Soul Bone and Soul Ring

Gu Yuena smiled when she heard that. "I thought it was something serious. So it was just this!"

"Since your big sister has taken you in, cultivation resources naturally won't be a problem."

"Let me first check your Soul Power."

As she spoke, Gu Yuena reached out and grasped Lu Yuan's wrist, carefully sensing it.

"Mm, you really should absorb a Soul Ring now!"

"Xiao Yuan, what type of Soul Ring do you need? Big sister will do her best to satisfy you!"

Lu Yuan thought about Erosion's abilities.

"Fire attribute or darkness attribute will do. A dragon-type Soul Beast would be best."

Gu Yuena nodded.

There was no problem with the attributes, but a dragon-type Soul Beast...

With so many dragon beasts in Star Dou Forest, there should be quite a few suitable ones, right?

She looked at Di Tian and said, "Di Tian, go find one around a hundred years old."

Di Tian: "..."

A hundred years?

The first Soul Ring of a human personally raised by Soul Beasts was actually going to be a hundred-year Soul Ring?

If word got out, people would think Soul Beasts did not know how to raise humans!

"My Lord, isn't a hundred years a little too low? Since we're raising Xiao Yuan, we should give him the very best!"

Gu Yuena had no experience in this area. This was her first time raising a child!

She looked at Di Tian with clear, innocent eyes.

Di Tian sighed inwardly and said, "My Lord, we can first let Xiao Yuan absorb a Soul Bone to strengthen his physique. Only then will he be able to bear the power of a higher-year Soul Ring, and it will also stabilize his foundation!"

"As for the Soul Ring, we can proceed step by step. For his first Soul Ring, he can absorb a thousand-year Soul Ring first. Once his spiritual power increases, he can absorb a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring."

Lu Yuan said, "Uncle Di Tian, can you tell how many years of Soul Ring I can absorb?"

Di Tian nodded, stepped forward, and felt the bones in Lu Yuan's hand.

A moment later, Di Tian released his hand and said, "Only a few hundred years or so. About the level of an ordinary human."

Lu Yuan was not too disappointed.

After all, he had awakened his Martial Soul not long after transmigrating. Where would he have found the time to train his physical constitution?

Gu Yuena asked, "Then the Soul Bone...?"

Di Tian stroked his chin and looked toward Lord Bear, Myriad Demon King, Bi Ji, and the other ferocious beasts.

Bi Ji, Lord Bear, and Myriad Demon King exchanged glances, then all turned toward Scarlet King in unspoken agreement.

Scarlet King: "..."

"Wait here! I'll go look."

Scarlet King turned and left, returning to his treasure vault to search for a Soul Bone.

"Then I'll also go look for a Soul Beast suitable for Xiao Yuan."

Di Tian informed everyone, then vanished from where he stood.

Not long after, Scarlet King returned first.

He tossed out a Soul Bone radiating a reddish-golden glow, and it landed before Lu Yuan.

"This was left behind by my father..."

"He failed to survive the three-hundred-thousand-year heavenly tribulation and died. I had intended to keep this Soul Bone as a memento, but now I entrust it to you!"

"I hope you won't disappoint our expectations!"

Lu Yuan bowed to Scarlet King. "Thank you, Uncle Scarlet King!"

Then he examined the Soul Bone before him.

The entire Soul Bone was roughly an arm's length long, dark reddish-gold throughout. Lava-like patterns covered its surface, and three barbs grew from its joints.

Gu Yuena said, "Xiao Yuan, absorb it. We'll guard you here, so nothing will happen!"

Lu Yuan nodded, sat down cross-legged, placed the Soul Bone against his right arm, and began absorbing it.

Vast Soul Power surged into his body. Lu Yuan closed his eyes and guided the flow of Soul Power.

At the same time, a scorching force swept through his entire body. Although the flames of the Three-Headed Crimson Mastiff had not yet reached the level of Ultimate Fire, this Soul Bone was nearly three hundred thousand years old, and its fire power could not be underestimated.

Lu Yuan felt as though he were soaking in a warm bath. Every inch of his bones slowly stretched and relaxed, though the fire was a little too intense.

Fortunately, there were no real restrictions on absorbing Soul Bones in Douluo Continent. Lu Yuan successfully fused with the Soul Bone without incident.

Meanwhile, outside.

