Bone Fusion into a Ring

"Not bad. In such a short time, your Soul Power has already broken through to the next stage. This teacher is very gratified."

A familiar voice rang out once again at this moment.

Huo Yuhao was startled, and the next second, he appeared within his own Spiritual Sea.

Amidst the white sea of clouds, a stream of air emerged from the gray bead that originally rested in the corner of his Spiritual Sea, condensing once more into a figure clad in black robes.

Electrolux rarely pulled back his hood at this moment, revealing the true face hidden beneath.

He had a full head of white hair and a sorrowful expression; the traces of time were etched into deep furrows that densely covered the old man's face.

His eyes were filled with the vicissitudes of life, yet they now held a sense of gratification. A faint smile touched the corners of his mouth as he looked at Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao hurriedly asked, "Teacher, why have you awakened?"

"Silly child, did I not say that when you reached level 20, I would awaken to pass on my life's work—Necromancy—to you in its entirety?"

"Waking up this time, I have also recalled many things. Perhaps, after I pass my legacy to you this time, I may never wake again."

Electrolux gazed into the distance at the firmament, a look of relief appearing on his face.

These words were somewhat akin to a final testament.

Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao was deeply shaken, his face showing his reluctance to let go.

Over these past few months, although he had only spent time with Elder Yi two or three times in total, Huo Yuhao kept the old man's care for him deeply in his heart.

Now, hearing that this old man was about to leave him, Huo Yuhao asked unwillingly, "Teacher, is there nothing I can do for you?"

Electrolux laughed heartily at this, saying, "Foolish child, I was already a dead man to begin with; why would you need to do anything for me? Furthermore, I am not disappearing completely—it is just that this remaining soul fragment will find it extremely difficult to wake up ever again."

"Reflecting on my life: in my youth, I was the Child of Destiny, bearing countless expectations. In my prime, I was a prodigy, a leader, revered by thousands. In my middle age, I was betrayed and reviled by all; filled with rage, I fell into the abyss. In my old age, I became a vengeful spirit and finally slew my enemies, yet what was lost could never be regained."

"Who would have thought that after death, this fragment of my divine sense would be able to take on such a fine disciple in another world? Heaven has not treated me poorly!"

Electrolux looked at Huo Yuhao, his gaze full of gratification.

"Yuhao, my remaining divine sense still has some use. A teacher is one who plans for his disciple's every need. If you have any difficulties, tell this teacher."

Huo Yuhao's face showed his hesitation, but he knew this was no time for dawdling, so he said, "Teacher, I have reached level 20, but I have no Spirit Ring, so my strength cannot increase. Do you know of any way to resolve this?"

After a moment of contemplation, Electrolux said, "The rules of this world are truly strange. Without attaching these so-called Spirit Rings, a cultivator cannot break through their realm. If you wish to increase your strength, there is only the path of attaching a Spirit Ring."

"However, I observe that the so-called Spirit Ring that large worm bestowed upon you is merely a carrier of energy. If one could extract the core energy from other energy carriers and fuse it with your Martial Soul, it should also be able to serve as your Spirit Ring."

Hearing this, Huo Yuhao suddenly thought of something.

He withdrew from his Spiritual Sea and took two strangely shaped bones from his Storage Ring.

One was a pitch-black left arm bone, and the other was a purple bone shaped like an arrowhead.

These were the two Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones Huo Yuhao had obtained from Dai Huabin and Zhou Yi, respectively.

"Teacher, look at these two Soul Bones. Can you extract the energy from them and fuse it with my Martial Soul?"

Electrolux in his mind quickly sensed them with his divine sense and said, "These two are both items left behind after the death of powerful beings, are they not? I can feel the core energy of their former lives still lingering within these bones."

"I should be able to use Necromancy to extract the lingering energy and fuse it with your Martial Soul. However, which bone do you wish to use? Once the energy is extracted, the carrier will likely be destroyed."

Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao made his choice in his heart in an instant.

Without hesitation, he shook the Dream Tapir Beast skull in his right hand and said, "Let it be this one, Teacher."

The Dream Tapir Beast was an extremely rare spirit-type Spirit Beast on the Douluo Continent, and its attributes perfectly matched Huo Yuhao's.

More importantly, according to Zhang Lexuan, the Dream Tapir Beast's spirit skill was the manipulation of dreams. This ability might be able to combine with his Sharingan to unleash tremendous power.

"Good! Since you have decided, Yuhao, sit cross-legged and focus your mind. I will now extract the energy from this bone and inject it into your Martial Soul. You must endure it and fuse it!"

"Yes, Teacher." Huo Yuhao immediately composed his spirit, waiting to absorb the energy from this Soul Bone as his own Spirit Ring.

This Dream Tapir Beast skull possessed ten thousand years of cultivation; in other words, if the absorption was successful, Huo Yuhao's second Spirit Ring would be at least ten thousand years old!

Of course, this was assuming Huo Yuhao could successfully absorb the energy left behind by the ten thousand-year-old Dream Tapir Beast.

Having a ten thousand-year Spirit Ring as a second ring would shock many people.

The next moment, the purple Soul Bone in Huo Yuhao's hand floated upward, and a black current of air rose from Huo Yuhao's body out of thin air.

The black current was as dark as ink and filled with the aura of death, causing one to look upon it with awe.

In the next instant, the black current completely enveloped the purple Soul Bone.

After just a few minutes, an incredible scene occurred.

The purple bone within the black current seemed to dissolve, disappearing completely. In its place was a miniature beast, darting back and forth within the black mist, trying to break free from the control.

This little beast had a long nose, was entirely purple, and had very short limbs; its overall appearance looked somewhat comical and cute.

But no matter how the little beast struggled, it could not escape the confinement of the black current.

The black current slowly approached the center of Huo Yuhao's brow, and the next second, the little beast sank into his brow, fusing with him completely.

Huo Yuhao opened his eyes, only to see a purple Spirit Beast appearing within the Spiritual Sea before him.

Upon seeing Huo Yuhao, the Spirit Beast was immediately startled and ran away.

But immediately after, Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Sea underwent a earth-shattering transformation.

He looked down and discovered that he had reverted to the appearance of Huo Yuhao as a child from his memories, while standing before him were Dai Huabin and his four wicked servants.

Dai Huabin and the four servants were marching toward him with aggressive momentum.

Hmph, an illusion? Mere grains of sand, not even half as formidable as I! Huo Yuhao was not deceived by the scene before him.

Instead, he closed his eyes and snapped them open, the Sharingan manifesting once more.

The illusion before him shattered like a mirror into countless fragments.

Huo Yuhao returned to his own spiritual world.

Seeing that Huo Yuhao was not controlled by its dreamscape, the little purple beast's face displayed a human-like expression of terror, and it immediately attempted to flee.

Huo Yuhao let out a cold snort as lightning flickered across his hand. With a wave, the little purple beast was reduced to ashes and vanished in the next second.

At this moment, two Spirit Rings slowly rose from beneath Huo Yuhao, who sat cross-legged with his eyes closed in the room.

Beyond the familiar white Spirit Ring, a second Spirit Ring also emerged.

And the color of this second Spirit Ring was strikingly, unmistakably...

Black!