"Honorable Spirit Master!"
Just as Ye Yu was preparing to leave after testing his Spirit Abilities,
The voice of the Skydream Iceworm suddenly rang out in his mind.
"Because this little worm's essence is limited…"
"In order to fulfill your request and elevate the quality of your Eye Martial Soul as much as possible…"
"This little worm fused most of its Martial Soul essence into your eyes."
"So the form of your third Martial Soul — the ice-attribute Martial Soul prototype — seems to be a bit unstable."
"It would be best if you head to the Extreme North as soon as possible to hunt a suitable ice-attribute Spirit Beast."
"Absorb its Spirit Ring to stabilize the form of this ice-attribute Martial Soul prototype."
"Moreover, if you want this Martial Soul prototype to reach the highest possible quality after stabilizing its form…"
"You'll need to supplement it with as much Martial Soul essence as you can — before finalizing the form!"
"Don't worry, I understand."
With a thought, Ye Yu nodded.
Then transformed into a streak of lightning, shooting into the sky.
When it came to the third ice-attribute Martial Soul prototype, and how to supplement its Martial Soul essence,
The first method Ye Yu thought of—
Was to use the External Spirit Bone – Demon Willow Fluff to devour suitable Spirit Beasts and reverse-nourish bloodline essence within his body, in order to boost the Martial Soul essence of the ice-attribute prototype.
But earlier, when he had tried using blood essence to help his eyes fuse with the Skydream Iceworm's spiritual-type Martial Soul essence,
Ye Yu discovered that bloodline essence and Martial Soul essence were still different.
So using the Demon Willow Fluff to reverse-nourish his body's bloodline essence in hopes of enhancing the ice-attribute Martial Soul's essence—
Would likely not work.
The Blue Silver Spirit Jade Tree Martial Soul could devour and reverse-absorb Spirit Beast bloodline essence to enhance itself,
But that was probably due to the inherent devouring capabilities of the Martial Soul itself.
Of course, Ye Yu also knew—
This idea still needed testing.
But before doing that—
Ye Yu couldn't help thinking:
If that method didn't work, then what could he try next?
Very quickly, Ye Yu thought of someone still lying inside the Wishful Hundred Treasure Purse, his storage-type soul tool—
Yu Xiaogang.
Or more precisely—the Martial Soul inside Yu Xiaogang's body: Luo Sanpao!
Luo Sanpao had a physical form.
Could he perhaps parasitize the External Spirit Bone – Demon Willow Fluff inside Luo Sanpao?
Then reverse-nourish bloodline essence and let Luo Sanpao absorb it?
If that were possible—
Then he might be able to strengthen Luo Sanpao's essence.
Once Luo Sanpao's Martial Soul essence had been strengthened enough—
Ye Yu could then use Demon Willow Fluff and his spiritual power to forcibly devour the Martial Soul essence of Luo Sanpao from Yu Xiaogang's body, and fuse it into his own ice-attribute Martial Soul prototype.
If it worked, then the ice-attribute Martial Soul prototype in Ye Yu's body—
Would not only have its Martial Soul essence enhanced, but also gain the Martial Soul essence of the Golden Holy Dragon!
Maybe, without even needing to absorb a Spirit Ring,
The Martial Soul prototype could stabilize directly—
Becoming a mutated Golden Holy Dragon with ice + light attributes!
Of course, simply strengthening Luo Sanpao's Martial Soul essence—
Might not be enough to evolve the prototype into a Golden Holy Dragon.
And the Golden Holy Dragon's Martial Soul essence was too powerful—it might even overwhelm the main framework.
That could cause instability in the ice-attribute Martial Soul prototype, which was originally built around the ice attribute.
In the end, it might still require absorption of an ice-attribute Spirit Ring to define the form.
The Golden Holy Dragon essence from Luo Sanpao might only serve as a bloodline infusion, triggering an evolution in the finalized form.
Still, this was a possibility worth exploring.
To verify his theory—
Ye Yu didn't immediately return to the Dugufamily estate, but instead traveled to Sunset Forest.
Within the Sunset Forest—
He found a thousand-year light-attribute Flying Dragon, hunted it down, and used the External Spirit Bone – Demon Willow Fluff to devour it.
