Strange Spirit Bone!

After reading Zhang San's wanted poster, Li Qing was filled with deep self-doubt.

How had he survived the attack from the man in black?

Come on, Li Qing was not arrogant enough to think he could kill a Soul Ancestor. Unless the guy had foolishly stood there and let him throw a few "Little Golden Pills"—that was, balls of Golden Energy—at him.

Thinking back carefully on what had happened, if Zhang San had not been overwhelmed by the smell of blood and drunk too deeply, if he had not been so confident that a little Soul Master like him could never escape his grasp, Li Qing would probably have become a cold corpse by now.

This incident made Li Qing deeply understand two principles.

First: the more trump cards you had, the better!

You never knew which trump card might save your life.

Second: never underestimate your opponent. Even a lion used its full strength to hunt a rabbit. One careless mistake could cost you your life. In all things, caution had to come first!

Once his hand recovered, he would definitely write both of these points into his little Douluo Continent Transmigrator's Handbook.

So far, the little handbook already had ten entries.

The contents of the wanted poster were not over yet. As he continued reading, Li Qing froze. Tang San froze. Ling Ren froze. Xiao Wu froze...

Below Zhang San's description, black ink clearly stated—

Those who provided useful information would receive fifty Gold Soul Coins.

Those who captured or killed Zhang San would receive one thousand Gold Soul Coins...

After a moment, Li Qing let out a heavy sigh.

You really could not judge a person by appearances!

He had originally thought Brand was a very generous man, but who would have thought...

That money should have belonged to him in the first place. Yet Brand had actually called it "compensation!" Bah!

Li Qing thought it over carefully again, and a question could not help arising in his heart.

If I hadn't cried for compensation back then, would Brand have pocketed all that money for himself?

And the medicinal herbs were only delivered in the afternoon. That probably meant he hadn't planned to give Li Qing any healing medicine at all.

Sigh, Er Gouzi, you had changed.

Li Qing gave a bitter smile. "It's fine. Those medicines were worth quite a bit anyway."

However, what Li Qing did not know was that those medicinal herbs were all operated by Spirit Hall itself, so Brand had not needed to spend a single coin...

Tang San put away the wanted poster and slipped it into his belt.

Suddenly, Ling Ren remembered something.

"Brother Xiao San, hurry up and take that thing out."

"What thing? Why are you so excited?" Xiao Wu asked.

Ling Ren chuckled. "It's definitely something good!"

Tang San immediately understood what Ling Ren meant. A flash of light flickered across his belt, and a white cloth bundle reeking of blood appeared in Tang San's hand.

It was the half sleeve that had wrapped the Spirit Bone.

The moment it was taken out, Xiao Wu covered her mouth and bolted outside.

Tang San handed the cloth bundle to Ling Ren and ran out as well.

"What is it? Hurry up and open it."

Li Qing urged.

"Okay!"

Ling Ren opened the wrapping, and a Spirit Bone glowing red, still covered in traces of flesh and blood, appeared before them.

"This is..."

"I found this in that big pit last night."

Li Qing frowned. "Hurry up and wash it. The smell is way too strong!"

"Okay."

A few minutes later, the flesh and blood on the Spirit Bone in Ling Ren's hands had been washed away, but a faint bloody smell still lingered, impossible to remove no matter how much they cleaned it.

Tang San returned as well, supporting a pale-faced Xiao Wu. The moment she entered, Xiao Wu complained.

"Ling Ren, what kind of thing is this? Why is it so... um... disgusting!"

"It's a Spirit Bone."

"Even if it's a Spirit Bone, it's still disgust...

A Spirit Bone?"

Xiao Wu walked up to Ling Ren.

"When did you get a Spirit Bone? How did I not know?"

"This Spirit Bone should belong to the man in black."

"Fine."

Ling Ren looked at the Spirit Bone in his hand and spoke in confusion.

"This should be a skull bone, right? Why does it look like this?"

The Spirit Bone Ling Ren had found had protruding cheekbones and triangular eye sockets. Its most distinctive feature was its four sharp fangs!

This was definitely not the Spirit Bone of an ordinary Spirit Beast!

Tang San frowned tightly. "Teacher once taught us about Spirit Bones. Head Spirit Bones are very rare among all Spirit Bones. As for the shape of a head Spirit Bone...

It should most closely match the skull shape of the original Spirit Beast. This Spirit Bone looks somewhat like a human skull. It might be from some kind of ape-type Spirit Beast."

"Ling Ren, bring that Spirit Bone over and let me take a closer look."

Li Qing said.

"Okay."

Ling Ren held the Spirit Bone in both hands so Li Qing could inspect it more easily.

Li Qing leaned closer to the Spirit Bone. His Mental Power spread out and covered it.

"Ding. A head Spirit Bone has been detected.

Source: The host's Soul Power Level is too low to determine.

Notice: This Spirit Bone contains a certain special energy. If the host chooses to absorb it, irreversible side effects will occur."

The system prompt sounded.

Special energy?

Li Qing increased the output of his Mental Power, yet he still could not sense the so-called "special energy" mentioned by the system. But Li Qing believed the system would not be wrong. It could not catch a virus, after all.

After thinking for a moment.

"Ling Ren, can your Book of the Dead detect whether there's anything special on it?"

"Brother Qing, did you find something wrong with it?"

"Just try it first."

"Alright, then."

Ling Ren placed the Spirit Bone on the table and summoned the Book of the Dead.

Strands of golden light gathered in his eyes.

"Brother Qing, there's nothing?"

"Increase your Soul Power!"

Ling Ren released his Soul Power to the fullest, but...

"Brother Qing, I did my best, but I still can't see anything special on it."

Ling Ren withdrew his Martial Soul and rubbed his eyes.

"Qingzi, did you discover something? Tell us," Tang San asked.

"Mm... how should I put it?" Li Qing thought for a moment. "Anyway, this Spirit Bone can't be absorbed. Otherwise, there'll be side effects."

Ling Ren let out a breath. "I thought it was something serious. So that's all."

"That's right. Absorbing a Spirit Bone can indeed cause side effects, but the chances are very small."

Li Qing did not explain.

After examining the Spirit Bone, Xiao Wu looked extremely serious.

"I think Brother Qing is right. This Spirit Bone really can't be absorbed!"

Li Qing looked at Xiao Wu in surprise. Could it be that Xiao Wu knew the origin of this Spirit Bone?

Ling Ren was puzzled. It was understandable if Li Qing alone thought there was something wrong with the Spirit Bone, but why did Xiao Wu think so too?

Seeing that Xiao Wu was not joking in the slightest, Tang San picked up the Spirit Bone again. This time, a trace of purple appeared in his eyes.

Purple Demon Eye!

Soon, Tang San put down the Spirit Bone.

"Although I don't know what's on it either, I believe Xiao Wu and Qingzi."

Ling Ren hurriedly waved his hands. "It's not that I don't believe Brother Qing and Sister Xiao Wu. I'm just curious about the reason."

Li Qing smiled. "Xiao San, put it away for now. Anyway, Spirit Bones can't be absorbed recklessly. You have to choose one that suits you."

"Mm."