37: Return of the Soul

The two found the woods Dugu Bo had mentioned.

They wandered around for two hours.

Ye Yuaner discovered many dark-attribute Spirit Beasts, but there was no sign of the Dark Demon Tiger.

"Ah Yin!"

Su Wen manifested his spirit ring.

He remembered something.

Ah Yin's true form was the Blue Silver Emperor, and she also possessed a Domain.

As the Emperor of the Blue Silver Grass.

She should be able to control the Blue Silver Grass to act as her eyes.

"Master?"

Ah Yin's appearance brought a faint blue light to the dark space.

Besides a light fragrance wafting from her, she also carried a pleasant aura of life.

After Su Wen underwent the Ice and Fire Body Refining, he was of no small help to her.

"I can, but my power is currently too small, so the range I can inspect is limited."

Upon learning Su Wen's request, Ah Yin immediately closed her eyes to sense the surrounding Blue Silver Grass, mobilizing their perspectives to search for Spirit Beasts in the vicinity.

Blue Silver Grass has extremely resilient vitality; they can be found everywhere.

Under Ah Yin's careful search, she soon found the tiger-type Spirit Beast Su Wen had described.

"I found it, but..." Ah Yin opened her beautiful eyes, a hint of worry between her brows. "Master, I discovered it has already reached the ten-thousand-year level. I looked around, and it's the only one nearby."

Ye Yuaner was somewhat surprised that Ah Yin had actually found it, even though she hadn't moved from where she stood.

Hearing it was ten thousand years old, Ye Yuaner wasn't disappointed; such a situation was perfectly normal.

Finding a powerful Spirit Beast with just the right age required great luck.

"Then let's change targets!"

"There is a plant Spirit Beast that would be quite suitable for Master."

Just as Su Wen finished speaking, a slight smile of seeking credit appeared on Ah Yin's lips.

"Nearby, there is a Cyan Nether Ghost Flower, nearly five thousand years old. I know this kind of plant Spirit Beast; it's extremely powerful and a representative of the death realm. They only exist in darkness, feeding on it to grow. One wouldn't even find a trace of it during the day."

Su Wen became interested and gestured for Ah Yin to lead the way.

After walking through the woods for fifteen minutes, Su Wen and Ye Yuaner saw a very unique flower.

Within a ten-meter radius of it, no grass grew, and the ground appeared damp.

It consisted of three tightly packed petals of a deep purple hue, shimmering with an eerie purple light. The stamen emitted a sinister aura, as if it contained nether power.

Seemingly sensing someone approaching, the Cyan Nether Ghost Flower swayed its leaves, and a purple-black mist of poison drifted from it.

Ah Yin spoke, "Master, that is the Cyan Nether Ghost Flower!"

"This is the one, Aunt Ye."

Su Wen took a liking to it at first sight.

That sinister aura was naturally compatible with his Ghost Spirit.

"Good!"

Ye Yuaner stepped forward in a flash to the Cyan Nether Ghost Flower. Flames ignited in her hand, incinerating the drifting poison with high heat.

When Ye Yuaner reached out to grab it, the flower's leaves transformed into vines to strike at her. Simultaneously, a ghostly hand emerged from the ground and grabbed her ankle.

"It can actually summon Ghost Souls!"

Ye Yuaner's eyes flickered with surprise, but her movements didn't stop. She grabbed its body, and as flames burned in her palm, the Cyan Nether Ghost Flower also began to burn.

"Xiao Wen!"

Su Wen immediately summoned the red oiled paper umbrella and stabbed it into the flower's stem.

The moment the Cyan Nether Ghost Flower died, beams of light converged in the air, quickly condensing into a purple spirit ring floating above.

"Xiao Wen, don't be nervous. Adjust your state before absorbing it."

"Aunt Ye, I feel like you're the one who's nervous."

Ye Yuaner's cheeks reddened slightly, but looking at the purple spirit ring, her expression turned serious. "If it really doesn't work, I will interrupt your absorption in time."

Su Wen nodded slightly, sat cross-legged, and used his Soul Power to guide the spirit ring.

The moment the power of nearly five thousand years surged into his body, Su Wen felt a wave of pain, and his expression changed drastically. This power was several times stronger than when he first absorbed a ring.

The majestic power frantically battered the Meridians in his body.

A muffled groan escaped Su Wen's lips.

Fortunately, while the power came in fiercely, the subsequent flow became steady.

Once Su Wen adapted, the pain vanished.

Seeing this, Ye Yuaner breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed there was no problem, and Xiao Wen could absorb it smoothly.

Then, a look of pride appeared on her beautiful face.

The treasure she had raised was about to amaze the world.

She thought of the people in Spirit Hall, especially the surprised gazes of those Elders.

The corners of Ye Yuaner's mouth couldn't help but curl upward.

As time passed, the moment the spirit ring fully underwent Fusion, Su Wen's aura soared at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Only level twenty-eight!"

Su Wen looked slightly disappointed when he opened his eyes.

As expected from the original story, the Immortal Plant hadn't increased his Soul Power.

"So greedy..."

Ye Yuaner's expression was inevitably joyful, but her eyelids twitched at his words.

She asked irritably, "What is the Spirit Ability? It's not something particularly bizarre again, is it?"

"Soul Returning Night!"

Su Wen carefully sensed the power of the Spirit Ability.

"Two Lantern Ghosts will appear, their flames burning enemies; two Pipa Ghosts will use Bone Lutes for mental attacks; and two Ghost Dancing Maidens will perform Ghostly Dances, laughing and singing opera while spreading Ghost Mist to disorient enemies and lower their perception..."

"All Ghost Souls survive for twelve seconds. If it's night, the duration doubles. After they vanish, my total attributes will increase by 110% for the next two hours."

Su Wen knew his Spirit Abilities were inextricably linked to ghosts.

He wondered if he would scare those people when he went to the Spirit Master Academy.

"Xiao Wen..."

Ye Yuaner inexplicably felt a chill all over.

She felt this Spirit Ability was very powerful.

But it was indeed a bit terrifying in the middle of the night.

Her throat bobbed.

She pulled Su Wen into her arms, and with the sound of a Phoenix's cry.

Ye Yuaner took Su Wen and stepped onto her Spirit, preparing to leave the area.

"Roar!"

Just then, a tiger's roar came from below.

Su Wen glanced down and saw a tiger-type Spirit Beast with black and white patterns all over its body and wings on its back.

Feeling its dark aura, Su Wen suddenly felt tempted.

"Aunt Ye, don't leave yet. Let's catch that tiger."

"That's the Dark Demon Tiger, likely the one we were just looking for. Why catch it? You already have a spirit ring, and besides, it's indeed a ten-thousand-year Spirit Beast."

"Catch it first. I have a plan to subvert Spirit Master theory."

Ye Yuaner looked at him strangely; this little fellow was definitely up to some mischief again.

She didn't refuse and transformed into a streak of fire, charging toward the Dark Demon Tiger.

"Roar!"

Seeing the other party flying in its territory and even charging at it.

It felt provoked and let out a furious roar, generating a powerful sound wave.

"Heh, it even has mental techniques!"

The nine spirit rings on Ye Yuaner's body instantly manifested.

As her fourth spirit ring flickered.

Hundreds of Firebirds appeared in the Void Realm.