Thousand Year Second Ring, External Soul Bone

Pain made the Eternal Jade Spirit Banyan even more violent.

Countless branches danced wildly through the air, forcing Suihua and the others back more than ten meters.

The next second, hundreds of wooden spikes thrust out from the ground.

Seeing this, Xiao Ze immediately darted and shifted, dodging one wooden spike after another.

Suihua and the others were even faster. The Earth Potato King, in particular, simply rolled across the ground, evading with considerable ease.

Yu Jin floated in the air. Seeing this, it used Corn Silk Bind to restrain the Eternal Jade Spirit Banyan. Its binding skill was no ordinary binding skill.

It had a paralysis effect.

The Eternal Jade Spirit Banyan was immobilized. Seeing this, Suihua immediately linked Xi Mang, the other two sprites, and Xiao Ze with rice tendrils.

This was Suihua's Epic skill, Sui Chain Resonance, and its effects were excellent.

It distributed damage evenly and removed one debuff every second. If one person received healing, the other four would receive healing as well.

Then, rice seeds were scattered, and Xi Mang touched them. Everyone's injuries slowly began to heal, while their Soul Power also started recovering.

The next moment, eight Rice Ear Illusions appeared and continuously attacked the Eternal Jade Spirit Banyan. However, they possessed only thirty percent of Suihua's own combat power, so their strength was fairly ordinary.

After a round of attacks, the Eternal Jade Spirit Banyan recovered as well.

Countless leaves shot out from its canopy, piercing through the Rice Ear Illusions.

One Illusion died, releasing a healing wave that healed the surrounding Rice Ear Illusions.

"This Eternal Jade Spirit Banyan really is strong," Xiao Ze said with a nod.

Grandpa Xiao watched as Xiao Ze fought with smooth, flowing movements and showed no signs of discomfort. He nodded in satisfaction.

"Suihua, Xi Mang, Bond Skill!"

Among Agricultural Sprites, compatible sprites could develop Bond Skills.

As for rice and wheat, the Bond Skill of Suihua and Xi Mang—Sheji Dingfei—had automatically emerged after Xi Mang appeared.

It was like a Soul Master's Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

The Earth Potato King and Yu Jin had not developed one, possibly because they needed other Agricultural Sprites.

In an instant, a phantom of a golden field appeared in the sky.

Rice ears and wheat awns intertwined as Soul Power surged through the field.

Lush green and brilliant gold swayed in the wind like waves.

The next moment, phantoms of a rice plant and a wheat plant appeared above the golden field.

The rice plant was lush, green, and slender, its ears hanging like pearl curtains.

The wheat plant had awns like swords, its sharpness restrained within.

Their roots entwined, their stalks and leaves merged, and then the entire sky began to tremble.

At once, waves of rice rolled while wheat fields rose and fell. Countless grains broke free from their ears and floated in the air.

They gathered and condensed, eventually transforming into a phantom that spanned heaven and earth.

It was an ancient farming scene.

People walked barefoot upon fertile soil. Tender green shoots broke through the earth behind them, while the five grains grew before them.

The freshly turned black soil carried the earthy scent of mud, mingled with the fragrance of rice and wheat.

Smoke curled up from thatched rooftops in the distance.

The winds and rains came in season, and grain was piled as high as mountains.

Grandpa Xiao stared at the scene in shock. "Is this a Martial Soul Fusion Skill?"

"Hiss..."

It was also Xiao Ze's first time using this Bond Skill, and it truly looked magnificent.

This Jiangshan Sheji Tu told of how civilization began with a single seed.

The wind blew past. Rice ears bowed low, waves of wheat surged, and grains scattered like rain.

Sheji Dingfei was a buff skill.

It had three effects in total.

Effect 1: All allied basic attacks gained the "Sowing" effect. Each attack grew a support Crop—wheat or rice.

Effect 2: All non-plant-type Martial Souls on the enemy side were weakened by 50%, while plant-type Martial Souls were weakened by 25%. It could also weaken plant-type Soul Beasts.

