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Tens of thousands of years later, and perhaps for countless eons after that.
As long as there are Spirit Masters absorbing "Artificial Spirit Rings," they will undoubtedly remember Ye Lan, the one who originally created them.
"Ahem, don't look at me with those eyes. I'm still the same Little Lan. It's just an Artificial Spirit Ring, no big deal. In the Douluo Continent, strength is the only true law," Ye Lan said, scratching his head.
"Old Wolf, listen to this. Is Little Lan even speaking human language anymore? What do you mean 'just an Artificial Spirit Ring'?" Dugu Bo mimicked Ye Lan's tone.
If Dugu Bo knew the slang from Earth, he would undoubtedly have shouted, "What a humblebrag!"
"Strength is the only true law? He makes it sound as if his two hundred-thousand-year spirit rings and his full set of spirit bones are fake!" Silver Wolf nodded frantically, agreeing with Dugu Bo. Ye Lan's tone made it sound as if he were just an ordinary person.
If Ye Lan was an ordinary person, then these Titled Douluos had clearly stepped into the ranks of idiots, and Spirit Masters with lower cultivation than them could only be classified as non-human.
"Alright, alright, Uncle Wolf, take me back to Spirit Hall quickly. I need to report the results to Teacher. I also need to conduct training for the Spirit Hall's Spirit Masters and prepare for the comprehensive production of 'Artificial Spirit Rings.' From now on, ten-thousand-year spirit rings will no longer be a problem for Spirit Hall," Ye Lan said decisively.
"No, from now on, spirit rings will no longer be a problem for humanity or even soul beasts," Silver Wolf corrected.
Before Silver Wolf flew off with Ye Lan, Ye Lan turned his head to look at Dugu Yan, a look of reluctance in his eyes.
"Grandpa, after Yan Yan reaches Level 60, remember to bring her back to Spirit Hall. I will personally help her condense her spirit ring," Ye Lan instructed.
"Don't worry, Little Lan. When the time comes, I won't even need to say it; Yan Yan won't be able to wait to return to Spirit Hall to see you," Dugu Bo rejoiced in his heart seeing Ye Lan's affection for Dugu Yan. This was his good grandson-in-law!
Subsequently, under Dugu Bo's gaze, the figures of the two grew smaller and smaller.
Dugu Bo retracted his excited emotions and began to meditate, continuing to comprehend the "Core of Spirit."
After flying for a while, Ye Lan and Silver Wolf sensed an extremely domineering fluctuation of spirit power nearby. That fluctuation felt somewhat familiar.
The two exchanged surprised glances. Just then, the domineering spirit power fluctuation gradually faded.
Silver Wolf decisively took Ye Lan and sped toward the direction of that spirit power, a golden meteor tearing through the sky and smashing into the verdant forest.
Boom!!
Two figures climbed out of a deep crater.
"Uncle Wolf, there was no need to be so fast. All these flowers and plants have been smashed," Ye Lan complained.
"You have the nerve to blame me!? Who activated 'Flash'? I think you just despised me for being too slow!" Silver Wolf retorted.
unlike the two who were extremely relaxed, two black-robed middle-aged men not far away had tense shoulders and nervous expressions.
The two had originally been about to celebrate successfully absorbing a ten-thousand-year spirit ring, but they were interrupted by the golden meteor.
Cold sweat broke out on Tang Wei's forehead. Flight was the symbol of a Titled Douluo. Was the opponent a flying-type Spirit Master?
Holding onto a fluke of hope, Tang Wei began to sense the spirit power of the two newcomers.
The blond young man seemed to be shrouded in mist; he could sense nothing.
But the man beside him, clad in silver armor, possessed a depth of spirit power that made Tang Wei feel fear. A Titled Douluo!
And that attire?!
There was a high probability it was Spirit Hall's newly promoted Titled Douluo: Stardust?
And the appearance of Stardust inevitably signified the appearance of the Spirit Hall's Holy Son.
