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Half a month later.
Near the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
"Ora ora ora ora!"
With flames igniting his left fist and frost enveloping his right palm, Xiao Lin unleashed a relentless barrage of strikes toward Tang San.
At this moment, Tang San was clad in Blue Silver Armor and piloting a massive Blue Silver Grass Giant. On top of that, he had coated the giant in a layer of blood-colored soul power armor. Yet, under Xiao Lin's overwhelming offensive, he could do nothing but constantly retreat.
Granted, Tang San's regeneration speed was incredibly fast; the damage caused by ordinary attacks could not even keep pace with his healing. However, Xiao Lin's Ultimate Ice and Ultimate Fire countered his Blue Silver Grass far too severely.
Even with the protection of the blood-colored soul power armor, it was impossible to completely block the invasive chill and searing heat of the Ultimate Ice and Fire.
Even while piloting the Blue Silver Grass Giant and staying several meters away from Xiao Lin, Tang San still found it hard to breathe due to the terrifyingly high temperatures, while the absolute low temperatures made his blood struggle to circulate.
"Stop, stop, stop! Brother Lin, I can't take it anymore!"
Before long, Tang San decisively called a halt to the match, raising his hands in a gesture of surrender.
Standing to the side, Tang Ni had been watching their sparring match with a restless eagerness.
Originally, she had harbored thoughts of defeating Xiao Lin, but after watching this battle, she temporarily abandoned that idea. However, she had now found a new, excellent target. She realized that Tang San's strength wasn't half bad either.
Dispersing his Blue Silver Grass Giant, Tang San plopped down onto the grass and sighed helplessly.
"I must have truly lost my mind from being cooped up for so long to actually agree to spar with you, Brother Lin."
Tang San shook his head with a bitter smile, then leaned back and sprawled flat out on the grass.
"Tang San, quick, fight me!"
Seeing this, Tang Ni instantly grew impatient and barked a command.
"Forget it, Sister Tang Ni. I can't beat you anyway."
Tang San adopted a completely casual, conflict-free attitude.
"I will allow you to use your Clear Sky Hammer!"
"Still, forget it. The Clear Sky Hammer doesn't have any soul rings, so I wouldn't be a match for you anyway, Sister Tang Ni."
Tang San refused to take the bait, rejecting her offer outright.
The battle-hungry Tang Ni could only grit her teeth, eventually locking her gaze onto Xiao Lin instead. At this moment, Xiao Lin was staring blankly at the toothpick-sized Horned Dragon Staff in his hand, completely lost in thought.
In order to figure out exactly what it felt like for a soul bone to fuse into the human body, Xiao Lin was currently trying to fuse the Horned Dragon Staff directly into his own physical form.
But quite clearly, he had not succeeded.
Originally, he had intended to make the Horned Dragon Staff manifest directly inside his body, attempting a fusion similar to the Tool Soul Avatar.
The result, quite evidently, was failure.
His physical body simply could not fuse with the Horned Dragon Staff.
This left Xiao Lin profoundly puzzled.
Over the past half a month, he had just formed a hypothesis, but it now appeared to be incorrect.
Initially, he had assumed that a Beast Martial Soul was essentially the equivalent of a demonic beast or divine beast bloodline from cultivation worlds, while a Tool Martial Soul was a companion spiritual treasure.
He had also believed that a Martial Soul always resided within a Soul Master's divine soul, bound to their very spirit. However, Xiao Lin suddenly remembered that Tang San seemed to be a different case from him.
Xiao Lin himself had perfectly fused with this body, awakening the wisdom and memories of his past life. Tang San, on the other hand, had purely possessed his body through a soul takeover.
That was why Tang San's Innate Full Soul Power had actually been cultivated using the Mysterious Heaven Technique. Thus, Tang San served as a perfect counterexample, proving that a Martial Soul was not the same thing as one's divine soul or spirit.
Instead, it seemed to reside more within a Soul Master's bloodline.
But if it came down to bloodlines, Xiao Lin became even more confused.
Deoxyribonucleic acid? DNA? Genes?
Thinking about it from that perspective only made it more incomprehensible for Xiao Lin. Fortunately, even though Xiao Lin didn't fully understand what a soul bone transformed into after fusing with the human body, he at least knew how he should cultivate moving forward.
That was to refine his body into a singular, unified whole.
One that would no longer be restricted by meridians.
Xiao Lin believed that the primary function of a soul bone was to replace meridians, making it easier for the human body to circulate soul power.
If a Soul Master had soul bones assisting them throughout their entire body, would they even need to open up the Eight Extraordinary Meridians or the Ren and Du Meridians?
If the capacity of the soul bones could be taken a step further, allowing the entire Soul Master to reach a state of flawless, seamless unity—a state of Primordial Integration...
Wouldn't that be equivalent to achieving the "Great Dao"? Of course, this "Great Dao" was definitely not the primordial cosmic Dao found in standard cultivation novels.
