Xiao Tian naturally accepted it.
With this Spirit Bone, if he were to encounter Dugu Bo later, he would have an additional bargaining chip.
Although with his current strength, he wouldn't need to negotiate with him, as he now has two great Spirits protecting him, and neither of them is something the current Dugu Bo can contend with.
However, he still had a very good impression of Dugu Bo from the original work; though reclusive, he was very loyal and suitable as a friend to be brought under his wing.
Moreover, although Dugu Bo was jokingly called the weakest Titled Douluo, his battle record in the final battle at Jialing Pass is verifiable—he directly massacred the city!
While such an act is not ideal from a humanitarian perspective, it was war, and with two Divinities on the opposing side, Dugu Bo's faction had no choice but to take a risky approach.
However, there's also a fatal problem here: how much strength a Spirit can exert largely depends on the Spirit Master's own strength. With his current spirit power, how many full-strength moves can Da Ming and Er Ming sustain?
At this moment, outside the Star Dou Great Forest, the sun had already risen for quite some time.
"Alas, it seems Xiao Tian and Xiao Wu have met with misfortune. We should withdraw as soon as possible; the forest is probably unsafe now."
Flender adjusted his glasses and said.
He mainly said this to Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing. The presence of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's people guarding this area was indeed putting a lot of pressure on them.
"Wait a little longer!"
Ning Rongrong frowned slightly, then looked at the leading dark guard: "You are the strongest. Take two people and go search for Xiao Tian and Xiao Wu. We need to see them alive, or their bodies if they are dead!"
"Yes!"
The leader could only comply, picking an agility-attack system Spirit Saint and the support system Spirit Emperor, and prepared to enter.
This was their chance to atone for their mistakes, even if it was extremely dangerous!
But the next moment, he saw two figures rapidly running—no, flying—from afar!
"Quick, look! It's Xiao Tian, and he's holding someone!"
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and indeed saw Xiao Tian and Xiao Wu, and Xiao Tian even had a pair of wings behind him!
"Xiao Tian, Xiao Wu, over here! We're here!"
Ning Rongrong excitedly waved her hand. It seemed her decision to wait here was correct!
Xiao Tian and Xiao Wu were also a bit surprised that Flender and the others would wait for them here.
After all, if it weren't for their acquaintance with Da Ming and Er Ming, had it been other 100,000-year Spirit Beasts, they would likely have died; it would have been almost certain death.
Xiao Tian flew to Ning Rongrong and the others, retracted his external Spirit Bone, and said with a smile, "Rongrong, why are you still here?"
Ning Rongrong smiled, "I didn't believe you two would die so easily, so we all waited here for a night. Just now, I was even going to have these guards go in and look for you!"
After speaking, Ning Rongrong asked with some curiosity, "Oh right, Xiao Tian, what were those wings behind you just now? And how did you escape from two 100,000-year Spirit Beasts?"
"Xiao Tian, those wings of yours must be an external Spirit Bone, right? Could it be… you've broken through to fortieth rank?"
Yu Xiaogang said after a moment of silence.
Because that was the only possibility.
But thinking of how his disciple Tang San's external Spirit Bone was pulled off by the Titan Giant Ape, he felt somewhat dejected.
Why was his disciple, with twin spirits and innate full spirit power, so far behind Xiao Tian, who only had innate rank five?
A hint of jealousy couldn't help but rise in Tang San's heart.
Xiao Tian had naturally already thought of how to answer this; this external Spirit Bone was something he deliberately exposed.
Firstly, he wanted to quickly bring Xiao Wu out, and secondly, he didn't want to pretend anymore!
Hehe.
Most of the 'wool' that could be 'fleeced' from Shrek was almost gone. To get good rewards again, he would have to wait for Tang San and the others to break through a stage in their cultivation.
And even if they improved their ranks quickly, it would take at least two years, by which time the All-Continent Spirit Master Elite Tournament would basically be starting.
He could completely 'fleece' them again during the competition!
Now, he just wanted to give a legitimate reason for his external Spirit Bone's existence.
"Grandmaster, you're right. After Xiao Wu and I miraculously escaped from the hands of two 100,000-year Spirit Beasts, my spirit power, under immense pressure, successfully broke through to fortieth rank. It was a blessing in disguise."
"And while we were running out, we happened upon a dying Sword-Winged Luan that was affected by the aftermath of the battle. It was just right for me, so I absorbed it."
As he spoke, four spirit rings gradually appeared on Xiao Tian, all of them purple.
However, the fifth spirit ring was not displayed, or rather, it was hidden by Xiao Tian.
And all of this was thanks to the golden xuanyuan ring Xiao Tian wore on his hand.
Yu Xiaogang: ???
"What? You're telling me your fourth spirit ring absorbed a Sword-Winged Luan? That type of Spirit Beast is basically a ten-thousand-year level Spirit Beast when it matures, and among ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts, its speed is incredibly fast; even a ten-thousand-year Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent can't catch up! It's just… why are your wings six-winged?"
Yu Xiaogang was somewhat confused by this; the other characteristics were quite consistent with the Sword-Winged Luan.
Xiao Tian feigned ignorance, "I'm not sure about that. Maybe some kind of mutation occurred during my absorption?"
Yu Xiaogang's mouth twitched. It was the first time he'd heard that Spirit Bones could mutate, but it seemed there was no other explanation?
Meanwhile, Xiao Wu was trying her best to control her facial expression. Xiao Tian was really good at making things up, hahaha!
"Then how did you escape from the Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Azure Bull Python?"
Tang San looked at Xiao Tian very seriously, wanting to see if Xiao Tian would lie.
"Oh, they saw that I was truly talented, so they let me go."
Xiao Tian said casually.
Da Ming: ...
Er Ming: ...
Everyone: ...
"Xiao Tian, are you treating me like an idiot?"
Tang San frowned and said.
He was genuinely curious how Xiao Tian hadn't died. He couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, and of course, a little secretly pleased, because Xiao Wu was also still alive. In short, his current mood was very complex.
Xiao Tian: Why does no one believe me when I tell the truth?
Er Ming buzzed in Xiao Tian's mental space, "Xiao Tian, you really know how to flatter yourself!"
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