Ye Han

Inside the Demon Spirit Treasury of the City Lord's Mansion.

Nie Li, Du Ze, Ye Ziyun, and Xiao Ning'er walked past the wooden racks holding demon spirits, using their soul force to sense the spirits' growth potential.

"There are vast differences between demon spirits, too. Demon Spirit Masters use soul force to nourish the demon spirits in their Soul Seas, making them stronger. But this is far less convenient than simply replacing them with new ones, so most people discard their previous demon spirits when they obtain higher-ranked ones. That approach isn't entirely correct."

Nie Li explained as he examined the demon spirits.

"Demon spirits also differ in growth potential. I divide that potential into six grades: inferior, ordinary, good, excellent, exceptional, and god tier. Even if you obtain only a silver rank demon spirit, if it has god-tier growth potential, it isn't impossible for it to take down a legendary demon spirit once you've raised it."

The three listened attentively behind him. After all, Nie Li possessed a wealth of knowledge. There was no harm in learning more.

Xiao Ning'er asked, "Nie Li, demon spirits with god-tier growth potential must be very difficult to find, right?"

Nie Li nodded. "Yes, they're extremely hard to find. You might not find even one among several hundred thousand demon spirits. The first Shadow Demon Spirit I prepared for myself actually has god-tier growth potential. Ideally, the demon spirits I prepare for you should have god-tier growth potential as well. Even if we can't find any, we must at least choose exceptional ones."

Nie Li was troubled, too. Demon spirits with god-tier growth potential really were hard to find.

Even among tens of thousands, there might not be a single one.

The highest-ranked demon spirits in the City Lord's Mansion were Black Gold Rank, numbering over ten thousand.

There were fifty thousand Gold Rank ones.

And a hundred thousand Silver Rank ones.

If he had to examine them one by one, how long would it take?

There was no other choice. To give everyone around him the best possible setup, he had to keep searching!

An entire afternoon passed, right up until evening.

Nie Li rubbed his groggy head, while the three behind him weren't sleepy at all.

That was because Nie Li was using his soul force to examine the spirits, while the other three merely followed him.

The reason was simple: even if they did use their soul force, they couldn't sense a demon spirit's growth potential.

Ye Zong came over as well. After hearing from his daughter that demon spirits had growth potential, he became deeply interested.

"Nie Li, take a look at my demon spirit. What growth potential does it have?"

Ye Zong immediately revealed his Black-Scaled Earth Dragon demon spirit.

He was already at the Legendary Rank. With demon spirit possession added to that strength, the oppressive aura nearly left them all drenched in cold sweat.

"Oh, a Black-Scaled Earth Dragon. Its growth potential is exceptional. That's pretty good."

Ye Zong was quite satisfied to hear that his demon spirit had exceptional growth potential. After all, god-tier ones were hard to find. Having an exceptional one was already good.

"Let's keep looking through them one by one."

Nie Li darted frantically through the treasury.

He searched the Black Gold Rank demon spirits first.

"Found one. Du Ze, this is yours!"

Nie Li's eyes lit up. He took down a demon spirit and tossed it back to Du Ze.

Du Ze caught it and examined it.

"A Nether Bear with god-tier growth potential."

(If a Nether Tiger worked, there was no reason a Nether Bear wouldn't.)

Holding the Nether Bear demon spirit, Du Ze was overjoyed.

Ye Zong felt that Nie Li's eye for choosing spirits was as sharp as ever. The Nether Bear was a powerful Black Gold Rank demon spirit.

They kept searching.

"Nie Li, what about this one?"

Ye Zong brought over a Wind Snow Spirit Phoenix.

"Father-in-law, you've got quite a sharp eye, too. This Wind Snow Spirit Phoenix has exceptional growth potential, not god tier. We can keep it as a backup, but with so many demon spirits here, I'd still like to choose one with god-tier growth potential for Zi Yun."

They spent the entire night choosing, examining all ten thousand Black Gold Rank demon spirits.

They even searched through the Silver Rank and Gold Rank ones.

For Du Ze, a Black Gold Rank Nether Bear.

For Xiao Ning'er, a Gold Rank Gale Thunder Eagle.

For Ye Ziyun, a Gold Rank Iceglass Frost Sparrow.

Without a doubt, all three demon spirits had god-tier growth potential.

This also showed that the City Lord's Mansion's treasury, accumulated over several hundred years, was no joke.

As for the Gold Rank ones, Nie Li told them to keep nurturing them. These demon spirits would truly shine in the later stages.

Nie Li also picked out several more Silver Rank and Gold Rank demon spirits for Lu Piao and the others, who were preparing to break through.

Black Gold Rank demon spirits with god-tier growth potential were simply too hard to find.

Outside Glory City.

A handsome, graceful young man in white robes walked alongside a vigorous old man with a fair face and a long beard.

"Glory City. I'm finally back."

Ye Han smiled as he gazed at the towering walls he hadn't seen in so long.

"You're only twenty, Little Han, yet you're already a three-star Gold Rank Demon Spirit Master. Your return will surely bring a smile to the City Lord's face."

Elder Ye Ming smiled. He could be said to be the only elder in the Wind Snow Family who didn't mind that Ye Han was adopted.

As the adopted son of Ye Zong, the head of the Wind Snow Family, Ye Han was looked down upon by many of its elders because he didn't share the family's bloodline.

But Ye Han possessed tremendous talent and astonishing perseverance. He had achieved much, becoming a three-star Gold Rank Demon Spirit Master at twenty.

It could be said that, without Nie Li, he truly would have been Glory City's greatest genius.

Ye Zong was also very satisfied with him. He had originally been grooming Ye Han to become Glory City's next City Lord, but with Nie Li's arrival, Ye Ziyun's talent had risen as well.

As they entered Glory City, countless images suddenly appeared in their minds, leaving them struggling to take it all in.

They were the videos from the previous three Sky Screen broadcasts.

"What? Nie Li? Rebirth? What is all this?"

Ye Han couldn't help exclaiming, his face filled with shock.

"This... Han'er, did these appear in your mind as well?"

Ye Ming was also somewhat shocked, but having lived to his age, he was much better at accepting such things than Ye Han.

What concerned him more were the Soul Sea forms and attributes Nie Li had discussed in the videos, along with those powerful cultivation techniques. Those were unquestionably the foundation on which Glory City could rise!

Moreover, that child was very close to Zi Yun. If Nie Li could marry the daughter of the City Lord from the Wind Snow Family, nothing could be better.

"All right, Han'er. Whether this is real or not, let's return to Glory City first."

Ye Ming wouldn't completely believe what had appeared in his mind, either. He would only believe it after returning to Glory City and verifying it.

Ye Han, however, was unwilling to believe it was real, because one detail in particular had seized his attention: Ye Ziyun and Nie Li were husband and wife.

Not only would he no longer be Glory City's greatest genius, but he would also never be able to marry Ye Ziyun.

If he couldn't marry Ye Ziyun, how could he possibly secure his standing in the Wind Snow Family?

This was something he would absolutely never allow.