Douluo: Son of the Stars

Chapter 63 Crypt
"Master, you said that there is a strong breath of life underground in that village? Could it be some special soul beast?" Ye Xiong asked on the way.

Tong Rui thought about the breath he felt and said, "It shouldn't be. That kind of life breath is more like a mineral or plant. And if it is a soul beast, it has not attacked the villagers on the ground for so long. It should be trapped there in some special way."

The two of them soon arrived at the location. Tong Rui said, "This location is already the edge of the village. Perhaps it is affected by the breath of life underground, the plants nearby are growing very lushly."

Ye Xiong frowned and said, "Logically speaking, with such a strong breath of life, there should be soul beasts gathering nearby the Sunset Forest a hundred miles away. However, there are only common trees and blue silver grass here. Maybe there is a nest of some powerful soul beast underground."

Tong Rui scanned carefully with his mental power and finally found a gap: "Uncle Xiong, it's over here."

The two came to the gap and looked at each other, not knowing what to do. If there was a sleeping soul beast underneath, they might be able to escape after waking up, but the village above might be in danger.

Tong Rui remembered that there were some detection props in his treasure house, so he took out a pair of glasses and put them on, observing the flow of soul power underneath. He found that there was no obvious direction of soul power flow, only a large area where the soul power was not in beast shape.

He said to Ye Xiong: "Don't worry, Uncle Xiong, there are no soul beasts down there, at least no living soul beasts."

Ye Xiong nodded and asked, "Then what should I do?"

"Well, let's go straight in. This gap is big enough for the two of us to enter, and it seems to be a vacuum underneath. Let's just go in."

The two jumped into the crack. Tong Rui took out a high-brightness soul guide lamp and adjusted it to the brightest. As the light shone, everything in the cave appeared in the eyes of the two.

Under a huge withered tree, there is a green pool, surrounded by a blue-silver grass, and the surrounding rocks are also covered with green moss.

Tong Rui picked up a stone at random, and attached to it was the breath of life that he had felt before.

Ye Xiong was shocked: "This is probably a powerful plant-type soul beast that died in this cave. This pool is full of life essence."

Looking at the fracture that went through the dead tree, there were also signs of burning in the newly grown branches.

Tong Rui speculated: "Perhaps this is where the soul beast failed to survive the thunder tribulation and gradually sank underground over the years. The surrounding ore has also been permeated by the soul beast's aura for many years, so a unique ore has been formed."

Ye Xiong suddenly realized: "This explains why there have been no soul beasts here. After sensing the remaining aura of high-level soul beasts, low-level soul beasts don't want to get close. But why is there not even a special plant here?"

Tong Rui stared at the tree and said, "Yes, this dead tree struck by lightning seems to have stood up again after being broken, and a whole new plant has been born in the cracks."

The two approached the tree and observed carefully. The newly grown branches had a strong smell of thunder, and many of the newly grown branches even appeared burnt.

"Was this plant attacked by its own lightning?" Ye Xiong asked Tong Rui in confusion.

Tong Rui replied: "The scorch marks seem to be caused by external factors. There are no traces of lightning around the cracks in the ground. After ruling out the possibility that the tree would attract lightning, I'm afraid there is some special treasure in the heart of the tree." The two avoided the newly grown branches and chose the dead and decayed side of the tree. They dug the tree open and found, as Tong Rui had expected, that in the heart of the tree, there was a trunk bone with a strong breath of life.

But at the core, a seed filled with both thunder and life, is wrapped in the torso bones.

After seeing this, Tong Rui secretly became alert. Although he called him Uncle Xiong, they had not been together for a long time, so it was possible that they would fight over the soul bones.

Ye Xiong was indeed very excited when he saw this torso bone. You know, this torso bone only has pure life breath, which means that the power of thunder is an acquired force that is formed after overcoming the tribulation. In other words, the soul beast that can overcome the tribulation must be a hundred thousand year old soul beast!
With this hundred thousand year old soul bone and the seed with the power of thunder, perhaps he could achieve the title quickly!
By then, he could use the news of Tong Rui being attacked and killed to get back to the sect, and he could also take the opportunity to take control of this huge Xingchen Sect.

But after struggling, Ye Xiong gave up the idea. Tong Rui also had the combat power of a Soul Saint, and with that strong control, it was easy for him to escape.

He could indeed take these things away, but within the sect, his wife, daughter, and clan members would probably be buried because of his actions.

Besides, Ye Xiong didn't dare to guarantee whether Tong Rui had any trump card to kill him. The spear that killed the Scorpion Tiger Soul Douluo today was the best example. That special weapon could be fatal with one strike.

So Ye Xiong sighed secretly and said, "This should be a hundred thousand year soul bone. Sect Master, please collect it quickly. I just don't know what the use of this seed is?"

Tong Rui remained calm, secretly relieved but still on guard, saying: "Since this soul bone was discovered by the two of us, Uncle Xiong must get a share. I will give you a soul bone with lightning attributes after we return to the sect."

"Then thank you Sect Master for the reward."

Seeing the smug look in Ye Xiong's eyes, Tong Rui continued, "As for this seed, perhaps the tree knew it couldn't survive the thunder tribulation, so it left behind seeds that absorbed the properties of lightning during the thunder tribulation. After returning to the sect, we'll study whether it can grow."

“If it can be cultivated from a young age, perhaps in the future this tree can become the sect’s guardian spirit beast, and even the place where it grows can be a training ground for lightning spirit masters.”

Ye Xiong nodded and said, "Then I will notify the disciples in the sect to take over this crypt later. I wonder what to do with the surrounding pool water and minerals?"

Tong Rui thought for a moment and said, "This pool of water and the seeds are of the same origin. Take them back to cultivate the seeds. As for the ore, I am not sure, but it should be a precious mineral under the influence of the breath of life. Take it back to the sect after mining. It can be used for both soul guides and battle armor."

"School is about to start. Let's go back to the sect after we cure the villagers up there tomorrow. I miss my parents and my dragon baby too."

After the two collected the pool water, they left the cave.

I was a bit busy today and only found time to update at 9 o'clock this evening. I am not well educated and I write very slowly, so that's all.

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