Once the bone parasitized within his body, it began to reverse-nourish the Lightwing Dragon's bloodline essence.
Under Ye Yu's control—
He used the energy formed by the union of Essence, Qi, and Spirit — the Three Treasures — to carry this bloodline essence.
Originally, Ye Yu intended to send this into his spiritual sea, allowing the third ice-attribute Martial Soul prototype to absorb it.
But unfortunately, as he expected—
Without the devouring force that comes with evil-attributed Martial Souls, and lacking a defined "soul" structure,
The unstable Martial Soul prototype was unable to absorb the Lightwing Dragon's bloodline essence.
To rule out the possibility that it was an attribute mismatch—
Ye Yu used the Blue Silver Space to teleport to the Extreme North.
He quickly located an ice-attribute Spirit Beast, hunted it,
Then once again used the Demon Willow Fluff to devour it.
After parasitizing the Spirit Bone into his body,
He had the bloodline essence of the ice-attribute Spirit Beast reverse-nourish his system, then used the Three Treasures fusion energy to carry it into the spiritual sea.
To test if the third Martial Soul prototype could absorb it.
The result proved—still no absorption!
So now, he could only proceed with the second method.
Entering the inner region of Star Dou Forest,
Ye Yu arrived by a small creek and released Yu Xiaogang from the Wishful Hundred Treasure Purse.
Because the Blue Silver Spirit Jade Tree Martial Soul had already successfully materialized and developed intelligence,
Ye Yu hadn't needed to use it to devour Luo Sanpao again in a long while.
And so, Yu Xiaogang had been left inside the Wishful Hundred Treasure Purse this time—asleep in darkness, muddleheaded, clinging to life.
Only the External Spirit Bone – Demon Willow Fluff, parasitizing his body and reverse-nourishing life force, had kept him alive.
All because of Ye Yu's promise—to evolve his Martial Soul.
Though the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was already history,
Evolving his Luo Sanpao Martial Soul into the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul—
Had been Yu Xiaogang's life's obsession.
How could he possibly give that up so easily?
When Ye Yu suddenly released him from the darkness of the Wishful Hundred Treasure Purse—
And he was hit by blinding daylight—
Yu Xiaogang reflexively opened his eyes, only to be stabbed by the harsh light.
He let out a hoarse, pained scream, immediately covering his eyes with his hands.
At this moment, Yu Xiaogang's black academic robe, though technically still intact,
Was filthy, stained, and emitted a pungent stench.
His once short-cropped black hair had grown into long, greasy strands, and his face was coated with a mix of black oil and dirt. His chin and lips were hidden behind overgrown, messy facial hair, making him look absolutely unkempt.
The overall impression—
Was indistinguishable from a homeless vagabond or a beggar!
Even from a distance, Ye Yu could smell the stench from Yu Xiaogang's body and instinctively held his breath, frowning as he quickly backed away.
Casually tossing a set of clothes he'd bought on the road in front of Yu Xiaogang—
"Wash up and change your clothes."
"Thanks to your cooperation, I've already materialized my Blue Silver Spirit Jade Tree Martial Soul and allowed it to develop intelligence."
"Now, I'll fulfill my promise—"
"To help you evolve your Luo Sanpao Martial Soul."
Hearing this, Yu Xiaogang was so overwhelmed he nearly burst into tears.
Finally! Truly, finally!
This great master had held on for so long, and at last—the clouds parted and the moon shone through!
He hadn't spoken in such a long time.
In the past, every time Ye Yu summoned Yu Xiaogang, it was only to call out Luo Sanpao for the Blue Silver Spirit Jade Tree to devour—
Then toss him right back.
During that time, Yu Xiaogang had no chance to speak, nor dared to speak.
So long had passed without communication—
Yu Xiaogang had nearly forgotten how to use words.
Now, finally hearing that Ye Yu would honor the promise to evolve his Martial Soul—
Yu Xiaogang ran straight to the creek, scrubbing himself furiously.
He needed to clean up immediately and find Ye Yu—
To finally evolve Luo Sanpao!