"Big brother, that's you all over."
Seeing Dai Mubai's entire body encased in jade, Oscar was truly stunned.
His fourth soul skill could not possibly achieve full-body jade transformation.
It varied from person to person; everyone's degree of jade transformation was different.
He had already tested it on the journey back.
When Xiao Wu ate it, the jade transformation manifested on her upper body, forming a jade breastplate to protect her vital organs. When Tang San ate it, his martial soul, Blue Silver Grass, underwent jade transformation instead. For a time, his Blue Silver Grass would be encased in jade, enhancing its properties.
As for Oscar himself, it was only because he had cultivated the Mysterious Jade Glazed Body that he could control where the power of jade transformation went.
But even then, he could only transform his upper body and hands into jade, thereby strengthening his Mysterious Jade Glazed Body.
Without cultivating the Mysterious Jade Glazed Body, he could not have managed even that.
After all, when he ate sausages made with his own soul skills, their effects were halved.
The reason Oscar felt this soul skill was far from simple was that he wanted to have others consume what it produced, then begin researching how to improve his Mysterious Jade Glazed Body through it.
He had never imagined that his big brother could achieve full-body jade transformation.
This went beyond merely being a monstrous talent.
"It can only last half an hour?"
"Still, that's not bad. Although this soul skill of yours is somewhat lopsided, it's a very good support skill."
Feeling the sausage's power gradually fade, Dai Mubai estimated the time and nodded in satisfaction.
After all, he had never intended for Oscar to hunt this soul beast for its soul ring in the first place.
As for Oscar wanting to obtain combat skills, couldn't he simply hunt a Mirror Image Beast once he reached rank fifty?
Still, Dai Mubai had not stopped him.
Oscar's previous soul skills covered recovery, detoxification, and healing. This one counted as a defensive soul skill, so he had not strayed down the wrong path.
"Big brother, once things at the academy are finished, I want to spend some more time at the Soul Fighting Arena. There's enough material there for me to develop my soul skills further."
"I'm confident I can cultivate my Mysterious Jade Glazed Body to minor accomplishment before becoming a Soul Emperor."
Oscar then explained his subsequent cultivation plans to Dai Mubai.
Naturally, he did so because he wanted Dai Mubai to offer him some guidance.
Although his big brother never said much, he always pinpointed the crux of the problem, allowing Oscar to cultivate more effectively.
"That's a little slow. One year. I'll give you one year to raise your soul power to rank fifty and cultivate the Mysterious Jade Glazed Body to minor accomplishment."
"When the time comes, I'll prepare a soul skill that will truly give you combat power."
After some thought, Dai Mubai set Oscar an impossible goal.
Even with the soul power increase from absorbing a soul ring beyond his age limit, he would still need to gain six or seven ranks of soul power within a year to reach rank fifty.
He was a support-type Soul Master, whose cultivation was slower to begin with. Even with innate full soul power, even with the lingering power of an immortal herb, such an achievement within one year remained beyond his reach.
"Big brother, isn't that a little too difficult?"
"I really can't raise my soul power by six or seven ranks in a year!"
Hearing Dai Mubai's arrangements gave Oscar a splitting headache.
"Don't worry. I'll help you."
"You must grow stronger quickly. Only then can you help me."
Dai Mubai had his own purpose in investing so much in Oscar.
He already possessed the strength to fight a Titled Douluo.
But that was still far from enough.
Even if he became a Soul Saint and could defeat Titled Douluos, it would still be far from enough.
There was one major obstacle to his becoming the Sea God: Bo Saixi.
She was a rank ninety-nine Titled Douluo. Out on the sea, even Qian Daoliu and Tang Hao were no match for her.
Moreover, when necessary, Bo Saixi also had the means to draw upon the Sea God's power.
Relying solely on his own cultivation, he was confident he could reach a level where he could fight Spirit Hall's Enshrined Douluos within a few years. It was not even impossible for him to attain combat power comparable to a rank ninety-eight Titled Douluo like Golden Crocodile Douluo.
But that still would not be enough.
Out on the sea, when wielding the Sea God's power, Bo Saixi possessed the power of a demigod.
Even Di Tian might not be certain of victory against Bo Saixi at sea.
Otherwise, how could Bo Saixi have protected Sea God Island against the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's attacks?
Thus, he needed other sources of help as well.
Oscar was one of them.
There was no helping it. He did not have a great-grandfather like Tang Chen, so he could only find his own way.
As he spoke, Dai Mubai took a soul bone out of his Storage Soul Tool.
It was a soul bone a full ninety thousand years old, stolen from Di Tian's lair.
"A ninety-thousand-year Emerald Demon Bird right arm bone. Not only can it help improve your Mysterious Jade Glazed Body, it can also give you a soul skill with extremely powerful killing force."
"With this soul bone's enhancement, as long as you don't slack off over the next year, neither becoming a Soul King nor raising your Mysterious Jade Glazed Body to minor accomplishment will be a problem."
After that brief introduction, Dai Mubai tossed the soul bone to Oscar.
This soul bone had quite a remarkable history, too.
The Emerald Demon Bird was a ferocious soul beast that fed on brain matter, with a particular preference for that of dragon-type soul beasts.
These soul beasts were extremely powerful, but much like Thunderclap Hellvines, they rarely reached the hundred-thousand-year level.
Thunderclap Hellvines constantly channeled lightning into themselves, destroying themselves, while Emerald Demon Birds underwent jade transformation.
Once their cultivation and age passed fifty thousand years, they would begin turning into jade. Even Emerald Demon Birds with the greatest talent and foundation would have their bodies turn completely to jade and lose all signs of life before they could reach a hundred thousand years.
Who knew whether this Emerald Demon Bird had gone mad or what, but it had actually dared to pick a fight with Di Tian, wanting to eat his brain matter.
Then Di Tian had slapped it dead, and this soul bone had dropped unexpectedly.
He had learned all of this from Xiong Jun's memories.
"Big brother, isn't this... a little too precious?"
Seeing the soul bone offered to him, Oscar hesitated for the first time.
This gift was simply too precious.
Its value exceeded imagination.
For a moment, Oscar did not even dare to accept it.
"If I'm giving it to you, take it. Just cultivate diligently and help me more in the future."
Dai Mubai did not feel the slightest pang over it.
For one thing, these soul bones had not been particularly difficult to obtain. For another, he had no use for them.
Not only that, he would have no use for any Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones he obtained from hunting soul beasts in the future, either.
Naturally, it was better to make the most of their value.
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