Chapter 426: Bibi Dong's Strength, Yu Tianlin's Sense of Urgency
With Yu Yuanzhen's cultivation, even though Yu Tianlin had not yet stepped into the clan, merely drawing close was enough for him to sense Yu Tianlin's arrival. Because of that, he had already been waiting at the entrance for a long time.
"You brat ran off for half a year. I thought you weren't planning to come back."
Yu Yuanzhen, who had been standing with his back to Yu Tianlin, hands clasped behind him and carrying the air of an expert, turned around irritably. Then he saw the Thunder God's Hammer strapped to Yu Tianlin's back, and a look of understanding flashed through his eyes.
In the next instant, he appeared beside Yu Tianlin.
"Sure enough. A few days ago, the disciples stationed at the clan's original site sent word that you had appeared there. I guessed your purpose. Is this the Thunder God's Hammer? It seems your harvest this time was quite great."
Although the Thunder God's Hammer looked unremarkable when it was not activated, appearing only slightly ancient, when Yu Yuanzhen's gaze lingered on it for too long, a subtle sense of suppression vaguely arose, allowing him to perceive how extraordinary it was.
"That's right."
Yu Tianlin smiled in response to Yu Yuanzhen's words.
"Although the process was somewhat complicated, everything succeeded in the end. The purpose of my training outside this time was perfectly achieved."
Yu Yuanzhen understood.
Yu Tianlin had told him before that if he wanted to retrieve the Thunder God's Hammer, the age of his first Spirit Ring had to be increased to seven hundred thousand years. Now that the Thunder God's Hammer was here, it was clear that he had succeeded.
When he left half a year ago, Yu Tianlin's first Spirit Ring had only been five hundred thousand years old. Now, it had reached seven hundred thousand years. This was a significant and rapid improvement.
"I roughly know some of the things you experienced during this period."
As if remembering something, Yu Yuanzhen looked at Yu Tianlin with a slightly strange expression and suddenly said, "According to the latest news we received through our special channels, Spirit Hall's Sixth Elder lost both arms, and his cultivation greatly decreased. I heard you did it?"
"If the Sixth Elder of Spirit Hall you're referring to, Grandpa, is Thousand Jun Douluo, then it was indeed me."
Yu Tianlin rubbed his nose and frankly admitted it.
"At that time, my first Spirit Ring had just reached seven hundred thousand years, and I was looking for someone to test its power on when that fellow Thousand Jun Douluo appeared."
"It's only because he reacted quickly and self detonated his arm Spirit Bones in time. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been as simple as a great drop in strength. He would have fallen at my hands."
"Well done."
Yu Yuanzhen nodded in satisfaction.
"The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan even specifically came to express their gratitude after learning this news. To be able to cripple Thousand Jun Douluo, you've really brought us great honor this time."
Yu Tianlin's ability to defeat and severely injure Thousand Jun Douluo by himself meant that his strength was already among the top tier on the entire Douluo Continent. Coupled with the protection of a Divine Artifact, basically no one could threaten him anymore.
"Grandpa, let's go inside to talk. I have many things to ask you."
After briefly introducing his situation over the past six months, Yu Tianlin glanced around and said this.
It was not good for the two of them, grandfather and grandson, to keep blocking the main entrance.
Naturally, Yu Yuanzhen had no objection. He led Yu Tianlin into the clan and found a quiet secret room.
Casually sitting cross legged on the ground, Yu Yuanzhen said directly, "I roughly know what you want to ask me. Before I explain, can you tell me what's going on with that big bug in your hand?"
Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's Mimicry could not even fool Shui Bing'er, so Yu Yuanzhen naturally saw through it at a glance. However, he had not directly exposed it outside just now. In the secret room, though, there was no problem.
Yu Tianlin directly had Tianmeng Ice Silkworm stop its Mimicry, then introduced it to Yu Yuanzhen.
"A 900,000 year Spirit Beast?"
Hearing Yu Tianlin's narration, Yu Yuanzhen immediately stroked his beard and scrutinized Tianmeng Ice Silkworm. After a moment, he shook his head and said, "It sounds impressive, but it's only impressive in name. Although the energy within its body is enormous, it is too scattered, and its strength is severely mismatched with its cultivation."
"However, although its strength is lacking, it can help you continuously attract Heavenly Tribulations. That is an unexpected bonus."
Tianmeng Ice Silkworm felt a bit uneasy under Yu Yuanzhen's gaze. At this moment, after hearing Yu Yuanzhen say it was useless, it actually breathed a sigh of relief.
Say whatever you want, as long as you don't have designs on me.
After explaining Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's function, Yu Tianlin directly asked Yu Yuanzhen, "Grandpa, what actions has Spirit Hall taken in the six months since I left? Judging from the atmosphere in Heaven Dou City, the situation seems a bit delicate."
"What else could it be?"
Yu Yuanzhen said, "Half a year ago, when you were absorbing that Azure Dragon Spirit Ring in the Star Dou Great Forest, Bibi Dong wasn't idle either. She absorbed the Spirit Ring of the Titan Giant Ape, then completed her final ninth Spirit Ring. Her strength greatly increased, so naturally, she began taking many actions."
"In recent days, the kingdoms and duchies on the Heaven Dou Empire's borders have been making continuous small moves under Spirit Hall's instigation. It looks like they are preparing to find a suitable opportunity to collectively abandon the Heaven Dou Empire. It is precisely because of this that the situation in the Heaven Dou Empire inevitably appears somewhat tense."
Those kingdoms and duchies have already started colluding?
It seems that after Bibi Dong's strength greatly increased, her confidence also grew a lot. Now, this is completely the posture of establishing a Spirit Empire.
However, this was not surprising. Bibi Dong had twin Martial Souls. The Spirit Rings she attached to her second Martial Soul, the Death Spider Emperor, were all at least fifty thousand years old, and several of them were even hundred thousand year Spirit Rings.
In this situation, her Death Spider Emperor Martial Soul would be extremely powerful. Coupled with her profound cultivation and full Spirit Bone configuration, Bibi Dong's current strength had definitely reached the peak level of the Douluo Continent.
Thinking of this, Yu Tianlin quickly asked, "Grandpa, what level is Bibi Dong now? Level 98? Or... level 99?!"
"Some time ago, I had a probing exchange with Bibi Dong. Because neither of us used our full strength, it was considered a draw."
Yu Yuanzhen said, "And after that battle, I can confirm that she is like me, at the peak of level 98."
"If she had absorbed another hundred thousand year Spirit Ring after the Titan Giant Ape, she might have been able to reach level 99 in one go. As for now, she is still one step short."
This statement immediately made Yu Tianlin, who had slightly relaxed because he had retrieved the Thunder God's Hammer and obtained Tianmeng Ice Silkworm as a stable source of Heavenly Tribulation, feel a sudden sense of urgency.
As fellow God Inheritors, he had not yet broken through to level 90 and become a Titled Douluo, while Bibi Dong was already close to reaching level 99 and becoming a Limit Douluo. Such a gap naturally reignited Yu Tianlin's sense of urgency.
With Bibi Dong's cultivation, her Rakshasa God trials must have completed at least five or six stages. In the seventh trial, she would obtain the Divine Artifact, the Rakshasa Demonic Scythe.
A Limit Douluo possessing a Divine Artifact that was extremely compatible with her would be terrifying.
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