"Water... water..."
Lin Tian wearily lifted his eyelids, his lips cracked, and a hoarse sound came from his throat.
"Here it comes~"
Lu Yu responded, picked up the kettle, poured a glass of water, helped Lin Tian up, leaned him against her, and carefully fed Lin Tian water.
"Thank you~" Lin Tian finished drinking and licked his chapped lips.
"Hey, why are you two brothers talking about this!"
"Did I succeed?" Lin Tian asked weakly.
"Of course, your Third Soul Ring is 3,800 years old. Even Titled Douluo's Third Soul Ring isn't as high as yours!" Lu Yu nodded, still in the mood to joke.
Lin Tian forced a smile; he really didn't want to experience that kind of pain a second time.
"Rest a little longer, you've been unconscious for three days. I'll go buy you some food to help you recover!"
He put Lin Tian down, covered him with the blanket again, and left with Great Sage to get some food from the restaurant.
After dinner!
The eight meat dishes on the table were completely devoured by Lu Yu and Lin Tian, leaving not even a drop of soup.
"Ah~ That feels so good!" Lin Tian leaned back in his chair, rubbing his round belly, and let out a satisfied sigh.
"What level are you at now?" Lu Yu asked suddenly, leaning back in her chair as well.
Lin Tian was stunned for a moment, then slapped his forehead, "I had completely forgotten about it until you mentioned it!"
Immediately, Lin Tian sat up straight, closed his eyes, and sensed the Soul Power within his body.
A moment later, he opened his eyes again, his eyes filled with disbelief.
"This... this is impossible!"
Lu Yu raised an eyebrow, looking at Lin Tian's shocked yet excited expression, and asked, "What level are you? You're so scared!"
Lin Tian looked up, swallowed hard, and stammered, "Thirty... thirty... thirty-seven levels!"
"Pfft~ How much?" Lu Yu almost choked on her own saliva.
Lu Yu had guessed beforehand that Lin Tian's Soul Power would increase significantly after absorbing the Soul Ring, reaching around level 34. However, she did not expect Lin Tian to directly reach level 37.
"Level 37!" Lin Tian repeated, somewhat incredulous himself. With a thought, he summoned his Soul Ring.
But it was fine when he was still. As soon as he moved, he used his Soul Power. The Soul Power flowed through his meridians, and the wings of the Purple-Patterned Thunder Spirit Butterfly on Lin Tian's back were activated the moment they came into contact with the Soul Power.
Swish--
Lin Tian's back bulged instantly, his clothes burst open, and the table in front of him was overturned. Fortunately, Lu Yu reacted in time and flipped backward to avoid being hit.
After regaining her footing, Lu Yu looked at the messy room and sighed in relief.
" Lu Yu, Lu Yu, what's wrong with me!" Lin Tian wobbled in the air, turning his head to look at his back in horror.
"Don't rush, don't rush, relax first, imagine it as your hands and feet, try to control it, relax... relax..."
Lu Yu raised her hands and slowly pressed them down, signaling Lin Tian to relax.
Lin Tian breathed in rhythm with Lu Yu's raised and lowered hands, and the frequency of the butterfly wings flapping on his back also slowed down. Lin Tian Lin Tian's body slowly descended until he landed, at which point the butterfly wings stopped flapping.
" Lu Yu, what happened to me? How did I grow wings!" Lin Tian asked anxiously.
"Don't rush, relax first, imagine it as your hands and feet, and try to retract it." Lu Yu spoke slowly, Lin Tian's emotions.
Lin Tian nodded, suppressing the panic in his heart, and focused his consciousness into his back. A strange feeling connected Lin Tian's consciousness.
Slowly, slowly, the butterfly wings on Lin Tian's back began to close, turning into specks of purple light that disappeared and returned to Lin Tian's body.
" Lu Yu, it's gone!" Lin Tian turned around and saw that the wings were missing. He looked at Lu Yu with surprise and delight.
