After the Ten-Thousand-Year Ghost Tiger died, Zhu Zhuqing felt like she was dreaming. She never expected that the powerful Ten-Thousand-Year Ghost Tiger would have its Life ended by her. However, Zhu Zhuqing also knew that without Ye Liangchen's help, it would be impossible for her to kill a Ten-Thousand Year Spirit Beast.
"Chen Ge, your Heaven Splitting Cross Slash Spirit Ability is too powerful! How many Ten-Thousand Years is that Spirit Bone?" Zhu Zhuqing looked at Ye Liangchen and asked curiously.
"That's right! Xiao Chen, Mother said you absorbed a Ten-Thousand Year Spirit Bone back then, but we haven't seen you demonstrate it yet."
"Ten-Thousand Year Spirit Bone?"
When Shui Bing'er mentioned the Ten-Thousand Year Spirit Bone, Xiao Maomi was instantly stunned.
"Don't be surprised. My left arm Spirit Bone is from a Ten-Thousand Year Splitting Sky Tiger. The Spirit Bone Ability is decent, but my spirit power is only at level 49, so I can't unleash the full power of the Spirit Bone Ability yet."
Ye Liangchen was too embarrassed to say that he killed two Ten-Thousand Year Spirit Beasts with a gun, so he just used the Ten-Thousand Year Spirit Bone Ability as an excuse.
Physical attacks were indeed more powerful than energy attacks. Within a hundred meters, even a powerful Ten-Thousand-Year Ghost Tiger couldn't withstand the destructive power of an assault rifle. However, Ye Liangchen's two attacks were both hidden by his fourth Spirit Ability. Shui Bing'er and Zhu Zhuqing didn't notice anything unusual, only thinking that his Spirit Ability was powerful.
"Xiao Maomi, the Ten-Thousand-Year Ghost Tiger spirit ring has formed. Quickly adjust your state and prepare to absorb this Ten-Thousand Year spirit ring."
Ye Liangchen saw that the black spirit power on the Ghost Tiger's body had condensed into a large black circle and immediately instructed Zhu Zhuqing to get ready.
"Okay."
"Chen Ge, give me some encouragement!"
"Bing'er Jie, do you mind?"
Looking at the large black circle in front of her, Xiao Maomi's heart was filled with anticipation. She called out to Shui Bing'er, then leaned close to Ye Liangchen, her beautiful eyes fixed on him.
"It's fine, Zhuqing Meimei. We're all family, feel free to use it."
"Xiao Chen, hurry up and act. Give Zhuqing Meimei some encouragement, she's challenging a Ten-Thousand-Year Ghost Tiger spirit ring."
As Da Jie Tou, Shui Bing'er didn't mind this situation at all. Besides, there was another younger sister waiting at home!
"I always feel like you two are doing this on purpose, but serving a beauty is no problem for me at all."
Ye Liangchen spread his hands. The women in this World were truly terrifying.
"Chen Ge, I'm coming, meow~"
Seeing Da Jie Tou Shui Bing'er so straightforward, Xiao Maomi directly activated her Spirit, transforming into a cat-eared girl.
"Zhuqing, you're even using Spirit Possession?" Ye Liangchen was stunned. This was too playful.
"Chen Ge, I told you before that I want to be your Xiao Maomi, meow~"
Zhu Zhuqing pretended to be playfully fierce, then rushed over, hugged Ye Liangchen, and gave him a passionate French kiss.
"Zhuqing Meimei, you really are like a little wildcat." Shui Bing'er looked at Xiao Maomi and couldn't help but smile.
"Thank you, Chen Ge. Thank you, Da Jie Tou. I'm starting to absorb the Ghost Tiger spirit ring."
Three minutes later, Xiao Maomi contentedly released Ye Liangchen, summoned her Netherworld Divine Cat Spirit, sat cross-legged, and began to fully absorb the Ten-Thousand Year spirit ring.
"Buzz buzz..."
As Zhu Zhuqing's Spirit communicated, the Ten-Thousand-Year Ghost Tiger spirit ring floated directly over and settled onto her Spirit.
"Ahhh..."
In an instant, the powerful energy brought by the Ten-Thousand Year spirit ring surged into Zhu Zhuqing's body, constantly crashing, making her feel immense pressure. Sweat poured from her entire body, drenching her in fragrant perspiration.