Then the identity of the blond young man shrouded in mist became obvious. He was the Holy Son of Spirit Hall who had defeated a Spirit Emperor with a full set of hundred-thousand-year spirit rings!
He was also the most hotly debated genius of this generation, known alongside the Young Master of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect as the "Douluo Prodigies," the Peerless Generation.
"Little Long, don't expose your martial soul. These two are the Spirit Hall Holy Son and the Stardust Douluo," Tang Wei warned via spirit power transmission, his expression unchanging.
Hearing his father's reminder, cold sweat seeped from Tang Long's forehead.
Although the Haotian Sect had sealed its mountain gates, they were still very clear about the major events of the Douluo Continent.
As one of the Douluo Prodigies and part of the Peerless Generation, who among the younger generation didn't know Ye Lan?
As long as a genius had the potential to charge towards the Titled Douluo rank, they would definitely want to be the strongest of their generation. They would inevitably investigate who was the strongest among their peers.
As the Chief of the Third Generation of the Haotian Sect, Tang Long was naturally very clear about the gold content of the "Peerless Generation" title.
This title represented being unparalleled in the world, from ancient times to the present.
Currently, only Ye Lan and Gu Yuena held this title. Although Tang Long knew that Ye Lan had defeated Gu Yuena—who had a Spirit Emperor cultivation with all ten-thousand-year rings—using a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
However, Ye Lan was only a Spirit Elder at that time. Once Ye Lan cultivated to the Spirit Emperor realm...
Then, in a death match between Ye Lan and Gu Yuena, the victor would be unknown.
This was why there were two people with the "Peerless" title. Once they truly decided a winner, only the victor would truly possess the title of being unparalleled in the world.
While the two were nervous, Ye Lan finished bantering with Uncle Wolf.
At this moment, Ye Lan sensed someone probing him.
He made no response. After his external spirit bone, the "Golden Dragon Eyes," evolved to the hundred-thousand-year level, it solidified the "Hidden Aura" ability.
Unless one's spiritual power reached the Spirit Domain Realm, it was impossible to use spiritual power or spirit power to perceive his details.
Looking at the two black-robed middle-aged men with tense shoulders, Ye Lan said indifferently, "You two shouldn't be here, right?"
"Oh? Why can't we be here?" Tang Wei said with an unchanging expression.
"I can't be bothered to check for a Hunting Warrant. The smell of hammers on your bodies is overflowing through the screen. People from the Haotian Sect have no right to appear in the Sunset Forest," Ye Lan said with a face full of disgust.
Realizing that Ye Lan had seen through their identity, Tang Wei flew into a rage out of humiliation, veins popping as he shouted, "Is this Spirit Beast Forest owned by your Spirit Hall? Why can't the Haotian Sect come here?"
" The Sunset Forest has been ownerless since ancient times. Your Spirit Hall is not worthy of occupying this place!!"
Ye Lan shrugged and responded, "Leaving aside how many resources Spirit Hall has invested in the Spirit Beast Forests from ancient times to the present, just by virtue of my identity as the Holy Son of Spirit Hall, I declare that the 'Sunset Forest' belongs to Spirit Hall from now on!"
"Do you object?"
"You..." Tang Wei was about to speak but was instantly suppressed by Silver Wolf's spirit pressure, making him breathless.
Hearing Little Lan's response, Silver Wolf nodded in approval.
With the status of the Holy Son, Little Lan was qualified to say this, and Spirit Hall had the strength to turn Little Lan's words into reality.
This was the confidence of Spirit Hall possessing dual Limit Douluos. Who dared to disobey?
"Why are people from your Haotian Sect appearing in the Sunset Forest? And there is a faint smell of blood on you—not spirit beast blood, but human," Ye Lan said.
"We came here naturally to obtain spirit rings. Is your Spirit Hall making an enemy of my Haotian Sect?" Tang Long summoned his courage to question, shifting the topic without responding to the blood smell.
