External Soul Bone, Ironfeather Sword Wings!

The wheels of history rolled ever onward, and the great tide of this world would never shift according to any one person's will!

In the blink of an eye, two months had passed.

Heaven Dou City, Xia Family.

A faint sound rang out in the air as a powerful wave of soul power rapidly spread in every direction.

Liu Yuer had successfully broken through to level fifty, becoming a glorious prospective Soul King!

"Congratulations on breaking through to the Soul King realm, Mother!"

Xia Mu stood nearby, protecting her as she cultivated.

"Huh, Mu'er, where's your father?"

Liu Yuer saw only Xia Mu. When she turned and failed to spot Xia Feng, she asked.

"Dad took that seventy-thousand-year Whale Glue. He said he wanted to compete with you this time!"

"To see whose soul ring age is higher!"

Xia Mu curled his lip. Sure enough, Xia Feng had grown accustomed to cultivating with money thrown at the problem. How could he be willing to bury himself in painstaking cultivation?

"That old Xia is completely out of line!"

"That seventy-thousand-year Whale Glue was cultivation material specifically saved for you, yet he actually dared to use it!"

"When he comes out, I'll scold him to death!"

Liu Yuer's willow-like brows shot up, and she exuded authority even without anger. Clearly, someone in this household was about to have a bad time again.

Boom~

A wave of soul power spread out. Xia Feng pushed open the door, his face brimming with joy. He had clearly gained quite a lot.

"Yuer!"

"I've broken through to level fifty too!"

"This time, I'm planning to hunt soul beasts with you!"

Xia Feng had yet to realize the severity of the situation. He was still bragging about his gains, failing to notice that Liu Yuer's darkened face was practically dripping with water.

"Let me ask you, where's the Whale Glue?"

Liu Yuer tugged Xia Feng's ear as she questioned him.

"Whale Glue?"

"What Whale Glue?"

"I didn't see any at all!"

Only then did Xia Feng react and try to bluff his way through, but he had greatly underestimated a mother's instinct to protect her child.

"Why, you old Xia!"

"Take this!"

After a bout of squabbling, the Xia Family returned to peace, leaving only Liu Yuer sulking in frustration.

"Mother, don't be angry!"

"I gave that Whale Glue to Dad!"

"After the two of you hunt your soul beasts and break through to Soul King, I'll still need your help!"

Xia Mu told her the truth and began soothing his mother.

If he wanted to obtain the peerless immortal herbs within the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, he would have to rely on both of them this time!

"Fine!"

"I won't hold it against you this time!"

Liu Yuer let her anger subside and regained her calm.

"Father, Mother!"

"Now that you're breaking through to the Soul King realm, have you considered what soul beasts you want to hunt?"

Xia Mu looked at his parents and asked.

"Well..."

The two exchanged a glance. They really had no idea!

"Then all right!"

"I suggest Mother hunt a twenty-thousand-year Ironfeather Sword Eagle, while Father hunts a twenty-thousand-year Mighty Vajra Bear. One will improve mobility, and the other will improve your defenses!"

Xia Mu spread his hands. These two kinds of soul beasts had fixed habitats in Sunset Forest, so they would not be difficult to find. They also would not need to venture deep into the core region.

These two soul beasts lived in the mixed region of Sunset Forest and usually fed on thousand-year soul beasts. If they set an ambush in advance, the chances of a successful hunt would be high.

"Ironfeather Sword Eagle?"

"Mighty Vajra Bear?"

The two muttered the names of their target soul beasts.

"That's right!"

"The Ironfeather Sword Eagle and Mighty Vajra Bear are both high-level soul beasts, and they suit your needs very well!"

"You've consumed Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue and cultivated to level fifty, so you can absorb soul rings beyond your level."

"Ordinary ten-thousand-year soul beasts don't mean much to you. The ages of these two soul beasts are just right."

Xia Mu spoke calmly and laid out his reasoning.

"Your fourth soul rings are eight thousand years and nine thousand years respectively, both very close to ten thousand years!"

