Soul Sect

Wang Chuan did not dwell on the changes he could not make sense of for the moment. Instead, he turned his gaze back to the Great Strength Apes that had already fled some distance away.

With a thought, Wang Chuan fully linked his mind with Golden Scale and told it to attack with all its strength, to see what this second soul skill could do.

Golden Scale immediately obeyed, and its ten-thousand-year Spirit Ring appeared behind its head.

Second Soul Skill: Roaring Dragon Rage! Activate!

Golden Scale then opened its jaws wide, unleashing a terrifying sonic wave powerful enough to distort one's vision. It roared from its mouth and shot straight toward the fleeing Great Strength Ape pack!

The outcome was obvious.

The Great Strength Apes were not skilled runners. How could they possibly outrun a soundwave attack traveling at the speed of sound? One after another, they were struck by sonic waves infused with mental attacks.

In an instant, miserable cries rang out. The Great Strength Apes' eyes rolled white, and they tumbled forward for quite a distance before silently collapsing onto the ground.

After a short while, purple and black Spirit Rings condensed above the Spirit Beasts' bodies.

Wang Chuan swept his gaze over them and silently complained that heaven was truly unfair to the Spirit Beast race. They could not even play dead.

Still, Wang Chuan felt no regret over this slaughter.

After all, they had chosen to become enemies with his side. This barren mountain was clearly not their territory, was it?

They had gone looking for trouble. They deserved to die!

But just as Wang Chuan turned around to help Zhao Wuji treat his injuries, he abruptly stopped, his eyes filled with undisguised surprise.

"What kind of day is this? Why do good drops keep showing up one after another?"

Wang Chuan muttered, then pushed off the ground and arrived before the largest Great Strength Ape at a speed nearly like teleportation.

With one swift motion, he carved into its body and pulled out a brown Spirit Bone with the texture of jade from its abdomen.

Wang Chuan was not a professional Spirit Bone appraiser, though, so he could only tell that it was probably a right arm bone.

He looked over the Great Strength Ape again, confirming its age characteristics before determining that this was a twenty-thousand-year right arm bone.

Then Wang Chuan suddenly remembered that while he avoided humanoid creatures as food, Golden Scale did not.

So, he instructed Golden Scale to go back and eat the Dragon-Headed Jackal King in the cave first.

Well, leaving one leg behind for him to try, of course.

Then it could come back and deal with these fellows.

After giving his orders, Wang Chuan walked over to Zhao Wuji.

Though neither of them had a healing-type Spirit Master by their side, they understood their own bodies well enough that using Soul Power to clear congestion and such was quite simple.

Thus, in just this short time, Zhao Wuji had recovered some of the swelling on his face. Seeing Wang Chuan, he gave a simple, honest smile.

"Congratulations, Boss. A ten-thousand-year second Spirit Ring—if word of that achievement got out, who knew how many Spirit Masters would be scared senseless."

"Just luck. Keep it low-key, low-key."

Wang Chuan answered modestly, then mobilized the Bloodline Power he had absorbed from Golden Scale to help Zhao Wuji recover quickly.

At the same time, Wang Chuan said to Zhao Wuji with dissatisfaction,

"I'm not criticizing you for nothing, Old Zhao, but what kind of fight was that just now? You've followed me for so long—don't you know that to capture bandits, you capture their leader first?

"What was the point of killing a few weaker Great Strength Apes?

"If you were going to fight, you should have gone straight for their leader! Better yet, kill it!

"For Spirit Beasts that operate as a group, once their boss dies, they naturally become a scattered mess. Then wouldn't they be yours to handle however you liked?"

Faced with Wang Chuan's criticism, Zhao Wuji scratched his head sheepishly and humbly accepted it, though he instinctively tried to defend himself in the end.

"Wasn't I worried about you, Boss? I was afraid they'd interrupt you while you absorbed the Spirit Ring. I panicked, and then things ended up like that.

"It won't happen again. Stop lecturing me already. I know I was wrong."

For a moment, Wang Chuan was so moved that he could not speak. In the end, he could only say stiffly,

"Then be more careful next time."

After tending to their injuries, Wang Chuan and Zhao Wuji hurriedly left the Mixed Zone. Only after returning to an outer region that posed little danger to either of them did they set up camp.

As for dinner, it was naturally the Dragon-Headed Jackal King's leg that Wang Chuan had specifically told Golden Scale to leave behind.

This was the flesh of a top-tier Sub-Dragon. Turning all of it into Bloodline Power would be such a waste. For something this rare—rare to the point of being one in a thousand—they had to take a bite and try it for themselves~

Moreover, Wang Chuan had noticed long ago that compared to carnivores like tigers, pigs, and bears, dragon-type flesh generally had qualities similar to chicken.

Very little gamey taste, and packed with energy!

So Wang Chuan chose the simplest cooking method: grilling.

They roasted it over fierce flames, sliced it with a small knife, and dipped the slices in sauce made from the local wild vegetables and flowers.

The flavor was truly authentic!

And so, Wang Chuan and Zhao Wuji took bite after bite. Before long, the Dragon-Headed Jackal King's massive leg had gone into their stomachs, leaving both of them with round, bulging bellies.

Feeling the energy in their abdomens continuously nourish their bodies, both wore expressions of indescribable satisfaction.

But then Wang Chuan said,

"Old Zhao, I have two Spirit Bones here. Absorb them."

After their fierce battle and more than half a day of traveling, Zhao Wuji's mind was still muddled. For a moment, he did not hear what Wang Chuan had said clearly.

So he replied in confusion,

"What bones... marrow? Boss, I can't swallow another bite. If you want it, eat it yourself."

The corner of Wang Chuan's mouth twitched at that.

Then, without hesitation, he took out the two Spirit Bones they had obtained today from his storage Soul Tool and tossed them onto Zhao Wuji's belly.

Zhao Wuji was immediately jolted awake by the impact.

He then held the two Spirit Bones in his hands, utterly at a loss.

He looked at Wang Chuan, then at the two Spirit Bones in his hands, and said blankly,

"These... Spirit Bones!? Boss... I... I..."

Faced with such sudden fortune, Zhao Wuji had no idea what to say. Spirit Bones were known in this era as Blood River Treasures, which showed just how precious they were.

But Wang Chuan merely waved his hand.

"I said they're yours, so they're yours. You're my brother. What's the big deal about two Spirit Bones? Is our friendship not worth two Spirit Bones?

"But you're not in good condition right now. Go rest first. Once you've rested well and your head is clear tomorrow, then absorb them."

Zhao Wuji fell silent for a moment. In the end, he said nothing and quietly stored the two Spirit Bones in his storage Soul Tool.

It was worth mentioning that, after more than four years of hunting, the two had not only acquired Spirit Beast meat in Sunset Forest but had also encountered some fallen Spirit Masters. Zhao Wuji's Soul Tool had been taken from one of them.

The next day—

After a good night's sleep, Zhao Wuji absorbed both arm bones at the peak of his condition the following day.

The left arm bone provided by the Dragon-Headed Jackal King granted Zhao Wuji a Spirit Bone skill called Explosive Flame Heavy Fist, allowing him to unleash a blazing heavy fist that scorched everything.

The right arm bone provided by the Great Strength Ape gave Zhao Wuji a purely enhancement-type Spirit Bone skill, increasing his strength by one hundred percent for half an hour.

With two Spirit Bones added to his body, Zhao Wuji's combat power received a direct, epic-level boost.

At the same time, because it was his first time absorbing both Spirit Bones, combined with more than four years of cultivation, Zhao Wuji's Soul Power Level broke through to level forty in one leap.