Chapter 35: First Soul Skill — Immortality Roots!
With Dugu Bo's help, Ye Yu successfully killed the Immortal Grass with a cultivation base of 5,000 years.
As the deep purple thousand-year spirit ring formed above it, Ye Yu immediately sat cross-legged, summoned the Blue Silver Jade Vine Spirit, closed his eyes, and began cultivating using the Inner Alchemy Method.
Under the influence of the Inner Alchemy Method, Ye Yu entered a state of harmony between man and nature. His spirit seemed to merge with the small world around him, resonating and tempering together.
The soul power within his body circulated rapidly, and his blood grew increasingly vigorous as it flowed.
Driven by this soul power, the spirit ring of the Immortal Grass was pulled toward him. It instantly shrank and descended over Ye Yu's body.
In that moment, a vast and majestic force of soul power poured into Ye Yu's body.
Although compared to beast-type spirit beasts—especially violent ones like the Human-Faced Demon Spider—the Immortal Grass, as a plant-type spirit beast, released a far gentler soul power through its ring…
…the total energy it contained from 5,000 years of cultivation was still immense.
Ye Yu's body and meridians swelled painfully from the pressure, and he couldn't help but show a pained expression.
"Xiao Yu!"
Standing nearby, Dugu Bo grew anxious and concerned, but he didn't know what to do.
Fortunately, Ye Yu was only grimacing. Though the massive soul power from the Immortal Grass's spirit ring made his body and meridians feel like they were being pushed to their limits, it remained within his tolerance.
After all, Ye Yu had already gone through the ice and fire body refining with the Eight Anise Mysterious Ice Grass and the Fiery Apricot.
He had also fused with the Blue Silver Emperor's right leg bone, which had further reinforced his vitality.
In addition, he had been taking whale glue for over a year to strengthen his body.
And over the past seven years, he had diligently cultivated the Inner Alchemy Method, enhancing his qi, blood, and physical endurance.
So although absorbing this spirit ring wasn't easy…
…once completed, Ye Yu could feel that his physical strength had been enhanced yet again!
"Xiao Yu, you did it!"
When he saw that Ye Yu had successfully absorbed the Immortal Grass's 5,000-year spirit ring, Dugu Bo couldn't contain his joy and laughed heartily.
"The first spirit ring is 5,000 years old!"
"Even the legendary Qian Clan of the Six-Winged Angel bloodline—whose innate spirit power reaches level 20—couldn't achieve this!"
"My Xiao Yu, your future is limitless!"
If Dugu Bo had only recognized Ye Yu before…
Now, he was utterly satisfied with him.
He even felt fortunate that he hadn't killed Ye Yu back then—
Instead, he had given this youth the chance to grow to where he was now.
Yanyan really had a good eye!
She actually chose such a promising young man as my future grandson-in-law!
Dugu Bo couldn't help feeling proud.
"Xiao Yu, quickly check what your first spirit skill is!"
Once the excitement passed, Dugu Bo immediately urged him to test his newly gained skill from the Blue Silver Jade Vine.
"Okay, Grandpa."
Ye Yu stood up, filled with anticipation.
He extended his hand and summoned his Blue Silver Jade Vine Spirit again.
A wave of silver-blue light burst forth.
Instantly, the Blue Silver Jade Vine appeared—crystal-clear like blue crystal, its narrow leaves glowing with golden threads, wrapped in both red and icy-blue lines.
After absorbing the Immortal Grass's spirit ring—
Since the Immortal Grass itself had no stem, only leaves and an extensive root system—
The Blue Silver Jade Vine's vine thickness hadn't changed much. Its narrow leaves had grown somewhat broader…
But the roots had become especially robust and developed.
"Roots?"
Ye Yu's heart stirred with joy at this change.
Because having roots meant that the Blue Silver Jade Vine's vitality had greatly increased.
This was precisely the transformation he had hoped for from a plant-type spirit beast's ring with life attributes.
Then, in front of Dugu Bo, Ye Yu activated his first spirit skill.
Upon activation—
The Blue Silver Jade Vine in his hand began to grow wildly, its now-developed roots plunging deep into the earth, continuously spreading.
It greedily absorbed nutrients from the soil, converting them into soul power and life force.
Once rooted, the Blue Silver Jade Vine began growing rapidly in all directions.
But Ye Yu noticed—its soul power consumption was surprisingly low!
After experimenting a bit, Ye Yu finally determined the effect of this first skill.
He named it: Immortality Roots!
Immortality Roots — upon activation, the Blue Silver Jade Vine extends its roots deep into the ground, absorbing nutrients and converting them into soul power and life force, thereby reducing the user's spirit power consumption while enabling explosive growth.
And just like the Immortal Grass, it gains near-undying regenerative capabilities—
Even if torn apart, the vines can rapidly regenerate, regrow roots, and re-anchor themselves into the ground.
All while consuming very little of Ye Yu's spirit power.
"Your soul skill is insane!"
After Ye Yu activated Immortality Roots, the Blue Silver Jade Vine Spirit grew rapidly, wildly wrapping around and entangling its surroundings.
Dugu Bo found himself unable to escape using only physical strength and soul power.
Embarrassingly, he had to use his soul skill to break free in the end.
This left the old poison expert quite frustrated.
Physical attacks were completely ineffective against these crazily regenerating vines.
Only energy-type attacks—like extreme ice or fire—could hope to deal with them.
He, a mighty Titled Douluo, actually suffered a bit of a loss!
What a terrifying skill!
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After successfully absorbing his first spirit ring, Ye Yu tested his cultivation level again.
As expected—it had jumped directly to level 20!
Ye Yu wasn't surprised.
Back at Notting College, he had reached level 10 while still in the fifth grade.
Even though he hadn't chosen to hunt a spirit ring then, he never stopped training.
Later on, he fused the 100,000-year Blue Silver Emperor's right leg bone, took the Black Jade Bamboo Shoots, the Eight Anise Mysterious Ice Grass, and the Fiery Apricot—and completed ice and fire body refining.
While the ice and fire refining focused on body strengthening and granting immunity to ice and fire, it didn't raise his cultivation level directly.
In the original story, Tang San's cultivation also didn't improve after that.
But just a single Black Jade Bamboo Shoot could raise a level 33 or 34 spirit master straight to level 40!
For Ye Yu, a level 10 spirit master—it wasn't surprising that absorbing his first ring boosted him directly to level 20.
Dugu Bo was a bit surprised—but not overly so.
Then, he continued to accompany Ye Yu deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest, searching for a powerful plant-type spirit beast with strong life attributes.
After absorbing the 5,000-year ring from the Immortal Grass and reaching level 20…
Ye Yu set a new target:
For the second spirit ring, he aimed for 7,000 years!
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In the Star Dou Great Forest, after nearly half a month of searching—
One night, Dugu Bo and Ye Yu finally discovered a Starlight Tree with a cultivation of over 7,300 years.
This rare plant-type spirit beast not only had life attributes—it also had star attributes, with an incredibly tenacious vitality and remarkable regenerative capabilities!
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