Soul Bone Skill and Training!

It took Long Yun a full five minutes or so to process all this information. Only after completely absorbing it did he slowly open his eyes.

After absorbing this eye Soul Bone, Long Yun's eyes became even brighter, as though they possessed a life of their own. It was extremely peculiar. The edges of his ink-black pupils had turned light purple, and they emitted an unusual ripple that was both bewitching and extraordinary.

Long Yun did not immediately move. Instead, he examined his surroundings and adapted to the changes in his eyes. After absorbing the Soul Bone, his vision had clearly improved tremendously. Everything around him appeared exceptionally clear, and objects a hundred meters away now seemed as though they were right in front of him.

Aside from his improved vision, his perception of the Soul Power between heaven and earth had also become more sensitive. At times, he could vaguely see the flow of Soul Power through heaven and earth, and it seemed as though he could even control it. He could not yet truly manipulate Soul Power, but his speed of absorbing Heaven and Earth Soul Power had increased considerably. His body seemed to possess a kind of suction force, constantly drawing in the Soul Power between heaven and earth.

Feeling these changes in his body, Long Yun wore a faint smile. Although this External Soul Bone did not seem to have granted him any particularly formidable abilities yet, the help it would provide him was absolutely unimaginable. Simply increasing the speed at which he absorbed Heaven and Earth Soul Power was already an enormous benefit.

A faster absorption rate meant faster cultivation. Faster cultivation meant that the time needed for him to reach Level 100 would be greatly reduced. That alone was enough to make him ecstatic. Moreover, a faster rate of absorbing Soul Power would also greatly speed up his Soul Power recovery, significantly improving his sustained combat ability. From these two points alone, this External Soul Bone was already extraordinarily remarkable. Besides, Long Yun always felt that its abilities did not end there. It should have other powers that simply had not been developed yet.

"Young Master, how is it?" Du Busi stepped forward and asked after seeing Long Yun successfully absorb it.

"It's very good. Although this Soul Bone did not directly give me any powerful Soul Bone Skills, it has greatly improved both my cultivation speed and my Soul Power recovery speed. I feel like I'm absorbing the Soul Power between heaven and earth every moment. In other words, I'm constantly in a state of cultivation. If I deliberately cultivate, the absorption speed will become even faster. And after absorbing this Soul Bone, my vision has improved considerably," Long Yun said with a smile. He had nothing to hide from Du Busi. After all, Du Busi would never betray him and was someone worthy of trust.

After hearing this, Du Busi pondered for a moment before nodding. "Mm, it truly is very good. Although it leans more toward a supportive ability, an ability that increases cultivation speed is extremely rare. Especially for someone like you, Young Master, who absorbs Heaven and Earth Soul Power every moment—it is almost unbelievable. To be honest, even I'm a little envious." Du Busi smiled, but there was not the slightest trace of greed in his eyes.

"Mm, this ability is indeed very important to me," Long Yun said.

"Old Poison, put away this Soul Beast meat first. We can roast it later." Long Yun glanced at the Soul Devouring Magic Wolf King's meat, which was still floating in the air, wrapped in Du Busi's Soul Power.

He had only just taken Du Busi as his master before coming out to hunt Soul Beasts, so he had not had time to ask his teacher for a Storage Soul Tool Ring. He had no way to store it himself and could only let Du Busi hold onto it. Du Busi should have a Soul Tool.

"Mm." Du Busi nodded. With a wave of his hand, all the Soul Beast meat entered his Soul Tool Ring. He brushed his palm over the Soul Tool Ring, and an exquisite Silver Ring appeared in his hand.

"Young Master, this is a Storage Soul Tool Ring. It has forty-eight cubic meters of storage space. Take it and use it for now." Du Busi handed the ring to Long Yun.

Long Yun looked at the ring and hesitated for a moment before accepting it. He really did lack a Storage Soul Tool right now. Besides, Old Poison was one of his own people. Taking a Soul Tool from him should not be a problem, right?

"Thank you, Old Poison," Long Yun said sincerely.

