"Aunt Ye, I've heard that only the person who obtained the Spirit Ring can maximize the power of a Spirit Bone by absorbing one of the same origin, and besides, it doesn't suit me."
Su Wen refused; this was an opportunity that belonged to Aunt Ye.
It contained a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Ring and a Spirit Bone.
Once she entered the Elder Hall, even the Super Douluo inside would have to treat her with three parts respect.
"Little Wen, do you even know the value of a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Bone?"
Ye Yuan'er's expression was stunned for a moment. Thinking he didn't understand the importance of a Spirit Bone, she prepared to give him a proper lesson.
"I know, it's priceless. Even a Title Douluo like you, Aunt Ye, doesn't have a single one!"
At this point, Su Wen couldn't help but complain. As a Platinum Bishop, Ye Yuan'er had worked diligently in the Martial Soul Hall for so many years, yet she didn't even possess a single Spirit Bone.
He really didn't know how she managed to be a Platinum Bishop!
Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong, those two Popes, were both extremely stingy individuals.
They hadn't even rewarded their two most loyal Title Douluo with Spirit Bones. According to the normal timeline, it would be even more impossible for Ye Yuan'er to get one after entering the Elder Hall.
"You..."
Ye Yuan'er's face flushed red. She had originally wanted to show off how powerful this Spirit Bone was.
At this moment, she was choked up by his words.
She let out a soft huff, crossed her arms over her chest, and turned her head away, her beautiful cheeks slightly puffed out.
"Hehe, Aunt Ye, you should hurry up and absorb it!"
Su Wen cheekily leaned toward her cheek, locking eyes with her beautiful pupils. Before Ye Yuan'er could speak, Su Wen suddenly dropped a bombshell that shocked her:
"After you break through, let's go find another Spirit Bone. I know the location of a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Bone that's being guarded by a level 92 Title Douluo. Once you break through, we'll go beat him up!"
Ye Yuan'er rolled her eyes at Su Wen, not believing a word he said.
He was just a little brat; where would he know the location of a Spirit Bone, let alone an extremely precious Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Bone?
She simply assumed it was an excuse Su Wen had made up to get her to absorb it.
Ye Yuan'er stopped declining; the temptation of the Spirit Bone was indeed too great.
If it weren't for Little Wen, she wouldn't have been able to resist absorbing it for so long.
While Ye Yuan'er was absorbing the Spirit Bone, Su Wen fiddled with his own Martial Soul on the side.
Now that he had obtained a Spirit Ring, the oil-paper Red Lotus umbrella hadn't changed.
However, one of the sealing talismans on the umbrella had fallen off.
As Su Wen opened the umbrella, a cloud of red smoke drifted out, followed by a Ghost Bride who floated out from within.
Her feet touched the Red Lotus, her red clothes draped over slender hands.
Beneath her red veil, one could vaguely see eyes emitting a hazy red glow.
Her wedding dress looked like blood, stained with gore, and the hem of the garment was slightly damaged.
The skin exposed to the air was delicate yet pale.
Her fingertips bore ten sharp claws as black as ink jade, and her palms gripped a chain burning with nether flames.
Beneath the Ghost Bride's feet was a yellow Spirit Ring.
"This..."
Su Wen tilted his head, looking at the hazy face hidden beneath the red veil.
This woman was huge!
Whether in his past life or this one, she was the largest woman he had ever seen.
At least over two meters tall.
But she possessed a perfect body proportion and graceful curves.
Aside from being a bit large, there were no flaws to be found.
Standing in front of her, Su Wen felt like a small pony facing some kind of ghost.
Su Wen could feel a sense of intimacy from her; otherwise, the sinister aura she exuded would have been enough to make anyone retreat three steps.
"She's also wearing a wedding dress, but it's not a Phoenix Coronet and Rosy Cloud Cape. It's a grade lower than the clothes on my Martial Soul. Could she be a dowry maid?"
Su Wen curiously sized her up, touching her hand, which was a size larger than Aunt Ye's.
"She's actually a physical entity and comes with a Spirit Ring. Could it be..."
Su Wen thought of a possibility: this Ghost Bride was also level 12.
Her spirit power was equal to his own, and as he improved, she would improve as well.
"Boom!"
Just then, Ye Yuan'er finished absorbing the Spirit Bone.
The look in her eyes as she opened them was filled with joy.
"Another level gained, peak level 93. In three more months, I'm confident I can break through to 94. Xiao Wen... huh... who is she?"
