An Unexpected Intrusion by Ning Fengzhi!

Explode—did it drop a Soul Bone?!

This was his first time seeing a so-called Soul Bone.

Soul Bones were known as Blood River Treasures. They were exceedingly rare in number and impossible to find on the market even at a price. For a Soul Bone, even a Ten Year Soul Bone, people would fight each other to the death.

There was no other reason.

Even the worst Soul Bone was worth hundreds or thousands of Gold Soul Coins.

For ordinary Soul Masters, that was already an astonishing income. Even Soul Hunting Squads that specialized in helping others Hunt Soul Rings had to risk their lives entering the Soul Hunting Forest ten or so times before each person could earn such a huge sum after splitting the proceeds.

Only...

"My Amaterasu didn't burn the Soul Bone to ashes?!"

That thought flashed through his mind.

Shouldn't Amaterasu, this Soul Skill, only extinguish after burning its target to ashes? Yet this Soul Bone was still perfectly intact!

So Annoying!

Why dwell on such a trivial matter?

Besides.

Wouldn't it be better if it had not burned to ashes? If the Soul Bone had been reduced to nothing, wouldn't he have lost a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone for nothing?

"A right leg bone. Kid, your luck is really good!"

Dugu Bo was somewhat surprised.

He had not expected Taichu to be so lucky. He had hunted just one Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast, and it had dropped a Soul Bone.

"Absorb the Soul Ring first."

Taichu placed the Soul Bone into his Soul Tool before turning his gaze to the Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.

The Soul Bone could be absorbed at any time.

But Soul Rings only existed for a limited time.

Moreover, they were currently in the Star Dou Forest. Although Dugu Bo, a Titled Douluo, could ensure their safety to a degree, Taichu was already growing impatient.

Absorb this Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring and become a Soul Elder!

That was his only thought at that moment.

"Go ahead and absorb it. I guarantee no one will disturb you."

Dugu Bo spoke.

At those words, Taichu immediately sat cross-legged and used his Martial Soul to draw the Soul Ring toward himself. Guided by his Soul Power, the Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring slowly floated over and finally settled around his body.

Boom—!!!

Vast energy poured directly into his body, making Taichu's body tremble uncontrollably. He hurriedly activated his Meditation Method and began refining the Soul Ring.

Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan stared intently at Taichu. Neither made a sound, afraid of disrupting his Absorb Soul Ring process. Yet the worry on Dugu Yan's face was plain to see.

Meanwhile, Taichu was battling the Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.

Soul Shock!

Feeling the soul attack unleashed by the Soul Beast's lingering remnant soul, Taichu could not help but look down on it.

It had some power!

But.

That was all.

Compared to him, it was still far inferior.

With that.

He released his own Mental Power and directly confronted the Soul Beast's remnant soul. It was nothing more than rootless water; under the erosion of his Mental Power, it did not last long before being completely ground away.

After he completely destroyed the Soul Beast's remnant soul, his body stopped trembling. The Soul Ring's energy was gradually absorbed into him, and before long, he would completely absorb this Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.

This delighted Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan, who had been watching him.

It was stable!

This time, it was definitely stable.

At the same time, both of them were utterly shocked.

A Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring!

His Third Soul Ring was a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring!

Wouldn't this completely rewrite the records of the Spirit Master World?!

"This kid will probably improve by quite a bit!"

Dugu Bo sighed.

The energy of a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring might not provide much improvement to existences such as Soul Saints, Spirit Douluos, or Titled Douluos, but for a mere Soul Elder, the increase was truly substantial.

It would at least raise him by three levels.

Under normal cultivation, that would take at least one or two years.

However.

By absorbing a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, he had directly skipped one or two years of cultivation. It made Dugu Bo's eyes redden with envy. If he had been able to do this back then, why would he have had to wait until the age of seventy to become a Titled Douluo?

But he knew.

He simply could not accomplish what Taichu had.

Who could possess Mental Power strong enough to resist a Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast at Level 30?!

Just then.

Rustle—!!!

The sound of rustling came from the jungle.

"Who is it?!!!"

Dugu Bo abruptly turned around, his eyes filled with Killing intent.

Although Taichu had his protection, the matter of a Third Soul Ring being a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring could not be exposed yet. Otherwise, certain people would likely watch the kid's path of growth every moment of every day.

Thus, he was already prepared to kill and silence whoever it was.

"Ning Fengzhi of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect pays respects to His Excellency Dugu."

The newcomer did not continue hiding. Instead, he walked out openly and spoke to Dugu Blog with respect. Yet Ning Fengzhi's gaze fell upon Taichu behind Dugu Bo.

That Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring was simply too conspicuous.

And Taichu.

His face looked far too young.

Most importantly, while absorbing the Soul Ring, Taichu did not conceal his Soul Power Fluctuation at all. The Level 30 Soul Power radiating from him was crystal clear to Ning Fengzhi, a Level 79 Soul Saint.

It was precisely because of this.

That a storm of unimaginable proportions rose in his heart.

Level 30?

A Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring?

And such a young-looking face?!

Everything pointed to the fact that this young man absorbing the Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring was a peerless Genius. Moreover, he had broken convention and accomplished what ordinary Soul Masters could not: absorbing a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring as his Third Soul Ring.

Even Ning Fengzhi could not help falling silent.

And Ning Fengzhi was not the only one who emerged. Two others accompanied him: an old man and a child.

"So it's Sect Master Ning!"

Dugu Bo's expression instantly darkened.

If an ordinary Soul Master had discovered this, killing them would have been enough. It might have been somewhat cruel, but such was the Spirit Master World. The Law of the Jungle was an unchanging rule at all times.

But Ning Fengzhi was different.

Not To Mention Bone Douluo Gu Rong stood beside him. Although Dugu Bo had freed himself from the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison and his Soul Power Level had risen as a result, Gu Rong's Soul Power Level was still above his.

Ning Fengzhi's Martial Soul was the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, known as the number one Support Type Martial Soul in the world. With Ning Fengzhi's support, Dugu Bo truly could not defeat Bone Douluo Gu Rong.

At that.

His gaze could not help settling on the little girl beside Ning Fengzhi.

Ning Rongrong!

She was Ning Fengzhi's Biological Daughter. Her Innate Soul Power was quite high, and in recent years, Ning Fengzhi had been grooming her as the future Successor of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

If it truly came down to it.

He could take her captive and use her to threaten Ning Fengzhi.