The greater the surprise had been back then, the greater the pain was now.
Lu Yuan grumbled inwardly, shifting his gaze to his hands.
Having come this far, no matter how much it hurt, he had to grit his teeth and endure.
"Sky-Supporting Palm Bone, Darkgold Terrorclaw, both of you, separate from me."
Lu Yuan hardened his heart. Under the force of his will, the Sky-Supporting Palm Bone and Darkgold Terrorclaw were forcibly expelled from his body.
Pain—heart-rending, soul-tearing pain!
If attaching Soul Bones had only been pain that pierced to the marrow, then stripping away External Soul Bones was pain that reached deep into the soul.
External Soul Bones were connected to one's origin; that was the fundamental reason they could evolve. And precisely because of that, stripping them away felt as though a piece of one's body had been hacked off.
"Argh!" Lu Yuan's teeth chattered, sweat beading across his forehead. The pain of stripping away the two palm bones made it feel as though his soul were being torn apart. It was truly unbearable.
"Xiao Yuan!" Gu Yuena's violet eyes narrowed, her face filled with distress. Seeing Lu Yuan in such pain made her feel awful.
Crack! Another burst of sound rang out as Lu Yuan forcefully shook free the three pairs of dragon wings on his back.
Stripping away the three pairs of dragon-wing External Soul Bones left Lu Yuan's entire back numb. Veins bulged along his neck, blue veins stood out on his forehead, and his devastatingly handsome face twisted in agonized pain.
Lu Yuan dared swear that he had never experienced such agony before. Whether it was when Blood Emperor had beaten him until his bones and tendons shattered, or when Sacred Flame had tempered his body on the Nine-Layered Heavenly Stairs, neither came