Fates Entwined!

On the ground, Qin Ze's aura grew increasingly steady. Even with his eyes tightly shut, he felt a trace of confusion. Just as he was about to fail to hold on, the evil energy within him inexplicably vanished. At the same time, an extremely gentle presence flowed into his body. He had no idea what had happened.

As time passed, the destructive Soul Power within the soul ring gradually began to fade. After an unknown amount of time, Qin Ze finally opened his eyes. A flash of azure light flickered through them before vanishing in an instant.

Du Busi caught that moment. He looked at Qin Ze with a strange expression. That illusory Azure Dragon had truly startled him.

"How do you feel?" Du Busi asked.

Qin Ze was still sitting cross-legged on the ground. Hearing the question, he raised his head and said, "I feel... full of strength."

As he spoke, Qin Ze rose to his feet and repeatedly examined his body. Compared to before he absorbed the soul ring, he now felt like he could punch a cow to death.

"How many levels did your Soul Power rise?" Du Busi asked.

"Two levels! I'm level twelve now."

"That's not bad." Du Busi nodded. "Bring out your first soul ring and let me see it."

"Yes." Qin Ze activated his Soul Power and raised his palm. That blade appeared once more. After it emerged, a yellow soul ring slowly rose from beneath his feet, finally stopping around his waist.

Du Busi looked it over for a moment before asking, "What is your soul skill?"

Qin Ze replied, "My First Soul Skill is called Asura's Soul. It's a strengthening-type soul skill. After using it, my attack and speed increase by fifty percent. Every attack carries Lightning Damage, and it lasts for half an hour. During that time, melee attacks deal an additional twenty percent damage to enemies."

Du Busi's eyes flickered slightly. "As expected of a soul skill granted by a Variant Soul Beast. That Lightning Damage may be the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's innate lightning attribute. Unfortunately, you only inherited one of them."

"Senior, is my soul skill considered strong?" Qin Ze did not understand the strength of soul skills, since he had never truly used it against anyone.

Du Busi smiled. "Of course it's strong. A fifty percent increase to both attack and speed normally only appears with the Second Soul Skill, or even the Third Soul Skill. And you would need to obtain a soul ring from a powerful soul beast to gain it. Not to mention that you also have Lightning Damage."

"But that is still acceptable, considering this is a soul ring from a Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. What truly surprises me is your soul skill's duration and additional damage. That is terrifying. A half-hour duration and an extra twenty percent damage... I'm starting to wonder whether this really is a Hundred-Year Soul Ring."

Hearing Du Busi's words, Qin Ze nodded in understanding. Having grown up in Maple Leaf Village, there was far too much he did not know. He planned to properly make up for his lack of knowledge after reaching the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect.

"What should we do with this Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear?" Qin Ze shifted his gaze toward the Clawed Bear, which resembled a small hill.

"What should we do?" Du Busi made the decision. He stepped forward and smashed the Clawed Bear's head apart with a single palm strike. Its enormous head burst like a watermelon.

A yellow soul ring floated up from the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's body. Qin Ze looked at it with regret. He did not have a Soul Tool for storing soul rings. Otherwise, it would have been good to keep it.

"Huh!" Du Busi cried out in surprise. Qin Ze looked at him in confusion, only to see Du Busi feeling around the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's paw before pulling out a Dark Gold Bone Claw.

Du Busi's gaze instantly changed, becoming incomparably complicated. He turned to look at Qin Ze and said, "You truly have luck on your side! Otherwise, how could a Hundred-Year Soul Beast produce a Soul Bone? This seems to be the first time in history."

Qin Ze: ...What the hell does that have to do with me? He quietly grumbled to himself.

"It's even an External Soul Bone." Du Busi examined the Dark Gold Bone Claw, and his eyes lit up at once. Soul Bones were rare, but one fact could not be changed: aside from External Soul Bones, if Soul Bones from other positions were too low in age, the soul skills they brought were mediocre at best—tasteless to keep, yet a pity to discard. External Soul Bones were different. They could evolve.

Du Busi stared at the Soul Bone and fell into thought. In the end, he shook his head. "I'd better leave it for Ao Tian!"

Seeing Du Busi lost in thought, Qin Ze did not disturb him. He walked straight toward the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's corpse. Even in death, the Evil Tiger's oppressive presence had not diminished in the slightest. It truly deserved to be called a Variant Soul Beast.

"What's that?" Suddenly, as Qin Ze touched the Evil Tiger's wing, he noticed a pitch-black, stone-like object lodged in the wound. His eyes immediately burned with excitement.

He hurriedly reached into the wing and pulled out the stone from the wound. Once Qin Ze saw its full appearance, his breathing quickened. He turned toward Du Busi and called out, "Senior!"

"What is it?" Du Busi put away the Dark Gold Bone Claw and looked over. When he clearly saw the black stone in Qin Ze's hand, the corner of his mouth froze.

Another Soul Bone!

Damn it, there's definitely something strange about this kid!

"Since you absorbed the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's soul ring, you might as well absorb its Soul Bone too. Only a complete set can bring out the Soul Bone's full potential." Du Busi looked at Qin Ze, who was absorbing the Soul Bone.

Qin Ze, his eyes tightly closed, nodded gently.

This Soul Bone removed from the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger was also an External Soul Bone, eight hundred years old.

Unlike the pain of absorbing a soul ring, Qin Ze did not encounter much difficulty while absorbing the Soul Bone. Although the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's lingering soul within the bone tried to wreak havoc, it could not overcome Qin Ze's steadfast heart. In the end, the soul completely dissipated.

After a long while, Qin Ze opened his eyes. His expression became rather strange. "What exactly does equipment from the Illusory World mean?"

"Senior, we can leave now." After absorbing the Soul Bone, Qin Ze stood up and called out, but he did not hear Du Busi's reply. Confused, he came back to his senses and looked around.

The moment he saw what was before him, his expression changed drastically.

In front of Qin Ze stood Du Busi, releasing nine soul rings. Nine terrifying soul rings floated around him: yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, red, red, red.

A full three were hundred-thousand-year soul rings.

At the same time, massive amounts of Ghostly Green Mist enveloped Du Busi and Qin Ze like a ring.

Beyond the mist stood two soul beasts. One was exceptionally beautiful, covered in Brilliant Golden Fur. Its body was as exquisite as translucent crystal, while beneath its fur were dense Golden Scales. It looked somewhat like a lion, with dragon-like claws, beneath which golden flames churned.

Aside from its normal pair of eyes, it possessed a third eye shaped like a Vertical Pupil. Golden light flickered within its two normal eyes, while its Vertical Pupil emitted an eerie red glow.

As for the other soul beast, the strange thing was that it had three heads.

"These are... the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and the Three-Headed Crimson Demon Mastiff!" Qin Ze recognized the two soul beasts.

Buzz!

Suddenly, a strand of azure energy swept from Qin Ze's eyes. A peculiar feeling inexplicably arose within him, as though something was connecting to him. Qin Ze instinctively looked up, only to meet the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's gaze.

Golden Light flickered faintly in the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's eyes!

This chapter took me four hours to write. Could everyone leave a review? My head is spinning.