The moment the wooden spike pierced into the corpse, it became like an energy conduit, drawing out the pure Soul Power remaining within the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger in an unending stream.
That energy flowed back up the wooden spike and ultimately entered the External Soul Bone between Su Yu's brows.
In an instant, Su Yu felt warmth between his brows. The External Soul Bone was like an awakening behemoth, greedily devouring this power.
At the same time, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's enormous body shriveled at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Its once-firm muscles and armored scales rapidly lost their luster, like dead wood drained of all vitality.
Within moments, it had shrunk into a thin, empty shell, even its bones losing their original hardness.
With his eyes closed, Su Yu could clearly sense the External Soul Bone between his brows undergoing a transformation.
The External Soul Bone's age rapidly broke through, and faint streaks of light flickered between his brows, as though something was about to burst free of a seal.
As the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's corpse became nothing more than an empty shell, the light between Su Yu's brows suddenly flared.
Su Yu slowly opened his eyes and raised a hand to his brow. Feeling the power within the External Soul Bone, he smiled:
"It worked. That saved me quite a bit of honing."
Dugu Bo stepped forward and examined him for a moment, clicking his tongue. "Judging by its aura, this External Soul Bone has probably passed forty thousand years, hasn't it?"
Su Yu smiled. "Old Poison, you have a good eye. My External Soul Bone has reached forty-two thousand years."
"Haha, you Little Monster, your luck is incredible. Even I'm a little envious!"
Dugu Bo patted Su Yu's shoulder,