External Soul Bone

Hearing Oscar's introduction to his spirit ability, Zhao Wuji was even more excited than Oscar, because he fully understood just how powerful detoxification and the removal of any negative effects were.

Detoxification went without saying; it was easy enough to understand.

As for removing any negative effects, although it only lasted five minutes, the effect of Oscar's second spirit ability had no level restriction. For Spirit Masters, five minutes was enough for one to gain an enormous advantage in a battle between opponents of the same level.

After all, negative effects included all sorts of strange afflictions, such as stun, slowing, weakness, charm, and more.

Flender had once encountered a Spirit Master skilled in controlling others through such strange negative effects, and even he had suffered quite a bit because of it.

"Teacher Zhao, I have another special gain," Oscar said before Zhao Wuji could praise him.

"A gain? Could it be a spirit bone?" Zhao Wuji was shocked.

Other than a spirit bone, Zhao Wuji could not think of any other possible gain.

Oscar smiled knowingly. The excitement and thrill on his face were impossible to hide as he slowly raised his left hand. A sharp sword condensed from azure soul power gradually appeared, his entire left hand seeming to turn into a blade nearly a meter long.

"Teacher Zhao, take this!" Oscar strode forward and raised his left arm before slashing it down. This time, Zhao Wuji did not catch it barehanded. Instead, he used Martial Soul Possession, and a pair of thick bear paws appeared to catch Oscar's attack.

Although Zhao Wuji had used Martial Soul Possession, he still felt a sharp sting. To his surprise, a white mark had appeared on his thick bear paw.

So sharp? Zhao Wuji marveled inwardly.

"Xiao Ao, what is this?" Zhao Wuji asked uncertainly.

"Teacher Zhao, as you can see, aside from that powerful second spirit ability, I also obtained a spirit bone. It's even an External Soul Bone, so it doesn't occupy any of the six main spirit bone slots," Oscar explained happily.

"An External Soul Bone?!" Zhao Wuji was no longer merely surprised. Oscar had brought him far too many shocks.

Zhao Wuji had heard of the wonders of External Soul Bones. They were special spirit bones that could merge with a Spirit Master and continuously evolve as that Spirit Master grew stronger.

Once an External Soul Bone fully developed, it could stand shoulder to shoulder with a Hundred Thousand Year Level spirit bone.

Oscar had not only acquired a powerful support spirit ability, but also such an attack-oriented External Soul Bone. Moreover, the quality of this azure longsword formed from soul power was absolutely no worse than the martial soul of an Assault System Weapon Spirit Master of the same level. This would become Oscar's trump card.

"Teacher Zhao, this External Soul Bone is in my left palm. I can feel that the strength of my left hand has increased noticeably, and this External Soul Bone has also brought me an unexpected gain," Oscar explained.

Zhao Wuji had already cleared out this area, so it was safe for the moment. Oscar therefore directly began displaying the ability he had just obtained.

"I call this External Soul Bone the Azure Spirit Jade Sword. It also has two traits: condensation and cutting. When I use the External Soul Bone, my strength and Attack Power increase by fifty percent," Oscar said, waving the azure jade sword on his left hand.

"Condensation allows me to compress and condense my soul power into sword qi, with power and hardness equal to those of an Assault System Weapon Spirit Master of the same level. Cutting increases its Attack Power and makes it sharper, giving it even greater Attack Power than an ordinary Assault System Spirit Master," Oscar said.

Zhao Wuji paused. It sounded powerful, but there was nothing like seeing it in practice. He immediately said, "Xiao Ao, use your External Soul Bone to attack me again. Let's test its power."

"Gladly." Oscar also wanted to verify the Azure Spirit Jade Sword's strength.

Oscar's entire left arm was wrapped in azure soul power, and the Azure Spirit Jade Sword in his left hand radiated even greater sharpness. He charged straight at Zhao Wuji, his sword momentum fierce and impossible to resist.

Zhao Wuji's bear paws collided with the Azure Spirit Jade Sword. Though it did not injure him, each sharp sting proved just how extraordinary Oscar's External Soul Bone was.

Although Oscar had never studied swordsmanship, he had trained under Li Yusong in the Dragon Pattern Cudgel Technique for nearly three years. While he knew no sword techniques, the Azure Spirit Jade Sword in his hand possessed endless sharpness. Every swing carried a chilling momentum, and he wielded it quite skillfully.

Suddenly, Oscar gave a warning. "Teacher Zhao, be careful."

Zhao Wuji then saw Oscar raise his left arm straight up. The Azure Spirit Jade Sword in his hand turned into scattered azure soul power, and then one azure jade sword after another condensed around Oscar's left arm. There were a full ten of them, each one 1.2 meters long.

Damn! Zhao Wuji exclaimed inwardly. Is he using an External Soul Bone as a martial soul? Oscar then shouted, "Go!"

The ten jade swords shot forward in an instant, surrounding Zhao Wuji and attacking from every direction—his head, eyes, nose, ears, and lower body.

Zhao Wuji did not let his guard down. He immediately Released his First Spirit Ability: Immovable Vajra Body. Accompanied by a bear's roar, the jade swords were blocked one after another before dispersing into the air.

Oscar hurriedly took out a stored Super Recovery Great Sausage from his Soul Tool to restore his soul power. That attack had consumed half of his soul power at once.

Though it was far less imposing than Sword Douluo Chen Xin's Myriad Swords Return to Origin from the anime he had watched in his previous life, the power of ten jade swords was still not to be underestimated. Even Zhao Wuji had used his First Spirit Ability to block them.

It was not that Zhao Wuji could not defend himself without using a spirit ability. After all, he was Level 74. Given the gap in Soul Power Level between him and Oscar, Oscar could not hurt him even if he did not use a spirit ability. At most, Oscar could shave off a little bear fur.

The reason he had used a spirit ability was that Oscar's attack had been too tricky. He also wanted to use it to test the power of Oscar's skill once again.

"Xiao Ao, this External Soul Bone of yours is impressive. You can practically use it as half a martial soul," Zhao Wuji praised as he withdrew his martial soul. "The Attack Power of that move is already no weaker than that of an attack-type Weapon Spirit Master at the same level. It might even be a bit stronger."

"Teacher Zhao, that's what I was thinking too. I feel like I can develop it properly. Maybe I can become half an Assault System Spirit Master as well," Oscar replied with a smile as he withdrew the Azure Spirit Jade Sword.

"Come on. Let's return to the academy and bring that old Flender some good news. Let him be happy too," Zhao Wuji said with a smile.

The two then set off on their return journey. Having gained so much this time, Oscar himself was incredibly excited.

When he had read the original work in his previous life, he had sighed over Tang San's heaven-defying luck. Tang San had obtained the Eight Spider Lances, an External Soul Bone, at Level 30. Now, perhaps he himself could be considered blessed by luck?

He had obtained such a powerful and handsome External Soul Bone with only his Second Spirit Ring. How could Oscar not be excited?

More importantly, obtaining this External Soul Bone had directly made up for Oscar's weakness in combat during the early stages.

In Oscar's view, although the Azure Spirit Jade Sword could not absorb spirit rings and gain spirit abilities like a Weapon Spirit, with the two trait abilities of condensation and cutting, proper development in the future might allow him to possess combat strength no weaker than an Assault System Spirit Master of the same level.

However, Oscar had never systematically studied swordsmanship. In the future, he would need to train and experiment step by step to achieve what he had in mind.

But now that he had this means of attack, it meant his path ahead would be far smoother.

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