"Zhuqing Meimei, hold on." Shui Bing'er cheered her on from the side.
"Xiao Maomi, calm your mind, circulate your cultivation technique, and use your spirit power to distribute the energy from the spirit ring throughout every part of your body, dispersing the impact."
Ye Liangchen closed his eyes, transmitted his voice to Xiao Maomi, and used his divine sense to check her internal condition, finding that there were no major problems.
"Xiao Chen, it seems that your previous training of them in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was quite effective."
At this moment, the Blue Silver Emperor also emerged from Ye Liangchen's embrace, emitting a blue light as she sensed Zhu Zhuqing's physical condition.
"Lan Jie, in fact, after Xiao Maomi's Spirit evolved, her physical quality has already become several times stronger than before. She can completely challenge a Ten-Thousand Year fourth spirit ring. Now it just depends on how she handles the soul shock generated by the Ten-Thousand Year Spirit Beast."
Ye Liangchen felt that Xue Wu and the others could all get a Ten-Thousand Year fourth spirit ring; he just didn't know if they had the courage to challenge it.
Zhu Zhuqing followed Ye Liangchen's instructions, relaxed her body and mind, gritted her teeth, and allowed the energy from the spirit ring to surge into her limbs and bones.
And in Zhu Zhuqing's soul sea, a phantom condensed from the Ghost Tiger's remnant soul also appeared, pouncing towards her other self.
"Chen Ge said that in a narrow path, the brave one wins. No matter how strong the enemy is, one must dare to draw their sword."
"Zhu Zhuqing, if you can't even pass this hurdle, how will you break fate? If you want to stand by Chen Ge's side forever, you can only succeed, not fail."
Zhu Zhuqing remembered Ye Liangchen's words at this moment, and her fighting Spirit soared. She burst forth with an invincible aura and charged towards the Ghost Tiger.
"Ha... Netherworld Thorn Spin Kill, Netherworld Flying Claw, Netherworld Ghost Blade Slash..."
"Swish swish swish..."
After Zhu Zhuqing's Spirit evolved into the Netherworld Divine Cat, her Spirit Abilities also underwent corresponding changes, becoming even stronger than before.
"Roar roar roar..."
The Ten-Thousand-Year Ghost Tiger saw a small human girl daring to challenge it, so it bared its fangs and claws and charged at the opponent.
"Bang bang bang..."
Zhu Zhuqing didn't have a head Spirit Bone, and coupled with the Ten-Thousand-Year Ghost Tiger's incredibly powerful combat strength, this battle was very difficult for her.
"Ha...! I cannot lose." Zhu Zhuqing let out a long roar, erupting with powerful willpower, and charged at the Ghost Tiger as if embracing death.
The Ghost Tiger was, after all, only a phantom condensed from a remnant soul and not real. Coupled with Zhu Zhuqing's fearless Spirit at this moment, after half an hour of fighting, she finally dispersed the Ghost Tiger phantom.
"Buzz buzz..."
After the soul shock was resolved, the Ten-Thousand Year spirit ring on Zhu Zhuqing's body finally stopped shaking wildly, only needing to slowly merge into her Spirit.
"Xiao Chen, Zhuqing Meimei has dealt with the soul shock, she's amazing."
Shui Bing'er knew that Zhu Zhuqing didn't have a head Spirit Bone, but she was still able to overcome her fear with her strong willpower, which was truly remarkable.
"I said before that in a narrow path, the brave one wins. Soul shock is just a psychological test. As long as you have a fearless Spirit, you can defeat your opponent, after all, it's just the remnant soul produced by a Ten-Thousand Year Spirit Beast."
"Xiao Chen Didi, it's also because of you that we can break through our limits."
"Bing'er Jie, there's no need for us to speak so formally."
"Xiao Chen, this girl Zhuqing has very firm willpower, and deep down, there's a stubborn streak."
"Lan Jie, Xiao Maomi was born into the Youming Spirit Cat Family. If she doesn't fight with her Life, she'll never have a chance to stand out, and she might even die in the family's competition rules. Xiao Maomi said that if she can't become stronger, her Life will end at 25..."
"Sigh! The Star Luo Royal Family's competition rules are truly cruel."
