A Soul Bone?
What was that?
Wang Sheng wasn't the only one seeing something so miraculous for the first time. Tang San could barely hide the curiosity in his eyes, either.
"Xiao Wu, could you tell us more about it?"
Xiao Wu walked over slowly. Her gaze fell on the crimson tiger-type Soul Bone, and her expression turned somewhat sorrowful.
"I don't know the specifics, either. I only heard someone mention it once when I was little, but I've never seen one with my own eyes.
I've heard Soul Bones are incredibly rare and almost impossible to come by."
Qin Yun raised a hand and used the Tang Sect's Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon. As his Soul Power circulated, he simply drew in with a pull, and the Right Arm Soul Bone hidden inside the flesh landed securely in his hand.
The Soul Bone felt warm to the touch, and a vast beast-type power flowed slowly within it.
So this was a Soul Bone, the legendary Blood River Treasure!
Qin Yun had seen Soul Bones countless times while reading novels and watching anime in his previous life.
Not just five-thousand-year ones; he'd seen hundred-thousand-year and even nine-hundred-and-ninety-thousand-year ones more than once.
By the time of Douluo II, a Soul Bone that wasn't hundreds of thousands of years old couldn't even be considered powerful.
But since crossing over, this was indeed the first Soul Bone he'd encountered.
I thought I'd have to rob the Blue Silver Emperor's grave before I found a Soul Bone. I hadn't even gone to the back hill of Holy Soul Village, a must-visit spot for transmigrators, and I was already lucky enough to get one. What a delightful surprise!
As he weighed the Soul Bone in his hand, Qin Yun answered the three of them.
"Xiao Wu was right. This is a Soul Bone!
Soul Bones are treasures with an extremely low chance of dropping after a Soul Beast is slain. The chance of a Hundred-Year Soul Beast dropping one is minuscule, and even a Thousand-Year Soul Beast only offers a slim chance.
Generally speaking, only Soul Beasts over ten thousand years old have a decent chance of dropping a Soul Bone.
Countless Soul Masters across the Douluo Continent spend their entire lives without ever obtaining one.
We've really hit the jackpot this time!"
Soul Bones only form inside powerful Soul Beasts that undergo a special event at the moment of death. Ordinary Soul Beasts don't produce them.
Of course, this was only a rudimentary theory pieced together during Douluo I.
According to the settings in the later installments, Soul Bones were actually cultivated by Soul Beasts with the right aptitude. In a manner of speaking, they could be considered unfinished Soul Cores!
Besides their age, Soul Bones also varied in rarity.
The rarest were naturally External Soul Bones, like the Eight Spider Lances and the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's palm bone.
After that, the torso bone was the strongest, followed by the skull, then the right arm bone, left arm bone, left leg bone, and right leg bone.
Soul Bones produced by Soul Beasts of ten thousand years or less came with one Soul Skill, while those produced by hundred-thousand-year Soul Beasts came with at least two.
Once absorbed, a Soul Bone fused with the body and couldn't be removed voluntarily. It only fell off automatically when its owner died.
There were exceptions, of course. Those at the Titled Douluo level or above could forcibly remove limb Soul Bones by severing their own limbs and losing ten levels of Soul Power.
A mere five-thousand-year Soul Beast had not only dropped a Soul Bone, but a relatively rare Right Arm Soul Bone at that!
As for just how valuable the Soul Beast before them was, Qin Yun could only say: if you knew, you knew.
Besides, if a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast failed its tribulation or failed to advance into a Ferocious Beast, its Soul Core would explode, preventing it from leaving behind a Soul Bone.
For example, the Ice Bear King failed its third great tribulation and left no Soul Bone behind.
A Soul Beast that failed to cultivate again would also lose its Soul Bone if its Soul Core was destroyed or its Soul Power was plundered. For instance, Snow Empress couldn't produce a Soul Bone because her Soul Core was destroyed, while Sky Dream Ice Silkworm couldn't form one after Di Tian and its other natural enemies plundered its Soul Power.
