Upon seeing the ten-thousand-year spirit ring of the Thunderous Hell Prison Vine forming and solidifying—
Ye Yu immediately found a small flat area along the cliff wall and sat down cross-legged.
Once again, he closed his eyes and began cultivating the Inner Core Method.
Under the circulation of spirit power within his body, the spirit ring of the Thunderous Hell Prison Vine was instantly drawn toward him and fiercely wrapped itself around Ye Yu's body.
In the next moment, an overwhelmingly vast and violent surge of spirit power, crackling like thunder and lightning, poured madly into Ye Yu's body.
At the same time, a berserk spiritual shockwave filled with deep resentment burst forth.
This was the soul shock that only came from absorbing the spirit ring of a ten-thousand-year spirit beast!
And this time, the spirit power released by the Thunderous Hell Prison Vine's spirit ring—
Whether in quality or quantity—far surpassed those of the Immortal Grass and Starlight Tree he had previously absorbed.
Under the impact of this immense and violent spirit power, released by the ten-thousand-year Thunderous Hell Prison Vine's spirit ring, his body and meridians were severely strained.
Ye Yu felt as though his body was being torn apart, the pain excruciating. His meridians were likewise ravaged, and his skin continuously split open, oozing fresh, bright blood.
However, due to the strengthening effects of the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone—
Along with the restorative boosts granted by the spirit rings of the Immortal Grass and Starlight Tree—
And most crucially, the second spirit ability of the fused Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone:
Wildfire Burns Endlessly, Spring Wind Revives Again!
This ability was passive.
As long as Ye Yu suffered serious injury, it would automatically release life force to aid in healing.
Its upper limit? Even severed limbs could regenerate!
At that moment, Ye Yu sat cross-legged on the cliff, eyes tightly shut.
His handsome face was twisted in pain, his skin flickering with dark purple lightning, constantly splitting open with tiny cracks, seeping blood that dyed his robes red.
Possibly due to the Blue Silver Spirit Jade Vine Martial Soul's enhanced vitality and recovery capabilities after gaining the new spirit ring—
(PS: This was what Dugu Bo speculated.)
Dugu Bo was stunned to witness—
The tiny cracks that split open on Ye Yu's skin, after bleeding out—
Were healing at a visible rate, almost by the second!
In just three seconds or so, they had fully healed!
It was utterly unbelievable!
At the same time—
Facing the soul shock from the Thunderous Hell Prison Vine's spirit ring—
Although Ye Yu felt a sharp pain in his head—
Possibly due to his cultivation of the Inner Core Method, which had tempered his mind—
Ye Yu's spiritual strength and willpower far exceeded his current cultivation level.
Moreover, since the Thunderous Hell Prison Vine was a plant-type spirit beast, its intelligence and spiritual strength were naturally weaker than beast-type spirit beasts. The soul shock it caused was also relatively mild.
So in terms of soul shock, Ye Yu found it bearable.
Thus, while Ye Yu endured the destructive torrent of immense spirit power from the Thunderous Hell Prison Vine's ten-thousand-year ring—
His body was simultaneously healing rapidly and repeatedly.
This cycle of destruction and regeneration—
Tempered and greatly strengthened Ye Yu's body!
Several hours later—
Just as Ye Yu fully adapted to the spirit power released from the Thunderous Hell Prison Vine's spirit ring—
And was about to completely refine and absorb the spirit ring—
Suddenly, a strange mass of spirit power surged from the spirit ring of the Thunderous Hell Prison Vine.
Once it entered Ye Yu's body—
It quickly flowed to his spine.
In that instant, Ye Yu's spine erupted with a blinding dark purple light, then bulged outward, as if something inside was trying to burst out.
Ye Yu's expression twisted in pain once more, and he bent forward deeply.
From his back, his spine emitted loud crack! crack! sounds—
And finally, a dark purple segment, crystal-like and lustrous as jade, bearing lightning patterns identical to those on the Thunderous Hell Prison Vine—
Yet shaped like a cylindrical handle—
Burst from his back, piercing through the skin and emerging into the open!
Then came another series of crisp crackling sounds—
The dark purple cylinder extended rapidly, growing longer and longer—
Until it suddenly exploded outward!
Spinning several times in the air—
It stabbed straight into the ground!
It was a long spear, over two meters in length, completely dark purple, crystalline as jade, covered in lightning patterns, and tipped with an incredibly sharp spearhead!
"This is... an external spirit bone?!"