"Xiao Chen Didi, people say Spirit Beasts are cruel, but I think this power struggle is even more cruel..."
"..."
Blue Silver Emperor, Ye Liangchen, and Shui Bing'er stood guard around Xiao Maomi, chatting and keeping an eye on their surroundings to prevent other Spirit Beasts from intruding.
Two hours later, Ye Liangchen summoned his Life Goddess Spirit and directly gave Xiao Maomi a full attribute boost.
"Second Spirit Ability: Life Blessing."
"Buzz buzz..."
A wave of green light surged into Xiao Maomi's body, instantly increasing all her attributes by 50%. Now that Ye Liangchen's spirit rings had increased, the percentage of attribute boost he could provide to others had also increased accordingly.
"Xiao Chen, when we were fighting Spirit Beasts before, we forgot that you also have this Life Blessing auxiliary Spirit Ability."
"Now that your spirit rings have increased, how much has the full attribute auxiliary boost percentage increased?"
Shui Bing'er saw Ye Liangchen's second Spirit and only then remembered that Xiao Jiahuo also had a powerful auxiliary Spirit Ability.
"Now my Life Blessing auxiliary Spirit Ability can boost all teammates' attributes by 50%. For each additional spirit ring, it's an extra 10%."
Ye Liangchen felt that his auxiliary Spirit Ability was still barely adequate. Once he had all nine spirit rings, he could double his teammates' full attributes.
"50%? That much? If you had used this Spirit Ability to assist Zhuqing Meimei and me earlier, perhaps the two of us could have taken down a Ten-Thousand Year Spirit Beast."
Shui Bing'er heard that Ye Liangchen's Life Blessing Spirit Ability could now boost teammates' full attributes by 50%. This was quite powerful!
"Lan Jie, Bing'er Jie, you two stay here and guard. Xiao Maomi should be done absorbing the spirit ring by the time it gets dark. I'll go find a place with a water source for tonight's camp."
"Xiao Chen, go ahead! With Lan Jie and me guarding, there's no problem."
After Ye Liangchen finished speaking, he directly flew out of the valley. The Blue Silver Emperor transformed into a 20-meter-tall form and guarded Zhu Zhuqing with Shui Bing'er.
...
Five hours had passed, and Zhu Zhuqing still hadn't finished absorbing. It was already deep into the night. Ye Liangchen directly lit a bonfire, otherwise, they wouldn't be able to see anyone.
"Xiao Chen, Zhuqing Meimei is taking a bit long!" Shui Bing'er waited anxiously.
"Bing'er Jie, no need to worry. I feel like it's almost done."
Ye Liangchen sensed Xiao Maomi's condition with his divine sense and found that her spirit ring absorption was nearing its end.
"Swish swish..."
Just then, a powerful spirit power aura erupted from Xiao Maomi's body. The spirit ring was successfully absorbed, and she officially entered the Spirit Ancestor realm. Because she had previously absorbed a 50,000-year Qianjun Ant right leg Spirit Bone, her spirit power had already reached level 43.
And two days prior, after Shui Bing'er absorbed the 12,000-year Ice Evil Emperor Lizard spirit ring, combined with the spirit power retained from her Spirit Bone and Good Fortune Pill assisting her in breaking through to Spirit Ancestor, her spirit power directly reached level 46.
"She succeeded."
Seeing Xiao Maomi finally finish absorbing, Shui Bing'er exclaimed, and a heart that had been hanging finally settled.
"Bing'er Jie, Chen Ge, how long did I take?" Zhu Zhuqing woke up now, realizing it was already deep into the night.
"Only ten hours, Zhuqing Meimei, you're amazing." Shui Bing'er smiled, quickly walked over, and helped Xiao Maomi up.
"That long? Bing'er Jie, you only took eight hours. I took a full two hours longer than you." Zhu Zhuqing felt that she still couldn't compare to Shui Bing'er.
"Xiao Maomi, ten hours is already very impressive."
"Lan Jie, let's leave this place first!"
Ye Liangchen said calmly, then instructed the Blue Silver Emperor to lead everyone away. After all, it was deep into the night, and Ye Liangchen was afraid the two girls would get lost.
"Xiao Chen, don't worry, I'll lead everyone to the place you found earlier."
