Hextech Scapegoat and Equipment Hextech!

"I have to say, kid, your luck is incredible. An External Soul Bone actually dropped, and it's even a pair of wings."

"Exactly. This is an External Soul Bone, even more precious than an ordinary Soul Bone!"

Poison Douluo and Bone Douluo wore envious expressions, but there was not the slightest greed in their hearts.

Chen Lang was their junior, practically their own grandson despite having no blood relation.

If it had been anyone else, they would have snatched it long ago. But when it came to Chen Lang, they felt nothing but happiness for him.

Like grandfathers seeing their grandson make something of himself, they felt only pride and joy.

"Looks like my luck is better than Tang San's."

Chen Lang was naturally delighted as well. After all, an External Soul Bone could evolve alongside its owner. He just did not know what Soul Skill it carried.

If it contained a spatial or temporal ability, he would strike it rich.

Wait, where was the bead?!

Chen Lang suddenly remembered why he had hunted the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and immediately turned toward its corpse.

At that moment, a bead filled with an evil aura flew out of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's body. Chen Lang immediately shouted, "Stop that bead!"

Even before Chen Lang spoke, Bone Douluo and Poison Douluo had noticed that the black bead was extraordinary. They used their methods at the same time to intercept it.

Yet the bead seemed to possess consciousness and continued trying to break through their blockade.

Seeing this, Bone Douluo said to Chen Lang, "Leave this bead to us. Absorb the Soul Ring first, or it'll dissipate."

"Mm."

Having no other choice, Chen Lang nodded and began wholeheartedly absorbing the Soul Ring before him.

Chen Lang had undergone body tempering at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and been refined by all kinds of medicinal herbs. His Spirit Power had long become extraordinary, not to mention that he possessed the Hextech Unconventional, which allowed him to ignore the side effects caused by Soul Ring shockwaves.

As a result, Chen Lang absorbed the Soul Ring quickly, taking less than ten minutes.

"Ding! Congratulations, Host, on becoming a Soul Emperor. You may now draw a new Hextech. Draw now?"

Just as Chen Lang completely absorbed the Soul Ring and his Soul Power reached level 62, the system's voice rang out again.

The Soul Power contained in the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's Soul Ring was incredibly powerful. It not only allowed Chen Lang to break through to Soul Emperor, but also raised him an additional level to level 62.

Seeing that Bone Douluo and Poison Douluo were still tangled up with the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's Life Bead, Chen Lang immediately began drawing his seventh Hextech.

His sixth Hextech had been Scapegoat, an almost invincible life-saving Hextech!

Scapegoat: Provides one "Training Dummy" and 200 Gold Soul Coins every day. When the Host suffers fatal damage, the damage can automatically be transferred to the "Training Dummy." If the "Training Dummy" is destroyed, it drops 100 Gold Soul Coins. (A maximum of three Training Dummies can be stored.)

In other words, Chen Lang had three chances to transfer damage, which was equivalent to three chances to negate a fatal blow.

At the same time, he could claim 200 Gold Soul Coins for free every day. It was not much, but it was better than nothing.

After all, this world had agility-type Soul Masters who specialized in assassination. If someone ambushed him, Chen Lang might not be able to handle it. Tang San's hidden weapons were also impossible to guard against, but with Training Dummies, he would no longer need to worry about being ambushed by them.

"Draw!"

Chen Lang tapped the draw button again, and three Gold Hextechs immediately appeared before him.

Blade of the Night: When the Host's health falls below 60%, remove all negative effects and become untargetable. At the same time, increase damage by 10% and defense by 20%.

Gleaming Gauntlets: Soul Skills have a 100% chance to critically strike. Critical damage increases by 200%, while Soul Skill damage increases by 50% and critical strike chance increases by 50%.

Titan's Resolve: Provides 10% attack speed and 20% defense. When the wearer is attacked, gain a stackable 2% increase in Strength and 2% Soul Skill damage. This effect can stack up to 25 times. Upon reaching 25 stacks, the wearer gains 25% armor and 25% Soul Skill resistance.

"Damn, equipment from Golden Spatula actually showed up, and the effects all seem pretty good!"

Chen Lang's eyes lit up as he looked at the three Hextechs before him.

The first, Blade of the Night, overlapped somewhat with Scapegoat, so Chen Lang was naturally not too interested in it.

But the second, Gleaming Gauntlets, was different. Soul Skills would critically strike 100% of the time, and critical damage would increase by 200%. Those two effects alone were enough to tempt Chen Lang.

What a joke. If he had Gleaming Gauntlets, his damage would rise by another huge margin.

His normal attacks might not crit with every strike, but a 50% chance was already incredibly strong.

And his Soul Skills could crit one hundred percent of the time. Combined with Featherweight Fighter's threefold Soul Skill damage bonus, even as a Soul Emperor, he would have nothing to fear from a Soul Sage, right?

As for the third option, Titan's Resolve, Chen Lang dismissed it without even giving it a proper look. What did he need defense for?

"Ding! Congratulations, you have obtained the Hextech Gleaming Gauntlets!"

After Chen Lang made his choice, the system's voice sounded. He could not wait to test the power of this Hextech.

Before that, however, Chen Lang absorbed the pair of black External Soul Bone wings left by the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.

The instant Chen Lang's fingertips touched the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's wings, the pair of wings covered in matte black scales began to tremble violently. Every scale lit up with faint violet patterns, as though countless sinister runes were flowing within them.

Before he could even circulate his Soul Power, the wings transformed into two black-red streaks of light and surged madly into his body through the meridians in his arms. Wherever they passed, they brought scorching, stabbing pain, mixed with the numb pleasure of bones stretching apart.

"Urgh—"

Chen Lang could not help letting out a low groan. Two clouds of bloody mist suddenly burst from his shoulder blades, and the crisp sounds of bones shattering and reforming were clearly audible.

He could distinctly feel two vast masses of energy gathering on either side of his spine. The muscle fibers beneath his skin twisted and multiplied at a visible speed, while black scales burst forth along both sides of his spine, outlining the shape of wings across his back.

In just a few breaths, a pair of black wings over three meters long tore through his clothes and unfurled. The wing membranes were covered in dark golden, vein-like patterns, and the airflow stirred by each flap caused the surrounding air to ripple and distort.

"Did it work...?"

Chen Lang gazed at the black wings growing from his shoulder blades, excitement filling his eyes.

He had felt somewhat unaccustomed to them at first, but after fully fusing with them, Chen Lang felt as if the wings had grown from his body naturally.

"Watch out!"

Just as Chen Lang was about to flap his wings and attempt to fly, Bone Douluo cried out from nearby.

Before Chen Lang could react, the black bead shot directly into his body.

In an instant, Chen Lang felt an incomparably evil and vicious remnant soul rush straight toward his mind.

Chen Lang immediately understood. It was the remnant soul the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger had attached to its Life Bead, seeking to possess his body.