Golden Figure

Who wouldn't want a soul bone? But Zhu Zhuqing was not a person who lacked perspective; compared to a soul bone, what she cared about more was Mu Qian himself.

Mu Qian smiled slightly: "My own strength is already strong enough, and I don't know what kind of situation we will face once we enter the Death Canyon."

"With this, I can protect you well when I'm unable to handle things myself. Absorb it, don't make me worry."

Mu Qian thought back to the scene in the Star Forest a year ago; if he hadn't spared no effort and risked his life to rescue her, Zhu Zhuqing might have already perished.

"You don't want to watch me spend a month or two just recovering my soul power and injuries like you did a year ago, do you?"

Hearing this, Zhu Zhuqing's expression trembled as she recalled that scene.

"Al, alright..."

She never wanted to let Mu Qian get hurt again, not even in the slightest.

With the skill provided by this soul bone, perhaps if they encountered that kind of situation again, Mu Qian wouldn't have to fight so desperately, right?

Thinking of this, Zhu Zhuqing finally chose to accept it.

Seeing that his persuasion was successful, Mu Qian finally revealed a smile: "My goal is to collect a full set of hundred-thousand-year soul bones, so you don't need to feel pressured."

Zhu Zhuqing was amused by his arrogant words: "Just keep bragging, where are you going to find so many hundred-thousand-year soul beasts for you to hunt?"

"Do you think hundred-thousand-year soul beasts are like cabbages?"

However, despite saying that, she had never doubted that Mu Qian could do it.

After all, the shocks he had brought her were already numerous enough.

Mu Qian waved his hand gently, and the Green-Scaled Ice-Armored Right Arm Bone slowly fell into Zhu Zhuqing's hands.

"Go on, I'll guard you. After absorbing this soul bone, it might even imbue your Hell Spirit Cat with a trace of extreme chill."

"Once you finish absorbing it, we'll go out for a stroll," Mu Qian said with a smile.

Mu Qian wasn't afraid of others noticing the commotion from the soul bone fusion. With Jinyu there, even the Pope probably couldn't break through the mental barrier he had deliberately set up.

Seeming still a bit uneasy, he communicated with Jinyu inside his body once more.

After confirming there were no issues, he finally dispelled his last bit of concern.

There is no age limit for the fusion of soul bones, and since that Green-Scaled Ice-Armored Dragon had offered itself as a voluntary sacrifice, it hadn't left behind any intense resentment.

Therefore, the fusion process went very smoothly.

This was one of the reasons why Mu Qian chose to gift this soul bone to Zhu Zhuqing; it was not only the most suitable but also the safest.

Three hours later, a surge of dense soul power suddenly spread out, then immediately began to condense, merging into one with Zhu Zhuqing.

The soul bone fusion was now complete.

"Mu Qian, thank you." Upon waking, the first thing Zhu Zhuqing saw was Mu Qian's figure, and her heart immediately felt a bit more at ease.

She actually possessed a thirty-thousand-year-level top-tier soul bone; this was something she wouldn't have even dared to imagine in the past.

A treasure of this level was something even her eldest sister had never possessed. Although the Star Luo Zhu Family was quite powerful, they couldn't afford such a grand gesture.

A thirty-thousand-year-level soul bone brought her far more than just a ten-thousand-year soul skill; it was an almost comprehensive improvement.

The most intuitive change was her soul power cultivation. Under the massive energy injection of the thirty-thousand-year top-tier soul bone, she directly leaped past level twenty-eight and sprinted to the level of twenty-nine.

She believed that it wouldn't be long before she could look forward to her third soul ring.

"If you say thank you again, my ears are going to grow calluses," Mu Qian said with a relaxed smile.

"Don't worry about so much; improving your strength is what matters most. Let's go, Little Flower has been protesting to me for a long time."

Mu Qian chuckled and patted Little Flower, who was lying nearby looking bored, but he didn't expect...

"Hey, you actually learned to dodge!"

Little Flower, with a face full of indignation, dodged its master's torment and leaped lightly into Zhu Zhuqing's arms.

Watching their familiar bickering, Zhu Zhuqing couldn't help but reveal a gentle smile.

The sky grew late, and thick, dark clouds pressed down low, as dense as drying ink.

The weather changed in an instant; even though it had been a clear, sunny day in the morning, a torrential downpour was now falling.

Visibility in the surroundings was very low, and a thin layer of mist drifted through the air. Without using martial souls or mental power, one could barely see the shops across the street.

Mu Qian held the listless Little Flower above Zhu Zhuqing's head, forcing it to use its innate fire attribute to help the girl shield herself from the falling raindrops.

As for himself, he was thick-skinned and didn't need to be so delicate.

"Put Little Flower down, I'm fine," Zhu Zhuqing said, feeling both amused and helpless.

This wasn't the first time she had said such things, but Mu Qian always had all sorts of reasons waiting for her.

Mu Qian waved his hand: "Hey, don't feel sorry for it. Can we just let it eat and drink for free?"

Zhu Zhuqing chuckled and didn't insist further.

But looking at Little Flower's pitiful expression, she couldn't help but feel a bit soft-hearted.

The two had just finished dinner at the restaurant downstairs in the hotel, and with nothing to do, they began to stroll through Martial Soul City.

It was just unexpected that the heavens were unkind, as a torrential downpour suddenly began to fall.

However, for a place like Martial Soul City, the weather could not dampen the enthusiasm of the spirit masters in the slightest.

The streets were still packed with bustling crowds, and the spirit master supply shops along the roadside were especially overcrowded.

Most of them were adults in groups of two or three bringing along young boys and girls, seemingly preparing for the academy enrollment and examinations starting tomorrow.

Mu Qian was fine; he had long been accustomed to such massive crowds in his past life, but Zhu Zhuqing had been used to solitude for so long that she felt a faint sense of discomfort.

"That shop over there has fewer people, let's go check it out first." Mu Qian naturally took hold of Zhu Zhuqing's soft, cold little hand and quickened his pace.

Zhu Zhuqing also naturally gripped his hand tightly; over this past year, they had done even more intimate things, and had even rested on the same bed before, so she was already used to it.

Of course, they hadn't gone as far as doing anything indescribable; Mu Qian had always known his limits regarding such matters, and he wasn't some lecherous glutton.

"Hm?" Suddenly, Mu Qian paused his steps and looked toward the direction across the street.

Just a moment ago, the Yinglong Martial Soul within his body had suddenly sent a wave of inexplicable palpitations.

Amidst a sense of familiarity that came from nowhere, a golden light flickered in the sky and vanished, quickly disappearing from Mu Qian's line of sight.

Due to the obstruction of the rain and mist, Mu Qian had not seen the other person's appearance clearly, only judging from that graceful figure that it should be a girl.

By the time he wanted to mobilize his spiritual power to inspect the area, the person had already disappeared, and he did not know where they had gone.

Strange, what is this sense of familiarity about...

Zhu Zhuqing was left a bit dazed by Mu Qian's actions; she looked at him curiously and asked, "What's wrong?"

Mu Qian shook his head, "It's nothing, I might have just seen things."

He did not think there was anyone in this Martial Soul City who could cause his martial soul to stir; even if there were someone familiar, it would only be someone he had seen in the anime from his past life, and that person certainly wouldn't know him.