Chapter 16: Absorbing Soul Bones, Black-Hearted Shop, Whale Glue
Ye Qingyi looked at Xiao Yin's determined eyes and sighed softly:
"In that case, I won't force you. Please accept this token."
She took out a white jade token with an exquisite begonia flower pattern carved on it.
"This is the guest token of my Ye family, take it.
My Ye family still has some reputation in Heaven Dou City.
The door of the Ye family is always open to you."
Xiao Yin looked at the token that exuded a faint fragrance and took it solemnly without any hesitation:
"Thank you! Xiao Yin will remember this."
"Brother Xiao Yin... take care..."
Ye Lingling finally raised her head and spoke softly with tears in her eyes.
Xiao Yin smiled at her gently and nodded.
Without further hesitation, he clasped his fists again towards Ye Qingyi, her daughter, and Guard Wang:
"Everyone, see you later!"
After saying that, he turned around and performed the Wind-Following Step. After a few rises and falls, he disappeared into the dense jungle at the entrance of the valley, so fast that there was no trace of nostalgia.
Ye Qingyi looked at the direction where Xiao Yin disappeared for a long time without saying a word, with an indelible regret on her mature and charming face.
Ye Lingling snuggled up to her mother, looking at the empty valley entrance with a blank look in her eyes.
Only Guard Wang had a gleam in her eyes and whispered:
"Madam, this boy... is definitely not one of those who can be found in ordinary circumstances. One day, he will probably stir up trouble."
Ye Qingyi gently patted the back of her daughter's hand, looked into the depths of the forest, and said quietly, "Yes... there is a hidden dragon in the abyss."
She took Ye Lingling's hand and said, "Lingling, it's time for us to go back."
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Don't ask Xiao Yin why he ran so fast, because he couldn't wait.
Aren't you anxious with a hundred-thousand-year soul bone in hand?
The reason for not absorbing it before was due to level limits. Now that the level limit has been removed, you'd be a fool not to absorb it immediately.
Only strength is real, everything else is just empty talk!
As for women... let's talk about it later. Now it will only affect the speed of drawing the sword!
Half an hour later, night fell.
Xiao Yin found a naturally formed cave deep in an extremely hidden crack in a cliff.
He sat cross-legged in the deepest part of the cave, opened the lead box, and the rich life energy emerged again!
"I wonder what kind of surprises this soul bone will bring me!"
"Let's start." Xiao Yin whispered with a firm look in his eyes.
He injected his soul power and mental power into the soul bone without reservation, and at the same time guided the huge energy contained in the soul bone to slowly merge into his right leg!
Buzz——!!!
The Blue Silver Emperor's right leg bone began to glow with a blue-gold light, then slowly began to melt, and finally flowed to Xiao Yin's right leg!
Comfortable!
Xiao Yin's body emitted a bright blue-gold light, and his soul power, nourished by the majestic source of life, soared like a rocket!
Level 25! Level 26! Level 27!
Directly reached the peak of level 27!!
The body's strength, toughness, and recovery ability underwent a complete transformation!
Every inch of muscle and bone seemed to have been tempered, containing explosive power and endless vitality!
At the same time, two clear and powerful soul bone skill information, along with the complete fusion of the soul bones, were imprinted into the depths of his soul!
Soul Bone Skill 1: Flying!
By concentrating soul power on the right leg, one can fly briefly in the air, or perform short-distance, explosive high-speed sprints or dodges.
The flight height and duration increase with the increase of soul power.
Soul Bone Skill Two: Endless Life!
Passive skill. Significantly increases health and soul regeneration. When taking non-lethal damage, you can consume soul power to accelerate self-healing.
The light gradually faded, and the suspended soul bone disappeared, completely merging with Xiao Yin's right leg.
He slowly opened his eyes, gently raised his right leg, and moved his mind slightly.
Buzz!
A faint blue-gold halo covered his right leg, and the air around it seemed to become lighter.
As he thought about it again, his body seemed to have lost weight and slowly floated up three feet off the ground!
The movements were as light as a feather and agile and free!
"Flying... Endless..."
Xiao Yin felt the powerful force surging in his body, as well as the tremendous vitality and flying ability contained in his right leg, and a hint of ecstasy and confidence appeared at the corner of his mouth.
The improvement brought by this hundred-thousand-year soul bone far exceeded his imagination!
