Absorbing Soul Bone, Martial Soul Evolution

Bai Shu couldn't suppress the frantic beating of his heart and eagerly stepped forward to examine it.

At this moment, the entire interior of the mountain cavern was laid bare. Because the entrance was located directly above, Bai Shu immediately saw the black lead box that had originally been hidden at the top of the rock wall, now precariously dangling.

Xie Biyan was sharp-eyed. Without waiting for Bai Shu's command, he leaped up, clinging to the rock wall like a gecko, flashing a few times before steadily retrieving the lead box and respectfully presenting it to Bai Shu.

Bai Shu took the lead box. It felt heavy in his hands; this small box weighed a hundred pounds, and even with his current physique, he almost dropped it.

Bai Shu simply placed the lead box on the ground, took a deep breath, and with an excited heart, slowly opened it.

"Buzz—"

The moment the lid opened, an indescribably rich and surging life force washed over him!

Just one breath was enough for Bai Shu to feel all thirty-six thousand pores on his body relax.

A soft yet brilliant blue-gold light bloomed from within the box, bathing everything around it in a sacred hue.

At the center of the light lay a right leg bone, entirely blue-gold, as if carved from the most perfect crystal.

On the bone, countless mysterious golden patterns flowed slowly like living things, as if narrating the essence of life.

It was the supreme treasure left behind by the hundred-thousand-year-old Blue Silver Emperor after her death—the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone!

"Xie Biyan, guard me. Don't let anyone disturb me," Bai Shu commanded in a deep voice.

"As you command, Young Master!" Xie Biyan flashed and instantly leaped onto a nearby rock.

Bai Shu didn't hesitate. He took a deep breath, grabbed the warm, jade-like leg bone, focused his gaze, and pressed it heavily onto his own right leg.

Buzz—

Another faint hum sounded. Bai Shu felt his right leg instantly enveloped by an extremely cool stream of air.

At the same time, the spirit bone, as hard as crystal, melted the moment it touched his flesh and blood, transforming into countless fine blue-gold streams of air that forcefully yet gently drilled into Bai Shu's right leg meridians through his pores.

The absorption of the spirit bone was smoother than Bai Shu had anticipated.

After all, spirit bones were unlike spirit rings; they had almost no entry barrier for absorption, and any level of spirit master could fuse with them.

Moreover, the Blue Silver Emperor's spirit bone was of a gentle life attribute and its compatibility with his own spirit was practically perfect.

Bai Shu could clearly feel the gentle yet exceptionally vast spirit power from the spirit bone circulating within him, strengthening his limbs and bones while also rapidly boosting his spirit power.

After absorbing his first spirit ring, although Bai Shu hadn't had time to go to the Spirit Hall to complete his level certification, he had a rough idea of his spirit power.

His original spirit power should have just broken through level twelve.

However, at this moment, as this immense energy poured in, the bottleneck of his spirit power seemed like it was made of paper, being broken through one after another without any suspense.

Level thirteen, level fourteen...

Just as Bai Shu's heart raced, thinking that this hundred-thousand-year spirit bone would at least provide him with a terrifying spirit power increase of five levels or more today, a sudden change occurred.

His spirit suddenly emitted an extremely strong wave of craving.

Chaos Green Lotus... it needs this energy?

This thought flashed through Bai Shu's mind. After only half a second of consideration, he made a decisive choice—suppress his realm and abandon using this energy to raise his spirit power level!

What was a mere few levels of spirit power increase? If he cultivated step by step, it wouldn't take much longer.

But if his spirit could grow further, the benefits to his future cultivation path would be immeasurable!

With this in mind, Bai Shu immediately activated his spirit power and released his spirit. With a thought, a phantom lotus emitting a faint green light directly entered his dantian.

This was a small trick Bai Shu had discovered on his own after absorbing his first spirit ring in the Soul Hunting Forest.

Planting the spirit in the dantian not only allowed him to constantly enjoy the nourishment of the Chaos Green Lotus's life force, subtly strengthening his body, but also greatly increased the speed of spirit power execution in his meridians.

More importantly, in actual combat, it freed up his hands, eliminating the need for spirit masters with tool spirits to foolishly hold up their spirits while fighting.

Furthermore, for spirit skills like healing or enhancement, the effect would be faster.

In battles between the strong, it was often such a minuscule time difference that determined victory or defeat.

However, he wasn't yet skilled at controlling it, and releasing his spirit consumed spirit power. Coupled with the fact that the nosy Tang Hao had been lurking nearby, he rarely used this technique to hide his strength.

At this moment, the remaining vast blue-gold spirit power flowed directly up Bai Shu's right leg, rushing into his dantian.

As soon as this energy entered his dantian, before it could even follow its original route, it was instantly suppressed by the Chaos Green Lotus coiled within in an extremely domineering manner, and then began to devour it frantically.

As spirit power poured in continuously, the Chaos Green Lotus finally underwent subtle, visible changes.

The originally somewhat elongated lotus petals became plump, their color more lustrous. The flowing green light made it look like a piece of art carved from jade.

Not only that, but the mysterious patterns that had only appeared fleetingly when he absorbed his first spirit ring reappeared on the green lotus.

This time, the patterns were significantly clearer, even showing signs of breaking free from the lotus petals' restraint. However, they ultimately couldn't break some kind of limit, only forming faint golden textures on the surface of the petals.

The Chaos Green Lotus absorbed spirit power at a rapid pace. The vast amount of spirit power that would have taken Bai Shu nearly three hours to absorb was completely devoured by the Chaos Green Lotus in just a few minutes.

After the last trace of blue-gold light was squeezed dry, the green lotus began to slowly rotate within his dantian.

Before Bai Shu could even fully comprehend the details of his spirit's transformation, the spirit power in his meridians began to circulate on its own.

Bai Shu could clearly perceive internally that his spirit power was undergoing a qualitative leap during its circulation. The previously colorless and transparent ordinary spirit power was now gradually taking on an emerald green hue imbued with the essence of extreme life force!

Simultaneously, a cryptic piece of information about his spirit surged into Bai Shu's mind like a tide, allowing him to fully understand the true meaning of the Chaos Green Lotus's evolution this time.

Before, Bai Shu had always believed the Chaos Green Lotus to be an extreme life spirit. This idea was not wrong, but it was incomplete.

The reason it was named "Chaos Green Lotus," the true focus had always been on the word "Chaos"!

As for the life attribute, it was merely because it was a plant, so its vitality was its most basic and most easily manifested attribute.