Ye Yuan'er was searching for Su Wen when she saw him pacing back and forth in the room, deep in thought. Behind him, a woman in a blood-red wedding dress drifted to and fro, with pools of blood occasionally appearing beneath her feet.
The resentment, evil, and darkness radiating from her were palpable.
Ye Yuan'er's expression shifted in shock, and she flashed forward to stand before Su Wen.
Her right hand moved as fast as lightning, grabbing toward the Ghost Bride with a sharp "whoosh."
The yellow Spirit Ring beneath the Ghost Bride's feet lit up, and the Nether Chain in her hand grew rapidly, forming multiple strands that coiled around Ye Yuan'er's arm and then her torso from different angles.
The flames burning on the chains scorched Ye Yuan'er's leather outfit upon contact, instantly leaving marks and turning her fair, tender skin a bright red.
Ye Yuan'er let out a cold snort, her spirit power erupting outward. The coiled chains shattered into pieces, clattering to the floor before dissolving into smoke and dust.
"Aunt Ye, wait!"
Seeing Ye Yuan'er attack the Ghost Bride, Su Wen hurriedly opened his Red Oil-Paper Umbrella. The Ghost Bride immediately turned into a puff of smoke and drifted back into the umbrella.
Seeing this, Ye Yuan'er immediately understood that the woman from just now was something Su Wen had conjured.
"Hiss, you little brat, you burned me!"
Chapter 9: Searching for Whale Rubber
On the parts of Ye Yuan'er's body where the chains had coiled, her leather outfit was completely ruined.
Her delicate skin was flushed red and bore faint scars.
It looked as if she had been abused, carrying a certain tragic beauty.
These marks quickly began to fade under the stimulation of her spirit power.
"Aunt Ye, one of the runes on the oil-paper umbrella fell off, and the Ghost Bride came out. Her spirit power is at level 12, the same as mine, and she comes with a Spirit Ring. If I'm not mistaken, as I level up, she will grow stronger as well."
"I suspect that the remaining eight runes will fall off every ten levels, and something will emerge from inside each time."
Upon hearing this, Ye Yuan'er was stunned. It was one thing for a martial soul to have an innate companion weapon, but for it to actually have things sealed inside was unheard of.
Moreover, it was such a unique existence that grew alongside its master.
"Xiao Wen, don't tell anyone else about this for now, at least not until you've grown stronger. Of course, you can let your teacher know."
Ye Yuan'er felt that Xiao Wen's martial soul was more special than she had imagined.
She even felt that the Six-Winged Angel martial soul was nothing compared to this.
Su Wen reopened the red umbrella to let the Ghost Bride out again.
She had a tall, well-proportioned figure.
Aside from the slightly evil aura, her features were actually quite delicate and pretty.
It was just that she was a bit too large.
Ye Yuan'er thought to herself, feeling much shorter when standing in front of her.
"Her spirit skill should be 'Bind'. That move just now had me tied up tight, and there were flames on the chains. It didn't cause much damage to my skin—perhaps because my spirit power is too high and I have a fire attribute—but it was very painful. I think it could at least deal with someone at the level of a Soul Grand Master."
Ye Yuan'er gave a very definitive answer, though there was one thing she didn't mention.
She didn't want to be bound again; she had an inexplicable illusion that her soul had been locked away.
That evening, Ye Yuan'er prepared a table full of dragon meat.
The meat was taken from the essence of the Hellfire Dragon King.
After Su Wen finished eating, his body felt hot.
He sat on the bed to meditate and cultivate, refining the power that had been absorbed into his body.
A night passed, and he had improved by about half a level, with his physique also seeing some growth.
He was sturdier, and bigger!
"Xiao Wen, I'm going to handle the final matters regarding the Platinum Bishop, and then I will go to pay my respects to the Pope and enter the Elder Hall. Remember to go and see the Pope yourself."
Su Wen had only just fallen asleep when Ye Yuan'er leaned over to whisper in his ear.
Since he had already obtained his Spirit Ring, according to Bibi Dong's wishes, he needed to go see her.
"Mm!"
Su Wen responded groggily, and by the time he got up, the sun was already high in the sky.
After washing up, he rummaged through Ye Yuan'er's cabinet for gold coins, grabbed a handful at random to put into his Soul Tool, and jogged out of the Ye Family estate, grabbing some candy on his way out.
After eating the dragon meat last night, Su Wen had thought of a treasure in the Douluo Continent that had yet to be discovered by anyone.
Whale Rubber!
Whale Rubber could improve one's physical constitution and increase the upper limit for absorbing Spirit Rings.
If the Whale Rubber was used well, his second Spirit Ring could start at the thousand-year level at the very least.
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