Lu Ma: Taking an External Soul Bone

At this moment, the Man Faced Demon Spider was hiding not far away, completely unaware that Ning Rongrong had already discovered it.

Ning Rongrong hesitated where she stood.

Upon learning that the probability of suppressing a spirit beast over 2,800 years old was not zero, Lu Ma had considered seeking out an even higher-tier beast. Since he could save his progress, he could turn a non-zero probability into 100%.

However... it just had to be a Man Faced Demon Spider, the creature that offered a chance at an External Soul Bone upon absorbing its spirit ring, and the only known source of one in the first part of Douluo Dalu.

After a moment of hesitation, Ning Rongrong took action. The Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda appeared in her hand, and its first level suddenly lit up, releasing a purple glow.

In an instant, the purple light surged, illuminating the body of the Man Faced Demon Spider.

Just as the Man Faced Demon Spider tried to move, it sensed an invisible pressure bearing down upon it.

Ning Rongrong, accustomed to being controlled, suddenly focused her mind.

It was painful, and exhausting!

She did not know what the person controlling her was thinking at this moment, nor did she want to know, because she felt that he was confident.

But now that she had regained her senses, she realized that before her was a Man Faced Demon Spider over three thousand years old. Setting aside the fact that this spirit beast had no compatibility with the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda, the age alone was unheard of for a third spirit ring.

She could already feel her spirit power depleting and her body beginning to bleed.

Yet, she could only watch as she continuously pulled out Red Potions and Blue Potions to drink.

With her body caught between states of weakening and recovery, she gradually reached her limit. Finally, she heard a sound of furious table-slamming, and her consciousness began to blur.

[Suppression failed, health depleted--]

[You have died]

[Please load save file]

"Are you kidding me? I can hit a 0.6% gacha rate, but you fail an 80% suppression chance?"

Lu Ma slammed his desk hard, took a few breaths, and returned to the save point.

"Try again."

Am I going to die?

Ning Rongrong felt her body gradually collapsing, listened to the echoes in her mind, and as she regained control of her body, she thought.

So, he could release control when she died, letting her fully experience the moments before death.

What a ruthless person.

Although she was cursing, there was no malice in Ning Rongrong's tone. She was merely stating a fact.

Immediately after, she felt the scene around her rewinding...

She had returned to the moment before she used the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda?

Enduring the pain, she stared at the scene before her in disbelief.

She was standing there perfectly fine, and the Man Faced Demon Spider was motionless in the distance.

This was her second time experiencing a save-load operation, and she was still somewhat dazed.

Was that just a dream? Or did he rewind time?

As she felt her body, sure enough, she had lost control again.

Then, she helplessly watched as the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda appeared in her hand once more.

Wait, what are you doing? Haven't we already tried this and seen it doesn't work?

But Ning Rongrong's words were not transmitted to Lu Ma.

The first level of the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda continued to emit purple light, which found its way onto the Man Faced Demon Spider.

One bottle, two bottles, three bottles...

After drinking a full seven Life Potions and Energy Potions, Lu Ma looked at the text on the screen and finally let out a long sigh of relief.

[Suppression successful!]

Ning Rongrong stared blankly at everything.

No way, it actually worked?

She was left speechless.

She watched as her own body stepped forward and began to absorb the spirit ring.

Then, Ning Rongrong suddenly remembered that this spirit beast was not suitable for her Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda!

Consequently, pain flooded her entire body once again. Ning Rongrong nearly lost consciousness several times, but she gritted her teeth and held on.

Though she told herself she was holding on, Ning Rongrong always felt that the person controlling her was the one refusing to let her pass out.

Through the agony, through the suffering, the spirit ring was successfully absorbed!

The third level of the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda lit up, emitting a green glow.

Finally!

Ning Rongrong let out a sigh of relief, no longer dwelling on the mismatch between the spirit beast and her martial soul.

But the good times didn't last long. Just as she breathed a sigh of relief, she heard--

"What do you mean soul ring absorption successful, external soul bone not obtained? Where's my external soul bone?"

She found herself back in the state she was in before releasing her martial soul.

Ah-- I'm really going to fight you, young lady! I've already succeeded in absorbing it. Are you refusing to give up that damn external soul bone?

Unfortunately, Lu Ma couldn't hear her. He was just repeatedly reloading.

[Suppression successful! Soul ring absorption failed!]

Don't keep doing this!

[Suppression failed!]

You jerk, when I find you, you'll regret it!

[Suppression successful! Soul ring absorption successful! External soul bone not obtained!]

Please, stop.

[Suppression successful! Soul ring absorption successful! External soul bone not obtained!]

Please, I beg you, is that okay?

[Suppression successful! Soul ring absorption failed!]

This feels so strange... It's like... I'm going to die.

[Suppression successful! Soul ring absorption successful! External soul bone obtained!]

...Ning Rongrong had no more thoughts. In other words, she was numb.

"Hoo--"

Lu Ma looked at the result on the screen and nodded with satisfaction.

"That's more like it."

Then he opened the character panel.

[Ning Rongrong, 12 years old, Level 32, Tool Soul Elder]

[Martial Soul: Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda (+2)]

[Physical Fitness Level 13, Mental Strength Level 32]

[Soul Rings: Purple, Yellow, Purple]

[External Soul Bone: Eight Spider Lances]

Then he opened his backpack and drank all the experience potions, bringing his Soul Power Level to 33.

He clicked on the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda to check the third soul skill, which surprised him a little.

[Third Soul Skill: Poison Attribute Amplification]

[Can remove the poisoned state of a designated unit and add 60% poison element damage to its attack]

It wasn't a soul power amplification.

But it didn't matter. He had blue potions, so soul power wasn't that important to him.

He also checked the first two soul skills. The amplified attributes had reached 60%, and so had Trapped Beast. The maximum usage count had become 3 times, and the soul ring's age had become 3000 years.

He put away all the interfaces, saved the game, and looked around.

"What if there's a treasure chest in this forest?"

It seemed like a very normal operation to put treasure chests in dungeons.

He cheered himself on and began to search the forest.

Flender watched as the surrounding soul beasts gradually became millennium-level, even faintly exceeding five thousand years, yet he still found no trace of Ning Rongrong. He finally realized he had made a mistake.

His initial goal was to train the combat abilities of the two support soul masters under the attack of millennium soul beasts. As for absorbing soul rings, he would find suitable millennium soul rings for them; they didn't need to absorb them on the spot. Of course, he wasn't afraid. No support soul master could solo kill a soul beast of the same level, at least not that he had heard of.

"Going the wrong way means I've wasted a lot of time. This is troublesome."

Flender adjusted his glasses, feeling a chill down his spine.

He felt like he was about to become the next Zhao Wuji.

He shook his head fiercely and planned to cross to the other side through the wild path in the middle. Just then, he saw fresh bloodstains on the grass.