Divine Artifact: Breath-Concealing Bead

"Rest is over, back to training."

The instructor's casual remark snapped the children to attention. They immediately returned to their respective training spots, though they tacitly left the best area empty.

As for the unlucky Wang Li, the instructor called over a teaching assistant to help carry him to the infirmary. At this moment, the instructor's gaze toward Dong'er burned with a hint of fervor.

He had just sensed Dong'er's strength—at least level fourteen soul power. While her combat skills were still raw, her talent was undeniable.

Such a genius was destined for greatness. If he could mentor such a prodigy, even the scraps that fell from her future cultivation would be enough for a level fifty instructor like him to rise to the heavens.

Ye Tian spent the next few days accompanying Dong'er through her academy life. On the final day, he used his Fate Points to exchange for 500 Foundation Strengthening Pills.

"Dong'er, keep these pills safe. How you use them is entirely up to you."

"Yue Guan and Gui Mei are devoted to you, but their status in the Martial Soul Hall isn't at the very top. Keep some secrets from your two masters."

"Also, cultivate diligently. You mustn't be a crybaby the next time I visit."

"Mm!"

Dong'er nodded vigorously, stepped forward, and squeezed herself into Ye Tian's embrace. It was that dreaded moment of parting again; how she wished Ye Tian wouldn't have to leave.

Once she became the strongest person on this continent, she would never let Ye Tian leave her side again!

Watching Ye Tian disappear, the six-year-old Bibi Dong made a silent vow in her heart.

When Ye Tian's consciousness returned to his body, the sky outside was just beginning to brighten. The security measures he had set around the room remained undisturbed; the night had passed safely.

Following this came the system's settlement.

"Host has completed this dream entry. Calculations indicate a significant shift in the destiny of Bibi Dong. Reward: Divine Artifact Breath-Concealing Bead, 20,000 Fate Points."

Including the points accumulated over the previous days, Ye Tian now had over fifty thousand Fate Points.

He reached into the System Mall and pulled out a crystal-clear bead that shimmered with countless colors—the rewarded divine artifact, the Breath-Concealing Bead.

Ye Tian dripped a drop of blood to bind it to himself. Sensing the connection, a flood of information surged from the bead into his mind.

After a long while, Ye Tian put the bead away with a pale face, a smile tugging at the corner of his lips.

Having bound it, he fully understood the function of the Breath-Concealing Bead. As long as he activated it, no one in the world would be able to track his movements.

With the Breath-Concealing Bead, he could go almost anywhere on this continent.

Ye Tian quickly thought of a prime location. In Holy Soul Village, there was still Ah Yin and her Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone. That hypocrite Tang Hao claimed to miss his wife, yet he had buried the Blue Silver Emperor in a sunless cave.

After leaving his room, Ye Tian quickly made a trip to the Nuoding City Soul Master Academy, but Tang San was not there. A few soul coins spent on inquiries revealed that the Grandmaster had taken Tang San to the Soul Beast Forest the day before.

With his precious son hunting his first soul beast, that Clear Sky Douluo was surely following closely behind.

The opportunity in Holy Soul Village was meant for him.

Without further delay, Ye Tian set off for Holy Soul Village.

An hour later, Ye Tian arrived at a roaring waterfall outside the village. The detector in his hand flashed with a golden dot, pointing directly at the waterfall before him.

Ye Tian observed carefully and soon discovered a cave entrance behind the cascading water. He activated the Breath-Concealing Bead and plunged through the waterfall, crawling into a dark, damp cave.

Following the cave to its deepest point, he found a fist-sized gap in the ceiling where a sliver of sunlight fell. A palm-sized Blue Silver Grass on the ground was greedily catching the light.

Ye Tian glanced at the ceiling, thinking that their Clear Sky Douluo truly loved his wife with such "depth."

This beam of sunlight could reach the Blue Silver Grass for at most one hour a day; Tang Hao was likely afraid that if Ah Yin absorbed too much sunlight, she might recover her cultivation.

In Ye Tian's perception, the frail Blue Silver Grass before him didn't even have ten years of cultivation. He circled the plant and soon sensed something unusual near a mound of dirt.

With one punch, the soil exploded, revealing a pale blue, crystalline soul bone beneath. The bone radiated a rich aura of life; just being near it made Ye Tian feel every cell in his body yearning for it.

It was worthy of being a soul bone from a Hundred Thousand Year Blue Silver Emperor. Just absorbing this right leg bone would likely grant him an extra century of lifespan.

Ye Tian put the soul bone away, looked at the Blue Silver Grass that was Ah Yin, and began to negotiate.

"Ah Yin, I am saving you from this devil's den today; consider this right leg bone my payment. If you don't object, I'll take your silence as consent."

The cave remained deathly silent.

A wider smile appeared on Ye Tian's face. "Ah Yin, you've made the best choice."

Ye Tian happily browsed the System Mall for a flowerpot and soil suitable for a plant-type soul beast, quickly finding satisfactory items.

[Severely Damaged Origin Soil: The origin soil is extremely depleted, but it still possesses strong nourishing capabilities for soul beasts under ten thousand years.]

[Spirit-Nurturing Pot: Can slowly absorb soul beast blood to generate nutrients.]

The two items cost a total of 5,000 Fate Points, which Ye Tian purchased immediately.

A moment later, a palm-sized flowerpot appeared in his hand, filled with black, oily, and fertile soil.

He approached the Blue Silver Grass with the pot. The Blue Silver Grass, which had been starved for six years, sensed the fatal attraction of the pot. Its two leaves began to sway, stretching desperately toward the container.

"Tang Hao, this was Ah Yin's own choice."

Hundreds of miles away in the Soul Beast Forest, Tang Hao, who was guarding his beloved son, suddenly felt an inexplicable panic in his heart. He quickly looked toward his son; Little San was focused on absorbing his soul ring, and by the looks of it, the process was going very smoothly.

The panic vanished as quickly as it had come, as if it were merely a hallucination.

"Ah Yin, do you see? Our child has already begun to grow."

"It won't be long before Little San and I destroy the Martial Soul Hall and avenge you!"

Tang Hao, disheveled and unkempt, hid in the shadows, muttering to himself. The deep affection on his lips was identical to that of the future Tang God King; if Ye Tian were to see this scene, he would understand exactly what it meant for the upper beam to be crooked and the lower beam to be askew.

"Do you want to come in?"

"It's ever so comfortable in here, you know."

Inside the cave, Ye Tian's playful spirit surged as he teased Ah Yin, who possessed only a sliver of instinct, watching it struggle to stretch its leaves and branches in an attempt to touch the soil.

If Ah Yin's body weren't currently immobilized, it would have surely pulled itself out of the dirt long ago. Yet, Ye Tian refused to let it have its way; every time Ah Yin's leaves reached out, he would immediately move the flowerpot further away.

If Ah Yin had consciousness at this moment, it would likely be driven to a mental breakdown and start cursing.

But as it stood, it possessed only the instincts of a plant, forced to endure Ye Tian's teasing.

"Clear Sky Douluo, I accept this grand gift of Ah Yin."