External Soul Bone: Wind-Thunder Wings

Xiao Wu looked at the unconscious Li Han, a trace of heartache and a few hints of joy flashing through her eyes.

Just now, Li Han had held her in his arms and used his own body to withstand the heavy blow.

Xiao Wu knew she had not misjudged him.

Li Han was the kind of friend who would risk his life to protect her.

"Er Ming, let's put Li Han somewhere safe before we leave.

That's the Purple Thunder Rocs' nest. You knocked those two Purple Thunder Rocs unconscious, and they'll need at least a full day and night to wake up.

Let's leave him inside first. When he wakes up, he can hunt the Purple Thunder Rocs directly and obtain his Soul Ring.

After I see Da Ming with you, I'll come right back."

"Alright."

The Titan Giant Ape immediately picked Li Han up and placed him in the Purple Thunder Rocs' nest.

A large and a small Purple Thunder Roc lay nearby. They were the very two Li Han had been watching earlier.

"Wait for me, Li Han."

Xiao Wu murmured softly, then jumped onto the Titan Giant Ape's shoulder. One large and one small, they quickly vanished into the distance.

After a while, Li Han suddenly opened his eyes.

"Ugh... That hurt. This Titan Giant Ape is really brutal. The aftershock alone nearly shook my bones apart.

Good thing the Elephant Armor Skill is sturdy enough. Those six levels of cultivation weren't for nothing."

Li Han had never actually fainted. He had merely pretended to be unconscious.

Still, that blow had indeed been extremely heavy. An ordinary Soul Master would have been unable to withstand it.

He had used the Breath Concealment Art within the Blinking Sword Technique to feign unconsciousness, fooling the Titan Giant Ape and giving Xiao Wu an opportunity to leave with it.

"I had planned to deliberately get separated from Xiao Wu while fighting the Purple Thunder Rocs. I didn't expect the Titan Giant Ape to arrive so quickly.

But whatever. As long as the result is right.

Now it's time to obtain my Soul Ring."

Li Han walked over to the two Purple Thunder Rocs.

One was large and one was small. The larger one was over three thousand years old, while the smaller one was around six hundred years old.

"Bringing Xiao Wu here was indeed the right choice. This saves me from hunting them myself—I can just pick up the spoils."

The corners of Li Han's mouth lifted slightly. Then, he pulled out the Lost Track Formation from his Storage Bag with his right hand.

"Formation, rise!"

Eight Array Flags shot out, enclosing the entire Purple Thunder Roc nest.

The next moment, the enormous bird nest vanished from sight, as though it had never existed.

The first function of the Lost Track Formation: concealment!

Unless someone barged straight in, it was nearly impossible to see the scene within the formation with the naked eye.

After doing this, Li Han did not stop. Instead, he took out the Spirit Condensing Formation and directly covered the hundred-year Purple Thunder Roc.

Refine a Soul Crystal!

Since it was nearby anyway, he might as well take it too rather than waste it.

Only after finishing all this did Li Han turn his attention to the Purple Thunder Roc.

"My third Soul Ring, here I come."

Li Han immediately summoned the Heavenly Thunder Bamboo, turning it into a long spear and driving it straight into the Purple Thunder Roc's vital point!

The unconscious thousand-year Purple Thunder Roc died without even making a sound.

Seeing the purple Soul Ring emerge, Li Han was delighted. He immediately sat cross-legged and began absorbing it.

The Azure Essence Sword Art circulated, drawing all the powerful Soul Power within the Soul Ring into his body.

"What surging Soul Power! This Purple Thunder Roc is over three thousand years old! Its Soul Power has probably exceeded three thousand five hundred years!"

Li Han was startled and immediately pushed the Azure Essence Sword Art with all his strength, digesting the astonishing Soul Power.

In an instant, his meridians were completely filled with Soul Power, and they even showed faint signs of rupturing.

"This is bad, there's too much Soul Power!"

Li Han immediately took out an Essence Nourishing Pill and swallowed it.

