External Soul Bone

"Yu Xiaogang! What kind of attitude is that? You spoke as if you had already decided your elder brother was doomed!" Yu Yuanzhen flew into a rage.

"Father, I... I didn't." Yu Xiaogang hurried forward, his tone carrying a trace of guilt.

"You'd better not have!"

Yu Yuanzhen snorted coldly, temporarily suppressing the urge to discipline him. While keeping an eye on Yu Mingxiao's absorption of the soul ring, he cut open the Great Prajna's head and extracted its Spirit Bone.

Moments later, a Spirit Bone shaped like a ghostly face mask slowly appeared in his palm.

Yu Yuanzhen's gaze fell upon the mask, and his eyes suddenly lit up. He muttered, "This shouldn't be a head Spirit Bone, but... an External Soul Bone!!!"

"Father, what is an External Soul Bone?" Yu Xiaogang stared at the Spirit Bone, his eyes filled with burning desire and confusion.

"Xiaogang, aren't you always studying the knowledge in books? How can you not even know this?" Yu Yuanzhen asked coldly.

Ever since Yu Xiaogang had revealed that look of wanting nothing more than to avoid this, Yu Yuanzhen had wanted to beat him up. How could he possibly answer his questions nicely?

He only cared about his own safety and not whether his elder brother lived or died. That was utterly disgraceful!

"Father, I..." Yu Xiaogang was left speechless, stammering without being able to say anything.

"Hmph!!" Yu Yuanzhen put away the External Soul Bone, intending to let Yu Mingxiao fuse with it.

This Great Prajna was a fire-attributed soul beast, which did not conflict with the light attribute of the Radiant Sacred Dragon.

Moreover, the External Soul Bone it had dropped could continuously grow. It was a rare treasure, a supreme prize ranked second only to a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring among the treasures dreamed of by soul masters!

Yu Yuanzhen no longer paid attention to his younger son. He turned his gaze toward Yu Mingxiao and saw his entire body trembling violently. He silently prayed, It has to go smoothly. Nothing can go wrong.

Five hours later...

Yu Mingxiao's aura changed. The Soul Power leaking from his body gradually withdrew, and two soul rings, one yellow and one purple, rose beneath his feet.

He slowly opened his eyes, a smile appearing on his face.

Soul Power Level: 23

Second Soul Skill—Heavenly Dragon Flowing Radiance

Condenses a golden sphere of light. Upon striking a target, it triggers an explosive shockwave and reduces the target's Soul Power defense by 50%.

"A thousand-year soul ring?!" Yu Xiaogang's eyes widened as if he had seen a ghost, his face full of astonishment. "Elder Brother, you actually successfully absorbed a thousand-year soul ring at level twenty? How is that possible?!"

"According to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's records, the limit for the second soul ring is only seven hundred and sixty-four years. How were you able to absorb a twelve-hundred-year soul ring?"

"Hmm?" Yu Mingxiao slowly rose to his feet and asked, "Xiaogang, you seem rather unhappy that I successfully absorbed this thousand-year soul ring?!"

"Since that's what you think, then I also hope you die sooner."

"Xiaogang, what kind of nonsense are you spouting! Were you hoping your elder brother would die in the Star Dou Great Forest?!"

Yu Yuanzhen's eyes blazed with fury. He strode before Yu Xiaogang and viciously slapped him.

The slap was extremely heavy. With a sharp smack, Yu Xiaogang fell to the ground.

"How did I give birth to a son like you? It seems I was far too indulgent in the past, raising a cold-blooded and heartless piece of trash like you!"

Yu Yuanzhen's anger had not faded. He grabbed Yu Xiaogang by the collar and yanked him up, then swung his hand again and again, a string of crisp slaps landing across Yu Xiaogang's face.

"I was only curious... Father, I won't dare do it again, sob sob sob..."

Yu Xiaogang's cheeks had swollen high, and he trembled as he cried and begged for mercy.

