What Is Called a Self-Created Soul Skill?

Watching Jiang He's movements, Dugu Bo silently released his spiritual power to observe the surroundings, preventing any soul beast from breaking in and interrupting Jiang He as he absorbed the soul ring.

Yet very soon, Dugu Bo discovered something was wrong.

The Armor-Piercing Earth Dragon's soul ring, which had been right beside Jiang He, turned into black soul power and slowly entered Jiang He's body.

However, for some unknown reason, this soul power actually began to dissipate, wandering around Jiang He's body.

Even Jiang He himself furrowed his brows, seemingly experiencing something painful.

Dugu Bo's heart skipped a beat, and he thought to himself that this was bad.

Could it be that the age of this soul ring is too high this time, exceeding the limit of what this kid can absorb?

Because Jiang He's first two soul rings both vastly exceeded the ten-thousand-year level of the same rank, and both were decided by himself.

Therefore, when Jiang He stated he wanted to absorb a thirty-thousand-year third ring, Dugu Bo had not thought much of it.

But seeing this scene, he abruptly reacted: Jiang He was still only a Soul Grandmaster who had yet to absorb a third ring!

Ordinary soul masters at this stage were only just beginning to encounter thousand-year soul rings.

What Jiang He wanted to absorb, though, was a soul ring close to forty thousand years old!

This age was already comparable to the seventh soul ring of the vast majority of soul masters.

Even Dugu Bo's own seventh ring was merely a bit over forty thousand years.

Recalling what he felt when he originally absorbed soul rings, a trace of worry involuntarily surfaced on Dugu Bo's face.

The soul ring age he had once deemed suitable, placed upon Jiang He who was currently only at the thirties in levels, was likely pressing down with a bit too much pressure.

Amidst his shifting thoughts, Dugu Bo walked to Jiang He's side, gathering his body's soul power, ready at any moment to interrupt Jiang He's absorption.

Just in case Jiang He truly could not hold on and failed to absorb this soul ring of over thirty thousand years, he could only help Jiang He halt this absorption; he could not possibly watch him explode and die from the pressure!

Yet the next second, a sudden change occurred, and the soul power dissipating around Jiang He's body seemed to be guided by something, all surging toward Jiang He's back.

Dugu Bo was stunned, and then his pupils constricted.

Could it...

A bold guess appeared in Dugu Bo's mind.

Immediately afterward, under his gaze, two large lumps bulged out from Jiang He's back.

Jiang He's brows tightly furrowed, his face filled with an expression of pain.

Thud!

After absorbing a sufficient amount of soul power, the lumps slowly split open, and a pair of wings covered in scales grew outward from the lumps.

"External Soul Bone!"

Dugu Bo exclaimed in shock.

Even he, a Title Douluo, did not possess an External Soul Bone!

This was an extremely rare existence even placed within the realm of soul bones!

He had not expected it to be acquired by Jiang He, a mere Soul Elder.

Watching the wings behind Jiang He absorb soul power and grow massive, Dugu Bo could not help revealing a look of amazement.

"This kid's luck is simply a bit too good."

After a long while, this External Soul Bone fully unfolded.

A pair of wings measuring a full four meters or so appeared behind Jiang He.

The wings were covered in dark gold scales, appearing exceptionally heavy under the illumination of the sunlight.

The scales at the edges showed no restraint at all, revealing their sharp corners without reservation; it appeared this was still a form of offensive means!

Dugu Bo withdrew his gaze from the wings and instead looked toward Jiang He.

The black soul ring that had originally been beside him had already vanished.

The expression of pain had also been wiped from Jiang He's face, and he relaxed his brows.

Under Dugu Bo's gaze, a pitch-black soul ring appeared at the soles of Jiang He's feet.

With this, the ten-thousand-year third ring was completely absorbed!

Not long after, the aura on Jiang He's body began to settle, and he slowly opened his eyes. A trace of bewilderment emerged from his eyes, but it quickly vanished.

He looked toward Dugu Bo and said, "Teacher."

Dugu Bo slightly raised his chin, asking with a smile on his face, "How does it feel? By how many levels has your soul power increased?"

Jiang He slightly furrowed his brows and said, "Teacher, my soul power is currently level thirty-three, but I always feel as if this soul ring only brought me a one-level increase in soul power. After all, I reached level thirty half a year ago, and my level right before absorbing the soul ring should have been around level thirty-two."

Dugu Bo looked at Jiang He with a half-smile and said, "One level of soul power is quite normal as well. Why don't you try feeling the changes in your body?"

Jiang He looked at the expression on Dugu Bo's face, feeling a slight sense of oddity.

He closed his eyes and carefully felt them, while simultaneously speaking: "My third soul skill is Rending Dragon Claw. After using it, my Dark Gold Terror Claw gains the dual effects of Armor Piercing and Bleeding.

"Claw strikes can easily tear through most defensive soul skills of the same rank, and the wounds inflicted are extremely difficult to heal, continuously draining soul power and physical stamina. It possesses a special attack effect against mineral-type and crustacean-type martial souls.

"There is also another soul skill, Feathers Filling the Sky. Once used, it can launch the scales on the edges of the wings outward in all directions... Huh?!"

Mid-sentence, Jiang He abruptly reacted, his eyes widening.

Dugu Bo looked at Jiang He's expression with a smile and said, "Realized it?"

Jiang He turned his head to look behind him.

Upon seeing that pair of scaled wings, Jiang He only felt his head buzzing.

He had felt that this soul ring absorption was a bit strange, but he hadn't expected this to be the reason!

He once more mobilized the soul power within his body, earnestly sensing the wings behind his back.

A faint sense of unfamiliarity arrived, but when the soul power completely covered the wings, this unfamiliarity instantly vanished.

Jiang He flapped the wings behind his back, and his body slowly rose into the air.

He could sense that merely relying on the innate effects of the wings, he could achieve flight.

Not only that, there was also a completely new set of meridians within the wings. Operating soul power to use them allowed the scales at the edges to be released as weapons, and the penetrating power was astonishing!

It was just that this move, Feathers Filling the Sky, could only be released a maximum of three times a day. After using it three times, they had to be retracted back into the body to give time for the scales to recover.

Jiang He controlled the wings behind his back, hovering above the Sunset Forest.

He made an estimate: the speed was not very fast, roughly on par with the speed of an ordinary carriage, completely not on the same level as the flight of Title Douluo like Dugu Bo.

Yet... Jiang He narrowed his eyes slightly, channeling soul power through the meridians at his feet.

Bang!

An explosive sound rang out, and under Dugu Bo's shocked gaze, Jiang He's speed violently surged!

His flight speed reached eighty percent of a Title Douluo's in an instant!

Unlike Dugu Bo's shock, Jiang He, who was currently executing Moonwalk, had eyes brimming with pleasant surprise.

It was truly just as he had guessed: Moonwalk could be coordinated with the wings on his back to make his speed even faster!

Using Moonwalk alone or using the wings alone yielded very ordinary speed, but using them simultaneously not only made the speed faster, it also consumed less soul power!

After hovering for a few rounds, Jiang He returned to his original spot, then operated soul power to retract the wings behind his back.

Looking at Dugu Bo's shocked expression, Jiang He smiled, blinked his eyes, and said, "Teacher?"

Dugu Bo took a deep breath and asked Jiang He, "Was that just now also a soul bone innate skill? This speed is truly astonishing!"

"No, Teacher, that is a soul skill created by your disciple. The disciple was just trying out whether it could be used in coordination with my External Soul Bone."

Dugu Bo: ???

What is called a self-created soul skill?