External Soul Bone

As a terrifying gale swept past, three Soul Rings—one yellow and two purple—revolved around Wu Xuan.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had merely released a trace of his Spiritual Origin, yet Wu Xuan's first two Soul Rings underwent a transformation.

The moment Wu Xuan opened his eyes, his pupils abruptly contracted. In his perception, the wind element around him was rapidly expanding, as though it were evolving.

This is bad! It's about to evolve into Extreme Wind. Wu Xuan was alarmed and hurriedly stopped circulating the Enlightenment Scripture within his body.

In an instant, the expanding wind element died down completely. He knew how difficult it was to improve an Extreme Martial Soul in its early stages, which was why he had always been so careful not to let it evolve completely. But the Enlightenment Scripture, a legitimate cultivation technique, was simply too overpowered. Even a little external energy gave it a tendency to return to perfection.

This also showed just how astonishing Wu Xuan's talent was. Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's origin energy was unimaginably pure.

"Phew! That was a close call!" After successfully preventing his Martial Soul from evolving, Wu Xuan let out a relieved breath. Martial Soul Evolution was inevitable sooner or later, but if he could delay it, he would delay it as long as possible.

With his First Soul Skill, he could use the power of Extreme Wind at any time. Thus, the Martial Soul Evolution others desperately sought had become something unwelcome to Wu Xuan.

Though Sky Dream Ice Silkworm found it strange, he did not ask further. He smiled and said, "So, Little Wu Xuan, how is it? A 999-year First Ring and six-thousand-year Second and Third Rings. Your brother is impressive, right?"

"Mm! Not bad!"

Wu Xuan smiled. He had specifically told Sky Dream Ice Silkworm earlier that his First Soul Skill was a group support skill that removed negative mental states such as dizziness and frenzy. It could also increase the basic elemental attributes of up to two people's Martial Souls by ten percent. Therefore, it did not matter whether the Soul Ring's age increased, so he had not allowed his First Soul Ring to advance into a Thousand-Year Soul Ring.

After all, he did not want to become a Support System Soul Master. Besides, three Thousand-Year Soul Rings would be far too shocking.

After absorbing the Third Soul Ring, Wu Xuan had visibly grown taller. A faint glow flowed across his fair skin, and coupled with his handsome features, he would undoubtedly be immensely attractive to some girls.

Thirty-fourth rank Soul Power! The exhaustion in Wu Xuan's jet-black eyes vanished, replaced by a sharp gleam. Even the grime that had stained his body earlier had completely dissipated after being cleansed by the Ice Element aura Sky Dream Ice Silkworm carried.

Wu Xuan casually ran a hand through his short black hair and looked up at the sky.

"Tian Meng, how long did I spend absorbing the Soul Rings and merging with your origin power?"

"Seems like it was four hours," Sky Dream Ice Silkworm quickly replied.

"Little Wu Xuan, what Soul Skill did you gain this time?" Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's voice came again.

"I call my Third Soul Skill—Jadeite Wind!"

"Its effect is to turn the invisible, intangible wind in my hand into something with form and substance."

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm froze in bewilderment. Wu Xuan's explanation had touched upon a blind spot in his knowledge.

Wu Xuan rubbed his forehead and explained, "It means I can mold weapons out of wind with my hands. Of course, the Soul Skill has a time limit, and the weapons I create can only be used by me."

As he spoke, the Third Soul Ring around him lit up. A jade-colored swirl of wind in Wu Xuan's hand slowly solidified. In the blink of an eye, that breeze had turned into a jade-colored crystal.

"My god! So fast!" After watching Wu Xuan's demonstration, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm cried out in shock.

Wu Xuan smiled. He had not expected the Soul Skill granted by the Wind God Dragon to be so powerful. With this Soul Skill, he could freely transform any weapon he wanted.

Ignoring Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's constant chatter, Wu Xuan summoned the Soul Breaking Spear and headed toward the Wind God Dragon's corpse.

As the Soul Breaking Spear sliced through the Wind God Dragon's flesh, Wu Xuan soon dissected its entire body.

Just as disappointment appeared on Wu Xuan's face, a bone radiating a bluish-green light appeared within his sight at the Wind God Dragon's massive Left Claw.

"A Soul Bone!" Wu Xuan joyfully dug out the Soul Bone.

