Several days passed in the blink of an eye.
During this time, aside from cultivating the Inner Core Method and undergoing his usual Heavenly Thunder Tempering,
Ye Yu had been intensely focused on one thing:
Perfecting the fusion of Spiritual Power and blood essence.
Compared to Spirit Power,
controlling blood essence was clearly far more difficult.
But if he ever wanted to keep and fully absorb the Blue Silver Empress bloodline origin that was fed back to him by the External Spirit Bone – Demon Willow Fluff,
he had to be able to anchor it within his body—
and slowly integrate it.
To do that, Ye Yu needed precise mastery over his blood essence.
Still, combining blood essence with Spiritual Power was anything but easy.
Especially since what Ye Yu sought was a stable, long-term fusion, not just a fleeting overlap.
Even with his formidable Spiritual Power,
after several days of dedicated practice,
he could only manage to merge the two for one to two seconds at a time.
Far too short a window to construct a proper self-created Spirit Ability.
Yet, in those brief seconds of fusion,
Ye Yu clearly felt his blood essence become an extension of his Spiritual Power.
It grew denser, more refined—
and the latent will of flesh and blood, or perhaps what could be called the life field,
seemed to awaken under the influence of his Spiritual Power.
When he infused this enhanced blood essence into his attacks,
not only did his strength and explosiveness increase,
but the blows also carried a devastating surge of mental pressure and life force impact.
It reminded Ye Yu of a particular word: Presence — the commanding aura of life and will.
To compare it to something more familiar:
It was akin to Conqueror's Haki from One Piece.
Now that he had seen its potential,
even though the fusion window was still limited,
Ye Yu was convinced:
If he continued refining and practicing this path—
he would one day fully stabilize and sustain the union of Spiritual Power and blood essence.
And for that eventual breakthrough—
Ye Yu had already picked out a name for the future self-created Spirit Ability:
Dominating Heaven!
That morning, as usual,
Ye Yu completed his Inner Core training and body tempering in the forest outside Heaven Dou City.
Upon returning to the Heaven Dou Empire Academy and preparing to head to the cafeteria for lunch—
he suddenly received shocking news:
Zhao Wuji had been beaten up!
Rushing quickly to Zhao Wuji's quarters—
Ye Yu arrived to find the room already filled.
Du Gu Yan, Ye Lingling, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing were all present, visibly upset.
Even Shi Mo, Shi Mo, and Yu Feng had gathered, each of them with faces full of fury.
Lying unconscious on the bed was Zhao Wuji,
his face bruised and swollen, one arm clearly broken and suspended in a white sling.
"What happened?"
Ye Yu's expression darkened as he stepped forward.
"Ah Yu, it was Tai Tan from the Strength Clan!"
Du Gu Yan moved to Ye Yu's side, wrapping her arms around one of his,
her voice filled with righteous anger as she explained what had happened.
Because of the ongoing Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament,
Zhao Wuji had still been leading gravity training sessions for everyone.
But as team captain,
he also took it upon himself to gather intel on the other teams—
hoping to fine-tune their preparation.
Sometimes, he would assign self-guided training tasks,
or have everyone practice in the Mimicry Training Ground,
while he went to observe matches at the Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena.
That day, Zhao Wuji had instructed everyone to train in the simulation field during the morning.
He then went to watch a match featuring the Godwind Team.
But on his way back—
He was ambushed at the entrance of the Spirit Arena by Tai Tan from the Strength Clan—a Spirit Douluo.
Tai Tan beat him savagely,
breaking one arm and leaving him unconscious at the front gates.
He was only found because a passerby alerted the arena staff.
A staff member who recognized Zhao Wuji brought him back to the academy.
"Tai Tan of the Strength Clan...?"
Ye Yu sneered coldly the moment he heard the name.
He wasn't surprised.
After all, he remembered the original story:
Zhao Wuji had gone into seclusion at Shrek Academy
because he had accidentally injured Tai Tan's younger brother,
and was then hunted by Tai Tan for revenge.
Unable to defend himself,
he was forced to go into hiding.
Ye Yu didn't care about their past grudges—
But now, Zhao Wuji was one of his own.
And Tai Tanhad dared to beat his person?
That was courting death.
"Yan Yan, did someone call a healer?"
Ye Yu turned to Du Gu Yan.
After receiving confirmation,
he looked at Ye Lingling.
"When the healer arrives, have them reset Zhao Wuji's arm."
"Lingling, use your Nine Heart Begonia to speed up his recovery."
"I'm going to find Grandpa—we're paying the Strength Clan a visit."
His expression turned colder still.
"The 'Vigorous God Tai Tan'?
I heard he used to serve that Clear Sky Douluo, Tang Hao.
He dared to lay a hand on my people...
I want to see if his so-called master dares come defend him."
With that, Ye Yu turned and left the room.
Leaping atop tree after tree,
he swiftly exited the Heaven Dou Empire Academy grounds.
Upon returning to the Du Gu Estate,
he immediately sought out his grandfather—Du Gu Bo.
At the time, Du Gu Bo was tending to flowers in the courtyard,
and keeping watch over Xiao Wu.
"Grandpa, I need your help."
Ye Yu got straight to the point.
"Oh? What is it?"
Du Gu Bo put down the watering can, looking puzzled.
"Zhao Wuji was ambushed and beaten by Tai Tan fromthe Strength Clan."
Ye Yu briefly explained everything—
how Zhao Wuji had been attacked at the gates of the Spirit Arena,
how he was knocked unconscious,
and how his arm had been broken.
"Grandpa, even though I'm strong now,
I'm not yet invincible across the continent."
"Outside of Douluo Continent, there are even stronger beings—"
"So unless absolutely necessary,
I don't want to reveal the full extent of my strength just yet."
"That's why… I need your help."
Hearing this, Du Gu Bo let out a sigh and stroked his snow-white beard.
His eccentric face was filled with helplessness.
"Xiao Yu, don't say things like that."
"You're my grandson-in-law."
"If you ask for my help, how could I refuse?"
"Besides, that Zhao Wuji is Yan Yan's teacher, isn't he?"
"His gravity-type Spirit Abilities are quite useful for Spirit Master training."
"Yan Yan told me his training sessions helped her a great deal."
"Tai Tan from the Strength Clan dared to beat Zhao Wuji—
that's basically slapping my granddaughter's teacher, and spitting in my face."
"Let's go."
"I'll go with you to the Strength Clan myself!"
"Let's see just how many arms that so-called Tai Tan really has!"
Hands clasped behind his back, Du Gu Bo gave a cold snort.
His green eyes shimmered with killing intent.
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