This way, even the powerful Black Wind Tiger could not defeat Ye Ningze.
After being outmaneuvered by Ye Ningze, the Black Wind Tiger finally collapsed before him. Ye Ningze's next task was to finish it off completely.
It no longer possessed the immense and terrifying strength it once had. Its only recourse was to devour the Mithril Crystal and enhance its power. Only then could it truly defeat Ye Ningze.
However, the Mithril Crystal was already under Su Xue's control, effectively cutting off the Black Wind Tiger's last avenue.
The desperate struggle of a cornered beast erupted in full force.
The Black Wind Tiger roared again and again, but to no avail.
This was because Su Xue and Ye Ningze had joined forces, proceeding with their next plan.
Su Xue and Ye Ningze worked together, one restricting the Black Wind Tiger's movements while the other struck it with their attacks.
The Black Wind Tiger was forced to retreat repeatedly, its dark aura gradually dissipating.
Finally, the Black Wind Tiger lay on the ground, near death. Before its demise, it cast one last glance towards the depths of the cave.
Both Ye Ningze and Su Xue knew that the cave contained Mithril ore. But at the moment of the Black Wind Tiger's death, Ye Ningze sensed something even better that it couldn't let go of.
He wondered what this thing could be, something that even a beast like the Black Wind Tiger was fixated on until its dying breath.
"Can you tell me what your grandfather was so fixated on? If it were just the Mithril Crystal, I doubt his status and position would warrant such an obsession."
Su Xue herself didn't know what her grandfather truly sought. But the facts indicated that what he wanted was countless times more precious than the Mithril Crystal.
Back then, her grandfather had only seen a beam of light, not the entirety of the object.
That was why he wished to uncover the true secret of this place, so that he could pass away in peace.
Su Xue wished to investigate further and turned her gaze to Ye Ningze.
It seemed she was asking if he wanted to explore with her. This palace was already quite peculiar.
The palace appeared to have a life of its own, and they had only explored its initial parts.
No one knew what would happen if they continued their exploration.
But Ye Ningze slowly shook his head and said to Su Xue:
"Don't worry, no matter what lies ahead, be it a sea of fire or mountains of blades, I will face it with you. After all, I am also very curious about what your grandfather was so fixated on. Perhaps it's some peerless treasure."
Since they had decided to continue their exploration, they would move forward regardless of what awaited them. However, they needed to be fully prepared.
They first took stock of their current spoils. Their spoils included two items: one was the priceless Mithril ore.
The other was the Mithril Crystal, which was countless times more precious than the Mithril ore. These two items alone were enough to drive people to madness.
Yet, in Ye Ningze's eyes, neither of these was what he desired most.
What he wanted most was the Black Wind Tiger's spatial power. For Ye Ningze, spatial power was the ultimate strength, the power he yearned for.
Ye Ningze placed his hand on the Black Wind Tiger's corpse and began to copy its talent.
Although the Black Wind Tiger possessed an S-class spatial talent, what Ye Ningze copied might not be S-class. Fortunately, Ye Ningze already knew how to enhance spatial talents.
Therefore, Ye Ningze was not overly fearful. After a long while, a voice sounded in his mind:
"Ding dong, congratulations to the host for obtaining an A-class spatial talent."
While it wasn't an S-class spatial talent, it was still incredibly valuable to Ye Ningze.
After all, an A-class talent was considered outstanding by many.
Ye Ningze looked at the scattered Mithril ore and Mithril Crystal on the ground. He knew these two items were incredibly precious, but carrying them around would be quite inconvenient.
Therefore, the best solution was to store them in a spatial ring.
However, spatial rings were extremely rare items; even Su Xue did not possess one.
But now that Ye Ningze had mastered spatial power, even without a spatial ring, he could create his own space.
After some thought, Ye Ningze closed his eyes and slowly began to utilize his spatial power.
He felt an invisible force around him slowly gathering.
This invisible force, like a scalpel, cut open the space before Ye Ningze. The space in front of him instantly transformed into something like a balloon.
Ye Ningze slowly tossed the Mithril ore and Mithril Crystal into this balloon, and then a miraculous scene unfolded.
As Ye Ningze released his grip, a piece of Mithril ore completely vanished without a trace.
He picked up another piece, and the scene was exactly the same as before.
Others might not understand why, but Su Xue, witnessing this, was astonished.
She had seen a powerful spatial ability user perform a similar feat before.
This could only mean that Ye Ningze had acquired spatial power.
When Ye Ningze opened his eyes again, Su Xue looked at him with disbelief.
Ye Ningze smiled, nodded, and said faintly:
"What, Miss Su has never seen someone with spatial power create their own space?"
Su Xue nodded naturally and stated righteously:
"But you didn't have spatial power before. This means you absorbed spatial power from that corpse, am I correct?"
Ye Ningze did not refute her. It was exactly as Su Xue had said; he had indeed absorbed spatial power from the Black Wind Tiger's corpse.
But so what? He didn't care about the source of his power. He only needed to utilize it effectively.
After a long while, Ye Ningze said to Su Xue:
"I hope you can keep this a secret for me."