[Time flew by quickly.]
[The time it took for the Grand Elder to absorb the spirit ring was not short; during this period, the Titan Giant Ape was the first to leave.]
[It wasn't planning to stay here and watch a human absorb a spirit ring.]
[ARou found a comfortable spot, took out a book, and began to read quietly.]
[Her quiet and gentle appearance was such that if he didn't know her background, Yu Yuanzhen really wouldn't have dared to imagine that she was actually a transformed Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast.]
[As for the Sky Azure Bull Python, being an existence Yu Yuanzhen wanted to build a good relationship with, he took the initiative to communicate with it while the Grand Elder was absorbing the spirit ring.]
[As the Sect Master of one of the Upper Three Sects, although Yu Yuanzhen didn't like social interaction, if he really set his mind to it, he could handle it with ease.]
[Thus, the Sky Azure Bull Python went from being full of wariness toward Yu Yuanzhen at the beginning to being able to communicate later on.]
[By the time the Grand Elder finished absorbing the spirit ring, the two were already laughing and chatting like old friends who hadn't seen each other in years.]
[ARou, on the other side, was very gratified that the Sky Azure Bull Python could strike up a conversation with Yu Yuanzhen.]
[Although the cooperation between herself and Yu Yuanzhen's group seemed to be going smoothly for now, both sides were, after all, creatures from two different Worlds.]
[Yu Yuanzhen and his people couldn't stay in the Star Dou Great Forest forever, and she couldn't follow Yu Yuanzhen to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect.]
[A good relationship needs to be maintained for a long time, and there must be mutual give-and-take to keep it going.]
[Previously, ARou had a headache over how to maintain this good relationship with them.]
[But now, her headache was gone.]
[Because of Yu Yuanzhen's behavior, he would clearly take the initiative to maintain a good relationship with her side.]
["From this perspective, Da Ming's Azure Silence Thunder technique is incredibly tempting to Yu Yuanzhen."]
["In that case, through mutual exchange, Da Ming can establish a good relationship with him."]
["Ideally, it should be a relationship where Yu Yuanzhen learns Azure Silence Thunder from Da Ming, and Da Ming learns his Thunder of Destruction from Yu Yuanzhen."]
["Regardless of whether they can actually learn it, the relationship must be built upon this."]
[ARou pinched a corner of the book in her hand; although her eyes were still on the book, her mind had clearly drifted elsewhere.]
[When the Grand Elder finished absorbing the spirit ring and was about to stand up, Yu Yuanzhen temporarily stopped his conversation with the Sky Azure Bull Python and quickly walked forward.]
["Grand Elder, don't be in a hurry to get up, hurry and absorb this as well."]
[As he spoke, Yu Yuanzhen handed the Spirit Bone taken from the Red-Toothed Thunder Wolf to the Grand Elder.]
["This is?"]
[Looking at the Spirit Bone right in front of him, the Grand Elder was somewhat confused.]
["Hahaha, I found this on the Red-Toothed Thunder Wolf. You absorbed the Red-Toothed Thunder Wolf's spirit ring, and it dropped a Spirit Bone."]
["You've seen on Xiaogang how powerful it is when a spirit ring and Spirit Bone come from the same source, so don't refuse; it's most suitable for you to absorb this Spirit Bone!"]
[After hearing Yu Yuanzhen's words, the Grand Elder finally understood that the Red-Toothed Thunder Wolf he killed earlier had dropped a Spirit Bone.]
["A Spirit Bone dropped just like that? Am I really not dreaming?"]
[The Grand Elder reached out and pinched himself.]
[It hurt, proving it wasn't a dream.]
["Hahahahaha, we have indeed obtained quite a few Spirit Bones recently, but since Xiaogang is someone possessed of great Luck, it's normal to get some Spirit Bones."]
[At this point, Yu Yuanzhen lowered his voice slightly.]
["And as for getting the Red-Toothed Thunder Wolf's Spirit Bone this time, I suspect the Luck on my own body has come into play."]
["The Luck on your body... that makes sense."]
[The Grand Elder nodded.]
[His own Sect Master was also someone capable of becoming a god; how could he not be considered someone blessed by Luck?]
["Then I won't be polite."]
[The Grand Elder took the Spirit Bone and quickly fell into a state of refining it.]
[So Yu Yuanzhen approached the Sky Azure Bull Python once more and began to exchange insights regarding their use of lightning.]
