Tang Hao: "No--!!!"

At this moment, no one in Martial Soul Hall cared about the departure of Lin Yue.

The atmosphere within Martial Soul Hall had gradually begun to turn strange.

This was because everyone had learned, one after another, that the places where soul beasts once roamed were now completely devoid of them.

The Star Luo Empire and the Heaven Dou Empire in particular, with their absolute advantage in numbers, had almost confirmed that every single soul beast within their borders had vanished.

"How could this happen..."

Disguised as the crown prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, Qian Renxue was stunned the moment she confirmed this news.

She felt an unprecedented sense of absurdity.

Since ancient times, soul beasts had lived alongside humans on the Douluo Continent, and the cultivation of human soul masters could not be separated from them.

The soul skills a soul master obtained through cultivation were also dependent on soul beasts.

She had never imagined that one day, the soul beasts on the Douluo Continent would collectively disappear.

Qian Renxue knew clearly just how outrageous and severe this matter was.

The order of the Douluo Continent, maintained for millions of years, was about to be shaken.

The cultivation system of soul masters would also face collapse.

However, these were not the things that concerned her the most.

What she cared about most was her own cultivation.

Having been lurking in the Heaven Dou Empire all these years, her cultivation had been delayed significantly, leaving her only as a Soul Emperor to this day.

At her age, while others might be considered monstrous geniuses if they reached the Soul King realm, for her, it felt like she had been held back.

"If all the soul beasts are gone, does that mean I won't be able to break through to the Soul Saint realm in the future?"

"Does that mean I won't be able to fulfill my grandfather's wish?"

At the thought of this, Qian Renxue's heart was filled with confusion and helplessness.

"Snake Lance, do you think there is any point in me staying in Heaven Dou?"

"I might not even be able to advance my soul master rank anymore!"

Qian Renxue looked at Snake Lance Douluo with a sense of helplessness, suddenly unsure of what she should do.

"Young Master, there will always be a way when the cart reaches the mountain; you need not be so pessimistic!"

Snake Lance Douluo was also shocked after learning the news, but as a Title Douluo of advanced age, he remained relatively calm.

"Elder Snake Lance, do you have a solution?"

Hearing this, Qian Renxue looked at Snake Lance Douluo with eyes full of hope.

"Young Master, let me share my perspective."

Snake Lance Douluo nodded slightly and said calmly, "According to the intelligence gathered, those soul beasts have indeed all vanished, but the plants and animals without soul power are still here, and the soul power between heaven and earth remains as well."

"Young Master, you understand what this means, don't you?"

Snake Lance Douluo stopped there; what he had said was already quite clear.

"I understand!"

"As long as the plants and animals remain, and the soul power of the world persists, then new soul beasts will surely be born!"

"Although the cultivation of these new soul beasts might be very, very low, as long as there are new soul beasts, there will be new soul rings. Even if they are white ten-year soul rings, they will be enough for me to break through my soul master rank."

Qian Renxue said excitedly, the confusion in her eyes dissipating significantly.

In this way, although absorbing low-quality soul rings would affect her future cultivation, at least she knew that she could continue to cultivate.

With the quality of her martial soul, even if she absorbed white soul rings for all her remaining slots, she could still reach the Title Douluo realm.

It was the ordinary soul masters who would suffer, especially those at lower ranks. Without high-quality soul rings, their martial souls would be unable to undergo any evolution. Many ordinary soul masters who could have reached the Soul King or Soul Emperor ranks might be stuck at the Soul Elder or Soul Ancestor levels for the rest of their lives.

If a martial soul cannot receive sufficient evolution, certain thresholds will become impassable forever.

Otherwise, there wouldn't be the saying that "to reach the Title Douluo realm, one must have the optimal soul ring configuration."

Seeing Qian Renxue recover, Snake Lance Douluo breathed a sigh of relief.

Actually, there was something he hadn't said.

New soul beasts might be born in the future, but it was also possible that those soul beasts would disappear the moment they appeared.

"Elder Snake Lance, return to Martial Soul Hall immediately and pass this information back."

"Martial Soul Hall must have collected quite a bit of information already. By passing this on, you can help that woman understand the situation more comprehensively."

After calming down, Qian Renxue immediately gave her orders to Snake Lance Douluo.

"Yes, Young Master!"

"This subordinate will return at once."

Snake Lance Douluo acknowledged the order, his figure slowly retreating until he disappeared from Qian Renxue's sight.

"Hoo..."

"Could it be that in the future, I really have to absorb white spirit rings?"

Qian Renxue watched Snake Lance Douluo leave, her expression instantly collapsing as her tone filled with bitterness and reluctance.

"Master, that is the place!"

"I can sense it; that spirit bone is still there."

After leaving Martial Soul Hall, Lin Yue had finally arrived at the waterfall hidden deep within the mountains behind Holy Soul Village after a long flight.

Whoosh~

Ah Yin brought Lin Yue directly to land behind the waterfall.

That's right, for this entire journey, Ah Yin had been carrying Lin Yue.

Because Ah Yin possessed a flight spirit skill, flying with her was much faster and more spirit-power-efficient than Lin Yue using his own spirit power to fly.

Hum--

Upon arriving at the spot where Ah Yin had originally been planted, she reached out and beckoned, causing the box buried beneath the earth to be unearthed.

Once the box opened, a spirit bone radiating a soft halo emerged.

"Master, here!"

After taking the spirit bone that should have belonged to her with both hands, Ah Yin handed it to Lin Yue.

"Alright, then I won't stand on ceremony."

"I'll use it for now, and when I find a better one later, I'll return it to you."

As Lin Yue took it into his hands, a faint glimmer of pleasant surprise flashed in his eyes.

After absorbing the spirit bone, he would be able to master two more spirit skills.

Although the two spirit skills left behind by this spirit bone of Ah Yin's were not meant for combat, they were better than nothing.

It was still much better than having no spirit skills at all, so he would make do for now.

Title Douluo could extract spirit bones, but it was limited to the limbs, and one would have to sever the hand or foot to retrieve the bone.

However, Martial Soul Hall had already developed a secret technique to extract bones directly, though it had not been made public.

With the cooperation of Ah Yin, who excelled in healing, that secret technique would be even simpler to execute.

Hum--

With Lin Yue's cultivation as a Title Douluo, it didn't take long for him to successfully refine the Blue Silver Empress 100,000-Year Right Leg Bone.

This spirit bone allowed Lin Yue to gain two spirit skills while simultaneously enhancing his physique.

It was just a pity that, much like when Tang San absorbed this spirit bone in the original story, it did not bring about an increase in his level.

Lin Yue's Soul Power Level remained at 91.

However, Lin Yue was not anxious about his cultivation; the spirit beasts he had successfully tamed within the Containment Shelter could provide him with a constant stream of feedback.

Once he tamed all the powerful spirit beasts inside, he would be able to reach level 99 even while lying down.

"Let's go, this time I'll carry you!"

Lin Yue wrapped his arm around Ah Yin's slender waist, leaped into the air, and began to traverse the sky using the spirit skill he had just acquired from the bone.

Bang--

Less than a quarter of an hour after Lin Yue and Ah Yin had departed, a figure landed rapidly behind the waterfall.

When Tang Hao saw that the spot where Ah Yin had originally been planted was empty, he let out a shrill, mournful howl:

"No--!"