Effect 3: The surrounding terrain was transformed into "God-Given Breathing Soil." Those standing on the Breathing Soil could rapidly recover from injuries and were practically impossible to kill.

With all three effects active, Suihua and the others continuously attacked the Eternal Jade Spirit Banyan without defending at all.

With God-Given Breathing Soil restoring their injuries, they simply could not die.

Wheat and rice plants appeared one after another. Though their combat power was lacking, there were simply too many of them.

They blocked off most of the Eternal Jade Spirit Banyan's branches.

The Eternal Jade Spirit Banyan had no ability to fight back.

In the end, it was cut down by Suihua.

A dazzling Purple Soul Ring floated in the air.

Xiao Ze realized that his Agricultural Sprites were quite powerful in battle; it was just that the Eternal Jade Spirit Banyan was difficult to deal with.

It had cultivated for less than two thousand years, yet it could unleash the combat power of four or five thousand years—or even more.

Meanwhile, Suihua and the others were only at level twenty.

Ordinary Soul Masters with that level of Soul Power might even struggle against a Soul Beast that was nearly a hundred years old.

"Xiao Ze, start absorbing the Soul Ring."

"Okay."

Xiao Ze sat cross-legged, using his Soul Power to draw in the Thousand Year Soul Ring.

The Thousand Year Soul Ring posed no mental shock to Xiao Ze, so absorbing it was fairly easy.

Night gradually fell.

It was not until dusk that Xiao Ze finally absorbed his second Soul Ring.

Having obtained his Second Soul Skill, Xiao Ze revealed a smile.

With this Soul Skill, he would no longer lack combat power himself.

"Hm?" Xiao Ze saw Emerald Green light radiating from where the Eternal Jade Spirit Banyan's corpse lay.

"No way..." Excitement filled Xiao Ze's face as he carefully had Suihua move aside the Eternal Jade Spirit Banyan's body.

Grandpa Xiao walked over as well.

"Is that a Soul Bone?"

"Most likely."

Soon, an Emerald Green Soul Bone appeared, covered in Gold Veins.

"An External Soul Bone! A spinal bone."

When Xiao Ze saw the Soul Bone, his hands trembled with excitement.

External Soul Bones could be considered among the most precious Soul Bones.

"Xiao Ze, your luck is incredible. You've only killed two Soul Beasts in total, yet one of them dropped an External Soul Bone." Grandpa Xiao sighed.

"Better not delay. Absorb it quickly."

"Okay."

Xiao Ze immediately absorbed the External Soul Bone into his body.

Having already absorbed the Eternal Jade Spirit Banyan's Soul Ring, he absorbed this External Soul Bone much faster.

It was finished in just an hour.

Xiao Ze's spine was now Emerald Green. With a thought, Eight Translucent Energy Vines appeared behind him.

This was the most basic way to use a Soul Bone. When activated, Xiao Ze's spine emitted a warm green glow.

This External Soul Bone now possessed two skills.

Extreme of Life and Calamity of Death.

Extreme of Life was a defensive skill.

Calamity of Death was an offensive skill.

They suited Xiao Ze perfectly.

"Grandpa Xiao, let's leave quickly. It's already dark."

"Alright."

Xiao Ze's second Soul Ring lit up, and Yu Jin turned into a streak of light that entered Xiao Ze's body.

Xiao Ze rose directly into the air.

This was Xiao Ze's Second Soul Skill—Spirit Transformation.

He could choose to have an Agricultural Sprite possess him, allowing him to fully use all of the Agricultural Sprite's abilities while even receiving comprehensive boosts.

Xiao Ze grabbed Grandpa Xiao and flew at an incredible speed.

Grandpa Xiao wore a smile.

Actually, he could run faster on the ground himself, but he knew that Xiao Ze wanted to show off his Second Soul Skill to him.

It had to be said that Xiao Ze's Second Soul Skill was extremely useful to him.

It ensured his own safety.