Absorbing Soul Bones and Breaking Through to Rank 72!

"Dad, I'll make good use of these two Soul Bones and live up to your expectations."

Dugu Bo nodded and said nothing more.

He turned and walked toward the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes, sitting down on a bluestone beside the spring.

His Dark Golden Dragon Eyes gazed into the distant sky, profound and deep.

The matter of Vast Sea City had come to a temporary end.

Next, it was time to focus on cultivation.

He still needed a deeper understanding of the Nether Refining Chapter of the Nine Nether Divine Dragon Art.

The nine dimensions of Nine Nether Power.

Nether Poison, Nether Earth, Nether Thunder, Nether Cold, Nether Domain, Nether Might, Nether Soul, Nether Silence, Nether Annihilation.

Each one required time to comprehend.

And time was what he lacked least right now.

The commotion from the Soul Bone fusion alerted Dugu Yan, who had been cultivating.

She opened her eyes and saw her father floating in midair, a pair of pale blue light wings gently fluttering behind him, his emerald Dragon Eyes filled with shock.

"Dad! How are you flying?!"

Dugu Xin descended from the air, the light wings retracting into his back, unable to suppress the excitement on his face.

"Your grandfather got Dad an External Soul Bone, along with a Right Leg Bone. This flying ability came from the External Soul Bone."

Dugu Yan's mouth fell open as she turned to look at Dugu Bo.

"Grandpa, didn't you only go to Vast Sea City to buy Whale Rubber? How did you end up hunting Soul Beasts too?"

"Just happened to be convenient," Dugu Bo said casually. "I ran into two ten-thousand-year sea Soul Beasts, so I dealt with them while I was at it."

Convenient.

Dugu Yan's lips twitched.

Ten-thousand-year sea Soul Beasts sounded like roadside weeds when her grandfather talked about them—something he could pull up whenever he pleased.

Was this the strength of a Titled Douluo?

"Dad, did you absorb both Soul Bones?" Dugu Yan asked curiously.

Dugu Xin shook his head, walked over to Lin Wan'er, took out another Soul Bone glowing deep blue from his robes, and held it out to her.

"Wan'er, this one is for you."

Lin Wan'er froze.

She looked at the Soul Bone in her husband's hand, then at Dugu Xin, and shook her head.

"No. Dad got that for you. You should absorb it yourself."

"Two Soul Bones, one for each of us."

Dugu Xin placed the Soul Bone into his wife's hands. "I kept the External Soul Bone and the Right Leg Bone. This Left Arm Bone is for you. We'll improve together and grow stronger together."

Holding the blue-glowing Left Arm Bone, Lin Wan'er's Deep Purple Eyes glistened with moisture.

She did not refuse again.

"Alright."

Dugu Bo stood nearby, watching the scene, and a trace of satisfaction flashed through his Dark Golden Dragon Eyes.

His son knew how to care for his wife. That was good.

That was how a family should be.

"Wan'er, sit down and absorb it," Dugu Bo said. "Grandfather will watch over you."

Lin Wan'er nodded, sat cross-legged, and pressed the Left Arm Bone against her left arm.

The instant the Soul Bone touched her skin, deep blue light burst forth, enveloping her entire left arm.

Within the light, Lin Wan'er's brows furrowed slightly.

Absorbing a Soul Bone was not an easy process.

The resentment contained within the Soul Bone would assault the absorber's Sea of Consciousness.

Although Lin Wan'er possessed an Undead Body, her spiritual resilience was still not as strong as that of the living.

The deep blue light grew increasingly brilliant, and Lin Wan'er's brow tightened further.

Dugu Bo's spiritual power continuously enveloped her, ready to intervene at any moment.

But Lin Wan'er gritted her teeth and endured.

Though gentle by nature, she possessed an unyielding stubbornness deep in her bones.

Back when she was alive, she had climbed step by step from a mere Soul Warrior to a Rank 69 Soul Emperor by relying on that very tenacity.

