Three Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones? External Soul Bone: Sixty Thousand Year Bone-Eroding Poison King Scorpion Tail Hook Bone! (Seeking Follow-up Reads!)

The group of Medusas, originally aggressive and poised to launch a petrification attack, seemed to have their spines ripped out the moment this dragon might descended.

Thump!

Thump!

Hundreds of Medusas, including their leader, collapsed to the ground instantly, stripped of any room to resist.

They shivered violently, burying their heads deep into the mud, not even daring to glance at Dugu Yan, as they let out whines of extreme terror.

It was a submission and fear that originated from the depths of their souls!

The entire valley fell into instant, deathly silence.

Dugu Bo watched this exaggerated scene, his mouth slightly agape, unable to close it for a long time.

Back in the day, he had exhausted every ounce of his strength and nearly lost his life just to handle that single Medusa Queen.

And yet, now...

Senior Yu Nan had suppressed this entire nest just by releasing a sliver of his aura?

Was this what they called... bloodline suppression?

His predecessor, the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor, had remained dormant in this valley for hundreds of years.

Years of accumulated bloodline suppression allowed Yu Nan to easily subdue this group of Medusas.

"A bunch of trash."

Yu Nan swept a cold glance over the huddled mass of Medusas before withdrawing his gaze to look toward the deepest part of the valley.

"Let's go, don't let this garbage block our path."

"The item is at the bottom of the poison pool ahead."

In this suffocating silence, the grandfather and granddaughter stepped over the shivering Medusas, walking toward the depths of the valley as if they were in an empty land.

The further they went, the thicker the fishy, sweet scent in the air became, to the point where even the surrounding rocks had been corroded into honeycomb shapes.

Finally, a deep pool about ten zhang in diameter appeared before them.

The pool water was a strange, ink-green color, as viscous as paste.

From time to time, huge bubbles would rise to the surface and burst, releasing nauseating, multicolored toxic smoke.

This was the "Myriad Poison Pool."

Even a Poison Douluo like Dugu Bo couldn't help but frown as he looked at the water.

The toxicity here was so fierce that even a Soul Saint would likely melt into pus if they touched a single drop.

"It's down there."

Yu Nan's voice echoed in Dugu Yan's mind, carrying a hint of lazy recollection.

"Right at the center of the pool floor, there is a piece of Ten Thousand Year Profound Iron Essence pressing down on it. The item is in a hidden compartment beneath that Profound Iron Essence."

In truth, deep within Yu Nan's memories, the impression of these few soul bones had become somewhat blurred.

After all, his predecessor, the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor, had lived for over a hundred thousand years.

Over those long, long years, the number of soul beasts it had devoured and treasures it had seen was countless.

To human soul masters, these soul bones were incredibly precious.

But to it back then, they were merely "bone scraps" that were slightly harder and difficult to digest.

Or perhaps just shiny little trinkets it had collected on a whim.

If not for the need to improve Dugu Yan's strength this time, he likely would never have remembered that he had buried some "private savings" in this remote corner.

I remember... one of them seemed to be an External Soul Bone?

Yu Nan muttered to himself in his Sea of Consciousness.

It's been too long, I can't recall clearly. It seems it was dropped by a mutated soul beast I swatted to death on a whim; I kept it because the shape looked strange.

If it really is an External Soul Bone, then this girl's luck is heaven-defying. External Soul Bones are treasures, after all. They can evolve alongside the soul master's strength. In the future, if she becomes a god, they could even become part of her divine armor or transform into a divine artifact.

Thinking of this, even Yu Nan couldn't help but feel a bit of anticipation.

"Grandfather, do it."

Dugu Yan relayed the message.

Dugu Bo nodded, took a deep breath, and surged his soul power throughout his body.

"Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor, appear!"

With a low shout, the massive phantom of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor manifested behind him.

Dugu Bo was not foolish enough to jump in directly.

Instead, he controlled the enormous tail of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor, wrapping it in vigorous soul power, and thrust it violently into the viscous poison pool.

Gurgle—!

The pool water churned violently, as if it were a giant beast being provoked.