By the era of Legend of the Dragon King, the hundreds of dragon remains in the small world of the Dragon Graveyard all contained Soul Bones. By then, Soul Bones had become relatively more common.
If he could get there ahead of time, then he'd really strike it rich!
Of course, to keep the three of them from getting ahead of themselves, Qin Yun only gave them a simple explanation of how rare Soul Bones were.
He didn't tell them about the later secrets.
Wang Sheng stood to one side, fists clenched as he listened, his heart stirred and his eyes full of envy.
"Possessing a Soul Bone can greatly enhance your physical strength and Soul Power reserves, and it also grants you an additional, exclusive Soul Skill. In a battle between Soul Masters of the same level, someone with a Soul Bone has an almost overwhelming advantage.
On the Soul Master trading market, this thing is worth a fortune. It could be exchanged for a great many precious cultivation resources!"
Qin Yun quietly calculated. Although a five-thousand-year Soul Bone wasn't very old, its location was excellent. Selling it for hundreds of thousands of Gold Soul Coins wouldn't be a problem.
At first, Qin Yun's idea had been simple.
This tiger-type Soul Bone didn't match his Martial Soul, and its age was too low for him to want it.
He could sell it and get a huge sum of Gold Soul Coins.
Then he could buy heavenly treasures like Whale Rubber to temper his foundation and speed up his cultivation breakthrough. It would be a worthwhile investment.
But after thinking it over, Qin Yun forcibly put the idea aside.
System, get out here. Quit playing dead. If I give this Soul Bone to Tang San or Wang Sheng, will I get a reward?
[God King Tang already has a full set of Soul Bones. If the host wants to curry favor this way, this system doesn't recommend it.
Be careful: instead of patting the horse's backside, you might end up patting its hooves.
The same goes for Asura God Xiao Wu.
As for Wang Sheng... Who's Wang Sheng?]
Qin Yun: "..."
Sorry, I forgot you were a brainless system. My bad.
"What I mean is, if I give it to Huo Yuhao, will I get a reward for giving it to Huo Yuhao at this point in time?"
[Giving it to Huo Yuhao at this point in time counts as an investment, so the system will indeed provide a reward.
However, one thing to remind the host of is that Huo Yuhao is the child of destiny on the Douluo Continent. He'll have more opportunities in the future than he knows what to do with. Equipping him with this inferior Soul Bone early could do him more harm than good, in a sense. The host is advised to choose carefully!]
As long as there was a reward!
As for the system's friendly reminder afterward...
Well, if Wang Sheng really was Huo Gua, then with his destiny, he'd indeed have better options later on. His Soul Bones would start at a hundred thousand years old.
But right now...
He was lucky to have one at all. Who was he to be picky!
Ever since a million-year Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had dropped from Wang Sheng, Qin Yun had begun to take this Douluo I-era NPC more and more seriously.
"I'm not asking for anything else. Just casually give me a Super Divine Artifact. If that's too much, the Blade of Life or Ice Extreme War God Armor would do!"
Super Divine Artifacts were hard to come by. There were only a few of them, even in Douluo IV, let alone Douluo I.
But although they were rare on other people, were they really that rare on Huo Gua?
If even a little something dropped, then a mere five-thousand-year Soul Bone would be more than worth it!
After a moment's thought, Qin Yun turned with the Soul Bone in his hand and looked at Wang Sheng, who wore an uneasy expression.
"Wang Sheng, this Right Arm Soul Bone is yours."
Wang Sheng froze. He jerked his head up, his face filled with disbelief, and his voice trembled slightly.
"Se-Sect Master!
Y-You're joking, right?
You're giving such a precious Soul Bone to me?
I couldn't possibly accept it! A treasure like this should be kept by you. Besides, you were the one who killed that Soul Beast!"
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