Obtaining a Sixty-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and Stealing the External Soul Bone

"Crunchy and delicious." Zhuang Xingyu ate one of each type of pill, strengthening both Martial Souls once more. Some of the cracks on the surface of the Primordial Chaos Measuring Heaven Ruler had healed, and the ruler itself became more solid.

The Primordial Measure Heaven Ruler Martial Soul was merely a projection of the true Primordial Chaos Measuring Heaven Ruler, not the actual artifact. "Keep it up! I hope the Primordial Chaos Measuring Heaven Ruler will one day have the chance to become a true postnatal merit supreme treasure." Zhuang Xingyu had always believed the future was bright.

These pills did not bring Zhuang Xingyu any qualitative leap. The quality of his Martial Souls was simply too high, and he had previously absorbed a God King level Soul Bone and cultivated the Tai Chi Xuanqing Dao. These pills alone could not evolve his Martial Souls.

After several busy days, Master Zhuang finally emerged from the cave!

Unlike before, when he had to proceed with utmost caution, Zhuang Xingyu now had the level 96 Zhuang Shushen by his side. Zhuang Shushen's Combat Power had even reached level 97. Unless someone at level 98 or above made a move, no one could do anything to Zhuang Xingyu.

And there were clearly no Soul Masters above level 98 in Sunset Forest. There was not even a single Super Douluo.

"Let's go! Time to obtain my fourth Soul Ring."

"With my current Spiritual Power and physical strength, my limit should be around sixty thousand years."

"As for the type of Soul Beast, lightning attribute would be best. My defense, speed, and healing are already quite good. My fourth Soul Ring should have overwhelming explosive power. The lightning attribute is not only extremely destructive, but can also assist in casting the Divine Sword Controlling Thunder True Art. It's perfect."

Although Zhuang Xingyu did not have a sword, he possessed extraordinary talent, records of the Qingyun Sect's masters' insights into the sword path passed down through the Qingyun Sect inheritance, and all the webnovels he had read in his previous life.

Things like seeing a sword as a sword, then seeing a sword as not a sword, then seeing a sword as a sword again; or having a sword in one's hand being inferior to having a sword in one's heart. His theoretical understanding had long since reached the pinnacle.

Once he had a lightning-attribute Soul Ring, he would gain a deeper understanding of the lightning attribute. At that point, he might even be able to cast the Divine Sword Controlling Thunder True Art barehanded!

Measured by the standards of the Douluo world, the Divine Sword Controlling Thunder True Art was a Creation God-level Soul Skill!

Zhuang Xingyu had long planned out his fourth Soul Ring. Before setting out, he had searched the family archives for several lightning-attribute Soul Beasts around sixty thousand years old in Sunset Forest. Now, he only needed to head straight to one of their lairs and hunt it down.

After observing his surroundings and confirming his direction, he immediately rushed toward the lair of a Lightning Tiger King roughly sixty thousand years old in the depths of Sunset Forest!

"Roar!" The Lightning Tiger King looked at the two humans who had suddenly appeared before it. Before it could even attack, Zhuang Shushen's seventh Soul Skill struck it, leaving it with only a single breath remaining!

Yet aside from the Lightning Tiger King, nothing in the surrounding area suffered the slightest damage. This showed just how precise her control over Soul Power was!

Zhuang Xingyu hurried forward and ended its life with a single slash. With Zhuang Shushen standing guard nearby, there was absolutely no danger.

He sat down beside it, released his Soul Power, drew in the Soul Ring, and slowly began absorbing it.

Absorbing a Soul Ring over ten thousand years old meant suffering a soul attack. Within Zhuang Xingyu's sea of consciousness, the Lightning Tiger King roared furiously!

Who could understand its suffering? The Lightning Tiger King had only broken through the sixty-thousand-year mark a few days ago, finally becoming one of the minor overlords in the depths of Sunset Forest. The dozen or so tigresses—Little Blue, Little White, Little Black, and the rest—who had previously ignored it had even agreed to date it. They had arranged for it to visit them in six days!

Its happy life had not even begun before it was over.

"Human brat, I can't beat that Titled Douluo, but can't I beat you? You're only level 40, yet you dare absorb my Soul Ring? I'll make you pay!" the Lightning Tiger King thought.

"Watch my soul attack—hm, no. With that Titled Douluo here, there's no way I can successfully use a soul attack." The Lightning Tiger King, which had just been about to launch a spiritual attack in the sea of consciousness, immediately stopped.

"I've got it. I'll let him absorb me willingly! A mere level 40 Soul Master definitely can't withstand my sixty-thousand-year Soul Power. I'll burst him apart! Hahaha, as expected of me." The Lightning Tiger King immediately came up with a "brilliant plan."

Just as Zhuang Xingyu was about to attack, he noticed something strange. "Hm, what's going on? Why is this Lightning Tiger King different from the ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts I absorbed before? Shouldn't it be attacking me? Why is it actively letting me absorb it?"

"Whatever. I'll hit it first and ask questions later."

Zhuang Xingyu condensed his Spiritual Power into a sword and sent it shooting toward the Lightning Tiger King with a sharp whistle.

