External Soul Bone (Requesting Follow-Reads, Requesting Recommendation Tickets)

Gui Mei exerted a little force, and amid the Purple Winged Demon Spider's struggles and wails, squeezed it until it had only one breath left.

Boom!!

Its enormous body was casually thrown onto the clearing. Gui Mei looked at Bibi Dong and respectfully asked, "Saintess, this Spirit Beast is already 9,700 years old. Are you sure you want to absorb it?"

"Mm!"

Bibi Dong nodded seriously. "I have to absorb it. Cultivation is like defying the heavens. If I merely follow the rules step by step, my achievements will be nothing remarkable."

This was a truth she had realized from her Junior Brother's stories. Not one of the Protagonists in those stories played by conventional rules; nearly all of them pursued conditions that were higher, stronger, and better.

As Heaven's Pride, how could she allow herself to be surpassed by the Protagonists in some stories!?

Bibi Dong clenched her little fists, and it seemed as though an aura called protagonist halo was shining behind her.

Gu Han subconsciously raised a hand to shield his eyes, silently mocking, Such an overwhelming chuuni aura.

"Good, such spirit. However, Saintess, if anything goes wrong, Yue Guan and I can only interrupt you."

Gui Mei admired Bibi Dong's boldness, but he still explained the situation. If they discovered that Bibi Dong could no longer hold on, he and Yue Guan would have to interrupt her in a way that might damage her foundation, prioritizing her life first.

"Don't worry. I know."

Bibi Dong waved her little hand, looking dashing and domineering.

Her petite body walked up to the Purple Winged Demon Spider. A sharp spider leg grew from her back and, with a soft stab, easily pierced the Purple Winged Demon Spider's head.

"Roar..."

The Purple Winged Demon Spider let out one last unwilling howl, ending its life. A dark-purple Spirit Ring tinged with faint black slowly rose up.

With the experience of the previous two times, Bibi Dong did not hesitate in the slightest. She sat down directly on the ground and began using Soul Power Traction to draw the Spirit Ring into her body.

Everything went very smoothly. However, at that moment, Bibi Dong suddenly frowned, and cold sweat began to appear on her face.

"Not good, something's happened!"

Gui Mei and Yue Guan were startled. However, Bibi Dong had yet to show any signs of being unable to endure, so neither of them acted immediately.

Suddenly, layer upon layer of spider silk wrapped Bibi Dong into a giant cocoon.

"This is..."

Gu Han's brow twitched. This scene was far too familiar. Wasn't this the sign that an External Soul Bone was about to appear?

"Th-then Saintess won't be in danger, right?"

If he had not been able to clearly sense Bibi Dong's life aura, Gui Mei would have acted long ago. He was currently staring at the giant cocoon with a worried expression.

Yue Guan was equally tense. After all, she was Spirit Hall's most talented Genius aside from the Popes throughout its generations, and she was also the Pope's direct disciple. If anything happened to her, the two of them would not be able to escape blame.

Seeing them like this, Gu Han spoke to reassure them.

"Senior Yue Guan, Senior Gui Mei, don't worry. This is almost identical to the signs described in legends when an External Soul Bone appears. Perhaps Senior Sister has received an enormous stroke of fortune."

"What?"

"An External Soul Bone!!"

Both of them widened their eyes. An External Soul Bone was a treasure second only to a Hundred-Thousand Year Spirit Ring. If a Spirit Master could become a Title Douluo, then the effect and value of an External Soul Bone would be even greater than that of a Hundred-Thousand Year Spirit Ring.

It could evolve along with the Spirit Master's growth, and it was completely bound to its host, making it impossible to kill someone and take the bone.

According to records throughout the continent's history, the number of people who possessed External Soul Bones did not even exceed the number of fingers on both hands. The last appearance had been two or three hundred years ago, possessed by a high-ranking elder of Spirit Hall.

It was precisely because External Soul Bones were completely bound to their hosts that not a single one had been preserved anywhere on the continent.

Could they be about to witness history today, the birth of a new External Soul Bone?

"Ahem, Seniors, I think we should put up a tent to block the view for Senior Sister."