Seeing the dark purple spear embedded in the cliff, Dugu Bo's eyes widened in disbelief.
He wasn't unfamiliar with external spirit bones—after all, his granddaughter Dugu Yan had obtained the Heavenly Demon Scorpion Tail Hook, an external spirit bone.
So Dugu Bo wasn't surprised by external spirit bones in general.
But here was the problem:
Although external spirit bones were a catch-all category for spirit bones outside the six core areas—head, torso, left arm, right arm, left leg, and right leg—
Whether it was vertebrae, throat bones, palm bones, foot bones—even eyes or the heart—
None of that would have shocked him too much.
But this dark purple long spear—what the hell was it?!
An external spirit bone embedded in the spine? That was fine.
But one that transformed into a spear? That was unheard of!
Just then, Ye Yu, having completely absorbed the ten-thousand-year Thunderous Hell Prison Vine spirit ring and successfully fused with the bizarre dark purple long spear external bone, slowly opened his eyes.
A flash of dark purple lightning flickered in his gaze.
As he opened his eyes—
Seeing the long spear before him, completely dark purple, crystalline like jade, etched with lightning patterns and glowing with metallic sheen, crackling with thunder—
Even Ye Yu showed a trace of bewilderment.
He had never heard of an external spirit bone like this before.
Yet instinctively, he understood—
This external bone, born from the Thunderous Hell Prison Vine's ten-thousand-year spirit ring, was exceptional.
Though fused into his spine—
The true core of this external spirit bone—
Was the dark purple spear in his hand.
The spine acted like a mother core to the spear.
Even if the spear shattered into pieces—as long as the fragments weren't lost—
He could reabsorb them through his spine and regenerate it.
Ordinarily, he could leave the spear outside as a weapon—
Or reabsorb it into his spine.
If the spear were a sword, then his spine would be the scabbard.
"I'll call you… Thunderous Hell Prison Spear!"
Ye Yu murmured as he gently stroked the dark purple spear in his hand, naming this unexpectedly acquired external spirit bone.
"Xiao Yu, this is really an external spirit bone?"
At that moment, Dugu Bo walked over, unable to resist asking.
"Grandfather, it's weird, I know—but it really is."
Ye Yu, holding the Thunderous Hell Prison Spear, replied with a touch of awkwardness.
"The world is truly full of wonders!"
Dugu Bo muttered to himself, feeling as though his horizons had expanded once more.
Soon after—
Ye Yu tested the third spirit ability gained from absorbing the Thunderous Hell Prison Vine's spirit ring.
He named this ability: Tribulation Ascension!
It had two effects: one active, one passive.
The active effect was like the Thunderous Hell Prison Vine—it summoned dark thunderclouds overhead.
Then drew down lightning bolts from the sky, striking enemies in the surrounding area.
The passive effect: whenever Tribulation Ascension was triggered, the vitality and regenerative power of the Blue Silver Spirit Jade Vine would be dramatically enhanced.
As long as the vine wasn't completely destroyed—
It would grow even stronger after sustaining damage!
This soul skill, combined with the already immense vitality of the Blue Silver Spirit Jade Vine, could only be described with two words:
"Invincible!"
As for the soul skill granted by the Thunderous Hell Prison Spear external bone—
Ye Yu named it: Devourer of Thunder!
Its effect allowed him to unleash and absorb lightning—
And even devour metals to enhance the spear's strength!
After absorbing the Thunderous Hell Prison Vine's ten-thousand-year spirit ring—
Ye Yu tested his spirit power once more.
Originally, Dugu Bo thought Ye Yu would stop just short of level 40.
But to his astonishment—
The result was still: Level 40!
Dugu Bo was utterly stunned.
This year, Ye Yu was thirteen years old.
At thirteen, becoming a Spirit Elder was already rare—a mark of high natural talent.
But a Spirit Ancestor at thirteen?
That was practically unheard of!
After coming to terms with the shock, Dugu Bo burst into hearty laughter.
"Excellent! Excellent indeed!"
Because this meant his future grandson-in-law was even more extraordinary than he had imagined!
Now that Ye Yu had reached level 40, it was time to help him find another spirit beast!
Deep within the Star Dou Great Forest, Dugu Bo continued to help Ye Yu in his search.
After nearly a week of exploration—
They finally found another suitable plant-type spirit beast.
It was a plant-type spirit beast with a cultivation of twenty thousand years, possessing both earth and life attributes, with an equally powerful regenerative ability.
Its name: Geospiritual Purple Ganoderma!