8: Dowry Judge

"Let's go back, this trip was truly smooth!"

Gold Crocodile Douluo looked at the roasted meat in his hand with a sigh of emotion.

Ye Yuaner nodded slightly.

The meat of a 100,000-year Spirit Beast is all essence.

Since they couldn't take it all, they just took the necessary parts.

Feeding it to Xiao Wen after they returned would help him grow up faster.

Ye Yuaner didn't find the Spirit Bone when she searched for it.

Her beautiful eyebrows furrowed imperceptibly.

However, she breathed a sigh of relief upon learning it was in Su Wen's hands.

A 100,000-year spirit bone is extremely precious; if Gold Crocodile Douluo had taken it,

she would definitely have to get it back.

According to Spirit Hall rules, any Spirit Bone obtained during a mission must be handed over.

But a Spirit Bone dropped when an individual absorbs a spirit ring belongs to them.

Even if she took the matter to the High Priest, she would be in the right.

The three left the crater and flew towards Spirit City.

Ye Yuaner's speed had clearly become very fast, saving exactly half the time compared to the journey there.

After parting with the Second Consecrator in Spirit City, Su Wen was led by the hand by Ye Yuaner towards the Ye Family home.

On the way, Su Wen's small face looked a bit worried, wondering how to explain things to Bibi Dong tomorrow.

He knew that Bibi Dong disliked the Hall of Worship, yet Ye Yuaner's spirit ring was obtained with their help.

"Whatever, the matter of the Immortal Plant can't be hidden anyway. It was just a transaction with the Hall of Worship. Bibi Dong should understand this; she wouldn't make things difficult for me over this, would she?"

Once Su Wen figured it out, he stopped worrying and took out that 100,000-year spirit bone as soon as he returned to his room.

Ye Yuaner leaned in with sparkling eyes; it was a Left Arm Spirit Bone.

She could feel a wave of heat when she held it in her hand.

"Aunt Ye, you should just absorb it!"

Su Wen reminded her.

"No, Xiao Wen, you should be the one to absorb it!"

Ye Yuaner suppressed her liking for it, shook her head, and handed it back to Su Wen.

"Aunt Ye, I heard that only the person who obtains the spirit ring can maximize the power of a Spirit Bone from the same source, and besides, it doesn't suit me."

Su Wen refused; this was Aunt Ye's Opportunity.

With a 100,000-year spirit ring and Spirit Bone,

in the future, when she enters the Elder Palace, even the Super Douluos inside would have to show her some respect.

"Xiao Wen, do you know the value of a 100,000-year spirit bone?"

Ye Yuaner's expression was stunned for a moment, thinking he didn't know the importance of a Spirit Bone, so she prepared to give him a proper lesson.

"I know, it's priceless. Even a Titled Douluo like you, Aunt Ye, doesn't have one!"

Speaking of this, Su Wen couldn't help but complain; as a Platinum Bishop who worked diligently in Spirit Hall for so many years, Ye Yuaner didn't even have a single Spirit Bone.

He wondered how she even became a Platinum Bishop?!

Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong, these two Supreme Pontiffs, were both extremely stingy.

The two most loyal Titled Douluos by their side were never rewarded with a Spirit Bone. According to the normal timeline, it would be even more impossible for Ye Yuaner to have one after entering the Elder Palace.

"You..."

Ye Yuaner's face flushed; she had originally wanted to brag about how powerful this Spirit Bone was.

But now she was choked up by his words.

She gave a light huff, crossed her arms over her chest, turned her head away, and her pretty cheeks puffed out slightly.

"Hehe, Aunt Ye, you should hurry up and absorb it!"

Su Wen smugly leaned close to her cheek, meeting her beautiful eyes. Before Ye Yuaner could speak, Su Wen suddenly said something that shocked her:

"After you Breakthrough, we'll go look for Spirit Bones. I know the location of a 100,000-year spirit bone guarded by a Rank 92 Titled Douluo. Once you Breakthrough, we'll go beat him up!"

