"It's simple," Ming Lunyu explained calmly. "The Golden Jade Earth Dragon was originally a Soul Beast around ninety-two thousand years old. By all rights, it should have provided me with a black Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring."
"However, because it belonged to a subspecies of dragons, and I had fused with two Million Year Soul Bones from the Water Fire Dragon King, the Soul Power that had originally accumulated deep within those Soul Bones was drawn out by its draconic aura. Under its influence, the Golden Jade Earth Dragon's Soul Ring received an unexpected boost and broke through in one stroke to become a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring."
"Most amazingly, the power that helped it break through to a hundred thousand years came from within my own body, so it won't place any additional burden on me. In other words, with my current physical condition, I can absorb a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring."
Dugu Bo covered her mouth and chuckled. "That really is an unexpected delight. We originally came to hunt a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring for Wudi, but before Wudi could enjoy one, Young Master, you got a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring first."
After speaking, she put on a regretful expression. "It's just that this Earth Dragon wasn't a true Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, so it didn't drop a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone. Thinking about it, we actually came out a little worse for it~ Couldn't you have tried a little harder?"
Her last remark was directed at the Golden Jade Earth Dragon's corpse.
Ming Lunyu laughed and pinched Dugu Bo's delicate nose. "If the Golden Jade Earth Dragon heard you say that, it would be so angry it'd climb right out of its coffin."
Dugu Bo stuck out her tongue indifferently. "If it really could get back up, we'd just dismantle it again. It