Ye Qingxian smiled. "Even absorbing a fifty-thousand-year Torso Bone is called a hardship? Every Soul Master under heaven would probably jump at the chance to suffer that kind of 'hardship.'"
Lu Xuan turned his gaze toward Zhao Yan and Dugu Bo and continued, "Uncle Zhao, Grandpa Dugu, you're both only one step away from your ninth Soul Ring. My idea is to fill the remaining Soul Bone slots in your bodies before you make the push for the Titled Douluo rank and absorb your ninth Soul Rings."
"Uncle Zhao can fill both leg slots and the head slot, while Grandpa Dugu can fill both leg slots," Lu Xuan explained methodically. "That way, when you absorb your ninth Soul Rings and become Titled Douluos, Uncle Zhao can secure a hundred-thousand-year Torso Bone, and Grandpa Dugu can obtain a hundred-thousand-year Head Soul Bone. Those are precisely the two most valuable and crucial Soul Bones in a Soul Master's body!"
"With that arrangement, Uncle Zhao should be able to reach level ninety-seven directly, while Grandpa Dugu should comfortably reach at least level ninety-five." Lu Xuan swept his gaze over everyone, a sharp gleam lighting his eyes. "When that time comes, we'll have enough strength to demand justice from the Clear Sky Sect!"
"It's a good idea, but we don't have enough Soul Bones." Dugu Bo gently doused their enthusiasm with cold water. "Our current stock isn't enough to put together a complete set for even one person, let alone supply both of us."
"If we don't have enough, we'll just find a kindhearted soul and 'ask' for some." The corners of Lu Xuan's lips lifted as he said slowly, "I heard you mention that the incident involving Tang Hao two and a half years ago shook the entire continent, and that he was