian Renxue decided to investigate. Ye Chen's cultivation speed was so bizarre; he must have used some kind of treasure, otherwise, it couldn't be explained.
"Yes, Young Master!"
Sha Long immediately took the order.
Meanwhile, Ye Chen, who was currently in Shrek Academy, had no idea that his life had almost been over.Chapter 138 Xiao Wu has grown up
Half a month later.
On this day, Xiao Wu was cultivating in her room.
Suddenly, a surge of spirit power erupted from Xiao Wu's body. Her spirit power level broke through, advancing her to a level 60 quasi-Spirit Emperor.
"Brother, I've broken through to level 60!"
As soon as she woke up, Xiao Wu immediately said happily to Ye Chen, who was beside her.
"Mm-hmm, my Xiao Wu will be all grown up soon!"
After Xiao Wu advances to a six-ring Spirit Emperor, she will enter her mature phase, which means she will have grown into an adult by then.
Thinking of Xiao Wu's long, white-stockinged legs at that time, which would be even more alluring, Ye Chen, as an LSP, couldn't help but feel a little restless.
Afterward, Xiao Wu began to condense her sixth spirit ring.
Xiao Wu's identity is that of a 100,000-year Spirit Beast in human form, so she doesn't need to hunt Spirit Beasts in the Soul Beast Forest. She can condense her own spirit rings, and the spirit rings she condenses are similar to god-bestowed spirit rings, being 100% compatible with her own Spirit.
However, by condensing her own spirit rings, it's naturally impossible to obtain a Spirit Bone. There are pros and cons, making it hard to judge.
Ye Chen was aware of Xiao Wu's situation; he had understood it before.
The reason she could condense her own spirit rings was due to the profound heritage of her original 100,000-year Soft Bones Rabbit form.
Of course, ever since Xiao Wu's Spirit transformed from Soft Bones Rabbit to Moon Rabbit through the Spirit Upgrade Card, her original body also transformed.
If a Spirit Douluo and Titled Douluo could see through Xiao Wu, then in their eyes, Xiao Wu would be a 100,000-year Moon Rabbit in human form, not a 100,000-year Soft Bones Rabbit in human form.
Relying on the heritage of the 100,000-year Moon Rabbit, Xiao Wu could condense her own spirit rings until she condensed her 100,000-year innate spirit ring.
But if this heritage was exhausted, then she would no longer be able to continue condensing them.
In other words, if Xiao Wu condensed her 100,000-year innate spirit ring at her eighth spirit ring, then when she needed her ninth spirit ring, she would only be able to hunt Spirit Beasts to obtain a spirit ring.
Since Xiao Wu cultivated the Creation Body Tempering Art, Ye Chen estimated that for her sixth spirit ring, Xiao Wu should be able to withstand a year count of around 50,000 years.
For her seventh spirit ring, she could withstand a spirit ring approaching 100,000 years, and for her eighth spirit ring, she could withstand 100,000 years.
As for the ninth spirit ring, the upper limit of endurance would far exceed 100,000 years.
However, given that Spirit Beasts above 100,000 years are rare, and it's practically impossible for a 100,000-year rabbit-type Spirit Beast to appear on the continent, Ye Chen had already told Xiao Wu that her self-condensed 100,000-year spirit ring must be reserved for the final ninth spirit ring.
Although both are 100,000-year spirit rings, the Spirit Abilities produced by the eighth and ninth spirit rings would definitely have stronger effects for the ninth spirit ring.
Because after attaching a spirit ring, the Spirit becomes even more powerful, and the template for the Spirit Ability is determined by the strength of the Spirit's quality at the time the spirit ring is attached.
If the Spirit does not evolve or the spirit ring's year count does not increase, then the strength of the Spirit Ability, excluding the influence of spirit power level, remains fixed.
Although a 100,000-year spirit ring enhanced by a spirit ring year count increase card has not been tested, Ye Chen feels that the situation should be similar to a Spirit Bone. The Spirit Ability is very likely to still be only one, whereas if it is originally a 100,000-year spirit ring, then two Spirit Abilities will be generated.
It was precisely because of this that Ye Chen had Xiao Wu reserve the 100,000-year spirit ring for her ninth spirit ring.
Two 100,000-year eighth Spirit Abilities plus one 100,000-year ninth Spirit Ability are definitely not as good as one 100,000-year eighth Spirit Ability plus two 100,000-year ninth Spirit Abilities.
