Douluo Continent: I am a biologist, and I have awakened a weapon spirit?

“This is where order comes in,” Chen Feng said with a smile. “Moreover, everything in the world boils down to profit. If the Ming Dynasty can invest more of its essence in the creation of soul bones, then other soul beasts can choose to invest less of their essence. As a result, the quality of the soul bones produced by captivity will naturally be much lower.”

"With inherent disadvantages on the one hand, and the addition of severe crackdown measures on the other, we should be able to control this kind of thing in general."

"Of course, this matter needs to be carefully considered, and perhaps certain entry barriers should be set."

Chapter 256 Soul Bone Mutation

Soul rings and soul bones are ultimately different.

Unless it's a spirit ring of 100,000 years or more, its value is limited.

Even the lowest-grade soul bone is priceless and unavailable.

However, the two also have something in common.

Chen Feng once conducted an experiment where he had Zhu Zhuqing and Ma Hongjun absorb soul bones during their bottleneck periods. In the end, neither of them obtained soul bones, but rather soul rings.

This shows that soul bones can replace soul rings to some extent.

Based on today's experiment, we have found the difference between soul bones and soul rings: the former involves the primordial energy of the soul beast during its formation.

This also explains why the older the soul beast, the greater the probability of it producing a soul bone. This is because as the cultivation age of a soul beast increases, the original energy within its body also increases.

The more primal energy a soul beast possesses, the easier it is for it to remain within its body after death, thus combining with a certain part of its body to form a soul bone.

Especially when a soul beast dies with strong emotional fluctuations, its essence will be spontaneously mobilized, thus increasing the probability of forming a soul bone.

The reason why soul beasts under 100,000 years old have a chance to produce soul bones, while soul beasts over 100,000 years old are guaranteed to produce soul bones, is probably because soul beasts only have the ability to actively mobilize their origin after they grow to 100,000 years old, and they cannot do this before that.

When Chen Feng voiced this guess, Da Ming was somewhat surprised:

"I never imagined you could guess to this extent. If you were a soul beast, you would definitely achieve great things as well."

"That's not necessarily true." Chen Feng shook his head. "If I were a soul beast, I might become food for other powerful soul beasts before I even grew up. I wouldn't have any chance to grow up at all, because there isn't much order in the soul beast world."

The world of spirit beasts is a dog-eat-dog world. In such an environment, intelligence is far less important than strength, because the latter is what allows spirit beasts to survive.

Humans are good at wisdom but not strength, while spirit beasts are good at strength but not wisdom. This is determined by their respective living environments.

Of course, this is only relatively speaking; those at the very top of both groups don't really possess any kind of benevolence or wisdom.

Da Ming and Xiao Wu were speechless in response to Chen Feng's words.

Tang San, on the other hand, looked thoughtful.

Chen Feng noticed this and asked:

"What's wrong? Mistress?"

Tang San hesitated for a moment before saying:

"Xiao Feng, you said that the soul bone contains the essence of the soul beast. Do you think this essence can return to the soul beast?"

"what do you mean?"

"My mother's soul bone is definitely still there. If we can return the essence within that soul bone to my mother, could it help her recover faster?" Tang San asked, his voice trembling with excitement.

“I can answer that question for you; yes, it is possible,” Da Ming said.

"Really? It can work?" Tang San's face lit up with joy. "What do I need to do?"

"What I know is the method for resurrecting a 100,000-year-old soul beast. As long as three conditions are met, and the target's soul and body are relatively well preserved, the target's soul bone can be used to revive it," Da Ming replied.

"What three conditions?" Tang San pressed.

"First, you need to find three kinds of herbs: the Ten-Thousand-Year Sacred Soul Grass used to awaken the soul, the Ten-Thousand-Year Grade Nine Ginseng King used to reshape the body and form into a human form, and a treasure that can unite the soul and body, an inner core of an ancient spirit beast."

Tang San's face grew increasingly bitter as he listened. None of these things were easy to obtain, and they were only the first condition.

“I don’t think the mistress’s mother needs these things,” Chen Feng said at this moment.

His voice sounded like heavenly music to Tang San, "What do you mean?"

“The first condition that Da Ming mentioned is easy to understand; it’s a necessary condition for the dead to be resurrected. But since your mother isn’t completely dead, these conditions are naturally unnecessary,” Chen Feng said, shrugging.

Tang San suddenly realized, "That's right, Mom is still alive. I just want her to recover to adulthood as soon as possible. I don't need these things. Da Ming, what are the other two conditions?"

"What exactly is the state of your mother?" Da Ming asked in return.

