Half the night passed.
The sky was already showing the white of dawn.
Dugu Bo had already woken up, but Liu Erlong still showed no signs of movement.
"Why is it taking so long?"
"I don't know, but everything seems normal. Her spirit power is steadily rising. Let's wait a bit longer!"
Ye Qiu checked Liu Erlong's spirit power fluctuations, and they were indeed very stable.
As Ye Qiu finished speaking, he noticed Liu Erlong suddenly furrow her brows, a painful expression flashing across her face.
"Kid, there's a problem!" Dugu Bo was startled.
Ye Qiu also tensed up, a bloody glint appearing in his eyes. He already knew everything.
Ye Qiu had no more reservations.
He directly used his X-ray vision.
"Kid, could it be that this mutated Spirit Beast has some trick to it? Logically speaking, it's just a Ten Thousand Year spirit ring. With her physique and strength, there shouldn't be any problems, right?"
Dugu Bo also watched Liu Erlong, whose face was now distorted, with a solemn expression.
"Senior..."
Ye Qiu gave a wry smile and turned to look at Dugu Bo.
"If there's something, just say it! Why are you just smiling at me?"
Dugu Bo frowned, a little displeased.
"Haha... It seems Erlong's luck is good! This guy really dropped a Spirit Bone!"
Ye Qiu's face suddenly broke into a smile.
But Dugu Bo looked as if he had seen a ghost!
"What are you saying, kid? A Spirit Bone? A Ten Thousand Year Spirit Bone?!"
"That's right, and it's an external Spirit Bone!"
Ye Qiu said with a beaming smile, looking at Liu Erlong, also very happy for her.
"An external Spirit Bone? Are you pulling my leg, kid?" Dugu Bo frowned.
Pfft!
Suddenly, there was a muffled sound. Dugu Bo looked at Liu Erlong, and the expression on his face was even more exaggerated than if he had seen a ghost!
"This... this is really an external Spirit Bone!"
"That's great! Erlong succeeded!" Ye Qiu was also incredibly excited, looking at the electric red dragon wings unfolding behind Liu Erlong.
The black spirit ring slowly descended, joining Liu Erlong's other spirit rings harmoniously.
Her cultivation was also slowly rising.
"Eighty-second rank! A Ten Thousand Year external Spirit Bone!" Dugu Bo muttered to himself.
He looked at Ye Qiu in confusion.
He inwardly exclaimed that Ye Qiu's luck was heaven-defying. Being with him, Spirit Bones were no longer rare items, and even external Spirit Bones were appearing in multiple sets.
"Roar!"
Liu Erlong's aura calmed down, and the red dragon Spirit behind her let out an excited dragon roar.
Her two wings suddenly spread, and Liu Erlong suddenly stood in mid-air.
Suspended in the air, each beat of the dragon wings behind her produced crackling sounds.
And waves of heat assailed Ye Qiu and the other person.
Two yellow, two purple, and four black spirit rings pulsed beneath her feet.
"Ye Qiu~ I succeeded! And I got a Spirit Bone..." Liu Erlong opened her black eyes, looking at Ye Qiu with sparkling eyes.
At this moment, purple energy also overflowed from the horizon, and a faint light appeared.
Liu Erlong's black hair fluttered, her eyebrows and eyes were like a painting, exquisitely beautiful.
"Erlong, congratulations!" Ye Qiu looked up at her, and seeing her rushing into his arms, he also opened his arms.
"Ye Qiu~"
Liu Erlong whispered softly, pressing tightly against Ye Qiu's embrace, holding him, and murmuring gently:
"I'm a little cold."
Dugu Bo, standing beside them, gasped, covered his face, and turned his back.
Just now, he was almost sweating from those wings!
"Mm!" Ye Qiu held her tightly.
When she was fusing the external Spirit Bone just now, she suffered a lot.
She had sweated, and with the cool breeze, it was indeed easy to catch a cold.
A warmth surged within him, drying Liu Erlong's clothes, and then he looked at Dugu Bo, who had his back turned to them.
He gave a wry smile, and slowly released Liu Erlong.
"Alright, Erlong, tell me about your gains!" Ye Qiu helped her tidy the black hair on her cheeks and asked softly.
Liu Erlong glared at the interfering Dugu Bo again, then smiled and let go of Ye Qiu, spinning around in front of him.
She smiled sweetly: "My external Spirit Bone is called Thunder Flame Dragon Wings. It can unleash a Thunder Flame Dragon Cyclone attack, and it also increases all my attributes by fifty percent, and doubles the power of dragon-type Spirit Abilities!"
"That powerful?!" Dugu Bo exclaimed in admiration. As expected of an external Spirit Bone!
It was unclear if it was influenced by Dugu Bo's chatter.
Ye Qiu's thoughts actually drifted elsewhere. In the future, he wouldn't need to hold hands or pigtails when doing things; perhaps holding wings would be good too?!
"!" Ye Qiu quickly shook his head, saving those thoughts for later.
He nodded with a serious expression: "It is indeed very powerful, but the spirit power consumption should be quite high, right?"
Liu Erlong gave Ye Qiu a strange look. She always felt that his gaze just now carried a hint of desire.
However, she didn't mind. Wasn't it a good thing that Ye Qiu had such thoughts?!
She nodded, blushing.
"That's right, every time I unfold the external Spirit Bone, it drains thirty percent of my spirit power!"
"This should decrease as the Spirit Bone's quality improves, right?" Dugu Bo speculated, stroking his chin.
