"Yan Yan, although this External Soul Bone looks a little strange, there's no questioning its power!" Hearing his granddaughter's assessment, Dugu Bo said from the side, "Grandpa will first teach you how to put it away. After some time, I'll help you fully fuse with it. That way, no one will ever be able to take your External Soul Bone from you again."
What set an External Soul Bone apart from an ordinary soul bone was that once it had fully fused with a Soul Master, even if that Soul Master was killed, the External Soul Bone could not be used by a second person. There was no need to worry, as with ordinary soul bones, that others might covet the bones on one's body and kill for treasure. After all, even if someone took it, they would have no way to use it.
To the Soul Master who possessed it, an External Soul Bone was an invaluable treasure. To other Soul Masters, however, it was worthless.
Ordinary soul bones, on the other hand, would drop after a Soul Master was killed. Any Soul Master could then choose to fuse with that soul bone. That was why Soul Masters who possessed soul bones generally kept them hidden and never revealed that they had one.
Under Dugu Bo's guidance, Dugu Yan began retracting the Eight Spider Legs on her back. She gathered her Soul Power and sent it into her spinal column, issuing the command to withdraw the eight spider legs through her thoughts.
A strange sight appeared.
The three-meter-long spider legs slowly folded up, their two bent sections pressing together before gradually merging back into her body.
Dugu Yan merely felt a slight itch on her back and no discomfort. During the process, all three of her Soul Rings lit