Douro Continent

Chapter 222 Connection, First Meridian (Part 2)

Upon hearing the words "external soul bone," the three Soul Douluos stood up from their seats almost simultaneously, with Qin Ming jumping up as if his pants were on fire.

The three Soul Douluos exchanged bewildered glances. Their insight was far superior to Qin Ming's, so they immediately recognized that the Eight Spider Lances on Tang San's back were soul bones, not martial souls. But they never imagined that it would actually be an external soul bone.

They could sense the immense power emanating from the Eight Spider Lances alone.

A child who is only thirteen years old not only has a soul power level of over thirty, but also possesses an external soul bone that ranks second only to a 100,000-year soul ring among rare soul master items. What does this mean? What kind of potential does this represent? So what if his martial soul is just Blue Silver Grass?

"This, this is really an external soul bone?" Meng Shenji's voice trembled violently.

The master nodded and said, "I can confirm it. However, I would like to ask the three members of the Education Committee to keep this matter confidential. Although the external soul bone has already fused with Tang San's body and will not fall off after being killed like other soul bones, it is still a case of 'a common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime.' I still do not want him to face too powerful an opponent before he has fully grown up."

"We understand. Please rest assured, we swear on our martial spirits that we will never reveal this to anyone." Meng Shenji's eyes shone with gratitude.

The reason is simple: the Shrek Academy group did not hide the fact that Tang San possessed an external soul bone from them. This alone proves their respect for the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

External soul bones are extremely precious. If some powerful soul masters with wicked hearts find out about them, they will never give Tang San any room to grow.

In fact, how could the Grandmaster be a careless person? Before coming here, he had already conducted an extremely detailed investigation of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy. The three Soul Douluos in front of him were all respected elders in the Soul Master world with kind hearts. Otherwise, how could he have easily revealed Tang San's secret?

It's so hot. That's the only feeling Tang San has right now. The discomfort he felt under the pressure has completely disappeared. He just feels like he's being forged in a giant furnace. This feeling is somewhat similar to when he first obtained the Human-Faced Demon Spider Soul Ring and was absorbing it. However, compared to that time, the pain is much less now. There's only a burning sensation, but no intense pain.

The slow-moving internal energy of the Xuan Tian Gong, though its circulation speed was decreasing, became more solid with each cycle, and seemed to be constantly impacting certain special meridians.

The shattering that Tang San felt earlier seemed to be the result of a meridian being opened up.

At the moment of greatest pressure, Tang San did not notice that a black light had appeared in his left palm, but he felt a surge of power bursting forth from within him. If it weren't for the strange meridian in his body being opened, his other martial soul would probably have appeared as well.

At this moment, Tang San had lost the ability to think; he was simply enduring the waves of heat. His Xuan Tian Gong seemed to be absorbing this heat, and with each cycle, Tang San felt more comfortable. Therefore, he could only continue.

After a brief moment of shock, the three Soul Douluos gradually calmed down, but Qin Ming's mental fortitude was clearly weaker, and he still appeared very agitated.

Captain Meng Shen let out a sigh of relief, "I never expected, I really never expected, that such a genius would emerge in our world of Soul Masters. I am truly fortunate to be here today to see you all."

Flander also breathed a sigh of relief and gave the master an inquiring look. The master nodded slightly to him, indicating that Tang San would definitely not have any problems.

Flander then said to Meng Shenji, "We dare not take credit for Tang San's abilities. He is Grandmaster's direct disciple, and his own talent is exceptional. These seven children are all prodigies in the history of Shrek Academy. Not only Tang San, but each of them has their own unique talent. The reason we chose to come to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy is that we don't want to bury these children's talents, and we hope that they can fully develop their talents here through a better training environment. They are the last batch of students at Shrek Academy, and as the dean, I truly hope to see them all become Title Douluos in the future, far surpassing my achievements."

At this moment, Flander's eyes were devoid of any cunning, revealing only sincerity. The Shrek Six behind him, listening to Flander's words, felt a strange mix of emotions. They noticed that Flander seemed to have aged considerably, and his silhouette carried a hint of loneliness.