After all, the biggest feature of an external Spirit Bone is that it can grow with the Spirit Master.
"That's true!" Ye Qiu also nodded, somewhat avoiding Liu Erlong's meaningful eyes.
"What about Spirit Abilities?"
"My eighth Spirit Ability is Thunder Flame Dragon Breath!" Liu Erlong quickly replied: "It can enhance lightning and fire attribute power, and when locked onto, it has a ten percent suppression effect on other non-dragon Beast Spirits!"
"Hiss~ Doesn't that mean even I'll be restricted?" Dugu Bo gasped. This Spirit Ability was truly terrifying.
"Haha... This time, Erlong, your gains will make even Titled Douluo envious!"
Ye Qiu smiled, took her hand, and looked at Dugu Bo with some pride.
"Kid, what are you looking at? I'm waiting for the day you two call me Grandpa!"
Dugu Bo glared, and Ye Qiu's smiling face instantly fell. He shouldn't have looked that extra glance.
"Pfft~ Haha" Liu Erlong couldn't help but let out a charming laugh, looking at Ye Qiu's embarrassed expression.
She retracted the Thunder Flame Dragon Wings behind her and leaned gently on Ye Qiu's shoulder.
Ultimately, her greatest gain this time was neither the eighth spirit ring nor the external Spirit Bone, but the fact that she was now leaning on Ye Qiu!
Dugu Bo wouldn't be envious of that, would he?
"Alright, alright!" Dugu Bo shivered, getting goosebumps. If he looked any longer, he would explode.
He urged: "Kid, let's hurry back to Heaven Dou City!"
"Mm!" Ye Qiu nodded, his eyes swirling with blood-red light.
"Where does senior wish to go?"
"Just send me to the Dugu Mansion in Heaven Dou City. I haven't visited in a long time; I'll go back and walk around!"
"Alright!" Ye Qiu responded, and space began to distort.
The figures of the three disappeared into the Star Dou Great Forest.
Only the corpse of a Thunder Flame Dragon Lizard remained.
On the horizon, the morning sun had slowly risen.
...
In Heaven Dou City, Dugu Mansion.
Ye Qiu and Liu Erlong had already left.
Dugu Bo was looking at a letter handed to him by a servant, which Xue Beng wanted to give him.
On the street.
It was already bustling now, with various shops starting their business.
Liu Erlong nestled beside Ye Qiu, tightly holding his arm, strolling down the street towards the Blue Tyrant Academy.
"Ye Qiu, why are you so nervous? We didn't do anything that can't be seen?"
Liu Erlong looked at Ye Qiu, whose movements were a bit stiff, with some confusion and resentment.
"Ha, I'm just still a bit unaccustomed!" Ye Qiu scratched his head awkwardly.
"Alright! It seems I'll have to take you out for walks more often in the future!" Liu Erlong didn't make things difficult for him, but simply gave up the idea of having breakfast outside.
Instead, she considerately quickened her pace to end this journey.
"Hm?"
Before they had walked two steps, Ye Qiu stopped.
Liu Erlong was a little confused, carefully looking at Ye Qiu. If he was unwilling, she wouldn't force him.
She asked somewhat dejectedly:
"Ye Qiu... are you unwilling to accompany me?"
"Ah?" Ye Qiu retracted his gaze, came back to his senses, and quickly explained.
"Of course not, accompanying you is what I should do!"
Ye Qiu reached out from behind and embraced her soft waist, gently squeezing it.
"That's good then." Liu Erlong blushed, and happily nestled into his embrace.
"Let's go!"
Ye Qiu glanced again at the very luxurious and elegant building. A crescent-shaped decoration was located above the main entrance, and the surroundings were wrapped around most of the building like plant branches. The color was predominantly golden yellow, and the steps at the entrance were covered with red, patterned welcoming mats.
Then he retracted his gaze and pulled Liu Erlong away.
Liu Erlong also reacted, looking back. It was none other than her good sister Tang Yuehua's territory, Moon Pavilion!
"Husband... when do you plan to visit Sister Yuehua?" Liu Erlong's shy voice came.
"Hmm, in a few days!"
Ye Qiu pondered for a moment and said faintly.
Some things had to be faced sooner or later.
But before that, Ye Qiu needed to properly explain Erlong's existence to Rongrong and the others!
Especially Xiao Wu!
He didn't want another incident of recognizing a godmother.
...
The morning sun had fully risen, and the sky was bright.
The two had already arrived at the entrance of Blue Tyrant Academy.
"Husband... we're here!"
At the entrance of her own academy, Liu Erlong was also excited or perhaps shy, her face flushed red.
She lowered her head slightly and said softly.
Ye Qiu gently squeezed her hand, teasing: "Didn't you just say you wanted to often take me out for walks?"
"Hmph! As long as you're willing, I'm certainly willing to accompany you!" Liu Erlong blushed, lifted her head high, and pulled Ye Qiu to the entrance.
At this time, students were still arriving in succession. Looking inside from here, there weren't many people.
"How is it? Husband, is my academy alright?" Liu Erlong looked at Ye Qiu with sparkling eyes, as if asking for praise, looking a little proud.
"Very good!"
Ye Qiu nodded, looking up.
The gatehouse of Blue Tyrant Academy looked almost as tall as the Heaven Dou City gate, though much thinner.
The gatehouse carved from white marble, though not luxurious, was very imposing. There were eight gilded characters on the gatehouse.
Blue Tyrant Advanced Soul Master Academy!
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