"Swish swish swish..."
The Blue Silver Emperor extended her vines, wrapping Ye Liangchen and the two girls in the middle, then led the group out of the valley.
"Lan Jie, you look like a Blue Silver Tree now, not a Blue Silver Grass anymore."
Shui Bing'er and Zhu Zhuqing looked at the Blue Silver Emperor's 20-meter-tall trunk and thought, how is this still Blue Silver Grass? It's practically a big tree.
"A Ten-Thousand Year Blue Silver Grass is actually quite similar to a tree, but it's still a vine plant, different from other large trees."
"Xiao Chen is right. Don't look at me growing like a big tree now, but my trunk is soft."
"Zhuqing Meimei, this is the gentle-as-water Lan Jie. I think if Lan Jie transforms, she'll definitely be a gentle-as-water beauty."
"Bing'er Jie, does that even need to be said? Just hearing Lan Jie's gentle voice makes you feel like she's a great beauty."
"Bing'er, Zhuqing, you're joking. I'm just a 40,000-year-old Blue Silver Grass Spirit Beast right now. Whether I can cultivate to Ten-Thousand Year is still a question."
"Lan Jie, I believe Xiao Chen definitely has a way to help you. Xiao Chen, you must help Lan Jie in your lifetime so we can see her transform into a beauty."
"I'll try my best!"
"..."
Along the way, the group chatted and laughed as they arrived at the place Ye Liangchen had found beforehand. After washing up and eating something, they rested on the soft bed woven by the Blue Silver Emperor. The next morning, the three left the Sunset Forest.
...
Meanwhile, Shui Yue'er's group had successfully obtained their spirit rings and already returned to the academy. During this period, they spent a total of over 20 days.
Shui Yue'er was lucky and obtained a 10,500-year Sea Soul Beast spirit ring. As for Xue Wu, Yu Hairou, Shen Liuyu, and Qiu Ruoshui, they were a bit less lucky. The Ten-Thousand Year Spirit Beasts they encountered were all over 13,000 years old. Shui Lanxin and the others didn't dare let the girls take such risks, so in the end, for their fourth spirit rings, they had to let the girls obtain spirit rings of just over 9,000 years.
Even though Xue Wu and the others' fourth spirit rings were only over 9,000 years old, it still made Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling incredibly envious. They thought that if they had delayed a bit and hunted Spirit Beasts after absorbing Spirit Bones, perhaps they could have gotten a Ten-Thousand Year fourth spirit ring.
As for the ninth spirit rings of the two Titled Douluo, Shui Lanyue and Su Lin, with the help of Shui Lanxin, a level 97 Titled Douluo, they successfully hunted two Ten-Thousand Year Sea Soul Beasts. The two women officially became Titled Douluo with Ten-Thousand Year spirit rings.
Previously, Shui Lanyue and Su Lin had only absorbed five Spirit Bones brought back by Ye Liangchen, leaving one Spirit Bone slot open. This time, the two women successfully hunted Ten-Thousand Year Spirit Beasts, allowing them to once again possess a Ten-Thousand Year Spirit Bone. Now, both women's spirit power had reached level 93.
Ye Suling was very envious when she saw Shui Lanyue and Su Lin obtain Ten-Thousand Year spirit rings. At the same time, she also made up her mind that when she broke through to Titled Douluo, she would also ask Shui Lanxin and the others to help her get a Ten-Thousand Year spirit ring.
Ten-Thousand Year Spirit Beasts are rare in land forests, but there are still many in the endless ocean.
When Shui Yue'er's group returned to Tianshui Academy, it caused a stir throughout the entire academy. Shui Lanyue and Su Lin's Ten-Thousand Year spirit rings, and Shui Yue'er's Ten-Thousand Year fourth spirit ring, made the teachers and students of the academy drop their jaws.
In order not to expose Tianshui Academy's strength, Shui Lingfeng, as the old dean, suppressed the matter, instructing the academy's teachers and students to keep it a secret and not spread it indiscriminately.
Tianshui Academy's overall strength was already strong enough, but Shui Lingfeng and other high-level officials temporarily did not want to show their strength. The purpose was also to allow Ye Liangchen and Shui Bing'er's group of young people enough time to grow, so they tried to be as low-key as possible.