Fusion of Soul Bones

After absorbing his fifth soul ring, his soul power had already reached level 53. Over these past three months, aside from completing academy missions, Ning Que had spent most of his time diligently cultivating.

However, the cultivation speed of an auxiliary-type soul master was simply too slow.

Fortunately, his foundation was solid. With the integration of the Gold of Life and the subsequent cleansing of his body, his soul power advanced further. Combined with his existing reserves, he easily broke through by one level, reaching level 54.

The reason he only increased by one level was that the core function of the Gold of Life was to improve one's constitution and expand and reinforce the sea of consciousness; it did not have the direct effect of increasing soul power.

"This is the remaining Gold of Life, keep it for backup."

"Whether it is that Life Carving Knife or your flying sword named 'Spare Me Senior,' both have merged into one and formed their own small world. Try not to use their power unless absolutely necessary; once your strength is sufficient in the future, these two will be the foundation for forging divine artifacts."

Mentioning the name Ning Que had given that flying sword, even Electrolux couldn't help but lose his composure.

At first, he had been baffled but felt it sounded impressive, but once he realized that many people liked to shout out their move names during battle, he immediately understood what kind of mischief this brat was up to.

He really was a naughty little fellow.

Afterward, Electrolux gave the remaining thumb-sized piece of Gold of Life to Ning Que.

He then went to sleep, looking slightly exhausted.

When Ning Que integrated the Gold of Life into his sea of consciousness, waves of rich vitality continuously surged beneath the pagoda, bestowing no small amount of blessings upon everyone there.

Within the sect, many even took advantage of this opportunity to advance further.

As for what happened afterward, neither Ning Que nor Ye Guyi participated.

They were both busy fusing soul bones.

The soul bone Ye Guyi was fusing was, naturally, a god-level soul bone: the Angel Set.

The increase in her strength and the further advancement of her mental power allowed her to fuse another god-level soul bone.

This time, Ye Guyi chose the torso bone.

She wanted her seventh soul ring to come from a soul beast of a higher age.

As for Ning Que, he was fusing the 290,000-year Diamond Mammoth torso bone he had obtained from Shrek Academy.

Time passed slowly, and half a month later, Ning Que was the first to finish the fusion.

Relying on the soul bone fusion, his soul power level jumped by three, reaching level 57 directly.

This was truly because that soul bone had existed for such a long time.

If it had been obtained from a soul beast just recently hunted, a 290,000-year torso bone would have been enough to boost Ning Que's soul power to the point of being infinitely close to a Soul Emperor in one go.

But that was not the most important thing.

The most important thing was that, thanks to the fusion of this 290,000-year gemstone-type soul bone, his martial soul had finally evolved further, completely transforming from the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda into the Eight Treasures Glazed Pagoda.

He had finally succeeded in taking the first step toward breaking the shackles of his martial soul.

The more this happened, the more Ning Que understood that to recast the Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda, he had to demand the best for every step he took; he could not settle or compromise.

If he took even one wrong step, he would lose the opportunity.

Unless he obtained the Aromatic Silk Beauty.

Another half month passed before Ye Guyi finished her soul bone fusion. Her soul power had reached level 69; she only needed one more step to break through to level 70 and become a Soul Saint.

Ye Guyi was not in a hurry. If she had wanted to break through, she could have done so long ago. The reason she hadn't was, on one hand, that she wanted to possess things that were truly her own—things beyond her martial soul and soul skills—and on the other, she wanted her martial soul's attributes to evolve into the ultimate level.

It was ridiculous to say, but neither the god-level martial soul Six-Winged Angel from ten thousand years ago nor the Holy Angel martial soul she possessed were of the ultimate attribute.

According to the last words left by Qian Renxue, Ye Guyi speculated that it was highly likely someone had tampered with the inheritance of the Angel God, which was why such a situation had occurred.

The two of them then ended their seclusion.

Just as they left, they happened to run into Yang Pojun, who was returning from hunting for a soul ring with his son.

