Douluo Continent: I am the true master

Chapter 99 Uninvited Guest

Ever since he learned at the age of nine that the world's consciousness had entered a dormant state, Ye Wen felt that his luck had always been just average.

So far, only the War Drum Toad King has dropped a soul bone when hunting soul beasts, and that's only because it has 8 years of cultivation, which gives it an extremely high probability.

This time, by hunting a 20-year-old ferocious beast, according to the world's rules, one will definitely obtain a soul bone. Based on the characteristics of squid, Ye Wen has deduced that this soul bone may be a torso bone, since squid only has that one bone on its body.

However, the eye that appeared on his forehead at this moment was undoubtedly a slap in Ye Wen's face. It was not a torso bone, but an external soul bone.

As for why it's not the head soul bone?

With Ye Wen's knowledge, how could he not be able to tell the difference? Only external soul bones would be absorbed into the body along with the soul ring.

Ye Wen had already given up hope of getting the external soul bone that was standard for protagonists, since the soul beasts he was killing were undoubtedly of high age, and the drop rate of external soul bones was extremely rare.

Unexpectedly, the Multi-Eyed Squid King, with 20 years of cultivation, would offer such a generous gift, not only strengthening the external soul bone to 20 years, but also making it the most precious external soul bone.

Besides its unique abilities, the most precious thing about external soul bones is their growth potential, which is not found in ordinary soul bones.

Ordinary soul bone enhancement only occurs during the Divine Trial.

Once the mystery of this growth potential is cracked, it means that Ye Wen will be able to mass-produce high-age soul bones.

"Brother, how are you?" Ah Yin asked with concern.

Through his newfound perspective, Ye Wen noticed a red aura emanating from Ah Yin. Although he didn't yet know what this aura represented, Ye Wen quickly regained his composure and said...

"It's a success. Did you find any soul bones inside the corpse, Ah Yin?"

"No, bro. Soul beasts only produce one soul bone, but it seems to have appeared on your head."

"That's really strange. What kind of bone are eyeballs?" Ye Wen complained slightly.

After all, the appearance of this external soul bone caught him completely off guard.

Turning to look at Mishar beside him, he saw that she was emanating a faint black aura. Looking down at himself, he saw that he was surrounded by a golden aura.

The black aura emanating from Mishar did not make Ye Wen feel anything ominous. Coupled with the red on Ah Yin's body and his own gold, Ye Wen seemed to be deep in thought.

According to the description in Douluo Continent I, the spirit rings, from lowest to highest, are white, yellow, purple, black, red, and gold with a lifespan of one million years.

With Ah Yin's aptitude, becoming a god without a divine position is not even a consideration for now, but reaching the title of Douluo is definitely within reach. And with the cheat code from the original plot, becoming a god is only a matter of time.

Therefore, the preliminary conclusion is that this aura should represent a certain level that a living being can cultivate to.

It's not that I hadn't considered the possibility that it might be the power of fate, but this thing is a standard feature of auspicious beasts.

"Brother, what kind of soul skills does this 200,000-year-old external soul bone have?" Ah Yin asked curiously.

Surprised by this unexpected surprise, Ye Wen didn't immediately check the soul skills that came with the external soul bone. Instead, he silently closed his eyes and began to sense them.

"As expected of a ferocious beast-level soul bone, it comes with two soul skills compared to ordinary soul bones."

Each is a domain, a turbid domain, within the range of my mental power, capable of forcibly distorting the space around me, rendering enemy attacks ineffective.

The second soul skill is a mental attack skill called Demonic Vision. It can concentrate my mental power to forcibly establish a mental channel with the enemy, directly attacking their mental sea. Those weaker than me will be instantly turned into idiots, while those equal to or stronger than me will also be affected by the mental attack.

Ye Wen's tone revealed a sense of joy, as both of these soul skills could be considered very practical combat soul skills.

It is far superior to the Soul Devouring Skill of the Eight Spider Lances in the original work.

Furthermore, it possesses the unique talent of being able to see a certain aura emanating from others, which is far more useful than the venom of the human-faced spider with eight spider spears.

Upon hearing that it was such a powerful soul skill, both women revealed envy in their eyes.

After glancing at the huge corpse floating on the sea not far away, Ye Wen considered whether to take it back to supplement his disciple's nutrition. Squid is similar to cuttlefish, and its meat should be delicious.

Involuntarily, the taste of grilled squid from my past life came to mind.

Unfortunately, Ye Wen had no idea about the recipe for the soul sauce of grilled squid, so he could only sigh in vain.

However, adhering to the principle of not wasting food, Ye Wen planned to take it back and cook it, thinking it might be delicious. At this moment, Mishar tugged at Ye Wen's sleeve and said...

"Brother Ye, you're not planning to eat this King Squid, are you?"

Ye Wen gave Mishar a strange look and said, "Of course, after all, it's a 20-year-old soul beast. It contains a huge amount of energy, and eating it would be very nourishing for a soul master."

"Hey, I'm not kidding you, Brother Ye, this stuff tastes awfully sour and doesn't taste good at all. The elders in our clan brought it back for us to try before, and we threw it up after just a few bites. Our merfolk's sense of taste is basically no different from yours as humans."

When Mishar said that, Ye Wen remembered that the giant squid, which was one of the ocean legends in his previous life, was also said to be very unpalatable. He wondered if these two things were the same type.

For a moment, Ye Wen was caught in a dilemma.

As a Chinese person who loves food, I feel like I'd be doing a disservice to my status if I didn't cook such precious ingredients.

Moreover, after the sublimation of the seventh spirit ring, his spirit space reached tens of thousands of cubic meters.

"Take it back! Try it and see if it's edible. If it's not, take it back as fertilizer to nourish the Blue Silver Forest. After all, it's a ferocious beast-level soul beast, so it should greatly improve the Blue Silver Forest's cultivation level."

Thinking this, Ye Wen decided to put the Multi-Eyed Squid King, which had been broken into two pieces, into his Martial Soul Space.

It's hard to persuade this stubborn fool. Seeing that Ye Wen was determined to go back and try the taste, Mishar could only shrug and stop trying to stop him.

Just as Ye Wen was about to open his Martial Soul Space to store the corpse, a sudden fluctuation of soul power came, causing Ye Wen to quickly put away his Martial Soul and look warily down into the water.

The two women clearly noticed the unusual underwater situation and became alert.

Transparent tentacles wrapped around the corpse of the Multi-Eyed Emperor.

A golden light shone from the originally bloody and murky water.

"This is a jellyfish?! But it's huge!" Ye Wen was astonished as he looked at the enormous creature that had suddenly appeared.

A giant jellyfish appeared on the seabed, its entire body transparent, with golden threads shimmering inside.

(End of this chapter)