The Old Monster Emerges, the Ice and Fire Eight Spider Lances

The Sky Azure Bull Python was surprised. "What was different about him? Er Ming, tell me exactly."

Er Ming tried to remember.

His body might have been enormous, but his brain certainly wasn't.

"I think his Eighth Soul Ring wasn't entirely red. It had three golden lines on it, and his Ninth Soul Ring had six."

A startlingly human look of shock crossed the Sky Azure Bull Python's face.

"Er Ming, don't tell me you don't know what that means."

Three golden lines. Six golden lines. The Sky Azure Bull Python knew all too well what they meant.

Ferocious Beasts with over three hundred thousand years of cultivation, and one with over six hundred thousand!

"Big brother, I really don't know."

Da Ming couldn't be bothered to explain. His expression turned grave.

"We can't provoke that human. But he probably does mean Sister Xiao Wu no harm—not because he isn't greedy, but because she simply isn't worth his attention."

Given Xiao Wu's species and her hundred thousand years of cultivation, she truly had nothing to offer someone like Ling Han.

After taking Tang San and the others back to the academy, Ling Han headed for the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

It had been over a year since Dugu Bo entered seclusion, and he still hadn't emerged.

Ling Han wondered whether he had managed to break through to Level 95.

Arriving at Sunset Forest, Ling Han passed easily through the poisonous miasma and soon reached the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Rather than check on Dugu Bo right away, Ling Han walked to the spring where the two halves of the well met.

The Ice Dragon King's dragon soul flew out of his body and began calling to something suspended above the center of the spring.

The Eight Spider Lances had been tempered here for over a year. By now, they had changed completely.

The Ice Dragon King's dragon soul brought the newly transformed Soul Bone to him.

Ling Han took it and examined it closely.

The Eight Spider Lances looked nothing like they once had.

A circular ring sat at the center, and the shape of the eight spider legs had changed as well.

Each leg was now divided into four pieces that seemed to float together.

The Eight Spider Lances hardly looked like lances anymore. They resembled bony wings instead.

Judging by their shape, though, they probably couldn't be used to fly.

With each Spider Spear divided into four pieces, they might make excellent Hidden Weapons for Tang San to throw.

The four on the left were icy blue, while the four on the right were fiery red.

In that case, the Eight Spider Lances needed a new name: the Ice and Fire Eight Spider Lances.

Ling Han gauged their current age. After absorbing energy for more than a year, they had reached roughly ten thousand years.

Ling Han had no interest in using this Soul Bone himself.

The thought of pairing the Ice Dragon King with spider lances felt stranger the longer he considered it.

Once Tang San absorbed the Soul Bone, his Soul Power would rise another notch.

At his current pace of cultivation, breaking through to Soul King before the tournament was all but certain.

Ling Han put the Soul Bone away and headed for the small hut beside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

That was where Dugu Bo had gone into seclusion.

I wonder if the old monster managed to break through.

Just as Ling Han was about to open the hut's door, a powerful blast erupted from within and tore it off its hinges.

"Hahaha! I finally broke through!"

A streak of green light shot skyward, ripped through the hut's roof, and flew into the air.

Dugu Bo hovered above the hut, laughing heartily at his successful breakthrough.

After reaching Level 95, Dugu Bo looked younger.

Like Yue Guan and Gui Mei, he now had the appearance of a middle-aged man.

His once graying hair had turned black. Only his green eyes remained unchanged.

Spotting Ling Han, Dugu Bo flew down.

"Little Monster, perfect timing! I finally took that step! Hahaha!"

Ling Han patted his shoulder. "Congratulations, old monster!"

Ling Han was genuinely happy for him.

Ling Han had saved Dugu Bo and his granddaughter's lives, and Dugu Bo had entrusted the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well entirely to him. Their friendship, despite the difference in their ages, had only grown closer.

"Is there anything you want to do now that you've broken through?"

Ling Han asked out of curiosity.

Dugu Bo's expression suddenly grew solemn.

"There's something I've kept buried for a long time. An old grudge. It's time to settle it!"

Dugu Bo didn't need to say more. Ling Han knew he meant Chrysanthemum Guan.

Years ago, Spirit Hall had hunted Dugu Bo, leaving him with a grudge against Chrysanthemum Douluo.

Now that he had finally reached Level 95, his Soul Power Level matched Chrysanthemum Guan's. At last, he had the strength to seek revenge.

"Do you want my help?" Ling Han asked, worried that Ghost Douluo might come along as well.

Dugu Bo shook his head. "This is my affair. If I can't take revenge on my own, I'll never progress any further in this life."

Ling Han didn't press the matter.

With Dugu Bo's current strength, even Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo together could not take his life.

Even if they wounded him badly, Ling Han's extraordinary medical skills could pull him back as long as he still had a breath left.

"All right, I won't insist. Good luck, old monster!"

They bumped fists, then left the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well together, one heading east and the other west.

Back at the academy, Ling Han summoned Tang San.

"Teacher, you wanted to see me?"

Tang San entered Ling Han's office, still beaming over his breakthrough to Soul Ancestor.

"Xiao San, this is for you."

With a wave of Ling Han's hand, the Ice and Fire Eight Spider Lances flew toward him.

"It's an External Soul Bone dropped by the Man Faced Demon Spider you killed during your training in the Star Dou Great Forest."

"I waited until now to give it to you because I was improving its quality, making it a better fit for you."

Tang San stared at the Ice and Fire Eight Spider Lances in his hands. Feeling the surging Soul Power within them, he immediately teared up.

"Teacher treats me like his own son! I'll never forget what Teacher has done for me!"

Ling Han's kindness once again reminded Tang San of his irresponsible father, Tang Hao.

Damn Tang Hao. What right does he have to call himself my father? Teacher Ling Han should be in that place!

Tang San cursed inwardly.

"Teacher, I won't let you down!"

Ling Han waved him off. "All right, all right. I know you'll do well. Now hurry up and absorb the Soul Bone. Do it here in my office, and I'll watch over you."

Tang San nodded, sat down cross-legged, and began absorbing the Ice and Fire Eight Spider Lances.

After more than a year of tempering, only pure Soul Power remained in the Soul Bone. Absorbing it posed little danger.

Tang San had already been strong enough to absorb a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring as his fourth. There was no reason he couldn't withstand a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone after that.

In less than an hour, Tang San finished absorbing the Soul Bone.