"Heh, are you even worthy of being Spirit Hall's enemy?" Ye Lan laughed.
"Forget it, I can't be bothered to know the reason. People from your Haotian Sect all deserve to die. Uncle Wolf, stand back. Leave these two to me." Orange-red light emerged in Ye Lan's eyes.
"Alright, Little Lan, be careful. Even if you want to test your strength, don't be arrogant." Silver Wolf retracted the pressure targeting Tang Wei and retreated twenty meters.
At this distance, no matter what unexpected situation occurred, he could respond immediately.
Seeing Silver Wolf move away, Tang Wei was about to explode and sneak attack Ye Lan.
Just then, Tang Long spoke up from the side:
"Dad, leave him to me!!"
"Two years ago, he was a Spirit Elder. No matter how much of a genius he is, even rising three levels a year, in two years, he would only be a Spirit Ancestor."
"As the Chief of the Third Generation of the Haotian Sect, I won't put any Spirit Ancestor in my eyes."
Tang Long stepped forward, a small black hammer appearing in his palm. Yellow, Yellow, Purple, Purple, Black, Black—six spirit rings shone brightly.
Hearing Tang Long's words, Tang Wei nodded, accepting his logic.
In Tang Wei's perspective, the Haotian Sect was invincible within the same rank, and fighting above one's rank was as simple as drinking water.
A Spirit Ancestor Ye Lan—wouldn't his son handle him with ease?
At this moment, Tang Long exuded an incredibly confident aura. After all, in his view, Ye Lan defeating a Spirit Emperor had relied solely on a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
He was confident that with the quality of the world's number one tool spirit, the Haotian Hammer, plus his perfect spirit ring configuration, the Haotian Sect's secret techniques, and the suppression of two major cultivation ranks...
Even if he couldn't crush Ye Lan, he could gain the upper hand.
He wanted to see if, with his identity as the Haotian Sect's Third Generation Chief, he could defeat Ye Lan.
Once he defeated the "Peerless Generation's" Ye Lan, he would become famous in one stroke, becoming the most hotly debated genius of this generation on the Douluo Continent!
"Haotian Sect, Tang Long!! Level 62 Assault System Spirit Emperor, Martial Soul: Haotian Hammer!!"
Tang Long's body erupted with black spirit light as he loudly announced his strength.
Silver Wolf looked at the father and son's reaction with a strange expression. Before Ye Lan activated his spirit rings, Tang Wei had one chance to pose a threat to Little Lan.
But due to the inherent arrogance of the Haotian Sect, they successfully missed that sliver of a chance.
In this generation of Spirit Masters, how could anyone still dare to duel Ye Lan one-on-one?
Looking at the confident Tang Long, the corners of Ye Lan's mouth curled up slightly.
Subsequently, his body shone with blinding golden light.
One by one, spirit rings began to rise from Ye Lan's feet.
Deep Yellow, Purple, Black-Purple...
At this moment, Tang Wei and his son began to guess in their hearts: Could Ye Lan's fourth ring be a ten-thousand-year black one?
In the next instant, a blood-red spirit ring shone forth. A hundred-thousand-year spirit ring!!
"No... Impossible?! How could the fourth ring be a hundred thousand years?! Didn't Ye Lan refuse the Ten Thousand Beast Sect's hundred-thousand-year spirit soul?" Tang Wei exclaimed in disbelief.
Tang Long's heart skipped a beat violently. The shock of a hundred-thousand-year fourth ring was simply too terrifying. Just as Tang Long was too shocked to speak...
Another blood-red spirit light shone again. The fifth hundred-thousand-year spirit ring appeared!!
"No, impossible!! Ye Lan, you must have secretly cooperated with the Ten Thousand Beast Sect and absorbed a hundred-thousand-year spirit soul, right?!" Tang Long screamed, his mental defense breaking instantly.