Not only did his soul power surge, his physical fitness transformed, but he also gained the ability to fly and a powerful recovery ability that could be called a divine skill!
"It seems that I can really fight soul beasts in a one-on-one melee from now on..."
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Time in the Star Dou Great Forest passed rapidly as it devoured and refined things.
For Xiao Yin, who was immersed in increasing his strength, three months were nothing more than a cycle of hunting and feeding for the Taotie spirit.
He was no longer satisfied with low-level soul beasts, and his targets gradually became those thousand-year-old soul beasts with special bloodlines or powerful energy.
Every hunt was a life-and-death struggle;
Every swallowing was a painful transformation and sublimation.
His body was constantly torn and reassembled under the impact of violent energy, becoming tougher and stronger, and containing explosive power.
The soul power was driven by the dual power of devouring the essence of the soul beast and the residual energy of the soul bone, and it was unstoppable all the way!
Finally, at the end of the third month, he successfully broke through the threshold of level 30!
Level 30! Soul Master!
Feeling the powerful soul power in his body that far exceeded that of soul masters of the same level, and under the influence of the greed of the Taotie spirit, Xiao Yin cast his gaze towards the more dangerous areas of the forest.
An idea so bold as to be almost crazy began to grow in his mind—
The third soul ring, he will take ten thousand years to absorb!
For ordinary soul masters, the limit of the third soul ring is generally around 1,700 years.
Even among the top talents, such as the Spirit Hall's golden generation, few can absorb nearly two-thousand-year-old spirit rings in the third ring.
Ten thousand years?
That is almost a forbidden zone that only Soul Kings dare to attempt!
The terrifying energy and soul shock contained in the soul ring are enough to tear the soul of a Soul Master into pieces.
But Xiao Yin is not an ordinary soul master.
After devouring the essence of countless soul beasts and undergoing a hundred-thousand-year soul bone transformation, his physical strength had already reached an incredible level.
His spiritual power, nourished by the Purple Heart Jade Bone Orchid, also far surpassed that of his peers.
More importantly, the instinct of the Taotie spirit told him that only a spirit ring of a higher age could truly unleash the potential of this ancient beast!
"The Ten Thousand Year Spirit Ring... the risks are enormous, but the rewards are equally astonishing!"
Xiao Yin clenched his fists, his eyes flashing with ambition.
"Once I succeed, my strength will experience a qualitative leap! Enough to make those who once looked down on me... look up to me!"
However, Xiao Yin also knew that obtaining and absorbing the ten-thousand-year soul ring was by no means an easy task.
So, he thought of something, something that had not yet been discovered to be truly useful in this era—
Whale glue!
Whale glue is a special substance produced in the brains of whale-like soul beasts. It is a very strong and yang tonic. After taking it, it can enhance the physique of the soul master, allowing the soul master to break the limit when absorbing soul rings and absorb soul rings of higher age.
The higher the quality of the whale glue, the stronger the effect.
But in this day and age, whale glue is just a small pill used by the nobles as an aphrodisiac!
Moreover, whale glue has drug resistance and can be taken a limited number of times, so Xiao Yin directly set his sights on more than ten thousand years.
Immerse yourself in the system mall and search for "Ten Thousand Years Whale Glue":
[Ten Thousand Years Deep Sea Demon Whale Glue]: Effect: Significantly increases physical endurance, stabilizes the mind, and can increase the absorption period of spirit rings by up to ten thousand years. Price: 10,000 Wish Points.
...Dark! It's so damn dark!
"Robbery!" Xiao Yin complained helplessly.
The 500 points rewarded from the previous mission seemed like a lot, but compared to these top-level resources, it was a drop in the bucket and nothing.
It seems that the system mall route is not feasible for the time being.
"It seems... I can only try my luck in Heaven Dou City." Xiao Yin said to himself.
Heaven Dou City, as the capital of the Heaven Dou Empire, gathers the continent's top auction houses and chambers of commerce, making it the best place to find rare treasures.
Moreover, the Ye family guest token given by Ye Qingyi might also come in handy.
With a clear goal, Xiao Yin no longer lingered.
He identified the direction and rushed towards the outer area of the Star Dou Great Forest.
After fusing with the Blue Silver Emperor's right leg bone, his speed had already greatly increased. Now, he used all his strength to perform the "Wind-Following Step", and his figure shuttled through the dense forest like the wind, leaving only a faint afterimage.
[end of the chapter]