"Haha, receiving a word of thanks from the Young Master makes a Soul Tool Ring insignificant," Du Busi laughed. "Young Master, this old man will hide for now so I won't disturb your training. If you need me, just call out. This old man can appear at any time." With that, he vanished from where he stood.

"Mm!" Long Yun nodded toward the empty air, then turned his gaze toward the forest packed with towering trees. His eyes held anticipation, yearning, and a small trace of fear. Come on, Long Yun! Try to overcome the fear in your heart. You're no longer that powerless boy from before. You're now a powerful Soul Master, and in the future, you'll become the strongest Soul Master on the continent. How can you fear this little bit of fear before you? This is no longer where you used to live. This is a place where strength speaks. If you want to become stronger, then you must become fearless.

If you're even afraid of these Soul Beasts, how can you become stronger? Don't be afraid! You have to be brave! You can do it, Long Yun! Long Yun continuously encouraged himself in his heart. He took a deep breath, calmed his many emotions, and forced himself to become composed. He clenched his fists tightly and headed toward the outer edge of the forest.

It was not because he was afraid and wanted to leave. Rather, the Soul Beasts in his current location were likely not something he could handle, or at least would be extremely difficult to deal with. This was the territory where the Soul Devouring Magic Wolf King lived—a Super Soul Beast more than seven hundred years old. The Soul Beasts living alongside it were at least two thousand years old. How was he supposed to fight Soul Beasts of that level right now? Even if he risked his life, he would not be able to defeat them. Although Old Poison was present and he did not need to worry about his life being endangered, there would be little point in that kind of training. It would be better for him to go to an area inhabited by true seven-hundred-year Soul Beasts.

After all, his Soul Power was currently Level 20, perhaps slightly higher. Since he did not have a Second Soul Ring, although he had the strength to injure a Soul Elder, his overall combat strength was probably only comparable to a Soul Grandmaster in their twenties. Exactly what level he was comparable to still needed to be observed.

Long Yun weaved through the trees. Just as when he had first entered the forest, he moved with great caution. Every Soul Beast here had the power to threaten his life, so he had to avoid them as much as possible and strive to move through this forest using his own strength.

His current vision played an important role in helping him avoid Soul Beasts in time. From far away, he could see whether there were Soul Beasts ahead. Once he spotted one, he would avoid it in advance. Of course, that was only when no trees blocked his sight. Sometimes the trees obscured his view, and there was nothing he could do about it.

After walking through the forest for more than half an hour, Long Yun did not feel particularly tired. Perhaps because he had awakened his martial soul, his stamina had become exceptionally abundant, and his entire body seemed filled with inexhaustible strength.

At that moment, Long Yun hid behind a large tree and poked his head out to observe the situation ahead. He looked around and found no signs of Soul Beast activity, so he sighed in relief. He slowly stepped out from behind the tree and continued forward.

"Why is this place so quiet?" As Long Yun walked, he noticed that something was wrong, and his brows furrowed tightly. The places he had passed through before might not have had Soul Beasts ahead, but they had never been this quiet. There would usually be birdsong, cicadas, and all sorts of noisy sounds. It could not possibly be as silent as this place.

"Something's wrong!" Long Yun suddenly stopped and began to guard himself. There was definitely something strange about this place.

This was not an open area. The trees stood only three or four meters apart, so it should not have been this quiet.

"Could there be a powerful Soul Beast here? But I haven't seen its shadow. Could it be hiding?" Long Yun pondered. "Forget it. I should leave this place first. Any Soul Beast that appears here is probably at least a thousand years old." He could not shake the feeling of unease. This place was probably dangerous, so it would be best to leave as soon as possible.

With that thought, Long Yun continued toward the outer edge of the forest, his pace much faster than before. However, he did not run. Running would make too much noise and could easily attract the attention of certain Soul Beasts.

Not long after he hurried away, a black figure slowly appeared where Long Yun had been standing. It paused for only a moment before swiftly pursuing Long Yun.

Danger was closing in!

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