Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and Soul Bone! The Matter of Fortune!

Zhu Ziyang put away his smile, retracted the World-Pacifying Death Scythe, and continued sorting through his gains.

Following the increase in soul power and the evolution of his martial soul came the Silver Dragon Wolf's hundred-thousand-year soul ring. The hundred-thousand-year soul ring granted his Heavenly Frost Holy White Dragon Martial Soul two soul skills. One was the Heavenly Frost Ice Dragon Claw Zhu Ziyang had already used, which could instantly raise his strength to three or four times his maximum, with tremendous power. The other was an even more powerful control-type soul skill.

In addition to the hundred-thousand-year soul ring, a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast was guaranteed to leave behind a soul bone. The soul bone left by the Silver Dragon Wolf was a right arm bone, which Zhu Ziyang named the Silver Dragon Wolf Right Arm Bone!

The Silver Dragon Wolf Right Arm Bone likewise possessed two great soul skills. One was a control-type soul skill, Frozen Time. It released Ultimate Ice at Absolute Zero to freeze time. Within the range Zhu Ziyang could affect, time would stop for three seconds! At present, the range he could affect was five meters. It could only be used once every three days. The other was an offensive soul skill, Dragon Wolf Extreme Frost Break. By gathering the chill of Ultimate Ice, it unleashed a freezing ray that could freeze everything. This was the Dragon Wolf's signature soul skill.

Because he had fused with a hundred-thousand-year soul ring and a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, Zhu Ziyang's physical strength had been greatly enhanced. He could now easily withstand the power of a ten-thousand-year soul ring. Once he reached the fourth ring, he could directly consider ten-thousand-year soul beasts.

Finally, according to the inheritance within the Silver Dragon Wolf's memories, since it had sacrificed itself to Zhu Ziyang, the fortune it bore would also be inherited by Zhu Ziyang.

Fortune was an unfathomable thing. There was no shortage of scholars on the continent who studied it, yet none had reached any substantive conclusions. Where fortune came from, how it could be measured, and what laws governed it—these were all secrets soul masters could not answer. Aside from songs passed down orally within a handful of ancient major factions, the Soul Master World knew nothing about fortune.

In records from the Church Era, Zhu Ziyang had seen an explanation of fortune given by a former pope of Spirit Hall. According to that pope, fortune favored the Soul Beast Clan. Only large soul beast gathering grounds could possibly give birth to auspicious beasts that bore fortune, and all soul beasts within a region that possessed an Auspicious Beast would receive the blessings of heaven and earth.

Those were three sentences that seemed to say something, yet actually said nothing. Still, they at least let Zhu Ziyang understand one thing: an Auspicious Beast could allow other soul beasts to receive the blessings of heaven and earth.

What were the blessings of heaven and earth? They were a special state. In this state, cultivation speed increased, cultivation bottlenecks decreased, and cultivation results were achieved with half the effort. It was a beneficial state one could encounter only by chance.

What changes would occur if a human inherited the fortune of an Auspicious Beast? Zhu Ziyang fell into thought.

A moment later, Zhu Ziyang shook his head and decided not to think about it for the time being.

After sorting through his gains, Zhu Ziyang calmed himself. Then he extended his right hand, palm facing upward. His gaze sharpened, and a wisp of light appeared in his palm.

Looking at the light in his palm, Zhu Ziyang's lips curled up. With a thought, the light vanished, and a thin layer of frost emerged over his palm.

"Not bad!" Zhu Ziyang flicked his hand, scattering the frost from his palm as a smile appeared on his face.

As the possessor of an Ultimate Martial Soul, his affinity with the Light Element had barely reached ninety, while his affinity with the ice element had reached ninety-five.

An affinity of ninety with the Light Element happened to be the lower limit for an ultimate attribute—ninety. One should not underestimate this elemental affinity of ninety, because countless supremely gifted geniuses could exhaust their entire lives without advancing from eighty-nine to ninety. Eighty-nine and ninety were only one point apart, yet the difference was like heaven and earth!

Because his elemental affinity had surpassed ninety, Zhu Ziyang's control over the Light Element and ice element had become instinctive, as natural as eating and sleeping. This was a unique talent of Ultimate Martial Soul possessors. What he had just done was the best proof of it.

