Ah Yin Completes Her Evolution, Four Years Slip By

When Di Tian returned in a short time carrying over a hundred spirit bones with mixed, chaotic auras, Lin Hai was deeply shocked.

He was somewhat puzzled by the Fierce Beasts' original purpose in collecting spirit bones.

They could not directly devour them to aid their cultivation like certain devouring-type Soul Beasts, nor did it seem that any of them intended to take human form and cultivate anew.

Could it be... like the Buddhist Sect's obsession with collecting Sarira?

The thought flashed through his mind.

When Di Tian pushed that mountain-like pile of spirit bones toward him from afar, Lin Hai seemed to find the answer.

It was a kind gesture; refusing it would be impolite.

Thus, while shamelessly declaring that the "minor injury would be easy to treat," he quietly instructed Old Bodhi Tree within his body to store them away.

Though more than a hundred spirit bones were piled together, they did not take up much space. Lin Hai's Soul Tool had more than enough storage capacity.

But he had another calculation in mind—

He wanted to use this chance to gauge Gu Yuena's attainments in the path of space.

Faced with the suppressed Bodhi Ancient Tree, just how much could she perceive?

He could also use this opportunity to learn about the strength of the Divine Realm. After all, they would most likely face each other in the future!

When the Bodhi Ancient Tree's branches quietly emerged from Lin Hai's body and gently swept away every spirit bone, Gu Yuena indeed sharply caught a faint spatial fluctuation and clearly sensed their final destination—

They had not entered the Soul Tool, but vanished into an elusive spatial node somewhere within Lin Hai's body.

However, what surprised her was that she had failed to perceive the true source of that spatial fluctuation.

Subconsciously, she attributed it to Lin Hai's exquisite Spatial Means. Rather than making her wary, this discovery instead brought an imperceptible trace of relief to her eyes.

In the Divine Realm, no God could manipulate the path of space before her—a Dragon God avatar who controlled the spatial element—without revealing a flaw.

Lin Hai had not only transferred objects right under her nose, but had even perfectly concealed the source of the spatial power. This undoubtedly further confirmed her guess—

He definitely did not come from the Douluo Divine Realm!

Lin Hai keenly caught the change in Gu Yuena's expression, from a slight furrow of her brows to a look of relief, and a hint of doubt arose in his heart.

That reaction... Could she think Old Bodhi Tree's methods are nothing special? That shouldn't be...

By comparison, Di Tian beside them was truly stunned.

He was also proficient in the path of space. Though he could not sense the details as clearly as Gu Yuena, there was one thing of which he was absolutely certain—

The spirit bones had not been placed into an ordinary Storage Spirit Tool.

To an expert proficient in the path of space, that kind of storage was like stuffing objects into a sack in plain sight; the spatial fluctuations were clearly discernible.

Yet in his eyes, that pile of spirit bones had simply vanished into thin air!

Had it not been agreed beforehand that the spirit bones belonged to Lin Hai, he would have almost thought Gu Yuena had taken them away.

Then, recalling the heart-palpitating feeling brought by that red light years ago, Di Tian felt that everything seemed perfectly reasonable after all.

The days that followed entered a monotonous period of healing.

At first, Lin Hai had complained that the Floating and Sinking Pearls could not even draw a drop of blood, and were far less overbearing than the Star Absorbing Great Method.

Yet when it came time to treat Gu Yuena's injuries, he began to miss the service experience of the Nine Yang Divine Skill instead.

Healing with the Flame Water Jade could not only be done through clothing, but could even be performed from a distance...

Sometimes, the treatment felt so comfortable that the Silver Dragon King would fall asleep outright—and even snore!

He should not have shown off his fifth soul skill before Gu Yuena from afar back then. He should have told her to take off her clothes first. She... might not have killed him on the spot!

After several tedious days, something finally happened to lift their spirits—

Ah Yin completed her evolution.

