When the box appeared, Chen Mo sensed a powerful vitality.
Chen Mo immediately realized what was inside.
At the same time, he turned his gaze toward a stalk of Blue Silver Grass with golden markings near the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
The golden-marked Blue Silver Grass seemed to sense something too and began swaying from side to side.
"This is..." Chen Mo's eyes widened.
This was Ah Yin's Soul Bone! The Hundred Thousand Year Blue Silver Emperor Leg Bone!
Because of his presence, Tang Hao had not placed Ah Yin in that cave, but had kept her growing in the courtyard all along.
As for carrying Ah Yin's Soul Bone with him, that made perfect sense too.
"What a treasure!" The corners of Chen Mo's mouth rose. "But now, it's mine."
Chen Mo was in no hurry to absorb it, though. That could wait until after he hunted down his fourth Soul Ring.
"Senior, let's go hunt for my fourth Soul Ring," Chen Mo said. "A Plant-type Soul Beast around fifteen thousand or seventeen thousand years old."
Dugu Bo froze for a moment, then smiled wryly.
He realized he had already grown accustomed to this six-year-old child's madness.
"All right, I'll take you." Dugu Bo nodded. "But the same rules apply. I'll only wound it. You deliver the final blow."
"Understood." Chen Mo nodded.
The two entered the depths of Sunset Forest again.
This time, Dugu Bo searched for a full four hours before finding a target.
"There's a fifteen-thousand-five-hundred-year-old Void Tree sapling up ahead."
Dugu Bo said quietly, "It's very rare, with extremely strong vitality and a spatial attribute. Are you sure you want it?"
Chen Mo's eyes lit up.
This was a real treasure!
Although it was only a sapling, its fifteen-thousand-five-hundred-year age put its quality far above ordinary Soul Beasts.
And with its spatial attribute, the Soul Skill he gained after absorbing it would certainly be extraordinary.
"That's the one, Senior," Chen Mo said earnestly.
Dugu Bo nodded and released his Martial Soul.
The phantom of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor appeared, and Dugu Bo walked toward the Void Tree sapling.
Sensing danger, the Void Tree sapling sent countless roots bursting out of the ground to coil around Dugu Bo.
At the same time, a beam of green light shot from the Void Tree sapling as it attempted to escape through spatial transportation.
"Trying to run?" Dugu Bo snorted coldly. The Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor spat out a mouthful of poisonous mist while shattering the spatial passage with a swipe of its claw.
The Void Tree sapling's spatial transportation was interrupted, and more than half its roots were corroded by the poisonous mist.
But Dugu Bo did not strike to kill. He only wounded the Void Tree sapling's main body, stripping it of most of its fighting strength.
"Young friend Chen Mo, you deliver the final blow!" Dugu Bo called.
Chen Mo nodded, drew a deep breath, and charged toward the Void Tree sapling.
Although the Void Tree sapling had been wounded, it still retained some fighting strength.
Sensing the threat from Chen Mo, it thrust its remaining roots at him like spears from five directions.
Three roots stabbed straight at Chen Mo's chest, abdomen, and head from the front. One root swept across from the left, while another swept upward from below on his right, attempting to fling him into the air.
At the same time, the Void Tree sapling released a spatial blade that slashed toward Chen Mo's waist from the side.
Chen Mo's gaze sharpened, and he unleashed his second Soul Skill!
"Second Soul Skill, Vine Binding!"
Countless Soul Devouring Vines burst out of the ground and wrapped around the Void Tree sapling's roots.
Although the fifteen-thousand-five-hundred-year-old Void Tree was so powerful that the vines could only restrain it for one second, that second was enough.
Seizing that opening, Chen Mo threw himself into a roll to the left, avoiding the spatial blade.
The spatial blade skimmed past his back, slicing open his clothes and leaving a bloody cut on his skin.
That was close, Chen Mo thought.
Without pausing, Chen Mo rose with the momentum and unleashed his first and third Soul Skills simultaneously!
"First Soul Skill, Life Drain! Third Soul Skill, Life Blessing!"
The light of Life Drain struck the Void Tree sapling, ravenously absorbing its vitality.
Life Blessing enveloped Chen Mo's entire body, raising all his attributes by 10%, while his wound rapidly healed.
The Void Tree sapling let out a pained shriek and shook violently, breaking free of Vine Binding.
Countless roots came smashing toward Chen Mo again, like a torrential downpour.
Chen Mo did not dare take them head-on. He moved swiftly, weaving through the gaps between the roots.
He was looking for an opportunity.
At last, an opening appeared in the Void Tree sapling's attacks.
Now!
Chen Mo pushed hard off the ground with both feet, launching himself upward and spinning in midair.
He gathered all the Soul Power in his body into his right hand, forming a massive ball of energy.
"Shatter!"
Chen Mo plunged down from the air, smashing the mass of life energy in his right hand into the Void Tree sapling's main body.
Boom!
With a tremendous crash, a large hole was blasted into the Void Tree sapling's main body.
But the Void Tree sapling's vitality was simply too strong. The hole was healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Still not dead?" Chen Mo frowned.
Without hesitation, he charged forward again and pressed both hands against the Void Tree sapling's main body.
"Life Drain, drain it dry!"
Chen Mo frantically absorbed the Void Tree sapling's vitality.
The Void Tree sapling's vitality was drained away bit by bit, and its main body gradually withered.
A quarter of an hour later, the Void Tree sapling died completely.
A black Soul Ring rose from the Void Tree sapling's corpse.
Fifteen thousand years, a black Soul Ring!
Chen Mo landed on the ground, gasping for breath.
This battle had nearly exhausted all his Soul Power, and he had suffered a slight injury as well.
But it was worth it!
Just then, a mass of white light drifted out of the Void Tree sapling's corpse.
The light condensed into a dandelion seed and slowly floated before Chen Mo.
"This is..." Chen Mo's eyes widened.
An External Soul Bone!
It was actually an External Soul Bone!
External Soul Bones were the rarest kind of Soul Bone, even rarer than Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones!
And this External Soul Bone looked a little like a dandelion.
Chen Mo reached out and touched the dandelion-shaped External Soul Bone, and it instantly merged into his body.
A stream of information flooded his mind.
[A dandelion seed from another world accidentally landed on the Void Tree as it traveled through the void, entering into a symbiotic relationship with it. It never expected to be slain by you.] [External Soul Bone: Dandelion Clone] [Ability: Can split off dandelion seeds that parasitize others. After taking root, they can increase the host's Soul Power circulation speed and improve their Soul Power cultivation speed. For those without Innate Soul Power, they can help them generate Soul Power.] [Special ability: The host can recall Dandelion Clones parasitizing others at any time. Upon recall, the Soul Power the clone helped its host cultivate will be reclaimed in full, principal and interest included.]
After reading the description, Chen Mo's expression became very strange.
Dandelion Demon King, is that you? Say something!
Chen Mo inwardly quipped.
Clearly, the External Soul Bone that had merged into his body had no ability to answer Chen Mo.
But in an instant, Chen Mo's expression turned to delight again.
This External Soul Bone was practically a divine artifact!
First, he could have a Dandelion Clone parasitize someone else and help them increase their cultivation speed.