"This isn't right. Something's off…"
Through the Blue Silver Domain, Ye Yu had originally seen that Shi Nian was about to unleash his Sixth Spirit Ability to finish off Tang San.
But just as he began activating his ability, Shi Nian suddenly let out a blood-curdling scream, collapsed to his knees, and clutched his head in pain.
That was definitely not normal.
Sitting in a nearby teahouse outside the park, pretending to enjoy lunch, Ye Yu narrowed his eyes and drew in a long breath.
As he suspected—Tang San really was the pawn chosen by the Asura God, brought to the Douluo Continent as part of a larger plan.
Whenever his life was in danger, the Asura God would intervene.
Meanwhile, deep within the forest inside the park—
As the illusion shattered, Shi Nian collapsed to his knees in agony, clutching his head and howling in pain.
Tang San was momentarily stunned, but his eyes soon flashed with killing intent.
He pulled another Zhuge Godly Crossbow from his Twenty Four Moonlight Bridges and prepared to finish Shi Nian off.
But Shi Nian, aware of how deadly Tang San's crossbow was, gritted his teeth through the pain and made a desperate dash into the depths of the woods.
Tang San hesitated, wanting to give chase—but if Shi Nian recovered mid-pursuit, the tables might turn.
So he ultimately chose not to take the risk and left instead.
However, Ye Yu had already tracked Shi Nian's path using the Blue Silver Space, and promptly left the teahouse.
He rushed toward the forest beyond Heaven Dou Imperial City, where the park woods extended—a perfect place for an ambush.
Given Shi Nian's current condition and the fact that he had just tried to assassinate Tang San, Ye Yu reasoned that Shi Nian would be wary of retaliation from Flender or Liu Erlong.
The safest choice for someone like Shi Nian would be to hide and recover before reassessing the situation.
Sure enough—
Not long after Ye Yu arrived, a shadowy figure emerged, face contorted in pain, one hand pressed to his temple as he scaled the city wall and leapt into the forest beyond.
Shi Nian was trying to find a secluded place to heal.
But the moment he left the city perimeter—
Countless crystal-blue vine-like tendrils, each as thick as a tree trunk and glowing with translucent luster, erupted from the ground.
They danced wildly in the air and formed a towering forest of Blue Silver, encircling him from all directions.
It was the Blue Silver Jade Tree Martial Soul in full force.
Even if Shi Nian hadn't been injured, escape would have been impossible.
Now? He was helpless.
Dozens of Blue Silver Jade Tree offshoots coiled around him.
And amidst his screams of agony, a branch sharpened like a spear pierced through his heart.
Shi Nian—dead on the spot.
At that moment, a soft white glow emerged from Shi Nian's head and fell to the ground—
It coalesced into a Spirit Bone.
A pure white skull, luminous like jade and shimmering with ethereal light.
The very prize Ye Yu had been waiting for:
Illusion Wisdom Spirit Bone!
"Perfect."
Ye Yu stepped forward, picked up the Illusion Wisdom Spirit Bone, and stored it in his Jade Dragon Bracelet.
Then he summoned a golden-red flame through his Spirit Power and incinerated Shi Nian's corpse until nothing remained but ash.
With that, he turned to head back to Heaven Dou Imperial Academy.
Ye Yu never intended to absorb this Illusion Wisdom Spirit Bone himself.
Its Spirit Bone Ability — Illusory Domain — increased both the user's and allies' Spiritual Power by 20%, and even connected minds within the area to avoid getting lost in illusions.
Clearly, it was a support-type Spirit Bone.
Perfect for Ning Rongrong.
And if she absorbed it, Ye Yu could still benefit from the Spiritual Power buff during training or combat.
Much more efficient.
He would simply find a pure offensive Spiritual-type Spirit Bone for himself later.
Upon returning to the academy, Ye Yu immediately sought out Ning Rongrong.
"Rongrong, I've got something for you."
Looking at the refined and noble young lady before him, her bearing both gentle and elegant, Ye Yu smiled as he brought out the white-glowing skull.
"A Spirit Bone?!"
Ning Rongrong's eyes widened, her sapphire gaze filled with disbelief.
"Ye Yu, this is far too valuable!"
"This must be at least a ten-thousand-year Spirit Bone!"
"It's too precious—you should absorb it!"
She tried to return the Spirit Bone to him, sincerity brimming in her tone.
But Ye Yu just chuckled and stepped forward, gently pushing it back into her hands.
"Rongrong, if I said it's yours, then it's yours."
"This Spirit Bone's ability leans toward support—it's not a good fit for me."
"But for you? It's perfect."
"Spirit Bones are rare—but in my heart, you're far more precious."
"Besides, if you absorb it, it'll help me in training too."
"So don't argue."
"Ye Yu…"
Her heart melted.
"A ten-thousand-year Spirit Bone is precious—but to you, I'm more precious still…"
Moved beyond words, Ning Rongrong blushed fiercely and threw her arms around him.
"Ye Yu… will you come to my castle tonight?"
"I'll even invite Zhuqing too."
"You've always wanted something a little different, haven't you?"
"Tonight, your wish is granted."
"I'll help persuade her."
"…Rongrong, you're amazing!"
Ye Yu held her tightly, eyes sparkling.
"Of course I am!" she pouted proudly.
"When it comes to love, I either don't love at all—or I love like wildfire!"
"Yanzi-jie might be cool and distant, but she'd never go this far for you, would she?"
Ye Yu gave a dry smile at that.
Because, well…
His "main girlfriend" Dugu Yan's house had already been visited countless times.
And yet she was still the shy one, hesitating at every step.
He didn't say that out loud, of course.
Later, Ning Rongrong sat cross-legged on the grassy hillside and began fusing with the Illusion Wisdom Spirit Bone.
Her Spirit Power surged from Rank 41 to Rank 43, officially reaching the Spirit Ancestor level.
And that night…
Ye Yu experienced the full meaning of:
A man blessed by many women shall soar for three days and nights.
In the days that followed—
After finishing his morning Inner Core Method training and Heavenly Thunder Tempering, Ye Yu would head to the rear mountains of the academy.
There, Ning Rongrong would stand by and activate Illusory Domain.
With the 20% bonus to Spiritual Power, Ye Yu used the boost to deepen his training:
Merging his Spiritual Power with blood essence to perfect the fusion.
And just like that, four months flew by.
After four grueling months of tireless effort—
Ye Yu finally succeeded.
His Spiritual Power and blood essence could now fuse perfectly, and remain stable for extended durations!
With that, his self-made Spirit Ability was finally complete:
Self-Made Spirit Ability — Dominating Heaven!