The world of Soul Land simply couldn't bear that kind of power yet.
With this hypothesis in mind, Xiao Lin came to a realization. If one truly wished to become a God, it was highly likely that having a complete, full set of soul bones was the best path forward.
Furthermore, they had to be high-quality soul bones.
"Xiao Lin, fight me!"
Suddenly, Tang Ni marched right up to him, explicitly challenging him to a duel.
"Let's skip it. Just yesterday, I finally discovered the true soul skill of this Fusion Right Leg Bone."
Xiao Lin shook his head.
While sparring with Tang Ni was always an exhilarating experience, the area around the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was truly ill-suited for a battlefield. What if they ended up destroying the rare herbs and vegetation?
Hearing Xiao Lin's words, everyone's attention instantly shifted toward him.
"Brother Lin, what kind of soul skill is it?"
Xiao Wu had been bored to tears lately.
Staying cooped up in this place definitely went against her lively nature. The fact that she was actively asking about these things now showed just how incredibly restless she was.
"It's a soul skill that fuses with one's Martial Soul. I took a brief look, and it should be a skill that helps a Soul Master enter their Martial Soul Avatar ahead of time. That idiot before clearly used the skill completely wrong."
"Well, not necessarily. Ye Lingling and her teammates were crowd-controlled for so long back then, which was likely the exact effect of a Martial Soul Avatar."
Essentially, because the Martial Soul Avatar could double the effectiveness of a soul skill, it was able to produce such a devastating result.
Upon hearing Xiao Lin's explanation, Tang San and Xiao Wu's eyes lit up instantly.
"Is it just like your Tool Soul Avatar, Brother Lin?"
Both of them immediately recalled Xiao Lin's seemingly invincible Tool Soul Avatar, and their eyes brimmed with anticipation.
"It should be. Its core ability is to allow one's soul skills to perfectly fuse with oneself. Isn't that precisely the defining trait of a Martial Soul Avatar?"
"Moreover, it works on absolutely any skill. It might even work on soul bone skills. Right now, the only thing I'm unsure of is if you guys absorb it, whether you can stack the Martial Soul Avatar and then use this soul bone skill a second time to amplify it further."
Xiao Lin shrugged, pulling out the Fusion Right Leg Bone and asking the group if anyone wanted to absorb it.
Although the year-level of this soul bone wasn't particularly high, Xiao Lin was confident that if any of them absorbed it, they could at least upgrade it to over fifty thousand years later on by exploiting the Sea God's trials.
For Tang San, elevating it to over one hundred thousand years was practically a guarantee.
As for why Xiao Lin didn't absorb it himself—well, he already possessed a Chaos Right Leg Bone.
"I really want it... but Brother Lin, weren't you researching how soul bones evolve and upgrade? Can this soul bone be upgraded?"
Xiao Wu was definitely a bit tempted by this soul bone.
With a piece like this, she would have far more confidence in seeking her revenge in the future. Even if revenge proved too difficult, escaping would definitely be a breeze.
"Of course it can. Once I become a God, I can strengthen this soul bone for you. Or if you become a God yourself, you can also strengthen it."
Xiao Lin spoke half-jokingly, immediately earning a massive eye-roll from Xiao Wu.
If I already became a God, why would I still care about a soul bone of this level?
"This soul bone is actually quite excellent."
Unlike Xiao Wu, Tang Ni was incredibly drawn to the ability of this soul bone.
Wasn't this basically a low-tier version of Xiao Lin's Tool Soul Avatar? Furthermore, it could potentially double the effectiveness of an eighth or ninth soul ring, as well as other soul bone skills. If used correctly, it wouldn't be weak compared to Xiao Lin's Tool Soul Avatar at all.
However, as much as Tang Ni wanted it, her pride made it difficult to just ask for it outright. She had already accepted far too many things from Xiao Lin and the others. Although she didn't say anything out loud, she kept a strict tally in her heart.
If she took this soul bone, her only choice would be to head back to the Star Dou Great Forest, barge into Xiong Jun's territory, and snatch his Golden Sand Light to make amends.
But that guy, Xiong jun...!
Whatever, it didn't matter! Once she became a God, the destiny of the soul beast race would inevitably skyrocket.
This was just a fair, equivalent exchange.
Thinking up to this point, Tang Ni's eyes flashed with determination.
Ever since she started living with Xiao Lin and Tang San, she had picked up on their massive ambitions through their daily conversations. Xiao Lin and Tang San never actively hid their goal of becoming Gods when they spoke.
They had even secretly plotted how they were going to exploit the Sea God's trials.
Tang Ni had naturally etched these plans into her mind. If they could exploit the system to become Gods, then she certainly could too.
She wanted to achieve Godhood as well!
If she wanted to reach Godhood, she had to fight for every advantage. She absolutely could not let a top-tier resource slip through her fingers.
"Um... can you give this soul bone to me? I can trade other things for it," Tang Ni asked directly, tossing aside any hesitation.
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