Fortunately, she had not turned green as Lin Hai had feared. Her entire body remained a deep, dark blue, though the golden patterns had become denser.

Her true body had expanded several times over, and an indescribable aura lingered around her.

Staring at Ah Yin's ever more massive and enchanting true body, Lin Hai suddenly remembered an old matter he had forgotten—

When he had "taken away" Ah Yin's true body and spirit bone, he had not left behind any substitute capable of confusing others.

It was not that he had not wanted to, but although he had created the All Spirits Affinity Technique through his soul skill at the time, his use of its abilities was far from perfected.

Simulating an aura was easy, but simulating a form required an object of the same origin—

In other words, he could use an ordinary Blue Silver Grass to imitate Ah Yin's form, but he could not use a stone or a piece of wood to disguise a Blue Silver Emperor Spirit Bone.

But now, he could.

Among the many spirit bones Di Tian had brought back was one that came from a thousand-year Blue Silver Grass.

Though it was not a right leg bone, it shared the same roots and origin as the Blue Silver Emperor Spirit Bone. It was the perfect substitute!

He did not know Tang Hao's temperament, nor could he know how great a disturbance the man would cause after discovering that his wife and spirit bone had vanished without a trace.

But since he now had the ability to make amends, he naturally had to do his best to cover it up, hoping only that it was not too late.

Lin Hai found Gu Yuena and directly stated that he needed her to take him to Sacred Soul Village.

Gu Yuena naturally had no objection to such a minor matter.

The two quietly arrived at Sacred Soul Village.

The village looked the same as ever, without the slightest change from before.

Lin Hai slipped into that hidden cave and investigated cautiously. After confirming that no one lay in ambush, the stone hanging over his heart finally fell.

It seems that as soon as Tang San enrolled, Tang Hao left behind a letter and immediately followed him to Nuoding City. He probably never returned during this time. Lin Hai mused.

Then, he found an ordinary Blue Silver Grass and, together with that thousand-year Blue Silver Grass spirit bone, carefully forged an "Ah Yin true body" and a "Blue Silver Emperor Spirit Bone."

After carefully removing all traces, he and Gu Yuena quietly returned to the Lake of Life.

Gu Yuena remained silent throughout, neither curious nor inclined to investigate.

Through endless years, seas had turned to fields.

Other than the future of Soul Beasts and the glory of the Dragon God, there was almost nothing that could affect her.

After returning to the Lake of Life, they continued the great endeavor of healing.

And so, four whole years passed.

Over those four years, Lin Hai gained greatly—

After witnessing with her own eyes that Lin Hai's healing methods truly had remarkable effects on Gu Yuena, the several Fierce Beasts became highly enthusiastic and successively looted several more batches of extremely high-quality spirit bones.

He also witnessed wave after wave of "Beast Tides" personally launched by the Fierce Beasts—

Powerful Soul Beasts from every race in the Star Dou Great Forest lined up to offer Blood Sacrifice.

Of course, for those Plant-type Soul Beasts that truly could not move, Lin Hai could only lead the Myriad Demon King to visit them personally.

With the "materials" in hand, Lin Hai used the Lake of Life and the Soul Power dispersed by Ah Yin to refine a large number of Spirit Ring Pills.

The facts proved that beyond one hundred thousand years, every step truly was a hurdle.

Di Tian's cultivation was now close to eight hundred thousand years, and the Spirit Ring Pills refined from his blood had a limit of 799,999 years.

It seemed that the plan to forge a Bibi Dong with an entire set of 990,000-year spirit rings had—temporarily gone bankrupt.

Besides, he had also made full use of the "dragon." During that time, he took Gu Yuena on a distant trip to the Star Luo Empire.

At the most desperate moment of a little girl who, after her Martial Soul Awakening, had been bullied by her older sister and hidden away to cry in secret, Lin Hai appeared at just the right time.

After giving her hope to live on, he left behind a dashing silhouette and drifted away.