"Now, you're mine." Qian Xunye smiled faintly.
He possessed more than just the several ten-thousand-year soul bones he had obtained by killing Tang Hao. He had also acquired several others over the years, but Qian Xunye had never blindly absorbed ten-thousand-year soul bones.
So far, he had only absorbed one: a hundred-thousand-year left leg bone from a creature called the Dark Demon Lord, obtained when he acquired his ninth soul ring.
Now, he was going to absorb this Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, brimming with powerful life force!
"You two wait outside for me!"
With that, Qian Xunye immediately sat cross-legged and began absorbing the soul bone.
The soul power increase brought by a soul bone was not particularly noticeable. The main boost came from the immense energy absorbed from soul rings. However, Qian Xunye's soul power had already reached the peak of Rank 92 and was on the verge of breaking through to Rank 93.
Thus, with the support of this hundred-thousand-year soul bone, Qian Xunye's soul power finally surged past Rank 93 in one stroke.
Boom!
A powerful wave of soul power spread outward.
Outside the cave, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo wore expressions of utter delight. "Heavens! Young Master Xunye broke through again! He was only Rank 91 when he returned!"
"In such a short time, Young Master Xunye actually advanced two ranks of soul power. How did he achieve such a terrifying speed?!"
Qian Xunye's rate of advancement left the two both shocked and baffled.
"Phew. Rank 93. My strength has clearly grown stronger again. I should now be capable of killing a Rank 97 powerhouse alone, but before that old bastard Qian Daoliu, this strength is still utterly insignificant. I need even greater power." Qian Xunye slowly rose to his feet.
"Oh? The Eight Spider Lances seem to have grown stronger."
He immediately summoned the externally attached soul bone, the Eight Spider Lances.
In truth, the Eight Spider Lances had been changing all along under the nourishment of Qian Xunye's Titled Douluo-level dark power. But now that his soul power had broken through to Rank 93, the Eight Spider Lances had noticeably strengthened.
Their age had exceeded five thousand years, and their originally dark purple color had begun to blacken.
They were gradually shifting toward a purplish-black hue.
Their strength had improved considerably compared to when he had first absorbed them.
"It seems the Eight Spider Lances are also growing at an astonishing rate under the cultivation of my Titled Douluo realm. At this rate, they should evolve to the ten-thousand-year level very soon." Qian Xunye nodded inwardly and withdrew the Eight Spider Lances.
The hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone had bestowed two soul skills upon him.
The first soul skill: Flight. It granted the ability to fly and increased flight speed by one hundred percent.
The second: Wildfires cannot burn it all away; spring winds breathe it back to life. Its effect was self-repair of the body. Even severed limbs could regrow on their own, granting an exceptionally powerful recovery ability.
Once Qian Xunye was severely injured in battle, he could use this skill to instantly restore his body to peak condition.
It could be considered a trump card for preserving his life.
"Not bad." Qian Xunye smiled, then stepped out of the cave.
"Let's go! Next, we'll pull out that Blue Silver Emperor for me!"
The three followed the waterfall upward for roughly a hundred meters and saw a towering tree.
The Blue Silver Emperor, A Yin, had been planted by Tang Hao beneath this great tree.
"This is the Blue Silver Emperor we fought over back then."
"After this Blue Silver Emperor sacrificed herself, only a Blue Silver seed remained. Who would have thought that after being replanted, her cultivation would reach several decades in such a short time? At this rate, wouldn't she enter ten-thousand-year cultivation in less than two hundred years?"
Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo were somewhat amazed by the Blue Silver Emperor's vitality and growth potential.
Qian Xunye said, "The Blue Silver Emperor's life force is exceptionally tenacious. Once its cultivation reaches ten thousand years, it can regain its consciousness, which is equivalent to being reborn."
"Young Master Xunye, how do you plan to deal with this Blue Silver Emperor? You're not really going to feed it to pigs, are you?"
Qian Xunye shook his head with a smile. "How could I?"
Feeding it to pigs had merely been something he said casually. Actually feeding a Blue Silver Emperor to pigs would be far too wasteful.
He intended to cultivate the Blue Silver Emperor again,
raise it to a hundred-thousand-year cultivation, and then kill it. That way, he would gain another hundred-thousand-year soul ring!
When Qian Xunye obtained his second martial soul, he could absorb the Blue Silver Emperor's soul ring once it had recovered to a hundred-thousand-year cultivation.
Although theoretically, a plant-type soul beast like the Blue Silver Emperor would need at least several thousand years to grow to a hundred-thousand-year cultivation, as long as he placed it in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well,
that place could accelerate the growth of any plant by hundreds or even thousands of times.
If he placed the Blue Silver Emperor there, it would only need a few short decades to return to a hundred-thousand-year cultivation. Even if Qian Xunye's second martial soul could not wait that long, he could still let a talented junior absorb it.
"Bring it back first. It will serve me in the future." Qian Xunye smiled and directly uprooted the Blue Silver Emperor with his bare hands.
"Let's go. Back to Spirit City."
"Yes!"
The three immediately set off for Spirit City.
After returning, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo immediately used their authority as elders to make arrangements and spread news of Tang Hao's death.
Meanwhile, Qian Xunye headed straight to the Hall of Consecration to find Qian Renxue.
As expected, Qian Daoliu was once again standing before the entrance to the Hall of Consecration, blocking his way.
Qian Xunye was truly speechless at the sight. "Every time I go out and come back, are you going to stand at the entrance and block my path?"
"Tell me, where did you go this time?" Qian Daoliu questioned him with the same stern-father demeanor.
Qian Xunye's face turned cold. "I already told you, stay out of my affairs!"
"You are a member of our Six-Winged Angel Clan, and you are also my, Qian Daoliu's, son. Do you mean I cannot even manage you?" Qian Daoliu's imposing aura rose sharply.
Qian Xunye was entirely fearless as he retorted, "You say I am a member of the Six-Winged Angel Clan? Then throughout history, every member of the Six-Winged Angel Clan has had to undergo the Angel God's trial. Will you let me undergo the Angel God's trial? Do you dare?!"
"I...!" Qian Daoliu was left speechless, unable to respond for a moment.
He truly did not wish, nor did he dare, to let someone who possessed the Dark Angel Martial Soul undergo the trial of the Angel God of their bright and sacred clan.
He had never even considered allowing Qian Xunye to undergo the Angel God's trial.
"Heh." Qian Xunye laughed mockingly. "Other than having the blood of the Six-Winged Angel Clan flowing through me, have I ever truly been treated as one of your clan? Stop stammering. If you have nothing to say, then shut up."
After saying that, Qian Xunye walked straight ahead.
He had long since seen through it all.
Although Qian Daoliu acted as though he regretted the past and felt remorse, deep down, he had always rejected and guarded against Qian Xunye because of his Dark Angel Martial Soul.
Qian Daoliu sighed inwardly. "Although I cannot let you undergo the Angel God's trial, Xunye, since you have returned, then stay in Spirit City properly."
"I will appoint you an elder of Spirit Hall and give you an important position at the Pope's Palace. From now on, do your part for Spirit Hall."
Qian Xunye smiled disdainfully. "Heh heh, no need. Even if you appointed me Pope, I, Qian Xunye, would not care in the slightest. If not for Xiaoxue, I would never have returned to Spirit City!"
"You!" Those words finally enraged Qian Daoliu. "Unfilial son! Stop right there!"
The terrifying soul pressure of Rank 99 instantly bore down upon Qian Xunye.
Boom!