The Hundred-Thousand-Year Sixth Ring and External Soul Bone, the Imperial Auspicious Beast's Astonishing Wisdom

Meanwhile, in the Core Circle of the Star Dou Great Forest, Di Tian suppressed his anger, while the other ferocious beasts wore equally grim expressions.

Strictly speaking, could this be considered a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast?

Not really...

Yet when the Soul Ring had been absorbed, it had ultimately undergone a mutation.

This also proved its foundation—or rather, the power of the Tribulation Lightning had already been enough to support this Azure Dragon in reaching a hundred thousand years.

But precisely because of the divine beast bloodline within its body, the Tribulation Lightning had instead become stronger.

What angered them first was Heaven's restraints upon them, and then there was Lin Yuan.

Meanwhile, as Lin Yuan absorbed the Soul Ring, the Soul Power around him became somewhat chaotic for the first time.

Fine beads of sweat continuously emerged on his forehead.

Although he could forcibly suppress that pressure with his Heavenly Stems martial soul, refining such immense power with ease was absolutely no simple matter.

Fortunately, Lin Yuan's physical constitution was there for all to see, but the refinement process was still destined to be lengthy.

As time passed.

What left Di Tian most helpless at that moment was Gu Yuena. Who exactly was this person who seemed to be his Lord—or perhaps possessed the same power as his Lord? Why had his Lord still not acted?

Meanwhile, compared to the immense Soul Power in the body, the stubborn soul fluctuations left behind by this Hundred-Thousand-Year Azure Dragon were even more terrifying.

After all, he had originally been destined for a glorious life, only to suffer restraints because of the bloodline within his body.

Although the lingering resentment could be suppressed by Ming Yue's martial soul due to its superior quality,

and he could barely accept it, once it truly transformed into a resentful soul, those soul fluctuations remained exceedingly terrifying.

Afterward, amid the constant absorption and tempering,

Lin Yuan relied on his own will to withstand the soul fluctuations. Then, as the long process of refining that vast Soul Power continued,

a full day and night passed.

When Lin Yuan opened his eyes and exhaled a mouthful of turbid air,

it signified that he had completely absorbed the Soul Ring. The Soul Power around him had reached the peak of rank sixty-four.

Lin Yuan frowned slightly. He had even come within a step of reaching rank sixty-five. Yet what he could clearly sense was this:

the total amount—or rather, the quality—of his Soul Power

had undergone a tremendous leap after that meditation session.

Combined with the results of his training over the past three months,

his current total Soul Power was perhaps no weaker than that of a Soul Sage ten ranks above him.

This was good news for him instead, since the total amount of Soul Power determined his true strength.

His liquefied Soul Power had become increasingly viscous.

If he had to describe it, Lin Yuan felt as though he had reached a critical point. Perhaps he could use this opportunity to attempt condensing a Soul Core.

Just as Lin Yuan finally relaxed, he instinctively looked toward the Azure Dragon's corpse and discovered that, amid flickering light, a Soul Bone had finally begun to condense.

The instant Lin Yuan saw the Soul Bone, his breathing quickened. It was not some ordinary leg bone, nor even a rare torso bone or skull bone, but a pair of

azure dragon-wing-like appendages.

Another External Soul Bone!?

The corners of Lin Yuan's mouth nearly rose beyond control. An External Soul Bone at the hundred-thousand-year level.

With a thought, the azure dragon wings fell into his hands and began to merge with him of their own accord.

As the primordial pressure of the Azure Dragon's bloodline roared forth, a female voice suddenly rang out, as if intending to interrupt him.

"You are desecrating the Dragon Race! Stop immediately!"

Lin Yuan nearly froze. When he sensed the figure opposite him with his spiritual power, he was dumbfounded, as was Gu Yuena.

That Soul Beast's entire body seemed to be made of translucent crystal, filled with an unusual texture. Its overall form resembled a lion's, but its four claws were like those of a dragon, and beneath every dragon claw burned a cluster of golden flames.

Its mouth was longer than that of an ordinary lion-type Soul Beast, while beneath its fur seemed to lie dense golden scales. Apart from its normal pair of eyes, it even possessed a vertical eye on its forehead.

Meanwhile, in the Core Circle of the Star Dou Great Forest,

while still furious, Bi Ji was the first to react and cried out in panic.

"Di Tian, this is bad! The Auspicious Beast is gone."

Di Tian frowned slightly before slowly saying,

"Wasn't Scarlet King following her..."

Before he could finish, however, he sensed Scarlet King's presence right here. In that instant, Di Tian's aura turned gloomy. As the pressure belonging to an absolute king suddenly spread out, he stared at Scarlet King and demanded in a voice like suppressed thunder,

"Why didn't you keep watch over that little one from the start?"

Scarlet King was dumbfounded. Come on, they had all been angry over the Azure Dragon's death. Wasn't it normal for him to be angry too? But now he had no way to defend himself. After all, his primary task had been to guard the Auspicious Beast.

Before he could say anything more, Myriad Demon King's equally panicked voice sounded.

"This is bad. The Auspicious Beast has reached them."

That nearly made Di Tian rush over in agitation. Was this a joke? The Auspicious Beast was the lifeblood of the Star Dou Great Forest.

But when he recalled his Lord's orders, he could only grit his teeth, frantic with worry.

Lin Yuan was dumbfounded when he sensed the Imperial Auspicious Beast suddenly appear.

Wasn't this thing just delivering itself to him?

In truth, the Imperial Auspicious Beast had appeared here for a very simple reason.

The Azure Dragon's death had made her somewhat sad. Then she saw a human, Lin Yuan, simply absorb its Soul Ring, and naturally felt indignant. Taking advantage of the others' absence, she had instinctively come over.

Considering that her current strength was already sufficient to rival a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast,

she could not sense Gu Yuena's aura, which only meant Gu Yuena was even stronger.

But the Imperial Auspicious Beast had long been accustomed to being fawned over. Furthermore, Xie Jun was not far from here, and she believed the ferocious beasts would approve of her actions as well. So when she arrived and saw Lin Yuan absorbing the Soul Ring, she naturally did not want him to absorb the Soul Bone too.

After all, it could be considered one of her subjects.

Yet after a brief daze, Lin Yuan continued focusing on absorbing the External Soul Bone.

Gu Yuena had initially wanted to act, but upon considering this Soul Beast's identity, she merely created a spatial prison.

While protecting Lin Yuan in reverse,

she did not say a single word to her. This infuriated the Imperial Auspicious Beast. She tried to interfere, only to discover that under this spatial power, her Soul Skills could not reach Lin Yuan at all.

Not until Lin Yuan had successfully finished absorbing the External Soul Bone

did his Soul Power rise two levels in one go, reaching rank sixty-six.

Then he looked at the Imperial Auspicious Beast with an expression that seemed to regard her as an idiot. He took a deep breath and asked with complete seriousness,

"You... are you all right?"

The Imperial Auspicious Beast seemed to sense Lin Yuan's insult and was originally filled with fury. Yet after Lin Yuan stepped out of the spatial prison, she felt something strange. Why did the other person seem to carry a... familiar aura?

Moreover, as an unusual instinct guided her forward,

a deep warning suddenly rang in Lin Yuan's ear.

"Human, if you harm the Auspicious Beast, you will certainly die!"