The Nine-Heart Begonia Family, as a top-tier support-type Spirit Master family, follows rules quite similar to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
That is, any clansman whose Martial Soul is of the support type must find a battle-type Spirit Master as a spouse.
Naturally, this includes the main lineage of the Nine-Heart Begonia, to which Ye Zhilan belongs.
The main lineage of the Nine-Heart Begonia is most adept at scouting talented commoner Spirit Masters and recruiting them into the Nine-Heart Begonia Family from a young age.
If the next generation of Nine-Heart Begonia Spirit Master is male, they recruit a talented female commoner Spirit Master as a child bride, raising her from youth.
If the next generation of Nine-Heart Begonia Spirit Master is female, they recruit a talented male commoner Spirit Master as a child groom, raising him from youth!
In any case, their primary strategy is cultivation!
At this moment, after seeing Tang Yin—who was riding atop a thousand-year Vajra Overlord Tiger, had beaten it to death with his bare hands, and possessed an incredibly handsome appearance with short blue hair and blue eyes—Ye Zhilan was instantly smitten.
Whether it was talent, strength, courage, or looks, she looked at Tang Yin just as a mother-in-law would look at a prospective son-in-law.
"Clan Head, these two boys are truly extraordinary; they actually managed to kill this thousand-year Vajra Overlord Tiger!"
"Judging by their attire and the fact that they came to hunt spirits alone, there is a high probability they do not hail from any Spirit Master family or sect."
"Should we step out now to see if we can recruit them into our Nine-Heart Begonia Family?"
Just then, beside Ye Zhilan, a white-haired old woman asked, her voice filled with immense shock as she transmitted her words via spirit power.
"These two boys have exceptional talent. If we can recruit them into our Nine-Heart Begonia Family and nurture them carefully, they will surely become excellent aids to Miss Lingling in the future!"
Upon discovering that after the Vajra Overlord Tiger died, Tang Yin had actually sat cross-legged beside the carcass, drawn the thousand-year spirit ring over, and begun to absorb and refine it, Ye Zhilan could not help but take a deep breath and speak slowly.
"No rush!"
"Look, that little blue-haired fellow is actually attempting to absorb the spirit ring of this thousand-year Vajra Overlord Tiger!"
"His cultivation should only be at level twenty; how could his body possibly withstand a thousand-year spirit ring that exceeds his limit? Something is bound to go wrong!"
"We shall wait until he encounters a crisis while absorbing the ring and is on the verge of collapse before we intervene."
"At that moment, I will use the Nine-Heart Begonia to heal him and help him overcome the difficulty; that will be a life-saving grace!"
"Providing help in a time of need is far more memorable than adding flowers to a brocade, and it makes them much easier to recruit!"
Upon hearing this, Granny Yan's aged face revealed a look of admiration.
"The Clan Head is indeed thoughtful; this old woman is impressed!"
"In this way, they will surely be deeply grateful to the Clan Head, and the matter of recruitment will proceed naturally."
While waiting for Tang Yin to encounter "trouble" during his absorption, Ye Zhilan could not help but tilt her head slightly to look at her daughter, Ye Lingling, who had remained silent and aloof by her side.
She gently squeezed her daughter's small hand and asked with a hint of anticipation, in a voice only the two of them could hear.
"Lingling, what do you think of that little brother with the blue hair, who was riding on the Vajra Overlord Tiger and killed it?"
Hearing this, beneath her long bangs, the deep blue eyes of Ye Lingling still held a trace of confusion.
After subconsciously looking toward the distance where Tang Yin was absorbing the thousand-year Vajra Overlord Tiger, Ye Lingling remained silent for a moment before answering in her habitually cold voice.
"He is quite impressive!"
"And, he is quite good-looking too!"
This brought joy to Ye Zhilan's heart, and she could not help but feel extremely satisfied.
Because based on this reaction, if she were to arrange for this youth to be her daughter's child groom, her daughter would likely not resist.
As a woman, and one who had been through it all, she knew the power of good looks all too well.
As long as her daughter found the youth good-looking, the first step of building affinity had already been established.
From there, the resistance to matchmaking would be significantly reduced.
For a moment, Ye Zhilan seemed to see the future.