Ye Yuaner rolled her eyes at Su Wen, completely disbelieving his words.

He's just a little kid; where would he know the location of a Spirit Bone, let alone an extremely precious 100,000-year one?

She just assumed Xiao Wen was making up an excuse to get her to absorb it.

Ye Yuaner no longer declined; the temptation of a Spirit Bone was indeed great.

If it weren't for Xiao Wen, she would have been unable to control herself and absorbed it long ago.

While Ye Yuaner was absorbing the Spirit Bone, Su Wen was tinkering with his Spirit nearby.

Now that he had obtained a spirit ring, the Red Oil-paper Umbrella hadn't changed.

But one of the Sealing Talismans on the umbrella had fallen off.

When Su Wen opened the umbrella, a cloud of red smoke drifted out, followed by a Ghost Bride floating out from within.

Her feet rested on red lotuses, wearing red garments with pale hands.

Under the red veil, her eyes could be seen faintly emitting a hazy red light.

Her wedding dress was like blood, stained with gore, and the corners of the garment were slightly damaged.

Her exposed skin was delicate yet pale.

Ten ink-jade-like black claws grew from her fingertips, and her palm held a Nether Chain burning with Nether Flames.

There was also a yellow spirit ring at the Ghost Bride's feet.

"This..."

Su Wen looked up at her hazy cheeks hidden beneath the red veil.

This woman is huge!

Whether in his past life or this one, she was the biggest woman he had ever seen.

At least over two meters tall.

But her body proportions were perfect, and her curves were well-defined.

Aside from being a bit large, no flaws could be seen.

Standing before her, Su Wen felt like a small horse pulling a ghost carriage.

Su Wen could feel a sense of closeness from her; otherwise, the sinister aura on her would make anyone keep their distance.

"She's actually wearing a wedding dress too, but it's not the phoenix coronet and robes. It's a grade lower than the clothes on my Spirit. Could she be a Dowry Maid?"

Su Wen sized her up curiously and touched her hand; it was a size larger than Aunt Ye's.

"She's actually physical and comes with a spirit ring. Could it be..."

Su Wen thought of a possibility: this Ghost Bride was also Rank 12.

Her Soul Power is equal to mine; if I improve, she will improve along with me.

"Boom!"

Just then, Ye Yuaner finished absorbing the Spirit Bone.

Her eyes were filled with joy when she opened them.

"I've leveled up again, Rank 93 Peak. In another three months, I'm confident I'll Breakthrough to Rank 94. Xiao Wen... Huh... who is she?"

Ye Yuaner was looking for Su Wen when she saw him pacing the room deep in thought, with a woman in red wearing a blood-colored wedding dress floating behind him, blood appearing occasionally at her feet.

The resentment, evil, and darkness emanating from her body...

Ye Yuaner's face changed drastically, and she flickered in front of Su Wen in an instant.

Clenching her right fist, she smashed it towards the Ghost Bride with a "boom."

The yellow spirit ring at the Ghost Bride's feet lit up, and the Nether Chain in her hand grew rapidly, forming multiple strands that first used Binding on Ye Yuaner's fist and then her body from different angles.

When the flames burning on the iron chain touched Ye Yuaner's leather clothes, they immediately scorched a mark; pressing against her skin, her fair and snowy skin turned bright red.

Ye Yuaner gave a cold huff, and her Soul Power scattered, causing the Binding iron chains to shatter and fall to the ground with a clatter before dissipating into dust.

"Aunt Ye, wait!"

Seeing Ye Yuaner attacking the Ghost Bride, Su Wen hurriedly opened the Red Oil-paper Umbrella, and the Ghost Bride immediately turned into a cloud of smoke and drifted back into the umbrella.

Seeing this, Ye Yuaner immediately understood that the woman just now was summoned by Xiao Wen.

"Hiss, you little rascal, that burned me!"