The pure medicinal power spread through his body, repairing his damaged flesh.

But this only delayed the collapse of his body.

If not for the powerful physique granted by the Elephant Armor Skill, Li Han would likely have already exploded to death.

"Wait, why does this Purple Thunder Roc also possess wind-attributed Soul Power? Could it be a mutant?"

Li Han discovered another extremely troubling issue.

The immense Soul Power alone would have been manageable, but the wind-attributed Soul Power was a serious problem.

He had always wanted to preserve the pure attribute of the Heavenly Thunder Bamboo. If wind attributes were mixed into it, that would not be a good thing for him.

"No, I need to find a way to disperse this portion of Soul Power."

Just as Li Han was about to act, he suddenly felt an itch on his back.

It seemed as though some force was about to burst out of his body from behind.

"This is..."

Li Han froze. Then his shirt tore apart, and a pair of wings suddenly emerged!

Upon closer inspection, the wings looked exactly like those of the Purple Thunder Roc from before.

"An External Soul Bone?"

Li Han immediately realized what it was and could not help but rejoice.

He had not expected that, after absorbing a Soul Ring beyond his level for the third time, he had finally obtained an External Soul Bone.

And it was the most precious kind of Soul Bone: an External Soul Bone!

"Originally, I could only disperse the wind-attributed Soul Power. But now, I can fuse all of it into these wings.

Right! I can use artifact-refining methods!

I can directly refine this External Soul Bone into Wind-Thunder Wings!

They came from a mutated Purple Thunder Roc and possess both wind and thunder power. They're the perfect material for refining Wind-Thunder Wings!"

With that thought, Li Han no longer hesitated. He immediately activated the Wind-Thunder Wings refining method from the Artifact Refining Compendium, transferring all the surging Soul Power within his body into the wings.

At the same time, he formed one restriction after another and fused them into the wings, refining them.

As he continued, the originally astonishing Soul Power was rapidly consumed, while the pair of External Soul Bones on his back underwent a tremendous transformation.

They had originally only resembled Purple Thunder Roc wings, but now they increasingly looked like genuine Wind-Thunder Wings.

Nourished by the powers of wind and thunder, they gradually became dazzling and radiant.

The simultaneous absorption of the Soul Ring and External Soul Bone caused Li Han's aura to rise continuously.

Only after reaching level thirty-three did that rising momentum finally ease.

And that was only because Li Han had poured most of the Soul Power into the transformation of the Wind-Thunder Wings. Otherwise, he might have risen another one or two levels.

Suddenly, Li Han felt the Soul Power within his body beginning to dissipate.

It did not stop until one-tenth of his newly gained Soul Power had dispersed.

"It's begun. Once the Azure Essence Sword Art reaches the fourth level, the issue of Soul Power dissipation starts to appear."

Li Han knew he had reached the stage where he could disperse his cultivation and cultivate anew, but he was in no hurry to do so now.

After all, the Wind-Thunder Wings had not yet been completed. Dispersing his cultivation now would be suicidal.

Besides, this was the Star Dou Great Forest. If he dispersed his cultivation, he would not even know how to get out.

"I'll refine the Wind-Thunder Wings first. The matter of dispersing my cultivation can wait."

Li Han formed more restrictions and injected them into the Wind-Thunder Wings.

Time passed swiftly.

No one knew how long had passed before Li Han finally completed the refinement of the Wind-Thunder Wings.

The once-enormous Wind-Thunder Wings had now shrunk to a size suited to Li Han's body.

The left wing was wrapped in faint azure breezes, while the right wing flickered with faint golden lightning.

Wind on the left, thunder on the right!

The Wind-Thunder Wings were complete!

Li Han opened his eyes, and hints of blue lightning gleamed within them.

Before Li Han could rejoice, an exceptionally piercing roc cry suddenly rang out!

The next moment, the Lost Track Formation shattered with a tremendous crash.

An even larger Purple Thunder Roc appeared above Li Han.

"This is bad!"