External Soul Bone, Traces of the Ice Fire Poison Horned Deer

As Yue Hongchen entered his attack range, the Nile Crocodile lashed out with a tail swipe. What kind of Soul Skill is that? My mouth and tail are much more useful.

"Clang!"

A dull, massive sound exploded. The anticipated scene of Yue Hongchen being embedded into the ground with a single tail swipe did not occur. The sword blade collided with the crocodile's tail, splashing tiny sparks.

"Tough enough!" Yue Hongchen couldn't help but praise.

This tail's hardness could perfectly block his sword strike.

"But that's all."

Yue Hongchen put force into his right hand and slashed. The immense power made the Nile Crocodile lose its balance. Seeing it about to fall, it slammed its tail onto the ground again, launching itself into the air before landing, the great inertia forcing it back quite a distance.

Without giving the Nile Crocodile time to use other Soul Skills, its third Soul Ring lit up behind it. The moment the Nile Crocodile stabilized itself, the Sword Shadow of the Yi Quan Sword firmly inserted itself into the crack previously made by the Divine Authority Sword.

Without the protection of that layer of armor, the Yi Quan Sword easily pierced its body and plunged into the ground.

The intense pain made the Nile Crocodile feel the threat of death. Its four claws and tail continuously slammed against the ground. Seeing the lake not far away, its internal Soul Power erupted as it began planning its escape route.

Yue Hongchen didn't give the Nile Crocodile a chance to use that Soul Skill. A Soul Skill that boosted all attributes wouldn't be easy to deal with.

The effect of the Yi Quan Sword activated, pinning the Nile Crocodile's body firmly to the ground and forcibly interrupting the flow of Soul Power in its meridians.

"This seems to be the first time you've drawn blood, right?" Yue Hongchen looked at the sword in his hand and, without hesitation, thrust it into the weakest defensive spot on the Nile Crocodile's head.

Then, a black Soul Ring floated out from its body. Its life force had completely vanished.

Yue Hongchen beckoned to Meng, who was hiding in the forest, then crouched down to process the Nile Crocodile's corpse.

This Soul Ring was useless to him, but its tail and teeth were excellent materials for crafting Soul Tools.

When Meng ran over, Yue had just finished cutting off the Nile Crocodile's tail and storing it in a Soul Tool. He then found a branch from somewhere and propped open the Nile Crocodile's mouth, wearing gloves and holding pliers, he began pulling out its teeth one by one.

"A cultivation of thirteen thousand years is a bit insufficient for a Rank 5 Soul Tool, but it should be quite powerful for a Rank 4 Soul Tool." After collecting the necessary items, Yue Hongchen smiled in satisfaction, not expecting such an additional gain.

"Brother, it looks like a Soul Bone dropped," Meng said from the side, fiddling with the Nile Crocodile's corpse with a branch. She discovered a strange Soul Bone beneath its body. "But it doesn't look like any of the usual body parts. Could it have been shattered by your sword?"

As she spoke, Meng handed the peculiar Soul Bone to Yue.

Yue took it and examined it carefully for a while. It was indeed not one of the traditional six Soul Bones, but rather...

"External Soul Bone."

"External Soul Bone?" Meng Hongchen didn't know much about External Soul Bones, only recalling her brother mentioning it once when he was reading.

"External Soul Bones are not part of the traditional six Soul Bones. They are comparable to a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring. They don't occupy the positions of the six Soul Bones, and External Soul Bones can also increase their age with the user's cultivation," he said, casually tossing the Soul Bone to Meng, who quickly caught it, startled.

"You're just casually throwing away such a good item!" Meng pouted and complained.

Yue Hongchen waved his hand, tossed the Nile Crocodile's corpse into the water, and masked the surrounding smell of blood. "It's yours. This External Soul Bone is for the right shoulder and is Ice-attributed, which suits you very well. Absorb it quickly and see if you can acquire the Nile Crocodile's all-attribute boosting Soul Skill."

"Ah? Brother, you should absorb it." Seeing Yue give the Soul Bone to her, Meng felt a warmth in her heart, but she felt her brother deserved such a good item.

"Absorb it if I tell you to," Yue said, poking Meng's forehead impatiently. "It's just a Soul Bone, it's not as important as you."

After speaking, Yue sat down on the spot. The Blood Oath Pact floated quietly beside him, with the three swords, Shenyi, Ren, and San, positioned in three directions.

Seeing this, Meng stepped forward and hugged him from behind. "Thank you, brother."

Yue chuckled softly. "What are you thanking me for? Hurry up and absorb it. There's still plenty of time today. Let's see if we can find that Soul Beast."

"Okay!" Meng obediently came to the center of the three swords and sat cross-legged, beginning to absorb the Soul Bone in her hand.

Meng's current physical strength was comparable to a high-level Soul King. Absorbing a Soul Bone that had just entered its tenth-thousandth year caused her no discomfort.

Soon, this External Soul Bone completely integrated into her body.

"Brother, I think I got the Soul Skill you mentioned. It's called Bone Condensation, and it boosts all attributes by thirty percent!" Knowing the effect of the Soul Bone, Meng's face was filled with shock. A thirty percent boost to all attributes, and it was a percentage increase!

"Good," Yue nodded with satisfaction, retracting the Soul Skill and Martial Soul. "After we go back, you'll come with me to the Sword Tomb. We'll use the sword intent there to help you fully fuse this External Soul Bone. Once it's fully fused, it will become a part of your body, and you won't have to worry about it being 'killed and taken'."

Meng smiled and nodded. She wondered if she could defeat Yue after obtaining her fourth ring. If she could, she would definitely ride him then.

Besides this Nile Crocodile, there were no other Soul Beasts in this lake. Yue led Meng across the lake and back into the forest, hoping to find the Ice Fire Poison Horned Beast soon. Then, he would have time to take Meng to play in Far North City for a while.

For the next two days, they didn't find any trace of the Ice Fire Poison Horned Beast. They did encounter a few Snow Velvet Moths. These Soul Beasts generally wouldn't attack unless their territory was invaded, so Yue led Meng in a different direction.

Today was already the fifth day since they arrived in the Far North. In the morning, they finally found traces of the Ice Fire Poison Horned Beast. Only the corpse of a dead Soul Beast remained at the scene, suggesting it had a conflict with the Ice Fire Poison Horned Beast.

Following the tracks left by the Ice Fire Poison Horned Beast, Yue soon found it in a slightly spacious area. It was also quite injured and was currently healing there.

Its physique was as agile as a spirit deer, standing eight feet tall at the shoulder. The left half of its fur was covered in ice crystal patterns, with cold air swirling around it. The right half of its fur blazed with dark red fire patterns, emitting waves of heat. A spiral, dark-colored horn grew from its forehead, its tip dripping with a light purple venom. Wherever its four hooves stepped, they left scorched marks of ice and fire, intertwined with frost.

"Searching high and low, and finding it without effort. Finally found it," Yue said. Using his Separation Authority, Yue brought Meng to hide in the shadows and quietly approached.

Meng, whose hand was being held by Yue, looked at him curiously. What shoes? What work? I don't understand. Brother is so strange.

"Hide here and don't reveal yourself yet. This Soul Beast is quite heavily injured. I'll fight it first, and you can make your move when it's weakened," Yue transmitted to Meng using his Soul Power.

Meng obediently nodded and hid in place, quietly watching the large, injured deer.