Douluo Continent: Not enough bloodline? Make up for it with brains

Chapter 77 Fusion, Dark Gold Terror Claw

Xu Yuan's heart is not pure.

He himself admits this.

He knew he was too distracted and trying to master too many aspects. Even in combat, he didn't devote all his energy to marksmanship, but rather spent nearly half of his attention on developing the Heavenly Origin Brush.

Fortunately, he had a good helper, a Five Elements Gun Spirit who was truly devoted to guns and was born for guns.

The gun spirit merges with him; the gun spirit's insights become his insights, and his insights also drive the gun spirit's improvement. The two complement each other.

This unique relationship allowed Xu Yuan's marksmanship to progress very rapidly, surpassing many other marksmanship prodigies.

However, this was still a result of him not fully committing himself to marksmanship.

At this moment, during the battle with the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, Xu Yuan entered a magical state.

In that instant, Xu Yuan felt as if he had transformed into the spirit of the Five Elements Spear.

This is completely different from the feeling of spiritual connection achieved through the first soul skill given by Yao Yao in the past, where the two senses merged into one.

This time, Xu Yuan was completely focused on his mind and body.

He sensed it, he sensed the thoughts within the spear in his hand, and he felt the excitement of the Five Elements Spear Spirit.

He transformed into a spear and felt its domineering aura.

The spear, the king of weapons.

Rule over all, and look down upon all directions!

The spear's power converged, carrying boundless primordial energy of heaven and earth, and merged into Xu Yuan's spear strike.

Dream space.

In a split second, Xu Yuan aimed his spear directly at the neck of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.

One shot to the throat.

The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's heavy body slammed onto the ground with a loud thud.

Xu Yuan didn't rest either. Holding the Heavenly Origin Five Elements Spear, he pried open the right side of the man's hand and found a palm bone that was shimmering with dark golden light.

Human Soul Masters can absorb Soul Bones that cover their entire body, but normal Soul Bones only come from six parts: the arms, legs, torso, and skull. These six parts are the most common. The quality of Soul Bones is judged by whether they are complete. A complete right arm bone will also include the forearm and even extend to the area connecting to the palm bones. The same applies to leg bones.

Apart from the six most common parts, all other soul bones are external soul bones, including the palm bones.

There are also some external soul bones that are based on a certain part of the skeleton and extend to bone parts that do not belong to the normal human body.

Unlike normal soul bones, external soul bones are capable of growth. Once fully fused with a soul master, they will not fall off even if the soul master is killed. Moreover, external soul bones are absorbed by the soul master along with the soul ring.

A rather special example is the metacarpal bone of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.

The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear is special; all its power is concentrated in a pair of Dark Gold Terrorclaws. After death, there is almost a 10% chance that it will condense a right palm bone. The right palm bone will not be integrated into the Soul Master along with the Soul Ring; instead, it will fall off like a normal Soul Bone.

The mechanism of soul bone drop was not within the scope of Xu Yuan's research, and he did not pay attention to it.

Looking at the right palm bone in front of him, Xu Yuan absorbed it without hesitation.

The guardians inside the Ascension Platform are made from soul bones, so they must be much stronger. After defeating a guardian, the soul bone that drops must be absorbed before it can be brought back to reality from the Ascension Platform.

otherwise?

Otherwise, it would be more troublesome, and Xu Yuan would have the opportunity to have his uncle cash out the spoils of war directly.

However, this is obviously impossible for ordinary soul masters. They can only try to fuse with soul bones. Only if they succeed in fusing can they have a chance to bring the soul bone back completely.

Generally speaking, the Guardians are the strongest beings on the same level of the Spirit Ascension Platform. There are probably only a handful of Soul Masters on the entire continent who can kill the corresponding Guardian within the cultivation level required by the Spirit Ascension Platform.

The Spirit Ascension Platform is divided into three levels, and this is partly the reason for the restrictions on the cultivation level of Soul Masters.

Even those excellent Soul Masters who are capable of clearing the level dare not attempt it casually, because information about Soul Bones is completely kept secret.

Even Xu Yuan's uncle, a Spirit Transmission Envoy, didn't know which Spirit Ascension Platform was the guardian that produced which type of soul bone. The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear didn't only produce Dark Gold Terrorclaw external soul bones; they also produced soul bones for the normal six body parts.

Even if they guessed that the guardian of the East Sea Spirit Pagoda might be made based on the Dark Gold Terror Claw, how many level 30 Soul Masters would dare to say that they could fuse with this right palm bone?

The Spirit Pagoda itself will also reduce losses. If it encounters a Soul Master with extraordinary talent, it will drive the guardian away from these Soul Masters while monitoring them.

Xu Yuan is an exception, while Class Zero in the original work is due to the protagonist's halo.

Xu Yuan's blood boiled, feeling the excruciating pain of his right palm bone being shattered, but he gritted his teeth and persevered.

The reason why the absorption of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw has a high threshold is that it needs to be completely integrated into the original right metacarpal bone, just like when Huo Yuhao fused with the Ice Emperor's torso bone. However, the Ice Emperor's torso bone was Huo Yuhao's own choice, while the absorption of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw is a forced replacement of the original bone.

Of course, if the original skeleton is stronger, it can also devour the Dark Gold Terror Claw.

This is because the terrifying power of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw is compressed entirely within the small metacarpal bone, which would be a devastating blow to a normal human metacarpal bone.

To achieve fusion, one must experience the pain of having one's bones shattered.

This is not over yet.

We must persevere through the process of bone remodeling, otherwise all the previous efforts will be in vain.

Xu Yuan channeled all his energy into his right hand, using the flow of time within the dream space to extend the timeline while enduring the pain, allowing him to refine his control over the process.

The vital energy enveloped all the shattered bones, fusing them with the dark gold terror claws, and began a process of so-called reshaping.

Completely replaced by Dark Gold Terrorclaw?

impossible.

Xu Yuan refused.

After another wave of intense pain, Xu Yuan was completely exhausted after enduring the most painful stage and withdrew from the Spirit Ascension Platform.

Yao Yao hummed and cried out in Xu Yuan's spiritual sea.

"Hmph~~" (She really doesn't give the demon any peace of mind)

It waved its small, condensed spiritual hand, mobilizing Xu Yuan's spiritual power to unleash the Dream Space.

With the physical source of pain gone, Xu Yuan was now left with only the lingering pain in his will, which only needed time to subside. This could all be done in the dream world, shortening the time wasted in reality.

Half an hour later, Xu Yuan finally calmed down.

Rubbing his temples, Xu Yuan left the Spirit Pagoda and arrived at the East Sea Academy.

"You must be Young Master Xu Yuan?" Director Long of the junior department greeted him with a smile.

Director Long was thrilled to receive Wu Changkong's invitation and has been waiting for Xu Yuan to visit him these past few days.

This is a prodigy from Shrek Academy's inner court.

"Where are the seniors?" Xu Yuan asked.

Director Long's expression stiffened for a moment.

"What's wrong?" Xu Yuan realized that the other person's mood was off.

"The soul-guided train they were on was attacked by terrorists, and the official registration process took some time. They've now rented a soul-guided car, and it's estimated that it will take several more days to return to Donghai City."

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