Special Soul Bone from Devil Island

Stepping onto Sea God Island, before Nan Liujing could even observe his surroundings, a hint of surprise flickered in his eyes.

A faint golden mist flowed from beneath his feet, subtly circulating the Soul Power within his body. This meant that, almost constantly, his Soul Power was cultivating itself.

"As expected of one of the most potent places for Heaven and Earth Yuan Power on the continent. Even ordinary people living here could extend their lifespan." Releasing his disciple's shoulder, Leng Yaozhu surveyed the surroundings. Everywhere she looked, there were dense, ancient forests.

The faint golden mist acted like a formation, isolating one area after another. Attempts to probe with Mental Power were met with silence, causing no ripples.

Only narrow forest paths paved with bluestone slabs and wooden signs beside them guided travelers.

Ya Li smiled and walked onto a forest path. "Follow me."

Leng Yaozhu and Nan Liujing followed without a word. As they walked, numerous shrubs with blue-green leaves appeared on both sides of the stone path. Even Leng Yaozhu, with her extensive knowledge, was somewhat surprised. "Your Shrek Academy actually has Water Soul Wood?"

Water Soul Wood was an extremely special wood-element spiritual item. It could only grow with water sources infused with the purest Life Force. It took a hundred years for it to produce an energy daily that could greatly enhance Mental Power cultivation.

In other words, it was similar to Spirit Rhyme Sea Urchin, a top-tier ingredient. The difference was that eating too much Spirit Rhyme Sea Urchin would cause resistance, but Water Soul Wood was different. As long as one passively absorbed mental energy during cultivation, it would remain effective until the Spirit Abyss Realm.

Ya Li smiled gently. "We can only cultivate Water Soul Wood by relying on the Golden Ancient Tree. Speaking of which, the mental energy produced by this Water Soul Wood is provided to the Inner Court disciples. Anyone who becomes a part of it can receive it unconditionally."

Leng Yaozhu's delicate eyebrows rose slightly. With her observational skills, she had already discerned that Ya Li's words held a deeper meaning.

She glanced at her disciple, only to see Nan Liujing also sporting a faint, subtle smile.

Leng Yaozhu nodded with satisfaction.

As expected of my disciple, he also realized Ya Li's behavior is questionable.

Ya Li walked ahead, seemingly leading them casually, yet continuously showcasing some of the benefits of Sea God Island that could be revealed.

If they were truly eager to hand over the Soul Bone and the Golden Ancient Tree baptism, why would they prolong the journey and walk so slowly?

As the dignified Holy Spirit Douluo, she could naturally ignore the isolation formations on Sea God Island.

Finally, after passing through an even denser mist, it was as if parting the clouds to see the light. A true colossal ancient tree came into view.

Its trunk would require dozens of people to embrace. Its bark, having endured millennia of trials, bore intricate patterns like runes, faintly emitting a soft radiance.

Its crown blotted out the sun. Each leaf seemed forged from gold. When a breeze blew, countless golden light spots visibly fell, like a continuous drizzle, integrating into every part of the island.

Directly beneath this ancient tree, a wooden house had been carved out, with a plaque bearing the words "Sea God Pavilion" hanging above it.

Leng Yaozhu's gaze fell upon a young man standing outside the wooden house. He appeared to be in his early twenties, refined and gentle, with a faint smile on his lips.

He seemed ordinary, yet he represented a regret from her youth, something she had yearned for but could not attain.

Sky Pillar Douluo, Yun Ming!

Ya Li still harbored her own little thoughts, secretly observing Leng Yaozhu's facial changes. However, she was once again disappointed.

Leng Yaozhu, upon seeing Yun Ming again, maintained a calm expression. She got straight to the point. "Where is the Soul Bone?"

"This is for the best," Yun Ming sighed in relief, his awkwardness dissipating. "The promised Soul Bone will naturally be honored, but I need this child to make a choice."

Leng Yaozhu frowned. "What choice?"

Yun Ming said, "A lightning-attribute Soul Bone and a Soul Bone possessing the Destruction Attribute. He can choose one from these two. However, the latter requires a trial."

Destruction Attribute? A trial?

Nan Liujing's heart stirred. He recalled that Shrek Academy possessed a Devil Island, where the Shrek Seven Devils of a thousand years ago were hidden.

About two thousand years ago, fragments intertwining destruction and life fell from the sky. The Federation, in conjunction with Shrek Academy, sent those seven individuals there. Unexpectedly, their bodies were torn apart by the power of the destruction fragments, while the energy from the life fragments protected their souls. Thus, they remained there permanently, becoming the Seven Old Devils.

Every generation of Shrek Academy sent disciples for trials. Tang Wulin and his companions had also gone there.

In reality, throughout human history, the only recorded Soul Beast possessing the Destruction Attribute was the Purple Blazing Sky Dragon, which had gone extinct an unknown number of years ago.

Could this Soul Bone be related to the Purple Blazing Sky Dragon? Was its origin also related to Devil Island? Otherwise, Yun Ming wouldn't have mentioned a trial.

Leng Yaozhu also became somewhat solemn due to the mention of the Destruction Attribute. She said gravely, "I need to see the actual item first."

Yun Ming did not refuse. He turned and walked into the Sea God Pavilion. "Follow me."

"Please," Ya Li gestured.

They all entered the Sea God Pavilion. It was not as luxurious or exquisite as advertised outside. On the contrary, the entire hall appeared exceptionally simple.

The square table in the center of the hall made Nan Liujing pause for a moment. Ten thousand years ago, people from Huo Yuhao's generation might have sat there for meetings.

Time flies, and things change.

