At the summit of a ten-thousand-meter mountain…
The sun blazed overhead, casting scorching light from above. All around, endless white clouds rolled by like waves, making the scene resemble a heavenly palace above the clouds.
Faced with the searing golden orbs condensed on the branches of the Sun Fusang Tree, which then shot toward him like a barrage of energy blasts, Ye Yu didn't hesitate. With Zhu Zhuqing in his left arm and Xiao Wu in his right, he activated his triple-layered Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, his figure flickering like a phantom as he swiftly dodged to the side.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
One after another, the golden orbs slammed into the ground, erupting with thunderous explosions and radiant flashes of golden light. Each impact left behind scorched black craters.
"Blue Silver Spirit Jade Tree!"
After dodging the barrage, Ye Yu stomped down and activated his Blue Silver Domain, summoning his Martial Soul: Blue Silver Spirit Jade Tree!
In an instant, six Spirit Rings rose around him: two purple, four black.
One after another, his Spirit Rings lit up:
First Spirit Ability: Undying Rooting
Second Spirit Ability: Starlight Absorption
Sixth Spirit Ability: Parasitic Devour!"
A colossal tree, as if forged from luminous blue crystal, burst from the ground. Its bark shimmered with violet-blue light, glimmering like a starry sky, threaded with golden veins. Crimson phoenix markings, icy blue streaks, and violet lightning patterns coiled around its body. Slender, thick leaves and countless silver blossoms bloomed along the branches.
The expanding trunk and branches split and extended outward, transforming into massive Blue Silver Wood Dragons, each one like a sapphire crystal serpent. Their lifelike dragon heads bore golden-patterned eyes and razor-sharp crystal-blue fangs as they roared and charged toward the Sun Fusang Tree from all directions.
The Sun Fusang Tree, of course, wasn't going to sit still and wait for death.
Its golden branches extended rapidly like serpentine whips, clashing against the incoming Blue Silver Wood Dragons. At the same time, golden sunlight began to converge above its canopy, forming a radiant orb pulsing with immense energy—clearly a charged attack.
But Ye Yu wasn't stupid.
Seeing the Sun Fusang Tree preparing to unleash such a devastating ability right in front of him, he didn't just stand by. While commanding the Blue Silver Wood Dragons to entangle the golden branches—biting, parasitizing, and devouring Spirit Power—Ye Yu also summoned his External Spirit Bone: Spirit Bone: Thunderous Hell Prison Spear.
A dark purple spike suddenly emerged from his back. He reached back and pulled out a three-meter-long spear, its crystalline surface gleaming with a metallic sheen, laced with intricate lightning patterns.
The sight was so dramatic and bizarre that both Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu were momentarily stunned, eyes wide with disbelief.
"Art of Spear Mastery!"
With a smirk, Ye Yu activated his Purple Demon Eye and Thunder Magnetic Body, hurling the Thunder Magnetic Body with all his might. It shot straight toward the golden orb forming above the Sun Fusang Tree's canopy.
Swoosh!
A purple streak sliced through the sky and pierced the golden orb in a blink.
Thanks to Ning Rongrong's support, Ye Yu had refined the Thunder Prison Spear using numerous rare metals. Now, it fully possessed metallic properties and could be controlled via his electromagnetic fields from Thunder Magnetic Body and Thunderburst Step.
The moment the spear embedded itself in the golden orb, Ye Yu activated the Spirit Bone Ability: Thunder Devour!
A blast of dark purple lightning erupted from the spear, instantly turning the golden orb a sickly lavender. The volatile energy burst violently, detonating mid-air and shredding the upper canopy of the Sun Fusang Tree.
Golden branches, shards, and leaves scattered across the summit.
The Sun Fusang Tree, clearly reeling from the backlash, began to falter. Its golden branches, which had once lashed out with radiant flames and holy light, now trembled—unable to resist the parasitic assault from the Blue Silver Wood Dragons.
The dragons quickly tore the branches to shreds, consuming their Spirit Power and life force. Their parasitic tendrils took root in the Sun Fusang Tree's trunk. Their fanged dragon heads bit deep, devouring it from the inside out.
Even the leaves, blossoms, and pollen of the Blue Silver Spirit Jade Tree took root on the Sun Fusang Tree, draining its life force like a swarm of parasites.
Under normal conditions, with nearly 90,000 years of cultivation and dual attributes of Light and Fire, the Sun Fusang Tree should've resisted Ye Yu's Parasitic Devour for a long time.
But it had been too reckless.
Trying to charge a high-level ability right in front of Ye Yu gave him the perfect opening.
After the Thunderous Hell Prison Spear destroyed its ultimate move, it returned to Ye Yu's hand, arcing through the air under his electromagnetic control.
With the Sun Fusang Tree now drained and defenseless, Ye Yu's eyes gleamed with anticipation. He turned to Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu.
"Wait here for me."
Activating his Spirit Core Field, Ye Yu soared into the air.
But instead of going directly to the Sun Fusang Tree, he first landed beside a cluster of rare plants on the summit—specifically, near a patch of Fire Ganoderma clinging to a cliff.
Ye Yu summoned his External Spirit Bone: Demon Willow Fluff, gently placing it on one of the Fire Ganoderma. He activated the Spirit Bone Ability: Parasitic Devour, beginning to drain their life force and Spirit Power.
Now at Spirit Emperor (Level 68) and nearing Level 70, Ye Yu was preparing to hunt for his Seventh Spirit Ring.
Although the seventh ring always grants Martial Soul Avatar, Ye Yu had a theory.
Depending on the attribute of the Spirit Beast absorbed, the resulting Martial Soul Avatar might vary in power and form—based on compatibility with the user's Martial Soul.
A simple truth:
For a fire-type Spirit Master, absorbing a fire-type Spirit Beast would likely produce a superior Martial Soul Avatar than if they absorbed one with water, earth, or light attributes.
He had even considered an alternative plan: using the Demon Willow Fluff planted inside Tang San to devour the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline, thus altering his own bloodline and giving rise to a naturally perfect seventh ring.
That would undoubtedly produce the strongest possible Martial Soul Avatar.
However, from past attempts—such as absorbing bloodlines from the Dark Devilgod Tiger, Phoenix Perching Tree, and Wind-Thunder Skyhawk—it seemed the Demon Willow Fluff could enhance his Martial Soul, but not fully transfer bloodlines.
Still, Ye Yu theorized that bloodlines and Martial Souls are interlinked, capable of influencing one another.
So if he could successfully absorb the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline—either directly or through the evolution of his Blue Silver Spirit Jade Tree—he might truly integrate it into himself.
But as a cautious transmigrator, Ye Yu wasn't betting on just one outcome.
His Plan A: Successfully integrate the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline and naturally manifest the ideal seventh ring.
His Plan B: Use the Demon Willow Fluff in reverse—to nurture a Spirit Beast, accelerating its cultivation.
If it worked, he could use the Demon Willow Fluff to help Blue Silver Emperor Ah Yin (planted in his Blue Silver Realm) reach 100,000 years ahead of time.
Then, using Tang Hao as leverage, he could pressure Ah Yin into sacrificing herself for him—becoming his seventh Spirit Ring.