Douluo: Did you move Danta here?

Chapter 423 Gift of Soul Bones

After taking the supplementary pills, Nami began to sit cross-legged on the whale's body to absorb her seventh soul ring. This 100,000-year-old soul beast could also give her a suitable soul bone. If the soul rings were included, she could inherit a total of four soul skills from the Demonic Tiger Whale King.

Ningbei had also witnessed several of the Demon Orca King's innate skills during the assessment, which were a huge boost for Nami. Whether it was the forced control brought by the Whale Roar, the powerful offensive soul skill brought by the Demon Battle Axe, or the gray beam and the mirror that was not used in the end, they were all very powerful soul skills.

While Nami was absorbing the spirit ring, everyone gathered around Ningbei.

"Abe, where have you been these past two years?"

Not only Dugu Yan, but everyone else also looked eager to learn, because according to the past, Ning Bei would take time out of her way to come to Poseidon Island every year to check on their assessment progress, and this was the first time she hadn't appeared in two years.

Ning Bei chuckled and gently stroked Dugu Yan's hair before explaining where she had been for the past two years.

"I'm going to take my ninth assessment."

"Really! So, brother, have you finished? Have you become a god yet?"

Upon hearing that her brother had gone to take the assessment, Ning Rongrong's resentment vanished without a trace, and she imagined that she now had a god as her backer.

He shook his head, dismissing his sister's guess; he knew perfectly well what she was thinking.

"No, the Ninth Trial is divided into stages. My entire soul bone will now evolve into the Ice God Set, and I will continue to the next stage of the Ninth Trial in two years."

"I see. Well, that's not bad either. At least we didn't fail."

Dugu Yan didn't care whether her man became a god or not; in her opinion, it was already good enough that Ning Bei could pass the test safely.

He smiled and glanced at Dugu Yan. Whether in illusion or reality, this woman had always been the same to him. With a flick of his wrist, two soul bones appeared in his hands. These were the soul bones found in the corpses of the ice dragon and ice phoenix in the ice cave at the bottom of the Death Forest.

"This is the head soul bone of the Frost Giant Dragon. It belongs to the same dragon category as your Azure Phosphorous Poison Dragon Martial Soul. You can take it and absorb it."

"As for this piece, it's the torso bone of the Extreme Cold Ice Phoenix, and it's yours."

He handed the soul bones to Dugu Yan and Ning Rongrong respectively, and both of them were overjoyed when they received them.

"Brother, is this the gift Mother gave me?"

"Yes, Ms. Huo said she was afraid you would forget her if too much time passed, so she brought a soul bone to remind you."

"No way, would I be so heartless?"

Ning Rongrong pouted in dissatisfaction, glared at her brother angrily, and even the joy of obtaining the soul bone was somewhat dampened.

"But I really haven't been back for a long time. My parents must miss me a lot, right?"

Ning Bei pursed her lips, thinking to herself that it wasn't true. Her parents were probably quite comfortable taking care of Ning Fan's son now, but if she said that out loud, the little girl would definitely get angry. So she nodded against her will.

"Yes, they miss you a lot. Finish your assessment soon and go back to see them."

"Don't worry, I'm the second genius of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. A little assessment is a piece of cake for me."

Compared to Ning Rongrong's immediate acceptance of the soul bone, Dugu Yan seemed somewhat at a loss as she held the Ice Dragon Head Soul Bone. Ning Bei took in her expression and playfully pinched her nose. "Don't hesitate. Lady Huo said that if you accept her soul bone, you have to return it to her two big, fat grandsons later."

"what!"

Dugu Yan's pretty face instantly turned red. After glancing around at the little ones who were covering their mouths and snickering, she glared at Ning Bei, seemingly scolding him for speaking inappropriately. However, she didn't dwell on the matter of the soul bone anymore and put it into her soul tool.

The reason for bringing up the mother is that there are only two soul bones, but there are more than two people here. Although it is unlikely that everyone would complain that he is favoring one over the other, it is still better to bring up the Fire Lady. After all, it is perfectly normal for him to give his daughter-in-law and daughter special treatment.

These two soul bones are not compatible with the attributes of the others. They were given to Dugu Yan because her martial soul is also a dragon, while Ning Rongrong was given them because the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda has a wide compatibility with soul bones. Basically, any soul bone can be absorbed, so there is not much need to consider the soul skills. After all, as a support, having more life-saving skills is not a problem, and having more attack skills would be even better.

Time passed slowly, and after a full day of meditation, Nami completed the absorption of the Demon Orca King's spirit ring. The blood-red spirit ring quietly solidified at the position of her seventh spirit ring.

Opening her eyes, Nami's gaze revealed an irrepressible joy.

"Master, and everyone else, I did it!"

"Nami, tell Xiaowu quickly, what soul skills did you inherit from this giant whale?"

The little rabbit hopped over to Nami's side, its eyes filled with curiosity. This whale's soul skills were all very useful.

“Sister Xiaowu, my soul rings inherited the Demonic Orca’s Fang-Shattering Slash and Demonic Orca’s Fury. One of them is the gray beam of light you saw, which is extremely powerful. The other soul skill was not used by the great whale during the battle. It can instantly unleash countless tiny red light blades and attack enemies in all directions at the same time.”

"The torso bone inherited the Demon Orca's Demonic Capture and Demon Orca's Mirror Annihilation, which are the skills that forcibly controlled Xiaobai and the final unfinished mirror."

The little rabbit blinked its big eyes, and its mouth quickly pursed.

"Wow, you suddenly have four more soul skills! That's amazing!"

"Hehe, Sister Xiaowu, it was just luck, just luck!"

Ning Bei raised an eyebrow. Had her disciple also inherited her lucky physique? Ning Rongrong, on the other hand, didn't seem to think anything of it and stepped forward to pat her friend on the shoulder.

"Xiao Wu, otherwise why would so many people pursue a 100,000-year soul ring as their life's goal? One day I'll give you a good whack on the head and you'll get four soul skills too!"

"Ah! I'll fight you to the death! I treated you like a sister, but you treat me like a walking spirit ring or spirit bone?"

Xiao Wu, all bark and no bite, lunged at Ning Rongrong, her determined expression making everyone burst into laughter. Amid Ning Rongrong's repeated pleas for mercy, the group cleaned up the battlefield and began their return to the Sea Maiden City.

"By the way, for this fifth test, you can try to challenge those Holy Pillar Guardians more often. This way you can know yourself and your enemy, instead of just studying behind closed doors like in the previous tests."

"Understood, brother. We'll set off after two days of rest. This time, we'll formulate our tactics as we practice."

Everyone nodded in agreement with Ning Bei's suggestion. After all, their opponents were seven Title Douluos, and they needed some experience in fighting them. Besides, they couldn't very well kill their group.

"There's no need to rush. You two can absorb the soul bone first before trying it out. That way, you'll have more options."

The two nodded. In fact, they had planned to do the same even without Ning Bei's suggestion. They couldn't suppress their desire for the unabsorbed soul bones in their hands.

(End of this chapter)