"This is... a Spirit Bone?!"
As Ye Yu saw the gray-brown light cluster drop from the Titan Magma Bear, he was a bit surprised.
After landing, the light took shape—becoming a crystal-clear, gray-brown left arm Spirit Bone, veined with lava-like crimson streaks, radiating an intense heat and immense pressure.
To the side, both Zhao Wuji and Dugu Bo were overjoyed and visibly excited.
After all, the Titan Magma Bear had a cultivation of over 90,000 years. A Spirit Beast of that level dropping a Spirit Bone? That was just below a 100,000-year Spirit Bone—among the rarest and most powerful.
"Lord Ye!"
Picking up the Titan Magma Bear's left arm Spirit Bone, Zhao Wuji respectfully hurried to Ye Yu, cradling the bone in both hands as he presented it.
"Please, Lord Ye, accept this Spirit Bone!"
Ye Yu shook his head. "No need. You should fuse with this one."
He added calmly, "If a Spirit Master fuses a Spirit Bone from the same Spirit Beast as their Spirit Ring, the resonance between the Spirit Bone and Spirit Ring enhances both significantly."
Although this left arm bone was incredibly precious—just shy of being 100,000 years—Ye Yu had higher aspirations.
With his current power and future plans, he intended to collect only 100,000-year or higher Spirit Bones.
And it wasn't wishful thinking—Ye Yu already knew the locations of many Spirit Beasts with cultivation of over 100,000 or even 200,000 years.
Ideally:
For his skull, he planned to acquire the Myriad Demon King' skull, a beast with both extreme wood and spiritual attributes—a perfect match.
For torso, left arm, and right arm bones, he had targets like:
Titan Giant Ape
Azure Bull Python
Ice Devil Titan
Ice Empress
Snow Empress
Deep Sea Demonic Whale King
They wouldn't be easy to obtain, but ambition was necessary.
As for left leg bones, both Xiao Wu and the Evil Spirit Orca were among the options.
Thus, Ye Yu decided to pass on the Titan Magma Bear's bone.
Zhao Wuji, moved to the core, was on the verge of tears.
He had already been gifted a spirit herb capable of evolving his Martial Soul.
Now his lord wanted to give him such a priceless 90,000-year Spirit Bone?
His loyalty soared. "To die for one who understands you—that is the way of a true warrior."
But despite his gratitude, he couldn't accept it.
"The Martial Soul-evolving herb was already a blessing beyond measure," Zhao Wuji said with reddened eyes. "This Spirit Bone, such a treasure, should go to Lord Ye."
Ye Yu couldn't help but chuckle helplessly. "Teacher Zhao, it really is valuable. But I intend to fuse only 100,000-year Spirit Bones from now on. This one is too low for me."
Zhao Wuji still wouldn't budge.
"In that case," he insisted, "please hold onto it for now. Once you've obtained a 100,000-year left arm Spirit Bone, then... you can bestow this one upon me."
Ye Yu was both impressed and moved by Zhao Wuji's sincerity.
"Alright then," he agreed with a smile. "I'll keep it for now, and gift it to you later."
Just then, Ye Yu noticed that the Titan Magma Bear's Spirit Ring had already finished condensing.
"Teacher Zhao, the Spirit Ring is ready—go absorb it."
Zhao Wuji nodded quickly and approached the corpse. Sitting cross-legged beside it, he closed his eyes and began his meditation.
From behind him, his now-evolved Vigorous Vajra Bear Martial Soul appeared.
Two yellow, two purple, three black—seven Spirit Rings rose beneath him and circled his body.
As he activated his Spirit Power, the Spirit Ring from the Titan Magma Bear floated over and attached itself to the Vigorous Vajra Bear.
A torrential wave of violent Spirit Power surged into Zhao Wuji's body.
But his enhanced body withstood it.
Several hours passed.
Zhao Wuji had successfully absorbed the Spirit Ring and broken through to Spirit Douluo!
As he opened his eyes, twin beams of light shot from them. Elation filled his expression.
"I broke through! I, Zhao Wuji, have become a Spirit Douluo!!" he exclaimed, bursting into laughter.
Flander, you never saw this coming, did you?
You always looked down on me.
But here I am—breaking through before you!
Leaving Shrek Academy turned out to be the best choice I ever made!
Zhao Wuji brimmed with pride.
He then tested out his new eighth Spirit Ability, which he named:
Earth Magma Quake
The effect: stomping the ground to release a massive shockwave with a knockback effect, strong enough to shatter terrain and obliterate all in its path.
After the quake, a second eruption—a column of molten lava—would burst from the cracks to incinerate everything.
Meanwhile, since the Titan Magma Bear's corpse still contained value, Ye Yu stored it inside his Jade Dragon Bracelet, planning to use Demon Willow Fluff, the external Spirit Bone, to absorb its life force and bloodline origin later.
That night, they made camp.
The next morning, Ye Yu had Dugu Bo and Zhao Wuji return first.
He and Xiao Wu remained behind, heading deeper into the inner regions of Star Dou Forest, in search of high-level plant-type and dragon-type Spirit Beasts.
Their purpose: kill and use Demon Willow Fluff to absorb their power and bloodline essence—enhancing the Blue Silver Jade Tree Martial Soul further.
In the future, once Ah Yin sprouted again, he would quickly restore her to 100,000 years of cultivation, allow her to take human form, and begin researching the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline.
At the same time, if they could hunt more dragon-type Spirit Beasts, Ye Yu could potentially use the absorbed dragon bloodline to continue repairing the True Dragon Nine-Crown, his shattered external Spirit Bone.
Even broken, the True Dragon Nine-Crown's Spirit Bone Ability was already terrifying.
If fully restored…
Ye Yu didn't even dare imagine how powerful it could be.