"Argh, that hurts!" the Lightning Tiger King thought. "I'll endure it!"

Half an hour later, the Lightning Tiger King felt dizzy and disoriented. "I'll endure it. I'll endure it again. This brat must be at the end of his rope."

Another half hour passed, and the Lightning Tiger King broke down. "What's going on? Why hasn't he burst apart yet? His aura is actually becoming steadier and steadier!"

"Ah! Ah! I refuse to accept this!" When the Lightning Tiger King tried to attack again, it discovered that it had no strength left. "Spare me, spare..."

Thus, a generation's Tiger King fell, while Zhuang Xingyu completely absorbed the Soul Ring!

His two Soul Bones were further unsealed, and the Tai Chi Xuanqing Dao also broke through to the Jade Clarity Fourth Layer.

The Soul Power accumulated within Zhuang Xingyu's body from his previous Soul Bone absorption and the pills was released as well. Level 41, level 42—he rose all the way to level 45 before he voluntarily suppressed his Soul Power.

His Soul Power had increased too quickly lately. In just a little over a few days, it had risen by more than ten levels. A towering building rose from level ground; he had to lay a solid foundation!

He obtained a Soul Skill: Lightning Five Consecutive Strikes!

It had no fixed form. Every use was different, leaving enemies unable to guard against it.

It was an absolute trump card!

Hm, a Soul Bone had actually dropped as well—a complete sixty-thousand-year Soul Bone! And it was a torso bone, the most important type. Among Soul Bones of the same level, it was second only to a skull bone and more valuable than leg or arm bones! Even the inherited Soul Bones of the Clear Sky Sect were only at this level.

Was this the power of luck? He truly was absurdly lucky.

However, Zhuang Xingyu had no intention of absorbing this Soul Bone. What a joke—both his left and right arm bones were God King level Soul Bones. Any other Soul Bone had to be at least three hundred thousand years old! He could just bring it back and let his father and the others deal with it.

He stored the Lightning Tiger King's corpse in the Young Pure Yang Sacred Leopard Ring. He would bring it back for the family's Food System Soul Masters to turn into medicinal cuisine. After all, a sixty-thousand-year Soul Beast was still extremely valuable.

Retreating, Zhuang Xingyu was about to return when he suddenly discovered a large spider two kilometers ahead. When he walked closer, oh, it was a Man Faced Demon Spider, only a little over two thousand years old.

Were Soul Beasts these days really this bold?

A two-thousand-year Soul Beast actually dared to wander near the lair of a sixty-thousand-year Soul Beast. It would have been one thing if it were a subordinate from the same clan, but the two were not even the same species! They had no relationship whatsoever and might even be enemies.

Could it have sensed the Lightning Tiger King's aura disappearing and decided to risk it all for riches? Taking a gamble to trade a bicycle for a motorcycle?

It was far too careless. The Lightning Tiger King's aura had only disappeared for about an hour, yet it had already rushed over impatiently. Had it not considered that the other party might have simply gone out to hunt?

At the very least, it should have waited until the aura had been gone for an entire day before coming!

Eh, why did this Man Faced Demon Spider look so much like Tang San's third Soul Ring in the original story? (Brothers, I'm terribly sorry. This chapter has been out for nearly two days, and only now did I notice the mistake. Let me correct it: this External Soul Bone should have been in Star Dou Forest, not Sunset Forest. I'm very sorry; I remembered it incorrectly. But now that this plot has already begun, revising it would mean deleting two chapters, causing the plot to become disjointed, and many comments would also be deleted by the system. So it can only stay this way for now. To apologize, I'll add more chapters!! Next Monday, 1/29, there will be 3 chapters, and next Tuesday, 1/30, there will be 4 chapters.)

Its body was around 1.8 meters in diameter, with eight legs, each three to four meters long. Its entire body was black and covered in carapace, while its long legs were extremely sharp. Its appearance matched.

A little over two thousand years old—the age matched too.

In that case, he could not let it live. After all, besides obtaining Immortal Herbs, Zhuang Xingyu had come to Sunset Forest to steal the External Soul Bone, the Eight Spider Lances!

A ten-thousand-year third Soul Skill struck, and the two-thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider immediately collapsed! "Be more careful in your next life!"

A ball of light slowly condensed from the Man Faced Demon Spider's body. Zhuang Xingyu immediately stepped forward and took it. That was right—it was the External Soul Bone, the Eight Spider Lances!

Brothers, I'm terribly sorry. This chapter has been updated for nearly two days, and only now did I notice the mistake. Let me correct it: this External Soul Bone should have been in Star Dou Forest, not Sunset Forest. I'm very sorry; I remembered it incorrectly. But now that this plot has already begun, revising it would mean deleting two chapters and making the plot disjointed. Many comments would also be deleted by the system, so it can only stay this way for now. To apologize, I'll add more chapters!! Next Monday, 1/29, there will be 3 chapters, and next Tuesday, 1/30, there will be 4 chapters!

Thanks to "Book Friend 20220524225217371" for pointing it out.