Douro Continent

Chapter 342, The Fifteenth Book: The Illusion-Breaking Demon Eye - Another Soul Bone (Part 1)

From the venom transformed from the seventy-second level Soul Saint Shi Nian, Tang San saw a soul bone that shone with seven-colored light.

The appearance of this soul bone filled Tang San with fear. How could he not be afraid?

If Shi Nian had used the power of this soul bone earlier, even without using his martial soul, he would have been far beyond what he could have withstood. The difference in strength between the two was already enormous, and then there was the presence of such a soul bone.

Tang San knew he was lucky; if it weren't for Lady Luck's favor, he might already be a corpse.

Shi Nian seriously underestimated Tang San. With his level 72 strength, he would never have even considered using a soul bone against Tang San. The fact that he directly used his seventh soul skill, Nightmare, on Tang San was already a sign of considerable caution.

If Tang San hadn't possessed the Purple-level Demon Eye that could see through all illusion-type soul skills, if he hadn't had that domineering and deadly Yama's Decree, if Shi Nian hadn't gone all out...

If even one of these things comes true, then Tang San will be the one to die.

Tang San's clothes were soaked with cold sweat. He broke off a branch from the side and carefully picked out the soul bone. By the time the soul bone was successfully removed, the branch in his hand had been completely corroded.

They took out the clean water they always kept on hand from the Twenty-Four Bridges Under the Moonlit Night and repeatedly rinsed the soul bone.

To Tang San's surprise, this seemingly dazzling soul bone was not contaminated with any poison. Even water would slide off instantly upon contact with it, leaving no water droplets on it.

It truly lives up to its reputation as a rare treasure among soul beasts, one in ten thousand. After resting for a while, Tang San's Xuan Tian Gong recovered somewhat. He channeled his power into his right hand and used his Xuan Yu Hand to pick up the soul bone.

The moment Tang San got his hands on the soul bone, he immediately felt an extremely strange sensation, as if it were a part of him. Especially when Tang San touched the soul bone with his left hand, the special energy contained within it seemed to be drilling into his left arm.

Tang San believed that as long as he used the Mysterious Heaven Skill to guide it slightly, he would immediately merge with this soul bone.

For a Soul Master, what could be more attractive than a Soul Bone? Even with two lifetimes of experience, Tang San couldn't help but feel his heart race with excitement. His hand holding the Soul Bone trembled slightly.

A voice inside him kept urging him to quickly merge with this soul bone, lest things get complicated.

Once the fusion is complete, Tang San will become a Soul Master with two Soul Bones. An extra Soul Bone is equivalent to having an extra powerful skill for survival or defeating enemies. Although Tang San can't discern what abilities this Soul Bone will grant him, he's certain it's no ordinary Soul Bone. Or rather, no Soul Bone can be ordinary.

Soul bones are special items that may be dropped when a soul beast dies. Tang San, after hearing Grandmaster explain their uses and how difficult they are to obtain, connected them with his knowledge from his previous life.

He vaguely guessed that the existence of this soul bone was equivalent to the relics in Buddhism in his previous life. It was just that the soul bone was the relic of a soul beast.

The higher the cultivation level of a soul beast, the greater the chance of it producing a soul bone. However, only 100,000-year-old soul beasts have a 100% chance of producing a soul bone. This is a major reason why the soul rings of 100,000-year-old soul beasts have always been at the top of the continent's list of rarest items.

If one can kill a 100,000-year-old soul beast when one has sufficient capacity to withstand the attack, one can obtain an incredibly powerful 100,000-year-old soul ring.

At the same time, you can immediately obtain a soul bone dropped by a 100,000-year-old soul beast.

Unfortunately, 100,000-year-old soul beasts are extremely rare. They have only appeared a handful of times in the entire history of the soul master world.

Tang San took two deep breaths, barely suppressing his desire to fuse with the soul bone. With a determined effort, he placed it into his Ruyi Hundred Treasures Pouch.

He wasn't reluctant to absorb the soul bone; the reason he didn't do so rashly was because of the master's teachings.

Soul bones are indeed top-grade treasures.

However, just like spirit rings, different spirit bones have completely different effects on different spirit masters. Although spirit bones will fall off after a spirit master dies, they cannot be replaced as long as the spirit master is alive.

In other words, once a Soul Master fuses with a Soul Bone, that Soul Bone will follow him throughout his life, just like a Soul Ring.

In this respect, soul bones are even more domineering than soul rings. There is another way to remove a soul ring from one's body, but that requires the price of never being able to obtain that soul ring again.

