"It seems Zhuqing's Spirit hasn't evolved?"
Dugu Yan, who was sitting in a suitable spot watching, whispered to Ye Lingling and Xiao Wu about Zhu Zhuqing, who had consumed the Immortal Herbs.
After consuming the Immortal Herb, her Spirit had successfully evolved into a top-tier Dragon-type Spirit, the Emerald Blood Jade Dragon, possessing top-tier vitality and attack power.
The curse on Lingling's Spirit was gone; her Nine Heart Begonia had become even more vibrant, and its healing abilities had grown much stronger.
Xiao Wu's Spirit had also evolved into the Supreme Moon Black Rabbit. Although Dugu Yan didn't know much about this Spirit, she was certain it was definitely stronger than her Emerald Blood Jade Dragon.
Yet, even after Zhu Zhuqing had consumed two Immortal Herbs, her Spirit hadn't shown any change until now. This made Dugu Yan very curious about where the effects of the two Immortal Herbs Zhu Zhuqing took had gone.
"I heard from Yu Yan that the two Immortal Herbs Zhu Zhuqing took mainly improve physical fitness and cultivation speed. Of course, as for the specific effects, we'll have to wait for Zhu Zhuqing to wake up and ask her."
Xiao Wu, who was also sitting nearby watching the excitement, held down the Spirit Cat Wu Xue, who wanted to get close to Zhu Zhuqing, and whispered with Dugu Yan about the topic.
Not only were they whispering about it, but Yu Yan was also contemplating the issue. According to his calculations, Zhu Zhuqing's Spirit shouldn't be showing no change at all.
Just as Dugu Yan and Xiao Wu were discussing this, Ye Lingling pointed her finger at Zhu Zhuqing: "Wait, look, Zhu Zhuqing's Spirit seems to be starting to change."
A Martial Soul is the external manifestation of a human's Bloodline in the Douluo Continent World. The moment Zhu Zhuqing's own transformation was complete, her Spirit naturally underwent a change.
The Nether Cat Martial Soul appeared beside Zhu Zhuqing. Its phantom began to become more vigorous, slender, and full of power. It was no longer purely slender and agile; instead, under its smooth lines, the muscle contours were more distinct, the skeletal frame was more solid and sturdy, and the whole entity presented a sense of both explosive power and speed.
Its black fur became deeper, looking like the finest black silk, and a dark gold glow flowed at the tips of its tail and ears.
Its sharp claws were more slender, and they no longer looked like simple sharp, thin blades, but rather like Dark Gold Divine Weapon Claws that had been tempered a thousand times, emitting an invincible cold light.
While Yu Yan and the others were observing the changes in Zhu Zhuqing's Spirit, Zhu Zhuqing, having finished absorbing the medicinal power of the two Immortal Herbs, opened her eyes. After taking a long breath, she looked at Yu Yan with immense gratitude: "I... I really don't know how to thank you."
"Just remember the previous Divine Oath and do well what I entrust to you." After responding to Zhu Zhuqing's thanks, Yu Yan took out a small notebook and began to ask about the matters he was more concerned with: "Come and tell me about the benefits you gained after consuming these two Immortal Herbs."
"Alright." After summarizing for a moment, Zhu Zhuqing began to describe her own changes: "First of all, I..."
Based on Zhu Zhuqing's account, Yu Yan recorded in his Immortal Herb research notebook the effects that could be produced by simultaneously consuming the marvelous-thick heaven-reaching chrysanthemum and the water fairy jade bone.
Yu Yan summarized these changes as Golden Body and Jade Bone, God-Sculpted Body, Power and Speed Both Rank A, and Invincible Among Peers.
Golden Body and Jade Bone refers to the physical changes in Zhu Zhuqing's body after consuming the two Immortal Herbs, namely the Indestructible Vajra Body and Water Skin and Jade Bone.
God-Sculpted Body refers to this physique that possesses both great strength and extreme flexibility, as if it were a body specially crafted by a god, not something that should exist in the mortal World.