Dugu Bo's brows locked tightly, and the veins on his forehead bulged.

The density of this pool water was immense, and it possessed extreme corrosiveness; even with his soul power, controlling it was quite strenuous.

"Found it!"

A moment later, a flash of brilliance ignited in Dugu Bo's eyes.

"Rise!"

Following his explosive shout, the tail of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor whipped out of the pool water.

It coiled around a massive iron chest, encased in thick sludge and toxic grime, and slammed it heavily onto the rocks by the shore.

Bang!

The earth itself seemed to tremble.

Although the iron chest was pitted and corroded, one could vaguely discern that it was forged from Ten Thousand Year Profound Iron Essence, making it exceptionally sturdy.

"Open it."

Yu Nan said indifferently.

Dugu Bo waved his hand, releasing a burst of soul power to shake off the sludge on the chest, then channeled strength into his palm and slammed it onto the lid.

Snap!

The rusted lock shattered instantly.

Dugu Bo heaved the heavy lid open.

Hum—!

There was no sky-piercing treasure light as one might imagine; instead, an intensely frigid aura instantly permeated the air.

Inside the chest, three bones lay quietly.

On the left was a left arm bone, pitch-black and emitting a faint, chilling glow; judging by its quality, it was at least thirty thousand years old.

On the right was a dark red right leg bone, with a faint scent of blood lingering about it; its quality was also around forty thousand years.

Although these two were precious, in the eyes of Dugu Bo, who had seen a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, they were nothing special.

What truly captured everyone's attention was the piece in the center.

It was a bone of an extremely bizarre shape.

It was neither a hand bone, nor a leg bone, nor a skull or torso bone.

Its entire body presented a translucent purple-gray hue, composed of fine, dense segments.

The tip was sharp like a hook, looking like a miniature version of... a scorpion tail?

Or perhaps the spinal tailbone of some kind of serpent?

It lay there silently, yet it seemed like a living thing, radiating a heart-palpitating, evil fluctuation.

The moment he saw this bone, Dugu Bo's pupils contracted into pinpricks, and he exclaimed in shock:

"This... this is..."

"An External Soul Bone?!"

Within the Sea of Consciousness, Yu Nan's eyes also lit up when he saw the bone, his heart settling with certainty.

As expected! It seems my judgment was correct.

Yu Nan was in a great mood, his voice carrying a hint of a smile:

"Not bad, luck is on our side."

"Old Poison Freak, you didn't see wrong."

"This is the External Soul Bone that is worth more than ten thousand gold in the soul master world."

"If I remember correctly."

"This should have been dropped after I scavenged and killed a sixty-thousand-year cultivation Bone-Eroding Poison King Scorpion that had fought to a mutual destruction with a Blazing Azure Wolf."

"This bone should be the tail hook of that Bone-Eroding Poison King Scorpion, mutated after fusing with a portion of its spine."

"Si... sixty thousand years?!

And it's an External Soul Bone?!"

Dugu Bo felt as if his heart were about to leap out of his chest.

External Soul Bones were rare by nature, typically possessing only a one-in-ten-thousand chance of dropping, and most were merely at the thousand-year or ten-thousand-year level.

A sixty-thousand-year External Soul Bone?

This was simply unheard of!

The value of this item was absolutely no less than that one-hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone!

"Yan-yan, quickly!

Put it away!"

Dugu Bo was so excited he was incoherent, gesturing wildly with his hands:

"This is an External Soul Bone!

Once absorbed, it can evolve alongside your strength just like a Soul Ring!

With it, your combat power will undergo a qualitative leap!"

Dugu Yan looked at that purple-gray tail-hook bone, her eyes filled with longing and shock.

She could feel that this bone seemed to be calling out to her, creating a strange resonance with the toxins inside her body.

"Don't be in such a rush to put it away."

Yu Nan's voice rang out at the right moment, carrying an unquestionable majesty:

"There is no time like the present."

"Although the environment here is harsh, the poisonous gas emitted by this Myriad Poison Pool is the best nourishment for this poison-attribute External Soul Bone."

"Yan-yan, right here, absorb it."