Yu Tianlin's Situation, Absorbing the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone

The scrutinizing curve on Dugu Yan's face gradually faded. She straightened up and slightly lowered her head toward Yu Tianlin.

"I was blind just now and spoke offensively. My apologies."

Yu Tianlin waved a hand. "It's nothing."

He truly had not taken it to heart. Dugu Yan's doubts were perfectly normal. Why should anyone be convinced by someone who never made a move from beginning to end in the arena? If it had been him, seeing a masked fellow putting on airs and claiming he wanted to pull an entire team away, he would have asked the same questions.

Besides, given his current circumstances, it was hardly wise for him to be too conspicuous. His first and second soul rings were thousand-year rings, his third was a ten-thousand-year ring, and he possessed a cultivation method from the immortal cultivation world as well as a god's inheritance. If any one of these things became known to the continent's top powers, they would spare no expense to capture him and imprison him for study.

Spirit Hall, the Star Luo Empire, the Heaven Dou imperial family, the other two of the Upper Three Sects—regardless of their size, what force would not covet a promising talent who might one day become a god? The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan might be able to fend off one of them, but it could never withstand them all at once. If things went badly, he might even drag the clan down with him. So keeping a low profile was necessary. The mask was necessary. Not making a move in the arena was necessary as well.

The lounge fell quiet. Dugu Yan sat back down. Yu Tianxin leaned against the back of his chair without saying a word. Dugu Bo sat with his eyes closed, seemingly deep in thought. The tea on the table had already gone cold.

Yu Tianheng tapped his fingers against the tabletop a few times, then raised his head. "Having all seven of us leave Heaven Dou Royal Academy involves too many people. Shi Mo and Shi Mo's brother were raised by the academy from childhood. Yu Feng, Osler, and Ye Lingling all have their own considerations as well. I need to go back and discuss it with them face-to-face. After all, this is not my decision alone. Give us some time. We'll give you an answer within two days."

Yu Tianlin did not press him. He merely stood and cupped his hands toward him. "I'll await your message."

The two sides parted ways. Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan left the lounge and headed down the corridor toward the Soul Fighting Arena's exit. Dugu Bo did not leave with his granddaughter. Instead, he stood in the corridor and spoke with her alone for a few moments, his voice kept too low to make out. When Dugu Yan left, she glanced back at Yu Tianlin. The scrutiny in her eyes was gone, replaced by awakened curiosity.

By the time they returned to the inn, it was already late. The lobby was empty. Yu Tianlin told everyone to rest, then pushed open the door to his room.

Qing Luo had already made the arrangements. A freshly brewed pot of hot tea and a plate of sliced fruit sat on the table. When she saw Dugu Bo enter behind Yu Tianlin, she asked nothing. She simply set out another teacup before leaving the room.

"Fourth Elder, I'll have to trouble you to stand guard for me tonight." Yu Tianlin took out a jade box from his storage Soul Tool. The moment he lifted the lid, blue-gold light instantly bathed the entire room in gentle ocean hues. The Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone lay quietly within the box. Blue Silver Grass patterns flowed endlessly across its crystal-clear surface, each circulation releasing a ring of faint golden life energy.

Dugu Bo sat down in a chair by the window and crossed one leg over the other. "Kid, let me make this clear first. Absorbing a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone is even more dangerous than absorbing a ten-thousand-year soul ring. I watched you absorb your ten-thousand-year third soul ring with my own eyes. You finished it in an hour, clean and easy. But soul bones are different. When they fuse with the skeleton, they transform both bone and marrow. And the Blue Silver Emperor was a plant-type soul beast. The soul bone she left behind naturally rejects ordinary soul masters. Still, you bear the inheritance of vegetation, and your attributes are highly compatible with this soul bone, so the rejection should not be too severe. Absorb it without worry. With me here, nothing major will happen."

Yu Tianlin sat down cross-legged and held the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone in his palm. He gently pressed it against the shinbone of his right leg. The instant the soul bone touched his skin, a gentle yet irresistible force seeped in through his pores, piercing directly through flesh and merging into bone.

It was not the wild, tearing sensation of absorbing a soul ring, but a warm feeling, as though he had been soaked in hot water. It spread from his shin to his knee, then from his knee through his entire right leg. Blue-gold light flowed through the room, illuminating the ceiling and walls, as well as Dugu Bo's wrinkled face.

His bones were restructuring. Yu Tianlin could clearly feel every bone in his right leg being remolded inch by inch by the Blue Silver Emperor's life force. New power surged through his marrow, carrying both the vitality of vegetation and the Blue Silver Emperor's life force.

Yu Tianlin's divine sense remained as steadfast as a reef. The Source of Vegetation activated automatically within his body, intertwining and merging with the Blue Silver Emperor's life force.

Several hours later, the blue-gold radiance slowly receded. The soul bone had completely fused into Yu Tianlin's right leg. There was no trace of it on the surface of his skin, but he could feel that the bones in his right leg had undergone a qualitative transformation. They were tougher and lighter than before, and every inch of marrow contained immense life force that could be called upon at any moment.

His Soul Power began rising from level thirty-three. Level thirty-four, level thirty-five, level thirty-six. Soul Power surged through his meridians with unstoppable force. Level thirty-seven, level thirty-eight. The pace of its ascent did not slow, finally stabilizing firmly at level thirty-nine.

Yu Tianlin opened his eyes. Before he could speak, Dugu Bo had already risen from his chair and walked to the bed, curiosity glimmering in his eyes.

"I'm curious. What soul skill did this Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone grant you?"

Yu Tianlin activated the soul bone skill. Blue-gold light immediately appeared over his right leg, and streams of life force climbed upward from it. "The first soul bone skill is called Wildfires Cannot Burn It All; Spring Winds Bring It Back to Life. It is a healing soul skill. So long as someone still has a breath left, this soul bone can convert Soul Power into healing energy, allowing injuries to heal in an extremely short time. It can even regrow severed limbs."

Dugu Bo's eyes narrowed slightly. He had lived for so many years and seen countless soul bone skills, but healing-type soul bones were exceedingly rare across the entire Douluo Continent. A hundred-thousand-year healing skill was something he had never seen before.

"What else?"

Yu Tianlin did not answer. He merely stood up. His feet slowly left the ground, and he hovered in midair within the room. Blue-gold light circulated around his right leg. There were no wings and no outward release of Soul Power. It was purely the flight ability bestowed by the soul bone itself.

"Flight. It does not consume Soul Power or require me to release my martial soul. I can fly through the air using only the soul bone's own power."

Yu Tianlin slowly descended back to the floor and looked up at Dugu Bo. "Also, this soul bone has been suffused with my aura. It may have the potential to improve further in the future."