When Ye Yu accepted the tray holding three ten-thousand-year Spirit Bones, countless greedy gazes swept toward him.
After all, hundred-thousand-year and external Spirit Bones were things of legend.
In the Spirit Master world, the highest-grade Spirit Bones that could reasonably appear on the surface were ten-thousand-year Spirit Bones. So the fact that Ye Yu had received three such Spirit Bones as rewards naturally stirred the envy of everyone around.
Yet after accepting them, Ye Yu turned and calmly left the VIP platform, returning to the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy team.
"These three Spirit Bones..." Ye Yu had just opened his mouth, intending to ask how they should be divided.
But Yufeng spoke first, laughing cheerfully, "Captain, we were only able to win the championship of this year's Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament because of your efforts."
"We were all just riding your coattails."
"The honor of this championship, and the noble titles we'll receive from the Empire when we return—that's already more than enough for us."
"As for these three ten-thousand-year Spirit Bones, I think it's only right for them all to go to you."
"I agree," Shi Mo said, scratching his head with a silly grin.
Shi Mó, standing beside him, also nodded in firm agreement.
To be admitted into Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, and to rise through the ranks and join the academy's elite tournament team, all of them—Yu Feng, the Shi Mo brothers, Osler, and the others—were considered top-tier talents of their respective Spirit Master families.
Some were even in line to become the future clan leaders.
So naturally, they were well aware of their own positions and knew how to read the situation.
Everyone understood that their team's championship was due entirely to Ye Yu.
Aside from Ye Yu, none of them had the confidence to claim even a single Spirit Bone.
And given Ye Yu's astonishing talent and strength, even the families behind them knew clearly:
As long as Ye Yu didn't die prematurely, he would definitely become a Titled Douluo—and not just any Titled Douluo, but one of the strongest.
With Poison Douluo Dugu Bo and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan supporting him, Ye Yu was someone they could only seek to befriend—not offend.
Since none of them truly had the qualifications to ask for a Spirit Bone, it made more sense to gift them to Ye Yu entirely, and build a good relationship in the process.
Under Yufeng, Shimo, and the others' persistent refusal to take a share, Ye Yu thought for a moment and didn't insist either.
"Alright, then I'll accept the three Spirit Bones."
"But taking two of them, I can do so without guilt."
"The third one… I'll admit, I feel somewhat undeserving."
"As members of the Heaven Dou Imperial Team, you all contributed to this victory."
"So when we return, I'll convert the value of one Spirit Bone—based on its auction price—into gold spirit coins, and distribute it among you."
As for the three Spirit Bones:
Ye Yu was determined to keep the spiritual-type Spirit Bone, the Mind Condensing Wisdom Skull.
Although he hesitated slightly—after all, he was now capable of hunting hundred-thousand-year Soul Beasts and even knew where some were located—he still considered it carefully.
This Spirit Bone enhanced spiritual power, mental clarity, and control over Spirit Abilities—an incredibly versatile and universal effect.
And as a transmigrator, Ye Yu also knew:
If one cultivated the Purple Demon Eye, this Spirit Bone could even unlock the powerful Spirit Bone Ability: Purple God Light—a direct attack skill.
Even if Ye Yu didn't use it himself, it would be ideal for one of the women close to him.
As for the Wind-Attribute Wind Chasing Left Leg Bone, it was perfect for an Agility-Type Spirit Master like Zhu Zhuqing.
Of course, it would also be a great fit for Yu Feng.
But Ye Yu had never pretended to be a saint.
If he had good things, he would prioritize giving them to his own women, not to some teammate who was, at best, a casual friend.
He wasn't into bromance.
Still, Ye Yu wasn't someone who liked to owe favors.
So regarding the third Spirit Bone, he decided that once they returned to the Heaven Dou Imperial Capital, he would sell it at the standard auction price and divide the proceeds among Yu Feng, Shi Mo, and the others.
After the final match concluded, the group prepared to depart from Spirit Hall City and return to Heaven Dou City.
On the way back, perhaps due to the presence of Qian Renxue and Ning Fengzhi, the anticipated retaliation from Dai Weisi and the Star Luo Imperial Family never materialized—despite the threats Dai Weisi had issued.
Over the course of about ten days, Ye Yu smoothly traveled with the others via luxurious carriage and returned to the Heaven Dou Capital.
By then, it was already late.
Ye Yu returned to Dugu Mansion with Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing.
Ye Lingling returned to the Nine-Heart Begonia Clan, while Ning Rongrong traveled with her father Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo, back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan.
Everyone else, too, went their separate ways.
Upon arriving back at Dugu Mansion, Ye Yu greeted Dugu Bo and saw that Xiao Wu had remained at the mansion.
After exchanging pleasantries, Ye Yu immediately used the Blue Silver Jade Tree planted at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to teleport through the Blue Silver Space, instantly arriving at the well once more.
Amid the dense white mist, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well before him remained unchanged—one side emanating bone-chilling cold, the other blazing with intense heat.
The meeting of the two extremes produced a torrent of pure spirit energy, which filled the air in thick white clouds, saturating the entire valley.
All around the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well grew a variety of rare and exotic spirit herbs—plants utterly different in appearance and potency compared to those found in the outside world.
Many of the most dazzling and prominent among them were none other than Immortal Herbs.
In the past, Ye Yu had only been able to identify a few based on descriptions from the original Douluo story, such as the Aromatic Silk Beauty, Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot.
Or some that were easy to recognize by name, like the Black Jade Divine Bamboo.
But there were many more Immortal Herbs that appeared in the novel—or didn't appear at all—that Ye Yu couldn't recognize.
Now, with the Immortal Herb Compendium he had taken from Chrysanthemum Douluo Yueguan, everything had changed.
Returning to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with the guide in hand, Ye Yu quickly found the Land Dragon Golden Melon vine.
"Its jade-green color, dragon-scale patterns, and golden veins—this is it!"
With a smile, Ye Yu followed the vine and dug from the soil a golden melon the size of a fist, shaped like a tiny dragon with scale-like markings.
This was the Immortal Herb: Land Dragon Golden Melon!
After carefully placing it into a jade box, Ye Yu continued to harvest more Immortal Herbs and premium spirit plants.
Eventually, he arrived before a peculiar plant: pitch black in color, with a palm-sized golden fruit growing from its top—like a giant shimmering pearl.
This too was an Immortal Herb, known as the Star Luo Holy Pearl!