I am a mortal who has achieved enlightenment through burning my secrets

Chapter 281 Complete Limbs
After absorbing the spirit ring, Xiao Wuji revealed a satisfied smile, because the ability of this spirit skill was truly heaven-defying! For a moment, Xiao Wuji couldn't tell whether it was the spirit ring that was heaven-defying or his own martial soul.

That purple serpent with black eyes is called the Soul-Destroying Python, a top-tier soul beast comparable to Medusa and the Azure Serpent King. The Soul-Destroying Python's physical body is relatively weak compared to others of the same level, but its venom is even more terrifying than that of the Azure Serpent King.

The Soul-Destroying Python's venom, known as Soul-Destroying Toxin, is a mental toxin. This toxin doesn't harm the physical body but directly dissolves the soul, and it ignores soul power defenses. This is why Tang Hao resorted to a sneak attack; even if he survived the poisoning, he would be severely injured.

His third soul skill is called the Soul-Destroying Bell! It perfectly inherits all the characteristics of the Soul-Destroying Python's venom.

The bell's sound can ignore defenses; if an enemy's mental strength is less than 70% of his, they will be instantly killed. If their mental strength is between 70% and 100% of his, the bell's sound will corrode their soul, causing irreversible damage. Only those with mental strength exceeding his can be immune to the attack of soul skills.

This kind of soul skill is extremely terrifying in group battles; those with lower spiritual power are not even qualified to stand in front of him.

"It seems you're quite satisfied with your soul skill!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Wuji snapped out of his daze and said to Tang Hao, "I must thank you, senior, for allowing me to obtain such a powerful soul skill!"

Xiao Wuji had no intention of showing off his soul skills in front of Tang Hao, because from the moment he took the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone, there was no room for reconciliation between the two. Once discovered, it would be a life-or-death struggle.

Then, under Tang Hao's guidance, Xiao Wuji absorbed two more soul rings and took away the corpses of the soul beasts.

One is an 80,000-year-old soul beast called Lion Roar Beast, which provides him with a soul skill called Soul Shaking Bell. The effect is a decent group attack soul skill with a stun effect. Of course, if the difference in mental strength is very large, it can also kill people directly.

The other was a 90,000-year-old soul beast called the Barrier Beast, which provided him with a soul skill called Sound Wave Barrier. This skill could distort space to form a barrier, causing sound to echo continuously within it, thus allowing the soul skill to inflict multiple instances of damage.

"Kid, now you should tell me, right?"

"Rest assured, senior, I am certainly not the kind of person to go back on my word!"

Having gained a great deal, Xiao Wuji had no intention of keeping Tang Hao in suspense any longer and immediately told him the secret.

"To absorb a ten-thousand-year soul ring at the fourth level, a soul master must have a physique and mental strength comparable to a level fifty soul master at level forty."

"Physical strength can be improved through training, and it can also be improved by absorbing soul bones!"

"But there is only one way to enhance mental strength, and that is through a soul bone, specifically a head soul bone of the mental type!"

"As for the number of years, naturally the higher the better!"

After Xiao Wuji finished speaking, Tang Hao was also taken aback. This was too simple! Why hadn't he noticed something so simple and easy to understand before?

After much deliberation, Tang Hao could only conclude that he dared not experiment on human lives.

At this moment, in Tang Hao's eyes, Xiao Wuji had become a ruthless person again. After all, it would be difficult to verify the authenticity of these things without using living people for experiments.

Putting aside his distracting thoughts, Tang Hao turned around and headed deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest, since he didn't have a soul bone ready.

Just as Xiao Wuji was about to follow, Tang Hao said, "The transaction is complete. You can leave now. I have things to do!"

"Hey, aren't you going to send me out?"

Tang Hao firmly refused, saying, "This wasn't part of the deal!"

"Fine!"

Seeing that Tang Hao refused, Xiao Wuji did not insist. Although this was the core area, it was still very easy for him to leave!

"First Soul Skill: Sound Wave Positioning!"

With this soul skill, Xiao Wuji is fully capable of avoiding risks in advance.