Reaching the deepest part of the hall, Yun Ming extended his palm and touched the air as if it were a wall. Instantly, wisps of light power emanated, transforming into a beam of intense light that enveloped everyone.

Heaven and earth shifted. When Nan Liujing's vision cleared, he saw a scenic valley.

"This is the internal space of the Golden Ancient Tree. In ten thousand years, you are the only two non-Shrek Sea God Pavilion members to have entered it," Yun Ming said as he led them into a very ordinary wooden house on the side of the valley.

As they walked inside, the floorboards creaked. A faint, fresh scent drifted in from the open window.

There were no other decorations inside the wooden house. Only at the innermost part of the room was a wooden cabinet, resembling a traditional Chinese medicine cabinet, placed there.

A dense life element permeated from the wooden cabinet, likely made from the branches of the Golden Ancient Tree.

Yun Ming made a grabbing motion through the air, and two small cabinets popped out. From within each, a stream of light flew out, hovering in mid-air.

The golden light surrounding their surfaces receded, revealing the appearance of two Soul Bones.

One was deep blue, covered in interwoven lightning patterns, its surface shimmering with a floating light, seemingly filled with explosive, terrifying fluctuations.

The other was purplish-black, unremarkable, looking no different from a regular skull-shaped stone, with no special aura emanating from it. It was hard to believe it was an incredibly rare Soul Bone.

The moment it revealed its true form, Nan Liujing felt as if he had been electrocuted, his pupils contracting slightly.

He clearly sensed the Heavenly Tribulation Pearl reacting.

Another opportunity had arrived?

What surprised Nan Liujing was that the reaction was fleeting, like an illusion, catching him off guard.

What was going on?

This was the first time the Heavenly Tribulation Pearl had behaved like this.

Leng Yaozhu sensed it and said, "Directly placing the Soul Bone in a wooden cabinet shows you have great confidence that this place won't be invaded."

Ya Li chuckled, "To invade here, one would have to kill all the Sea God Pavilion Elders in one go."

"No one can do that except a god."

Leng Yaozhu didn't refute but asked, "Tell me about the characteristics of these two Soul Bones."

Yun Ming looked up at the Soul Bones and said, "The Soul Bone on the left originated from a seventy-thousand-year-old Thunder Beast. This is also the oldest lightning-attribute Soul Bone we have preserved."

"As for the Soul Bone on the right, its origin is unclear. We speculate it came from a long-extinct Purple Blazing Sky Dragon. Its age is unknown; even with all our detection methods, we can't determine the exact time."

"I don't need to explain the Thunder Beast; you must understand its characteristics. As for this Soul Bone, suspected to be from the Purple Blazing Sky Dragon," Yun Ming's expression grew solemn, "After being brought back from Devil Island and undergoing over a thousand years of testing, we discovered that to fuse with it, one must possess sufficient attribute affinity. As long as the affinity is sufficient, even an infant can fuse with it."

Leng Yaozhu suddenly realized, "So this is the real reason you send a team to Devil Island periodically?"

The Spirit Pagoda had also participated in the Devil Island incident back then. Yun Ming wasn't surprised. "There are ways to enhance affinity with the Destruction Attribute on Devil Island, but regrettably, to this day, no one has been able to fuse with this Soul Bone, not even me."

Leng Yaozhu raised an eyebrow slightly, "Even you can't? Then how can you expect my disciple to pass the test?"

Ya Li gently interjected, "In a sense, lightning power is another type of Destruction Attribute. A typical example is the Heavenly Tribulation."

"We need this child to release his Martial Soul and touch the Soul Bone. If there's a feedback, it means he has a chance to fuse with the Soul Bone. If not, it means failure. You can rest assured, I've also tried touching the Soul Bone with my Martial Soul, and there's no danger."

"But if he chooses it and fails the test, this child will lose the opportunity to obtain the Soul Bone."

Simply put, two Soul Bones, one choice.

Choose the Thunder Beast Soul Bone, and take it immediately.

Choose the mysterious Purple Blazing Sky Dragon Soul Bone from Devil Island; if the test is successful, it's yours. If it fails, you lose the chance to obtain the Soul Bone.

"I choose this Destruction Attribute Soul Bone," Leng Yaozhu decided decisively, adding to Nan Liujing, "If the test fails, your teacher will personally pay to get you a lightning-attribute Soul Bone, of a quality no worse than the Thunder Beast Soul Bone."

Hearing this, Yun Ming and Ya Li both looked over. This one sentence showed how much Leng Yaozhu truly cared about this disciple.

"I'll do whatever teacher says."

Nan Liujing had recovered from the shock of the Heavenly Tribulation Pearl's reaction disappearing. Facing the gazes of the three powerful figures, he calmly responded.

"Good," Yun Ming said calmly, "Summon your Martial Soul and let it interact with the Soul Bone."

Nan Liujing's mind stirred, and the dark green Dragon Subduing Staff flew from his hand. Under everyone's watchful eyes, it touched the purplish-black Soul Bone suspended in mid-air.

Sizzle sizzle!

Since lightning attribute and destruction attribute had similarities, Nan Liujing pushed his soul power to its limit.

Intense lightning element fluctuations quickly erupted from the Dragon Subduing Staff, and a faint, illusory Thunder Dragon Soul emerged.

The dragon's roar sounded like booming thunder, forcibly suppressing the life elements in the vicinity and seizing them for its own use. Such an overbearing ability surpassed the standard of a regular top-tier Martial Soul.

"Half-step Extreme Lightning?"

As a fellow Soul Master with a weapon-type Martial Soul, Yun Ming's perception was undoubtedly the sharpest. Staring at the Dragon Subduing Staff Martial Soul, his brows couldn't help but twitch slightly.

Things were getting more interesting.