Er Ming Comes Looking

As time passed, by the stream, seeing that Ye Chen had stopped crying out, Xiao Wu felt slightly relieved, though she still waited anxiously.

Meanwhile, Ye Chen silently endured the pain surging through his mind as he devoted himself to absorbing this External Soul Bone.

But just then, Xiao Wu seemed to sense something. Her eyes immediately widened as she stared into the distant forest.

Soon, beneath the bright moonlight, Xiao Wu saw an enormous figure silently emerge from the forest ahead.

It was a being like a mountain. Its jet-black fur glimmered faintly beneath the dim starlight and moonlight. Though it walked on all fours, its shoulders still stood well over seven meters high.

If it stood upright, it would likely be over fifteen meters tall.

It looked somewhat like an ape and somewhat like a chimpanzee. Apart from its lantern-sized eyes, which gleamed with a yellow crystal-like radiance, its entire body was pitch-black, with granite-like muscles covering every inch of it.

In terms of musculature, across the entire Douluo Continent, this colossal creature would definitely rank among the best.

It was one of Xiao Wu's little brothers—the Ten Thousand Year Titan Giant Ape, Er Ming.

Over the past few days, Er Ming had been bored at "home," so he had left the Core Area and wandered aimlessly through the Star Dou Great Forest.

Although Xiao Wu possessed a Disguise Necklace, she had only concealed her Soul Beast Aura and had not gone out of her way to hide anything else.

And so, Er Ming, who happened to be wandering nearby, sensed her and immediately rushed over.

After all, Xiao Wu had gone to the human world years ago without sending back any news. Er Ming had been terribly worried, afraid that she had been discovered by powerful human Spirit Masters and had her ring taken and bones harvested.

The moment Er Ming appeared, Ye Chen, who was in the middle of absorbing the External Soul Bone, suddenly felt every hair on his body stand on end.

What's going on?

Since his Spiritual Power was not yet strong enough, Ye Chen could not project it outward and could not make out anything clearly. Still, he could sense that some incredible giant had seemingly arrived.

Could that big monkey Er Ming have come?

Ye Chen thought to himself.

When Xiao Wu saw her little brother Er Ming, delight flashed across her face. But she immediately thought of something and quickly raised a finger to her lips, signaling him not to make a sound.

Then, after glancing at Ye Chen beside her, Xiao Wu quietly walked toward Er Ming and led him farther away.

"Roar~!" "Sister Xiao Wu, I missed you so much~!"

Er Ming let out a soft growl. Although he had yet to learn how to speak, Sister Xiao Wu was "all-powerful," so naturally she understood what her little brother meant.

"Hehe, Er Ming, Sister Xiao Wu missed you too. Is Da Ming doing well?"

At that, the Titan Giant Ape nodded.

"That's good. Don't worry, Er Ming, I won't be in danger in the human world. Take a look now—has my Aura changed?"

Xiao Wu said to Er Ming.

"Roar?" "What's going on?"

In an instant, Er Ming's eyes widened. He sensed that Xiao Wu's Aura had changed. If he had not seen her with his own eyes, he would have thought someone was impersonating his Sister Xiao Wu!

"This necklace can freely change my Aura, so don't worry. I definitely won't be discovered by powerful Spirit Masters!"

As she spoke, Xiao Wu lifted the "carrot" necklace hanging around her neck.

"Er Ming, hurry back. I'm very safe in the human world. You and Da Ming must stay well hidden in the forest!"

"Roar~"

With a soft growl, Er Ming leaped away in a single bound, landing a hundred meters away before vanishing from Xiao Wu's sight.

He had to hurry back and tell Da Ming that their Sister Xiao Wu was safe and sound!

In truth, aside from the Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Azure Bull Python, the Star Dou Great Forest was not without other Ten Thousand Year Soul Beasts. They were simply extremely well hidden and rarely known to others.

Spirit Masters and Soul Beasts were natural enemies. Unless one was a Titled Douluo, encountering a Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast meant there would not even be a chance to run away. This was why Ten Thousand Year Soul Beasts were so rare.

A Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast was inherently equivalent to a human Titled Douluo. Moreover, due to racial advantages, they generally possessed the strength of a human Level 95 Titled Douluo.

Even ordinary Level 95 Titled Douluo were no match for powerful-bloodlined Ten Thousand Year Soul Beasts such as the Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python.

Of course, that was assuming the Titled Douluo did not possess Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings or Soul Bones.

Still, one thing did not quite make sense. Bibi Dong possessed two Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings and more than four 100,000 Year Soul Bones, and she had several Titled Douluo-level subordinates with her, yet she still could not take down the Ten Thousand Year Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python. Wasn't that a bit beneath her?

With that lineup, along with her Soul Power reaching the Level 99 Peerless Douluo rank, let alone Ten Thousand Year Soul Beasts—even if their age were doubled, she should have been able to take them down easily, right?

As the moon set and the sun rose, with the sun high in the sky and noon approaching, Ye Chen finally succeeded in absorbing the head External Soul Bone.

At that moment, a tiny azure lotus mark had appeared in the center of Ye Chen's forehead.

"Chen Ge, how are you?"

Xiao Wu immediately stepped forward and asked.

"I'm great!"

Ye Chen said with a delighted expression.

"What happened earlier? Why would absorbing a Soul Ring cause an accident?"

Since External Soul Bones were so rare, Xiao Wu had never seen one before and had not connected the two.

"This time, I got lucky and came across an External Soul Bone!"

Ye Chen silently thought that his three Lucky Cards had not been wasted.

This Azure Lotus Flower was around 3,000 years old. Even if what he obtained was not a precious External Soul Bone but an ordinary 3,000-year-old head soul bone, it would still be worth well over three million Gold Soul Coins. If it were auctioned off, it would sell for at least ten million Gold Soul Coins, right?

After all, head soul bones and Torso Soul Bones were more valuable than ordinary limb soul bones.

Just like the Spirit Condensation Wisdom Skull awarded to the champion team of the Soul Master Competition in the original work. Though it was only 50,000 years old, its value was already no less than that of an ordinary 100,000 Year Soul Bone.

"An External Soul Bone?"

Xiao Wu's eyes widened as she spoke in disbelief.

Although she had never seen an External Soul Bone, she had heard of them—especially since Ye Chen had explained just how precious they were to her before.

"Mhm."

"I don't see any changes on you. Didn't you say External Soul Bones were usually things like tails, wings, and claws?"

After looking Ye Chen over from head to toe, Xiao Wu only noticed an extra mark in the center of his brow. Otherwise, he looked no different from before.

"What kind of strange stuff could an Azure Lotus Flower possibly produce?"

Ye Chen rolled his eyes.

Still, in Ye Chen's view, claw- and wing-type External Soul Bones looked pretty decent. But if it were a tail, then as a grown man, he would find it rather awkward. If it were on a girl, though, perhaps it would be more... interesting?

Of course, those were still normal enough. But if a toad-type soul beast dropped a tongue-type External Soul Bone, that would be a little... you know~