Now that she had already died once, what was there left to fear?

Dugu Xin stood beside his wife, tightly holding her hand and silently offering his support.

Dugu Yan also hurried over and crouched beside her mother, her emerald Dragon Eyes full of concern.

Time passed second by second.

After roughly the time it took an incense stick to burn, the deep blue light gradually faded.

The Left Arm Bone had completely fused into Lin Wan'er's left arm.

Faint pale blue scale patterns appeared across the surface of her arm, a characteristic brought by the sea Soul Beast Soul Bone.

Lin Wan'er opened her eyes, and a flash of delight passed through her Deep Purple Eyes.

She rose to her feet and moved her left arm.

With a gentle wave, azure light surged from her palm and traced an arc through the air.

"Dad, I succeeded!"

Lin Wan'er's voice trembled with uncontrollable excitement.

Dugu Bo's spiritual power swept across her body, and satisfaction flashed through his Dark Golden Dragon Eyes.

The fusion rate of the Left Arm Bone was ninety-eight percent. It was nearly perfect.

"What about your Soul Power? Has it changed?"

Lin Wan'er froze, then quickly sensed the Soul Power within her body.

A moment later, an incredulous expression appeared on her face.

"Dad, my Soul Power... I broke through!"

"It rose from Rank 71 to Rank 72!"

Hearing this, Dugu Xin hurriedly checked his own Soul Power.

A moment later, he raised his head, his Deep Purple Eyes filled with shock.

"Dad, I broke through too."

"Rank 72."

Dugu Yan widened her eyes, looking at her father and then her mother.

"Dad, Mom, you both broke through! That's wonderful!"

The corners of Dugu Bo's mouth lifted slightly.

The two Soul Bones had each raised his son and daughter-in-law by one rank.

This was no coincidence, but rather the high compatibility between Soul Bones and Undead Bodies.

Soul Bones were condensed essences left behind after Soul Beasts died, containing their power and resentment from when they were alive.

Undead beings, meanwhile, existed between life and death.

They absorbed Soul Bones more smoothly than living people and had a higher conversion rate as well.

"Good." Dugu Bo nodded in satisfaction. "Both of you have broken through. That is a good thing."

"But don't get complacent."

"Rank 72 only puts you at the bottom among Soul Saints."

"You still have a long road ahead."

Dugu Xin and Lin Wan'er nodded at the same time.

"Dad, we understand."

Dugu Yan ran over, taking her father's hand in one hand and her mother's in the other, her emerald Dragon Eyes brimming with joy.

"Dad, Mom, you're both Soul Saints now! You're amazing!"

Dugu Xin reached out and rubbed his daughter's head, a gentle smile appearing on his face.

"If it weren't for your grandfather, your mother and I would still be lying in our graves."

"Your grandfather gave us a second chance."

Dugu Yan turned toward Dugu Bo, her emerald Dragon Eyes full of gratitude.

"Grandpa, thank you."

Dugu Bo waved a hand.

"Don't thank me. Living well and cultivating well will be the greatest thanks you can give me."

He turned and walked toward the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes.

His Dark Golden Dragon Eyes looked toward the distant sky, profound and deep.

His son and daughter-in-law had grown stronger.

His granddaughter's cultivation was also progressing steadily.

Everything was moving in a better direction.

But he knew that this was only the beginning.

The real challenges still lay ahead.

"Alright, enough with the sentimentality."

Dugu Bo faced away from the three of them, his tone calm.

"Those who need to cultivate, cultivate. Those who need to adapt, adapt."

"Starting tomorrow, Yan Yan's training intensity will double."

Hearing this, nervousness flashed through Dugu Yan's emerald Dragon Eyes, but it quickly turned into determination.

"Got it, Grandpa!"

Dugu Xin and Lin Wan'er exchanged a glance, both finding amusement in each other's eyes.

In this hidden valley, this family of four had finally welcomed true peace.

And that peace had not come easily.