Turn the Tide!

Turn the Tide!, Activate!!

A purple Soul Ring slowly emerged from the One-eyed Ghost Bat's corpse.

Before Xu Xin could make a move, Liu Erlong grabbed him. "How about finding another one? This one's age is really a bit too high."

For Xu Xin's safety, Liu Erlong still spoke up to stop him.

So far, no one had ever absorbed a Soul Ring with an age of 4,500 years as their third ring.

"Sister Erlong, don't worry. I'm not stupid enough to gamble with my own life."

"If it really doesn't work, can't you just interrupt me? No need to worry."

Xu Xin softly reassured her. No matter what, he had to take this Soul Ring. A soul beast with both spiritual and dark attributes was rare.

However, this was still the era of Douluo Dalu I. There were still quite a few spiritual-attributed soul beasts around; they had not yet been eaten by the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

Relatively speaking, they were easier to find, but it was still no simple matter.

Liu Erlong took a deep breath and finally agreed. "Alright, then give it a try. If it really doesn't work, I'll interrupt you."

Xu Xin nodded and began guiding the four-thousand-year Soul Ring to slowly settle around his body.

Beads of cold sweat slowly seeped from Xu Xin's forehead, and his expression began to worsen as pain flooded his heart.

That violent Soul Power surged into him in an instant, making Xu Xin feel rather awful.

Liu Erlong waited anxiously at the side. She had not dismissed her martial soul possession and was ready to interrupt Xu Xin's absorption at any moment.

When all the Soul Power entered Xu Xin's body, his limbs and bones seemed to come alive, constantly drawing in and refining that Soul Power.

The savage expression on his face eased considerably, and the cold sweat on his forehead gradually faded.

Seeing this, Liu Erlong finally relaxed. Good, good... it should have worked.

The purple Soul Ring shrank from large to small, gradually entering Xu Xin's body.

Slowly rising to his feet, Xu Xin felt better than ever.

Sure enough, absorbing a Soul Ring beyond the supposed age limit brought tremendous improvement.

Xu Xin could feel that his Soul Power had probably reached level 33. He was already very satisfied.

"Sister Erlong, I did it!"

Xu Xin spoke softly, then walked over to the One-eyed Ghost Bat's corpse and began searching it.

"What are you doing? You're not even sparing the corpse?"

Liu Erlong looked at him in astonishment. Absorbing its Soul Ring was one thing, but why was he still pawing at its body...

Xu Xin was speechless. Why did that sound so strange? "I'm just checking to see if there's a soul bone!"

"What if we get lucky, right?"

"Oh!"

"But I advise you not to waste your effort. We're not that lucky."

Liu Erlong nodded. She had never even considered such a thing. Soul bones were priceless treasures, things one could only encounter by chance.

Liu Erlong had never encountered a soul bone in all her life.

She did not believe that a soul bone could appear so casually...

"It's always worth trying."

Xu Xin flipped over the One-eyed Ghost Bat's corpse.

With a plop!

A white pearl rolled out from its corpse.

The pearl happened to roll to a stop by Xu Xin's feet.

"No way—you're telling me that eyeball is a soul bone?"

Liu Erlong stared at the white pearl. Wasn't that the One-eyed Ghost Bat's eyeball? Had Xu Xin gone stupid and mistaken an eyeball for a soul bone?

Xu Xin shook his head, picked up the white pearl, and squeezed it hard. It did not shatter, so it was clearly not an eyeball...

"Sister Erlong, this seems to really be a soul bone!"

If it were an eyeball, it would definitely be fragile. Yet this white pearl seemed unbelievably hard.

"Really? Let me see!"

Liu Erlong walked over, took the pearl from Xu Xin's hand, and inspected it closely. It was incomparably pure white, and there seemed to be a current of energy within it...

"It seems... it really is a soul bone. Xu Xin, hurry and absorb it."

Liu Erlong handed the white pearl back without the slightest intention of taking it for herself.

Xu Xin froze. "Sister Erlong, thanks."

Xu Xin smiled.

"It's yours. You think I'd fight you for it?"

Liu Erlong gave an awkward smile. This was a Soul Bone. Though she had no idea what kind of Soul Bone it was, it had to be extremely precious. Saying she did not want it would definitely be a lie, but both reason and emotion told her that she could not!

It was his. She still had some pride, after all!

"But how are you going to absorb this Soul Bone? Which part does it belong to?" Liu Erlong looked at Xu Xin curiously.

"If I'm not mistaken, it should be an External Soul Bone—the most precious type of Soul Bone, even more valuable than a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring."

Xu Xin looked at the white bead in his hand, brimming with excitement. The earlier an External Soul Bone was absorbed, the better. It could even evolve. This was a growth-type Soul Bone.

Just look at Tang San's Eight Spider Lances—they had eventually advanced directly to god-tier. His own definitely would not be any worse.

Hearing that it was even more precious than a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring, Liu Erlong could not help drawing in a sharp breath. "Alright, alright, hurry up and absorb it. You're making me want it too. If you don't absorb it soon, I'm going to snatch it!"

Liu Erlong urged him.

Xu Xin smiled. This girl really was...

After thinking it over, Xu Xin decided not to fuse it into his eyes. He already had eyes; if he fused another one in there, it would feel strange. It would be better to...

With that thought, Xu Xin circulated Soul Power through his finger and lightly cut a sizable gash into the center of his forehead.

Liu Erlong stared blankly at the scene. Though she did not understand, it probably would not do him any harm.

Once the spot between his brows had opened, Xu Xin swiftly shoved the white bead inside.

Vast Soul Power began gathering at Xu Xin's forehead, while he circulated his own Soul Power to continuously refine the bead.

The white bead slowly sank in, gradually fusing with Xu Xin.

The bleeding stopped, and the white bead transformed into a bright eye imprinted upon Xu Xin's forehead.

With a thought from Xu Xin, the bead instantly closed, leaving a pale vertical mark stamped squarely between his brows.

Xu Xin let out a breath of relief. It worked!

"How is it? How does it feel? What's the Soul Bone Skill?"

Liu Erlong leaned in, staring fixedly at the spot between Xu Xin's brows. Their noses were nearly touching...

Xu Xin subconsciously took a step back. Just then, he could even feel Liu Erlong's breath.

Liu Erlong's face reddened, and she immediately shouted, "Quick, quick, quick! Show me your Soul Bone Skill!"

"Turn the Tide!!"

"Open!!"

With a roar, Xu Xin swiped a finger across his forehead, and his third eye instantly opened.

Violent energy gathered between Xu Xin's brows, and a terrifying ray shot forth. The beam that tore through the sky was powerful and fearsome.

It seemed as though the sky itself had been torn open, swallowing all the light around it.

The third eye on Xu Xin's forehead slowly closed.

"This..."

"Turn the Tide!"

"What a strange Soul Bone Skill..."

"But it's so powerful!"

Liu Erlong's dazed expression seemed to say at every moment that she was not joking...

This "Turn the Tide!" Soul Bone Skill... ahem, it really was powerful!