"Although everyone says a thousand is a thousand and ten thousand is ten thousand—don't treat nine thousand as ten thousand—if your fifth rings are truly only ten-thousand-year soul beasts, they'll seriously hold back your cultivation progress. Understand?"

Every soul ring a soul master possessed was immensely useful. If a soul ring's age was too low, it would not only waste one's foundation, but also affect the remaining vacant soul ring slots!

In other words, soul masters with insufficient foundations simply could not absorb high-age soul rings.

"Fine!"

"We'll listen to you this time!"

"Let's give it everything we've got. At worst, we die!"

Xia Feng patted his chest, declaring that he was all in.

"But don't worry too much."

"Mother, you have sword intent protecting your body. It's enough to withstand the spiritual shock within the soul ring and speed up its refinement and absorption!"

"Father, you possess a body martial soul. As long as you guard your mind, you can successfully refine and absorb it as well!"

Though each of them had their shortcomings, they also each had their strengths. Refining a twenty-thousand-year soul ring would not be too difficult.

Sunset Forest, mixed region.

This was the habitat of ten-thousand-year soul beasts. Every area had its respective master. Guided by their intelligence, the three stepped into this unknown territory.

"Found it!"

"That cave on the cliff is the Ironfeather Sword Eagle's nest. Dad, it's time to see what you can do!"

Xia Mu pointed at the cave on the cliff.

"Leave it to me!"

Xia Feng took out a heavy compound bow. With a new type of explosive arrow, he drew the bow, nocked the arrow, and fired.

Rumble~

The cave collapsed, and a figure emerged!

Shriek~

The Ironfeather Sword Eagle slowly flew out of the cave. Its gaze swept over the surroundings, and it quickly discovered the intruders.

Seeing that the enemies were unhurried and even intended to attack, the Ironfeather Sword Eagle flew into a rage.

"It's coming!"

"Everyone, be careful!"

Liu Yuer took the lead at the very front while Xia Feng stood to the side, continuously drawing and firing arrows.

Xia Feng said nothing, merely kept shooting!

The specially made explosive arrows could not pierce the Ironfeather Sword Eagle's defenses. Their destructive power was not high, but the humiliation they inflicted was immense.

The specially made explosive arrows blasted the Ironfeather Sword Eagle into a filthy mess and drained a great deal of its soul power. Its fury intensified, and in the end, it charged straight at the three of them.

Sigh, in the end, it still lost its mind!

The Ironfeather Sword Eagle's long-range attacks were extremely formidable. Combined with its high-speed breakthrough ability, it was practically unbeatable.

But the Ironfeather Sword Eagle had ultimately been blinded by rage and actually chose to fight its enemies in close combat!

One had to know that Liu Yuer was not only an assault-type prospective Soul King, but also possessed a thirty-thousand-year soul bone.

In close combat, she was the true hidden expert!

Soul Bone Skill—Sword-Qi River!

The soul bone skill from the thirty-thousand-year Shieldblade Monster King activated, and Liu Yuer's left arm flashed with a strange radiance!

This was the true trump card!

Buzz~

A sword cry rang out as countless streams of sword qi, carrying sword intent, formed a terrifying Sword-Qi River!

Boom!

The Ironfeather Sword Eagle's diving body was instantly swallowed by the Sword-Qi River, its fate unknown.

The Sword-Qi River vanished, and the dust settled!

The Ironfeather Sword Eagle crashed to the ground. A pitch-black soul ring slowly condensed above its corpse.

After adjusting her condition, Liu Yuer summoned her Dragon-Pattern Sword martial soul and slowly refined the soul ring into her body.

One incense stick, then two!

Two hours later, Liu Yuer opened her eyes.

Clang, clang, clang~

Amid repeated sword cries, a pair of extravagantly shaped Ironfeather Sword Wings appeared behind Liu Yuer.

"This is..."

"The legendary external soul bone?"

Even Xia Mu was stunned. He had never expected this soul beast hunt to bring them such an enormous windfall.

"You brat!"

"Turn around already!"

Xia Feng hurriedly shielded his wife. The Ironfeather Sword Wings had burst through her clothes, leaving her in a rather disheveled state.

No wonder Xia Feng had suddenly lost his composure!