Chapter 406: Disagreement and Departure
"Let's not talk about this anymore. You should absorb your Spirit Ring first."
After briefly explaining the reason behind the Azure Dragon's strength, Yu Yuanzhen urged Yu Tianlin to quickly absorb the Spirit Ring.
Yu Tianlin nodded. He quickly sat cross-legged beside the Azure Dragon's corpse and began drawing in and absorbing this three hundred thousand year Spirit Ring.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the Star Dou Great Forest, Bibi Dong was also sitting cross-legged beside the Titan Giant Ape's corpse, absorbing its Spirit Ring, while three Titled Douluo from Spirit Hall stood guard for her.
At this moment, the three Titled Douluo simultaneously looked toward the core of the Star Dou Great Forest, because they had sensed a special fluctuation that signified the death of a powerful Spirit Beast.
"The Azure Dragon is dead?" a tall, thin Titled Douluo asked. "I wonder if it died under the Heavenly Tribulation or was killed by Yu Yuanzhen."
Another short, stout Titled Douluo spoke up. "I didn't expect things to go so smoothly. I originally thought Yu Yuanzhen would keep harassing us and cause trouble while we hunted the Titan Giant Ape. Who would have thought he wouldn't interfere and would instead stay with the Azure Dragon?"
"Yu Yuanzhen should know that the Azure Dragon would surely die under the Heavenly Tribulation, and that even its Spirit Ring and Spirit Bone wouldn't remain," the tall, thin Titled Douluo said. "I really don't know what he's thinking."
They truly could not understand why Yu Yuanzhen would make such a choice and could only attribute it to luck.
Perhaps Yu Yuanzhen felt that the Azure Dragon's Spirit Ring and Spirit Bone were clearly better, so he held onto a slim hope that they would not be destroyed by the Heavenly Tribulation.
"Alright, both of you, stop talking."
Just as the two were discussing, the last Titled Douluo, who had remained silent until now, finally spoke.
"Guard Her Holiness the Pope well."
His status was clearly higher, and at his words, the other two Titled Douluo immediately fell silent.
At this point, the two overlords of the Star Dou Great Forest had both been killed, and their Spirit Rings were being absorbed by two different people.
Just like that, four days passed.
Bibi Dong completed the absorption of the Titan Giant Ape's Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Ring on the first day. Afterward, she brought the three Titled Douluo to search for a suitable final Spirit Ring in the Star Dou Great Forest. By the third day, everything was finished, and she returned to Spirit Hall with her people.
Yu Tianlin's cultivation was far inferior to Bibi Dong's, and the Spirit Ring he absorbed was also much older than an ordinary Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Ring. Naturally, it took him far longer. Only on the fourth day did his absorption finally reach its end.
As the blood-red Spirit Ring with three golden patterns slowly descended and merged into Yu Tianlin's body, his absorption of this Spirit Ring was finally complete.
Feeling his Spirit Power increase due to the absorption of the Spirit Ring, a satisfied smile involuntarily curved Yu Tianlin's lips, and he slowly opened his eyes.
Noticing that Yu Tianlin had awakened, Yu Yuanzhen immediately asked, "How do you feel? How much has your Spirit Power increased?"
"I feel great," Yu Tianlin said with a smile. "As for Spirit Power, I should be at level eighty-five, close to eighty-six."
Hearing Yu Tianlin's words, Yu Yuanzhen nodded in satisfaction.
"Very good. In terms of cultivation alone, you've already surpassed many Elders in the Clan."
"Your combat power has always far exceeded your cultivation. If I let you fight Chrysanthemum Douluo or Ghost Douluo from Spirit Hall now, are you confident you can win?"
Yu Tianlin had not expected Yu Yuanzhen to suddenly ask this. He was stunned for a moment, then said confidently, "I am!"
Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo had already fallen. Before their deaths, their peak cultivation had reached level ninety-five. With Yu Tianlin's current strength, fighting a level ninety-five Titled Douluo with fewer than three Spirit Bones and no Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Ring would not be difficult.
Of course, defeating them would be simple. Killing them was another matter.
Yu Yuanzhen knew that his grandson never exaggerated his strength, so he believed his claim that he could defeat Chrysanthemum Douluo or Ghost Douluo.
After collecting the Spirit Bone from the Azure Dragon's body, Yu Yuanzhen prepared to take Yu Tianlin back to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. However, Yu Tianlin did not follow. Instead, he stopped where he was.
"What's wrong?"
Yu Yuanzhen felt a little surprised.
"Grandpa, you saw what happened a few days ago," Yu Tianlin said after a moment of hesitation. "Ordinary lightning tempering is too slow for me, but under a Spirit Beast Heavenly Tribulation, the age of my first Spirit Ring can increase greatly."
"So, I plan to look for Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beasts that can trigger Heavenly Tribulations, so I can speed up the growth of my first Spirit Ring. I won't be returning to the Clan for now."
As the Clan Master, and with the current complicated situation on the Douluo Continent after the reestablishment of the Seven Great Clans, Yu Yuanzhen naturally could not wander around with him all the time.
In other words, Yu Tianlin intended to act alone.
"You want to travel outside alone?" Yu Yuanzhen raised an eyebrow. "No. It's too dangerous."
"I already have strength comparable to a Super Douluo," Yu Tianlin immediately said after hearing Yu Yuanzhen's refusal. "There won't be any safety issues."
"Yes, you are indeed very strong now," Yu Yuanzhen said. "But there is still a considerable gap between you and a true peak expert."
"Leaving aside everything else, what if that old fellow Qian Daoliu personally comes after you? That's why staying with me in the Clan is safer."
"Uh..."
Yu Tianlin paused.
"Qian Daoliu probably won't come for me."
According to Yu Tianlin's calculations, Qian Renxue should have already begun receiving the Angel Legacy by now. In such an important situation, Qian Daoliu, in order to prevent any accidents, should remain by her side at all times. He should not personally come to deal with Yu Tianlin.
For once, the two of them reached a rare disagreement.
After a brief stalemate, Yu Tianlin continued, "It is safe in the Clan, but it is very detrimental to my Deity Legacy. Ever since I raised my first Spirit Ring to four hundred thousand years at level sixty, there hasn't been much improvement. It wasn't until level eighty, when this Spirit Beast Heavenly Tribulation gave it a sudden boost, that it finally changed again."
"If I continue staying in the Clan, the increase in my first Spirit Ring's age will be far too slow, and my Deity Legacy may be ruined."
Now was basically a race to see who could become a god faster. Yu Tianlin had finally found a method suited to him, so he naturally had to take the initiative.
Yu Yuanzhen's brows furrowed.
Indeed, his grandson becoming a god was the highest priority. However, he could not always follow him around and clear the way for him. After all, if Yu Yuanzhen was not there to hold the fort, the alliance of the Two Clans and One Empire would find it very difficult to resist Spirit Hall's pressure.
And if he could not constantly follow and protect Yu Tianlin, what about Yu Tianlin's safety?
"How about this? Come back to the Clan with me first, and I'll give you something for self-defense."
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