Peerless Tang Sect: Hurricane Infinite Wind

Chapter 439 External Soul Bone, Qilin Pattern
Then, the familiar voice rang in Wu Xuan's ears again, "The Fifth Trial of the Wind God: Traverse the Hurricane Canyon!"

Wu Xuan was somewhat surprised upon hearing this: "Hurricane Canyon? Is this the Hurricane Canyon that the Hua family member mentioned earlier? I suppose so."

There's no rush to complete the fifth trial at Hurricane Canyon. Wang Qiu'er has helped him a lot along the way, so he should also pay attention to her needs.

Composing himself, Wu Xuan finally noticed the incredibly thick wind barrier surrounding him. He immediately waved his hand, and the heavy wind barrier instantly dissipated into wisps of smoke.

Wang Qiu'er, who had been waiting outside for a long time, noticed the change and rushed in.

Wang Qiu'er asked with a hint of surprise, "Wu Xuan! You've completed the absorption of your eighth ring?"

"Hmm!" Wu Xuan nodded, but his hands didn't stop moving. With a few quick strokes, he dismembered the corpse of the Chifeng Qilin.

Wang Qiu'er ignored Wu Xuan's actions and instead stared intently at his exposed body. "Hmm, his figure is still the same as before, very good."

Wang Qiu'er commented truthfully. But the next moment, Wang Qiu'er's gaze fell on the blue-green tattoo on Wu Xuan's back.

During that month of drifting at sea, Wu Xuan went shirtless many times. She had never seen this tattoo before, and Wang Qiu'er's eyes lit up as if she had thought of something.

"Hmm? That doesn't make sense! This Qilin doesn't even have a soul bone?" Wu Xuan frowned instantly; this was too strange.

"Is it possible that Wu Xuan's soul bone has already been absorbed by you?" Wang Qiu'er said as she stepped forward and touched the blue-green tattoo on Wu Xuan's back.

"It's already absorbed?" Wu Xuan suddenly realized, took a step back, opened Wang Qiu'er's hand, and instantly scanned his entire body with his spiritual power. As expected, he immediately found the strange thing.

A bluish-green tattoo had appeared on his back. This strange tattoo, which resembled a soul bone, had not truly merged with him; it was merely attached to his body, which was why Wu Xuan had not noticed it before.

The next instant, with the infusion of Wu Xuan's soul power, this strange tattoo actually emitted a shimmering light.

(Refer to the tattoo on the back of General Beng Tie Fei Xiao!)

The soul bone that the Qilin of the Gale was found to be was not one of the traditional six major parts of the soul bone, but rather a very peculiar external soul bone.

It can be said that this is an external soul bone similar to the original martial soul skin.

"What a peculiar external soul bone! Wu Xuan, what kind of soul skill did he bring you?" Wang Qiu'er asked curiously.

A breath of white air slowly escaped from Wu Xuan's throat. In just a few breaths, he successfully fused with the soul bone. Wu Xuan suppressed his excitement and activated the tattoo on his back.

Qilin Pattern, this is the name of the attached soul bone.

In an instant, a bluish-green light began to shimmer on Wu Xuan's body. This bluish-green light quickly became more intense, and faintly, bluish-green patterns appeared on Wu Xuan's exposed skin. Deep within his pupils, it seemed as if a magnificent Qilin was coiled.

At this moment, the writhing blue-green light patterns resembled roaring qilin, unleashing an incredibly astonishing power.

"Shh!"

A dazzling blue-green light burst forth from Wu Xuan's body, and then the Qilin light patterns on his skin flew off, spreading out in the air in as many as a hundred.

The streaks of light from the Qilin in the sky seemed to emanate a world-destroying power as they surged and weaved through the heavens.

Wang Qiu'er was already dumbfounded. She sensed a strong danger from those light patterns.

Compared to Wang Qiu'er's shock, Wu Xuan clenched his fist in excitement, because these hundred Qilin light patterns were not his limit; this was just the effect of releasing 30% of his soul power.

In other words, there is no upper limit to the external soul bone Qilin pattern. As long as soul power is continuously injected, the Qilin light pattern can transform into thousands, tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of patterns.

In high spirits, Wu Xuan waved to the overwhelming Qilin light patterns. In the next instant, hundreds of light patterns roared and surged into the Qilin pattern on Wu Xuan's back. In just a moment, the thirty percent of his soul power that had been consumed was restored.

