Liu Erlong Took Lin Mo as Her Little Brother? This Big Sister Really Shared the Perks! An External Soul Bone!!

The outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Two women leaped continuously from branch to branch.

One wore a purple robe, her face already showing a few wrinkles in her fifties.

The other wore a tight black battle outfit and was in her early thirties, right in the prime of her life.

Yet she held a little boy around six years old with golden eyes in her arms.

Anyone who didn't know better would have thought they were mother and son.

At that moment, Lin Mo was enjoying the privileges of being a child.

He rested between two great, fluffy marshmallows, his eyes closed.

"Little Mo, would you like me to take you back to Noding Academy later?"

Liu Erlong asked as she traveled.

Her voice was full of concern, already remarkably gentle.

"No need, Big Sister Erlong. I can go back by myself."

Lin Mo refused without even thinking.

After all, that fellow Yu Xiaogang was still at Noding Academy.

If those two met ahead of time, who knew what unexpected changes might occur?

"All right. If you need any help, just ask."

Liu Erlong nodded without insisting.

Not long afterward, the three of them finally left the Star Dou Great Forest.

They soon arrived at a small town on its outskirts.

Once they reached town safely, Lin Mo was set down.

Leaving that soft, marshmallow embrace felt distinctly unfamiliar to the boy.

After all, he had spent more than half a month nestled there on and off!!

That was right-Liu Erlong had needed to help her old friend find a soul beast.

The three of them had spent more than half a month longer in the mixed zone of the Star Dou Great Forest.

During that time, he had enjoyed all sorts of pleasures reserved for little children.

"Then I'll be off, Big Sister Erlong, Auntie Qin."

Remembering that he still had important business to attend to, Lin Mo said his goodbyes.

But just as he was about to turn and leave...

A delicate hand suddenly caught him.

"W-wait. Would you like to be my godson? Of course, becoming my sworn little brother would be fine too."

After a moment's hesitation, Liu Erlong suddenly blurted out the question.

Spending more than half a month together had shown her just how much the boy resembled her.

He had neither father nor mother and had come from poverty.

Her own mother had been a woman of the pleasure quarters and had died of illness early on.

As for her father, she hardly ever saw him. Having him was no different from not having him.

Once she learned that he was the same kind of person as her, she couldn't help wanting to care for him.

Hearing those words, Lin Mo looked utterly dumbfounded, unable to process them for a moment.

The purple-robed woman beside them, however, was not particularly surprised.

She knew her old friend's true character all too well.

Hard on the outside and soft within, she felt everything with absolute sincerity, to the point of being somewhat obsessive and foolish.

Her lack of family affection also left her especially hungry for the warmth of a home, while her maternal love overflowed without restraint.

Seeing no response from the boy, Liu Erlong continued:

"If you don't want to, just pretend I never said anything..."

A trace of disappointment flashed through her eyes as she finished.

"Big Sister, please accept a bow from your little brother!!"

Coming to his senses, Lin Mo hurriedly bent into a deep, ninety-degree bow.

After all, if calling her big sister a few times could earn him a powerful backer, why wouldn't he?

As for Yu Xiaogang?

I'll pick an auspicious day and quietly kill him.

That way, he won't interfere with our bond as brother and sister.

"My dear little brother! Get up!!"

Seeing his response, Liu Erlong hurriedly helped him straighten, smiling.

Then she picked him up again, pressed him against her bosom, and tousled his hair.

Two trails of clear tears slowly slipped down her cheeks as she murmured:

"I have family again."

Lin Mo sighed inwardly. She really was a pitiful, foolish woman.

But it didn't matter. His fists would change everything!!

Afterward, Liu Erlong treated her dear little brother to a lavish meal.

Throughout it, she kept offering to escort him back to school herself.

But, unsurprisingly, he turned her down every time.

"Sigh... all right. Be careful on the road, then. Take these two things."

Seeing that her little brother had made up his mind, Liu Erlong stopped insisting.

She took a jade token and a strangely shaped soul bone from inside her clothes and handed them over.

A great dragon was carved on the jade token, with the words "Blue Tyrant Advanced Soul Master Academy" written beneath it in large characters.

The soul bone had a very odd shape, unlike the bones of any ordinary body part.

"I'm the headmistress of the Blue Tyrant Academy. Keep this jade token, and come find me whenever you need anything. Your big sister will have your back!!"

Liu Erlong patted her ample chest and made the promise with soaring confidence.

The faint, elusive sadness that had lingered in her eyes...

Was swept clean away now that she had taken an adorable boy as her sworn little brother.

She then pointed at the soul bone beside the jade token and continued:

"This is the spinal bone of an eight-hundred-year-old Fire Python-or, rather, an external soul bone. Some friends and I found it on an expedition, and now it's yours!"

The interlocking section of spine gave off a faint red glow.

Even the wooden table beneath it was slowly charring.

Lin Mo's eyes lit up when he heard that it was an external soul bone.

Although eight hundred years was a little low, an external soul bone was a treasure capable of growing!

It would continually evolve and strengthen as its owner's strength increased.

It might even become a divine artifact in the end!

"Hehe! Then I'll be counting on you from now on, Big Sister. Sorry for all the trouble!"

Holding the jade token and soul bone, Lin Mo grinned so broadly that the corners of his mouth almost reached his ears.

Taking her as my big sister was worth it. She really does share the perks!

And Yu Xiaogang really deserves to die. I'll have to cut him into a thousand pieces someday!

The brother and sister chatted a little longer before saying goodbye and going their separate ways.

After all, this trip to the Star Dou Great Forest had already taken quite a lot of time.

They all had their own business to attend to, and there would be plenty of chances to meet again.

Watching the carriage disappear from view, Lin Mo was in no hurry to leave.

Instead, he turned and returned to the hotel room where he had been staying.

Click.

He shut the door and sat cross-legged on the bed.

"This trip really brought me a rich harvest!"

Looking at the cards before him and the spinal bone in his hand, Lin Mo smiled in satisfaction.

Without wasting any time, he began fusing with them one by one!!

A flash of light swept past, and a card transformed into a pitch-black soul ring.

It was the thirty-two-thousand-year-old Red Armored Dragon soul ring!!

"Dragon of fire, let's see if you can take my Blazing Sun Serpent one step further!!"

Anticipation flickered in Lin Mo's eyes. He immediately began pouring in soul power, guiding the soul ring into his body!

Hummm...

As the soul ring settled over his head, a surge of violent energy instantly rushed into him!

The sensation was very familiar, almost identical to when he had absorbed the Golden Crocodile King's ring.

This time, however, Lin Mo traveled a familiar road with practiced ease.

He soon absorbed it completely with his Soul Emperor-level physique!

Since the soul ring was a copy, there was naturally no soul backlash.

Before long, the soul ring had fused completely into his body.

His soul power rose rapidly.

It shot straight from level twenty to level twenty-four!!