Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone

More than ten months passed in the blink of an eye.

After nearly a year of cultivation, Su Ze's Soul Power reached Level 17.

Over the course of that year, with the support of Sikong Zhen Martial Soul, Su Ze's physical strength had reached the level of a Soul Elder.

The age of the Soul Rings he could absorb had also increased to over 2,000 years.

And today, he planned to graduate from Nuoding Academy.

The reason was simple.

The day before yesterday, while passing Director Liu's office by chance, he overheard Yu Xiaogang telling Tang San that Tang Hao had disappeared and no one knew where he had gone.

Su Ze hadn't heard the words of comfort that followed very clearly.

But based on that information, he was now certain that Tang Hao had gone somewhere else. He was no longer in Sacred Soul Village or Nuoding City.

That meant now was the perfect time to go to Sacred Soul Village and take the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.

After cleaning the single dormitory where he had lived for nearly a year, Su Ze went to see Director Liu.

"Su Ze, are you sure you want to graduate?"

Director Liu looked surprised.

Although Su Ze was already old enough to meet Nuoding Academy's graduation requirements, Director Liu had thought he would wait until he reached Level 20 before graduating.

In fact, he'd been thinking these past few days about calling in favors to gather people who could help Su Ze obtain his Second Soul Ring.

He hadn't expected Su Ze to be graduating already.

"Why not wait until you reach Level 20? Then I can gather people to escort you while you obtain your second Soul Ring."

Hearing Director Liu's concern, Su Ze was deeply moved.

In all of Nuoding Academy, Director Liu had been the kindest to him.

He would remember that.

If he succeeded in getting the Immortal Herbs in Heaven Dou City, he would save one for Director Liu.

"No, thank you, Director Liu. I plan to go to Heaven Dou City and see the big city for myself."

"I also heard the Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire is eager to recruit talent. I want to give it a try."

It had to be said that while disguised as the Heaven Dou Crown Prince, Qian Renxue had been especially fond of recruiting all kinds of talent.

Su Ze planned to use Qian Renxue as a stepping stone to get into Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

After hearing Su Ze's decision, Director Liu let go of any further thoughts of trying to persuade him.

A genius like Su Ze deserved a bigger stage.

Nuoding City was simply too small.

Besides, he had heard that the Heaven Dou Crown Prince was recruiting talented people.

With Su Ze's natural talent and his precious, mutated Lightning Attribute Martial Soul, there shouldn't be any problem getting the Crown Prince's approval.

Even if he didn't, his talent would be enough to get him into another advanced academy in Heaven Dou City.

"If that's your choice, then go."

"The imperial capital of the Heaven Dou Empire is its very heart. It really is the best place for a genius like you."

"I've spent my whole life in this little place, so I don't have much advice to offer you."

"All I can say is, be careful!"

"If you run into danger along the way, remember to run!"

"You're a genius. Staying alive matters most."

"And if something does happen, you can always come back to Nuoding City and become a teacher like me. There's nothing wrong with that."

At first, Director Liu had treated Su Ze as an investment. But the longer they spent together, the more he came to like this polite boy, with his great talent and sound values.

So when it was time to part, Director Liu's words were full of concern.

"Don't worry, Uncle Liu. I'll be careful."

At the end, Su Ze bowed to Director Liu.

Then he said goodbye and left.

Having been given another life, Su Ze's ambition was simple.

A man should roam far and wide.

In this second life,

he would stand amid the most beautiful scenery on the Douluo Continent.

Su Ze left without a word.

It wasn't until Tang San went looking for Su Ze to challenge him and couldn't find him that news of Su Ze's graduation gradually spread through Nuoding Academy.

His departure left Tang San's face livid.

That bastard Su Ze! No wonder he'd sold him back the Tang Sect Hidden Weapons he'd left in Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlit Night.

He'd been planning to leave all along.

Tang San had used the materials he'd been missing to build the Godly Zhuge Crossbow.

He'd been planning to wash away his past humiliation this time!

He hadn't expected Su Ze to leave.

That meant that among Nuoding Academy's graduates—and in the campus legends that would be passed down in the years to come—

Tang San would forever be remembered as the one Su Ze had trampled underfoot.

Damn Su Ze! Not only had he swindled his Gold Soul Coins,

but he'd also dared to graduate and leave before Tang San could defeat him?

What a coward!

A flash of anger crossed Tang San's eyes.

Su Ze had sealed his own death warrant.

The next time they met, Tang San would make him pay dearly.

While Tang San cursed Su Ze in his heart,

Su Ze had already arrived at Sacred Soul Village.

Without alerting anyone, Su Ze used Sikong Zhen Martial Soul to search the area around the village.

After nearly a year of getting familiar with his Martial Soul, Su Ze had developed a new ability.

It was sensing.

This ability seemed to come from the Storm Dragon King.

This still-unawakened king of the Lightning Attribute Martial Soul had an extremely high status.

When it encountered a treasure, it would receive a mysterious, instinctive prompting.

Su Ze planned to use this guidance to find the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone Tang Hao had hidden around Sacred Soul Village.

Following his sense, he pushed through tangled vines and moss, then climbed along the stream up a steep slope.

Once he reached the top, the view suddenly opened up.

Beneath a massive rock ahead, a waterfall plunged down from several dozen feet above.

Su Ze's eyes lit up at the sight of the waterfall in the distance.

In the Original Work, Tang Hao had hidden the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone inside a waterfall.

"This must be the place."

Su Ze walked forward and passed through the waterfall, disappearing into the falling water.

He entered the dark cave, his footsteps echoing against the stone walls.

Looking into the gloom, Su Ze reached out. A moment later, White Lightning crackled in his palm.

It lit the way ahead.

Guided by the light of the lightning, Su Ze slowly made his way deeper into the cave.

Soon, he came to a stone door.

Seeing the marks of tools around it, Su Ze became even more certain he had found the right place.

He pushed the door open. In the middle of the stone chamber was a small mound of earth, about half a meter high.

A Blue Silver Grass grew atop the mound. Unlike ordinary Blue Silver Grass, its leaves bore faint traces of gold.

In almost an instant, Su Ze recognized its identity: Tang San's mother.

The origin of the Blue Silver Grass Bloodline—the Blue Silver Emperor!

The moment he saw her, Su Ze began searching the area.

Soon, he spotted a tiny protrusion on an unusually smooth section of wall to his right.

"Found it!"

Su Ze hurried over and slammed his palm into the stone wall.

Thud!

The wall trembled slightly beneath his blow.

A hidden mechanism activated, and a long black box dropped from the top of the wall.

Su Ze reached out and caught it securely.

Then he opened it without a moment's delay.

The next instant, a dense wave of life energy washed over him.

Blue-gold light burst from the box.

Through the glow, Su Ze saw a translucent Soul Bone with blue-gold veins lying inside.

"Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone!"

"Finally, I found it!"