Douluo: Peerless Black Tortoise Moon God

Chapter 230 Zhu Qingbing's Inherited Soul Bone, Meng Hongchen's Metamorphosis

A powerful energy field unfolded with the sacrifice of Zhu Qingbing, the Ice Toad King, and the immense power caused Kong Deming and Ye Yulin to change color slightly.

"What an amazing soul! It can even be used for sacrifice?" Ye Yulin stared blankly, her gaze shifting back and forth between Meng Hongchen, Zhu Qingbing, the Ice Toad King, and Xu Tianxi, who was presiding over the ceremony.

Zhu Qingbing, the Ice Toad King, had not completely disappeared; her soul remained, and she could even speak. She asked Xu Tianxi:

"I can control the form of my own soul bone. What kind of soul bone do you want to form?"

"This little girl has already absorbed the left leg bone and left arm bone. Do you want the torso bone?"

Xu Tianxi pondered for a moment, then cupped his hands and asked in return, "May I ask, senior, did your ancestors leave behind any soul bones that are 100,000 years old?"

Zhu Qingbing, the Toad King, shifted his expression, a hint of mockery flashing in his eyes, and said in a low voice, "You little fellow are so greedy."

Xu Tianxi said with a thick skin, "Senior, you're about to leave, and it's not good to keep the soul bones at home as a keepsake. Why don't you be more generous? That way you can see them in the future without having to travel so far."

Senior Sister Meng, oh Senior Sister Meng, I, your junior, have really risked everything for you this time.

Zhu Qingbing, the Toad King, did not answer directly, but instead looked at the Ice Emperor.

Hyotei felt an urge to cover their face, but they nodded nonetheless.

Xu Tianxi's words were a bit harsh, but it seems... there's nothing wrong with them?
Since the soul bones are just sitting there anyway, might as well go all in.

Zhu Qingbing, the Ice Toad King, closed his eyes and pondered for a moment before saying, "Our clan has three top-tier soul bones, all left behind by our ancestors who failed to transcend the tribulation. They are a 100,000-year-old left and right leg bones and a 200,000-year-old right arm bone. Since you, Lord Bingxue, have given your approval, I will do my best to try."

After saying this, the Zhu Qing Ice Toad King looked back at the three larger members of the Zhu Qing Ice Toad swarm. The three Zhu Qing Ice Toads croaked and each released a beam of light, shooting out.

In an instant, the soul light of the three top-grade soul bones soared into the sky, reflecting the surrounding icy and snowy landscape in blue, red, and cyan colors.

This was a scene that thrilled countless Soul Masters: two 100,000-year Soul Bones and one near-ferocious beast Soul Bone, which could almost guarantee a Soul Master genius's advancement to level 98.

"It's a pity that one piece can't be absorbed. I should have known better than to let her absorb that Ice-Fire Poison Dragon Soul Bone in the first place."

A fleeting look of regret crossed Xu Tianxi's eyes. He then rubbed his hands together and raised his hand to ask, "Toad King, do you have bone-changing technology? How can you extract the soul bones that a soul master has already absorbed and then fuse them with new soul bones?"

Zhu Qingbing, the Toad King, gave a strange look for a moment and asked in return, "The only way for you humans to remove your soul bones is to cultivate to the level of a Title Douluo and then remove your limbs, right? If you can find a way to regenerate severed limbs, then it is probably possible."

"Well... alright, Senior Toad King, please pretend I didn't say anything." Xu Tianxi pondered for a moment. Looking at Dou Yi to Dou Si, only Tang Shenwang from ten thousand years ago possessed the ability to regenerate severed limbs.

Twenty thousand years later, in the Douluo Continent IV era, Shrek Academy students who lost hands or feet could not regenerate their severed fingers and could only buy special soul guide bone marrow, which shows that this ability is not something that normal soul masters can possess.

The Nine Heart Begonia clan disappeared long ago. Cutting off their limbs and replacing their soul bones is not an option unless we find the Blue Silver Emperor.

By the way, there really is a Blue Silver Emperor in a valley somewhere on the Sun and Moon Continent. I'll have to go and look for it sometime.

