Douluo Continent: Narration Modified, Plot Begins to Collapse

Chapter 71 Absorbing Soul Bones, Protected by Poisonous Spider Armor

No sooner had the Dragon God and Snake Goddess left than a melodious voice drifted from afar:

"Xiaoyu! Teacher Zhao! We've finally found you!"

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw Xiao Wu running over energetically, skipping and jumping all the way, seemingly very excited.

"Xiao Wu? You're back! That's wonderful!"

Zhao Wuji was overjoyed, and the self-reproach he felt for failing to protect his students vanished.

Bai Yu, with an excited expression, stepped forward, looked Xiao Wu up and down, and asked:

"Xiao Wu, are you alright?"

Xiao Wu said with a smile:

"Of course I'm fine! Oh, by the way, I have something to tell you: I've broken through to level 30!"

Everyone was shocked, and Zhao Wuji pressed for an answer:

"Really? Weren't you captured by that Titan Ape? What happened?"

Xiao Wu used an excuse she had already prepared to say:

"After I was captured by that Titan ape, a bull's roar suddenly came from the center of the forest. When the Titan ape heard the roar, it looked around and then suddenly threw me off, roaring so loudly that it knocked me unconscious."

"When I woke up, I had already broken through to level 30. Coincidentally, there was also a thousand-year-old soul beast nearby that had been stunned by the Titan Giant Ape, so I took a soul ring from it."

Everyone: "???"

Holy crap, this even works?!

Bai Yu knew Xiao Wu was talking nonsense, so he quickly changed the subject and talked about everyone's experiences during Xiao Wu's absence.

Seeing that the two had actually started chatting, Zhao Wuji coughed twice and said:

"Alright, it's great that Xiao Wu is back safe and sound. Let's leave now."

Oscar panicked upon hearing this:

"Teacher Zhao, my spirit ring."

Zhao Wuji hesitated for a moment, then said:

"Xiao Ao, it's not that I don't want to help you find your spirit ring, it's just that everyone is too exhausted right now, and staying in the forest any longer might be dangerous. Let's go back and rest for a few days first, and then I'll come back to help you find your spirit ring."

After listening, Oscar hesitated for a moment, then sighed:

"Okay, everyone's safety is the most important thing."

So the group left the Star Dou Great Forest.

Upon returning to Shrek Academy, Zhao Wuji went directly to Flander and told him that Bai Yu had obtained a soul bone.

Upon hearing this, Flander and the Master rushed over. They took the soul bone from Bai Yu's hand and saw that it was a rare torso bone.

"Tsk tsk, kid, not bad luck. Torso bones are still quite useful for support-type Soul Masters."

Flanders marveled.

At this moment, Tang San deliberately said:

"Teacher, what does 'torso bones' mean?"

The master next to him explained:

"Soul bones are divided into different parts, such as the skull, torso bones, and right leg bone. Generally speaking, spirit-type soul beasts have a higher probability of dropping the skull, while soul beasts with strong overall strength have a higher probability of dropping the torso bones."

After the master finished speaking, he suddenly saw Tang San's expectant eyes and instantly understood.

The mistress wants to get this soul bone, but she can't say it outright! Does she expect me, her teacher, to trick her into giving it to her?

The master hesitated. Was this not a good idea?

But Bai Yu is a support-type character, what would he do with this soul bone? It would be better to give it to my disciple, that way it would be put to good use!

Gradually, the master had an idea in mind. He decided to slowly and deliberately win over Bai Yu, starting with their relationship at Notting College and proceeding step by step.

"Xiaoyu, you're really lucky. Back in Notting Academy, I saw your extraordinary talent and gave you a soul tool. Sure enough, you've now obtained a soul bone."

Bai Yu asked directly:

"Master, how do you use this soul bone? Do you just stick it directly to your torso?"

"That's right, you."

The master was about to spout nonsense when Bai Yu, without saying a word, directly attached the soul bone to his body.

Master: "."

Tang San: "."

