Absorbing the Spirit Bone, Leaving Pills for Dugu Bo

Zhuang Xingyu did not hesitate. He quickly had Zhuang Shushen stand guard while he found a quiet place to absorb it. After all, an External Soul Bone could grow along with its soul master. In the future, it might even become a spirit bone on the level of the Creation God.

It could no longer be called the Eight Spider Lances. That name was far too ugly. What kind of name had Tang San come up with? From now on, it would be called the Eight Meridians Divine Spear!

See? It instantly sounded grander and was filled with an aura of light!

In just the time it took to burn an incense stick, he had completely absorbed it. After all, it was merely an External Soul Bone that was over two thousand years old. There was no pressure at all.

After continuing to refine it for another quarter of an hour, the Eight Meridians Divine Spear External Soul Bone completely fused with Zhuang Xingyu.

When driven by Soul Power, eight spider-leg spikes grew from his back. Yet Zhuang Xingyu's clothes were not torn apart. His Spiritual Power and Soul Power far surpassed Tang San's, and his control was exceptionally strong. He could handle it perfectly on his first attempt.

He tested its poison, and it instantly corroded a thousand-year-old willow tree beside him. Its power was decent. He then ground the Man Faced Demon Spider's bones and ashes to dust, ensuring that not even a trace remained before finally relaxing.

Whether there was a threat or not, no matter when or where, one had to clear away every trace of battle. Only by practicing this day after day until it became muscle memory could one avoid leaving loopholes while carrying out important plans in the future.

Qian Renxue had not done well in this regard. The Heaven Dou Palace Coup she had prepared for years had failed hastily.

Many Old Wangs next door from his previous life had not done well either—forgetting to take their belts, dropping their underwear, tearing their sister-in-law's stockings, getting caught on camera... It was precisely such low-level mistakes, along with their wishful thinking, that caused all their efforts to come to nothing.

One must know: "A dike a thousand miles long collapses because of an ant hole"; "The grass upon the plain withers and flourishes year after year. Wildfires cannot burn it all away; when the spring breeze blows, it grows again." If Old Wang had learned the wisdom passed down by the ancestors, would he still have been discovered?

This External Soul Bone had another ability, which had already been introduced in earlier chapters. It could absorb other people's talent to strengthen one's own. However, the spirit bone had to be inserted into another person's body.

The Golden Generation in the original story had their talent drained away. Even with Spirit Hall's endless resources supporting them afterward, they could only remain in the second tier of the continent.

Zhuang Xingyu had Zhuang Shushen swiftly take him to the cave where the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well had once been.

He placed three Great Returning Pills and three Detoxification Pills into jade bottles, then put them, along with a note, into a refined steel box. Finally, he placed it deep within the cave in a relatively conspicuous crack between the rocks.

The jade bottles and refined steel box were common products widely circulated throughout the continent, with no markings of any kind. The handwriting was naturally scribbled at random, and the paper was equally commonplace. No one could possibly connect them to the Pure Yang Sacred Leopard Clan.

"Good. The karma has been settled. What you choose from now on will depend on what Dugu Bo himself thinks."

The note read: "Dugu Bo, you have already been poisoned. The poison has penetrated deep into your body and seeped into your blood. Your descendants will also be poisoned."

"Do not argue. Whenever it rains, do you feel a stabbing pain in your knees? It acts up twice a day, each episode lasting more than two hours. Every night at midnight, your entire body feels as though it is being pierced by needles. And it is not merely physical pain—the pain reaches straight into your soul."

"Your granddaughter, Dugu Yan, has inherited your condition as well. Both your hair and pupils differ from those of ordinary people. Although Dugu Yan has not yet suffered an outbreak, it will happen sooner or later."

"The larger item in the jade bottles can cure the poison in both you and your granddaughter, preventing it from being passed on to future generations. It will not consume your Soul Power or affect your Poisonous Arts. It may even allow you to immediately raise your Soul Power by one rank."

"The smaller item can improve the talent of both you and your granddaughter. It will give you a great chance of breaking through to Super Douluo, and give your granddaughter a great chance of breaking through to Titled Douluo."

"There are three of each. You can take one to test the medicine. Whether you believe it or not is entirely up to you."

"Do not concern yourself with who I am. I bear you no ill will."

Afterward, he moved far away from the cave.

With all that done, Zhuang Xingyu's goal for this training trip had been achieved!

Zhuang Xingyu decided to return to the clan immediately and give the pills and the Blue Silver Emperor Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone to his grandmother and father, allowing the clan to rapidly increase its strength.