With this in mind, Xu Tianxi made up his mind, smiled amicably at Zhu Qingbing Toad King, and said, "Senior Toad King, what do you think of setting the soul bone form as the head soul bone?"

Possessing the three elements of ice, fire, and poison, Zhu Qingbing, the Ice Toad King, must have considerable mental strength, which makes her a suitable candidate.

"Alright." Zhu Qingbing Toad King nodded, closed his eyes, and a burst of brilliant light immediately erupted from his enormous body.

In an instant, blood-red light surged for tens or even hundreds of miles, and Zhu Qingbing, the Ice Toad King, unleashed his cultivation of over 150,000 years, its terror felt throughout a small part of the outer region of the far north.

Upon hearing the news, the 100,000-year-old beast king of the far north wanted to rush to investigate, but soon received messages from the two ice and snow emperors and the ice bear king. He immediately lay down on the ground and stopped moving.

Given the strength and status of those three big shots, even if they were in a bad mood and ate all of Zhu Qingbing's clan, no soul beast would dare to say a word against it.

Perhaps the only one who could go up and ask, "Can I have a share?" is that big guy from the Titan Snow Demon clan, the most powerful male soul beast in the far north.

……

In the border region between the far north and humanity, three streaks of light swept across the sky. One was Lang Ya, one was Yu Tao, and the other was a guardian Douluo under Prince Xue Yu. Lang Ya and Yu Tao were carrying Vina and Mu Xue, who could not fly.

Lang Ya possessed powerful spiritual strength and quickly sensed the fluctuations in the soul power erupting from Zhu Qingbing Toad King. His brows furrowed, and he solemnly reminded his companion.

"Brother Feng, this level of aura is unique to a 100,000-year-old soul beast, and it's the kind that has survived a heavenly tribulation. We need to be careful."

Feng Aotian, whose head resembled a wolf and whose face was stern, had a slight shift in his gaze upon hearing this. "Could it be that a powerful Soul Master entered the far north before us and has already hunted down a 100,000-year-old Soul Beast of considerable strength?"

"That's the only possibility." Lang Ya nodded emphatically and said, "The soul beasts in the far north are frequently at war with each other, but under the leadership of the three Heavenly Kings of the far north, they are very united when facing external threats."

"They once caused a beast tide after two 100,000-year-old soul beasts died in succession, turning hundreds of miles around into a no-man's land. They are definitely not to be underestimated."

Feng Aotian turned his head and asked, "Isn't this a forbidden area for humans? Who would come here to kill two 100,000-year-old souls... Uh, you guys didn't do it, did you?"

Langya coughed lightly, covered his mouth, and waved his hand, saying, "Those are things that happened thousands of years ago, and have nothing to do with us; moreover, our Body Sect is responsible, and we evacuated the nearby villagers as soon as the incident occurred."

"Don't be fooled by the fact that this place is deserted now. Thousands of years ago, it was a godforsaken wasteland. Very few people lived here, so there were no casualties." Feng Aotian's lips twitched. He thought to himself, "I knew it. There's probably no force in the world that knows more about the various soul beast gathering areas than you."

Vina asked softly, "Teacher, Uncle Aotian, will our hunting for spirit rings here be affected? Should we come back another day?"

Before even settling down, they encountered human experts hunting down a 100,000-year-old soul beast. They mustn't accidentally clash with top experts and suffer collateral damage.

Yu Tao swung his thick right arm and laughed, "Don't worry, little Vina. While 100,000-year-old soul beasts are indeed powerful, we are not to be underestimated."

"With me, Brother Langya, and Brother Feng, we can fight against top-tier 100,000-year-old soul beasts. Unless we encounter ferocious beasts, we will definitely not have any problems."

"We'll definitely find you the most suitable thousand-year-old snow lotus as your soul ring this time. How can we give up halfway? The Body Sect knows there are tigers in the mountains, yet they still venture into the tiger's den!"

Vina's primary martial soul is the healing-type Snow Lotus. Only in the far north can she find the most compatible natal soul beast. Since she's already here, how can she be scared away?

Vina gave a soft "oh" and revealed a sweet and gentle smile, her worries slowly dissipating.