Tang San briefly explained the current situation of the Blue Silver Emperor, and Da Ming smiled and said:

"If that's the case, things are actually quite simple. All you need to do is have your mother reabsorb her spirit rings and spirit bones. Normally, this would require a strong life force, but your mother is the Blue Silver Emperor. Once she grows to a certain level, she will have extremely strong life force. However, it should be noted that separating spirit rings requires at least the strength of a Title Douluo, otherwise it will be a dead end."

"So it seems the conditions have been met," Tang San said, stunned.

"After all, it's the Blue Silver Emperor, so the conditions are relatively simple, which other soul beasts can't compare to," Da Ming sighed.

Chen Feng was also reflecting on this. Although the conditions were simpler than resurrection, Tang Hao in the original story didn't know this at all, and in the end, he simply eliminated the conditions.

In order to return the two soul bones inherited from the Clear Sky Sect, he forcibly separated the soul bones from his right arm and left leg, thus losing his title of Title Douluo.

Later, Tang San absorbed the right leg bone of the Blue Silver Emperor, and Ah Yin's hope of restoring her original form was completely dashed.

This also shows that the conspiracy theories about Tang Hao are not very tenable, because the most precious thing left behind by a 100,000-year-old soul beast is the soul bone, and Tang Hao only obtained the soul ring back then, but he kept the soul bone well.

However, the price he paid was enormous. Not only was he severely injured, but his sect was also brought to the brink of collapse. He suffered a huge loss, so this conspiracy theory is clearly unreasonable.

This is also a key reason why Chen Feng never suspected that Tang Hao was the mastermind behind it all.

You could say Tang Hao was reckless and foolish, but you can't call him treacherous and cunning; those words have absolutely nothing to do with him.

"So that's how it is. Mother really has hope of returning to human form." Tang San was incredibly excited at this moment.

Xiao Wu was happy for him, but every now and then, she would still show a sad look in her eyes.

Seeing this, Da Ming comforted him:

"Sister Xiaowu, don't be sad, we will definitely be able to revive Aunt Rou."

Xiao Wu forced a smile, "Da Ming, you don't need to comfort me. I know it's difficult."

Her mother's situation was completely different from Tang San's mother's. Firstly, she lacked strong vitality, and secondly, her spirit rings and spirit bones were difficult to retrieve.

If she wants to resurrect her mother, none of the conditions set by the Ming Dynasty can be omitted.

Tang San, having recovered from his excitement, said:

"Xiao Wu, don't worry, I will help you. We have the Jade Rabbit pounding medicine. Even if the conditions are not perfect, we can still give it a try."

Chen Feng also said, "And don't forget about Xiao San's mother. She's a true master of using life force. If we all work together, we'll definitely have hope. As for Bibi Dong's soul rings and soul bones, we'll have to plan for that."

"Roar!" Erming let out a low howl and angrily slammed his fist on the ground.

Chen Feng chuckled:

“As I just said, Bibi Dong’s cultivation has reached the limit of human strength. She also has experts at the Title Douluo level under her command. You simply cannot defeat them.”

Xiao Wu blinked, somewhat surprised. "I haven't even translated yet, how do you know what Er Ming is saying?"

Chen Feng shrugged. "It was obvious. It just wanted to say that it would take care of Bibi Dong and get back your mother's soul ring and soul bone. It was just venting its emotions."

Erming glared at him angrily, but Chenfeng remained completely calm.

At this moment, Da Ming spoke up:

"Chen Feng is right, Er Ming, don't do anything reckless."

Erming had nowhere to vent his anger, so he could only sit to the side with his back to everyone and sulk.

Da Ming looked at Xiao Wu and asked:

"Sister Xiaowu, what do you plan to do with Ahuan's soul bone?"

"I brought it back to offer a sacrifice to it first, and then... I want Xiao San to absorb it." Xiao Wu said, looking at the soul bone in her hand.

"No, Xiao Wu, these are your friend's belongings, you shouldn't give them to me," Tang San refused.

“But Xiao San, this soul bone can condense spiritual power, which is very beneficial to your Purple Demon Eye. If it could revive A Huan, I wouldn’t have taken it out. But A Huan has no chance of being revived.” Xiao Wu said in a low voice.

But Tang San was still unwilling. "Xiao Wu, after Xiao Feng developed the soul bone manufacturing technology, soul bones are no longer as rare as before. I can go and find a more suitable one. I think if A Huan is really watching from heaven, she would definitely be more willing to see you absorb this soul bone."

As he spoke, he pushed the skull of concentrated wisdom back into Xiao Wu's arms.

Chen Feng, who was watching this scene from the side, was a little confused. He thought that this head soul bone with spiritual attributes would eventually belong to Tang San, but he did not expect such a development.

