External Soul Bone, Devouring Fang

"Your Majesty!"

Just as Dugu Bo was lost in thought, a surprised voice rang out.

Dugu Bo's heart skipped a beat. He looked up and saw that "Xue Qinghe" had already noticed him.

In his moment of distraction, he had actually withdrawn his concealment!

Dugu Bo cursed himself for being careless, but his expression revealed nothing.

"Mm."

He nodded faintly, maintaining his composure.

"Your Majesty, have you ever seen such a situation before?"

Qian Renxue's identity was far from ordinary, and her cultivation was not weak either. Naturally, she had her own methods of detection. It was not entirely because Dugu Bo had been careless.

Therefore, she had actually discovered him when he approached.

It was simply that Dugu Bo had been brimming with killing intent at the time and did not look like someone easy to talk to, so she pretended not to notice him.

Only now did she react.

She knew that Dugu Bo lived in seclusion within Sunset Forest.

Combined with Dugu Bo's Jade Phosphorous Serpent Spirit and his murderous appearance, it was not difficult to guess that the unknown Serpentine Soul Beast was likely connected to him.

But now that they had already killed his snake and Li Yu had absorbed its Soul Ring—

They could naturally only pretend that they knew nothing, while using the opportunity to ask this question.

She believed that compared to a snake, a Titled Douluo like Dugu Bo would be more interested in the improvement of Soul Rings.

Sure enough.

After Qian Renxue asked that question, Dugu Bo immediately frowned.

"I have heard of cases where a Soul Beast underwent a mutation before death, causing its Soul Ring Years to increase."

Dugu Bo shook his head as he spoke. "But absorbing one Soul Ring and causing the other Soul Rings to mutate as well, increasing their years... not only have I never seen such a thing, I have never even heard of it."

Qian Renxue nodded at this, and the look she gave Li Yu became even stranger, with a trace of heat in her eyes.

A Three-Ring Soul Grandmaster possessing three Purple Soul Rings was unquestionably a top-tier genius.

Even compared to her, aside from having a somewhat inferior spirit, he was not lacking in any other regard.

This only strengthened her resolve to nurture Li Yu.

Who would not want such a genius under their command?!

As the two spoke—

Li Yu, who had temporarily been ignored, held two hook-shaped white fangs in his palm.

They had been left behind by the Serpentine Soul Beast from earlier.

Scattered across the ground, they had been inconspicuous, appearing no different from ordinary beast teeth.

But after Li Yu approached and picked them up, he sensed something extraordinary within them!

Some kind of power seemed to be gestating inside the teeth.

However—

They had not yet reached the level of Soul Bones.

If they had already formed into Soul Bones, the fluctuations of power emitted from them would certainly not have gone unnoticed even by Qian Renxue.

At most, they could only be considered "semi-finished products."

But after considering it for a moment, Li Yu still injected Soul Power into the two white fangs, attempting to see whether they would undergo any changes.

Very quickly—

As the Soul Power flowed in, Li Yu actually felt a wondrous connection form between himself and the white fangs.

The white fangs were like bottomless pits, absorbing all of the Soul Power without leaving a trace!

And at that moment—

First successful fusion with a Soul Bone. Reward: 1,000 Free Allocation Years!

Soul Bone quality too low. It is recommended that you prioritize improving the Soul Bone's quality!

Current remaining Free Allocation Years: 1,000 years

Li Yu froze slightly.

They really were fucking Soul Bones.

But could these teeth count as External Soul Bones?!

Li Yu's eyes lit up slightly. External Soul Bones were far more valuable than ordinary Soul Bones.

Thus—

Without any hesitation, he immediately muttered inwardly, "Allocate all remaining years to the Soul Bone!"

Confirm?

"Confirm!"

Allocating...

The moment the thought fell, a familiar sensation surged into Li Yu's heart.

The two white fangs in his palm changed instantly as well!

A faint but somewhat savage aura immediately emerged.

Allocation complete!

External Soul Bone

Devouring Fang: 1,000 years

Absorption: Can extract and strengthen poison, converting it into Soul Power to replenish the user!

Absorb... extract poison to improve his Soul Power?!

Li Yu's eyes immediately widened.

To him, this was practically a Divine Skill.

His greatest problem right now was that he was old and his Soul Power was low.

But with this Soul Bone Skill, combined with the Poison Element Control he had just obtained and a full 60% Poison Element Affinity—

It could be said that as long as poison existed, improving his Soul Power would be as easy as drinking water!

Just as Li Yu indulged in his fantasies—

"Mm?"

Although the aura of the Devouring Fang was faint, to Qian Renxue and Dugu Bo, beings of such strength, it was extraordinarily obvious.

Their gazes landed on Li Yu almost instantly.

Under the scrutiny of their gazes, Li Yu felt a chill run down his back and immediately sensed that something was wrong.

Soul Bones—

Even existences like Titled Douluo found it difficult to gather a complete set.

Not to mention that this External Soul Bone was outside the "set" altogether.

If he exposed the white fangs that had already evolved into Soul Bones now, Qian Renxue and Dugu Bo might immediately turn against him.

Careless!

Li Yu cursed inwardly, though his face wore an expression of confusion.

Then he took the initiative. "Husband, what is it?"

"Wife, what was that aura just now? Did absorbing that Soul Ring cause some problem with your body?"

In front of outsiders, and with Li Yu already having called her "Husband," whether to preserve Li Yu's dignity, display the magnanimity of a man, or deliberately put on an act before Dugu Bo, who was close to Xue Ye—

Qian Renxue called Li Yu "Wife" for the first time.

Dugu Bo raised an eyebrow at this and gave Qian Renxue a somewhat surprised look.

Although he had suggested that Xue Ye compensate Qian Renxue that day, and Xue Ye had indeed done so—

Those actions had all been carried out in public.

In private, they naturally would not completely set aside their suspicions toward Qian Renxue over such a minor matter.

Therefore, upon hearing Qian Renxue truly address Li Yu so intimately as Wife, he was naturally quite surprised.

So much so that the unusual aura suddenly coming from Li Yu lost some of its importance.

"I'm fine."

Li Yu's eyes flickered as he spoke, and he immediately understood that the two had merely sensed the aura of the Devouring Fang.

They did not know that the aura had come from the Devouring Fang. They were more inclined to think that, after the "accident" that had upgraded his first and second Soul Rings, something had gone wrong with his body.

Thus, in an instant, he came up with a response. "It's only that I don't know why my first and second Soul Rings suddenly became Thousand-Year Soul Rings. My body feels a little unwell..."

Then he changed the subject. "Husband, do you know why my first and second Soul Rings were upgraded?"

"...Uh."

Qian Renxue stalled, not knowing how to respond for a moment.

Faced with the confusion covering that stunningly beautiful face, was she supposed to say, "I don't know either"?

She could not afford that embarrassment!

So her gaze shifted, and an idea formed in her heart. "It is because that Soul Beast was too special. As for how it was special..."

After pausing, her gaze fell on Dugu Bo. "This is Dugu Bo, Poison Douluo Your Majesty!"

"Poison Douluo Your Majesty can explain this question to you more clearly!"