The Power of the Exotic Bone

The Great Sun Blazing Fire Bone, from the Great Emperor Cub's First Life.

Jiang Yuan had tackled it hundreds of times in the First Life. Though he had failed to clear it, he had nevertheless worked out a few ways to use Exotic Bones.

By stimulating an Exotic Bone with qi and blood, one could trigger the energy contained within it. That energy would surge out and ignite one's qi and blood, unleashing extraordinarily powerful combat strength.

It was like activating Super Saiyan mode.

And against the strange, the flames of his own Exotic Bone had an even greater restraining effect.

The flames would burn them to ashes, just as darkness could not survive beneath the great sun.

Moreover, that Shadow Demon from before seemed to have become fuel for the Exotic Bone's flames. After it burned away, a faint warm current flowed into his chest, and his Exotic Bone seemed to strengthen ever so slightly.

At the same time, the Exotic Bone also fed back qi and blood, causing his own qi and blood to rise slightly.

This was something Jiang Yuan had never imagined.

He had not noticed it when he killed the first strange creature before.

Could the strange creatures actually strengthen his Exotic Bone?

Jiang Yuan was puzzled. He knew almost nothing about Exotic Bones.

His understanding of Exotic Bones had only been pieced together through constant trials in the First Life.

He would have to keep exploring on his own.

He still knew far too little about Exotic Bones.

The farther east he went, the more barren the land became.

The surrounding wheat fields gradually dwindled, replaced by patches of wasteland.

There were fewer and fewer people as well. Eventually, Jiang Yuan's lone figure was all that moved across the wilderness.

Looking at the mountain range before him, Jiang Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly.

Sparse woods dotted the mountain, but the faint sunlight failed to bring it even a shred of vitality.

Jiang Yuan walked to the edge of a stream.

The water in this stream was quite clear.

Jiang Yuan slowly crouched down and scooped up stream water, splashing it onto his face.

He washed away the slightly cracked rouge.

A handsome face was revealed.

"Young man? Why have you come here?"

Jiang Yuan looked up and saw a Fisherman in a straw rain cape walking beside the stream, carrying a bamboo pole over his shoulder and a wooden bucket in his hand.

It seemed he had run into Jiang Yuan by chance, and the Fisherman found it rather strange.

A gentle smile appeared on Jiang Yuan's face as he said with a smile, "Old sir, I came here for an outing."

"An outing? You came here for an outing? Do you know what this place is? This is Soul-Losing Mountain! Young man, don't throw your life away. There are Unclean Things in Soul-Losing Mountain!"

Jiang Yuan smiled bashfully. "I simply wanted to see these so-called Unclean Things. Besides, old sir, if you can fish in this stream, why can't I take an outing here?"

"Huh?"

"This stream may be clear enough to see the bottom, but tell me—can such a shallow stream hold fish? And under this blazing sun, you're wearing a rain cape. Are you trying to make a fool of me?"

Jiang Yuan's smile remained gentle, while the Fisherman's smile suddenly froze.

Then it began to twist.

"Boy! I'm trying to help you! Being eaten by the monsters in the mountain would be worse than..."

A tongue like a long snake suddenly shot from the Fisherman's mouth. His face began to contract, and his eyes and features sank into his flesh.

He was unmistakably one of the strange, though Jiang Yuan did not know whether he was a monster or a demon.

But before the Fisherman could transform, a blade flash carrying a trace of crimson light swept past.

The Fisherman was cleaved down the middle and fell silently to the ground like a split melon.

Jiang Yuan's expression remained calm as he casually sheathed his blade.

[Points +20]

No wonder this Fisherman strange creature stayed outside the mountain. With that intelligence and strength, if he entered the mountain, the other strange creatures would probably swallow him without even leaving his bones behind.

Jiang Yuan had merely added a faint trace of Exotic Bone power to the blade's edge. He was still within the scope of a Late Qi and Blood Stage martial artist, yet he had already slaughtered this strange creature.

Though this Fisherman monster was somewhat foolish, he truly looked human. If not for the Precious Jade Wenzhao had given him issuing a warning, Jiang Yuan would not have dared to be one hundred percent certain that this thing was one of the strange.

But this also confirmed that Soul-Losing Mountain truly contained strange creatures, and judging by the Fisherman's tone, there were quite a few of them.

