Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone! Zhu Lu Leaps Four Levels, Approaching Level Fifty

Dai Huabin's words made Zhu Lu's body tremble slightly.

She looked up, her dark gray eyes misty with tears.

In the past, Dai Huabin treated her well, but it was more out of a sense of responsibility, a bond that maintained the relationship between the two families.

She was the "material" for his Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and his future Duchess.

But now, she could feel that Dai Huabin truly cared about her.

That kind of care came from the bottom of their hearts.

"I..." Zhu Lu tried to say something, but found her throat tightened.

"Take it." Dai Huabin reached out and gently wiped away the tears from the corner of her eyes. "The stronger you become, the better you can protect yourself. In the future, we will face many dangers, and I hope you can have enough ability to protect yourself."

"Besides, we're husband and wife. What's mine is yours."

That last sentence completely shattered Zhu Lu's defenses.

She no longer refused, hugged the Soul Bone tightly in her arms, and nodded heavily.

"I... I'll listen to you."

Dai Huabin smiled and took her hand, "Let's go back to the dormitory. I'll protect you while you fuse it now."

When the two returned to Dai Huabin's dormitory, Di Lingxi was sitting cross-legged on the bed with a pile of colorful candies in front of her.

These were all things Dai Huabin had promised to buy for her.

The little girl was pouting as she sorted the candies by color, muttering to herself.

"Red ones are delicious... Green ones are not delicious... Yellow ones, well, they're alright..."

Seeing Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu come in, she immediately hid the candy behind her back, puffed out her cheeks, and pretended that nothing had happened.

"You're back."

"What are you doing?" Dai Huabin asked, knowing the answer already.

"No, I didn't do anything." Di Lingxi's eyes darted away.

Dai Huabin walked to the bedside and pulled out a handful of candy from behind her. "These aren't for you to eat all at once, or your teeth will hurt."

Di Lingxi pouted, looking aggrieved. "Just a tiny bit."

Dai Huabin put the candy into his Soul Tool, and then took out a food box from it.

"Hungry? Here's some grilled meat from the Flame Dragon Pavilion, take it and eat."

Upon hearing "barbecue," Di Lingxi's eyes lit up instantly.

She snatched the food box and eagerly opened it, immediately releasing a rich aroma of meat.

Wow! Barbecue!

The little girl, clutching her food box, ran to a chair in the corner and began to devour her food without even looking up.

Dai Huabin shook his head helplessly, completely exasperated with this glutton.

He turned to Zhu Lu and said, "Sit on the bed and get ready to begin."

Zhu Lu nodded, walked to the bedside and sat down, placing the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone on her lap.

Dai Huabin set up a simple soundproof soul-guiding array around her to prevent energy fluctuations during the fusion from affecting the outside.

"Ling Xi," he said, turning to the little girl in the corner, "After you finish eating, go play with Sister Snow Empress, okay? Sister Zhu Lu and I have important things to do and can't be disturbed."

"Mmm... okay..." Di Lingxi mumbled, her mouth full of roasted meat.

Dai Huabin was relieved and sat cross-legged opposite Zhu Lu.

"Let's begin. I'll help you guide your Soul Power; don't be nervous."

Zhu Lu took a deep breath to calm her excited emotions.

She slowly channeled her Soul Power into her left leg, and then gently attached the white Soul Bone to it.

The moment the Soul Bone touched the skin, an overwhelming aura of darkness and evil erupted.

Zhu Lu's body jolted violently, and her face instantly turned pale.

The impact of Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast's will was far more terrifying than she had imagined.

"Guard your mind!" Dai Huabin's voice rang in her ears. "Circulate your Soul Power, accept it, don't resist it!"

At the same time, he stretched out his hands and placed them on Zhu Lu's back.

A pure and gentle Soul Power flowed continuously into her body, helping her to regulate the rampant Soul Power within her.

Zhu Lu gritted her teeth and, following Dai Huabin's guidance, began to try to accept that enormous power.

The white Soul Bone seemed to come alive, transforming into a stream of light that instantly merged into her left leg.

A sharp pain shot through her, and fine beads of sweat appeared on Zhu Lu's forehead.

White cloud patterns began to appear on her left leg, and an eerie yet powerful aura continued to rise.

The energy fluctuations within the dormitory are becoming increasingly intense.

The will that erupted from the Soul Bone of the Wind Shadow Leopard King was filled with primal savagery and slaughter.

It transformed into an invisible Ferocious Beast, rampaging through Zhu Lu's mental world, attempting to tear apart all her resistance.

Zhu Lu's face was deathly pale, her body trembled uncontrollably, and large beads of sweat rolled down her forehead, instantly soaking her temples.

The impact of Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast's will was a hundred times more intense than when she fused with any other Soul Ring.

"Huabin..."

She squeezed out two words through gritted teeth, her voice so faint it was almost inaudible.

"I am here."

Dai Huabin's steady voice rang in her ear, carrying a soothing power.

He increased the output of his Soul Power with his hands behind Zhu Lu's back, and a pure Soul Power protected her heart meridian. At the same time, he separated a wisp of spiritual power and carefully probed into her Spiritual Sea.

"Don't fight it, try to understand it." Dai Huabin's voice echoed in her mind. "Every Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast has its own pride. Forcibly suppressing it will only provoke a more ferocious counterattack."

"Feel its power, feel the flow of the wind, feel the changing shadows. You are not trying to enslave it, but to coexist with it."

Dai Huabin's guidance was like a beacon, illuminating Zhu Lu's chaotic mental world.

She endured the excruciating pain of her soul being torn apart, and instead of simply resisting, she began to try to confront that raging will.

Wind Shadow Leopard King, a born assassin of the night, the darling of wind and shadow.

Its will, besides killing, also includes an extreme pursuit of speed and a hidden instinctive control.

These traits are highly compatible with Zhu Lu's Nether Civet Martial Soul.

Gradually, Zhu Lu's resistance softened; she was no longer a fortress with high walls, but transformed into a river channel that guided the flood.

The violent will that struck her was no longer a head-on collision, but rather, guided by her, it began to flow within her body.

The phantom of the Wind Shadow Leopard King roared in her mental world, but within that roar lay a hint of approval.

Dai Huabin could clearly sense the changes within Zhu Lu's body.

The raging storm of Soul Power is subsiding, replaced by a more refined and sharper aura.

The piece of Soul Bone that had merged into her left leg was now perfectly integrated with her flesh and blood, and her meridians.

Strange white lines spread upwards from her ankles, reaching all the way to her upper thighs, exuding a sense of power.

Two hours passed slowly.

When the last trace of the Wind Shadow Leopard King's will was completely assimilated by Zhu Lu, a powerful surge of Soul Power emanated from her and spread outwards.

Zhu Lu suddenly opened her eyes, a flash of white light passing through her gray-black pupils.

Her Soul Power surged at that moment, level 45, level 46, level 47...

Her Soul Power grew at an astonishing rate, and the bottlenecks were as fragile as paper in her eyes.

Finally, this aura slowly subsided at the peak of level 49, just a hair's breadth away from the level 50 mark.

"It's a success."

Dai Huabin withdrew his hands and exhaled a long breath.

The prolonged and intense output of Soul Power and mental guidance had taken a toll on him.

"I..."

Zhu Lu looked down at her hands, feeling the surging power within her body, and was momentarily incredulous.

She only tried lifting her leg slightly.

The next second, her figure vanished from the bed and instantly reappeared at the other end of the room. The whole process was silent, leaving only a faint afterimage.

"So fast?"

Zhu Lu herself was startled; she was completely unprepared for the explosive growth.