That's true; there aren't as many ferocious beasts in the far north as in the Star Dou Great Forest, and they usually stay deep inside.

As long as you conceal your whereabouts and find a small snow lotus on the outskirts, you're sure to be safe.

……

The energy field of the sacrifice lasted for a full quarter of an hour before gradually dissipating. As Zhu Qingbing Toad King's body turned into an illusion, a crystal skull, as if carved from exquisite jade, transformed into a stream of light and flew into Meng Hongchen's brow with a "whoosh".

Meng Hongchen hummed in response, and the fluctuations of her gradually stabilizing soul power and mental power became active again, especially her mental power.

Xu Tianxi had been intently observing Meng Hongchen's condition from beginning to end. Seeing that she showed no signs of pain and her body appeared normal, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Strictly speaking, there are still some abnormalities in her body. She has grown taller, and her soul power fluctuations and mental power fluctuations have become incredibly profound..."

Having absorbed a 100,000-year-old soul ring and soul bone, Meng Hongchen's delicate body grew even taller. Her pretty and lovely face glowed with white light, and her eyes and brows gained a touch of charm. Her slender figure was exquisite and curvaceous, as if she had grown a lot.

Furthermore, his soul power soared to level 66, and his mental power rose several levels.

Xu Tianxi discovered that he could no longer use the detection glasses to investigate Meng Hongchen, as they were blocked by the 100,000-year-old head soul bone. It was also much more difficult to detect him with his own mental power.

"The boost to spiritual power from a 100,000-year-old head bone is truly immense. When will I be able to get a suitable one..."

Xu Tianxi sighed inwardly and focused his attention on investigating Meng Hongchen's condition.

Without a doubt, Zhu Qingbing, the Ice Toad King, did not unleash her full power at once. The remaining primal power may have been sealed in her soul bone or left in her soul ring, waiting for Meng Hongchen to absorb it slowly.

When Meng Hongchen becomes a Soul Saint, Zhu Qingbing's power will completely merge with her, allowing her to cultivate the most powerful Martial Soul True Body.

"Croak~ Croak"

The 100,000-year-old soul ring pulsed, and Zhu Qingbing, who was much more illusory than the Ice Toad King, but was clearly a size larger, leaped out of her body. She raised her head and let out a cry of biological instinct, her expression unrestrained.

Meng Hongchen, with her five hearts turned towards the sky, then stopped her practice and stood up. Her silver-white hair fell past her shoulders, and her fair and delicate face was adorned with a pair of striking red eyes that exuded a unique charm that seemed capable of devouring people.

When the gaze swept over Xu Tianxi, the smile in Xu Tianxi's eyes faltered slightly, and he focused his gaze, releasing his spiritual power.

Meng Hongchen took a step back, a helpless smile on her face. "I thought I could surpass you in mental strength, but I didn't expect it to be no use."

Xu Tianxi smiled faintly, crossed his arms and said, "I have been cultivating spiritual power since I was a child. It is not something that a top-notch soul bone can catch up with."

"You'll need to work much harder to catch up with me."

As he spoke, he patted the jade box containing the relics of Zhu Qingbingchan's ancestors and smiled, "When you go back and defeat Old Ji, these things will be yours. Don't use poison, okay?"

"Huh? I don't want to fight that ice-cold guy."

Meng Hongchen's face immediately fell. She knew how much this guy valued that sword fanatic, even giving him the 100,000-year-old head soul bone that had been seized.

"A sword's edge is honed through tempering; only through battle can one forge the strongest power. You are now one hundred thousand years ahead of him in a soul ring; are you afraid of losing?" Xu Tianxi comforted Meng Hongchen with a faint smile.

Having Lao Ji around is great; there's no need to arrange any further training. This guy will automatically find geniuses to fight.

At this moment, Xue Di's cold and aloof voice drifted from afar and reached Xu Tianxi's ears.

"I have decided that I will take this opportunity to summon my people in the far north to discuss their integration into human society. You, be prepared."

"Oh? That's great."

Xu Tianxi turned his head and smiled gently, with anticipation in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)