Zhu Ziyang reined in his smile, put away the Pacifying Life-Reaping Scythe, and continued to sort through his gains.
Following the increase in spirit power and the evolution of his Spirit, came the Hundred-Thousand-Year spirit ring of the Silver Dragon Wolf.
The Hundred-Thousand-Year spirit ring provided two Spirit Abilities for his Heavenly Frost Sacred White Dragon Spirit: one was the Heavenly Frost Ice Dragon Claw, which Zhu Ziyang had used, allowing his strength to instantly increase to three to four times his maximum power, possessing immense might; the other was an even more powerful control-type Spirit Ability.
In addition to the Hundred-Thousand-Year spirit ring, a 100,000-Year Soul Beast would always yield a Spirit Bone.
The Spirit Bone left by the Silver Dragon Wolf was a right arm bone, which Zhu Ziyang named: silver dragon wolf right arm bone!
The silver dragon wolf right arm bone also possessed two major Spirit Abilities.
One was a control-type Spirit Ability, Frozen Time, which released Ultimate Ice with absolute zero to freeze time.
Within the range Zhu Ziyang could influence, time would stop for 3 seconds!
Currently, the range Zhu Ziyang could influence was five meters.
It could only be used once every three days.
The other was an attack-type Spirit Ability, Dragonwolf Extreme Cold Break, which, by gathering the cold of Ultimate Ice, released a freezing light ray that could freeze everything.
This was the Dragonwolf's signature Spirit Ability.
Because he had fused with a Hundred-Thousand-Year spirit ring and a Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Bone, Zhu Ziyang's physical strength was greatly enhanced, and he could now easily withstand the power of Ten-Thousand-Year spirit rings.
Once he reached four rings, he could directly consider Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Beasts.
Finally, according to the inherited memories of the Silver Dragon Wolf, since it sacrificed itself to Zhu Ziyang, the destiny it carried would also be inherited by Zhu Ziyang.
Destiny, a profound and mysterious concept, had been studied by many scholars on the continent, but there were no substantial conclusions.
Where did destiny originate, how was it quantified, what were its patterns—these were all unanswered mysteries for Spirit Masters.
Apart from a few ancient rhymes passed down in extremely old and powerful factions, the Spirit Master's world knew nothing about destiny.
Zhu Ziyang had seen an explanation of destiny by a certain Supreme Pontiff of the Spirit Hall in the scriptures from the era of the church.
According to that Supreme Pontiff, destiny resided with the Spirit Beast race, and only in large Spirit Beast gathering places could auspicious beasts carrying destiny be born.
All Spirit Beasts in areas possessing such auspicious beasts would receive the blessings of heaven and earth.
These were three sentences that seemed to say something, but in reality, said nothing at all.
But this at least made Zhu Ziyang understand one thing: auspicious beasts could allow other Spirit Beasts to receive the blessings of heaven and earth.
What were the blessings of heaven and earth?
This was a special state where cultivation speed increased, cultivation bottlenecks decreased, and cultivation effects were twice as good with half the effort.
It was a beneficial state that was rarely encountered.
What changes would occur if a human inherited the destiny of an auspicious beast?
Zhu Ziyang pondered deeply.
A moment later, Zhu Ziyang shook his head, deciding not to consider this matter for now.
After sorting through his gains, Zhu Ziyang calmed his mind, then extended his right hand, palm up, his gaze focused, and a wisp of light appeared in his palm.
Looking at the light in his palm, Zhu Ziyang's lips curled up.
With a thought, the light in his palm disappeared, and immediately after, a thin layer of frost appeared in his palm.
"Not bad!" Zhu Ziyang flicked his hand, and the frost dispersed, a smile appearing on his face.
As an Ultimate Spirit owner, his affinity for light elements barely reached ninety, while his affinity for ice elements reached ninety-five.
His light element affinity just reached the lower limit of an ultimate attribute, which was ninety.
Don't underestimate this ninety element affinity, because countless geniuses with exceptional talent spent their entire lives unable to increase it from eighty-nine to ninety.
Eighty-nine versus ninety, a difference of just one point, was a world apart!
Because his element affinity exceeded ninety, Zhu Ziyang's control over light and ice elements had become an instinct, an instinct like eating and sleeping.
This was a unique talent of Ultimate Spirit owners.