Looking at the Soul Bone's strange shape, Wu Xuan took the initiative to ask Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, "Tian Meng, which body part does this Soul Bone belong to?"

"This should be an External Soul Bone?! Wait! My god! This is an External Soul Bone from the left foot! Little Wu Xuan, this is an External Soul Bone as rare as the Dark Gold Fearsome Claw Bear's right palm bone—one in ten thousand! Your luck is incredible." Sky Dream Ice Silkworm jumped up in excitement.

Wu Xuan's eyes lit up at those words. If a thousand-year Soul Bone were not an External Soul Bone, he would not even spare it a glance.

But if it was an External Soul Bone, that was another matter entirely.

With that, Wu Xuan no longer hesitated. He directly pressed the External Soul Bone for the foot against his left foot and began fusing with the first Soul Bone he had obtained since coming to this world.

Elsewhere!

Huo Yuhao composed himself. Keeping his nerves taut, he continued deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest in this direction.

After traveling several kilometers from the Wind Baboon's corpse, he discovered nearly ten more headless Soul Beast remains in succession. Even though Huo Yuhao's mental fortitude far exceeded that of his peers, he became extremely tense.

"Hiss, hiss, hiss—"

A series of leaves rubbing together sounded out. Huo Yuhao's body, with every muscle tensed to the limit, gave an instinctive shudder.

Before he could react, however, a thick stench rushed toward him.

Huo Yuhao felt his head grow dizzy and his consciousness blur. Just before he fainted, he saw that it was a massive snake several meters long. Just as the snake was about to approach Huo Yuhao, a teenage boy and girl who appeared to be around fifteen or sixteen stepped in front of him.

Sensing that things were not right, the snake darted away in an instant.

The boy was just about to chase after it when the girl beside him called out to stop him.

"Beibei! Don't chase the Mandala Snake. Save him first!" The girl's long black hair was tied into a ponytail that hung behind her. Her light-blue fitted outfit outlined her youthful, budding figure.

She had phoenix eyes that were large and lively, a high, delicate nose, and an almost perfect oval face. Her beautiful features were filled with anxiety.

The boy called Beibei was somewhat taller and more slender. His short dark-blue hair shone with a gemstone-like luster. Though he was not old, he gave off an elegant and refined air.

The boy quickly came to Huo Yuhao's side and pressed his Soul Power against Huo Yuhao's back, carefully examining him. Afterward, he nodded at the girl and reassured her, "Don't worry, Xiaoya. He only inhaled a little of that Thousand-Year Mandala Snake's poisonous mist. It is nothing serious. I've already neutralized the snake venom for him, but he probably will not wake up anytime soon."

Beibei smiled helplessly, but his gaze toward Xiaoya became even gentler. The reason he liked Xiaoya so much was because of the kindness that came from the depths of her heart.

"It was because we were chasing that Mandala Snake that he got caught up in this. We definitely can't just leave him here," Tang Ya said self-reproachfully as she looked at the fallen figure.

"Beibei, could this little brother have come to the Star Dou Great Forest alone to obtain a Soul Ring?" Tang Ya studied Huo Yuhao's youthful face and spoke thoughtfully.

Beibei nodded. "Probably. I can vaguely sense that he has Soul Power, but it is very weak, and he is alone. Judging by his clothing, his background may not be very good. Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to enter without a teacher or elder accompanying him."

Being meticulous by nature, he had noticed many details from the first moment he saw Huo Yuhao.

Tang Ya stuck out her tongue. "He has Soul Power. How about we recruit him into our Tang Sect?"

Beibei shot the lively Tang Ya a helpless glance. "Let's wait and see. We should at least find out about his background and character first."

As Wu Xuan opened his eyes, he had successfully absorbed the Wind God Dragon's External Soul Bone for the foot.

Wu Xuan moved his ankle, and the next moment, a stream of information entered his mind.

Wu Xuan raised his left leg and kicked fiercely. In an instant, a cyan whirlwind over two meters tall and less than one meter wide shot out from his ankle.

The whirlwind's powerful suction uprooted a relatively thin tree not far away.

"Not bad for a control-type Soul Skill. From now on, I'll call you—Cracked Shadow Whirlwind!" Wu Xuan said calmly, stroking his chin.