The Moon Rabbit, emanating a Tai Yin aura, appeared, and Xiao Wu's entire body was enveloped in a faint moonlight glow.
Ye Chen saw that in addition to Xiao Wu's original five spirit rings—black, black, black, black, black—another yellow, hundred-year spirit ring appeared, and the year count of this yellow, hundred-year sixth spirit ring was rapidly increasing.
Not long after, Xiao Wu's sixth spirit ring turned into a purple, thousand-year spirit ring.
After more than half an hour, the color of the spirit ring changed from light to deep, transforming into a black, ten-thousand-year spirit ring, and the year count of the spirit ring was still steadily increasing.
Gradually, as the sun set and the moon rose, after half a day, the year count of Xiao Wu's sixth spirit ring approached 50,000 years.
At this point, Xiao Wu was also nearing her limit.
Not long after, the year count of the sixth spirit ring began to stabilize. From Ye Chen's level of observation, the year count of Xiao Wu's sixth spirit ring was no lower than his own sixth spirit ring, also reaching just over 50,000 years.
Although when Ye Chen attached his sixth spirit ring, he had the 100,000-year external Spirit Bone: Creation Green Lotus, and the 100,000-year Thorn Iron Tree Left Arm Bone, Xiao Wu did not have a Spirit Bone in her body.
But Xiao Wu's Spirit is a divine-grade Beast Spirit, and like Ye Chen, she cultivated the Creation Body Tempering Art. Excluding factors other than Spirit Bones, Xiao Wu's physical quality is considerably stronger than Ye Chen's, who is a Tool Spirit Master.
Furthermore, that 50,000-year-old Bloodthirsty Demon Vine spirit ring back then had not truly reached Ye Chen's endurance limit.
However, high-year-count spirit rings that are compatible with oneself are inherently difficult to find, and Ye Chen wouldn't go looking for a spirit ring at the absolute limit of his endurance just to save some gold coins; close enough was fine.
One's own upper limit of endurance is not an exact value; there are significant fluctuations, and the year count of a Spirit Beast cannot be judged too precisely. Walking on the edge of the limit, one can easily perish if not careful.
But for Xiao Wu, who condenses her own spirit rings or absorbs god-bestowed spirit rings, the situation is different.
The spirit ring's year count increases little by little, testing her limits. When she's about to be unable to bear it, she just stabilizes the year count, and there will absolutely be no situation where she cannot endure it.
After Xiao Wu successfully condensed her sixth spirit ring, her spirit power level immediately reached level 62 Spirit Emperor, and her physical appearance also changed significantly.
Previously, Xiao Wu looked to be about sixteen years old, but now, she seemed to have grown two years older, appearing to be eighteen.
"Indeed, the grown-up Xiao Wu has become even more beautiful!"
Ye Chen couldn't help but exclaim in admiration. The grown-up Xiao Wu was no less stunning than Qian Renxue; one could say they each had their own unique charm.
"Brother, I've entered my mature phase!"
As soon as she woke up, Xiao Wu excitedly pounced on Ye Chen.
"Mm-hmm, my Xiao Wu has become even prettier."
Suddenly, Xiao Wu stood up and compared their heights, immediately realizing that Ye Chen, who was one meter seventy-eight tall, seemed to be a few centimeters shorter than her?
"Brother, didn't we agree to grow up together? How did you get shorter?"
Xiao Wu said to Ye Chen with a teasing expression.
Ye Chen: "..."
Actually, Ye Chen wasn't short; after all, he was only 14 years old. If it weren't for his high spirit power level, an ordinary 14-year-old boy wouldn't even be as tall as Ye Chen!
After all, he wasn't a muscular Beast Spirit Master, so he didn't have much advantage in terms of height.Chapter 139 Ning Rongrong's Inferiority Complex
"By the way, Xiao Wu, what is your sixth Spirit Ability?"
Ye Chen changed the subject. In the original novel, Xiao Wu had a 100,000-year sixth spirit ring, but now it was definitely not on the same level. However, that was something she exchanged with her life, so naturally, it couldn't be compared.
"It's an amplification-type Spirit Ability. My sixth Spirit Ability, Power of Taiyin, can increase my attack, defense, and speed by 150% for half an hour."
"A percentage amplification-type Spirit Ability? Not bad, not bad!"
After some thought, Ye Chen realized that Xiao Wu's sixth Spirit Ability, Power of Taiyin, was very good.
Currently, it was only a 10,000-year Spirit, but once it increased to 100,000 years in the future, the effect would definitely be better.
