Ten Thousand Year Evil Orca Right Leg Bone

The Golden Sun rose from the eastern horizon, dispelling the last trace of darkness over the sea.

The azure seawater was dyed golden-red, reflecting a dazzling brilliance across the vast sheet of ice.

A night had passed. By the time the Golden Sun had fully emerged, Xu Zihuang, whose entire body was shrouded in a purple glow, had finally completed the absorption of his second Soul Ring.

With a crisp sound like a mirror shattering, a purple Soul Ring abruptly expanded before contracting again, pulsing at the same rhythm as the First Soul Ring already surrounding Xu Zihuang.

The two noble purple Soul Rings seemed to lend Xu Zihuang an added air of dignity.

"Young Master." As Xu Zihuang opened his eyes and rose to his feet, everyone's gazes shifted toward him in unison.

Xu Zihuang swept his gaze around, noticed Wang Xiao and Yaoyang watching him with concern from nearby, and gave a slight nod.

Just as Yaoyang had said, his second soul skill had indeed originated from one of the Evil Spirit Orca's two powerful control-type soul skills. With this second soul skill, he was beginning to take on the rudiments of a Control System Soul Master.

His Soul Power had also directly reached Level 22, close to Level 23. At his current cultivation speed, he would almost certainly break through Level 30 before turning eleven.

It was just that his first two Soul Rings were both purple Thousand-Year Soul Rings. It would probably be impossible for him to avoid drawing attention whenever he used his martial soul in the future.

It had already been the early hours of the morning when he began fusing the Soul Ring last night. In truth, Xu Zihuang had taken less than an hour and a half to fuse the Soul Ring of that three-thousand-year Evil Spirit Orca.

Lin Long and Meng Lang, on the other hand, had yet to finish their fusions and were nowhere near as relaxed as Xu Zihuang. Still, their Soul Power fluctuations and auras were stable, so there was no danger.

Wang Xiao and Yaoyang held the center, while the Imperial Dragon Soul Mentor Corps Soldiers standing guard around them remained vigilant.

The people dissecting the two Ten Thousand Year Evil Orcas were still hard at work. Meanwhile, the two three-thousand-year Evil Spirit Orcas whose Soul Rings Xu Zihuang and Meng Lang had absorbed were smaller and had already been processed. All that remained on the ice were broad stains of blood and scattered bones. Large quantities of clearly marbled whale meat had been frozen by several Ice Attribute Soul Masters and moved into the warship's storage room.

A rich fragrance entered Xu Zihuang's nostrils. A plump Imperial Dragon Soul Mentor Corps Soldier approached him with a tray holding a large piece of butter-fried meat and grinned.

"Young Master, this is Evil Spirit Orca tail meat fried in butter by your subordinate. Please give it a try."

As he spoke, he took out a set of table and chairs from his Storage Soul Tool, placed the tray on the dining table, and thoughtfully pulled out a chair for Xu Zihuang.

"You've gone to a lot of trouble." Xu Zihuang smiled and nodded. Without standing on ceremony, he sat down, picked up the silver knife and fork resting against the edge of the tray, and began to savor the food.

Sitting on the ice, dining while watching the waves rolling across the sea and the rising sun—only two words could describe it: high class!

"This is simply what your subordinate ought to do." The man was quite good at currying favor. He took out a Glazed Cup from his Soul Tool and poured in a cup of fragrant Green Juice.

His name was Rong Jin. Strictly speaking, he was not actually a member of the Imperial Dragon Soul Mentor Corps.

He had been at Xu Zihuang's family estate since Xu Zihuang was born, serving his family devotedly for decades. Rong Jin's Cultivation was not particularly high, only in his forties, and he had been one of those left behind earlier to guard the warship. However, his cooking was excellent.

Throughout these past dozen days at sea, Xu Zihuang's three daily meals had all been handled by him.

Xu Zihuang did not find Rong Jin's attempts to please him distasteful. Some people were simply born that way. At the very least, Rong Jin's willingness to follow Wang Xiao without hesitation on the mission to rescue him was enough to prove his loyalty.

