Picking Up Soul Bones
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
Tang San and four girls stood on the dock of Seahorse City, waiting for the appointed moment.
Before long, the sea in the distance began to churn.
A massive, Demon Soul Great White Shark bursts forth from the sea.
That's the Demon Soul Great White Shark, Xiao Bai.
Behind Xiao Bai, one after another, silvery-white figures emerged from the water, densely packed, numbering in the hundreds.
Each Demon Soul Great White Shark exudes a calm yet ferocious aura; their scales gleam with a streamlined luster under the sunlight, concealing a murderous intent.
Tang San stood at the edge of the dock, his gaze sweeping over the vast swarm of sharks, and nodded slightly.
Two hundred Demon Soul Great White Sharks, dozens of which had cultivation levels of at least ten thousand years, made for a terrifying lineup in the entire ocean.
Xiao Bai and Shui Bing'er had become very familiar with each other during the Second Trial, and after learning that Xiao Wu was Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in human form, they became even closer to each other.
She called out to Shui Bing'er and the other two, "Are you ready?"
Shui Bing'er's gaze was firm as she replied loudly, "Ready. Let's go."
Xiao Bai nodded, turned around, and gestured for them to go up.
Shui Bing'er and the others nodded to Tang San, then turned around, gently pushed off with their legs, and their bodies soared into the air, landing steadily on Xiao Bai's back.
Xiao Bai turned around and emitted a long, drawn-out sound wave.
Hearing the sound, the sharks moved, forming a cone formation and following Xiao Bai, cutting through the waves towards the open sea.
Tang San and Ye Lingling boarded a soul-guided ship prepared for them by Sea Horse Douluo and followed in their footsteps.
The soul-guided ship followed at a safe distance behind the shark swarm.
Two hours later, the sea ahead suddenly darkened; they had arrived at the territory of the Evil Spirit Orca pod.
Tang San and Ye Lingling did not go any further, because they were not part of the Sea God Trial and therefore could not enter the battle; they could only watch from afar.
Moreover, Tang San had great confidence in Shui Bing'er and the other two.
Shui Bing'er possesses Head Soul Bone skill, External Soul Bone, and the Ice Phoenix Domain, making her combat power extremely terrifying.
Most importantly, she also possesses four powerful skills provided by the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, offering both control and strong offense.
Dugu Yan possesses the powerful offensive skill "Evil Dragon Annihilation Strike" with a lifespan of 100,000 years, External Soul Bone, and three high-age Soul Bones.
Xiao Wu possesses Head Soul Bone, as well as three life-saving divine skills: Teleportation, Invincible Golden Body, and Void.
With the three of them working together, plus the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Demon Soul Great White Shark Xiao Bai, they should have no problem dealing with the 100,000-year-old Evil Orca King.
If the Evil Orca King is captured quickly, the Evil Spirit Orca pod will be leaderless.
Without any further preamble, the battle erupted the moment the two sides clashed.
Tang San and Ye Lingling could only stand far away on the soul-guided ship, feeling the violent Soul Power fluctuations emanating from the center of the battlefield.
The roar of those colliding Soul Skills stirred up ripples on the sea.
An hour later, the battle finally came to an end, and the fluctuations in Soul Power finally ceased.
Tang San propelled the soul-guided ship rapidly towards the battlefield.
The first thing you see is that huge red Soul Ring, the Soul Ring of the 100,000-year-old Evil Orca King, floating above the sea surface, radiating a powerful energy fluctuation.
Then came the corpses covering the entire sea.
The carcasses of the Evil Spirit Orca and the Demon Soul Great White Shark were mixed together and floated on the sea surface, the seawater stained dark red with blood.
More than three hundred Evil Spirit Orcas were all killed, with none surviving.
The Demon Soul Great White Shark swarm also paid a heavy price, losing nearly half of its more than two hundred members.
Shui Bing'er, Xiao Wu, and Dugu Yan sat panting on the back of a ten-thousand-year-old Demon Soul Great White Shark, their faces pale and their Soul Power greatly depleted.
The three were clearly exhausted; they had their eyes closed and were quickly regulating their breathing.
Tang San and Ye Lingling moved the soul-guided ship to the side.
The two simultaneously unleashed their Soul Skills to restore the three of them to their original state.
Tang San's Life Domain enveloped the three of them, and warm life energy flowed into their bodies, quickly replenishing their depleted physical and Soul Power.
Ye Lingling's treatment scope is very wide.
Her Nine Heart Begonia Emperor Light spread across the entire sea like a thin layer of pale golden mist, enveloping the wounded Demon Soul Great White Sharks.
