Rare External Soul Bone, Thousand-Year Soul Ring's Soul Skill Power

Time slipped by second by second. The two little ones' foreheads were already covered in bead-sized drops of sweat that slid down their cheeks.

Qian Renxue's eyes were tightly shut, her pale lips clenched between her teeth as she bitterly held on.

Qian Renheng's face was deathly pale, his entire body trembling, but neither of them made a sound.

"A thousand-year first soul ring..." Watching his two great-grandchildren absorb their soul rings in agony, Qian Wushuang's heart pounded wildly.

He tilted his head slightly, looked up at the sky, and murmured, "Angel God, if you can see this, then please bless your children and let them successfully absorb their soul rings."

An hour later.

The violent soul power inside the siblings finally began to calm, and the soul rings showed signs of merging.

Sensing that the two of them had passed the most dangerous hurdle, Qian Wushuang and Qian Daoliu's taut nerves finally began to relax.

Two hours later.

Pure sacred radiance suddenly burst out of Qian Renxue's body, shooting straight into the sky.

She was the first to successfully absorb her soul ring, and her peerlessly beautiful Six-Winged Angel martial soul automatically condensed as she did so.

Beneath her feet, a dazzling purple soul ring was rhythmically rising and falling.

Six years old, a one-ring Soul Master, with a thousand-year first soul ring!

Qian Renxue slowly opened her eyes and let out a long breath of foul air. Although absorbing the soul ring had been extremely painful at first, after that period of agony passed, it felt as if she had returned to her mother's embrace, warm and comfortable all over.

She did not cheer or jump for joy. Instead, she immediately withdrew both her martial soul and soul ring back into her body and sat there quietly.

Because not far from her, her elder brother was still in the middle of absorbing his soul ring, with no sign of finishing.

She looked at her brother with worry written all over her face, praying inwardly, Why hasn't Brother succeeded yet? Please, nothing must go wrong!

Just then, a strange phenomenon suddenly occurred!

Riiiip—

With the sound of clothing tearing, the clothes on Qian Renheng's originally smooth back instantly burst apart.

Immediately after, under Qian Wushuang and Qian Daoliu's horrified gazes, three pairs of pure gray wings forcibly broke out from Qian Renheng's back.

The three pairs of wings were a deep black. Every feather was pure black, yet gray mist coiled around them.

"This... this is... an external soul bone!!!"

Qian Wushuang and Qian Daoliu cried out almost in unison. Though both men were experienced and knowledgeable, at this moment their eyes were wide as they stared at those black six wings in disbelief.

After the shock came wild joy!

They had never expected this hunt to bring such an unexpected blessing. That was an external soul bone, the most special kind of soul bone independent of the six major soul bones.

"Great-grandfather, Grandpa, what's going on? Why did black wings suddenly grow out of Brother's back?"

Qian Renxue was so worried she was almost in tears. "Brother won't turn into a big black bird and fly away, will he?!"

Although she had received an elite education, clearly, at her age, she had not yet learned the related lessons on soul bones and external soul bones.

Seeing his dear granddaughter's adorable appearance as she nearly cried from worrying about her brother, Qian Daoliu could not help bursting into laughter, then explained, "Xiao Xue, don't worry about your brother. Not only will your brother not turn into a bird and fly away, he's actually struck unbelievable luck!"

"This is called an external soul bone. In the world of Soul Masters, apart from the six conventional soul bones, it is the most special and the rarest kind of soul bone!"

Qian Daoliu looked at the black six wings, his eyes full of envy. "The most special, and also the most ridiculous thing about this kind of soul bone is that it possesses the rare ability to grow!"

"It will continuously evolve and become stronger as the Soul Master's strength increases!!!"

"The probability of this kind of soul bone appearing is extremely low. In terms of rarity and strategic value, it is absolutely no weaker than a hundred-thousand-year soul ring!"

Qian Daoliu sighed with emotion. "I never expected Little Heng to gain such heaven-defying fortune from absorbing the Six-Winged Black Crow's soul ring."

An external soul bone was something even Qian Daoliu, whose realm had reached that of a Peerless Douluo, would drool over.

Its uniqueness meant that every Titled Douluo was destined to covet it. Who would not want a soul bone that could grow?!

While the grandfather and granddaughter were talking, Qian Renheng also completed the final step of absorbing his soul ring.