That night, Ye Chen suffered from insomnia, playing with Xiao Wu's long white silk legs until dawn.
...
The next morning, during breakfast, Ning Rongrong saw the grown-up Xiao Wu and immediately widened her eyes.
"Xiao Wu, how did you change so much overnight?"
Ning Rongrong compared their heights and instantly felt a critical hit of damage.
Although Zhu Zhuqing was also much shorter than Xiao Wu, her chest muscles were very developed, and her figure was hot.
In contrast, she herself had no chest and no height. At this moment, Ning Rongrong couldn't help but feel a little inferior.
"Rongrong, don't be self-conscious. You're still young; you'll grow up later."
Ye Chen patted Ning Rongrong's head and comforted her.
"Hmph~, it's all your fault. Didn't you say you'd help me get bigger? Why is it still like this?"
Ning Rongrong glared at Ye Chen, staring at her chest, which allowed her to see her toes, and said with dissatisfaction.
Zhu Zhuqing: "..."
She always felt that Ning Rongrong was a little off.
"Alright, I'll help you tonight!"
Ye Chen said meaningfully.
"Go away, go away, don't be so shameless~"
Ning Rongrong said to Ye Chen with a red face.
But for some reason, facing Ye Chen's teasing, she felt a little anticipation?
"Rongrong, you little pervert, you can also be shy?"
Xiao Wu looked at Ning Rongrong in surprise, as if she had discovered a new continent.
"Damn it, Xiao Wu, are we still good sisters? No, I, this young lady, can't hold back. Take my Nine Yin White Bone Claw!"
Immediately, Ning Rongrong pounced on Xiao Wu, no longer eating breakfast, and began to tickle Xiao Wu's armpit.
Watching Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong playing around, Ye Chen glanced at Zhu Zhuqing and couldn't help but let his imagination run wild. When could he have a big bed together?
"Pfft~, always thinking of crooked ideas!"
How could Zhu Zhuqing not know Ye Chen's little thoughts?
"Cough cough, Zhu Zhuqing, where are you thinking? I'm a serious person!"
Ye Chen said with a righteous expression.
"Yes, you are a serious person, but when you are serious, you are not human!"
"You, Zhuqing, you'll see tonight!"
Ye Chen said resentfully.
"If you have the guts, come on!"
Saying that, Zhu Zhuqing hooked her finger at Ye Chen.
Ye Chen: "..."
Ye Chen, having made up his mind, had to give Da Mao Mi a good lesson today.
Hmm, it's been a while since he stroked her tail, he missed it a bit.
...
Time flew by, and half a year passed in a flash. The All-Continent Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament was about to begin.
Early that morning, Flender gathered all the Shrek Academy members participating in the competition.
Shrek Team, Captain: Ye Chen, Spirit: Qingjing Bamboo Staff, 66th-rank control system Spirit Emperor.
Vice-Captain: Ning Rongrong, Spirit: Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, 45th-rank support system Spirit Ancestor.
Although Xiao Wu's spirit power level was the highest besides Ye Chen's, Xiao Wu usually didn't seem very smart and was prone to impulsiveness in fights, so the position of Vice-Captain was held by the support system Ning Rongrong.
Xiao Wu, Spirit: Moon Rabbit, 63rd-rank attack system Spirit Emperor.
Zhu Zhuqing, Spirit: Hell Civet, 47th-rank agility-attack system Spirit Ancestor.
Oscar, Spirit: Sausage, 42nd-rank food system Spirit Ancestor.
Ma Hongjun, Spirit: Fire Phoenix, 42nd-rank attack system Spirit Ancestor.
Tai Long, Spirit: Violent Ape, 38th-rank attack system Spirit Elder.
In addition, there were three substitutes.
Jiang Zhu, Spirit: Healing Scepter, 35th-rank healing system Spirit Elder.
Huang Yuan, Spirit: Lone Wolf, 35th-rank attack system Spirit Elder.
Hmm, Huang Yuan's Spirit, like 'Blind Douluo' Su Yuntao, was a Lone Wolf. Could it be that their ancestors were relatives?
Jing Ling, Spirit: Skeleton, 35th-rank agility-attack system Battle Spirit Elder.
Among them, Zhu Zhuqing's spirit power level was already close to 48th-rank, and the Soul Master Competition from the start to the finals would take a considerable amount of time. Before the finals began, Zhu Zhuqing would definitely break through to 48th-rank Spirit Ancestor.