The golden-brown whale tail meat was infused with the rich, milky fragrance of butter and its own distinctive freshness. It was tender and smooth on the tongue, perfectly suiting Xu Zihuang's tastes. Accompanied by a cup of refreshing Green Juice to cut through the richness, Xu Zihuang was thoroughly satisfied with this breakfast.

But at that moment, a cry of alarm rang out from the direction of the two Ten Thousand Year Evil Orca corpses.

Although they had left the Deep Sea region, danger could arise at any moment. The five Evil Spirit Orcas they had encountered earlier were the best example.

One moment, Xu Zihuang had been sipping Green Juice from his Glazed Cup. The next, he was on his feet in alert, his purple eyes instantly turning brilliant gold. Two purple Soul Rings rose from beneath his feet, stirring up intense Soul Power fluctuations. The Imperial Dragon Soul Mentor Corps Soldiers swiftly prepared for battle as well.

"It's fine! I found a Soul Bone inside this Evil Spirit Orca's corpse!" A young man standing beside the enormous tail of the twenty-thousand-year Evil Spirit Orca saw everyone's reaction, realized he had overreacted, and smiled sheepishly.

As he spoke, he held up a pitch-black Leg Bone. Its deep black glow was restrained, but the fierce and violent energy fluctuations it emitted were enough to make anyone's heart tremble. It seemed as though it were devouring all the surrounding light.

Though it was called a Leg Bone, it did not resemble a human foot. Instead, it looked more like an orca's tail.

Everyone instinctively held their breath. Even Xu Zihuang could not help feeling his heart grow hot at the sight of the Soul Bone.

Soul Bones were extraordinarily rare treasures, far more precious than Soul Rings. The more powerful the Soul Beast, the stronger the Soul Bone it produced would naturally be.

The quality of a Soul Bone produced by a Ten Thousand Year Evil Orca was self-evident. Among Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones, it was absolutely among the finest. Evil Spirit Orcas possessed immense strength to begin with. Fusing this Soul Bone would not only grant a Soul Master a powerful soul skill, but also bring a qualitative leap in the strength of their legs.

It was exceptionally suited to Assault System and Defense System Soul Masters who specialized in strength.

Who would not want such a once-in-ten-thousand treasure as a Soul Bone? Although this Evil Spirit Orca Right Leg Bone was better suited to Assault System and Defense System Soul Masters, that was only relative. No matter what kind of martial soul a Soul Master possessed, fusing such a top-grade Soul Bone would greatly enhance their strength.

The young man held the Soul Bone in both hands, his face filled with intoxicated delight. After hesitating briefly, he immediately handed the Soul Bone to Wang Xiao nearby.

He had not been so dazzled by it that he lost his senses. Though he appeared to be handing Wang Xiao the authority to decide who received the Soul Bone, he knew full well that it was destined to belong to Xu Zihuang.

The others also knowingly shifted their gazes toward Xu Zihuang and Wang Xiao.

"Elder Wang, please keep this Soul Bone for now. We can award it later to someone who renders great merit. Everyone deserves credit for obtaining it, so this Soul Bone should belong to everyone." After meeting Wang Xiao's eyes, Xu Zihuang took the initiative to speak.

He knew that even if he fused the Soul Bone on the spot, no one would object.

But his sights had never been limited to something like this.

With his talent, once he had grown strong enough, what kind of Soul Bone would be beyond his reach? The Hundred Thousand Year immortal herbs in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well alone could make up several sets of Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones. He had no intention of following the Tang Sect's bullshit rules. Once he was strong enough, he would just clean out the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well in one sweep.

There was no need for him to rush into wasting one of his Soul Bone fusion slots now.

For the time being, what mattered most was restoring the vitality of these remnants of the Imperial Dragon Soul Mentor Corps and turning them into a powerful force at his disposal.

"Just as I thought..."

Wang Xiao nodded with a complicated expression, equally pleased and worried.

This road would not be easy to walk.

Beside them, Yaoyang studied Xu Zihuang and Wang Xiao thoughtfully. Then, as if suddenly realizing something, a faint curve formed at the corner of his lips.

As for the other Imperial Dragon Soul Mentor Corps Soldiers, the eagerness in their eyes was nearly overflowing.