Yes, as a dean, how could someone as proud as Flander feel good about having to bring his disciples to another academy to cultivate?

Although he never showed anything afterward, was his inner world truly at peace?

Meng Shenji nodded to Flander. "Dean Flander, you can rest assured. The three of us here assure you that we will do everything in our power to provide these children with the best training facilities and the best training environment. We ask for nothing more. Even if they don't want to represent the Heaven Dou Royal Academy in the future, it doesn't matter. Imagine, when they stand at the pinnacle of the Soul Master world, with the words 'Heaven Dou Royal Academy' in their resumes, we will be more than satisfied."

Flander stood up, bowed to the three Soul Masters, and said, "Thank you, seniors."

Seeing this scene before him, the master finally smiled and thought to himself, "Flander, Flander, if I hadn't figured out the personalities of these three committee members, why would I have brought you here? No matter what happened in the past, in my heart, you are still my elder brother, and of course I hope to see you have a comfortable old age."

Just then, a long cry attracted everyone's attention.

Tang San exhaled a thick white mist, which, unlike the previous illusory mist, appeared much more solid. He exhaled through his mouth and inhaled through his nose. The redness on Tang San's skin had completely disappeared, and the swelling was gone. He looked completely normal.

When the white mist was completely inhaled, Tang San slowly opened his eyes. In that instant, the entire Education Committee hall seemed to have two more cold stars.

Although the clear, cold light only flashed for a moment before disappearing, everyone could see that Tang San was different from before.

The Eight Spider Lances were absorbed into Tang San's body in the blink of an eye, making it at least several times faster than before.

Unfortunately, the clothes on his back were beyond repair. This was probably the only drawback of the Eight Spider Lances. For Tang San, who was always frugal, it was still a pity to lose these clothes.

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Tang San calmly bowed to the three Soul Douluos without saying anything, and walked back behind the Grandmaster with an honest expression.

At this moment, Tang San had no mind to listen to their conversation; all his energy was focused on himself. When the shattering sound came from his body, he was under immense pressure from his soul power and naturally didn't know what was happening to him. But now that he had regained consciousness, he immediately noticed the difference.

First, his soul power increased by one level, and more importantly, all his attributes seemed to have increased.

That's not an effect that can be achieved simply by increasing one level of soul power.

Ultimately, the reason was that he had actually opened up a meridian under the immense pressure he had been under. This meridian not only allowed the Eight Spider Lances to integrate perfectly with him, but also brought about significant changes to his body.

His soul power is level 34, but his physical attributes should be above level 40.

Even a master might not be able to explain why this meridian had been opened, but Tang San himself knew very well. This was because it was one of the eight extraordinary meridians recorded in the Xuan Tian Bao Lu (Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record).

The Xuan Tian Bao Lu (Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record) clearly states that opening any one of the eight extraordinary meridians will greatly benefit one's Xuan Tian Gong (Mysterious Heaven Skill). Furthermore, one of the standards for mastering the Xuan Tian Gong, besides reaching the eighth level, is opening all eight extraordinary meridians. The Xuan Tian Bao Lu records that those who have opened all eight extraordinary meridians are capable of anything, from ascending to heaven to descending to earth.

Although it is just a simple sentence, it fully demonstrates the enormous effect that will occur after the eight extraordinary meridians are opened.

Tang San's understanding of the Eight Extraordinary Meridians came entirely from the Xuan Tian Bao Lu (Mysterious Heavenly Treasure Record). The Xuan Tian Bao Lu contained extremely detailed information about them.

The eight acupoints on the limbs—Lieque, Houxi, Neiguan, Waiguan, Zhaohai, Shenmai, Gongsun, and Zulinqi—connect to the eight extraordinary meridians: Ren, Du, Yinwei, Yangwei, Yinqiao, Yangqiao, Chong, and Dai. This means that these acupoints can connect to the eight extraordinary meridians related to the head, face, and torso.

(End of this chapter)