Could it be that the Purple Divine Light is about to disappear?

"Xiao Feng, can you help me talk to that mistress?" Xiao Wu asked Chen Feng for help.

Chen Feng was somewhat helpless; how could he possibly offer any advice on this matter?

Moreover, he felt that Tang San made sense. Although this skull of wisdom could bring the skill Purple Extreme Divine Light, the essence of Purple Extreme Divine Light was still a powerful mental impact, and it was not irreplaceable.

It's not impossible to find a soul bone that is more compatible with Tang San in the future.

Moreover, Xiao Wu's mental strength is actually quite good. As her friend, it would be more appropriate for her to absorb the soul bone of the Holy Illusion Demon Ape.

So Chen Feng simply tried to smooth things over, saying, "How about we finish the memorial service for A-Huan first?"

Xiao Wu had no choice but to lead the two to a small mound by the lake. In front of the mound was a wooden sign with the words "Tomb of A Huan" written crookedly in childish handwriting.

This is the grave of the Holy Illusionary Ape.

"Ah Huan, I brought your soul bone back, but unfortunately your cultivation is not high enough, so I can't..." Xiao Wu said, tears streaming down her face.

Tang San put his arm around her shoulder, held her in his arms, and gently comforted her.

After paying respects to the Holy Illusion Demon Ape, Xiao Wu finally persuaded Tang San. She didn't want to absorb her friend's soul bone into her own body, as it would make her very sad and she would often think of how A Huan looked when he died.

Chen Feng didn't interfere in their discussion. He went to the left arm bone of the Azure Bull Python, which had been neglected for a long time, and picked it up.

Judging from its aura, this soul bone is much stronger than the head soul bone that condenses spiritual energy. However, without a comparison, Chen Feng doesn't know if this artificially created soul bone has truly reached the level of a 100,000-year-old soul bone.

It's normal not to reach that level.

However, if this is achieved, it indicates that the methods used in the past for hunting soul beasts were far too outdated in their utilization of the energy within the soul beasts.

According to Da Ming, it only used a small portion of its own essence during the creation of this soul bone.

"I'm going to start absorbing," Chen Feng said to Da Ming.

"I'll protect you." Da Ming swam to the shore.

Chen Feng sat down cross-legged, looked at Da Ming, and smiled:

"I'm absorbing soul bones while being protected by the soul beasts that source them. I guess I'm the number one person in the martial soul world?"

"It was already that when you researched the Ring-Turning Method and the Soul Bone Manufacturing Technology," Da Ming said solemnly.

"What kind of soul bone skill might I obtain?" Chen Feng asked.

“My two signature skills are Azure Annihilation Divine Thunder and Azure Slowing Divine Claw. If you can obtain both of these skills, it means that this soul bone is a complete 100,000-year-old soul bone,” Da Ming said.

Chen Feng nodded knowingly, placed the Azure Bull Python's left arm bone against his left hand, and began absorbing the soul bone by injecting soul power into it.

hum-

A slight buzzing sound rang out, and Chen Feng felt his left arm tremble slightly. Immediately afterwards, a cool aura began to enter his left arm from all directions, and the blood-red azure ox python's left arm bone disappeared.

The next moment, surging energy flowed through Chen Feng's left arm, bringing him a tingling sensation. This was the effect of the lightning attribute energy of the Azure Bull Python.

It was at this moment that two blue horns with silver patterns suddenly sprouted from Chen Feng's forehead.

After the two horns appeared, Chen Feng felt a stream of surging energy in his left arm flow towards his head, beginning to perform some unknown modification on his head's soul bone.

At the same time, the remaining energy began to transform Chen Feng's left arm. At this moment, he no longer felt numbness in his left arm. Instead, his head seemed to return to the time when he absorbed the soul bone, making him feel so comfortable and dazed.

From the outside, Chen Feng's left arm and head were enveloped in a blue light, a sight that surprised Da Ming.

Wasn't it creating a left arm bone? Why is there something strange on its head too?

However, it seemed to realize something soon, and the look of surprise on its face gradually disappeared.

"I can't believe he ran into something like this. He's incredibly lucky."

Not far away, Tang San and Xiao Wu, who had already made their arrangement, noticed this and walked over to ask:

"What's wrong with Xiaofeng's head? Why would this happen when his left arm bone is being absorbed?"

“If I’m not mistaken, it should be the sublimation of the soul bone,” Da Ming said.

"Soul and bone sublimation?"

"That's right. When the absorbed soul bone is very strong and it resonates with the previous soul bone in some way, there is a small probability that the previous soul bone will become even stronger. This is called soul bone sublimation."