Spirit Pagoda's Deep Pockets

"Senior Sister..."

Having dealt with the Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bear, Su Mo had just wanted to check on Mu Xi's injuries when he discovered that the bear's body before him was actually dissolving into specks of starlight.

"This is..."

Faced with such a bizarre scene, Su Mo immediately realized that the Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bear he had just killed was most likely a guardian of Donghai City's Primary Spirit Ascension Platform.

Although the Spirit Pagoda divided Spirit Ascension Platforms into three grades—primary, intermediate, and advanced—they were actually one whole. They had only been separated into three levels through the Spirit Pagoda's artificial intervention.

To prevent low-level Soul Masters from sneaking into higher-level Spirit Ascension Platforms, Spirit Pagoda personnel had to monitor them constantly.

But once a Soul Master entered a Spirit Ascension Platform and tried to sneak across from within, even the Spirit Pagoda staff had no way to stop them.

To prevent such things from happening, the Spirit Pagoda had specifically created powerful Soul Beasts to guard the passages.

Naturally, these powerful Soul Beasts could not simply be simulated with Soul Power like ordinary Soul Beasts. These guardians had all been simulated by the Spirit Pagoda using extremely rare Soul Bones.

"Looks like my luck is pretty good!!!"

Looking at the palm bone lying on the ground, about the size of an adult's hand and marked with dark-golden cloud patterns, Su Mo was practically overjoyed.

Although Su Mo had asked Leng Yulai to hunt many Hundred Thousand Year Sea Soul Beasts for him, what had dropped were all ordinary Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones.

Not only did they lack growth potential, they would also waste one of his slots.

But the right palm bone dropped by the Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bear happened to be an External Soul Bone, capable of evolving alongside a Soul Master's cultivation.

Since the Spirit Pagoda was being so generous, he would gladly accept it.

Su Mo picked up the right palm bone and slowly poured his Soul Power into it.

Because Su Mo's physical constitution far exceeded that of assault-type Soul Masters at the same level, he encountered no danger while absorbing the Soul Bone.

As Soul Power continued to flow into it, the dark-golden right palm bone gave off a dazzling radiance, and its color gradually began to change.

In only a moment, the entire right palm bone had turned into a piece of translucent dark-golden crystal and began continuously fusing with Su Mo's hand.

As the last trace of the palm bone sank into Su Mo's hand, he could clearly feel something extra within his right hand, warm and comforting.

With a thought from Su Mo, his entire right hand immediately transformed into five gleaming golden claws. With a casual wave, a massive claw materialized out of thin air and tore a distant boulder into dust.

Su Mo nodded in satisfaction at such tremendous power.

This right palm bone was simply a perfect match for the Kaguya Clan's Bloodline Limit. Su Mo did not dare imagine how explosive it would be once this right palm bone was paired with the Kaguya Clan's Bloodline Limit.

Unfortunately, all of that would have to wait until Su Mo obtained the Yang Attribute.

The moment he thought of the Yang Attribute, Su Mo's newly risen excitement was immediately doused.

After searching Douluo Continent for so long, Su Mo had yet to find any clues related to Yang Attribute Soul Beasts or humans.

Yet for Su Mo, possessing Chakra of every attribute was an indispensable part of completing his ultimate plan.

"Looks like I can only try my luck at Shrek in the future!"

Su Mo sighed helplessly.

If he truly could not find the Yang Attribute, then he would have to consider whether to become a traitor to beasts.

"Junior Brother..."

Just as Su Mo was feeling depressed, a weak, threadlike voice sounded timidly from behind him.

Hearing Mu Xi's voice, Su Mo finally remembered that there was still an injured person here who needed his care.

"Senior Sister, please look into my eyes!"

Su Mo turned around and crouched down, keeping his gaze level with Mu Xi's.

"So handsome!!!"

Upon seeing Su Mo's face head-on, Mu Xi blurted it out without thinking.

Mu Xi quickly realized that what she had just said was rather abrupt, and a blush uncontrollably flooded her cheeks.

Her face, which had turned deathly pale from excessive blood loss, actually became rosy from embarrassment.

"???"

Su Mo's eyes widened, his mind full of question marks. At a time like this, Mu Xi still had the mood to care about that?

Douluo Continent was terrifying indeed.

"Relax. Don't resist."

Su Mo held Mu Xi's shoulders and spoke gently.

With her alarm gone, the only way for Mu Xi to leave the Spirit Ascension Platform was through death.

Su Mo intended to weave a beautiful dream for her, allowing Mu Xi to die without any pain.

However, Mu Xi seemed to misunderstand what Su Mo meant. She stammered, "Junior Brother, we only just met. Isn't this moving a little too fast?"

Su Mo was speechless, but he could not be bothered to explain any further. His Three Tomoe Sharingan radiated an eerie crimson light.

Before Mu Xi could react, she had already fallen into the beautiful Illusion Technique Su Mo had woven for her.

Then, before Wang Ling and the others, Su Mo cleanly and decisively snapped Mu Xi's snow-white, swanlike neck.

"Hiss..."

Watching Su Mo's extraordinarily practiced motion of twisting her neck, Wang Ling sucked in a sharp breath.

Judging by that skilled movement alone, there was no way Su Mo had not taken several lives before.

The Body Sect—he was definitely from the Body Sect!!!

Other than the Body Sect, infamous for its sinister nature, Wang Ling could not think of any other faction capable of nurturing a genius like Su Mo, one with such a touch of wickedness.

Wu Zhangkong frowned, unsure what he was thinking. Su Mo's mentality was far too mature, completely unlike someone his age.

If Tang Wulin and the others, who were the same age as Su Mo, encountered the current situation, they would surely agonize over it for a long time, try every possible method to no avail, and only then act hesitantly. They simply could not be as decisive and efficient as Su Mo.

After sending Mu Xi out of the Spirit Ascension Platform, Su Mo pressed the alarm on his body as well, turning into a streak of white light and leaving the Spirit Ascension Platform.

The moment Su Mo exited the Spirit Ascension Platform, the pod he was in immediately opened. The bright light made him squint instinctively.

"Student Su Mo, do you feel any discomfort?"

The moment Su Mo sat up, Wang Ling and his people immediately gathered around him.

Although they knew perfectly well that Su Mo had not suffered any injuries, they still had to go through the proper procedures.

"I'm fine!"

Seeing the staff gathering around him, Su Mo froze for a moment. He had thought they wanted to discuss the Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bear Soul Bone and had already prepared to buy the External Soul Bone with money.

But Wang Ling's first words were actually to ask whether he was all right.

Seemingly noticing Su Mo's confusion, Wang Ling let out a hearty laugh. "Don't worry. Since our Spirit Pagoda placed the Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bear into the Spirit Ascension Platform, we naturally expected that someone might kill it."

"You can use that Soul Bone without worry. Our Spirit Pagoda isn't like certain factions that can't afford to lose."

As the wealthiest of the Federation's three major powers, the Spirit Pagoda considered nothing that money could solve to be a major problem.

A mere External Soul Bone from a Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bear was not worth the Spirit Pagoda sacrificing its reputation over.

Beside them, upon hearing Wang Ling's pointed words, the veins on Wu Zhangkong's forehead twitched involuntarily. He always felt that Wang Ling was smearing the Tang Sect and Shrek, but he had no evidence.