Absorbing the Soul Bone, the Target for the Fourth Soul Ring

Golden Crocodile Douluo looked at the Soul Bone in Su Mu's hand, its blue color streaked with gold.

Sensing the vitality surging from it,

He was utterly astonished.

"Th-this is!!"

Golden Crocodile Douluo turned toward Su Mu, though his gaze remained fixed on the Soul Bone in his hand.

"Master, do you remember Tang Hao?"

Su Mu asked, looking at Golden Crocodile Douluo.

"Tang Hao?"

"What does this Soul Bone have to do with Tang Hao?"

Golden Crocodile Douluo asked.

"Blue Silver Emperor!"

Only after hearing Su Mu's explanation did Golden Crocodile Douluo understand.

"I see."

"But its age..."

Golden Crocodile Douluo asked with a frown.

Su Mu did not answer Golden Crocodile Douluo's question.

He gently shook his head.

Seeing this, Golden Crocodile Douluo did not press him further.

On the first day he took Su Mu as his disciple, he had said it himself.

Everyone had secrets.

He would not pry into them.

Although he had not pressed Su Mu for answers, he had secretly followed him before.

That counted as protecting him, too.

But it seemed Su Mu's secrets ran deeper and were greater than he had imagined.

Su Mu watched Golden Crocodile Douluo's expression shift from shock, to surprise, to puzzlement, and finally to calm.

He felt a little more at ease.

"Master, do you want this Soul Bone?"

Su Mu asked Golden Crocodile Douluo seriously.

Golden Crocodile Douluo was taken aback by his words.

He could sense that this Soul Bone was definitely more than a hundred thousand years old.

Otherwise, he would not have needed to release his Soul Rings.

A Soul Power barrier alone would have been enough to conceal the phenomenon.

Moreover, he could sense the Life Force radiating from the Soul Bone.

If he absorbed it...

Level 99?

Or the legendary Level 100 Godhood?

After a long while,

Golden Crocodile Douluo seemed to reach a decision.

He let out a deep sigh.

He looked at Su Mu with a trace of reproach.

"Brat."

"I've acted openly and honorably all my life."

"You nearly made me do something I despise."

"Aren't you afraid of dying??"

Su Mu smiled at Golden Crocodile Douluo's words.

He said nothing.

"Forget it. I'm old."

"Besides, even if I absorbed this Soul Bone..."

"At most, I'd reach level 99."

"The quality of my Martial Soul isn't good enough."

"It still wouldn't let me take that step."

"As far as I'm concerned, it'll be more useful to you."

Golden Crocodile Douluo paused.

He continued, "I'll stand guard for you. Hurry up and absorb it."

"Master, you really don't want it?"

"If you don't, I really will absorb it."

Su Mu looked at Golden Crocodile Douluo with a playful glint in his eyes.

"You're asking for a beating. Would I really fight a junior like you for it?"

With that, Golden Crocodile Douluo reached out and smacked Su Mu on the head.

Su Mu did not dodge. He looked at Golden Crocodile Douluo.

And secretly resolved,

If I get the chance, I have to lure this old fellow away.

Without further hesitation,

Su Mu pressed the Two-Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone against his right leg.

When the blue-gold Soul Bone touched Su Mu's skin,

It turned into a thick stream of energy.

It seeped into Su Mu's body.

As the blue-gold energy entered him, Su Mu felt as though he were enveloped in a warm ocean.

His whole body felt warm.

The energy continually repaired Su Mu's body.

More remarkably, Su Mu sensed that

His External Soul Bone, the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear Palm Bone,

Was also absorbing the blue-gold energy.

Time trickled by.

He did not know how long had passed.

Su Mu opened his eyes.

To his surprise, while absorbing the Soul Bone this time,

He had not encountered the malicious thoughts in the Soul Beast's spiritual power.

The whole process had gone incredibly smoothly.

"Finished absorbing it?"

Golden Crocodile Douluo asked when he saw Su Mu wake up.

"Mm."

Su Mu smiled as he answered.

He immediately checked his status panel.

He wondered what skills the Two-Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone could give him.