[The Sky Azure Bull Python was unwilling to reveal the details of its Azure Silence Thunder, so Yu Yuanzhen would slowly build a good relationship with it until the other party was willing to tell him!]
["...And so, I forgot how long we talked for, but anyway, when I left, I could feel that the Sky Azure Bull Python was very reluctant to see me go."]
[Yu Yuanzhen chuckled.]
[Just a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast that had never entered human society; if he got serious, he could coax it directly into an embryo!]
["I see. I didn't expect the Grand Elder to obtain another Spirit Bone, and the one most compatible with himself at that. Congratulations, Grand Elder."]
["Hahaha, it's still thanks to the Sect Master's Luck."]
[The Grand Elder's mouth was almost twisted with a grin all the way back.]
[Who could understand the feeling of being stuck at Rank 88 for many years, only to have a Breakthrough all of a sudden and reach rank 90 directly?]
[After reaching rank 90 and obtaining a spirit ring, another Spirit Bone came along.]
[With this series of events, it felt like his Soul Power level had directly reached Rank 93.]
[With this level of improvement, the Grand Elder could already imagine how the Second Elder and Third Elder's eyes would pop out once he returned to the Sect.]
["The Grand Elder has officially become a Titled Douluo and obtained a Spirit Bone."]
["On my end, I've encountered a fellow who has mastered the Silence Thunder. If things go smoothly later, perhaps I can learn the secrets of his Silence Thunder and then see how I can evolve my own Thunder of Destruction through that."]
["Everything is developing toward the positive side."]
["Oh, right."]
[As if suddenly remembering something, Yu Yuanzhen touched his storage soul tool and took out that hundred-thousand-year spirit bone from the Moon Devouring Azure Wolf.]
["Xiaogang, this hundred-thousand-year spirit bone is a Left Arm Bone. I already have a Left Arm Bone, and the Grand Elder has also decided to give the Spirit Bone to you."]
["So, you should absorb it."]
[Handing the Spirit Bone to Yu Xiaogang, Yu Yuanzhen didn't wait for Yu Xiaogang to speak and directly added:]
["Don't bring up that talk of yours about not absorbing it if it's not compatible again."]
["I can let you have your way with ordinary Spirit Bones, but you'd be going too far if you do that with a hundred-thousand-year spirit bone."]
[The Grand Elder on the side also had a face full of agreement.]
["Yes, Xiaogang, a hundred-thousand-year spirit bone is different from ordinary Spirit Bones; its age is enough for you to ignore attributes."]
[Facing the gaze of his father and the Grand Elder, Yu Xiaogang still did not take the Moon Devouring Azure Wolf's Spirit Bone, and only spoke with a helpless expression:]
["Father, Grand Elder, I know you are doing this for my own good, but there's no need to be in such a hurry about this."]
["Think about it, I'm already at Rank 42, but how old am I?"]
["Twelve years old!"]
["At my current Cultivate speed, at what age do you think I'll reach Titled Douluo?"]
[Yu Yuanzhen and the Grand Elder didn't speak, they just made an estimate in their hearts.]
[Without calculating, they wouldn't have known, but once they did, they were startled. Soon, the two of them opened their mouths wide.]
["In his thirties?"]
["Less than forty years old!"]
[This was their internal estimate for the time Yu Xiaogang would become a Titled Douluo, and this was even a conservative estimate.]
[If Yu Xiaogang encountered another Opportunity similar to the Sunset Forest in the future, the time he would become a Titled Douluo would be even earlier.]
[In that case, perhaps they could see a Titled Douluo in his twenties?]
["Hiss!!"]
[Yu Yuanzhen and the Grand Elder sucked in a breath of cold air.]
[A Titled Douluo in his twenties, this is simply beyond ridiculous?!]
["Therefore, there's absolutely no need for me to be in a hurry to absorb this hundred-thousand-year spirit bone. Anyway, no one can snatch it away while it's with you, Father."]
["In the future, I will definitely find a way to get hundred-thousand-year spirit rings. Won't it be better to absorb the Spirit Bones dropped by those Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beasts then?"]
[At this point, Yu Xiaogang looked at the two of them with a beaming smile.]
["A hundred-thousand-year spirit bone that is completely incompatible with oneself, versus a Spirit Bone dropped by a Spirit Beast corresponding to a future spirit ring—how to choose? One can figure that out even with their toes!"]