It was worth mentioning that Liu Yuan's offensive capabilities were also very strong at this point.
Although he was currently only a four-ring Soul Ancestor, the boosts from his Soul Rings, Martial Soul, and various other factors meant that even some ordinary Soul Emperors couldn't compare to his attack power.
Under these circumstances, his chest armor could withstand every attack he launched without going all out.
So, roughly speaking, this chest armor could help Liu Yuan withstand every attack from enemies below the Soul Emperor level.
What's more, the armor would grow even sturdier as Liu Yuan's strength increased.
In the future, once Liu Yuan had truly grown stronger,
the attacks his chest armor could withstand might not be limited to those below the Soul Emperor level. It could perhaps withstand Soul Emperors, Soul Saints, even Soul Douluos or Titled Douluos!
The defensive ability this single piece of chest armor gave Liu Yuan was already terrifying. And that was without considering its incredibly powerful self-healing ability, or the extremely high movement speed granted by his Bone Wings and his "Undying" Soul Skill.
All of this further improved Liu Yuan's ability to survive.
Just imagine: once Liu Yuan truly emerged from seclusion in the future and ran into Tang San, Yu Xiaogang, and the others again, it was entirely possible that he'd simply stand there and let them attack him for days without suffering the slightest injury.
The thought left Liu Yuan feeling rather excited.
He really wanted to see the looks on Tang San and Yu Xiaogang's faces then.
That would surely be quite a sight, wouldn't it?
But at that very moment, the third External Soul Bone rewarded by the God of Death appeared.
In an instant, white particles emerged across Liu Yuan's face. They grew larger in front of him, gathered together, and finally formed a white Ghost Mask.
The moment the mask took shape, it automatically attached itself to Liu Yuan's face and fused with him.
Once this was complete, Liu Yuan found that his mind worked at incredible speed. He could think at least three or four times faster than usual.
His eyesight and sense of smell were enhanced as well. Things that had been too far away for him to see or smell were now entirely within reach. This greatly improved his combat ability.
After all, in battle, perception, sense of smell, and the speed of one's thoughts were all extremely important.
And this Ghost Mask Soul Bone granted him abilities in all those areas.
Liu Yuan spent a long time getting used to it right there.
Once he had fully figured out what all three of his External Soul Bones could do, even he couldn't help feeling a fierce excitement in his eyes.
He naturally knew how precious External Soul Bones were.
In a sense, External Soul Bones were even rarer and more powerful than Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones.
After all, killing a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast guaranteed a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.
As long as you were strong enough, killing a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast meant you were guaranteed to get a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone. The only question was whether you had the strength to do it.
But External Soul Bones relied entirely on luck.
Without enough luck, killing a hundred or even a thousand Soul Beasts would be useless.
What's more, the most troublesome thing was that they could only be acquired while absorbing a Soul Ring.
And how many chances did an ordinary Soul Master have to absorb Soul Rings?
A single Martial Soul offered nine chances. Even with Twin Martial Souls, there were only eighteen.
That was why so few people on the Douluo Continent possessed External Soul Bones. Someone like Tang San really could be called the chosen one.
Liu Yuan hadn't dared to hope he'd obtain an External Soul Bone. They were simply too rare. He'd thought he might just gather a few Soul Bones from Soul Beasts that were tens of thousands of years old and make do.
He never expected that he'd actually obtain an External Soul Bone!
And not just one. He'd gotten three at once!
Liu Yuan couldn't help getting excited.
Thinking again of Tang San's only External Soul Bone, the "Eight Spider Lances,"
Liu Yuan burst out laughing.
"All right, kid. Don't get carried away."
Seeing this, the God of Death smiled at Liu Yuan, then continued:
"You haven't discovered the Ghost Mask's true ability yet."
Liu Yuan was taken aback. He began to investigate the Ghost Mask's true ability.
But no matter how he studied it, he got nowhere. After all that effort, he still hadn't found anything special about it.
At a loss, Liu Yuan could only say to the God of Death, "Lord God of Death, stop keeping me in suspense. Tell me how to use this special ability."
The God of Death finally told Liu Yuan, "Close your eyes and channel your spiritual power into it."
Liu Yuan obediently did as instructed.
He soon discovered that the Ghost Mask had absorbed a great deal of his Soul Power and spiritual power.
Once it had finished absorbing Liu Yuan's Soul Power and spiritual power, the Ghost Mask fell from his face.
When it moved again, flesh and blood sprouted from it, transforming it into a completely pale human.
This person looked exactly like Liu Yuan, except that he wore a mask, so ordinary people wouldn't recognize him as Liu Yuan.
"What is this...?"
Liu Yuan stared blankly at the scene before him for a long time before he couldn't help asking the God of Death.
The God of Death answered, "This is the Ghost Mask's ability: Ghost Mask Clone."
"It absorbs some of your Soul Power and spiritual power to create a clone with one percent of your strength."
"This clone can share your memories. It'll become another you and think for itself. In a sense, it's simply another you."
"The clone's lifespan is unlimited. As long as it doesn't die, and you don't take back your spiritual power and Soul Power, it will continue to exist."
"Although it can only use a tiny fraction of your strength, if you're strong enough, even that fraction can make it a formidable individual. More importantly, it can be used in emergencies. Sometimes your true body may be tied up, but you may still have something that needs taking care of. In that case, you can send the clone."
"For example, right now, your true body needs to undergo the inheritance and can't leave this place."
"But your clone isn't bound by that restriction."
"If you're willing, you can send your clone away at any time to do whatever you want."
The God of Death explained it to Liu Yuan piece by piece.
After hearing the God of Death's explanation, Liu Yuan's eyes lit up.
That was right!
Although his true body had to stay here for the time being and couldn't personally attend to many things,
with a clone, all those problems could be easily resolved.
There were so many things he'd always wanted to do!
For example, going back to Soul Village to see how the villagers were doing.
Or, for example, killing Yu Xiaogang!
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