"Phew—"

Qian Renheng opened his eyes and let out a long breath, his tense body instantly relaxing.

He slowly stood up, and a dazzling purple soul ring steadily rose from beneath his feet, moving up and down rhythmically.

The moment he got to his feet, he felt a heavy sensation on his back. He turned his head to look and saw three pairs of black wings.

"Holy shit?!" Qian Renheng was abruptly startled, though he instantly reacted. "It's actually an external soul bone? My luck is seriously damn amazing!"

He was all too familiar with external soul bones. This extremely rare soul bone with growth attributes was worth absolutely no less than a hundred-thousand-year soul ring or soul bone.

Calling it an alternative cheat would not be an exaggeration. After all, the soul bones from the six conventional parts, under normal circumstances, remained at whatever age they had been when absorbed, with almost no possibility of improvement.

External soul bones, however, were different. They continuously evolved as the Soul Master's strength increased, becoming stronger the later it got.

That much could be seen from a certain someone's spider legs.

With a thought, Qian Renheng tried to control the black crow six wings on his back. This soul bone was connected to his bloodline and was extremely obedient.

With just a slight withdrawal of his will, the black crow's six wings turned into specks of black light, sank into his back, and vanished without a trace.

"Hahahahaha! Good! Excellent!"

Qian Wushuang was so excited his aged face flushed red. He threw his head back and laughed, as if the one who had obtained an external soul bone was not Qian Renheng, but him.

"A thousand-year first soul ring at six years old, and you even obtained an extremely rare external soul bone. You siblings, with a starting foundation like this, may well be the strongest our Spirit Hall has seen in ten thousand years!"

"With the future of Spirit Hall entrusted to you, I feel very reassured, and I very much look forward to the day you both fully mature!"

The more he looked at these siblings, the more he liked them; the more he looked, the more he felt that whether Spirit Hall could climb even higher after reaching great heights, all hope rested on these two siblings.

As for Qian Daoliu? Qian Xunji?

If Spirit Hall placed its hopes on them, Spirit Hall would probably only have its noon-day glory left, because sooner or later, it was doomed.

"Little Heng's opportunity this time truly was no small matter. Even I have only heard of external soul bones, but I have never seen one with my own eyes."

Qian Wushuang's burning gaze swept over the two of them, and he said expectantly, "Don't the two of you keep it hidden. What kind of soul skills did your thousand-year first soul rings grant you?!"

"Xiao Xue, you're the younger sister, so you go first. After absorbing a soul ring produced by an ancient exotic soul beast like the Dawn Golden Crow, what effect does your first soul skill have?"

Qian Renxue said in a crisp voice, "Great-grandfather, Grandpa, my first soul skill is called Holy Flame Manipulation. Its effect is to freely manipulate my own soul power and shape all kinds of attack methods at will."

"Like this!"

After saying that, Qian Renxue moved her thoughts, and the purple soul ring beneath her feet suddenly lit up. She stretched out her fair, tender little hand.

A dazzling ball of light that fused three attributes—sacredness, light, and flame—condensed into shape in her palm.

"Go!"

Qian Renxue gave a soft shout and abruptly threw the ball of light in her hand toward an open space in the distance.

"Boom—"

The ball of light hit the ground and produced an explosion that was not particularly loud, blasting out a pit half a meter in diameter.

"Uh—"

Seeing this, the expectant expressions on Qian Wushuang and Qian Daoliu's faces instantly froze.

"That shouldn't be right?! The Dawn Golden Crow is an ancient exotic soul beast. How could a thousand-year soul ring it produced come with a soul skill this weak?" Qian Daoliu frowned.

"This... this is Xiao Xue's first soul skill? It only blasted out such a tiny pit?!"

Qian Wushuang stood there in a daze, feeling extremely astonished and disappointed. This was a soul ring produced by the Dawn Golden Crow, which was exceptionally compatible with the Six-Winged Angel martial soul. How could the soul skill be this weak?!

This level of power was only about that of a hundred-year soul ring, wasn't it?

Could it be that the Dawn Golden Crow's soul ring was just a shoddy fake?

Qian Renxue also looked troubled, not knowing how exactly she should explain. In her own opinion, the soul skill attached to her soul ring was still very powerful; it was just that she was currently too weak.

"Great-grandfather, Grandpa, don't be anxious. This matter is far from that simple. This soul skill isn't bad at all!"