"This Nethermist Lizard actually dropped a Right Leg Soul Bone! Grandmaster, your luck is remarkable!"
The Soul Ancestor Dean wiped the dust from his face and could not help exclaiming in admiration.
"Teacher, what is a soul bone?" Tang San asked in confusion.
Over the past few days, his teacher had explained how to identify soul beasts and soul rings, as well as methods and techniques for cultivating martial souls.
But he had never mentioned anything about soul bones.
"Soul bones are treasures that soul masters dream of obtaining! The chance of one appearing is only one in a thousand, or even lower!"
"Generally speaking, only powerful soul beasts that experienced unusual circumstances before dying will leave behind a soul bone!"
"The chance of a thousand-year Nethermist Lizard producing a soul bone is probably less than one in ten thousand!"
The Soul Ancestor Dean's eyes burned with desire. Although it was only a Thousand-Year Soul Bone, it was still a priceless treasure that money alone could not buy!
Without the slightest exaggeration, this was the first time he, a Soul Ancestor, had ever seen a soul bone throughout his years of cultivation.
"Most importantly, a soul bone can enhance a soul master's abilities, and it may even come with a soul skill!"
Yu Xiaogang clutched the Thousand-Year Soul Bone excitedly, adding this in a trembling voice.
To him, that extra soul skill was like a lifeline!
Ever since his externally manifested martial soul had become a possession-type martial soul, he had not dared use it, let alone its soul skills.
If he could obtain an extra soul skill, then with his Level 30 soul power, who would dare call him trash again?
"Then your good fortune truly reaches the heavens, Teacher!"
Tang San gazed at the soul bone in wonder.
Had he not accompanied his teacher on this training journey, who could have imagined the world held such dazzling wonders?
Xu Yuan, your martial soul's ability may be impressive, but your narrow horizons have already determined your future!
Tang San proudly puffed out his chest and smiled.
Without his teacher's theoretical instruction, Xu Yuan would probably throw away a soul bone as rubbish if he encountered one in the future!
Such was the tragedy of ordinary soul masters!
A trace of cold pity appeared in Tang San's eyes.
"Luck? Not necessarily!"
Yu Xiaogang recalled the wish he had made before setting out.
After what had happened with Wang Sheng, he had developed a second principle in his wish-granting martial soul theory!
If a soul master's wish was not fulfilled immediately, the wish-granting tree martial soul would send their luck soaring, allowing them to encounter an opportunity in the real world to make that wish come true!
Furthermore, the price the soul master had to pay during this process would be far lower than the cost of having the wish fulfilled out of thin air!
It was precisely because he had grasped this principle of wish-granting martial soul theory that he had managed to find a soul bone on a thousand-year soul beast!
"If I'm not mistaken, this soul bone will transform me completely and restore function to my lower limb!"
Yu Xiaogang fought back the urge to laugh aloud. He had known the martial soul theory he had painstakingly researched would eventually prove useful!
"Grandmaster, please absorb the soul ring as soon as possible. I'll stand guard!" The Soul Ancestor Dean surveyed their surroundings and urged him quietly.
The Star Dou Great Forest was a cradle of soul beasts. Even the soul master towns beyond its outermost edge had to be built a hundred li away!
They had now entered the forest's outskirts, where ferocious soul beasts roamed all around them. They could be attacked at any moment!
"All right, I understand!"
Yu Xiaogang frowned slightly, a trace of displeasure appearing on his face.
He was only a Four-Ring Soul Ancestor, after all, far inferior to Flender and the others.
If Flender had been guarding him, would he have dared say another word?
Yu Xiaogang suppressed his dissatisfaction and turned toward the pale-purple soul ring, his heart instantly burning with anticipation.
Once he had absorbed the Thousand-Year Soul Ring and soul bone, he would have the confidence to stand before Flender and the others again!
Yu Xiaogang sat cross-legged, and his pale-purple pig martial soul emerged. He circulated his soul power, drawing the soul ring onto his body.
About an hour later, Yu Xiaogang slowly opened his eyes. In an instant, pale-purple soul power surged freely around him.
Three soul rings rose from beneath his feet: two Yellow Soul Rings and one noble, pale-purple soul ring.
Yu Xiaogang, a Level 31 Control System Soul Elder!
