Although Ye Yu had used his External Spirit Bone — Demon Willow Fluff — to absorb the bloodline essence of the Dark Devilgod Tiger's corpse, doing the same to Tang San was an entirely different matter.
The tiger was already dead. Ye Yu could freely push the Demon Willow Fluff parasitizing its body to the limit, devouring its spirit power and life essence until nothing but skin and bones remained. It was a complete harvest.
Ye Yu had no intention of draining him dry—at least, not all at once.
To Ye Yu, a living Tang San was a walking treasure trove.
Aside from still not having fully copied the Mysterious Heaven Skill, there was also the potential to manipulate Xiao Wu into sacrificing herself in the future. Beyond that, Tang San could be used to threaten Xiao Wu into locating Titan Giant Ape and Sky Blue Bull Python in the Star Dou Forest—creatures who could help him find rare, life-attribute spirit beasts for cultivation.
Kill Tang San now, and all of that would be gone.
Ye Yu's plan was simple: sustainable exploitation.
Since the Demon Willow Fluff parasitizing Tang San had only recently been implanted, it likely hadn't absorbed much of his Blue Silver Emperor bloodline yet.
Ye Yu planned to harvest the absorbed essence once before the upcoming Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament, and then again after it concluded. Hopefully, by then, he'd be able to fully inherit the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline.
At present, he was still only a Level 64 Spirit Emperor. Even with his Spirit Core compression cultivation method—comparable to Titled Douluo in speed—he knew he wouldn't reach Level 70 right away.
For now, he would continue cultivating the Mysterious Heaven Skill and Core Formation Technique, temper his body with Heavenly Thunder Body Refinement, and begin studying a unique self-created support technique from Ning Rongrong: ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ N(o)vᴇl(F)ire.nᴇt
Heart Separation Control — the secret of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan.
Several days passed quickly.
During that time, Ye Yu trained Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing in the Mysterious Heaven Skill, while also cultivating himself and learning Heart Separation Control from Rongrong.
This technique deeply intrigued him.
On the Douluo Continent, most Spirit Master clans focused on Spirit Abilities, rarely developing original martial techniques. But those that did... usually created something exceptional.
The Lightning Body Tempering Technique of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan
The Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer and Great Sumeru Hammer of the Clear Sky Clan
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan's Heart Separation Control was no exception.
Unlike simple multitasking, it was far more advanced.
While some non-spiritual-type Spirit Masters could learn to perform two tasks simultaneously with training, true multi-tasking was extremely rare.
Heart Separation Control used a mental cultivation method to divide one's spiritual power and thoughts into multiple consciousness nodes—like auxiliary brains within the mind.
Activating these nodes required intense energy and focus,
but they allowed the Spirit Master to assign different support abilities simultaneously, like a multi-threaded computer.
This enabled perfect targeting and optimal energy use, turning the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into the ultimate battlefield support tool.
After just a few sessions of practice, Ye Yu made a shocking discovery—
He was a natural. He possessed an Innate Heart Separation Sacred Body.
His mental strength was enormous,
and his body's stamina and recovery rate were monstrous.
Where average Seven Treasure Pagoda users could barely form auxiliary minds akin to dumb support bots,
Ye Yu's nodes functioned like advanced AI.
Once properly "programmed," these minds could control:
Tang Sect techniques like Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, Mysterious Jade Hand, and Controlling Crane, Capturing Dragon
And even power skills like Thunder Magnet Body, Thunderclap Step, and the Mysterious Heaven Skill
Only the Core Formation Technique, which involved refining body, spirit, and soul as one, remained too complex for the auxiliary minds to handle.
Thanks to his monstrous physique, Ye Yu could keep these consciousness nodes running for long periods.
In fact, he now had one auxiliary mind constantly operating the Mysterious Heaven Skill along a secondary Demon Willow Fluff meridian system, cultivating night and day without pause.
His body could easily withstand the strain.
With the tournament approaching, Ye Yu knew the Shrek Seven Monters would soon enter the Soto Great Spirit Arena for their team battles.
That meant his official girlfriend, Dugu Yan, and the other girl who had feelings for him — Ye Lingling — would be arriving soon with the Emperor Team.
But Soto City was massive.
Even if they arrived, he might not notice.
So Ye Yu went personally to the Soto Arena and used a generous bribe to secure a favor from one of the staff at the registration desk.
"If a Spirit Master team shows up led by a teacher named Qin Ming, with members named Yu Tianheng, Shi Mo, and another called Shi Mo…"
"Let me know at once. I'm staying at the Zirui Grand Hotel."
Not long after, the same staffer arrived at the hotel, bowing respectfully.
"Sir, the team you asked me to look out for has appeared. They registered for a team match at the Great Spirit Arena last night. I wasn't able to find out where they're staying, but if you visit the arena tonight, you should be able to meet them."
"Good. I'll be there tonight."
Beside him, upon hearing that the Emperor Team had arrived — and with it Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling —
both Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing exchanged subtle glances, their expressions slightly complicated.
For the past few days, they had been the only ones by Ye Yu's side.
They had enjoyed his care and affection, day and night, completely immersed in his presence.
But now, his official girlfriend was back.
And so was the girl who also had a crush on him.
Their hearts inevitably felt uneasy.
They had no idea how Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling would react to them.
Still—neither of them was backing down.
Yes, Dugu Yan, you may have known Ye Yu first...
But he doesn't belong to you alone.
For the sake of their own happiness, Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing had long since formed a quiet alliance.
No matter what came next—
They wouldn't retreat.