You little tiger!

As soon as Bai Yu placed the soul bone on his back, he felt a massive surge of soul power within it rushing into his body, pulling at his spine, as if the soul bone was merging with him.

The process was a bit painful, but Bai Yu made a simple change and all the pain disappeared.

Seeing his calm expression, Flanders clicked his tongue in amazement and said:

"The process of absorbing a soul bone is the process of integrating the soul bone with one's own body, especially the skull and torso bones. One of them stimulates the nerves, and the other pulls on the spine, causing excruciating pain. But Xiaoyu remained calm, which is quite remarkable."

Upon hearing Flander's words, Ning Rongrong and the other two girls all turned their worried gazes to Bai Yu, thinking to themselves:

Bai Yu, please don't force yourself to endure it just to save face. What if you suffer hidden injuries?

They were worried about Bai Yu and hoped he wouldn't get hurt.

About two hours later, Bai Yu opened his eyes.

The crowd was still gathered around, and when they saw Bai Yu open his eyes, they all rushed over.

"Xiaoyu, did you successfully absorb it?"

"Bai Yu, what are the effects of the soul bone?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Yu caused a layer of black armor to appear on his body, looking extremely terrifying. Dai Mubai and the others couldn't help but take a step back.

Bai Yu explained:

"This is the Demon Spider's Venom Armor, which grants me immunity to most toxins. It can also absorb toxins and convert them 100% into soul power. Furthermore, enemies who come into contact with the armor will suffer a severe backlash from the poison."

Flanders marveled:

"Not bad, the torso bones have this effect; you're really lucky!"

Since no one had ever seen a soul bone before, they surrounded Bai Yu, bombarding him with questions. One asked about Bai Yu's feelings, another asked about how to use the soul bone, wasting another half an hour of Bai Yu's time.

Soon, Flander told everyone to go back and rest, and to enter the Star Dou Great Forest three days later to help Oscar obtain a spirit ring.

Three days later, everyone gathered in the open space in the morning. Everyone was there except for Tang San.

Zhao Wuji was leading the team again this time.

Yu Xiaogang also came, seemingly to see everyone off.

Yu Xiaogang frowned when he saw that Tang San hadn't come:

"Where's Tang San? Did he oversleep? Dai Mubai, go and drag him out of bed!"

Before Dai Mubai could agree, Tang San's figure came rushing over from a distance.

"Teacher! I've reached level 30 too!"

Yu Xiaogang was overjoyed.

"Great, Little San! I'll go with you and help you choose the most suitable spirit ring!"

Bai Yu glanced at the master, thinking to himself, "You said it yourself!"

After a long journey, the group arrived at the Starry Sky Forest the next day.

Standing outside the Star Dou Great Forest, Yu Xiaogang looked at Xiao Wu and asked:

"Did the Titan Ape capture you on the outskirts of the forest?"

Yu Xiaogang and Flander were the golden trio back then. Zhao Wuji called Flander "Big Brother," so he was a little less senior than Yu Xiaogang.

In addition, Zhao Wuji was not fond of thinking, and he felt that Yu Xiaogang knew more, so this time he only took on the role of a henchman and handed over the command to Yu Xiaogang.

Xiao Wu nodded.

Yu Xiaogang comforted him:

"Don't worry, Titan Apes rarely appear on the outskirts of the forest. Last time was just an accident."

Bai Yu was too lazy to complain. If I didn't know about Xiao Wu's relationship with the Titan Ape, I wouldn't have bothered going into the forest today.

Meanwhile, at another entrance to the forest, a spirited woman in a dark blue battle robe stood, followed by a pink-haired, intellectual young woman.

The spirited woman turned around and asked:

"Jiangzhu, are you ready? If you are, I will take you into the Star Dou Great Forest to find your third spirit ring."

Jiangzhu said somewhat nervously:

"Teacher Erlong, don't worry, I will definitely follow your lead."

Liu Erlong nodded:

"Okay, let's go!"

(End of this chapter)