Under the healing light, the wounds of the injured Demon Soul Great White Sharks healed at a visible speed, and those on the verge of death were pulled back from the brink.
Seeing this, Xiao Bai Demon Soul Great White Shark also gave Ye Lingling a grateful look.
Tang San walked to the corpse of the Evil Orca King, dissected its body, and took out the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.
It was a piece of right leg bone. He washed it clean and carefully put it away.
But Tang San's hands did not stop.
The Evil Spirit Orca is a top-tier Soul Beast in the ocean, so the chance of it Soul Bone is probably not low. In addition, there are the corpses of more than a hundred Demon Soul Great White Sharks.
Tang San's figure leaped around on the chaotic battlefield, his movements clean and swift.
While using his Spiritual Power to scan their corpses to search for their Soul Bones, he cut open the heads of the Evil Spirit Orcas and took out their whale brains.
These whale brains contain the essence and energy of the Evil Spirit Orca throughout its life, and can be used to extract large amounts of Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue.
Half an hour later, Tang San finally finished his work.
Besides the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone of the Evil Orca King, a total of four high-age Soul Bones were obtained from more than 300 Evil Spirit Orcas.
An 80,000-year-old torso bone, a 60,000-year-old left leg bone, a 50,000-year-old right leg bone, and a 30,000-year-old right arm bone.
This probability is already over one percent. As expected of one of the overlords of the ocean, the drop rate of Soul Bones far exceeds that of ordinary Soul Beasts.
Among the remains of one hundred Demon Soul Great White Sharks, Tang San also found a 40,000-year-old left arm bone.
Tang San stored all his gains into his Storage Soul Tool with fluid and graceful movements.
Xiao Bai, standing to the side, watched Tang San busily rummaging through the corpses, her eyes filled with helplessness.
For the Demon Soul Great White Shark, those whale brains were also an ultimate tonic for its cultivation.
But she didn't speak, so Tang San could only pretend to be clueless. If she had spoken, Tang San would have given way halfway.
After completing all the collection, Tang San arrived at the Soul Guidance Ship.
Shui Bing'er has finished her meditation and recovered to over 90% of her strength. She has begun absorbing the Soul Ring.
She possesses Spirit Condensation Wisdom Skull and has undergone Tidal Body Tempering, making her Spiritual Power and physical power far surpass those of ordinary Titled Douluos. This is enough for her to withstand the impact of Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, so Tang San is not worried that anything might happen to her.
Six hours later, the red light surrounding Shui Bing'er slowly subsided.
She slowly rose to her feet, and eight Soul Rings pulsed gently beneath her feet: two yellow, two purple, three black, and one red.
"How are you feeling?" Tang San asked with concern.
Shui Bing'er smiled and said, "Very good. There are two eighth Soul Skills, which is similar to what we expected. The first is 'Evil Spirit Orca Mirror Destruction', and the second is 'Evil Spirit Orca Demon Capture'."
Tang San nodded, took out the right leg Soul Bone of the Evil Orca King from his Storage Ring, and handed it to Shui Bing'er: "This is the Soul Bone of the Evil Orca King. Absorb it now."
Shui Bing'er accepted the Soul Bone without hesitation, placing it directly on her right leg, closing her eyes, and beginning to guide the energy of the Soul Bone to merge with her body.
Another three hours passed.
As expected, the Soul Bone Skills are "Orca Demon Axe" and "Orca Shattered Fang Slash".
After absorbing the Soul Ring and Soul Bone of the 100,000-year-old Evil Orca King, Shui Bing'er's Soul Power soared from level 80 all the way to level 84.
The three of them successfully completed the Fourth Trial.
Dugu Yan was rewarded with a one-level increase in Soul Power, reaching level 87, an increase of 500 years in Soul Ring age, and Soul Ring Configuration of: purple-purple-purple-black-black-red. Her Fourth Soul Ring was upgraded from the initial 8,000 years to Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.
Xiao Wu was rewarded with a one-level increase in Soul Ring Soul Power, reaching level 80, and a five-hundred-year increase in the age of her soul rings. Her Soul Ring Configuration was: purple-purple-purple-black-black, Fourth Soul Ring was also upgraded from the initial eight thousand years to Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.
Shui Bing'er's Sea God Affinity increases by 10%, bringing her total affinity to 40%.
Her Ice Phoenix Domain has also evolved a domain skill called "Ice Phoenix Returns to Nest". Once activated, it continuously draws water-attribute energy from the surrounding environment and converts it into Soul Power to replenish itself.
If Shui Bing'er were in the ocean, she would almost never experience a depletion of her Soul Power.