61: Dugu Yan's breakthrough

Su Wen nodded slightly.

He muttered to himself that his methods were a bit too similar to those of an Evil Soul Master.

For some reason, the idea of founding the Holy Spirit Cult crossed his mind.

But the thought came as quickly as it went.

Spirit Hall was watching closely, and the Fallen Spirit Masters were trapped in Slaughter City.

Those outside had all been wiped out by Spirit Hall.

Only when Tang the Buddha releases them will it truly be an era where Evil Soul Masters roam everywhere.

“Xiao Wen, don't just tell anyone about these special methods.”

A hint of worry appeared between Ye Yuaner's brows as she thought of the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul.

If Xiao Wen's situation were leaked, she didn't know if the High Priest would develop hostility.

With their attributes being opposites, it was inevitable that the two sides wouldn't have much goodwill toward each other.

Su Wen nodded gently, knowing that these methods couldn't be told to anyone. After walking around the area with Ye Yuaner and finding no survivors, the two of them immediately returned to Spirit City.

A few days later at Spirit Hall, Ye Yuaner accompanied Su Wen back to the courtyard, only to see a Spirit Beast locked up next door.

The two of them went to Hu Liena's small courtyard. Inside the cage was a Datura Snake; its body was dark green and quite long, reaching about ten meters in length.

“A thousand-year Datura Snake.”

Su Wen recognized the specific age of this Spirit Beast at a glance.

“Senior Brother, Ye... Aunt Ye...”

Just then, the door suddenly opened, and Hu Liena stood at the doorway, looking at Su Wen in the courtyard with joy.

She reached him in a single stride. Her face, which had been smiling, instantly dropped as she arrived. Her lips pouted slightly, and her voice was full of complaint: “Senior Brother, you went out again without taking Nana...”

“Senior Brother went to handle some business and was in a hurry. I'll definitely take you next time.”

Su Wen reached out and rubbed her head. Hu Liena's fair face flushed, and she leaned her head forward a bit, unable to resist gently nuzzling against his palm.

Ye Yuaner gave a light cough. Hu Liena's heart tightened, and she reluctantly pulled away from the warmth of his palm.

“Boss, you're back!”

Dugu Yan and Tian Yue heard the commotion and walked out of the house as well.

The three of them being able to stay in one house showed they were becoming more and more familiar with each other.

Tian Yue walked up with some displeasure, crossing her arms and snorting: “Boss, you actually snuck out to play all by yourself!”

“Thump!”

Su Wen lightly flicked her forehead. The latter immediately let out an “Ouch” and covered her head with both hands.

“Yan Yan, you've reached level twenty. Not bad. I assume you're preparing to absorb this Datura Snake?”

Su Wen ignored Tian Yue's complaining gaze and fixed his eyes on Dugu Yan.

Dugu Yan nodded slightly and explained: “I just made a Breakthrough to level twenty yesterday. This Datura Snake was specifically brought back by the Supreme Pontiff, who said I'm suited for the Power Attack and Control paths, and that the set my grandfather taught isn't right for me.”

Su Wen knew Dugu Bo was afraid that the toxins in Dugu Yan's body would accumulate too quickly.

Therefore, he hadn't dared to let her absorb Spirit Beasts that were too poisonous. The route he had planned for Dugu Yan leaned toward Control.

But now that this problem had been solved, directly absorbing highly toxic Spirit Beasts and going the Power Attack route was not an issue.

Su Wen had returned just in time; Dugu Yan was preparing to absorb the spirit ring.

After a few brief words, Dugu Yan went over to the Datura Snake and killed it.

With Ye Yuaner, a Super Douluo, present, they didn't need to call Bibi Dong over to watch.

As the Datura Snake died, a purple spirit ring floated above its corpse.

Dugu Yan's eyes were filled with excitement—a thousand-year purple spirit ring, and as her second ring at that.

She could finally be like Hu Liena and Tian Yue.

