Absorbing the Mountain Dragon King Torso Bone

Lin Ming put away the token. It felt warm in his hand, its edges carved with exquisite dragon patterns. One look was enough to tell it was no ordinary object. He nodded. "Alright. Then I promise you this as well: as long as you need me, no matter where I am, I'll come help you."

Qian Renxue gave him one last look, her gaze filled with indescribable emotions—trust, anticipation, and a trace of tenderness she could not hide.

The corners of her lips curved into a faint smile. Then she turned, pushed open the reception room door, and strode out.

Lin Ming watched her departing figure, feeling somewhat moved. He had not expected Qian Renxue's trust to come so easily. At the end of the day, aside from the system's influence, she was an extremely lonely person deep down.

She carried too many secrets and too much hatred. She needed a shoulder to lean on, and a trust without reservation. As long as she was given a reason, she would cling to him desperately, like a drowning person clutching a piece of driftwood.

But Lin Ming did not become arrogant because of it. Trust was merely the prerequisite; he still had to walk the road ahead on his own. Even after forming a bond with Qian Renxue, her strength still far surpassed his.

If he did not hurry to raise his level and combat power, then forget fighting side by side with her—he would not even be qualified to stand beside her in the future.

His gaze drifted beyond the window, where the distant horizon gradually became clear beneath the morning light.

He still had three targets to win over—Snow Empress, Gu Yuena, and Bo Saixi.

Each of these three was more terrifyingly powerful than the last. Without sufficient cultivation, he would not even be able to get through the door to meet them.

Gu Yuena in particular was the Silver Dragon King herself, the ruler of all beasts. If he ran into the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest to find her now, he would probably not even leave behind a scrap.

Therefore, increasing his strength was his top priority right now.

Lin Ming found a secluded place and sat down cross-legged. He sank his consciousness into his Soul Sea and began examining the 100,000-Year Mountain Dragon King Torso Bone he had just acquired.

When he clearly saw that Soul Bone, even with all his experience and knowledge, he could not help but gasp.

The Mountain Dragon King Torso Bone was dark brown throughout, its surface covered in dense dragon-scale patterns. Every line seemed to contain the laws of heaven and earth.

The bone exuded an ancient, weighty aura, as though the entire earth had been condensed within this single piece of bone.

It floated in Lin Ming's Soul Sea, slowly rotating. With every revolution, even the surrounding air seemed to tremble.

That oppressive sensation from ancient primordial times made Lin Ming feel as though he were facing a living mountain range.

Even ordinary Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones paled before this Mountain Dragon King Torso Bone. After all, this was the remnant of the foremost of the Nine Dragon Kings, condensed from the very source of earth's power.

Lin Ming took a deep breath, a grave look flashing through his eyes.

He had a feeling that this Soul Bone would not be so easy to absorb.

The energy within a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone was already incomparably violent, not to mention the Mountain Dragon King's Torso Bone. The power contained within it was likely even more immense than he had imagined.

Even though he had consumed three Immortal Herbs—the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, Infernal Delicate Apricot, and Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower—and his physique had been tempered far beyond those of the same rank, he still was not completely confident that he could absorb it successfully.

But the arrow was already on the string; it had to be loosed.

Lin Ming's gaze turned resolute. He had never been someone who hesitated. Once he made a decision, he would never turn back. Gritting his teeth, he mobilized the Soul Power within him and sent it toward the Mountain Dragon King Torso Bone in his Soul Sea.

The instant his Soul Power touched the Soul Bone, Lin Ming felt an incomparably heavy, incomparably vast force erupt violently!

Boom!