Gu Han felt his scalp prickle under their gazes. He gave an awkward cough and said, "According to the records in the books, when an External Soul Bone is born, it will burst through the clothes on one's body."

"Uh..."

Yue Guan and Gui Mei were both stunned. There was actually such a thing!?

"Alright!"

The two nodded, took a tent from their Soul Tools, and quickly set it up. They carefully carried the cocoon containing Bibi Dong into the tent.

Time passed second by second. The cocoon around Bibi Dong inside the tent still had not dissolved, while the three outside had already waited for quite some time.

"Why is it taking so long?"

Gu Han frowned. Half a day had already passed. Why had she not finished absorbing it yet?

Could something really have happened?

"Don't worry. Xiao Dongdong's aura is becoming more and more stable."

Yue Guan naturally noticed Gu Han's emotions, their positions now completely reversed from before.

Hearing this, Gu Han suppressed the urge to use his Spiritual Power to investigate.

"Half a day has already passed. Xiao Dongdong will definitely be hungry after absorbing the Spirit Ring and Spirit Bone. Let's prepare something to eat."

Yue Guan was feeling bored as well. He glanced at the sky, which was gradually darkening, and thought that since they were idle anyway, they might as well start a fire and cook something.

"That makes sense. Then that kid can gather firewood and start the fire."

Gu Han nodded. They would not be going far, and with Gui Mei keeping watch here, nothing could go wrong.

Besides, all he had consumed that entire day was a bowl of mushroom soup in the morning. It was already around four or five in the afternoon, and he was getting hungry too.

The three started a fire, made some food, and gathered around to eat some roasted meat.

Inside the tent, the giant cocoon gradually receded, revealing the girl within.

Having absorbed her Third Soul Ring, one that was nearly ten thousand years old and of exceptionally high quality, Bibi Dong had grown a little taller and fuller. Her formerly unremarkable figure could now be called graceful and slender.

Her fair skin was completely exposed to the air, her jade-like feet touching the ground. On her back, a pair of purple wings as thin as cicada wings spread open.

Bibi Dong slowly opened her eyes and immediately felt empty all over, as though she were not wearing anything.

Startled, Bibi Dong hurriedly looked down. She saw that she was not wearing a single piece of clothing, standing there completely naked.

"Ah!!!"

A scream rang out.

The three outside the tent immediately stood up.

"Saintess!"

"Xiao Dongdong!!"

"Senior Sister!!"

"I-I'm fine! Don't come in!"

Bibi Dong recovered from her initial fright and only then realized that she was already inside the tent. She finally let out a sigh of relief. Upon hearing the three voices outside, she hurriedly stopped them from entering.

"Whew, it's good that you're fine..."

The three sighed in relief. That cry just now had sounded somewhat like a young girl being frightened after someone had peeped at her. Perhaps her clothes really had disappeared, startling her.

Bibi Dong looked at the purple wings on her back and frowned slightly. They seemed to be the same as the External Soul Bone her Junior Brother had told her about.

She remembered her Junior Brother saying that the characteristics of an External Soul Bone were that it felt like a part of one's own body. As long as one focused, one could retract it just like controlling an arm.

Thinking of this, Bibi Dong concentrated and established a connection with the Six Wings Purple Light Wings on her back.

Sure enough, just as expected, Bibi Dong easily controlled the Six Wings Purple Light Wings and retracted them.

"Whew..."

Letting out a soft breath, Bibi Dong looked at her completely exposed body.

After absorbing the Spirit Ring, she had grown a little taller again. She was now about 1.65 meters tall, and her figure had begun to take shape, comparable to an ordinary girl of sixteen or seventeen.

Bibi Dong took out some spare clothes from her Soul Tool and sighed helplessly. These clothes were now all too small for her; she could not wear them at all.

After hesitating for a moment, she finally spoke shyly. "Um, Senior Yue Guan, could I borrow some of your women's clothing?"

Yue Guan was one of the Soul Douluos she was closer to, so she naturally knew that he liked wearing women's clothing. Since none of her own clothes fit anymore, she could only seek help from the only person present who might have women's clothing.

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I'll post one chapter first. I have to go out for a while, and I'll post the second chapter tonight when I return.