"Sure enough, a frog can only see the moon from the bottom of the well. This world holds many landscapes that frogs like you cannot imagine!" Ye Lan responded indifferently.
"Little Long, don't be afraid!! That must be a disguise!! Given the antagonistic situation between the Ten Thousand Beast Sect and Spirit Hall, it's impossible for Ye Lan to obtain a hundred-thousand-year spirit soul!!"
"His fourth ring must be a disguise. He isn't a Spirit King either. How could anyone raise over ten levels in two years??"
"So, he must be deceiving us!!" Tang Wei looked certain that Ye Lan was faking it.
Tang Long tightened his grip on the Haotian Hammer in his palm. His father was right.
It was impossible for anyone in this world to naturally absorb two hundred-thousand-year spirit rings at level 40 and 50. That was just Ye Lan's visual trickery.
Ye Lan couldn't be bothered to explain to these two frogs in the well; explaining to them was a waste of his life.
The second, third, fourth, and fifth rings on his body began to light up. Purple and blood-red light illuminated the entire field.
Fifty-four 'Golden Patterned Galaxy Sky-Reaching Vines,' each over fifty meters long and more than a meter thick, shot up from the ground into the sky.
These 'Golden Patterned Galaxy Sky-Reaching Vines' surrounded Tang Wei, his son, Ye Lan, and Silver Wolf. In moments, Tang Wei and his son felt as if they had been transported to a colosseum built of 'Sky-Reaching Vines.'
"Disguise!! It must be a disguise!!! How could a Spirit Ancestor summon a martial soul like this!!" Tang Wei looked up at the opening left in the 'Colosseum.'
At this moment, they were like frogs at the bottom of a well, only able to see the blue sky through the round opening at the top.
Tang Long, who originally held the hammer with one hand, involuntarily switched to holding it with both hands.
His heart was extremely uneasy. Were these 'Golden Patterned Galaxy Sky-Reaching Vines' really just the disguise his father spoke of?
Before the two could recover from their shock, the fifty-four Galaxy Sky-Reaching Vines began to undergo a heaven-shaking transformation.
These vines flashed with golden spirit light and then fused into Galaxy Sky-Reaching Vines that were over seventy meters tall and nearly two meters thick.
Now, the frogs in the well became frogs in a cage. Tang Wei and his son could see the outside light through the gaps left by the 'Blue Silver Sacrifice.'
Just as Tang Wei was considering whether to take Tang Long and flee through these gaps, the size of these thicker, larger Sky-Reaching Vines changed even more drastically.
The spirit skills of the two hundred-thousand-year spirit rings took full effect!!
Titan Transformation! Blue Silver Sublimation! Grow Bigger Quick! Titan God Body!
At this moment, four spirit skills, plus 'Ultimate Water' and 'I Want to Grow Up,' increased the vitality of the 'Blue Silver Sacrifice' to one hundred and eighty times that of a base Blue Silver Grass.
Then, the 'Titan God Body' BUFF took effect. The 'Blue Silver Sacrifice' advanced to 'Blue Silver God Titan,' immediately gaining a body size based on Spirit Douluo-level vitality. The size instantly increased fifty-five times!
Then, 'Titan Transformation' increased the total size of the 'Blue Silver God Titan' by 100%.
'Grow Bigger Quick' increased the total size of the 'Blue Silver God Titan' by another 100%.
'Blue Silver Sublimation' increased the total size of the 'Blue Silver God Titan' by another 100%.
The total size of the 'Blue Silver God Titan' reached 300%!
The 'Blue Silver Sacrifice' instantly expanded two hundred and twenty-four times, skyrocketing from seventy meters to a 'Blue Silver God Titan' over four hundred meters tall!!
The passive effect of 'Titan God Body' granted the Blue Silver unit an automatic 50% strength passive. The 'Blue Silver God Titan' instantly gained 190% strength based on health points! In the end, the 'Blue Silver God Titan' possessed the power of a Level 91 Titled Douluo!
