Douluo: Dream Overlord

The two returned to the academy in the evening.

By this time, the dormitory college had already combined several rooms into one large dormitory in accordance with the requirements of the time.

Back home, Shi Nian mysteriously pulled Shi Guang into the room.

Shi's mother was cooking in the kitchen when she saw Shi Guang and the other two return. She greeted them, but shook her head helplessly when she noticed their furtive behavior.

"What's wrong?"

Seeing Shi Nian lock the door, Shi Guang felt a sense of unease.

Is Old Deng plotting something against him?

Shi Nian remained silent, but after isolating the room with his mental power, he took out the long-awaited external soul bone from his storage soul artifact.

"This is……"

When Time's gaze fell upon this scarlet crystal, it stared at it as if bewitched, an expression of fascination unconsciously appearing on its face.

She observed him silently for a long time.

A few breaths later, Shi Guang suddenly came to his senses. A few beads of sweat rolled down his forehead. Looking at the crystal, he said with some lingering fear:

"That was close! I almost got hit! What is this thing? It's really creepy!"

As he wiped away his sweat, he recalled how, the instant he saw the crystal, his soul seemed to be pulled out, and he felt dizzy as if he were about to be sucked into it.

If he hadn't lived two lives and possessed mental strength far exceeding that of his peers, he might have been hit just now.

"This is an external soul bone from between your eyebrows, from the thousand-year-old Mind-Sealing Demon you killed."

Shi Nian gazed at the scarlet gem and spoke softly.

"What?!"

Upon hearing this, Shi Guang, unusually revealing his emotions, stared at the gem in shock.

It's not that he lacks composure or depth; it's just that external soul bones are extremely rare!

As a time traveler, he was well-versed in the content of the original novel and several other novels such as Douluo Continent II: The Peerless Tang Sect and Legend of the Dragon King.

However, regardless of the series, the plot involving external soul bones is mentioned very little.

This shows how rare external soul bones are. Even in the era of Dou Yi, when soul beasts were abundant, the existence of external soul bones was something that could only be encountered by chance.

As you can see from the known storyline, only three people on the Douluo Continent possess external soul bones.

One is the protagonist Tang San, who obtained the Eight Spider Lances by defeating the Human-Faced Demon Spider.

One is Bibi Dong, the leader of the Spirit Hall, who possesses six purple wings.

One is the fox tail possessed by Hu Liena, one of the current Golden Generation of the Spirit Hall.

In the entire Dou 1 universe, only three people possess external soul bones.

Looking at the external soul bone before him, Shi Guang couldn't believe he didn't want it.

"Take it and absorb it!"

Shi Nian tossed the external soul bone to Shi Guang: "It's the same process as absorbing a soul ring."

Shi Guang hurriedly took the soul bone, and looked at Shi Nian with a suspicious expression.

When did his father become so generous? This was an external soul bone! A rare and precious find! How could he resist being tempted!

It's worth noting that even in the original story, he suspected Tang San might possess a rare treasure, so he decided to eliminate Tang San in secret.

Unfortunately, his attempt to show off backfired and he ended up getting slapped in the face.

"Don't look at me like that. I also want to absorb this external soul bone. Do you think I don't want to?"

Shi Nian snorted and said, "Absorbing it will allow me to save several years of arduous cultivation and directly break through to the Soul Saint realm."

However, this greatly diminishes its value, as the characteristic of external soul bones is that their lifespan increases with the increase of the master's soul power.

My soul power is improving at an extremely slow pace now. This thousand-year-old external soul bone has been with me for a thousand years, and I'm afraid it will remain with me for the rest of my life.

But you are different. You are young and talented, and you are only at the Soul Venerable realm. With your talent, you can completely transform your soul bone into a ten-thousand-year or even a hundred-thousand-year soul bone.

So, to maximize my profits, I'm letting you absorb it! Don't be ungrateful!

Upon hearing this, a hint of emotion flashed in Shiguang's eyes.

I never imagined that my cheap father would be willing to give up the readily available external soul bone for my future. What a great thing that is!

Shi Guang didn't say any polite words of thanks. He sat cross-legged on the ground, placed the white gemstone between his eyebrows, and silently circulated his soul power to absorb the external soul bone.

He didn't need to be polite to Shi Nian; he might as well show his determination with his actions.

Sure enough, a smile appeared on Shi Nian's face.

Soul bones are different from soul rings; they contain only pure soul power.

A moment later, Shi Guang opened his eyes, a glint of light flashing in them.

"You've leveled up three more times," Shi Guang said. "Including the previous perfect absorption of the soul ring, I'm now a level 38 Soul Master."

Absorbing a perfect spirit ring and an external spirit bone is better than others' years of hard work.

In the world of Douluo Continent, having the opportunity to enhance one's soul power is just that unreasonable.

Although he will probably regress to level 35 or 36 after he finishes refining these superficial soul powers, those soul powers are real and substantial to him.

Both its recovery speed and its amplification of soul skills are several times stronger than that of illusory soul power.

"Work hard, the road outside is not easy."

Shi Nian solemnly said, "Through serving as the deputy director of the Control Department these past few days, as a backbone force of the Heavenly Dou Empire, I have come into contact with some intelligence."

According to intelligence, the Spirit Hall is currently acting strangely, recruiting a large number of Soul Masters to its superiors and offering petty benefits to the common people to win over the hearts of the lower classes.

However, there are signs of ulterior motives. Although they haven't revealed it yet, they will definitely extend invitations to talented individuals from various colleges.

Refusing to join the Spirit Hall could lead to your death; you must be extremely careful in the future.

"I see."

Shi Guang looked serious and said, "Is there anything else? If not, I'm going to refine my soul power."

"Go ahead."

Watching time slip away, Shi Nian sat wearily on the bed, gazing at the ceiling and sighing, "These are truly turbulent times!"

After telling his mother that he wouldn't be eating dinner that night, Shi Guang returned to his room, sat cross-legged on the bed, and began to meditate.

Silent all night.

the next day.

Shi Guang stood on the playground, looking energetic. The members of the Tian Dou Royal Team looked at him with a serious expression as his aura surged.

"Shiguang, you've broken through to the Soul Master level?"

Qin Ming, a Soul King, noticed that the aura of time was significantly stronger than before, and couldn't help but ask.

"Yes, I have broken through to the Soul Master level."

Time smiled and said.

"Very good, your cultivation speed is much faster than that of other students in the same period."

Qin Ming smiled with satisfaction and said, "Moreover, whether it's the improvement in your physical fitness or your adaptability to various environments,..."

Both the quality and capacity of your soul power have seen significant improvements!

"I will always remember the improvements that the Heaven Dou Royal Academy has brought me."

Shi Guang smiled and said that he knew the Soul Emperor in front of him belonged to the royal family.

Upon hearing this, the other party nodded in satisfaction, then, remembering something, said, "As I said before, now that you have broken through to the Soul Venerable level, you can now choose a team member as your challenge opponent."

If you defeat him, you can take his place and become a member of the Heavenly Dou Royal Team.

Besides Ye Lingling, who else do you plan to challenge?

Upon hearing this, everyone turned their solemn gazes toward Shi Guang, awaiting his choice.

"I choose..."

Time spoke.