"Whew..."

Yu Yuanzhen took a deep breath, his gaze as cold as ice. "When we get back, get back to the clan and reflect on your actions behind closed doors!"

"I hope this is both the first and last time you disrespect your elder brother!"

With that, he stopped paying attention to Yu Xiaogang and turned to Yu Mingxiao, a smile blooming on his face again. "Mingxiao, you were incredible!"

"You successfully absorbed a thousand-year second soul ring, setting a record the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan has never seen before!"

Yu Mingxiao smiled. "Father, you flatter me. It's just a pity the Heavenly Dragon Horse didn't drop a Spirit Bone."

"Haha, how could a thousand-year soul beast so easily drop a Spirit Bone? The fact that the thousand-year Great Prajna dropped one is already extraordinarily rare. And what it dropped wasn't even a head Spirit Bone." Yu Yuanzhen laughed heartily.

As he spoke, he took out a savage-looking ghost face mask from his Soul Tool. "This is an External Soul Bone, the rarest and most precious kind of Spirit Bone on the continent."

"Don't be fooled by its current age of only a little over a thousand years."

"As its owner grows stronger, the External Soul Bone will grow stronger as well. It is a supreme treasure coveted by every soul master!"

"An External Soul Bone!" Yu Mingxiao's expression brightened. He had thought this trip would bring no additional gains, only for a new opportunity to emerge from nowhere.

That Great Prajna had actually dropped an External Soul Bone!

Yu Yuanzhen handed the mask-shaped External Soul Bone to him and chuckled. "This External Soul Bone is yours. Your father is already a Title Douluo; even if I absorbed it, it would be difficult for me to bring out its potential."

"Thank you, Father!" Yu Mingxiao was overjoyed and put away the Spirit Bone.

At the side, Yu Xiaogang's little face had swollen like a pig's head. Tears welled in his eyes as jealousy burned fiercely in his heart.

Damn it, he gets every good thing!

Ever since I awakened this Pig martial soul, you have never shown me even a shred of concern!

Yu Yuanzhen said, "It's getting late. The Star Dou Great Forest is exceedingly dangerous, and we should not remain here long. Let's return to the clan at once."

"Alright, I'll put away the Great Prajna's and Heavenly Dragon Horse's corpses first." Yu Mingxiao answered, then stored the two beasts' bodies in his storage Soul Tool.

The three followed their original path out of the Star Dou Great Forest and flew back to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

Yu Mingxiao returned to his own courtyard, shut himself inside his room, and sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion.

He took out the savage-looking Prajna mask and gently placed it over his face. Circulating his Soul Power, he began fusing with the Spirit Bone.

External Soul Bones seemed to provide very little increase in Soul Power, but correspondingly, the abilities they granted were generally quite good.

For example, Tang San's Eight Spider Lances External Soul Bone, dropped by a thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider, increased all attributes by 50% when used.

Beyond that, it also possessed poison and devouring abilities.

His Prajna Ghost Mask, however, was clearly more focused on spiritual power and was fundamentally different from the Eight Spider Lances.

About four hours later, Yu Mingxiao finally fused with the ghost face mask.

With a thought, the savage ghost face mask appeared over his face.

The effects of this ghost face mask were quite impressive.

Skull Armor: Spiritual power increased by 200%; head defense doubled.

Divine Mind Defense: Reduces mental attacks by 50%.

Illusion Mask: Conceals one's aura and Soul Power Level, blocks low-level Spirit Detection, and prevents enemies from spying on the user.

There were also two active abilities.

Soul Capture: Intimidates the enemy's mind and weakens the enemy's will to fight.

Soul Shock: Releases a ghostly howl, inflicting mental impact and brief dizziness upon surrounding enemies.

The effects of this thousand-year External Soul Bone had far exceeded Yu Mingxiao's expectations.

At first, he had never imagined that a mask Spirit Bone could possess so many abilities.