Golden Radiance Left Arm Bone

Ordinarily speaking, this Soul Bone would actually have been more suitable for Wu Feng.

For one thing, Lu Yuan had already received the Secret Art Soul Left Arm Bone Mu Jin gave him last time, so by order, it should have been Wu Feng or Ning Tian's turn this time. For another, Wu Feng herself was left-handed, and her left arm was her main attacking limb in battle. Obtaining this Left Arm Soul Bone would take her strength to another level.

Unfortunately, Lu Yuan had the Great Tortoise Shell Technique. Combined with Elder Yi's hypothesis, he was destined to become President Lu, wholesale distributor of AAA-grade Left Arm Soul Bones.

Hearing Lu Yuan's words, Wu Feng did not think much of it. Since the elimination rounds began, Lu Yuan had carried them through many matches. He had contributed the most to their final victory, so it was only natural for him to take this Soul Bone. She had no objection herself, merely turning to look at Ning Tian beside her and waiting for her decision.

Noticing Wu Feng's gaze, Ning Tian pondered for a moment before quickly reaching a decision.

Their team had made it this far largely because of Lu Yuan. There was nothing to say about giving the Soul Bone to him.

Still, based on Ning Tian's understanding of Lu Yuan, he was not someone who would fuss over a single Soul Bone. He would most likely have given it to Feng, and Ning Tian had even been considering what sort of heavenly treasures or cultivation resources she could offer Lu Yuan as compensation. She had not expected him to ask for the Soul Bone himself.

Perhaps... Thinking of the fusion property of the Secret Art Soul Bone Lu Yuan had obtained last time, certain guesses surfaced in Ning Tian's mind. But when it came to a treasure like a Soul Bone, she would not be foolish enough to directly question Lu Yuan.

Besides, if a thousand-year Soul Bone could buy Lu Yuan's up-up favorability, then to Ning Tian, this was a deal that guaranteed profit.

Seeing that Feng had no objections, Ning Tian said, "I have no objections. You contributed the most in both the finals and semifinals, Lu Yuan. This Soul Bone is rightfully yours."

Wu Feng: Same here!

Seeing that neither of them objected, Lu Yuan also breathed a sigh of relief. He really did need it, so he accepted the Soul Bone without putting on airs. At the same time, he took out some heavenly treasures his bargain-bin senior brother had dropped and gave them to the two girls as compensation.

Test material, acquired!

After bidding farewell to Wu Feng and Ning Tian, Lu Yuan finally strolled toward the dean's office.

"Knock, knock!"

"Come in!"

"Haha, Senior Brother, long time no see!" Entering Yan Shaozhe's office, Lu Yuan rubbed his hands together like a fly, smiling as he looked at his bargain-bin senior brother—

Because today was the day the remaining payment for Ma Xiaotao's incident was due.

"Ahem, Junior Brother, have a seat!"

Yan Shaozhe, who knew Lu Yuan's true nature all too well, coughed lightly and pointed to the sofa opposite him, gesturing for Lu Yuan to sit. Then, with a look of deep reluctance, he took a box from his Storage Soul Tool.

"Junior Brother, this is the Left Arm Soul Bone I promised you last time. Here it is!" Yan Shaozhe said, handing the box to Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan caught the box, then pulled his hand back—

?

The box did not budge.

Staring at Yan Shaozhe with a smile that did not reach his eyes, Lu Yuan gave a fierce tug. Only then did he wrench the box free amid Yan Shaozhe's pained expression.

The moment it entered his hand, Lu Yuan knew the box was made of extraordinary material. A warm sensation spread through his palm—the box was actually made from Warm Sun Jade.

Warm Sun Jade was a precious jade favored by the wealthy of Douluo Continent. It nourished the body, warded off cold, and repelled evil. The value of the Warm Sun Jade alone needed to make this box was already considerable.

Opening the treasure box, a wave of warm golden light rushed toward him. A delicate, compact Soul Bone floated quietly before Lu Yuan like a miniature artificial sun. Its warm aura of light spread into every corner, as if all darkness had already been driven away. Within that dense golden glow, there was also a faint, looming aura of majesty amid the warmth and comfort.

"Junior Brother, this is a Left Arm Soul Bone from a Golden Earth Dragon King with more than ten thousand years of cultivation. It is called the Golden Radiance Left Arm Bone!" Yan Shaozhe examined the Soul Bone with a pained expression. Unfortunately, a Soul Bone given away was like water spilled out—now that it was in Lu Yuan's hands, Yan Shaozhe knew there was no chance of taking it back. "I estimate that it possesses the attribute of Light Flame. Moreover, the Golden Earth Dragon King that provided this Soul Bone possessed pure, though diluted, Radiant Dragon Clan blood!"

"This Soul Bone is worth nearly ten million Gold Soul Coins!!! Junior Brother, I really bled heavily for you this time!"

As he spoke, Yan Shaozhe could not help beating his chest and stamping his feet, looking as though Lu Yuan had struck gold.

Next, Yan Shaozhe began giving a detailed explanation of the Soul Bone's origins, value, and the great effort he had gone through to find this precious Soul Bone for Lu Yuan.

In short, it was expensive, expensive, unbelievably expensive!

However, upon seeing this Soul Bone—which had also belonged to Wang Dong in the original story—Lu Yuan was not particularly happy.

Because it came from a Golden Earth Dragon King!

Dragons were extremely powerful creatures in any world, and Douluo Continent was no exception. Once a soul beast or a person's Martial Soul possessed dragon bloodline, its strength would be at least one tier above others of the same type.

However, Lu Yuan, who retained memories of his past life, knew that every single dragon-type soul beast and Martial Soul was doomed to become utterly obsolete in the next ten-thousand-year version update!

As long as you were a dragon-type soul beast, never mind a Golden Earth Dragon that contained a trace of pure Radiant Dragon Clan blood—even Mu En's Radiant Saint Dragon Martial Soul would be completely suppressed when facing the Gold and Silver Dragon Kings!

Moreover, the existence of Light Flame overlapped heavily with his current abilities. After learning Purification Flame from Elder Yi and combining it with the holy attribute of Light-Breaking Demon to develop Holy Fire, this kind of light-flame Soul Skill was nothing but dead weight to him.

At the same time, its age of over ten thousand years put this Soul Bone in an awkward position. It could neither break through its age limit and elevate its quality under Elder Yi's manipulation like the higher-aged Light-Breaking Demon, nor could Lu Yuan directly use it as expendable material after a failed Great Tortoise Shell Technique like a thousand-year or hundred-year Soul Bone—the cost-effectiveness would be far too low.

If worse came to worst, should he sell it for more low-quality Soul Bones? Or simply have Elder Yi strip the dragon bloodline from this Soul Bone?

Though he thought this, Lu Yuan's expression remained calm. He merely put the Soul Bone away indifferently.

Whether it was fragrant or foul, once it entered Old Lu's mouth, it was all meat! A high-value treasure like a Soul Bone, once it landed in his arms, should not even think about leaving!

Meanwhile, seeing Lu Yuan's lack of delight and even a hint of disinterest, Yan Shaozhe felt somewhat uneasy—had this brat discovered the problem with this Soul Bone?