Dugu Yan sat down cross-legged and used her Soul Power to guide the spirit ring.

“Xiao Wen, you're back!”

Just then, Bibi Dong walked into the courtyard, her beautiful eyes scanning Su Wen closely.

Seeing that he was exactly the same as when he left, she then turned her gaze to Dugu Yan.

“Teacher!”

Su Wen walked up and spoke with a smile: “Teacher, you've come at the right time. I have something to tell you. We encountered some trouble on this trip and wiped out the Speed Clan.”

Su Wen knew the matter of the Speed Clan couldn't be hidden and would soon spread across the continent. With such massive burn marks left by the fire, even if some people couldn't guess it, Bibi Dong would definitely think of Ye Yuaner immediately.

There was a hint of surprise in Bibi Dong's beautiful eyes, but only a hint.

She nodded gently: “The Speed Clan was an affiliated Sect of the Clear Sky Sect. If they're wiped out, so be it. It can be considered an indirect weakening of the Upper Three Sects' strength. Even if they know we did it, with the matter of the previous Supreme Pontiff standing there, they won't dare say much.”

Su Wen smiled, then mentioned that Hu Liena was about to break through level thirty.

The Soul Hunting Forest no longer had suitable Spirit Beasts; they needed to go to the Star Dou Great Forest.

Su Wen decided they should go for some actual combat to hone their coordination.

As they spoke, Dugu Yan's absorption of the spirit ring reached its final stage.

As the second spirit ring formed, her Soul Power also broke through the Bottleneck at that moment.

“Yan Yan, congratulations!”

“Yanzi, congrats on becoming a Spirit Grandmaster.”

Seeing Dugu Yan stand up, Hu Liena and Tian Yue immediately spoke with smiles.

Tian Yue even leaned closer to her spirit ring and clicked her tongue: “You're qualified to be my sister now!”

Dugu Yan gave her a dry look, but when her gaze fell on her own spirit ring, the excitement in her eyes was hard to conceal.

A thousand year second ring—the dream of so many Spirit Masters!

“Level twenty-three, not bad!”

Ye Yuaner reached out to check her status and gave a result that surprised no one.

“Don't get happy just yet. Go ahead and absorb this Spirit Bone too!”

Su Wen took out that forty-thousand-year Spirit Bone.

Dugu Bo had handed it to him before leaving.

Dugu Bo wouldn't have felt at ease with Dugu Yan holding onto it.

If it were accidentally leaked, it would bring a fatal disaster upon Dugu Yan.

“Mhm!”

Dugu Yan didn't stand on ceremony; this Spirit Bone was something her grandfather had asked for.

Moreover, only after absorbing the Spirit Bone could she feel at ease continuing to Cultivate, and even use the fastest speed to catch up with Hu Liena and Tian Yue.

Dugu Yan had her own pride; being the oldest but having the lowest Soul Power, she always felt a hidden sense of inferiority when spending time with them.

Under the watchful eyes of the group, as Dugu Yan placed the Spirit Bone on her right leg and it began to merge, a surge of intense pain followed.

In just a single breath, her pretty face was covered in sweat.

Wave after wave of power charged into her body recklessly.

Dugu Yan clenched her teeth, the intense pain causing her gripped hands to tremble constantly.

“Big Brother!”

Tian Yue, seeing this scene, felt a deep sense of empathy.

She subconsciously grabbed Su Wen.

Su Wen didn't speak, just watched quietly.

The violent power of the Spirit Bone meant that this Spirit Beast was also extraordinary.

Though it was painful in the early stages, the benefits gained later would be unimaginable.

Neither Bibi Dong nor Ye Yuaner spoke, though Ye Yuaner felt a slight hint of envy.

Dugu Yan had a Spirit Bone at level twenty, while she hadn't even seen the shadow of a Spirit Bone until she became a Titled Douluo.

This was all because of Xiao Wen. Ye Yuaner subconsciously looked at Su Wen and reached out to tidy his hair.