"Uncle Yang, congratulations on becoming a Title Douluo. My Nine Treasures Glazed Sect has gained another honorary elder."

Ning Que looked at Yang Duo, who had undergone a complete transformation. He knew this meant he had successfully obtained a hundred-thousand-year soul ring.

There was no need to mention the older generation of soul masters in the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect; whether it was Elder Shi or Elder Yang, they all possessed hundred-thousand-year soul rings—the former having two, and the latter having one.

But among the core generation, out of the many Title Douluo, only two possessed hundred-thousand-year soul rings: one was his mother, Yun Shuwan.

The other was the Red Dragon Douluo Wu Tianxin, which was why the sect placed such importance on Wu Feng.

As for the Thunder Eagle Douluo Lei Yun and the recruited Crocodile King Douluo Jin Heng, neither of them possessed hundred-thousand-year soul rings.

On the contrary, the later recruits, such as the Golden Tiger Douluo Dai Chengfeng and the rising star of the Breaking Clan, Yang Duo, both possessed hundred-thousand-year soul rings and their own hundred-thousand-year soul bones.

They were the pillars of the sect's future.

However, one thing was hard to change: the quality of both their martial souls could only be considered high-grade; they did not reach the level of super martial souls.

In the future, level 97 Title Douluo would be their limit, unless they encountered further opportunities that might allow them to advance to level 98.

As for the level 99 Limit Douluo, it was as difficult as ascending to heaven.

"I heard you brat found me a bride. When school starts, I can go with you to see my new bride."

The look in Yang Duo's eyes as he looked at Ning Que was filled with doting affection.

If it weren't for this kid, given his own foundation and reserves, he really wouldn't have been able to absorb a hundred-thousand-year ninth soul ring. Fortunately, relying on that vitality to strengthen his physique, combined with the assistance of the soul bone, he had successfully obtained a hundred-thousand-year ninth soul ring.

As for finding a second-hand woman to be his wife, he didn't have any particular hang-ups about that.

If it could cause the future family's inherited martial soul to evolve, or even transform directly into the Evil-Breaking Dragon Soul Spear, he wouldn't mind if she were fifth-hand, let alone second-hand.

"It's a deal, it's a deal! As long as you don't have any objections, Uncle Yang, I'm determined to poach this wife for you."

Ning Que was also very happy; the mere thought of Uncle Yang cuckolding Yan Shaozhe filled him with an inexplicable excitement.

With another Title Douluo appearing among the wielders of the Soul-Breaking Spear martial soul, the ones most envious were undoubtedly the members of the former Defense Clan.

Since merging into the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect, they had been living quite well over the years, and their clan had gradually grown significantly, but due to the limitations of their martial soul quality, they had never produced a true powerhouse.

The last time a Title Douluo had appeared among them was a thousand years ago.

Fortunately, the Young Master had planned a path of development for them; as long as the Defense Clan followed that plan, perhaps in five or six generations, their inherited martial soul would undergo a fundamental change.

With another Title Douluo appearing within the sect, the successive joyous events made Sect Master Ning Yunfan extremely happy, and he threw a grand banquet.

He insisted on celebrating no matter what.

Ning Que and Ye Guyi simply took this opportunity to join in and relax.

While wandering around, he arrived at the sect's Gravity Training Room.

There, he saw Elder Jin whipping Jin Sheng.

Holding a ten-thousand-year Diamond Vine, he lashed Jin Sheng's body again and again.

Each strike of the vine left the skin dripping with blood, yet it simultaneously infused a wisp of the Diamond Vine's power into Jin Sheng's body.

The sensation was truly agonizing.

"Has this kid still not obtained his fourth soul ring?"

Ning Que was somewhat surprised. Back at school, Jin Sheng had already broken through to level forty, and having been back for so long without obtaining his fourth soul ring, it seemed his ambitions were quite grand!

(Apologies, apologies, the update is late today.)