Chapter 88: Immaculate Vajra Indestructible Body — Revealing Its Flaws
"It was naturally Ye Ling who helped me improve my power," Li Xin said honestly, no longer concealing the truth.
At her words, Ye Hua froze.
Everyone froze.
"Ye Ling helped you increase your innate spiritual power? What kind of price did that require—to raise your innate spiritual power and talent to such a level?"
Ye Hua muttered to himself, clearly astonished.
Ever since his own awakening of innate spiritual power, he had fallen from being called a "genius" to being branded a "failure," like a dog driven from home.
He often claimed he didn't care anymore—that it no longer mattered to him.
But in truth?
How could that be possible?
"It didn't seem like any major cost," Li Xin continued. "He used a type of retainer contract to make me his retainer knight. According to what he told me, the contract he uses grants a portion of his own power back to his retainer."
"And since Ye Ling's innate spiritual power is already exceptionally high, that's why I was able to experience such a huge increase."
Li Xin spoke earnestly, her tone completely sincere.
There was no need for her to hide anything.
"What kind of retainer contract is that? How can it be so terrifying?"
"Well, since it's something Ye Ling created, it makes sense that it's extraordinary. But still—this is equivalent to doubling Xin'er's innate spiritual power!"
"When Ye Ling returns, we should ask him if he can teach us that retainer knight contract. If I can learn it, perhaps…"
The three exchanged glances, each harboring their own thoughts.
Li Xin's current situation—and what Ye Ling had managed to achieve—shocked them even more deeply.
Not only did he possess an incredibly powerful innate talent himself,
He could also forge extraordinary metals,
Craft formidable spiritual armor,
And now, he could even help others leap beyond their limits—directly enhancing another person's innate spiritual power.
For some reason, even Nalan Shu now found himself unable to fully understand Ye Ling.
Meanwhile, at a hotel in the southeastern fortress—
Ye Ling sat cross-legged upon the bed, his body radiating waves of immense power. Threads of crystalline light shimmered across his form.
Clearly, his new ability was taking shape—
The indestructible physique granted by the hundred-thousand-year immortal herb, the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum.
It was complete.
After some time, the light around him faded.
Ye Ling exhaled a long, heavy breath. Each inhale and exhale seemed to purge the impurities from his body.
Gradually, the expelled breath grew clearer—pure, luminous, and even carrying a faintly sacred weight.
It was unlike anything before.
At that moment, Ye Ling slowly opened his eyes, his expression solemn.
Sensing the circulating aura within his body, he gave a satisfied nod.
"It seems it's finally complete—the Immaculate Vajra Indestructible Body. Together with the power boost from my Golden Dragon King bloodline, my external spiritual power has directly surged past two thousand points."
"At this point, both my internal and external spiritual power have reached the fifth rank. If combined, even without using my spiritual armor, I've already stepped into the sixth rank."
"That's… quite good."
Ye Ling spoke with a faint smile, clearly in high spirits.
The surge in his strength brought him undeniable joy.
In truth, he had just attempted to unseal the ninth layer of the Golden Dragon King's power, but unfortunately, he had failed.
Within that seal, he had felt an immense and oppressive force. He wasn't sure whether it was because he had only recently acquired it and was still unfamiliar with its flow, or simply because the power of the latter nine seals was on an entirely different scale.
By reason, with his current strength, breaking the ninth seal should not have been an issue. But after some thought, he chose not to force it and instead decided to stabilize his foundation. After all, beyond the ninth seal lay the tenth—and that was no simple barrier to shatter.
"Forget it. Time to leave," he murmured.
"It's about time. Cai'er is probably getting impatient."
Feeling the changes within his body, Ye Ling ended his meditation.
He turned slightly and glanced at the small silver dragon, Gu Yue Na, who was lying quietly nearby. A faint smile touched his lips. Without saying anything, he walked over, reached out, and gently lifted her onto his head.
Gu Yue Na didn't resist, allowing him to do as he pleased.
After all, nothing would happen anyway.
Soon, Ye Ling opened the door to his room and stepped outside.
In the living room, Cai'er was seated on the sofa, her entire body surrounded by a soft, cyclical aura of reincarnation energy—it seemed she had just made a breakthrough of her own.
But the moment she saw Ye Ling emerge, she ended her cultivation and looked at him with bright, earnest eyes. "Brother Ye Ling, have you finished your breakthrough?"
"It's done. We can leave now," Ye Ling replied softly, his tone calm and even.
"All right, let's go together."
Cai'er stood, her expression gentle. She reached out and naturally took Ye Ling's hand, and the two of them headed once more toward the distant Warrior Temple.
Since Ye Ling had made quite an impression the day before, the guards stationed at the gate recognized him immediately. Without any obstruction, they respectfully allowed him to enter.
Ye Ling followed their lead and soon found Wang Yuanyuan's location.
"You're planning to leave already?" Wang Yuanyuan asked, puzzled after hearing their intent.
"More or less. It's about time to return," Ye Ling replied.
"We only came out to fulfill an appointment, after all."
"I see." Wang Yuanyuan nodded. In truth, he had hoped Ye Ling would accept Ren Wokuang's earlier offer and stay at the Warrior Temple as a true warrior.
But Ye Ling had refused.
What a pity.
He sighed inwardly. Who knew when Ye Ling's next challenge would begin?
Just as that thought crossed his mind, Wang Yuanyuan suddenly remembered something. "By the way, Ye Ling, you and Cai'er—will you be participating in the Demon Hunt Selection Tournament two and a half years from now?"
"Of course," Ye Ling said naturally. "After all, it's the Demon Hunt Squads. For us humans, after cultivating for so long, it's one of our ultimate goals—and one of our greatest honors."
To be honest, with his current strength, Ye Ling was confident that he could dominate the entire selection if he entered now—let alone in two and a half years' time.
Yes, two and a half years.
That was indeed a rather auspicious number.
(End of Chapter)
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