His actions just now were the best proof.
After everything was done, Zhu Ziyang prepared to go home.
He only then realized he had been naked the whole time, but he maintained his composure, unhurriedly taking out a set of clothes from his emerald jade bracelet and putting them on.
While dressing, he felt his clothes seemed a bit ill-fitting, but he didn't pay attention, instead quickly running towards Beihe Village.
Having not returned for a night, Liang Ying would probably be angry, so it was better to go back as soon as possible.
Soon, he was home.
As soon as he stepped through the door, Liang Ying walked over and said, "Zhu Ziyang, you've really grown up, you even know how to stay out all night!
Do you think you're amazing just because you've become a Spirit Elder?
Hmph, don't think that just because your spirit power level is the same as your mother's, I wouldn't dare to hit you!"
Liang Ying had also recently broken through to Spirit Elder, and her spirit power reached level 32 after acquiring her spirit ring, which was why she spoke like that.
However, she didn't know that her good son had already reached level 35.
"Hehe, no such thing!
I just had an epiphany last night, so I didn't come back!" Zhu Ziyang said with a fawning smile, first offering an excuse, then decisively admitting his mistake, saying, "Mom, I was wrong, it won't happen again!"
"Hmph! Good that you know your place!" Liang Ying snorted contentedly, then she suddenly stared at Zhu Ziyang, not speaking.
That look, like she was seeing a stranger, made Zhu Ziyang very curious.
He couldn't help but touch his face and asked, "Mom, is there something on my face?
Why are you looking at me like that?"
"I didn't even realize my son had grown so tall and handsome!" Liang Ying murmured, her face showing expressions of relief and pride.
"Mom, why are you suddenly praising me?
It's a bit embarrassing! Hehe!" Zhu Ziyang said, hearing Liang Ying's words, he couldn't help but show a smug smile.
"It's all my fault, I didn't even notice my son's clothes are already ill-fitting!" Liang Ying walked forward, tugged at Zhu Ziyang's clothes, and said with much self-reproach.
"How can you blame yourself, it's just that I grew too fast!" Zhu Ziyang then realized that he seemed to have grown quite a bit taller overnight, but he wasn't in the mood to ponder the reason.
Instead, he put his arm around Liang Ying's shoulder and said with a smile.
"Go on, you're always spouting nonsense!" Liang Ying heard this, her self-reproach disappeared, and she playfully hit Zhu Ziyang's shoulder, saying, "Come with me, let's find some of your dad's clothes for you to wear for a day, and I'll make you a few new sets today."
"Alright!" Zhu Ziyang happily trotted behind Liang Ying, agreeing.
After changing his clothes, Zhu Ziyang stood in front of the mirror and only then realized that his changes were indeed quite significant.
His height had exceeded 1.7 meters, approaching 1.75 meters.
His delicate face, influenced by the evolution of his Spirit, had gained a few touches of gentle temperament and cool demeanor, which held great attraction for young girls experiencing their first crushes.
I'm really getting more and more handsome!
Zhu Ziyang thought somewhat narcissistically as he looked in the mirror.
Zhu Ziyang decided to go find Jiang Nannan.
"Nannan!" Zhu Ziyang found her at Jiang Nannan's house.
The young girl was practicing soft techniques in the backyard, a combat method refined by Tender Bone Rabbit Soul Masters after thousands of years of experimentation.
Its origin was naturally related to the Soft Bone Douluo.
Soft techniques could effectively apply the flexibility of the Soft Bones Rabbit Spirit in combat, and when developed to the extreme, could even achieve the effect of deflecting a thousand catties with four ounces.
Although Jiang Nannan did not follow the traditional path of a Tender Bone Rabbit Soul Master, soft techniques were still very helpful for her fighting style.
"Oh! Yang-ge, you're back!" Jiang Nannan showed joy when she saw Zhu Ziyang, then, she showed surprise and said, "Yang-ge, why do I feel like you've changed?"
Zhu Ziyang stayed at Jiang Nannan's house for half a day.
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That night, Zhu Ziyang sat on his bed, preparing to cultivate.
Just as he entered meditation, an old voice came from beside his ear: "With hands that grasp the sun and moon, picking stars, there is no one like me in this world.
I never thought that this wisp of my remnant soul would actually be able to persist!"