When Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo learned that Lin Hao actually intended to absorb a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring normally for his fifth soul ring, both felt worried.
Absorbing a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring was no child's play.
Even though Lin Hao already had level-50 soul power.
His physical condition also far surpassed others at his level, thanks to long-term consumption of Food System singular velvet sky chrysanthemum and ten-thousand-year whale glue, reinforcement from the immortal herb singular velvet sky chrysanthemum and Ice and Fire Body Tempering, and fusion with two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones.
Yet the risks of absorbing a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring normally remained immense.
Still, hundred-thousand-year soul beasts were hardly cabbages-one could not simply find them whenever one wanted.
Besides, Lin Hao had said that it did not necessarily have to be a hundred-thousand-year Mirror Shadow Beast.
He would absorb one with the highest cultivation age they could find.
Thus, after some thought, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo said nothing more.
Just then, Chrysanthemum Douluo remembered another question and asked curiously.
"Hao, what about the soul bone skills of your Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbit Left Leg Bone? What do they do?"
At those words, a strange look flickered through Lin Hao's eyes. He pondered for a moment before answering.
"Teacher, this Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone gave me two soul bone skills: Teleportation and Explosive Eight-Stage Throw."
"As for their effects... they're just what their names suggest."
Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo nodded thoughtfully.
As its name suggested, Teleportation should be a spatial movement skill.
In battle, it would undoubtedly be an extremely useful means of saving his life and closing the distance.
Explosive Eight-Stage Throw sounded like a chain attack skill. Paired with Teleportation, its effects should be quite impressive.
"Oh, right, Teacher, Uncle Ghost."
Suddenly, as though something had occurred to him, Lin Hao broke into a smile.
"We'll pass through Heaven Dou Imperial City on our way to the Far North."
"Why don't we stop by Senior Dugu's Medicine Garden?"
"I still need to absorb that Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone. That would be the perfect place to do it."
"Besides, I've thought of a way to artificially increase the cultivation of any Mirror Shadow Beast we encounter. We might even be able to raise one to a hundred thousand years."
"Artificially raise a hundred-thousand-year Mirror Shadow Beast?"
Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo both froze for a moment.
Lin Hao explained with a smile.
"It's simple. Doesn't Senior Dugu's Medicine Garden have plenty of immortal herbs and supreme spirit medicines?"
"Once we're there, I'll ask Senior Dugu for a few supreme spirit medicines."
"Then, if we encounter a Mirror Shadow Beast only ten or twenty thousand years short of a hundred thousand, we might be able to feed it the spirit medicines, help it break through to a hundred thousand years, and then hunt it down and absorb its soul ring!"
At those words, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo went still, then exchanged looks, their eyes filled with shock.
Using supreme spirit medicines to raise a soul beast to a hundred thousand years before hunting it down...
They had lived most of their lives, yet never mind seeing such a thing-they had never even heard of it!
This child... how did his mind work?
How could he come up with such an inconceivable idea?
Chrysanthemum Douluo remained silent for a long while before offering a heartfelt exclamation.
"Hao... that mind of yours really is sharp!"
Ghost Douluo nodded as well, his heart equally filled with amazement.
Afterward, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo took Lin Hao into the air and sped toward Heaven Dou Imperial City.
As they neared Heaven Dou Imperial City.
The three turned northwest and entered the Sunset Forest.
Finally, they landed in the secluded valley that housed the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
The moment they touched down, a sharp shout rang out from deep within the valley.
"Who dares trespass in my Medicine Garden!"
A dark green figure shot out of the cave abode. It was Dugu Bo.
He had been full of alarm, anger, and wariness, but upon seeing Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, and Lin Hao, Dugu Bo immediately relaxed.
"Oh, it's you? Then there's no problem."
Chrysanthemum Douluo stepped forward and cupped his fists, speaking in his soft, effeminate voice.
"Brother Dugu, sorry for the intrusion."
"We happened to obtain a soul bone and would like Hao to fuse with it here."
"The site of your Medicine Garden is rich in spiritual energy, Brother Dugu. It's the most suitable place to absorb a soul bone. Might we borrow your fine grounds?"
Dugu Bo waved a hand and replied generously.
"Why not? Go right ahead."
But after saying that, Dugu Bo grew curious.
"What sort of soul bone did you obtain, though, to make you come all the way here to absorb it?"
At the question, Chrysanthemum Douluo revealed a smug smile.
"Merely a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone!"
He then recounted how he had accompanied Lin Hao home to visit his family and unexpectedly encountered Tang Hao.
The two of them had joined forces against Tang Hao and, with Lin Hao's help, severed one of his arms.
Finally, they had obtained this Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone from his Storage Soul Tool.