"It is a pity the Blue Silver King is in the Blue Silver Great Forest. Otherwise, I could have killed it while I was at it," Zhuang Xingyu thought regretfully.

Although the Blue Silver Emperor's origin had now been transferred into the Chaos Bead, the Blue Silver King and the others still believed their Blue Silver Emperor remained in the world. They would never help Tang San obtain the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline.

But one could never be too careful! Besides, the Blue Silver King was a die-hard loyalist of the Blue Silver Emperor. It and Zhuang Xingyu were destined to be enemies, with a blood feud between them that could not be reconciled. It could not be allowed to live.

Zhuang Xingyu quickly made a plan. There's no need to waste one use of the Chaos Bead's teleportation ability on it. It isn't worthy! I'll suppress and kill it next time I come out to train. There's plenty of time.

After all, in the original timeline, Tang San only awakened the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline at the age of seventeen. There are still nearly seven years until then. Even with the fluttering of Zhuang Xingyu's little butterfly wings, it is impossible for it to happen seven years early.

Besides, Tang Hao would never tell him about this before he reached level fifty! Even if he went there, the Blue Silver King would never help him awaken it. What matters most now is returning quickly and increasing the clan's strength.

He wondered how Tang San was doing. Zhuang Xingyu had actually always had an idea that troubled him. It was during the last time he had castrated Tang San, but she had not yet awakened her martial soul, so he had been unable to carry it out.

Zhuang Xingyu's idea was to force Tang San to absorb ten-year soul rings and cripple his second martial soul, the Clear Sky Hammer. Then, he would force Tang San to absorb six ten-year spirit bones!

After all, Tang San still had quite a bit of luck that the mastermind behind the scenes had plundered for him. But what exactly was this "luck protection"?

The prerequisite was that one had to try to kill a person of great luck. Only under those circumstances would the power of luck be actively triggered to protect that person.

But forcing Tang San to absorb ten-year soul rings and ten-year spirit bones was not harming him! It could even increase Tang San's Soul Power, though only by a tiny amount. Not even half a rank of Soul Power could make him break through.

But had it increased Tang San's Soul Power or not? Even if it increased by the slightest bit, it was still an increase. As long as it was an increase, that was all that mattered!

The power of luck had no consciousness. It was like a program set inside a computer, capable only of carrying out its instructions rigidly.

The only problem was that ten-year spirit bones were somewhat difficult to find, since their age was far too low.

"Hahaha, I really am a genius. There's nothing wrong with this—this is how I'll do it!" Zhuang Xingyu thought happily, narrowing his eyes slightly as his brows rose.

"When? As soon as Grandmother breaks through to Titled Douluo, I'll find a time when Tang Hao isn't around. In Chapter 48, I'll go to Nuoding City and capture Xiao Wu. In Chapter 49, I'll force Tang San to absorb ten-year soul rings and spirit bones. In Chapter 54, I'll kill Xiao Wu and make her Father's ninth soul ring!"

"With the pills and the Blue Silver Emperor spirit bone, plus the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and spirit bone she obtains soon afterward, Grandmother will quickly break through to level ninety-five Super Douluo under such a pile of resources. With Zhuang Shushen, a level ninety-six powerhouse, there will be no need to fear Tang Hao at all!"

One had to know that Murong Yunxue herself possessed a powerful martial soul and extraordinary Combat Power, a battle soul master of the assault type. By then, she would also possess a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring. Furthermore, since Zhuang Shushen was under Zhuang Xingyu's control, she could use some of Qingyun Sect's spells. Even if Tang Hao discovered them, it would not matter.

Only Tang Hao's Great Sumeru Hammer, with all nine rings exploding at once, needed to be treated cautiously. In the original story, even the level ninety-eight Golden Crocodile Douluo, who possessed a hundred-thousand-year soul ring, had been unable to defeat him and was severely injured because of it. Speaking of which, Tang Hao's ability to flee was also first-rate.

They would still need to wait some time before suppressing and killing Tang Hao. Once Zhuang Jingxing and the core clan elders broke through to Titled Douluo, they could ensure there were no mishaps. In Chapter 99, they could kill Tang Yuehua, and in Chapter 100, Tang Hao would certainly be killed!

The considerate Zhuang Xingyu pondered, "Tang Yuehua, don't you like Tang Hao? I'll fulfill your dream and let you go to the Yellow Springs together. You should even thank me for it! Hehehe!"