External Soul Bone Violent Golden Bear King Claw

External Soul Bone—Violent Golden Bear King Claw

The system had directly solved this problem for him. The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well in Sunset Forest perfectly met the requirements for taking the Icefire Mysterious Dragon Pill.

Lin Hao believed that he could first take an Immortal Herb to enhance his potential, then take the Icefire Mysterious Dragon Pill within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

If everything went smoothly, he could at least become a genius comparable to someone with Level 8 Innate Soul Power. Just thinking about it excited him!

"Phew~"

Lin Hao opened his eyes and let out a long breath of stale air, feeling as though a great weight had been lifted.

First, there had been the danger of absorbing the Soul Ring just now. Second, he had solved the issue of his own potential.

"Young Master, I failed to consider everything carefully and put you in danger. Please punish me!"

Seeing Lin Hao awaken safely, Long Xiaoyao was greatly relieved. He immediately dropped to one knee, lowered his head, and spoke.

"Please rise, Mr. Long. This isn't your fault; I made the choice myself.

I should be thanking you for finding such an excellent Soul Ring for me."

Lin Hao hurriedly helped Long Xiaoyao up, a faint smile appearing on his pale face.

Lin Hao did not consider himself a good person, but he treated these summoned people with great respect.

After all, they were living, breathing people with their own joys, anger, sorrows, and happiness. Naturally, he would not take his anger out on Long Xiaoyao over this.

After briefly comforting Long Xiaoyao a few more times, Lin Hao sat down again to rest.

The tearing pain throughout his body caused by absorbing the Soul Ring had not yet faded. Even the slightest movement brought intense pain.

Moreover, after sitting cross-legged for so long, his legs had gone somewhat numb. It took him quite a while to get used to the sensation.

"What a miserable ordeal!"

Lin Hao gave a helpless, bitter smile, but his mood soon improved when he thought of the benefits he had gained from absorbing this Soul Ring.

He borrowed a Soul Power Test Crystal from Xian Lin'er. She had obtained it from some family that had foolishly crossed her.

As Lin Hao poured Soul Power into it, the crystal glowed with a gentle light. A result soon appeared: Level 12 Soul Power.

Lin Hao was somewhat surprised by this result, but once he remembered that this was the Soul Ring of the Tyrant Gold Bear King, he understood.

After all, the higher the quality and age of a Soul Ring, the more Soul Power it would increase after absorption.

Still, reaching Level 12 was likely affected by his aptitude. Much of the energy had been wasted; otherwise, he should have reached at least Level 13.

After all, he remembered that Tang San had gained three levels of Soul Power after absorbing a four-hundred-year-old Mandala Snake Soul Ring.

"If my Innate Soul Power can't be improved, it'll take at least two or three years for me to break through to Level 13."

After having Xian Lin'er put away the test crystal, Lin Hao released his Martial Soul. A yellow Soul Ring rose from beneath his feet around the Mo Dao.

Looking at the pulsing yellow Soul Ring, Lin Hao grew curious and tried touching it with his hand. Unfortunately, he felt nothing; his hand passed straight through it.

After experiencing the effects of having a Soul Ring on his Martial Soul, Lin Hao put it away without testing his Soul Skill.

That was because there was still something important to do—loot the corpse. Top-tier Soul Beasts had a fairly high chance of dropping Soul Bones.

Moreover, he remembered seeing an analysis somewhere before: the stronger a Soul Beast was, the more torment it had suffered before death and the stronger its resentment, the higher the chance of a Soul Bone appearing.

Thus, Lin Hao had high hopes for the Tyrant Gold Bear King and began searching its body expectantly.

Even if he had never eaten pork, he had seen pigs run. As a seasoned Douluo hater, Lin Hao knew the proper corpse-looting routine.

Lin Hao checked the limbs first, then the head and torso, but all six conventional Soul Bone locations disappointed him.

Lin Hao smiled helplessly but did not give up. Instead, he began searching the other areas.

Besides dropping Soul Bones in the six standard locations, Soul Beasts could also produce special External Soul Bones.

For example, Tang San had obtained the Eight Spider Lances from a Man Faced Demon Spider, while a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear could drop Dark Gold Terror Claws. These were all special External Soul Bones.

This Tyrant Gold Bear King possessed a dense Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear bloodline. It should have a chance of producing an External Soul Bone!

Lin Hao continued searching. When he reached the Tyrant Gold Bear King's left claw, his hands abruptly stopped, and he froze!

He had sensed an unusual energy. A possibility arose in his heart—perhaps there really was one!

Suppressing his excitement, Lin Hao carefully examined the Tyrant Gold Bear King's left claw.

Several minutes later, Lin Hao held a golden Soul Bone in his hand, its shape resembling a Dark Gold Terror Claw.

Looking at it, Lin Hao was excited. It really was a Soul Bone, and an External Soul Bone at that!

Although it was only a little over four hundred years old, its ability to grow without limit made it even more valuable than an ordinary Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.

"My luck's pretty good today. First, I got pills to improve my potential, and now I've gotten a Soul Bone. Looks like I can summon another batch of ordinary lackeys later!"

Lin Hao remarked with a beaming smile.

Lin Hao had Long Xiaoyao put away the Tyrant Gold Bear King's corpse. It was excellent food. Meanwhile, he sat on the ground and studied the Soul Bone.

Lin Hao lightly scraped the Soul Bone across a stone. It easily left claw marks, as though it could slice through iron like mud. It felt somewhat like Wolverine's claws from his previous life!

Other than learning that this External Soul Bone was extremely sharp, Lin Hao could not figure out anything else about it.

After hesitating for a while, Lin Hao still chose to absorb this External Soul Bone rather than sacrifice it.

Sacrificing it would, at most, get him a Limit Douluo, which would not greatly change the current situation.

Besides, he was about to head to Sunset Forest. There, he could casually sacrifice some Immortal Herbs and summon a batch of powerful special lackeys. There was no need to rush this now!

After making his decision, Lin Hao did not absorb it immediately. He was in poor condition and needed to rest!

After all, absorbing a Soul Bone was not easy either. Tang San had been tortured half to death while absorbing the Eight Spider Lances, and Xiao Xiao had nearly lost an arm from absorbing an External Soul Bone.

Lin Hao had no desire to become a one-armed hero before even getting started. He might have a "condor," but he did not have an auntie!

While recovering, Lin Hao instructed Long Xiaoyao to roast the Tyrant Gold Bear King's paws.

By the time Lin Hao had mostly recovered, the meat was ready. The three of them feasted heartily and ate with great enjoyment.

Afterward, Lin Hao moved around a little before beginning to absorb this extremely precious External Soul Bone.

Just as he had expected, absorbing this Soul Bone was no easy task.

His left hand went through several dangerous stages: bones shattering, energy pouring in, and then being pieced back together and reconstructed.

The pain was even worse than when he had absorbed the Soul Ring. Lin Hao hurt so badly that he nearly passed out.

If not for his experience absorbing the Soul Ring, which had prepared him somewhat, along with his firm willpower, he truly might not have made it!

Absorbing the Soul Bone took less time than absorbing the Soul Ring, requiring only a little over two hours.

Yet it felt as though an entire year had passed. Every second had felt like a year just now.

After finishing the absorption, Lin Hao collapsed onto the ground without a care for appearances.

He breathed heavily, his eyes vacant and unfocused. He had clearly been tortured beyond his limits.