Dugu Bo sucked in a sharp breath, clicking his tongue in astonishment.
"This Little Monster really has guts!"
"Although your Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Two Forms Stillness Domain, had immobilized Tang Hao, he was still a Titled Douluo."
"And Hao actually dared charge at him..."
Lin Hao shrugged.
"I trusted Teacher and Uncle Ghost!"
"Besides, riches and honor are won amid danger!"
"If we'd managed to kill Tang Hao, the rewards would've been even greater!"
"It's just a shame he still got away!"
Seeing how genuinely regretful Lin Hao looked, Dugu Bo's mouth twitched.
He truly deserved to be called Little Monster... his courage was anything but ordinary!
After speaking, Lin Hao found an open patch of ground and sat down cross-legged.
He took the Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, translucent as blue crystal, from his Golden Chrysanthemum Bracelet and pressed it against his right leg, ready to absorb and refine it.
It was different from his passive fusion with the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbit Left Leg Bone when he had accepted Xiao Wu's sacrifice.
When Lin Hao poured his soul power into the Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone.
The Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone instantly transformed into a liquid-like mass of blue-silver light and merged into his right leg.
The next instant, an immense surge of energy brimming with vitality burst from his right leg and circulated throughout his body. Part strengthened his physique, widening and reinforcing his meridians, while the rest merged with the soul power within him.
Time slowly passed.
After an unknown length of time, Lin Hao finished absorbing the Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone and slowly opened his eyes.
Information about two soul bone skills then surfaced clearly in his mind.
They were just as he had known.
The Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone's soul bone skills were Flight and Wildfire Cannot Burn It All Away; the Spring Breeze Brings It Back to Life!
At that moment, Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, and Dugu Bo all approached.
Chrysanthemum Douluo asked with concern.
"Hao, how do you feel?"
Lin Hao stood up and stretched, feeling his even stronger body, then grinned.
"Great! My physical condition has improved a lot again!"
"I'm even more confident about absorbing a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring as my fifth soul ring!"
Hearing that, Dugu Bo went numb with shock.
A Level-50 Quasi-Soul King?
How old was this boy?
Such talent... it was simply unheard of!
"Senior Dugu, there's one more thing I'd like your help with!"
Lin Hao then turned to Dugu Bo with a grin and explained his plan to request a few supreme spirit medicines to increase a Mirror Shadow Beast's cultivation.
After hearing him out, Dugu Bo was stunned as well, then swept his hand grandly.
"Good lad, you've got ideas! I like that!"
"Take whichever spirit medicines in this Medicine Garden catch your eye!"
Lin Hao did not stand on ceremony. After thanking him, he began carefully selecting plants from the Medicine Garden.
In the end, he chose several extremely old ice-attribute supreme spirit medicines.
Since Mirror Shadow Beasts had the ice attribute.
Ice-attribute supreme spirit medicines were undoubtedly more suitable.
After putting away the supreme spirit medicines he had picked.
Lin Hao thanked Dugu Bo and bid him farewell.
"Senior Dugu, we'll be heading to the Far North now!"
With a grin, Lin Hao activated the Flight soul skill of his Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, rose straight into the air, and hovered there.
At the sight, Dugu Bo's eyes widened once again.
"Boy, how can you fly, too?!"
Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo also looked incredulous.
After ruling out every impossible explanation.
Chrysanthemum Douluo could not help asking.
"Hao, that ability to fly... did it come from the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone?"
Lin Hao smiled confidently and nodded.
"That's right. It's the first soul bone skill of the Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone-Flight."
"It also has a recovery-type soul bone skill called Wildfire Cannot Burn It All Away; the Spring Breeze Brings It Back to Life!"
"With this soul skill, I basically won't have to worry about injuries during my Thunderclap Body Refinement anymore."
"Besides, with this soul skill."
"Even if I really do absorb a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring next, the recovery ability granted by Wildfire Cannot Burn It All Away; the Spring Breeze Brings It Back to Life will let me withstand it easily."
Afterward, Lin Hao, Chrysanthemum Douluo, and Ghost Douluo finished saying goodbye to Dugu Bo and headed north.
After three days of flying.
The three finally entered the outskirts of the Far North.
Stretching before them was an undulating range of snow-covered mountains.
Below the mountainsides grew various special trees and shrubs that could survive only in lands of extreme cold.
Such as snow pines and ice firs.
Crystal-clear icicles covered their branches and leaves, refracting brilliant light beneath the sun.
The icy wind howled, whipping up the snow on the ground.
In the air, it formed bands of white mist.
This region was also where the continent's ice-attribute soul masters came specifically to hunt for soul rings. Its name was the Frozen Forest!
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