Name: Su Mu

Martial Soul: Three-Pointed Double-Edged Blade (true form, Three-Headed Flood Dragon)

Soul Power: Level 41

Soul Rings: Purple, black, black.

Soul Skills: Three-Pointed Double-Edged Blade:

[First Soul Skill: Force] Increased penetration and weapon sharpness.

[Second Soul Skill: Thunderous Thrust] A short-distance charge that increased attack power and added lightning paralysis to attacks.

[Third Soul Skill: Dark Gold Fury] Increased all attributes by 50% and greatly increased attack power.

Three-Headed Flood Dragon:

[First Soul Skill: Guard] Increased attack power and defense.

[Second Soul Skill: Thunder Armor] Increased defense and added lightning paralysis to attacks.

[Third Soul Skill: Dark Gold Roar] Released a sonic attack that suppressed the target and reduced all their attributes by 50%.

Soul Bones:

Right leg bone [Two-Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor]: Skill 1, wildfire cannot burn it all away; the spring breeze brings it back to life. 2, flight. 3, Blue Silver Disguise.

Left leg bone [Hundred-Thousand-Year Netherworld Two-Headed Leopard]: Skill 1, Shifting Shape and Changing Shadow. Skill 2, Netherworld Clone.

External Soul Bone [Eighty-Thousand-Year Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear Palm Bone]: Skill 1, Dark Gold Tear.

Interception-bound targets: 1. Tang San 2. Yu Xiaogang.

Interception Points: 160.

Su Mu was delighted as he looked at his stats.

Originally, the Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor had only two skills.

Now there were three.

And the bug-level life-saving skill he wanted most, "wildfire cannot burn it all away; the spring breeze brings it back to life," was among them.

There was also an extra skill, "Blue Silver Disguise."

From the name, Su Mu could tell that the skill was probably similar to Qian Renxue's Soul Bone Skill.

It was a must-have for killing people and stealing their goods, as well as for life at home.

Another pleasant surprise was that the originally Fifty-Thousand-Year Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear Palm Bone had grown to eighty thousand years.

His Soul Power had also risen from around level 37 to level 41.

Su Mu guessed that if the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear Palm Bone had not absorbed so much,

His Soul Power Level would have risen even higher.

Golden Crocodile Douluo looked at the delighted expression on Su Mu's face.

He smiled faintly.

"Brat, what is it? Happy with the skills?"

Su Mu glanced at Golden Crocodile Douluo.

His body began to change.

He gradually grew to the same height as Golden Crocodile Douluo.

His features also slowly took on Golden Crocodile Douluo's appearance, though Su Mu deliberately made himself look a little older.

"Golden Crocodile."

"Look who I am."

When Golden Crocodile Douluo saw Su Mu like this,

He slapped him to the ground.

"Brat, I take after my mother!"

With that, Golden Crocodile Douluo moved to stamp on Su Mu's transformed face.

Su Mu pulled back, dodging Golden Crocodile Douluo's foot.

A golden crocodile phantom appeared behind him.

Beneath his feet were red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red.

Nine crimson Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings appeared.

Seeing this,

Golden Crocodile Douluo's pupils contracted.

He could not have been more familiar with the presence of that Golden Crocodile phantom.

It was just that, among the nine Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings, the first three had somewhat weaker presences.

"Brat, this skill of yours..."

"Even I'm a little envious."

Golden Crocodile Douluo smacked his lips as he spoke.

"Oh? Little Crocodile, are you regretting it?"

"Are you thinking of using this skill to take on all sorts of appearances and pick up women?"

Su Mu teased Golden Crocodile Douluo in a raspy voice.

Hearing this, Golden Crocodile Douluo's eyes lit up.

Then he put on a stern face.

"Brat, hurry up and change back."

"If you keep this up, I'll beat you to death!"

"How can you talk about your master like that?"

Su Mu ignored Golden Crocodile Douluo.

His body changed once more.

"Brat, aren't you disgusted with yourself?!"

Golden Crocodile Douluo scolded him as he looked at Su Mu's plump, rounded backside and bulging chest.

Hearing Golden Crocodile Douluo's words, Su Mu gave a charming smile and raised a hand to half cover his face. "Sir, come play!"