For example, if a nine-ringed Title Douluo gives up one of his spirit rings, he will never be able to obtain a ninth spirit ring and will only ever be an eight-ringed Spirit Douluo.

Therefore, giving up a spirit ring is only theoretically possible. However, the loss of a spirit bone can only occur in one situation: the death of the spirit master. Otherwise, it is absolutely impossible to give it up.

When Master was teaching Tang San, he told him that although soul bones are good, it is more important to choose the one that suits you. If you don't understand the function of a soul bone, don't rush to integrate it, otherwise you may waste one of the six soul bone slots you have.

The master's knowledge in this area was certainly accurate, but the allure of spirit bones to spirit masters was simply too great. If Tang San hadn't possessed a calm and resolute mind, he probably would have merged with the spirit bone upon recognizing it.

Even the worst soul bone still has some use. It's better to have something than nothing.

Let alone ordinary soul masters, even titled Douluo may not all possess soul bones.

Not to mention collecting all six soul bones.

Although the poison of the Yama's Decree is potent, it loses its original effect once it leaves the bloodstream after being released. Therefore, Tang San does not need to worry that the black water transformed from Shi Nian will have too much impact on the surrounding environment.

After resting for a while, Tang San dared not linger there. Who could say that besides Shi Nian, there wouldn't be other Canghui Academy members who wanted to harm him? After recovering some of his strength, Tang San immediately left the forest. For his own safety, he had to activate his Purple Demon Eye. After leaving the forest, he carefully observed his surroundings while cautiously returning to Tiandou City.

Fortunately, the distance from the forest to Heaven Dou City was not far. After entering the city, Tang San endured the emptiness of his soul power and quickly returned to Shrek Academy.

Before he even reached the academy gate, Tang San had already seen Xiao Wu standing there, anxiously waiting.

"Brother—" Upon seeing Tang San, Xiao Wu's eyes welled up with tears, and she rushed over as if flying.

After having a bad feeling, the Shrek Academy students quickly returned to the academy. When they found that Tang San was indeed not there, Xiao Wu panicked. Everyone went out to search for him, leaving Xiao Wu to wait there.

Finally, Tang San returned. In her extreme excitement, Xiao Wu rushed forward at great speed. If she were in a normal state, Tang San would naturally be able to catch her. However, Tang San was currently in a weakened state, and Xiao Wu could not stop her momentum. When she crashed into Tang San's arms, the two of them fell to the ground at the same time.

Fortunately, Xiao Wu was flexible and quick-witted. Just as the two were about to fall, she braced herself with one hand on the ground. Although she couldn't stop them from falling, she greatly reduced the impact.

As her fragrant body rushed into his arms, Tang San felt a wave of dizziness, but a sense of relief washed over him as well. Instinctively, he held Xiao Wu, who was now on top of him, tightly in his embrace. At that moment, his heart was filled with both passion and fear.

Although he successfully killed Shi Nian using the Yama's Decree, in order to avoid being discovered by Shi Nian, he also fully endured the illusion brought by Shi Nian's seventh soul skill, Nightmare. Even though the Purple Demon Eye became the Eye of Truth, the fear generated in that illusion did not completely disappear. Holding Xiao Wu, Tang San couldn't help but recall the scene of Xiao Wu being molested by that lewd old man. For him, there was almost nothing more terrifying than that.

He held Xiaowu tightly, wanting to merge her into his own body and cherish her dearly.

Xiao Wu could clearly sense the change in Tang San's emotions. His burning aura alone was enough to make her heart race, but her fear was even stronger than Tang San's. The waiting time wasn't long, but every second was agonizing. She didn't know what would happen to her if something really happened to Tang San.

This brief separation made them both deeply realize how important each other was to them.

Tang San's consciousness gradually faded, but his hands remained tightly embracing Xiao Wu until the moment he lost all consciousness.

The Yama's Decree required more internal energy than he had imagined. Tang San's mental and physical energy were already at an extremely dangerous point.

Upon seeing Xiao Wu again and returning to the academy gates, the tension in his heart finally eased. His body could no longer withstand the double blow of exhaustion, and he immediately entered a state of unconsciousness to protect himself.

After an unknown amount of time, when Tang San slowly regained consciousness, he found himself lying on his bed in the dormitory.

As his consciousness gradually returned, the weakness in his body had improved considerably, and his internal energy had recovered somewhat thanks to the body's self-regulation. He slowly inhaled through his nose, circulating his internal energy through his meridians, before finally opening his eyes.

(End of this chapter)