Lu Yu waved her hand, bent down and helped up two chairs, gesturing for Lin Tian to sit down.
"The wings on your back are External Soul Bone, specifically the wings of the Purple-Patterned Thunder Spirit Butterfly!"
Upon hearing the words "Soul Bone," Lin Tian's eyes widened. "What? You're saying this is Soul Bone?"
Lin Tian swallowed hard, then looked at Lu Yu with a puzzled expression. "That's not right, aren't Soul Bone only supposed to have limbs, torso, and head? What is this External Soul Bone?"
Lu Yu smiled faintly as she explained to Lin Tian what External Soul Bone was:
External Soul Bone are special Soul Bone that are independent of regular Soul Bone. They do not occupy the original Soul Bone position of Soul Master, and you can still absorb six regular Soul Bone.
Moreover, External Soul Bone have an incredible characteristic: they can grow alongside the Soul Master. When you become Titled Douluo, the wings on your back will also grow to the 100,000-year level.
"What? Ten thousand years?" Lin Tian was shocked once again.
That's a hundred thousand years! In Lin Tian's mind, it was just a legendary existence. He never expected that he would have a Soul Bone in his body that could grow to a hundred thousand years.
After calming down, Lin Tian's eyes darted around, he pursed his lips, gritted his teeth, and looked at Lu Yu with a determined gaze.
" Lu Yu, you can't Martial Soul Possession, so your self-defense ability is insufficient. Since these wings are outside your body, let's take them off and give them to you! Once you can fly, your chances of survival will be much greater!"
Silence fell. After Lin Tian finished speaking, the whole world went silent, and even Lu Yu, who had been smiling, was stunned.
What did he hear? Lin Tian was going to take the External Soul Bone off and give it to him?
"Wait a minute! What did you just say? Say it again!" Lu Yu picked at her ear, asking uncertainly.
" Lu Yu, listen to me, you can have these wings. I have enough Thunder Pattern Staff!" Lin Tian repeated, his tone even more determined than before.
Lu Yu pursed her lips, then burst into laughter, raising a hand to slap Lin Tian's shoulder.
"Thank you, but no need!"
After laughing for a while, Lu Yu waved her hand and declined Lin Tian's suggestion.
" Lu Yu, you..."
Lin Tian wanted to continue persuading Lu Yu to accept the gift, but Lu Yu raised her hand to interrupt him.
"There's another characteristic of External Soul Bone that I forgot to mention: once absorbed by Soul Master, no other Soul Master can absorb them after they're removed."
Once absorbed, it can be separated if it is not completely integrated. Only after complete integration can it not be separated. Therefore, before you are completely integrated with the External Soul Bone, you should not expose yourself to outsiders. There are always people in this world who can't stand to see others do well!
Once fully fused, even if the Soul Master dies, the Soul Bone will not fall away; it will simply disappear along with the Soul Master!
Hearing this, Lin Tian was stunned again. This was too outrageous! Why couldn't others absorb the Soul Bone after it was separated? And why wouldn't it fall off after death? This Soul Bone was a one-time use item!
"Sigh~ Fine then!" Lin Tian sighed helplessly.
"It's nothing serious, just Soul Bone. We'll get more in the future. Your intention is enough!" Lu Yu patted Lin Tian on the shoulder to comfort him.
"That's easy for you to say. That's Soul Bone! It's not something you can just come up with on a whim!" Lin Tian curled his lip, completely disbelieving that he would ever encounter Soul Bone again.
"Alright! Who can predict the future? Let's give your wings a name first!" Lu Yu sat down again, looking at Lin Tian with the same gaze she had for Lu Fei.
Lin Tian scratched his head, looking awkwardly at Lu Yu, "You should get it, I..."
"Alright~"
Lu Yu nodded and thought for a moment.
"How about we call it Purple-Patterned Wings?"
" Purple-Patterned Wings..." Lin Tian murmured, a satisfied smile appearing on his face.
"Great name! We'll call it Purple-Patterned Wings from now on!"