After Xiao Wuji had gone far away, Tang Hao's figure reappeared in the same spot, his deep eyes looking in the direction where Xiao Wuji had disappeared, his mind seemingly lost in thought.

"Spiritual beasts..."

Tang Hao wanted to get Tang San a 100,000-year-old soul bone, but that would inevitably worsen his injuries to an unbearable degree. So, to be on the safe side, he decided to get one that was 80,000 or 90,000 years old instead.
...Upon returning to the academy, Xiao Wuji began dismantling the corpses of these ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts.

Because their life force, soul power, and blood have been drained, these corpses are of no value whatsoever. What is truly valuable are the soul bones within these corpses.

Although not all soul beasts under 100,000 years old are guaranteed to produce soul bones, generally speaking, the older the soul beast, the greater the probability of producing a soul bone. That's why Xiao Wuji asked for a soul beast instead of a soul ring.

"Liu Erlong, come here and use your dragon flame to set me off!"

The temperature of the dragon flame was extremely high. The flesh and bones that had lost their soul power and blood essence could not withstand such high temperatures at all. In just a moment, they were all turned into ashes, leaving behind a crystal clear soul bone on the ground.

"What a blessing!"

This is the left leg bone left behind by the 90,000-year-old barrier beast. It is completely black, with occasional flashes of silvery-white light within it. Moreover, like the Blue Silver Emperor's right leg bone, it is perfectly intact, with no missing bones.

Although he didn't know what kind of soul skill was contained in this soul bone, Xiao Wuji still planned to absorb it first. For him at the moment, it was more important to restore his limbs.

Even if the soul skills inside don't suit his taste, he can always replace them once he finds a better soul bone.

Of course, this replacement is limited to the limb bones; he cannot replace the skull or torso bones.

This time, Xiao Wuji only used the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone for flesh and blood regeneration, and it took him an entire night to regrow his left leg.

The soul skill of the left leg bone is called Spatial Barrier. It forms a spatial barrier with itself as the center, which is less than 100 meters in radius. It can not only trap enemies and defend, but also be used to shield one's aura and hide one's figure.

Having recovered his strength, Xiao Wuji was in high spirits. Looking around at the beauties, Bai Ye waved his hand and said, "Let's go have a party today!"

Because there is a one-month break between the preliminary rounds and the qualifying rounds, Xiao Wu is currently at the academy. When Xiao Wuji found her, she was receiving training from the master with her teammates.

There were no outsiders here; everyone had been modified by Xiao Wuji, so he acted with complete impunity.

"What are you doing here?" Yu Xiaogang asked in a deep voice as he looked at Xiao Wuji, who was walking towards them.

"I'd like to borrow someone from you guys to play with!"

Xiao Wuji ignored everyone else, walked straight to Xiao Wu's side, pulled her into his arms, and said while kneading her, "I'll let you play with Xiao Wu for two days, and I'll return her to you in a couple of days!"

“You…” Yu Xiaogang wanted to refuse, not because he couldn’t stand it, after all, he already knew Tang San’s quirks very well, and he even had a great interest in them. What he was worried about was that Xiao Wu would affect their training and thus the competition.

But when faced with Liu Erlong's threatening gaze, Yu Xiaogang dared not utter another word.

"You train yourselves, I won't go far!"

Xiao Wuji reached into Xiao Wu's collar and gently tugged, pulling out a white bib embroidered with pink rabbits.

"Yes, this is the style I like!"

Xiao Wuji glanced at Tang San's burning gaze, then casually tossed the object in his hand over Tang San's head, making it look like an adorable veil.

"Hahaha……"

Xiao Wuji laughed wildly, and without changing location, he immediately activated the Soul Bone Skill he had just acquired, enveloping Xiao Wu in it. Then Zhu Zhuqing and the others also entered one after another.

To further excite Tang San and the others, Xiao Wuji deliberately left several small holes in the spatial barrier to allow sound to be transmitted, ensuring that those outside could hear what was happening inside.

"Come on, Xiaowu, let me give you a tattoo first. Hmm, pink and white will do..."

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(End of this chapter)