External Soul Bone

"External Soul Bone? Teacher, what is that?"

At Notting Academy, Tang San had just come across the concept of External Soul Bones.

"External Soul Bones are the most precious treasures for Soul Masters, apart from Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings!"

Grandmaster first explained the preciousness of External Soul Bones to Tang San.

Tang San listened attentively. He knew his teacher would continue with a detailed explanation.

"In the world of Soul Masters, there is a ranking of the most precious things to Soul Masters, called the Soul Master Dream Ranking. Among them, External Soul Bones have always held second place on the Soul Master Dream Ranking. They are second only to the top-ranked, nearly impossible-to-exist Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings."

"The most special thing about External Soul Bones is that they evolve as their owner's soul power increases. Therefore, the earlier one absorbs an External Soul Bone, the better. If ordinary Soul Bones have a one-in-a-thousand chance of appearing from a soul beast, then the chance of an External Soul Bone appearing is less than one in ten thousand."

"I already told you last time about the parts Soul Bones can come from. The four limbs, torso bone, and skull—those six parts are ordinary Soul Bones!"

"And any Soul Bones apart from those six parts are External Soul Bones!"

"For example, wings, tails, and claws. Soul Bones like those are External Soul Bones!"

Sure enough, Grandmaster continued explaining External Soul Bones to Tang San.

There were also Soul Bone sets, but after thinking about it, Grandmaster decided not to mention them yet. Tang San might not even have a chance to encounter one in his lifetime!

"So that's how it is. I understand. Thank you for your guidance, Teacher!"

Tang San was amazed, and his curiosity about Soul Bones and External Soul Bones on Soul Land grew even stronger.

He really wanted to know what those Soul Bones and External Soul Bones were like, to think they could actually be absorbed by humans!

While Grandmaster was teaching Tang San about External Soul Bones, Mo Bai had also finished absorbing his third Soul Ring.

At Mo Bai's summons, a purple Soul Ring appeared around him.

After absorbing the Soul Ring of the Soul Power Sacred Wood, Mo Bai's total soul power increased directly by twenty percent.

A hundred-year ring increased it by ten percent, while a thousand-year ring increased it by twenty percent.

This was only temporary. As Mo Bai continued giving his third Soul Ring special treatment in the future, strengthening it and increasing its age, it would grow even further.

There was no surprise regarding the Soul Skill either. What Mo Bai had obtained was Soul Power Blessing.

After using this Soul Skill, his soul power would double for five minutes!

As for Mo Bai's Blue Silver Grass, its strength in all aspects had been somewhat enhanced, but there were no major overall changes!

"Alright. From now on, student Mo Bai, you are a true Soul Elder as well!"

"We should head back too!"

Seeing that Mo Bai had successfully absorbed his third Soul Ring, the Dean said with a hearty laugh.

"Mm!"

Mo Bai nodded, then looked at the Soul Power Sacred Wood before him. Though he had killed it, it still stood rooted in the earth.

It still looked like a tree, but it no longer gave off any trace of life.

"Squeak, squeak~"

Suddenly, Mo Bai heard a faint sound coming from atop the Soul Power Sacred Wood.

"There's something up there?"

The Dean heard it too. His figure flashed, and he went up to investigate.

Whoosh~

Very soon, the Dean came back down, and everyone saw that he was holding a tiny creature in his hands.

Upon closer inspection, they found that it was a Poison Ferret that had only recently been born, perhaps merely a few days old. It was extremely tiny.

"No wonder that Poison Ferret refused to leave!"

Upon seeing the young Poison Ferret, everyone immediately understood why the Poison Ferret earlier had refused to leave and had attacked Mo Bai and the others so frantically.

It turned out that Poison Ferret had made its nest atop the Soul Power Sacred Wood.

"Poison Ferrets are raised by single mothers. That Poison Ferret mother just died, so this little one won't survive either!"

The Dean spoke with an inexplicably sorrowful tone.

"Dean, give it to me. I'll see if I can raise it!"

Hearing the Dean's words, Mo Bai suddenly spoke up.

Ah, since it's going to die anyway, it might as well benefit me!

It was also a Poison Ferret with soul power, and it was just the right size to swallow in one bite.

Although Mo Bai knew that the one he had just killed was this young Poison Ferret's mother, he felt somewhat saddened too. If he had known earlier, he definitely would have chosen to spare the Poison Ferret mother.

But since it was already dead, Mo Bai would not dwell on it too much.

As for the little one, since it was going to die anyway, he might as well send it to reunite with its mother.

"You want to raise it?"

"It's fine. Go ahead and try. But even if you manage to raise it, it'd be best to release it once it grows bigger. It's a soul beast, after all. Keeping it by your side could easily lead to someone getting hurt!"

The Dean was surprised by this, but he still nodded and handed the Poison Ferret cub to Mo Bai, warning him at the same time.

In the past, soul masters often raised soul beasts, but there were very few docile ones. Most found it hard to shed their wild nature.

"Mm, I understand. Thank you, Dean!"

Mo Bai obediently agreed.

"Squeak, squeak~"

The moment Mo Bai received the Poison Ferret cub into his palm, it let out several cries.

At the same time, one of its front claws scratched at Mo Bai's palm, actually leaving several faint red marks there.

"So fierce—and it can actually break the skin on my palm?"

Mo Bai was slightly startled.

Looking more closely, Mo Bai noticed that the front claw that had scratched his palm was unusually sharp, with faint traces of purple in its color.

The next second, Mo Bai felt his palm growing slightly numb.

It truly was a soul beast. Even one so young was full of aggression.

If he had not still wanted to swallow it, Mo Bai would have wanted to crush it to death right then.

The bit of sadness he had felt earlier vanished completely.

Mo Bai did not let the Dean and the others see this scene.

As he wrapped the Poison Ferret cub in his clothes and tucked it tightly against his chest, Mo Bai secretly activated Jade Hand, absorbing and refining the small amount of poison the cub had left in his palm.

That night, unable to make it back to Notting City, Mo Bai checked into an inn and took out the Poison Ferret cub.

Perhaps because it had gone hungry for too long, the cub was in an extremely weak state.

"Squeak, squeak~"

Yet when Mo Bai held it in his hand, it still viciously tried to attack him.

Thwack~

After flicking it unconscious with a finger to the forehead, Mo Bai washed it clean, dipped it in peanut oil without changing expression, and swallowed it in one gulp.

"Urgh~"

"Fuck, I have to find a better way to swallow things!"

Having successfully swallowed it, Mo Bai could not help cursing again.

It was really hard to swallow.

Afterward, Mo Bai skillfully killed the Poison Ferret cub inside his body, then used his third Soul Ring to devour the pale white Soul Ring produced by the cub.

Everything was no different from before.

Until Mo Bai sensed a peculiar stream of Soul Power surge up from his abdomen and rapidly pour into the palm of his right hand.