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Fu Ye naturally noticed the black dragon claw phantom appearing on Zhuqing's right hand, but he was completely dissatisfied with this external spirit bone.
Replace it! I must replace it! Since Zhuqing had become his wife, he couldn't let her use such a low-level external spirit bone!
[Item: Right Claw Bone of the Dark Holy Dragon (200,000-year Great Beast Level External Spirit Bone). Stock: 99,999+. Price: 0.]
Looking at the items in the system mall, he knew the Dark Holy Dragon possessed the ultimate darkness attribute, which would provide a massive boost to Zhuqing.
"System, give me one."
[Congratulations, Host, on successfully purchasing the 200,000-year Great Beast Level Right Claw Bone of the Dark Holy Dragon x1. Detecting the Host's internal desire; currently facilitating the absorption of the Dark Holy Dragon external spirit bone for the Host's follower, Zhu Zhuqing.]
Hmm? The system has this function? Why didn't I notice it before? Regardless, the important thing was using this Dark Holy Dragon bone to replace that trash from the Magic Dragon.
Meanwhile, within Zhu Zhuqing's sea of consciousness, the residual mental power of the Dark Night Magic Dragon was rampaging. However, Zhuqing knew that if she could hold her ground against this offensive, the rewards would be unimaginable!
"ROAR!!!!!"
The Magic Dragon phantom was still putting on airs when a certain nameless "Big Boss" arrived on the scene.
"AOW!!!!!"
In the next instant, a terrifying dragon roar shattered Zhuqing's mental defenses entirely! A giant dragon, over a thousand feet long and radiating an aura of ultimate darkness, looked down at Zhuqing and the tiny residual soul beneath it.
ROAR!!!!!
A world-shaking roar echoed through her consciousness, and the massive dark dragon instantly devoured the Magic Dragon. Zhuqing was stunned. How could such a terrifying dragon appear in her sea of consciousness? The only possibility was that Brother Fu Ye was helping her from the outside!
The Dark Dragon merged into her consciousness. Zhuqing felt her soul power skyrocketing, and a cool sensation washed over her right hand.
In the outside world, after fusing with the Great Beast level bone, Zhu Zhuqing was enveloped in an aura of ultimate darkness. The Dragon-Snake couple and Meng Yiran stood frozen, sensing the anomaly.
Clang!
With the system's help, the Dark Holy Dragon's claw was perfectly absorbed! Zhuqing's soul power surged upward. Between the spirit ring and this external bone, her power was pushed to Rank 39—just one level away from the Spirit Ancestor realm!
"Phew..."
Zhuqing exhaled a breath of turbid air. She felt light, and her physical strength far exceeded her previous self. However, when she checked her internal soul power, she was completely unsettled!
"Brother Fu Ye, my soul power—"
Before she could finish, she noticed the three strangers and the bedraggled elderly man before her.
"Mhm, not bad. Rank 39 already. You aren't far from your next breakthrough." Fu Ye walked over and pulled the "little cat" into his arms.
"Ah~ Brother Fu Ye, you're so bad." Zhuqing was startled, but she didn't try to pull away, submissively leaning into his embrace. The Dragon-Snake trio watched the scene unfold.
"Since you've finished absorbing the ring and bone, let's head out."
Fu Ye pinched Zhuqing's nose. He knew the beauty Meng Yiran was watching, but so what? Zhuqing was his wife now, and he had just taken her. If he neglected his own cat just for the sake of some ethereal affection from Meng Yiran, how would he be any different from a scumbag?
"Heehee, okay!" Zhuqing understood that her soul power jump and the sky-blotting black dragon in her mind were all Brother Fu Ye's doing.
"Young friend, wait!"
Just as Fu Ye was about to leave with Zhuqing, Meng Shu called out to him.
"Hmm? What? Want another beating?" Fu Ye looked back, making Duke Long's heart skip a beat.
"Your Excellency, this old woman wishes to know which academy you teach at?"
Chao Tianxiang, the Snake Grandmother, spoke up, prompting Meng Yiran to look at her grandmother in confusion.
"Oh? Asking where I am... planning to seek revenge later?" Fu Ye didn't understand what they were up to. He had been out for four days; if he didn't return soon, Xiao Wu would likely cause a scene.
"No, Your Excellency, you misunderstand. I am Chao Tianxiang. My husband, Meng Shu, is the Sect Leader of the Beast Sect, known as Duke Long. In the Spirit Master world, people call us the Dragon-Snake Couple."
Fu Ye was unimpressed. Duke Long? Snake Grandmother? So what? He just wanted to get back to his "routine business" with his harem.
"And? Get to the point, or I'm leaving with my cat."
"I want my granddaughter to join your academy."
Meng Shu: (д) Zhu Zhuqing: 乛乛 Fu Ye: ????
Tsk... if that's the case, it might not be a bad idea.
"I see. My academy is Tianshui Academy. The students are all female, and I am the lead instructor there."
Hearing the request for Meng Yiran to join Tianshui, Fu Ye felt it was perfectly fine. Of course, he held Zhuqing tighter. Once they got back and the other girls swarmed him, Zhuqing might not even get a spot. As a "newlywed little wife," she deserved some special privileges.
"However, your granddaughter's talent isn't particularly outstanding. I'm sure you saw that during her fight with Zhuqing."
Compared to the Tianshui girls, Meng Yiran's talent was indeed lower, though among regular Spirit Masters, she was still a genius.
"Your Excellency, Yiran works very hard every day, and..."