Absorbing a Soul Bone

When Lu Shiyuan arrived, he saw the imposing Tang Hao fleeing frantically at a speed beyond his limits.

After all, using Ring Detonation to escape was hardly his first time. He had long since mastered it to perfection.

After dealing with Tang Hao, Xiao Feiyu saw Lu Shiyuan, panting after running all the way there. After landing, she could not help rubbing his head.

"Xiao Yuan, you were right. Tang Hao really was watching you from the shadows."

"Fei Yu, thank goodness you were here. Otherwise, I would have been in real trouble." No matter how confident he was, he did not think he currently had the ability to contend with a Titled Douluo.

"Don't worry. I severely wounded Tang Hao, and he used his Ring Detonation technique afterward. Conservatively speaking, he will have great difficulty even moving for the next two years." Within two years, Xiao Feiyu would surely finish what she needed to do. Then, she could remain by Lu Shiyuan's side at all times.

With a Super Douluo protecting him at close range, Lu Shiyuan's safety would greatly improve.

"Fei Yu, are you leaving now?" Though he had already prepared himself mentally, Lu Shiyuan still felt deeply reluctant to part with her.

Xiao Feiyu raised a radiant smile. "Didn't we already say goodbye before? If Tang Hao hadn't been such a troublesome delivery, I should have left before you arrived."

Lu Shiyuan knew that Xiao Feiyu's affairs were extremely important. Though reluctant to part with her, he still forced a smile and waved. "Fei Yu, see you in a year."

"Mm, see you in a year." Xiao Feiyu rubbed Lu Shiyuan's head once more and looked at him with lingering reluctance before finally turning and leaving without looking back.

Xiao Wu held Lu Shiyuan's hand and said nothing. Only the warmth flowing from his palm told Lu Shiyuan that he was not alone.

Only after Xiao Feiyu's figure vanished did he look at Xiao Wu and say with a smile, "Let's go. Uncle gave us half a day off, so we can take care of something when we get back."

The system had just rewarded him with a Soul Bone.

After returning home, Xiao Wu, knowing that Lu Shiyuan had secrets, did not ask any questions. He simply moved a chair over and obediently sat outside Lu Shiyuan's door.

The scene of him absorbing a Soul Ring last time had frightened Xiao Wu badly. Even if he could not witness it himself this time, he still wanted to stand guard outside his brother's door properly.

Warmth surged through Lu Shiyuan's heart. After closing the door, he immediately took the Soul Bone out of the system space.

It was a left arm bone that gleamed with a black luster. When Lu Shiyuan's fingers gently brushed over it, a cool sensation traveled back through his fingertips.

He quietly played with the jade-like Soul Bone until he had read every detail in the system's description. Only then did he set it down.

This Soul Bone was called the Celestial Rail Left Arm Bone. According to the system's introduction, it came from a Soul Beast known as the Star Armor Turtle.

Lu Shiyuan did not know whether he was simply ignorant or whether there truly were no records of this Soul Beast on the Douluo Continent, but it was the first time he had heard this name.

The Star Armor Turtle was a highly unusual Soul Beast. Not only was its shell astonishingly defensive, but it could also absorb all kinds of attacks.

As a result, this left arm bone's skill was also incredibly powerful.

The skill was called Stellar Orbit Bastion. For five seconds, it granted immunity to all damage and created a shield to block subsequent attacks. The shield's strength was equal to 60% of all damage absorbed during those five seconds.

At present, this Soul Bone was roughly ten thousand years old.

The reason he said "at present" was that, according to the system's description, this Soul Bone's age could continuously increase.

As long as Lu Shiyuan obtained Soul Power, he could channel it into the Soul Bone to increase its age.

If the Soul Bone's age reached one hundred thousand years, it would automatically awaken a second Soul Bone skill.

More importantly, this Soul Bone's greatest strength lay in the fact that it was one component of a set.

Soul Bones were already rare on the Douluo Continent. At this point in time, as far as he knew, the only Soul Bone set was Spirit Hall's Angel Set.

The set to which the Celestial Rail Left Arm Bone belonged was called the Cosmic Star Dome. When the number of set pieces reached two, four, and six, the corresponding set effects would awaken.

If Lu Shiyuan could raise every Soul Bone in the full set to the one-hundred-thousand-year level, he could likely defeat the vast majority of Titled Douluo with this Soul Bone set alone.

Of course, power came at a price.

As the number of Soul Bones increased, Lu Shiyuan's cultivation speed would only grow slower and slower.

That was because increasing a Soul Bone's age required a constant influx of Soul Power.

Whether it was Soul Power gained through cultivation or Soul Power obtained from absorbing Soul Rings, Soul Bones, or natural treasures, it could all increase a Soul Bone's age.

Of course, he could also choose to focus on raising his level for the time being and channel the Soul Power that naturally recovered in his body each day into the Soul Bone.

Although that would make the Soul Bone's growth much slower, the benefit was that it would not affect his progress in leveling up.

Once his level rose in the future and the total amount of Soul Power in his body became more abundant, the speed at which the Soul Bone's age increased would rise accordingly.

How to strike a balance between his level and his Soul Bone's age would depend on Lu Shiyuan's own choice.

But that was all for later. What Lu Shiyuan needed to do now was absorb this powerful left arm bone.

He sat cross-legged on the bed and pressed the left arm bone against his own left arm.

A powerful suction force rose from his left arm and enveloped the Soul Bone.

The familiar sensation returned. Just as when he had absorbed his Soul Ring, his left arm was continuously torn apart and reconstructed.

The intense pain covered his forehead in cold sweat. Fortunately, after having experienced it once, his tolerance for pain had greatly improved. This time, he gritted his teeth and endured without making a sound.

An hour later, the Soul Bone had been fully absorbed. Lu Shiyuan moved his left arm.

He could clearly feel that his left arm was far sturdier than his right. There was a reason Soul Masters regarded Soul Bones as treasures.

Not to mention a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone—even a Thousand Year Soul Bone was enough to make countless Soul Masters scramble for it. Even top sects such as the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Clear Sky Sect might not possess many Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones.

After absorbing the Soul Bone, Lu Shiyuan's level naturally reached level 16.

In truth, the boost from a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone was far greater than this. Lu Shiyuan was still merely a Soul Master, and the Soul Power needed to level up was not particularly high compared to later on.

The main reason was that he had used more than half the energy contained within the Soul Bone to raise its age.

It was not that Lu Shiyuan did not want to raise his level, but during the absorption process, he had faintly felt that his foundation was becoming unstable.

Less than twenty-four hours had passed since he absorbed his Soul Ring yesterday, yet he had already risen from level 10 to level 16.

The Soul Master stage was also the time to lay one's foundation. Raising his level too quickly might not necessarily be a good thing.

So, he had his level remain at level 16 and raised the Soul Bone's age to around fifteen thousand years in the process.

A six-year-old level 16 Soul Master... that should not disgrace a transmigrator, right?