Ice Glow Worm Facial Spirit Bone

The Ice Glow Worm was currently bound by the Chains of Fate, struggling wretchedly as it tried to break free from this sudden restraint.

The strength of this worm was extraordinarily high; merely from these few struggles, the surrounding ice plains had completely shattered, diluted by earth elements that had appeared from nowhere.

The ice plain centered around it had transformed into a muddy swamp.

Yun Ze watched this scene, his heart remaining calm and unruffled. It seemed that under the influence of his Second Soul Skill, his own temperament had detached from human emotions, shifting instead into a sense of compassion that looked down upon everything.

Invisible Power of Fate, under the control of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion soul spirit, condensed around Yun Ze.

To be precise, it condensed upon the Heaven-Propping Spear currently beneath Yun Ze's feet.

Yun Ze kicked off the shaft of the Heaven-Propping Spear, using the momentum to leap up once more while utilizing the characteristics of his martial soul to recall the Heaven-Propping Spear into his hand.

After the Heaven-Propping Spear was gripped in Yun Ze's hand, the Power of Fate successfully condensed an even sharper spear radiance upon the tip.

"It's time to end this."

Yun Ze spoke indifferently, then thrust downward violently, his entire figure turning into a shooting star along with the spear held in one hand.

The spear was aimed directly at the hideous maw of the Ice Glow Worm; the intelligence of the Ice Glow Worm was ultimately too low, and it did not dodge or evade in the slightest.

By the time it finally sensed the killing intent on the Heaven-Propping Spear capable of taking its life, it was already too late.

The Heaven-Propping Spear pierced through the head of the Ice Glow Worm instantly, as if a hot knife were cutting through butter.

Yun Ze flicked his wrist, and half of the Ice Glow Worm's head was sliced off directly by the spear radiance, sending it flying.

The massive worm body also trembled a few times before slamming heavily onto the ice plain.

Yun Ze landed slowly, standing still with the spear held in one hand behind his back. Although he appeared to have retracted his momentum, his eyes remained fixed on the fallen Ice Glow Worm.

However, the Ice Glow Worm was not as formidable as Yun Ze had anticipated; it did not enter a second stage of standing back up, but instead slowly transformed into particles of ice elements, dissipating within the Spirit Life Platform.

A portion of the energy surged into the third eye of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion soul spirit.

Aside from this monitorable soul spirit energy, another portion of formless and imageless energy entered the mouth of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion from the Spirit Pagoda.

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion yawned, seemingly quite interested in this energy.

Yun Ze spun the spear, temporarily putting the Heaven-Propping Spear away, and then stepped forward.

After the Ice Glow Worm dissipated, it left behind an ice-blue, bone-like object that resembled a mask.

Needless to say, this was the soul bone left behind by the Ice Glow Worm, and based on Yun Ze's experience, it was obvious that this thing was not one of the six major soul bones, but rather an External Soul Bone.

It was a facial bone.

Yun Ze reached out and picked up this soul bone, while simultaneously pondering the age limit his Three-Eyed Golden Lion soul spirit had absorbed along this journey.

After a brief calculation, Yun Ze discovered that even without counting this Ice Glow Worm, it was enough to push the Three-Eyed Golden Lion to the level of a thousand-year soul spirit.

This was enough for now; he had already consumed quite a bit of the Spirit Pagoda's fortune, and if he consumed any more, he feared it would be easily discovered by others.

Yun Ze weighed his options, then sat cross-legged and began to absorb the soul bone.

The only pity was that the rules of the Spirit Pagoda meant this soul bone could not be taken out; otherwise, Yun Ze could have studied the pros and cons of this soul bone in more detail before deciding whether to absorb it or leave it for someone more suitable.

Under Yun Ze's guidance, the soul bone instantly covered his face, and he immediately felt a trace of chill permeating his facial features.

As the soul bone pressed tighter and tighter against Yun Ze's face, the trace of chill rapidly turned into waves of bone-piercing cold.

Yun Ze knew this was the process of the energy within the soul bone merging into his own skeleton, transforming his own facial bone into this so-called soul bone.

Moreover, his attributes were not very compatible with this soul bone, so the reaction would be more intense than a typical soul bone fusion.

He sat cross-legged and executed the Battle to Heaven Standing technique; this cultivation method was endless and unceasing, taking its name from the extent of fighting until one could stand up to the heavens.

Using it now to meditate and increase soul power while resisting the Ice Glow Worm soul bone could be said to be perfectly suited for the task.

The ice elements were frostbiting Yun Ze's soul power, eroding his bones and marrow, yet Yun Ze was continuously deriving new soul power in his dantian.

Meanwhile, the staff outside the Spirit Pagoda were in a different state.

Their eyes were fixed tightly on the data regarding Yun Ze's body and soul power.

To them, Yun Ze's body currently appeared somewhat abnormal; specifically, every time his soul power circulated for a period, it would erupt with a burst of special soul power containing destructive force.

Just at this moment, it seemed as if the destructive soul power within Yun Ze's body had been provoked.

A purple soul power erupted around Yun Ze's body, forming a shockwave-like circle of soul power.

This circle of soul power rapidly struck down the ice plain soul beasts nearby that were hesitating about whether to approach.

At the same time, this purple soul power completely melted, dissolved, and absorbed the soul bone energy that Yun Ze had been struggling with for a long time.

This also meant that Yun Ze had officially fused with his first soul bone.

His own soul power also broke through to level 32 at this moment, though he deliberately suppressed the Three-Eyed Golden Lion soul spirit, choosing not to evolve it just yet.

Once he returned to Shrek Academy, he would only need about one night of evolution time for Yun Ze to become a Soul Elder possessing three thousand-year soul rings.

Yun Ze naturally did not linger in the fight; after standing up and stretching his limbs, he pressed the emergency rescue button on his wrist.

The scenery before his eyes shifted and spun rapidly, and when he regained his senses, he was already back in the soul guidance instrument pod he had been lying in when he entered the Spirit Ascension Platform.

After Yun Ze stood up, the two Spirit Pagoda staff members responsible for monitoring deleted the records of the purple soul power that had erupted during Yun Ze's soul bone absorption.

"Alright, Young Master Yun, hurry back. The Pagoda Master will be back soon, and if he sees you then and asks a few more questions, given your age and cultivation level, don't let the secret slip."

One of the Spirit Pagoda staff members helped Yun Ze out of the teleportation pod and gave him a few parting instructions.

Yun Ze nodded in response; since both Shrek Academy and the Spirit Pagoda headquarters were located within Shrek City, it did not take much time for him to travel back and forth.

By the time he returned to Shrek Academy, Yun Ming had already watched the entire process of Yun Ze's performance, as the two staff members who favored Shrek Academy had privately sent the footage of Yun Ze's performance to Yun Ming before deleting the official records.

Yun Ming tapped his fingers lightly against the desk before speaking to Yun Ze.

"So, you even managed to harvest a Spirit Bone on this trip?"

Yun Ze nodded, then said to Yun Ming, "Father, I suddenly have a new idea, though I'm not sure if it's feasible..."