Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring

Flender was shaken. It was actually a Soul Bone. As a Soul Sage, he naturally knew how powerful and rare Soul Bones were.

Ye Yu's Bone Mask resembled the Heavenly Void Power Demon Bull's, but it was not exactly the same. The Heavenly Void Power Demon Bull's Bone Mask had no markings at all, while Ye Yu's Bone Mask had three dark red markings on the forehead that extended to the spot between his brows, and two more beneath the eyes, stretching from beside the ears to the sides of the nose.

It had to be said, Ye Yu's Bone Mask was very similar to Ichigo's Hollowfication mask in Bleach...

Tang San asked curiously, "Teacher, what is an External Soul Bone?"

This new, unfamiliar term made Tang San curious.

From Master and Flender's shocked, excited expressions, Tang San could guess that this External Soul Bone had to be extremely powerful.

Master suppressed the excitement in his heart and explained, "A Soul Bone is an extremely special object, something every Soul Master dreams of obtaining. Soul Bones are similar to Soul Rings, in that both come from Soul Beasts, but they are also different from Soul Rings. Every Soul Beast produces a Soul Ring, but the chance of a Soul Bone appearing is one in a thousand, or even lower. For a Soul Bone to appear, the Soul Beast must experience certain special circumstances at the moment of death before it may drop one. If a Soul Beast over a hundred thousand years old is hunted down, then it is guaranteed to drop a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone."

"Soul Bones and Soul Rings have many differences. Whoever kills a Soul Beast is the only one who can absorb its Soul Ring, but Soul Bones have no such restriction. You can use one yourself, or you can sell it. Any Soul Bone, even the most ordinary one, is priceless and almost impossible to buy."

"Soul Bones are divided into six major categories: skull, torso bone, left arm bone, right arm bone, Left Leg Bone, and Right Leg Bone. The strongest is the torso bone, followed in order by the skull, left arm, right arm, left leg, and right leg. Soul Bones produced by Soul Beasts below ten thousand years have only one skill. Soul Bones from Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts are certain to have two skills. Once a Soul Bone is absorbed, it cannot leave the body unless the host is killed, at which point it will automatically drop. Of course, after reaching the strength of a Titled Douluo, one can remove a Soul Bone on their own, but at the cost of lowering one's Soul Power by ten levels. I believe no one would do that."

"Because a Soul Bone is equivalent to part of oneself, and part of one's Soul Power also fuses into the Soul Bone, removing it will lower one's strength."

Master looked at Ye Yu's Bone Mask and said excitedly, "However, Xiao Yu's Soul Bone does not belong to these six categories. It cannot be called a head Soul Bone, but an External Soul Bone."

"External Soul Bones are even rarer than ordinary Soul Bones. Their probability of appearing is not even one in ten thousand. In terms of value, an External Soul Bone can rival a top-tier Soul Bone. In the Soul Master world, there is a Soul Master dream ranking, which lists precious objects that Soul Masters dream of obtaining. Among them, External Soul Bones rank second, while first place belongs to the extremely rare, even impossible-to-appear, Hundred-Thousand Year Soul Ring."

"The growth potential possessed by a Soul Bone is even greater than that of a Soul Ring. For example, Xiao Yu's Soul Ring support enhancements will continuously increase in attributes as he gains more Soul Rings, but the enhancement from a Soul Bone is even stronger."

Hearing this, Tang San was shaken, and also felt it made sense. After all, Soul Bones were so precious and rare, so their attached abilities would naturally surpass a Soul Ring's Soul Skill.

Master continued, "A Soul Ring is limited by its own age, but a Soul Bone is not. It evolves as the host's own Soul Power increases. In other words, the earlier one obtains a Soul Bone, the better, because the longer it has to evolve."

Master could sense that after half of Ye Yu's face was covered by the Bone Mask, his Soul Power had increased. He also seemed somewhat savage, giving off a cold, sinister aura, his emotions somewhat out of control, as if he had entered a state of rage and was gradually losing his reason.

The right half of Ye Yu's face was covered by the Bone Mask, while the left half was not. His left eye was also normal.

With the two sides compared like this, they presented a clear contrast. His left eye was clear, while his right eye looked cold and ruthless, making people shudder just by looking at it.

"Xiao Yu, what kind of Soul Skill did you obtain? It should be a Soul Skill that can increase Soul Power, right? And it should have a limiting effect?"

Ye Yu nodded. "Mm. When I put on the Bone Mask, my mind is affected by evil energy, my own emotions become savage, and the dark side in my heart is magnified. Even the slightest hatred or anger in my heart will be amplified. The Bone Mask can actually cover my entire face. The reason I only cover half my face is because with my current strength, if it fully covers me, I will lose my reason, and only know slaughter in my heart."

"With half my face covered, I can still barely maintain a little reason. With my current strength, when the mask covers half my face, I can sustain it for three minutes. As for this form where my face is covered by the Bone Mask, I gave it a name: Hollowfication."

Flender nodded. "Hollowfication, huh? Just like the Heavenly Void Power Demon Bull, this Soul Bone possesses the Heavenly Void Power Demon Bull's most powerful ability, which is Soul Power enhancement. Xiao Yu, I can sense that your Soul Power has increased by one level."

Ye Yu nodded. "Mm. Half Etherealization increases my Soul Power by one level. If it's Complete Hollowfication, my Soul Power increases by two levels. Although it increases by two levels at most, and the number of levels increased won't grow as my strength rises, but..."

At this point, Ye Yu's expression could not hide his excitement. "But no matter what level I'm at, it can increase it by two levels!"

Hiss!!!

Hearing this, Master, Flender, and Tang San all sucked in a breath of cold air at the same time!

A two-level increase did not look like much, but it could increase one's strength by two levels no matter what level one was at! In other words, the stronger one became, the more terrifying this ability would appear!

Just think. If his level reached Level 89, after Complete Hollowfication increased it by two levels, he would reach Level 91! A Level 89 Soul Douluo would instantly possess the strength of a Level 91 Titled Douluo!

Flender exclaimed in amazement, "What a terrifying ability. There is a world of difference between a Soul Douluo and a Titled Douluo, with an enormous watershed separating them. For a Level 89 Soul Douluo to reach Level 90 is as hard as ascending to heaven. That is also why the number of Titled Douluo on the continent can be counted on one's fingers. And after reaching Titled Douluo, every level gained is also extremely difficult, and the difference in strength is also tremendous. Yet Xiao Yu's External Soul Bone ability can actually increase him by two levels regardless of what level he is at. This ability is truly too terrifying!"

The more Flender thought about it, the more shocked he became, unable to calm down for a long time.

This ability truly made Master and the other two increasingly shocked, while at the same time they were also very happy that Xiao Yu could obtain such a powerful ability.

Just as Master, Flender, and Tang San were horrified, Ye Yu's next words made all three of them freeze at once, their hearts shaking!

"Teacher, perhaps because the Heavenly Void Power Demon Bull could reach the ten-thousand-year level when going all out, this External Soul Bone Hollowfication mask of mine has two attached abilities. One of them is Soul Power enhancement, and the other is..."

As he spoke, under Master, Flender, and Tang San's increasingly horrified gazes, two Soul Rings appeared around Ye Yu and circled his body.

The first Soul Ring was purple, and it was a little brighter than before. But when the second Soul Ring appeared, Master and the other two all widened their eyes!

Because the second Soul Ring was not a dazzling purple, but had become...

Black!!

Master and the other two were horrified to the extreme, their eyes wide, unable to believe it.

"This... this is... a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring!"