Early the next morning, Dugu Manor
Su Ming pushed open the gate of Dugu Manor and immediately called out,
"Old Monster, are you in?"
As soon as Su Ming entered the courtyard, he ran into Dugu Bo coming out to meet him.
"I'm Little Monster. You've been out training for eight months, and your Soul Power has risen quite a bit. You're already level 48, and you'll soon be a level 50 Soul King."
The two sat down in the courtyard's reclining chairs and started chatting.
"There's still a year until the next Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament. Looks like a year will be enough for you to rise two levels and become a Soul King."
"I was going to try to talk you out of it, but there's no need now."
Su Ming smiled faintly at that.
"Were you going to say that the Spirit Hall Academy Team has three Soul Kings? Don't worry, I'm still confident I can beat them."
"You may be confident, but I feel sorry for my Yanyan."
"Here, Little Monster. This is your Soul Bone."
As Dugu Bo spoke, he took a jade box from his Storage Soul Tool and handed it to Su Ming.
"Little Monster, that Chrysanthemum Pass brought it over less than two months after you left. He told me it was the ten-thousand-year right leg bone of a life-type Soul Beast you wanted. This Soul Bone came from an Emerald Ancient Tree that was over twelve thousand years old."
Su Ming took the jade box and opened it. A gentle, emerald green gleam appeared before his eyes. This ten-thousand-year Emerald Ancient Tree right leg bone was glossy and translucent, with faint vitality flowing through its root-like patterns. A fresh, grassy fragrance quietly filled the air.
Su Ming picked up