Wu Xuan hadn't eaten for five or six days, and Wang Qiu'er had also been living a life of hardship. So, the two of them used whatever they could find on the spot, turning one of the hind legs of the Chifeng Qilin into roasted meat. They enjoyed a delicious and satisfying meal. As for the remaining Qilin meat, they wouldn't waste it. After all, there were only a handful of Qilin on the entire continent; they would be crazy to throw away such a top-tier ingredient.

The two set off again, this time naturally to help Wang Qiu'er hunt for the seventh spirit ring.

"Nine Heavens Dragon Centipede, Golden Claw Dragon Scorpion, Vajra Dragon Ape, which of these three soul beasts would you like to choose?" Wu Xuan put down the water bag and asked casually.

"I'm not sure either, Wu Xuan, do you have any recommendations?" Wang Qiu'er pondered for a moment but still couldn't make up her mind, so she asked.

“If it were me, I would recommend the Nine Heavens Dragon Centipede,” Wu Xuan said.

"Huh! Why?" Wang Qiu'er asked, very curious.

"Do you still remember the expression on Hua Qun's face when he described these three soul beasts to us?" Wu Xuan asked with a slight smile.

"I remember! He looked particularly serious when he talked about the Golden Clawed Dragon Scorpion, and there was even a hint of fear in his eyes when he talked about the Vajra Dragon Ape. Only when he talked about the Nine Heavens Dragon Centipede did he look relatively relaxed. So what you mean is!" Wang Qiu'er hesitated, but she already understood Wu Xuan's meaning.

Wu Xuan slowly said, "The power of the soul beasts on the Fallen Dragon Continent has far exceeded my expectations. Therefore, I think that the Golden Claw Dragon Scorpion and the Vajra Dragon Ape may have been cultivated for more than 100,000 years."

Wang Qiu'er smiled sweetly: "That's great! I wouldn't even look at the eighth or ninth rings, or even the hundred-thousand-year ones! Let's head to Dragon Centipede Territory!"

Wu Xuan looked at the energetic Wang Qiu'er and was speechless. After taking out a map and confirming the direction, the two of them officially set off.

The Dragon Shadow City's territory is located in the northwest of the Meteor Dragon Continent, so the journey is not too far.

According to information previously obtained from Hua Qun, the Wang family is the most powerful among the six major families, with the largest territory, population, and average strength.

All of this is thanks to their martial spirit. The Wang family possesses a trace of the Dark Dragon King's bloodline, which makes their inherited martial spirit, Dragon Shadow, a very unique martial spirit.

According to Hua Qun, Long Ying is an agility-type martial soul, extremely skilled in assassination. Once he cultivates to the eighth ring, if the soul master absorbs a soul ring that is over 70,000 years old, he will obtain an extremely powerful soul skill, Shadowless Dragon Soul Thrust.

This soul skill has only one characteristic: it ignores all physical defenses. Coupled with the Dragon Shadow Martial Soul's exceptional skill in stealth, more than one of the Beast Kings, whose primary combat strength relied on physical prowess, perished under this attack.

This is also why the Wang family was able to wipe out several groups of soul beasts, making the family's overall strength one of the strongest among the six major families.

In the northwest of the Meteor Dragon Continent, without the imposing presence of the Gale Qilin, this vast and dense forest has gained more vitality, but it has also become more dangerous.

Wu Xuan and his companion dealt with many spirit beasts that blocked their way, and finally managed to cross the forest two days later.

The two flew through the air, and what came into view were undeveloped wastelands. Further ahead, scattered farmlands and small villages finally came into view.

Wu Xuan remained unmoved, for this was a normal phenomenon. On this perilous continent, those without strength could only be exiled, ostracized, or forced to live a life of utter humility.

If you can't become a Soul Master and don't even have a trace of dragon blood, you're a burden even when it comes to farming. A person with a Grade D dragon bloodline can till three acres of land a day, while a person without a trace of dragon bloodline would struggle to till even one acre.

Such people, besides being demoted to slaves, could only be exiled from the city to explore unknown territories.

Lacking even a trace of bloodline power, they were not even worth the attention of spirit beasts over five hundred years old. Therefore, making them the vanguard for outward expansion and slowly developing the newly conquered lands became the best option.

But surviving in the wild is not easy. Those ordinary wild beasts and ten-year-old soul beasts are not picky about food.

This is the law of this continent, and the game rule tacitly accepted by the higher-ups. No matter how noble your status is, even if you are the son of the city lord, the result will be the same.

Therefore, after Wu Xuan understood the rules here, his first thought was what would happen if a master from ten thousand years ago were thrown onto this continent.

(End of this chapter)