A picture of her daughter standing beside a brilliant and powerful battle-type Spirit Master husband, and their Nine-Heart Begonia Family gaining a talented Spirit Master with the potential to reach the Title Douluo realm!
However, the development of events completely exceeded Ye Zhilan's expectations.
At this moment, beside the carcass of the Vajra Overlord Tiger, Tang Yin channeled his Mysterious Heaven Skill, drew the thousand-year purple spirit ring above his head, and placed it onto his Martial Soul: Mysterious Jade Arm.
In an instant, a vast and violent surge of spirit power flooded into Tang Yin's body!
Although it was a two-thousand-year-old Vajra Overlord Tiger.
The soul power released by the Vajra Overlord Tiger's soul ring was extremely violent and vast, filled with the sharpness of the metal attribute.
However, Tang Yin had fused with the hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, having been tempered and strengthened by the immense vitality and soul power released by that bone.
His physical constitution could be described as incomparably powerful, far exceeding that of soul masters at the same level.
Furthermore, Tang Yin and Tang San had spent over a year consuming hundred-year, thousand-year, and even ten-thousand-year Whale Rubber together, which had further significantly strengthened their bodies.
Therefore, as Tang Yin absorbed the soul power released by the Vajra Overlord Tiger's soul ring, he showed absolutely no signs of pain, body tremors, or even the collapse of spitting blood.
Two or three hours later.
Tang Yin absorbed this thousand-year soul ring very smoothly.
The light of that purple soul ring gradually converged, eventually merging completely into Tang Yin's body and disappearing.
Meanwhile, the soul power fluctuations released from Tang Yin's body surged abruptly, and he officially stepped into the level of a Soul Grand Master!
At this moment, Tang Yin slowly opened his eyes and stood up. After activating his second soul skill, his arms instantly took on a golden-jade luster.
Feeling the surging power rising within his body, along with the feedback information brought by the second soul ring.
A satisfied smile appeared on Tang Yin's face as he clenched his fists.
"Not bad! This second soul skill perfectly meets my requirements!"
Regarding the second soul skill from the thousand-year Vajra Overlord Tiger, Tang Yin named it: Mysterious Jade Vajra Arm!
Its effect was to increase all-around physical attributes by one hundred percent, while simultaneously increasing the strength and defense of his arms by two hundred percent!
At the same time, it came with the passive effect of arm Vajra-fication, possessing metal properties that made them as hard and sharp as metal.
"Little San, let's go, let's leave this place first!"
"The smell of blood here is too strong; it's easy to attract other soul beasts."
"Next, we will look for a plant-type soul beast suitable for you together."
After deactivating his second soul skill, Tang Yin smiled, looked at his younger brother Tang San who was full of concern, and beckoned him over.
"Congratulations, Big Brother, on breaking through to Soul Grand Master!"
Tang San was very excited and thrilled, feeling happy for his brother's success.
In the shadows, Ye Zhilan was completely dumbfounded, her red lips slightly parted, her beautiful eyes filled with astonishment and disbelief.
This... this isn't right, is it?!
He absorbed a thousand-year soul ring as his second ring, and it was the soul ring of a top-tier soul beast like the Vajra Overlord Tiger—how could his body possibly withstand it?
Moreover, not only did he absorb it so smoothly, but there wasn't even a single sign of pain or struggle?!
This made Ye Zhilan feel that her understanding of how soul masters absorb soul rings had been completely overturned!
Even among the direct descendants carefully cultivated by the great sects, she had never heard of anyone who could absorb a thousand-year soul ring as their second ring, let alone so easily!
Just what kind of terrifying level had this blue-haired youth's physical strength and meridian resilience reached!
Seeing Tang Yin and Tang San clean up the battlefield and prepare to leave.
Ye Zhilan knew she could not wait any longer.
The original plan of providing help in a time of need had now turned into merely adding flowers to a brocade, and the effect would be greatly diminished.
But with such an unparalleled piece of raw jade right before her eyes, how could she let it slip away?!
"Granny Yan, Lingling, let's go out."
Ye Zhilan took a deep breath, quickly adjusted her expression, and restored her graceful and gentle demeanor.
Then, taking Granny Yan and Ye Lingling with her, she stepped out from behind the shade of the trees where they were hiding and called out to Tang Yin and Tang San, who were preparing to leave.
"Two little brothers, please stay a moment!"
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