With everything settled, Zhu Ziyang prepared to return home. Only then did he realize that he had been naked the entire time. Yet his expression did not change. Unhurriedly, he took out a set of clothes from the Emerald Jade Bracelet and put them on. As he dressed, he felt that his clothes seemed a little ill-fitting, but he did not pay it much mind and quickly ran toward Beihe Village.

After staying out all night, Liang Ying was probably going to be angry. It was better to get back as soon as possible.

Before long, he arrived home.

The moment he stepped through the door, Liang Ying came over and said, "Zhu Ziyang, you've really grown bold, huh? You already know how to stay out all night! Do you think becoming a Soul Elder makes you so impressive? Hmph, don't think that just because your Soul Power Level is the same as your mother's, I won't dare to beat you!"

Liang Ying had also recently broken through to Soul Elder. After obtaining her soul ring, her soul power had reached level 32, which was why she spoke that way. However, she did not know that her precious son had already reached level 35.

"Hehe, not at all! I just had an epiphany last night, so I didn't come back!" Zhu Ziyang said with an ingratiating smile. He first offered an explanation, then promptly admitted his mistake. "Mom, I was wrong. It won't happen again!"

"Hmph! At least you know better!" Liang Ying snorted in satisfaction. Then she suddenly stared at Zhu Ziyang without saying a word.

Her gaze, as though she were looking at a stranger, puzzled Zhu Ziyang. He could not help touching his face and asked doubtfully, "Mom, is there something on my face? Why are you looking at me like that?"

"I didn't even realize that my son has already grown so tall and handsome!" Liang Ying murmured, her face showing pride and comfort.

"Mom, why are you suddenly praising me? You're making me embarrassed! Hehe!" Upon hearing Liang Ying's words, Zhu Ziyang could not help revealing a smug grin.

"It's all Mom's fault. I didn't even notice that your clothes no longer fit!" Liang Ying stepped forward and tugged at Zhu Ziyang's clothes, speaking with considerable self-reproach.

"How can you blame yourself? I just grew too fast!" Only then did Zhu Ziyang realize that he seemed to have grown quite a bit taller overnight. However, he had no mood to think about the reason. Instead, he put an arm around Liang Ying's shoulders and said with a smile.

"Go on, all you know is how to talk nonsense!" Hearing this, Liang Ying's self-reproach vanished. She smiled and lightly punched Zhu Ziyang on the shoulder. "Come with me. First, find some of your father's clothes for you to wear today. Mom will make you several new outfits today."

"Okay!" Zhu Ziyang eagerly followed behind Liang Ying.

After changing clothes, Zhu Ziyang stood before a mirror and discovered that his changes really were rather great. He had grown past 1.7 meters tall, nearing 1.75 meters. Affected by his Martial Soul Evolution, his delicate features had gained a touch of gentle warmth and cool elegance, making him immensely attractive to young girls just beginning to understand love.

I really am getting more handsome! Zhu Ziyang thought narcissistically as he looked into the mirror.

Zhu Ziyang decided to find Jiang Nannan.

"Nannan!" Zhu Ziyang found Jiang Nannan at her home.

The young girl was practicing Soft Technique in the backyard. This was a combat method refined through thousands of years of experimentation by Soft Bone Rabbit soul masters, and its origins naturally traced back to that Soft Bone Douluo. Soft Technique could make excellent use of the flexibility of the Soft Bone Rabbit Martial Soul in battle. When developed to the extreme, it could even achieve the effect of using four ounces to move a thousand pounds.

Although Jiang Nannan had not followed the traditional path of a Soft Bone Rabbit soul master, Soft Technique was still very helpful to her combat style.

"Ah! Brother Ziyang, you're back!" Jiang Nannan's face lit up with joy upon seeing Zhu Ziyang. Then she showed surprise and said, "Brother Ziyang, why do I feel like you've changed?"

Zhu Ziyang stayed at Jiang Nannan's home for half the day.

That night, Zhu Ziyang sat on his bed, preparing to cultivate.

Just as he entered meditation, an aged voice sounded by his ear: "With sun and moon in hand, I pluck the stars; in this world, there is no one like me. I never expected this old man's lingering remnant soul to survive!"

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