"Cough cough~, the Soul Master Competition is about to begin. Are you all ready?"
Clearing his throat, Flender asked everyone.
"Ready!"
Everyone responded in unison.
"Hmm, very good! You are about to represent the academy in the Soul Master Competition, and you must show the Spirit of our Shrek Academy! I have prepared competition uniforms for you, and I hope you will like them!"
Flender said with a smile.
'Team uniforms?'
As soon as Ye Chen heard 'team uniforms', he immediately thought, 'This is not good.'
Flender was not only ugly, but his taste in aesthetics was also not good. In the original novel, it seemed that Shrek Academy's team uniforms were very bizarre.
With so many colors in the world, Flender specifically chose a shit-green color, which showed his unique taste.
Moreover, Flender, this old sly merchant, even advertised on the team uniforms; he was simply obsessed with money.
Sure enough, Ye Chen saw Flender pull out a pile of shit-green clothes from his spirit tool.
"Alright, these are the competition uniforms I meticulously prepared for you. Take them and see if they fit."
Saying that, Flender distributed the team uniforms to everyone.
"Dean, I won't comment on the style of these team uniforms, but why is the color shit-green?"
Before Ye Chen could speak, Oscar, who had received the team uniform, immediately began to complain.
"That's right, Dean, how can there be such ugly clothes? Isn't this affecting our morale?"
Ma Hongjun held up the competition uniform, full of disdain.
"Exactly, exactly, Dean Flender, these clothes are so ugly! I didn't expect your taste to be so bad!"
Ning Rongrong's complaint followed closely. She was a beautiful little fairy, how could she wear such shit-green clothes?
"Cough cough, ugly? No way, I think they look pretty good!"
Flender raised his eyes, wondering if young people nowadays all had such poor taste? Such good-looking clothes were actually being disliked.
"Dean Flender, these team uniforms are too distinctive; we can't handle them. Let's change to another set!"
Ye Chen said to Flender.
"Mm-hmm, my brother is right. These clothes are so ugly; Sister Xiao Wu won't wear them!"
Xiao Wu immediately agreed.
"This~, the academy's funds are a bit tight, and besides, the team uniforms have already been made. How about you just make do?"
To make Flender pay again? No way! Wear them or don't, he didn't care.Chapter 140: Spirit Evolution
"Dean Flender, our Shrek Academy is, after all, a legitimate advanced Spirit Master academy. If we wear such unique team uniforms during the competition, won't other Spirit Master academies laugh us to death?
If we lose the competition because of our team uniforms, the loss would be significant!"
Ye Chen said persuasively.
"The competition uniforms have already been given to you. Wear them or not as you please. If you don't wear them, get your own. This dean, in any case, has no money!"
Flender spread his hands bluntly. Do as you please, as long as you don't ask him for money.
"..., a miser~, so stingy!"
Ning Rongrong complained softly.
Then, Flender began to explain the rules of the Soul Master Competition to everyone.
In general, the rules of the Soul Master Competition were not many; as long as one's strength was strong, it was not an issue at all. With the current strength of the Shrek Team, directly charging through was the way to go.
Subsequently, everyone immediately went to Heaven Dou City to find a tailor shop and customize team uniforms.
With only three days left until the competition, if they didn't hurry, they would probably run out of time.
Due to the urgent customization, the price was quite high; each set of uniforms, made from ordinary materials, cost as much as one gold coin.
Fortunately, Ye Chen was not short on money and, with a grand gesture, ordered three sets for everyone.
...
After settling the uniform issue, upon returning to the Academy, Ye Chen looked at his small treasury, which had reached three small targets, and thought about improving Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong's strength.
His and Xiao Wu's Spirits had both reached God-tier quality, and since Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong were his girls, their treatment couldn't be inferior.
Before, he lacked gold coins, but now that he had enough money, it was natural to make up for it.
However, three small targets of gold coins could only buy three Spirit Upgrade Cards.
But the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda was already a top-tier Spirit. After Ning Rongrong consumed the Qiluo Tulip, her Spirit quality improved further, transforming into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
It was likely that a Spirit like the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, with such strong support effects, was only one step away from a God-tier Spirit. It was very possible that only one Spirit Upgrade Card would be needed to advance it to a God-tier Spirit.
Three Spirit Upgrade Cards would, in all likelihood, allow both of their Spirits to transform into God-tier Spirits.
After a moment of thought, for the sake of fairness, Ye Chen decided to first enhance Ning Rongrong's Spirit.
