Immediately afterward, Di Tian's figure appeared above the lake. He grabbed Huo Yuhao by the collar with one hand and flung him straight back onto the shore.
"Cough, cough!"
Huo Yuhao lay on the grass, coughing violently and spitting out mouthfuls of lake water mixed with blood.
If Di Tian hadn't pulled him out quickly, then once the Soul Bone had fully fused and the tearing sensation faded, the frenzied life energy would have swollen him until he burst.
He steadied his breathing and looked down at his right hand.
On the surface, there seemed to be no change.
But Huo Yuhao could feel that the hundred-thousand-year Soul Bone had already fused with him.
He focused his mind.
His entire right hand was instantly covered by a layer of dark-silver carapace, transforming into an extremely sharp dark-silver blade.
A hundred-thousand-year External Soul Bone: Void Touch!
Huo Yuhao raised his hand and casually slashed at the empty ground ahead.
Not a sound was made.
Yet an extremely fine, dark-silver crack appeared in the air, vanishing half a second later.
Looking closely, the weeds and gravel where the crack had passed had been sliced clean away, leaving perfectly smooth edges.
"Void Slash."
Huo Yuhao silently recited the name in his mind.
This was the first skill granted by the Soul Bone.
It wasn't a cut in the physical sense. Rather, it folded space, achieving an effect akin to slicing through it and inflicting irreversible damage.
It could ignore an opponent's physical defenses, and even shields existing within real space would be rendered ineffective.
However, it wouldn't be very effective against Soul Masters skilled in spatial abilities.
Apart from its high cost and its duration of only half a second, it was a perfect assassination skill.
The other skill was called Void Mark.