"Watch carefully. I can't keep operating it for you forever. In the future, you'll have to do it yourself."
After giving Xue Mingqing this reminder, Feng Qingyang beckoned.
Then, the three differently colored clusters of Soul Bone essence shot toward Feng Qingyang, swirling and chasing one another in his hand.
Seeing this, Xue Mingqing respectfully widened his eyes.
He had actually been curious about how Feng Qingyang created Soul Bones the last time.
It was just that the circumstances and timing had not allowed it then. Besides, he had not thought Feng Qingyang would necessarily tell him, so he had not asked.
But now that Feng Qingyang was about to demonstrate it in person, how could he not study it carefully?
Feng Qingyang gave Xue Mingqing a deep look, then closed his eyes. In his hand, emerald-green currents of wind seemed to form a passageway, guiding the three clusters of Soul Bone essence as they continuously swirled and danced around his fingers.
"A Soul Bone is not truly a physical object by nature."
The moment those words came out, Xue Mingqing froze. He instinctively focused his gaze on Feng Qingyang, feeling that something unorthodox yet earth-shattering was about to follow.
"Not a physical object...?"
"That's right, not a physical object."
Feng Qingyang casually crooked a finger. Understanding at once, Xue Mingqing immediately drew the short blade at his waist and sliced open his palm.
Streams of crimson blood flowed out.
Drawing out a stream of blood, Feng Qingyang guided it into the center of the three rotating clusters of Soul Bone essence in his palm.
"At its core, a Soul Bone is the product of a soul beast's undispersed energy and the materialization of the laws of its skills."
As he spoke, Feng Qingyang casually kneaded and toyed with the Soul Bone essence in his palm.
"So long as you have enough energy to condense it into something tangible, then use your understanding of skill laws to inscribe skills into it, creating a Soul Bone is not difficult."
At those words, Xue Mingqing's pupils practically underwent an eighth-magnitude earthquake.
His eyes went round, his jaw nearly hit the floor, and he stared at Feng Qingyang with a face full of shock.
"Huh? No, Teacher, aren't you even going to pretend anymore? Th-this doesn't sound like a theory a Douluo local could come up with. Are you really from Douluo?"
"Heh... I never said I was from Douluo..."
Feng Qingyang glanced at Xue Mingqing and revealed a faint, wicked Xiao.
Seeing that sinister Xiao, Xue Mingqing shuddered all over, his scalp tingling instinctively.
With that statement, Feng Qingyang had basically confirmed that he too was a transmigrator.
But—
They were both transmigrators, yet Feng Qingyang had already seen through all of Xue Mingqing's secrets.
What about him?
He did not even know Feng Qingyang's origins and was completely at a disadvantage.
If Feng Qingyang wanted to harm him...
He probably would not even know how he died.
"Alright, don't be afraid. Weren't you quite the little rascal before? I told you already, you and I are one. I can't hurt you, nor can I possess you. Don't be scared of me, be good now."
Seemingly seeing Xue Mingqing's alarm, Feng Qingyang curled his lips and deliberately teased him in the tone of someone coaxing a child.
Xue Mingqing relaxed somewhat. He gave Feng Qingyang a deep look, his eyes filled with oddness.
"Why does it feel like I'm being treated like a child..."
"Hahahaha... Aren't you a child?"
With that, Feng Qingyang stopped fooling around with Xue Mingqing. There was still serious business to handle, and his fingertips trembled lightly.
The three streams of Soul Bone essence swirling around his fingers like flowing water suddenly trembled along with them!
Then, emerald-green light flickered faintly in his eyes, and the four objects floating in Feng Qingyang's palm erupted with dazzling brilliance at once!
The three differently colored clusters of Soul Bone essence spun madly around the crimson blood. They moved so fast that they even formed a ring of light.
As they spun, the three clusters of Soul Bone essence continued drawing closer to the crimson blood at the center.
Finally—!
When the rotation reached its absolute limit, the three clusters of Soul Bone essence slammed into the crimson blood together!
In an instant...