After obtaining his third soul ring and fusing with the Thousand-Year Soul Bone, Yu Xiaogang's appearance underwent subtle changes.
His face had become much rounder, perhaps because he had gone too long without exercise and often stayed in his dormitory eating roast chicken.
Short, coarse, stiff whiskers extended down from his sideburns, a trait he had inherited from the Nethermist Lizard.
Paired with his uniquely sexy buzz cut, a brand-new theoretical Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang was born!
"Teacher, did you succeed?" Tang San asked excitedly.
"Indeed, I've broken through to become a Level 31 Soul Elder!"
Yu Xiaogang brimmed with confidence, feeling his right leg filled with strength.
After briefly sensing it, he learned the soul bone's basic properties.
"This Thousand-Year Soul Bone truly is superb!"
An incomparably brilliant gleam burst forth in Yu Xiaogang's eyes.
"Oh, Grandmaster, tell us about it so we can broaden our horizons!"
The Soul Ancestor Dean lifted his Fire Snake Spear martial soul, unable to contain his curiosity.
Seeing the looks in the Dean's and his disciple Tang San's eyes, Yu Xiaogang smiled and explained the effects of this thousand-year right leg bone.
"This Thousand-Year Soul Bone slightly improves the resilience of the leg's tendons and bones, forcibly stabilizes the center of gravity, and redirects impact into the ground."
"It also possesses a soul skill called Miststep, which consumes my soul power to further increase the weight of my footfalls!"
"With my soul power above Level 30, an ordinary Soul Grandmaster absolutely cannot withstand my heavy stomp!"
Yu Xiaogang clasped his hands behind his back, feeling utterly refreshed.
He, Yu Xiaogang, had finally shaken off the name of trash!
"As expected of a treasure soul masters dream of obtaining. The soul bone's effects truly are superb!"
Both the Soul Ancestor Dean and Tang San drew sharp breaths upon hearing this.
Yu Xiaogang planted one foot on the ground, his body as steady as a pine.
"Excellent, excellent. I just wonder about my lower limb..."
Thoughts surged through Yu Xiaogang's mind. He did not notice anything different in his lower body, but he did not dwell on it.
Perhaps the sensation was not obvious because it had not been stimulated.
"Teacher, what about your martial soul and soul skills?" Tang San asked cautiously.
"As for my martial soul, I can only leave it to fate!" The smile gradually faded from Yu Xiaogang's face.
He sighed and said, "Because I came from a distinguished clan, my first soul ring came from a hundred-year Thunder-Type Sub-Dragon Soul Beast!"
"Unfortunately, my martial soul's detrimental mutation gave me that sort of soul skill."
"After that, I devoted myself to researching martial soul theory and gave Sanpao a second soul ring from a Phantom Mist Ferret."
"It allowed me to switch from a Power Attack System soul master to a Control System soul master!"
"All these years, I've racked my brains over why Luo Sanpao developed that kind of soul skill."
"At last, I reached a conclusion: conflicting attributes!"
Yu Xiaogang's spiel left the two of them repeatedly stunned.
"Conflicting attributes?" the Soul Ancestor Dean said thoughtfully.
"Exactly. My martial soul no longer had the lightning attribute. Adding the wrong attribute would naturally cause rejection!"
"That may well be the origin of Luo Sanpao's farting soul skill!"
"Unfortunately, I never understood that at the time and mistakenly added another unsuitable soul ring to my martial soul."
Yu Xiaogang's expression grew pained as he cursed his youthful ignorance.
"The Phantom Mist Ferret releases hypnotic mist from its anus." Tang San immediately understood the origin of the second soul skill.
"Teacher, if your martial soul doesn't need lightning-attribute soul rings, what attribute does it need?" Tang San asked in bewilderment.
"The Nethermist Lizard is a soul beast with both fire and spiritual attributes!"
"It is said to carry a faint trace of a true fire dragon's bloodline within its body!"
Yu Xiaogang did not answer directly, instead explaining the Nethermist Lizard's basic characteristics.
"The fire attribute?"
"To be precise, that faint trace of the fire dragon bloodline!"
Yu Xiaogang had once racked his brains without finding an answer, until he recalled the Trinity Martial Soul Fusion Skill!
He set the Four-Eyed Cat Owl martial soul aside for the moment.
What truly mattered should have been the fire dragon martial soul born from a beneficial mutation of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon!
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