"This demonic power really was quite unique."
After familiarizing himself with the power of "Demon God Manifestation" a little, Su Ming withdrew his Martial Soul Possession.
After all, he still had many new things that required proper testing.
However, Su Ming already had a good idea regarding this sudden new ability, "Demon God Manifestation."
In the future, he might be able to use this power to infiltrate the Holy Spirit Cult.
Once he climbed high enough within its ranks, he could wipe out the Holy Spirit Cult in one sweep.
To Su Ming, who had already regarded the Douluo World as a future stronghold from which to attack the God Realm, the Holy Spirit Cult's wicked practice of draining the pond to catch the fish was undoubtedly detestable.
Moreover, Su Ming had his own principles. He would not fall into depravity for so-called power and commit such utterly immoral deeds.
"Brother Su Ming, why did you withdraw your Martial Soul Possession?" Lan Fozu asked curiously.
Although Su Ming still made her feel close to him now, it was certainly nowhere near the feeling from before.
After all, his demonic state carried the aura of the Deep Sea Demon Whale Clan, which allowed Lan Fozu to remember and mourn them.
"That's because maintaining that state also consumes a great deal of energy, Little Lan."
Su Ming rubbed Lan Fozu's head and offered an explanation.
Of course, those were merely words meant to comfort her.
"Oh, so that's how it is." Lan Fozu nodded obediently.
Then, she encouraged him, "Then work hard at cultivating, Brother. Try to become a god sooner."
"Alright, alright, alright." Su Ming nodded.
As he spoke with Lan Fozu, he also examined the two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones the Demon Empress had bestowed upon him.
Receiving two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones at once left even Su Ming immensely delighted.
After all, although a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast would certainly drop a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, it would generally only drop one.
The reason the Demon Empress could provide two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones was likely due to that perfect Fusion Sacrifice.
It had thus produced an additional, incomparably precious Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.
One torso bone and one External Soul Bone. What incredible luck.
Su Ming sighed inwardly.
Among the six major Spirit Bone slots, head Spirit Bones and torso Spirit Bones were the most precious.
The limb Spirit Bones came next.
Beyond those six categories, there was another type of Spirit Bone that was even more precious and mysterious: the External Soul Bone.
Even an External Soul Bone of low age was as valuable as a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
In the hands of a suitable person, an External Soul Bone could even be worth far more than a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
After all, besides granting special and powerful abilities,
External Soul Bones possessed an even more critical trait: their exceedingly rare capacity for growth—evolution!!
Thus, after learning that he possessed an External Soul Bone, Su Ming was naturally even more thrilled.
Because Su Ming believed that through his efforts,
this External Soul Bone would certainly grow into a true divine artifact, perhaps even a super divine artifact!!
After his excitement subsided, Su Ming carefully examined the soul skills the two three-hundred-thousand-year Spirit Bones provided.
The three-hundred-thousand-year Deep Sea Demonic Whale King Torso Bone carried two soul skills: Abyssal God-Suppressing Body and Azure Sea Thunder Strike.
When Abyssal God-Suppressing Body was activated, ancient demonic patterns of the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King emerged across the user's body surface.
While active, the user's torso became nearly immune to physical and energy attacks below the god level for three seconds, and part of the damage received could be converted into "Abyssal Recoil," directly striking the enemy's body and soul.
Additionally, defense, strength, and toughness increased by three hundred percent for one hour.
It could only be used twice a day.
An enhanced version of Invincible Golden Body. Although it can only be activated twice a day, that's enough.
After learning the effects of Abyssal God-Suppressing Body, Su Ming immediately thought of the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone Xiao Wu had once provided Tang San.
Invincible Golden Body could be activated three times a day, each activation granting immunity to attacks below the god level for three seconds.
Although Abyssal God-Suppressing Body could only be activated twice a day, besides granting immunity to damage, it could also turn part of the damage he suffered into an attack and return it to his opponent.
With this soul skill, Su Ming truly could use the small to overcome the great, severely injuring or killing powerful foes.
What was more, after activating Abyssal God-Suppressing Body, beyond the initial three seconds of attack immunity and reflection,
he could still maintain a powerful enhancement for a full hour afterward.
The second soul skill it carries—Azure Sea Thunder Strike—is also quite good. A large-scale ultimate move.
After reviewing Abyssal God-Suppressing Body, Su Ming turned his attention to the second soul skill it carried.
Although the second soul skill provided by the torso bone was not as stunning as Abyssal God-Suppressing Body, it was still extremely impressive.
When the soul skill was activated, the power of the ocean would be compressed into a single point before exploding.
Upon release, a vortex of purple lightning would spread beneath his feet, like an eye of the deep sea.
Then, a shockwave infused with whale-song sound waves and terrifying lightning would erupt outward in a ring from the user's body.
As for the range of this soul skill,
that naturally depended on Su Ming's own cultivation.
"Brother, we should leave this place now, right? Won't your family be worried?"
At that moment, Lan Fozu spoke with such thoughtful concern.
Su Ming naturally nodded repeatedly, indicating that it was indeed time to return.
This underground cavern was, after all, the place where Lan Fozu's mother had sacrificed herself. If they remained here, Su Ming feared that Lan Fozu would be reminded of the scene and grow sorrowful.
It would be better to take Lan Fozu out of the Soul Beast world sooner and let her live in the human world.
As for the new abilities he had yet to study carefully, it would not be too late to continue researching them on the journey back.
With that in mind, Su Ming asked gently, "Little Lan, did your mother tell you how we're supposed to get back?"
The Demon Empress had not told him how to leave, so she had likely told Lan Fozu instead.
Hearing this, Lan Fozu nodded.
Then, she took a small conch from her storage bracelet and blew it.
Along with a melodious string of notes, a huge starfish with ten thousand years of cultivation flew into the underground cavern.
Su Ming immediately became vigilant.
But in the next instant, Lan Fozu's words made him lower his guard.
Lan Fozu explained, "Brother, this is the way home my mother prepared for us in advance."
"Once it hears the conch, it will come to the underground cavern to pick us up and take us back to Salted Fish Village."
"Then let's go." Seeing this, Su Ming no longer hesitated. Holding Lan Fozu's hand, he climbed onto the sea whale's back.
Although he did not know how the Demon Empress had tamed this ten-thousand-year starfish before her death, since Lan Fozu had said so, they could only ride it back.
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