At this time, under the judgment of 'Blue Silver Sublimation,' the life damage domain covered a radius of eighty meters, dealing 2% of a Spirit Douluo's life attribute damage every second!
The appearance of eighteen 'Blue Silver God Titans,' each over four hundred meters tall, turned the frogs in the cage into prisoners of a desperate, dark sinkhole!!
Just as Tang Wei was about to scream curses that this was all Ye Lan's spirit skill disguise, he felt a tightness in his chest.
Blergh!!
At this moment, Tang Wei heard the painful sound of vomiting blood that he least wanted to hear.
He saw his most beloved son, Tang Long, covering his mouth with his hands.
Then, fresh blood spewed out from between his fingers like a blood fountain.
Tang Long looked at his father in extreme pain. In his most desperate moment, he tried to ask his father for help.
At this point, 'Blue Silver Sublimation' was continuously active, dealing 2% Spirit Douluo-level life attribute damage per second!
Because the damage per second of 'Blue Silver Sublimation' only calculated the highest value and did not stack, Tang Long hadn't died instantly.
Otherwise, he would have been dead already.
But even if the damage of 'Blue Silver Sublimation' didn't stack, it wasn't something a Spirit Emperor could withstand.
2% of Spirit Douluo-level life attribute damage per second was roughly equivalent to about 10% of a Spirit Emperor-level life attribute damage.
Counting the Spirit Emperor-level elemental resistance and the use of spirit power to resist, there was still 4% total life damage per second!!
In other words, in less than thirty seconds, even if Ye Lan stood still and did nothing, Tang Long would be killed by the passive of 'Blue Silver Sublimation'!!
Looking at Tang Long constantly vomiting blood and Tang Wei's pained expression, Ye Lan asked curiously:
"What's wrong with you guys? You aren't using a disguise skill to show weakness and deceive me, are you?"
Looking at his son's pained face and hearing Ye Lan's sarcasm, Tang Long could no longer hold it together; he mentally collapsed instantly.
What bullshit disguise? Ye Lan's two hundred-thousand-year spirit rings were real!!
"Fake your mother! Die for me!!" Tang Wei howled in pain.
The seventh and eighth spirit rings on his body instantly lit up!!
At this moment, the small black hammer in his hand instantly expanded to several meters, shining with black light as if to swallow Ye Lan.
Then, Tang Wei leaped with all his might toward Ye Lan, smashing the Haotian Hammer, now as thick as a water tank, toward him.
He attempted to kill Ye Lan before his son died.
Facing Tang Wei's full-force strike, Ye Lan didn't react at all.
It was just a Spirit Douluo's attack. Without Ring Explosion, could he not handle it?
Ye Lan opened his arms indifferently, looking at the high-leaping Tang Wei with extremely scornful eyes.
Facing Ye Lan's scornful gaze, Tang Wei's eyes turned blood-red. It was the first time he had seen someone act so recklessly.
"Die for me, you lunatic!!" Tang Wei wouldn't let go of the chance to kill Ye Lan. As long as he killed the person in front of him...
Even if he was killed by Silver Wolf afterward, he would have performed a monumental service for the Haotian Sect.
He dared not imagine what kind of catastrophic disaster Ye Lan, who possessed ten-thousand-year rings for his fourth and fifth slots, would bring to the Haotian Sect once he rose to power.
Boom!!
Ye Lan's body became nothing but an afterimage. Before the sound of the impact could spread, Ye Lan had already been blasted into the trunk of a 'Blue Silver God Titan.'
Feeling the feedback from his palm and witnessing Ye Lan being blown away, Tang Wei laughed wildly.
"Hahahaha!!!"
He did it!!
He really did it!!
He eliminated Spirit Hall's most desperate, most terrifying future enemy!!
But Tang Wei hadn't been excited for long when his heart tightened again.
