This was Zhu Zhuqing's first time using this soul bone skill.
The thousand-year Abyssal Scarlet Flame Tiger Left Arm Soul Bone (soul skill: Lightning Speed) increased her speed by 100% for a short time.
On top of that were Spirit Cat Footwork and her second soul skill, Shadow Dance.
With these three skills bolstering her, Zhu Zhuqing was like a dazzling streak of lightning.
All the others could see was Tang San falling farther and farther behind Zhu Zhuqing on the beach.
Tang San was not someone who would willingly admit defeat.
He immediately activated his external soul bone, the Eight Spider Lances.
Hideous spider legs emerged from his back, tearing straight through the back of his shirt.
The Eight Spider Lances tapped rapidly against the ground, and with a whoosh, Tang San shot forward. Eight legs were simply faster than two.
Liu Erlong's expression grew grave. Although Flender's letter to her had mentioned that Tang San possessed an external soul bone, reading about it was clearly nowhere near as shocking as seeing it firsthand.
External soul bones were the most unique and rarest kind of soul bone, special existences beyond the six major categories. Their value could almost rival that of top-tier soul bones.
Moreover, once an external soul bone fused with its host, it was essentially impossible to forcibly remove. No soul master would deliberately kill another soul master for an external soul bone, because even killing them would not yield it.
Every sect regarded even ordinary soul bones as priceless treasures to be passed down through the generations.
Clearly, this boy Tang San had a boundless future ahead of him.
Liu Erlong also looked toward that streak of lightning. In truth, Zhu Zhuqing was the one she had the highest hopes for. She was young, her soul