A fierce glint flashed in Yu Tianqing's eyes. Before his words had even faded, his entire body shot off the dirt slope.
"Martial Soul, possess me!"
In midair, accompanied by a deafening burst of violent thunder, the phantom of an enormous blue thunder dragon abruptly appeared behind Yu Tianqing.
Seven dazzling Soul Rings rose from beneath his feet: yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black!
The terrifying pressure of a Soul Saint descended like a tangible Mount Tai, instantly blanketing the entire clearing.
The Radiant Holy Winged Dragon, which had been preparing to enjoy its spoils, suddenly raised its head. Terror flashed through its eyes as it struggled to beat its wings and flee.
But before a level seventy-three Power Attack System Soul Saint, how could a seven-hundred-year Soul Beast possibly escape? Yu Tianqing's pressure locked it firmly in place.
"First Soul Skill, Thunder Dragon Claw!"
Yu Tianqing's right hand transformed into an enormous blue lightning dragon claw and came crashing down from the sky.
"Boom!"
With a thunderous explosion, the dragon claw slammed into the Radiant Holy Winged Dragon's spine, and violent lightning power instantly flooded into its body.
The Radiant Holy Winged Dragon let out a mournful cry. Its entire body was pinned hard into the earth, unable to move. In an instant, it was taking in more air than it was letting out.
Yu Tianqing had held back with great precision. Not only had he severely injured the Soul Beast, but he had also used lightning's paralyzing properties to seal away all its ability to retaliate, preventing it from self-destructing its Soul Ring before death or launching a final counterattack.
Having done all that, Yu Tianqing dismissed his Martial Soul and turned toward the slope. "Changge, come down."
Yu Shuyao brought Yu Changge down to the middle of the clearing in a few swift leaps.
"This beast has been completely crippled. Changge, go deliver the final blow."
Yu Changge nodded, took a short sword from his Soul Tool, and thrust it into the Radiant Holy Winged Dragon's eye socket, piercing straight through to its brain.
The Radiant Holy Winged Dragon stared fixedly at Yu Changge, its eyes filled with hatred and unwillingness. Its body convulsed violently a few times before finally falling still.
A deep yellow Soul Ring rose from its body.
Yu Changge sat down cross-legged and drew the Soul Ring toward himself, then began absorbing it. Xiao Huang stood guard beside him as though it, rather than Yu Changge, was the one absorbing the Soul Ring.
Meanwhile, Yu Tianqing and Yu Shuyao stood watch nearby. Yu Tianqing took out some powder and scattered it around them.
The powder could effectively keep some Soul Beasts from approaching and disturbing them.
Yu Shuyao looked nervously at Yu Changge. "Tianqing, do you think Changge can succeed? The test showed that he can withstand an eight-hundred-year Soul Ring, but it still doesn't quite feel real."
"An eight-hundred-year First Soul Ring... Then his Second Soul Ring will directly be thousand-year..."
Yu Tianqing spoke reassuringly. "He'll be fine. Your son's will is tough. What I'm more curious about now is what kind of Soul Skill Changge will gain once he finishes absorbing it."
"And whether Xiao Huang will evolve because of it."
"Our luck has actually been pretty good this time. We only spent a little over ten days before encountering a Light Attribute Sub-Dragon."
At that moment, Yu Changge, immersed in the absorption process, knew nothing of the conversation outside.
During the absorption, he could feel with extreme clarity the terrifying pressure brought by this exceptional Soul Ring that was nearly eight hundred years old.
That massive, violent Light energy was like an unruly wild horse, rampaging through his meridians. His body endured an incredibly intense sense of compression.
Yu Changge gritted his teeth, his brows tightly furrowed as large beads of sweat streamed continuously down his forehead.
Yet he never uttered a sound. He circulated his family's Meditation Method and steadily absorbed the energy.
Soon, two hours passed.
Yu Changge's absorption of his First Soul Ring smoothly entered a stable phase.
Then, Xiao Huang, which had been lying quietly beside him without moving, suddenly underwent a strange change!
A faint layer of golden light began to emerge from Xiao Huang's originally purple skin!
The golden glow grew brighter and brighter until it enveloped its entire plump body, radiating a sacred aura.
Within the golden light, Xiao Huang showed no sign of pain. Instead, it narrowed its eyes with remarkably human-like satisfaction.
Seeing that their son's aura was stable and his Martial Soul had undergone a positive change, the hearts Yu Tianqing and Yu Shuyao had been holding in suspense finally settled.
However, just as they had breathed a sigh of relief, an unexpected change suddenly occurred in the clearing!
"Riiip—" Accompanied by the sound of tearing cloth,
the clothes on Yu Changge's back instantly exploded apart. Golden light abruptly burst forth from the shoulder blade areas on either side of his spine!
Then, a pair of golden wings radiating Light Aura violently burst from his back!
They were unmistakably a pair of golden Dragon Wings!
"Heavens!" Yu Shuyao was terrified by the sudden phenomenon.
Yu Tianqing was initially stunned by the unexpected development as well, his pupils contracting slightly.
But then, as though he had thought of something, the shock in his eyes instantly transformed into uncontrollable ecstasy. Even his heart began pounding wildly.
"Shu Yao, our son's luck really is incredible. If I'm not mistaken, this is the legendary External Soul Bone!"
"An External Soul Bone is an existence second only to a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone. It can advance along with a Soul Master's growth and may ultimately evolve to the Hundred-Thousand-Year Tier."
Yu Shuyao was overjoyed as well. "Then that means our son will have the ability to protect himself in the future. With this External Soul Bone, at the very least, if Changge encounters danger, escaping definitely won't be a problem."
Yu Tianqing nodded, his voice trembling slightly. "It seems our son truly has a chance to defy fate and change his destiny. Hahaha!"
Time quietly passed amid their excited vigil.
As Yu Changge continued to absorb the Soul Ring and the External Soul Bone more deeply, the long night finally came to an end.
A faint pale light appeared in the east.
In the dim light of dawn, Yu Changge, who had sat cross-legged all night, finally slowly opened his eyes. He had completely absorbed his First Soul Ring at last!
Yu Changge stretched his body slightly. He now felt exceptionally good.
He had never expected his luck to be so good that he would obtain an External Soul Bone. After absorbing it, he could feel that all his attributes had directly increased by fifty percent.
By now, the Dragon Wings on Yu Changge's back had retracted, and Xiao Huang beside him had also completed its transformation.
The current Xiao Huang was truly worthy of the name "Xiao Huang."
The color of its outer skin had completely shed its former purple hue and turned golden yellow.
Moreover, upon closer inspection, one would discover a faint layer of strange patterns on the surface of its golden-yellow skin.
Though the patterns were still blurry, their shapes were orderly. They were clearly the embryonic patterns of dragon scales!
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