Blergh!!
At this time, the sound of vomiting blood in the distance pulled Tang Wei back to reality.
Tang Long was now on his knees on the ground. He supported himself with one hand while the other constantly tried to plug the blood coming from his mouth.
At this moment, the skin all over his body began to break down, constantly oozing fresh blood.
Tang Long looked at his father in despair. Only now did he understand what "Peerless in the World" meant.
Was this Ye Lan's true strength?
He hadn't done anything, and Tang Long was already about to die!
In the final moment before death, Tang Long looked at the unscathed Ye Lan inside the Sky-Reaching Vine.
At this moment, a hint of relief appeared in his eyes. He felt that dying at the hands of the most terrifying prodigy in the history of the Douluo Continent was a stroke of luck amidst his misfortune.
Watching helplessly as Tang Long died before his eyes, Tang Wei's body slumped, all strength leaving him as he collapsed onto his knees in the dirt.
His hope in life, his proudest son, the one he considered the heir to the Haotian Sect, was dead!
At this moment, Ye Lan climbed out of the 'Blue Silver God Titan' and patted the dust off his body.
Tang Wei's body trembled as he slowly turned his head to look at Ye Lan behind him.
Ye Lan's face was rosy, without a single trace of injury.
If not for the muscle traces revealed by the hole in his chest clothes, Tang Wei would have thought he hadn't hit Ye Lan at all.
"You're not dead?!" Tang Wei said in disbelief.
Ye Lan laughed once but didn't explain. Every nearby 'Blue Silver God Titan' possessed life comparable to a Spirit Douluo.
Spirit Douluo-level life didn't mean it could only withstand one strike from a Spirit Douluo, but that it could withstand over a dozen strikes to be worthy of the title.
And there were as many as eighteen 'Blue Silver God Titans' with Spirit Douluo-level life!!
Most importantly, Ye Lan's life was linked with these 'Blue Silver God Titans.' How could a Haotian Hammer wielded by a Spirit Douluo who didn't even know Ring Explosion possibly hurt him?
Although Ye Lan's current state was abnormal, the spirit power consumption was terrifying; his spirit power was running low.
The broken Tang Wei pounced at Ye Lan again, howling in despair.
Facing the crazed Tang Wei, Ye Lan directly controlled the 'Blue Silver God Titans' to charge at him. Seven or eight 'Blue Silver God Titans,' over ten meters thick and four hundred meters long, submerged Tang Wei.
Tang Wei swung the Haotian Hammer in his hand, constantly smashing these 'Golden Patterned Galaxy Sky-Reaching Vines,' yet only one 'Blue Silver God Titan' burst open with a few wounds.
The remaining four-hundred-meter 'Blue Silver God Titans' didn't react at all to Tang Wei's attacks.
At this moment, Tang Wei truly understood what the Peerless Generation meant. If Spirit Elder Ye Lan was within the realm of comprehension...
Then Ye Lan, with dual hundred-thousand-year spirit rings and Spirit King cultivation, was completely beyond Tang Wei's scope of understanding.
Facing over a dozen incomprehensible, four-hundred-meter 'Blue Silver God Titans,' Tang Wei gave up struggling.
After all, even if he used his strongest attack, he still couldn't cause a single bit of damage to Ye Lan.
Facing these Sky-Reaching Vines that were comparable to 'Gods,' how could he possibly win?
Just as Tang Wei was about to be crushed to death, thinking of Spirit Hall's ending, he began to curse loudly:
"Ye Lan! Don't think you've won!!"
"Spirit Hall monopolizing the Spirit Beast Forests is tantamount to seeking death! Your Spirit Hall has already stood on the opposite side of thousands of Spirit Masters. It won't be long before your Spirit Hall collapses in a single day!!"
"Hahahahaha, I'll wait for you in the Yellow Springs! In the future, your entire Spirit Hall will be buried with my son!"
(End of Chapter)