The Martial Soul Skeleton, in Douluo Continent's Bone-Changing Susanoo

Chapter 98 Super Martial Soul, Undead Skeleton

Much later.

Near the eye of the ice and fire yin-yang symbol.

Xia Liang was collecting the surrounding immortal herbs and rare treasures one by one into his Ruyi Hundred Treasures Pouch.

He has obtained Dugu Bo's permission to take all the nearby herbs.

This is also to prevent anyone from coming in and stealing herbs again.

At this moment, Dugu Bo was hiding in a cave, absorbing the medicinal power of the earth dragon golden melon.

His Azure Serpent Emperor is already a top-tier martial soul. With the help of the Earth Dragon bloodline, there is a high probability that it will awaken into a true dragon species, thereby gaining a higher cultivation ceiling and stronger martial soul abilities.

Xia Liang was naturally happy about this, because if Dugu Bo became stronger, he would have more confidence when facing pressure from other forces.

Especially after the incident with the Dragon and Snake couple, he understood even more the importance of having a strong backer.

After collecting all the rare herbs and treasures near the blazing hot spring into his Ruyi Treasure Pouch, Xia Liang arrived at the area of ​​the extremely cold ice spring. Just after collecting a few herbs, he saw a very peculiar plant.

It was a plant whose stem was entirely made up of tiny green vines and leaves, and whose flowers at the top drooped downwards, looking like purple sparrows from afar and like large grapes up close.

This plant is called Ivy, and in the medicinal herb category, it is considered a top-grade plant.

Surprisingly, the medicinal properties of the ivy do not lie in its purple flowers, but in its stems and vines.

Because its stem contains abundant red sap, it is also known as the large blood vine. Eating it can promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis, and relax muscles and tendons.

If a woman takes it, it will give her a body with resilience that is gentle yet strong.

This resilience enhances the flexibility of women's muscles and joints, allowing them to absorb most of the damage and reduce injury, regardless of the impact.

If the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower is a potent, yang-tonifying herb, then the Ivy Oilseed Vine is a yin-tonifying, auxiliary herb. It is said to be extremely effective for dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, and postpartum blood deficiency.

Because the stem of the ivy is where the medicinal properties are formed, this herb should not be harvested by cutting off the stem directly. It should be dug up with the roots and soil intact, and then the flowers at the top, along with the seeds enclosed within the flowers, should be sown in the same spot.

Xia Liang put the Evergreen Oilseed Vine, roots and all, into his Ruyi Treasure Pouch, a smile appearing on his lips. Although it couldn't compare to the Heartbreak Red Acacia, this divine herb gave women a resilient body that could overcome strength with gentleness, which could just offset the domineering medicinal impact of the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng.

After consuming these two top-grade immortal herbs, Dugu Yan will undoubtedly experience a significant boost in her cultivation talent, physical attributes, and martial spirit strength.

According to the original story, Dugu Yan will be taken by Qin Ming to Soto City to fight alongside the Shrek Seven Devils in a team battle.

At that time, Tang San, who only has a thousand-year-old torso bone, will probably be so badly beaten by Dugu Yan, who has been enhanced by two top-grade immortal herbs, that he will question his existence.

Xia Liang regrets that he still has many things to do and doesn't have time to go to Soto City to see Dugu Yan beat up Tang San.

Two hours later.

Near the eye of the ice and fire yin-yang symbol.

What was once a diverse and beautiful plant paradise now looks like a barren wasteland.

Some rare and precious herbs, such as the Ice Crystal Moon Flower.

Its fragrance is like a mist, which can disrupt the visual nerves of witnesses, thus achieving the effect of concealing one's figure.

Tang San's Purple Demon Eyes can detect the hidden abilities of the fragrance of these kinds of immortal herbs.

Fortunately, thanks to the enhanced vision from the "Looking Through Autumn Water Dew," Xia Liang's X-ray vision can also ignore the fog interference of these kinds of immortal herbs.

After collecting all the immortal herbs with the ability to become invisible, no trace of any medicinal herbs could be found near the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye, except for the roots buried in the soil.

This means Tang San's chance to obtain immortal herbs has been cut off.

Reaching the confluence of the two springs of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, Xia Liang retrieved the corpse of the Red-Eyed Tree Demon King he had previously hunted from his three-colored ring.

After this period of reflection, the fusion rate between his bone dragon external left palm bone and his body has reached 100%, and his level 48 soul power has also stabilized. Now he can try to devour the corpse of the Red-Eyed Tree Demon King.

The Undead Skeleton Martial Soul was released, and the eight-meter-tall Bone-Transformed Susanoo enveloped Xia Liang.

Now, without the aid of soul skills, he can directly enter the half-skeletal form of Bone-Transformed Susanoo simply by fully releasing his martial soul.

