Douluo Continent: Disciple Tang San, righteous yet evil

Chapter 57 Ye Lingling's External Soul Bone
Just as the seven-thousand-year-old jade swan was about to offer itself as a sacrifice, Lin Mu stepped forward and said, "Lingling, get ready."

Upon hearing this, Ye Lingling stroked the jade swan's head again, took a deep breath, sat down cross-legged, and calmed her mind.

The next moment, a soft emerald green light burst forth from the seven-thousand-year-old jade swan, enveloping it and Ye Lingling together.

The immense life energy flowed into Ye Lingling's body without any resistance, like rivers flowing into the sea.

During the sacrifice, Lin Mu kept his promise and preserved its soul. Before long, a deep purple soul ring appeared around Ye Lingling.

Half an hour later, the emerald light subsided, and Ye Lingling slowly opened her eyes, feeling the surging soul power within her body, her face filled with surprise.

"My soul power has actually broken through to level 43!"

Before she finished speaking, she summoned the Nine-Heart Begonia again.

Within the three-colored begonia, the life force had become even stronger, and the petals of the three colors faintly shimmered with an emerald-like luster, clearly indicating that the martial soul had undergone another transformation.

Seeing this, Lin Mu showed little surprise.

The Emerald Swan is already a top-tier life-attribute soul beast, and its perfect compatibility with the Nine-Hearted Begonia, allowing the martial soul to advance further, was entirely expected.

But that wasn't all. A surge of life energy suddenly emanated from behind Ye Lingling, instantly catching Lin Mu's attention.

Suddenly, a pair of emerald green wings, as if carved from jade, slowly unfurled behind her, shimmering with iridescent light and exuding a rich aura of life.

"This is an external soul bone?!"

Tang San exclaimed in surprise, his face full of disbelief. He never expected that the sacrifice could actually produce an external soul bone.

Compared to the Eight Spider Lances, this external soul bone is clearly more suitable for Blue Silver Grass.

However, it just feels a little strange to have such a pair of beautiful turquoise wings sticking out of my back.

A hint of surprise flashed in Lin Mu's eyes. He had thought that at most he would get an ordinary soul bone, but he did not expect that he would get an external soul bone directly.

Unlike ordinary soul bones, external soul bones can continuously evolve, and even if they only last for seven thousand years, they are still extremely precious.

"Brother Lin Mu, it's called Emerald Wings." Ye Lingling flapped her wings excitedly, "Besides amplifying healing effects, it also comes with a defensive soul skill, Emerald Guardian, which can form a protective shield with very strong defensive capabilities!"

"This soul skill is perfect for you; it will enhance your self-defense capabilities."

Lin Mu's eyes flashed. As expected, the choice to make them sacrifice themselves was the right one. If they had been killed directly to obtain the ring, they would most likely not have obtained this external soul bone.

Now that Ye Lingling has the Emerald Wings, she has a certain ability to protect herself, and at least she no longer needs her teammates to protect her.

Looking at the corpse of the Emerald Swan, Xiao Wu's eyes dimmed, and she felt very uncomfortable.

Must a Soul Master kill Soul Beasts?
Just then, Lin Mu looked at Tang San beside him and said softly, "Little San, it's your turn to make a move."

"Okay, Master."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Tang San decisively threw out a hidden weapon, which instantly pierced the head of the ten-thousand-year-old jade swan, causing it to lose its life force in an instant.

Just before taking action, a hint of hesitation appeared in the eyes of the ancient jade swan.

But you only get one chance.

After all, Tang San already had the Eight Spider Lances, so he didn't really care whether this soul beast was willing to sacrifice itself.

As life completely vanished, a profound ten-thousand-year-old soul ring emerged.

Seeing this, Xiao Wu's sadness deepened, and she thought to herself, "Brother, you've changed. You've become more and more cruel."

However, Tang San didn't care about this at all. He sat cross-legged and concentrated on absorbing the ten-thousand-year soul ring.

In an instant, an immense surge of life energy flooded into his body. Even though the energy was relatively gentle, it still caused him great pain. Unlike a sacrifice, he had to bear the full pressure of absorbing a ten-thousand-year-old soul ring that was far beyond his level.

Fortunately, the Eight Spider Lances enhanced his physique, and the Body Tempering Pill strengthened his body. Although the absorption process was very painful, no accidents occurred.

As time went by, Xiao Wu's eyes changed from sadness to anxiety and worry.

She was more worried about Tang San's safety than the deaths of the two jade swans.

After about five hours, Tang San finally finished absorbing the spirit ring, suddenly opened his eyes, and stood up from the ground.

"Brother, how are you feeling?" Xiao Wu excitedly threw herself into his arms.

"Although the absorption process was somewhat dangerous, the gains were remarkable. Not only did my soul power break through to level 42, but my Blue Silver Grass also became much stronger."

As he spoke, Tang San looked at Lin Mu with gratitude.

Without his master's help, he could not have absorbed a ten-thousand-year spirit ring, let alone such a high-quality one.

Lin Mu stepped forward slowly, patted his shoulder, and said, "Little San, release the Blue Silver Grass and see."

Upon hearing this, Tang San nodded slightly, immediately summoned the Blue Silver Grass, and attacked the large tree not far away, instantly binding it tightly.

Just looking at this attack speed, it's much faster than before. Combined with the first soul skill, the control ability is greatly enhanced.

Immediately, Lin Mu put it to the test.

Compared to before, the Blue Silver Grass is noticeably thicker, with significantly increased strength and resilience, and its original light gold color has deepened.

It must be the ultimate life attribute of the Emerald Swan that greatly enhanced the quality of the Blue Silver Grass, and extracted a portion of the Blue Silver Emperor's bloodline.

"What is the fourth soul skill?"

Faced with his master's question, Tang San did not answer immediately, but instead activated his fourth spirit ring.

Immediately afterwards, the Blue Silver Grass emitted a bright green light, and one emerald leaf after another sprouted from the vines, containing an extremely strong life force.

Then, Tang San plucked off one of the jade leaves and introduced it, saying, "This is my fourth soul skill, which I call the Blue Silver Pill."

"Blue Silver Pills?"

Upon hearing the name, Lin Mu was momentarily stunned, feeling a slight sense of familiarity.

"These pills are made from life force and soul power. Once a soul master takes them, they can remove all negative effects and restore five percent of their life force."

"However, the higher the Soul Master's Soul Power level, the weaker the effect will be, but it can still restore at least one percent of life force."

After listening to Tang San's explanation, the three people present were stunned.

Blue Silver Grass can actually be used as a food-type martial soul?

Moreover, this spirit ring skill is terrifying; it not only has purification capabilities but can also restore life force.

Just then, Xiao Wu suddenly grabbed Tang San's arm and said worriedly, "Isn't this soul skill too dangerous because it consumes life force?"

"Don't forget I also have a third soul skill. As long as there is Blue Silver Grass nearby, I don't have to worry about consuming my life force."

Hearing this, Xiao Wu finally felt relieved.

Afterwards, Lin Mu led the three of them away from the Star Dou Great Forest and returned to Tian Dou City.

(End of this chapter)