Energy condensed, laws were inscribed... little by little, the four merged into one whole, with you in me and me in you...
Using Xue Mingqing's blood as the foundation.
With the Soul Bone essences of the Four-Eyed Demon Fox and the Ice Wind Horse as support.
And finally, using the Evil Eye Tyrant's dark-silver Soul Bone essence as the finishing touch!
The instant the final trace of dark-silver essence entered, dazzling radiance burst from Feng Qingyang's hand!
It was so bright that Xue Mingqing could not even open his eyes!
"Uh—what... is this...?"
Instinctively raising a hand to block the dazzling light, Xue Mingqing's pupils contracted. Through the gaps between his fingers, he looked toward Feng Qingyang's hand...
And there...
A thumb-sized azure-blue vertical eye, flowing with breathtaking black-and-silver radiance, slowly withdrew its light and quietly floated in Feng Qingyang's palm...
"It's done... an External Soul Bone... the Wind Snow Evil Pupil..."
Feng Qingyang's slightly weary voice rang out. Hearing it, Xue Mingqing's body trembled as he looked up.
He saw the Wind Snow Evil Eye External Soul Bone, radiating the aura of a top-grade Soul Bone, slowly drifting toward him.
Xue Mingqing instinctively raised both hands and caught it.
Only once it landed in his hands did Xue Mingqing feel the weight contained within it.
Three Soul Bones with a combined age of over 120,000 years had been fused together, yet this Wind Snow Evil Eye was only at the 80,000-year level.
But that did not matter, did it? After all, it was an External Soul Bone and could continue growing alongside him.
What truly shocked Xue Mingqing was the attributes of this External Soul Bone...
Ice, wind, darkness, and spiritual.
It was actually a top-grade Soul Bone with four attributes!
Looking at the Soul Bone in his hand, Xue Mingqing lifted his eyes toward Feng Qingyang.
"Teacher, were you some kind of Soul Bone manufacturer in your previous life? How is every Soul Bone you make so absurdly powerful?"
The Snow Wind Ice Wings External Soul Bone Feng Qingyang had previously made for him was already a top-grade Soul Bone with four skills.
And now, he had made another four-attribute External Soul Bone for him. It was hard not to wonder whether Feng Qingyang had some kind of side job in his previous life.
Hearing Xue Mingqing's words, Feng Qingyang, whose soul body had once again become weak and translucent, shook his head and gave a Xiao.
"In my previous life, I practiced Corpse Refining and Soul Refining. Bone refining was merely my side profession."
"If you're interested—"
At this point, Feng Qingyang raised his brows, and the corners of his mouth curled up again. This time, however, it was not a wicked Xiao, but a lecherous one.
"Do you want me to teach you corpse refining? I can't promise they'll be all that strong, but making you a Corpse Maiden with a plump figure and wide hips would be no problem. Tsk, tsk, tsk... that appearance, I guarantee she'd be smooth as silk!"
At that, Xue Mingqing's eye twitched violently.
Sure enough, Feng Qingyang was still Feng Qingyang—still that shameless old man. Whenever Xue Mingqing asked about his past, he either played deaf and dumb or changed the subject with some random nonsense.
"Teacher, stop making Xiao-jokes. This isn't right..."
Before Xue Mingqing could finish, Feng Qingyang swayed over.
Then he pressed a finger against Xue Mingqing's forehead.
"Don't rush to refuse. Take a look first."
As he spoke, countless images flooded into Xue Mingqing's mind.
After a moment of silence, Xue Mingqing blankly finished reading the information Feng Qingyang had passed to him.
After fully absorbing and accepting that information, Xue Mingqing coughed and spoke with a solemn expression.
"Ahem, I think that since I'm Teacher's disciple, I should still inherit Teacher's legacy. Of course, it's not that I'm interested in Corpse Maidens. I'm a decent person, I don't have that kind of fetish. I just want to see the exquisite inheritance of the evil cultivator path, that's all. Don't misunderstand!"
"Hahahaha... You brat!"
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