However, in this normal state, the Bone-Transformed Susanoo is very weak because its strength and defense attributes are not amplified by any Soul Skill.

On the ossified Susanoo's left wrist, the Susanoo Bow transformed into the Susanoo Claw, which then pierced into the corpse of the Red-Eyed Tree Demon King.

Whoosh, splat.

With a loud whooshing sound, black sap splattered from the corpse of the Red-Eyed Treant King. Its Devouring Ability activated.

To Xia Liang's surprise, after the energy formed from the flesh and blood of the Red-Eyed Tree Demon King was devoured back by the Susanoo Claw, the energy he received was only a fleeting moment. The true recipient of the energy fusion was the Necromancer Skeleton Martial Soul itself.

That makes sense. Susanoo's Claw was originally an external soul bone of the Necromancer Skeleton Martial Soul, so the energy it absorbed was naturally more obtained by the Necromancer Skeleton Martial Soul itself.

Xia Liang was not disappointed by this; on the contrary, he felt that this situation was an unexpected delight.

With the help of the Ice and Fire Immortal Herb and the Blue Silver Emperor's right leg bone, his physical strength has reached its current limit.

At this moment, giving all the benefits gained from devouring the flesh and blood energy of the Red-Eyed Tree Demon King to the Undead Skeleton Martial Soul is undoubtedly the best choice.

This Red-Eyed Tree Demon King has eaten a Dark Immortal Herb. If it can be completely devoured, the Undead Skeleton Martial Soul, which already possesses a trace of dark power, may very well awaken the dark attribute directly.

After half an hour of devouring.

The twelve-meter-long corpse of the Red-Eyed Treant King began to gradually change from dark black to gray, and its enormous flesh and blood body gradually turned into rotten wood.

Another half hour passed.

The Susanoo Claw's devouring finally ended.

At this moment, the Red-Eyed Treant King's corpse was completely destroyed, its skin and all of it transformed into energy and merged into the Undead Skeleton Martial Soul.

Xia Liang withdrew his martial spirit, sat cross-legged on the ground, and quickly entered a meditative state.

The Red-Eyed Treant King possesses dark and spiritual attributes; furthermore, its bloodline is mixed with the poisonous attributes of the Demon-Eyed Tree clan.

When so many attributes are all incorporated into the Necromancer Skeleton Martial Soul at once, excess impurities accumulate in the Martial Soul's origin, preventing the Martial Soul from evolving into its ultimate attributes.

Therefore, the attribute energy that has been absorbed must be refined and purified.

Poison is not important for the Necromancer Skeleton Martial Soul.

Upon entering the spiritual world, Xia Liang immediately transferred the energy containing poisonous properties into his own skeleton, and then used ice and fire energy to burn it to ashes.

A wisp of poison gas was expelled from his body, and after three hours of burning, the poisonous energy was finally completely eliminated from his skeleton.

In this way, the essence of the Necromancer Skeleton Martial Soul loses its poison attribute.

The remaining dark and mental attributes can be retained.

Because the Necromancer Skeleton Martial Soul is inherently a dark-type Martial Soul, the addition of dark attributes not only does not affect the purity of the Martial Soul, but also allows the Martial Soul to grow even further.

As for the spiritual attribute, it's like the relationship between the "Longing for Autumn Dew" and the "Ice and Fire Immortal Grass"—keeping it will only benefit the martial soul itself.

Moreover, what needs to be improved most right now is mental strength. If the Necromancer Skeleton Martial Soul can gain mental attributes, it will undoubtedly greatly shorten the difficulty of mental cultivation.

One day later.

Near the eye of the ice and fire yin-yang symbol.

In the hazy mist, Xia Liang remained in a meditative state.

The poisonous energy associated with the Red-Eyed Treant King has now been completely eliminated.

The remaining dark and spiritual energy has been completely integrated into the necromantic skeleton's martial soul essence.

The grayish-white spiritual world, seemingly influenced by spiritual attributes, has doubled in size, giving rise to a spiritual sea.

Xia Liang stood on the shore of the Spirit Coast, watching with excitement the blackish-purple half-skull floating on the sea. This was a necromancer skeleton martial soul that had awakened after devouring the Red-Eyed Tree Demon King, taking its essence and discarding its dross. It possessed both dark and spiritual attributes.

The originally top-tier undead attribute is now approaching its ultimate potential.

Without a doubt, the Necromancer Skeleton Martial Soul has now evolved from a top-tier Martial Soul into a super Martial Soul.

This evolution did not cause the Necromancer Skeleton Martial Soul to grow leg bones, but due to the addition of the mental attribute, its two originally empty eye bones evolved into bright yellow eyeballs.

That's all for tonight's update. Updates will resume tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)