Seeing that there was nothing for them to do, Myriad Demon King and Lord Bear bowed to Gu Yuena and departed.

Once Scarlet King saw that Lu Yuan had absorbed it successfully, he too turned and left.

Only Bi Ji, who was stroking the fur of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, and Gu Yuena remained.

After a while.

Di Tian returned as well.

He had brought back a Thousand-Shadow Miasma Dragon, roughly thirty zhang long, its entire body covered in gray-black scales. Incessant ink-black mist drifted from the gaps between its scales.

After placing the Thousand-Shadow Miasma Dragon to one side, Di Tian left.

The Thousand-Shadow Miasma Dragon had already been severely wounded and knocked unconscious by Di Tian. It had no ability to resist and could only be slaughtered at their mercy.

This was a Soul Beast Di Tian had carefully selected after serious consideration.

There were hierarchies of contempt among people, and Soul Beasts had their own as well.

This Thousand-Shadow Miasma Dragon lived in a Poison Miasma Nether Valley within the forest. The entire valley was shrouded year-round in lingering blackish-gray poisonous fog, all their doing.

Di Tian naturally looked down on them in his heart, placing Thousand-Shadow Miasma Dragons, Man Faced Demon Spiders, and Dark Demon Evil God Tigers in the same category.

No one knew how much time passed.

Lu Yuan finally awoke.

A sensation of comfort rose from his marrow and flowed through his blood to every corner of his body.

He looked at his arm. Nourished by the Soul Bone, his meridians had broadened considerably, and his strength had increased greatly as well.

Gu Yuena asked softly, "You're awake? How do you feel?"

Lu Yuan said, "I feel like my entire body is filled with strength!"

"That's good. This is the Soul Beast Di Tian prepared for you. Absorb it!"

Following Gu Yuena's pointing finger, Lu Yuan saw the Thousand-Shadow Miasma Dragon lying on the ground.

After taking a deep breath, Lu Yuan drew Sun-Chopping Flame and walked over, ending its life with a single slash.

Seeing the purple Soul Ring rise up, Lu Yuan sat cross-legged once more and drew the Soul Ring toward himself to begin absorbing it.

The instant the Soul Ring touched his body, a violent energy surged into him and coursed through his meridians.

Fortunately, Lu Yuan's body was now strong enough to withstand it completely.

The rich glow of the purple ring gradually dimmed. All the Soul Power within the Thousand-Shadow Miasma Dragon's Soul Ring poured into Lu Yuan's body, and the aura of Soul Power around him steadily rose as the bottleneck at level ten Soul Power was broken through.

About an hour later, the final wisp of purple light completely merged into Lu Yuan's body.

He slowly opened his eyes, light and darkness intertwining within his pupils.

Seeing this, Bi Ji asked, "Xiao Yuan, do you feel any discomfort?"

Lu Yuan shook his head. "No, I feel great."

Gu Yuena asked about his Soul Skill instead. "Xiao Yuan, what is your Soul Skill?"

"I've named my First Soul Skill Black Cloud Covers Dust, Myriad Wraiths Born."

Lu Yuan lightly waved his left hand, and a mass of dense black mist spread out, making it impossible to see clearly beyond ten meters.

Immediately afterward, three purple-black leaves spread apart on their own and fired tracking flame bombs toward where Lu Yuan pointed. When the flame bombs struck the ground, they left black marks bearing Erosion Break imprints.

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion said, "Ooh! It feels so dark and evil!"

Lu Yuan explained, "The tracking flame bombs can stack Erosion Break effects, weakening the opponent's Soul Power circulation. As long as the phantom remains, my Abyssal Flame and Soul Skill power will increase in tandem."

"It can both weaken and control groups, while also boosting myself."

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion asked curiously, "What is the Erosion Break effect?"

Bi Ji and Gu Yuena were also deeply curious.

"Kehehehe..."

Lu Yuan laughed. "It's a trait of my Martial Soul. Some attacks inflict stackable Erosion Break states. Once stacks build up, they periodically drain the target's Soul Power."

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion smacked her lips. "Tsk, tsk. That's really underhanded!"

Lu Yuan spread his hands. "My Martial Soul came with it. There's nothing I can do. I can only accept it against my will!"

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion rolled her eyes at him and said speechlessly, "Then why do you look like you're enjoying it so much?"

"Of course! If you had such powerful talent, wouldn't you enjoy it too?"

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion: "..."