Blood River Treasure

Xiaofei had come to Suotuo City for one purpose only: to wait for Shrek to begin school, then take advantage of the interval when Tang Hao left the waterfall to beat up Zhao Wuji and take away the most valuable soul bone in the world—the 100,000 Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone.

That day, the Rose Hotel suddenly became extremely noisy. Xiaofei opened his door and looked outside, only to find people fighting. As expected, it should have been Tang San and Dai Mubai fighting. After taking one look, Xiaofei shut the door without hesitation.

Tang Hao was probably nearby as well. It would not be easy to explain if he was seen, even though the two knew each other. If he aroused Tang Hao's suspicions, that would be a complete disaster.

After cultivating alone for the night, Xiaofei checked out early the next morning. He then headed toward Holy Soul Village. When he reached the area near the village, Xiaofei suddenly summoned his Martial Soul and flew into the sky. As the ground beneath him shrank away, Xiaofei pushed his Spiritual Power to its limit. Finally, a massive waterfall appeared before his eyes. "That's the place, just like in the original story." Xiaofei swiftly flew toward the waterfall. Sensing with all his soul power, he found what seemed to be signs of life behind it.

Spreading his wings, Xiaofei flew behind the waterfall. Sure enough, there was a cave there. Xiaofei put on a set of black clothes, covered his face, opened the stone door, and entered the cave. The interior was completely empty, save for a single Blue Silver Grass with golden edges growing from the ground.

"Is this the Blue Silver Emperor? Fine. I don't have time to cultivate you right now."

Xiaofei searched around the cave for a while and found a mechanism on its ceiling. He used Lion Claw to break it open, and a black box fell down. When he opened the box, the entire cave was suddenly suffused with a crystalline blue glow. Inside lay a sky-blue soul bone, even more beautiful than a sapphire. A dense, mysterious aura emanated from the box.

After obtaining the soul bone, Xiaofei turned and left without another word. Spreading the wings of his External Soul Bone, he flew rapidly away from Suotuo City. In just half a day, Xiaofei returned to the Fire Phoenix Nest.

Taking out the crystalline soul bone, Xiaofei could not help but marvel. As expected of a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone—it truly was a Blood River Treasure. Without hesitation, Xiaofei placed the soul bone against his right leg and began absorbing it. If he did not absorb a soul bone after getting one, was he supposed to wait for someone to steal it?

After a full day and night, the soul bone was finally absorbed. Xiaofei had directly reached level 40 this time. Once he absorbed a soul ring, he could probably rise another one or two levels. He also felt that his vitality had clearly grown stronger. Even if he suffered injuries like last time, he would be able to recover in a short period.

At the same time, Xiaofei felt that soul power circulated faster through his right leg, and the meridians in that leg had become far more unobstructed.

Next came the soul ring. Xiaofei thought the Earth Fire Lizards he had encountered before were quite suitable. Their skills were excellent, and they could strengthen his understanding of the Fire Phoenix Martial Soul.

Xiaofei returned to the Magma Vent from before. Lying in wait nearby, he indeed saw quite a few Earth Fire Lizards moving about. Unfortunately, they were all low-year Earth Fire Lizards. It would have been perfect if he could encounter another Two-Headed Earth Fire Lizard like the one before.

Xiaofei was not all that obsessed with a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring. Having a ten-thousand-year fourth ring sounded impressive, but it also made him a living target. Unlike Tang Hao, Xiaofei did not have a father watching over him. Instead, he had a grandfather who needed his care, so he was destined not to draw too much attention.

Suddenly, Xiaofei's eyes widened. It was another Two-Headed Earth Fire Lizard, and it was less than two meters long. This one was a perfect match. Xiaofei could not help swallowing. This was the one.

With the experience from last time, Xiaofei remained hidden nearby. When the Two-Headed Earth Fire Lizard approached, he unleashed a strike with his claw bone, attacking both of the lizard's heads at once. After being severely wounded, the Earth Fire Lizard began struggling desperately. Xiaofei did not hesitate. He impaled the lizard with one hand and ran out with it.

This time, another low growl came from beneath the magma. Xiaofei's Fire Phoenix Martial Soul also clearly felt a trace of longing toward the creature below. Could there be a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast inside, one with Phoenix Bloodline? Xiaofei did not dwell on it and carried the Earth Fire Lizard back to his nest.

After making some preparations, Xiaofei began absorbing the purple soul ring. This time, absorption was much faster. In less than half a day, he had absorbed this pseudo-eighteen-thousand-year soul ring. The soul skill he gained this time was the same as his third soul skill: Phoenix Flame Claw. However, this one was on his left hand. Moreover, Xiaofei's third and fourth soul skills could be used simultaneously. Wouldn't that make his attacks even stronger?

After obtaining this soul ring, Xiaofei could achieve Beast Transformation with both hands. At this stage, the most famous in Beast Transformation was probably the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. If one wanted to achieve Dragon Transformation in both hands, one would likely need to be at least a Soul King, or even a Soul Emperor. Full-body Beast Transformation required at least a Soul Saint. Within the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, the only person capable of complete Beast Transformation was their clan leader, Yu Yuanzhen.

Xiaofei estimated that by his sixth soul ring, he would basically be able to transform all four limbs, while by his eighth soul ring, he would be able to achieve full-body Beast Transformation. Once Xiaofei reached Soul Douluo, he would be able to fight others without activating his Martial Soul Avatar. His strength as a Soul Douluo would not be inferior to that of other Titled Douluo.

Xiaofei checked his Soul Power Level again. Level 43. Passable, but lower than he had expected. In truth, most of the excess power from this soul ring had been absorbed by the soul bone and the Kirin Arm. That was why, after consecutively absorbing a hundred-thousand-year soul bone and an eighteen-thousand-year soul ring, he had only risen five levels in total. A hundred-thousand-year soul bone alone should have provided more than five levels, especially since this was only the transition from Soul Elder to Soul Ancestor.

With the mindset of hunting for treasure, Xiaofei cut open the Earth Fire Lizard's corpse. In the end, there was not a single thing inside. Had all his luck been used up on his first and second soul rings? Xiaofei could only sigh to himself.

Looking around his nest once more, Xiaofei was somewhat reluctant to leave. Sure enough, his Martial Soul was a Fire Phoenix. Phoenixes did prefer staying in nests.

After leaving the nest, Xiaofei headed north. The five Elemental Academies were all located there, with each academy corresponding to a city. Blazing Academy was in Blazing City, while Skywater Academy was in Skywater City. As he traveled along the road, Xiaofei accidentally arrived at Skywater City, next to Blazing Academy.

When Xiaofei looked at Skywater City's gates, he felt conflicted. If there was one academy he most wanted to join, it was definitely Skywater Academy. Unfortunately, they only recruited girls, and only those with water elements. Xiaofei did not qualify in either regard. Still, since he had reached the gates, he had to take a look—especially at the great beauty, Shui Bing'er.

After presenting his identification, Xiaofei entered Skywater City. He found a restaurant at random, ordered an entire table of dishes, and began eating by himself.

Suddenly, a burst of commotion arose outside. Looking through the window, Xiaofei saw a group of beauties all dressed in sky-blue academy uniforms. There was no need to guess; this was the Skywater Academy team. Xiaofei examined them carefully. "Mm, they really are all beauties. It would be great if I could join the Skywater Academy team."