Absorbing a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone

Before leaving.

Lin Ye took out the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone he had obtained by killing Xiao Wu.

It was a right leg bone!

Barring any surprises, it would grant him two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone skills.

Those would be two trump cards that could save his life as he ventured across Douluo Continent.

Lin Ye took a deep breath...

He pressed the Soul Bone against his right leg.

In an instant!

The Soul Bone turned into a stream of warm light and seeped into his bones.

Absorbing a Soul Bone brought none of the tearing pain and burning agony of absorbing a Soul Ring. Instead, it was as gentle as spring rain carried on the breeze.

A surge of pure, hundred-thousand-year Soul Power poured from the bone and raced through his meridians.

His Soul Power climbed, level after level.

Sixty-six, sixty-seven, sixty-eight... His Soul Power finally stopped at level sixty-nine.

"Hell yes!"

Killing Xiao Wu had paid off handsomely.

Between the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, he had gained a full ten levels.

Now.

He possessed four Hundred Thousand Year Soul Skills.

Ordinary Soul Masters on Douluo Continent could never hope to match him.

After absorbing the Soul Bone.

Lin Ye packed up a few things and left Heaven Dou Royal Academy just as dawn broke.

"Lin Ye!"

He had barely stepped out of the academy.

When Shui Bing'er came toward him from the other side.

Lin Ye smiled. "Coming with me?"

Shui Bing'er clearly hadn't come to see him off. She was ready to venture across Douluo Continent with him.

"You knew I'd come?"

Surprise flickered across Shui Bing'er's face.

She saw no trace of surprise on Lin Ye's face, as though the man had predicted her plans.

"Of course."

"Did you think you'd pass up the chance to cultivate together with me every day?"

After all.

Their Martial Souls resonated with each other, making cultivation twice as effective for half the effort.

Even if Shui Bing'er hadn't come today, he would have gone to Skywater Academy to bring her along.

"Then let's go!"

Shui Bing'er edged closer to Lin Ye.

Yes...

Venturing across Douluo Continent with Lin Ye was what she wanted, and her family had given her the same task.

"Lin Ye," Shui Bing'er said. "I have good news."

"What is it?"

"I've become a Soul King."

"The way you said that, I thought you were pregnant."

He meant it!

That really was what he'd thought.

"Of course not."

"I meant, should we head to the Frozen Forest next?"

Shui Bing'er offered the suggestion.

"Hmm..."

"Your call!"

The Frozen Forest was already the ideal place for them to cultivate. For ice-type Soul Masters, it was a natural Mimicry Cultivation Environment.

Besides...

Helping Shui Bing'er hunt for a Soul Ring was part of his training too.

"Have you been eating Whale Rubber again?"

"Why didn't you invite me?"

"You kept it all to yourself!"

Lin Ye was certain Shui Bing'er had eaten some treasure that boosted her cultivation. Otherwise, she could never have become a Soul King so quickly.

Just like him.

Without all those rare treasures, he'd still be struggling at the Soul Ancestor level.

"Uh..."

"I only ate a little."

Shui Bing'er could only offer an awkward explanation.

She couldn't invite Lin Ye every time she ate Whale Rubber. It would make her look like she was always hungry.

"Don't keep it all to yourself next time."

"Got it."

"I'll take you to the Frozen Forest now. Think about what Soul Ring you want on the way."

"I've already decided."

Meanwhile.

"Lin Ye!"

"Get back here!"

"Just look at this..."

"That little brat Lin Ye ran off overnight."

Meng Shenji stared at the note Lin Ye had left behind and felt his whole world go dark.

Lin Ye wasn't just Heaven Dou Royal Academy's top student; he was the face of the entire academy.

Meng Shenji had spent decades in education, and Lin Ye was the one outstanding student he'd produced.

"Chief."

"Don't panic."

"Didn't Lin Ye say in his letter that he'd come back?"

Hearing that only made Meng Shenji angrier.

"Hmph—"

"How can I not panic?"

"With that brat Lin Ye gone, Heaven Dou Royal Academy's strength has taken a serious blow."

Meng Shenji wanted to drag Lin Ye back right now.

But...

Where was he supposed to look?

The boy had slipped away without a sound. He had clearly anticipated this.

"Old Meng!"

"Usually, you've got a good head on your shoulders."

"So why do you get so muddleheaded when it comes to Lin Ye?"

"Why did he leave?"

"Heaven Dou Royal Academy has nothing left to teach him."

"I'll put it this way."

"Even Qin Ming, the Imperial Fighting Team's teacher, might not be a match for Lin Ye now."

"How could he keep improving if he stayed here?"

Bai Baoshan and Zhi Lin took turns trying to persuade him.

Yes...

Unlike Meng Shenji, they were pleased with Lin Ye's decision.

The letter he'd left behind proved he had ambition. That brat knew what he wanted.

"You're right..."

Meng Shenji gradually calmed down.

Only by enduring brutal trials could a Soul Master become truly strong.

The Education Committee had barely settled down when the Imperial Fighting Team erupted.

Everyone regretted hearing that Lin Ye had left.

Dugu Yan took it hardest. She cursed Lin Ye for being ungrateful.

She could understand why Lin Ye hadn't told Ye Lingling.

The two had never slept together!

But...

She and Lin Ye had shared several passionate nights already. Why hadn't that bastard taken her with him?

No!

She was going after Lin Ye.

The moment she made up her mind, she set out to do it.

However...

She had only just stepped out of the academy.

When Dugu Bo blocked the road ahead.

"Where are you going?"

"To find Lin Ye."

"Nonsense!"

"I'm going to find him."

"Do you know why he didn't take you with him?"

At those words.

Dugu Yan fell silent.

Yes...

She didn't know why Lin Ye hadn't taken her, and that made her furious.

"Because he knew I'd never let you go with him."

On that point, Dugu Bo was quite pleased with Lin Ye.

Yes...

The boy knew where to draw the line.

He knew Dugu Bo would never let his precious granddaughter go.

Otherwise!

Dugu Bo would have chased them to the ends of the earth to bring her back.

"Come home with me."

Dugu Yan knew that with her grandfather blocking her path, she had no hope of leaving Heaven Dou City today.

With no other choice.

She went back, dejected.

Several days later.

Lin Ye was in the Frozen Forest.

"Bing'er."

"How about this one?"

After searching the Frozen Forest for days, Lin Ye had finally found a suitable Soul Beast.

A twenty-thousand-year-old Cold Jade Eagle.

It was the first Soul Beast over twenty thousand years old he'd encountered in half a month of searching.

"Will it work?"

Shui Bing'er asked.

The Soul Beast's attributes and species suited her Ice Phoenix Martial Soul. The only thing that worried her was its age.

"Absolutely."

"You've already absorbed the Aromatic Silk Beauty and eaten Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue. Absorbing a twenty-thousand-year Soul Ring will be no problem for you."