Another External Soul Bone! Hu Bai's Filial Devotion!

At this moment, Hu Bai and Hu Leyao arrived as well. When Hu Bai saw that the Bright Unicorn had been slashed across the waist by Xie Tian's Moon Blade, leaving a wound so deep that bone was visible, he released his Martial Soul and said to Xie Tian, "Father, can I try it myself from here?"

Seeing the eager expression on Hu Bai's face, Xie Tian first glanced at Hu Leyao. Only after seeing her smile and nod did Xie Tian agree.

With Hu Leyao there, even if the Bright Unicorn made a desperate counterattack before dying, they would have more than enough time to rescue him.

Mental attacks were incredibly fast!

During these past few days of searching for Soul Beasts, Hu Bai had not been idle. Whenever he had spare time, he studied how to use the Lightning Element for offense, defense, and movement.

With some memories from his previous life, creating his own Soul Skills was extremely easy for him.

In this world, nearly every Soul Master viewed the Lightning Attribute as the pinnacle of offense—wild and violent.

But Hu Bai did not see it that way. The Lightning Element could also be used to enhance speed. He gathered Lightning Element beneath his feet, stimulating the meridians in his soles and instantly raising his speed by an entire level.

He had originally been twenty meters away from the Bright Unicorn, but now there were only ten meters between them—and ten meters was precisely his attack range!

"Forest of Thunder and Lightning!"

Hu Bai's yellow Soul Ring slowly rose. The power of his Lightning Element increased by one hundred percent, his own resistance rose significantly, and everything within ten meters of him transformed into a sea of lightning, instantly engulfing the Bright Unicorn.

Xie Tian, meanwhile, leaped over to Hu Leyao's side.

Over the past few days, they had finally confirmed that the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox Martial Soul had also bestowed intelligence upon their son.

In just a few days, Hu Bai had learned to apply the Lightning Element in battle!

This intelligence did not merely refer to having ideas; it also meant possessing the ability to truly put those ideas into practice!

And Hu Bai possessed precisely that ability to turn his ideas into action!

Otherwise, why were Self-Created Soul Skills so rare across the continent?

Did those Soul Masters really not want Self-Created Soul Skills? No, they simply lacked that ability!

This brought to mind a certain Wind Attribute Soul Master with Innate Full Soul Power. At twenty-four years old and with forty-four levels of Soul Power, he had spent who knew how many years cultivating his Self-Created Soul Skills!

Yet Hu Bai had needed only a few short days. Even if these skills of his were relatively simple applications, they were still not something ordinary Soul Masters could achieve in such a short time.

Within the range of the Forest of Thunder and Lightning, the Bright Unicorn was eroded by lightning, and its formerly nimble body gradually stiffened.

Hu Bai had comprehended this Soul Skill from the Thunder Pool of the Thunderclap Nether Vine. It was a relatively simple area-of-effect restraining domain!

Once his strength increased in the future, perhaps he could improve it further.

Then, nine spheres of lightning gradually formed amid Hu Bai's nine fox tails. The tails extended in all directions, launching an attack from three sides of the Bright Unicorn!

The Bright Unicorn wanted to retreat, but its body happened to enter a momentary state of stiffness. In that instant, all nine lightning spheres struck home!

The Bright Unicorn stared at Hu Bai with hatred filling its eyes. It had never imagined that it would die at the hands of a young boy!

It was a proud Bright Unicorn! With its cultivation, even a two-ring Soul Grandmaster should not have been its opponent, yet now it had died in such a humiliating manner!

The Bright Unicorn died with its eyes wide open, as though it wanted to remember the person before it.

After the battle ended, Hu Bai withdrew his Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox Martial Soul. Rather than immediately absorbing the Millennium Soul Ring that had risen, he walked to the Bright Unicorn's corpse, knelt on both knees, and closed its eyes with his hand. Closing his own eyes, he murmured, "I hope you don't blame me. If Soul Masters want to grow stronger, they need Soul Rings."

Between Soul Masters and Soul Beasts, there were only differences in position. There was no right or wrong.

After closing the Bright Unicorn's eyes, Hu Bai spread his domain and gathered as much Earth Element as he could, turning over the soil beside the corpse to form a pit suitable for burying the Bright Unicorn.

Xie Tian and Hu Leyao were both slightly stunned. Their son had been extremely serious in battle and struck with complete decisiveness, yet after the Soul Beast died, he was willing to be so gentle and bury it.

The two of them sighed inwardly. Was this a good thing or a bad thing?

Just then, they noticed that the Bright Unicorn's corpse was actually emitting a glow!

Those light wings, which had originally lost their luster, now began to shine faintly!

Holy shit!

The three of them froze at first. Hu Bai's mind went blank as well, and he turned to look at his Mom and Father. The three stared back and forth at one another, sinking into a long silence.

In the end, Xie Tian was the first to break it. He stepped forward and pulled Hu Bai into his arms, completely unconcerned by the mud and blood on him.

"Son, you really are our family's lucky star. First the Vertical Pupil External Soul Bone, and now a pair of Light Wing External Soul Bones! Hurry and absorb this Soul Bone together with the Soul Ring!"

But Hu Bai shook his head. He looked at Hu Leyao, his eyes filled with determination. Hu Leyao was startled and was just about to refuse.

However, Hu Bai spoke before she could. "Mom, you have to absorb this External Soul Bone. If you refuse, then I won't absorb this Soul Bone either!"

Hu Bai's expression was exceptionally stubborn. By now, he could be certain that his luck was truly extraordinary—so good that it was almost absurd.

He did not know whether this fortune had limits, so he would not gamble on when the next Soul Bone might appear. This Light Wing External Soul Bone was of the Light Attribute, but so what?

The Demon Fox Martial Soul did not possess any obvious attribute in terms of Soul Power. If it had to be assigned one, it would be a mental attribute, so it would not reject a Soul Bone with the Light Attribute.

Furthermore, after she absorbed this External Soul Bone, it could still be used when the two of them performed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, indirectly increasing both of their strength!

The two stared at each other for a long while. Only when nearly an hour had passed and the Soul Ring was about to dissipate did Hu Leyao finally relent. She could only say, "Then thank you, son. I'll absorb it. Hurry and absorb that Soul Ring, or it will dissipate."

But Hu Bai said, "I want to watch you absorb this Soul Bone first."

Once absorption began, it could not be interrupted. Otherwise, it would have a considerable impact on the body.

Hu Leyao had originally intended to deceive him, but she had not expected him to see through it. She felt happy and comforted, yet also somewhat helpless.

After all, having him absorb this Soul Bone was not actually the best choice.

"Enough, Leyao. Don't let our son's filial devotion go to waste."

P.S. This is a trial run, so please support with follow reads. If there's anything bad, point it out promptly, and I can revise it as I go~~