If only one Spirit Upgrade Card was needed to upgrade Ning Rongrong's Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit to a God-tier Spirit, then the remaining two small targets of gold coins would be used to buy two Spirit Upgrade Cards for Zhu Zhuqing.
If it failed to transform Ning Rongrong's Spirit and two cards were needed, then the remaining one small target of gold coins would be used to increase the age of Zhu Zhuqing's Netherworld Swift Cat Left Leg Bone, and it would be made up later. This way, it would seem relatively fair.
Having made up his mind, Ye Chen called Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong over.
"Zhuqing, Rongrong, I'm going to help you two improve your strength."
Ye Chen said to them.
"Improve strength? I want to! I want to!"
Upon hearing that her strength could be improved, Ning Rongrong immediately said excitedly.
Zhu Zhuqing, standing beside her, also had a look of anticipation in her eyes.
"Here, this thing can improve the quality of your Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit."
Saying that, Ye Chen bought a Spirit Upgrade Card from the System Shop and handed it to Ning Rongrong.
"Improve the quality of my Spirit? Can my Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit still be improved?"
Taking the golden Spirit Upgrade Card, Ning Rongrong asked with a puzzled expression.
"Spirits on the continent are divided into ordinary Spirits, advanced Spirits, and top-tier Spirits, but that's not entirely correct. In fact, there are also God-tier Spirits.
Whether it's the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda or the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, they are both top-tier Spirits. If they transform again, they become God-tier Spirits, and God-tier Spirits come with an innate Domain."
Ye Chen gave Ning Rongrong a brief explanation.
"God-tier Spirits? So, Brother Chen, your and Xiao Wu's Spirits are both God-tier Spirits then?"
"That's right."
Ye Chen nodded.
"Brother Chen, you said this card can improve the quality of a Spirit. Do you have any extra ones?"
Ning Rongrong said coyly.
"Rongrong, don't worry. My father-in-law has only recently entered the Spirit Douluo rank. Even if his Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit evolves into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, it won't help much. There's no rush to improve the quality of his Spirit; it won't be too late in a few years."
Ye Chen naturally understood what Ning Rongrong meant. However, postponing the upgrade of his father-in-law Ning Fengzhi's Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit to the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda was fine, as Ning Fengzhi wouldn't cultivate to an 89th-rank Spirit Douluo in a short period anyway.
"Mhm mhm, Brother Chen, you're too kind, thank you!"
Saying that, Ning Rongrong stepped forward and kissed Ye Chen on the cheek.
"Thank me for what? We're all family!"
Ye Chen waved his hand. His father-in-law certainly couldn't be considered an outsider.
"Alright, start now. Summon your Spirit, then integrate the card into your Spirit, and that's it."
Immediately, Ning Rongrong did as she was told, integrating the Spirit Upgrade Card in her hand into her Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit.
"Zhuqing, I don't have many of these cards right now, at most only three.
Both Xiao Wu and I used two cards to transform our Spirits into God-tier Spirits. Rongrong's Spirit quality is closer to a God-tier Spirit, so let Rongrong use it first.
If Rongrong only needs one, then the remaining two will be for you. If not, your Spirit will have to wait a bit; I'll improve the age of your Netherworld Swift Cat Left Leg Bone."
Ye Chen turned to Zhu Zhuqing and said.
"Mhm mhm."
Zhu Zhuqing nodded.
As Ning Rongrong integrated the Spirit Upgrade Card into her Spirit, a dazzling nine-colored light burst forth from the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit, coloring the entire room in nine hues.
At this moment, Ning Rongrong, who already had the aura of a little fairy, became even more ethereal.
"Brother Chen, do you think Rongrong will succeed on the first try?"
Zhu Zhuqing asked Ye Chen.
"I don't know."
Ye Chen shook his head; he couldn't say for sure.
Time gradually passed. Ye Chen could feel that the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit floating above Ning Rongrong's head was gradually growing stronger.
After half an hour, seeing that the aura of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda was still increasing, Ye Chen knew that this was a sure thing.
If it hadn't been able to upgrade to a God-tier Spirit, it should have ended by now. Since it hadn't stopped, it must have succeeded.
Indeed, after another half an hour passed, a Domain radiating nine-colored light spread out with Ning Rongrong at its center.
At this time, although the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda above Ning Rongrong's head still had nine layers and hadn't increased, Ye Chen clearly saw that on the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, in addition to the original nine-colored light, there was also the radiance of the sun, moon, and stars.