Power and Speed Both Rank A and Invincible Among Peers were literal meanings added to pad the word count, but Yu Yan felt that even he would find it a headache to face the current Zhu Zhuqing without using a Martial Soul Fusion Skill at the same Rank.
"Quite a good harvest. Tomorrow, Xiao Wu and I will take you to obtain your third spirit ring. Do you have any thoughts on your third spirit ring?"
After recording Zhu Zhuqing's gains and noting the effects of these two Immortal Herbs after consumption, Yu Yan turned to ask Zhu Zhuqing what kind of third spirit ring she wanted to obtain.
Zhu Zhuqing looked at the clearly different Spirit in her palm: "I had some before the change; my Family had recommended Spirit Beasts. Now that my Spirit has changed, I'm not sure if those Spirit Beasts are still suitable."
"Don't worry, Zhuqing. You might not know, but Yu Yan is also quite knowledgeable about Spirit Beasts. My, Lingling's, and Xiao Wu's spirit rings were all arranged by him. You can just leave it to him."
Dugu Yan directly took over the topic and conveniently passed it to Yu Yan.
"Mhm, just follow my arrangements when the time comes."
In fact, even if Dugu Yan hadn't given Zhu Zhuqing the suggestion, Yu Yan would have recommended several suitable Spirit Beasts for her to choose from. This was something he had completed in passing during Zhu Zhuqing's Medicinal Bath period.
"Sorry for the trouble."
Zhu Zhuqing, who no longer knew how to thank Yu Yan, became determined to follow Yu Yan from now on and never betray him.
"It's no trouble. We'll go to the Sunset Forest tomorrow to obtain a spirit ring for you."
Going to the Sunset Forest to obtain a spirit ring would also allow them to visit the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well medicinal garden in passing—killing two birds with one stone, perfectly.
When Yu Yan mentioned going to the Sunset Forest, Xiao Wu guessed Yu Yan's purpose. If we go to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, I can also restock my snack stash. This really is a perfect plan.
"Hehehe, Zhuqing, do you want to try out your changes? How about we have a duel? Don't worry, I won't bully you; I'll only use my first two Spirit Abilities."
Since her Spirit evolved and she changed from a Control System Spirit Master to an attack system Spirit Master, Dugu Yan had fallen in love with Spirit Master duels to some extent. After witnessing Zhu Zhuqing's Spirit transformation, she issued a duel invitation to Zhu Zhuqing, wanting to see what 'Invincible Among Peers' in Yu Yan's notes looked like.
Dugu Yan was currently a Rank 46 Spirit Ancestor; at full power, she could go head-to-head with a five-ring Spirit King.
After witnessing the changes in Dugu Yan, Dugu Bo felt relieved and left his granddaughter in Yu Yan's care while he ran around everywhere. Recently, it seemed he had gone to the sea area west of Vast Sea City to look for Sea God Island.
When Yu Yan learned that Dugu Bo had gone to Sea God Island, he silently prayed for Dugu Bo in his heart, hoping he wouldn't get beaten up by the several Titled Douluo of Sea God Island.
"Of course."
Having just undergone a massive change and being eager to see her current strength, Zhu Zhuqing accepted Dugu Yan's duel invitation without a second thought.
Yu Yan, who was originally planning to go to Vice Dean Jiang Jing to ask for leave, heard that Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan were going to have a Spirit Master duel. He decided to watch their duel before going to ask for leave.
The five of them arrived at the Exotic Beast Academy's battle arena. Using the privilege granted by Jiang Jing, Yu Yan opened a private arena that was not visible to outsiders, allowing Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing to perform to their hearts' content. With Ye Lingling here, even if the two of them beat each other half to death, Ye Lingling could successfully save them.
"Zhu Zhuqing, Spirit: Hell Civet, Rank 30 Agility-Attack System Battle Spirit Master."
"Dugu Yan, Spirit: Emerald Blood Jade Dragon, Rank 46 Attack System Battle Spirit Master."
Following the rules of a Spirit Duel, after announcing their Spirit and Rank to each other, the two of them summoned their Martial Soul Possession and began the battle.