Jiang Yuan touched his chest. He had deliberately paid attention just now. When he killed the Fisherman, a nearly imperceptible warm current had flowed along the Exotic Bone power on his blade and into his chest.

It flowed into the Exotic Bone, and the Exotic Bone in turn fed back into him.

It seemed killing strange creatures really could strengthen his Exotic Bone abilities.

A faint heat shone in Jiang Yuan's eyes. Then, cautious yet without the slightest hesitation, he entered Soul-Losing Mountain.

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[Points +30]

Inside a cave, a pack of wolves watched Jiang Yuan warily.

Jiang Yuan's Chen Saber flashed slightly. The Chen Saber melded into the night, and only the blue specks of light on its blade streaked through the air like a comet.

The sound of flesh striking the ground rang out.

[Points +30]

As the last wolf king died, the surrounding wolf pack scattered in all directions without hesitation.

Jiang Yuan suddenly gave chase, taking the opportunity to kill several more wolves.

[Points +5]

[Points +5]

[Points +5]

[Points +5]

Only when he could no longer find the wolf pack did Jiang Yuan stop.

This wolf pack was not made up of Exotic Beasts, but strange creatures.

The rotting flesh on their bodies and the ghastly white bones exposed beneath it made their abnormality obvious.

Jiang Yuan also knew that these strange creatures were called Green Rot Wolves.

It was said that these wolf-shaped monsters could not be killed. The flesh and blood of any living thing slain by a Green Rot Wolf would rot away, then automatically merge into the Green Rot Wolf's body.

Yet these strange creatures, which were extremely troublesome in the outside world, were unable to withstand even a single blow when Jiang Yuan's attacks carried a trace of Exotic Bone power.

Jiang Yuan walked out of the cave and glanced at the sunlight, but the sun could not dispel the icy chill around him.

That wolf den had been Jiang Yuan's greatest harvest so far.

He had hacked three Green Rot Wolf kings to death, along with several Green Rot Wolves, earning a whopping two hundred Points.

Added to the strange creatures he had hunted over the past two days, Jiang Yuan's Points had already reached 470.

Strange creatures were hard to find. Even in Soul-Losing Mountain, Exotic Beasts were more common.

After searching continuously for two days, Jiang Yuan had found only these strange creatures.

His Points had long since broken two hundred. He could begin the Third Life simulation, and after being away for two days, it was about time to return to the escort agency.

With that thought, Jiang Yuan prepared to leave Soul-Losing Mountain.

Qi and blood circulated throughout Jiang Yuan's body. With a slight lift of his body, he lightly leaped onto a tree.

Then he continued springing from tree to tree, racing toward the edge of the mountain.

The qi and blood throughout his body grew increasingly flawless and rounded. It was clear that Jiang Yuan's strength had made considerable breakthroughs over these two days.

After being nourished by the warm current produced when he killed strange creatures, the Exotic Bone fed back and refined his qi and blood, greatly increasing Jiang Yuan's cultivation.

As Jiang Yuan leaped through the forest, he tilted his head slightly and looked behind him.

For the past two days, Jiang Yuan had only hunted strange creatures on Soul-Losing Mountain's outskirts. He did not know what lay in its depths, but in this mountain range filled with strange creatures, the deeper one went, the stronger they became.

There were some strange creatures Jiang Yuan did not dare provoke at all unless he fully unleashed his Exotic Bone.

But when Jiang Yuan turned back, his pupils contracted slightly.

A blood-red figure twisted wildly through the air behind him, flying like a beast.

Jiang Yuan immediately drew the Chen Saber, and the power of the Exotic Bone in his chest faintly erupted.

Then the blood-red figure flew over Jiang Yuan's head without noticing him.

Hmm?

What was this?

Jiang Yuan frowned slightly.

The sounds of battle suddenly erupted ahead.

Powerful shockwaves shattered many branches.

Jiang Yuan slightly covered his face and fixed his gaze ahead.

Less than a hundred meters away, that blood-red figure was battling three men in blue robes.

The three men moved with incomparable grace, their swordsmanship like the wind. They clearly came from the same school.

On the ground, several figures lay there, dead or alive unknown. Nearby, several boys and girls dressed in the same blue robes watched the battle tremblingly, while some among them recklessly tried to join the fight.

Those clothes...