Douluo Continent: From Rusty Spear to Emperor-Slaying Spear

Chapter 17 Picking Up a Soul Bone

However, the struggles between those powerful forces had little to do with Ji Wuming. By the time he returned to the village after catching up with Dean Shui, it was already dark.

Using the firelight from his family's blacksmith workshop, Ji Wuming began dismantling some of the damaged soul tools he had collected before, especially those whose core magic arrays were not destroyed.

Since this was the first attempt, there was inevitably a lack of experience during the disassembly process. Even removing the wrong part could trigger the anti-disassembly device of the Soul Guidance Device, causing other parts to fall apart or even become completely unusable.

"I refuse to believe it! They can't even figure something out by taking it apart!"

At this moment, Ji Wuming was locked in a battle with these broken soul tools, unable to sleep all night. It wasn't until the rooster crowed the next day and the sun slowly rose from the sea that he managed to disassemble the simplest soul tool completely.

Ji Wuming carefully examined each of the soul-guiding components, muttering to himself, "So this is the outer shell and inner shell of the soul-guiding device, as well as the most important soul-guiding core."

Ji Wuming picked up the most crucial blue crystal stone, examining the incomplete magic array carved on it, and then took out a stone to copy and carve it.

Although it was an incomplete magic array, it was an excellent opportunity for Ji Wuming, who was just starting out with soul tools, to practice. After all, there were very few magic array cores of good quality among the damaged soul tools.

After three or four hours of inscription, Ji Wu was unable to recreate the exact same incomplete magic array. This was not due to an unsteady right hand, but rather because his soul power was insufficient.

"As expected, the most crucial component of a soul tool is the soul power array on the water array stone, which is also the most difficult to complete. It requires soul power of the same level to perfectly depict this incomplete array."

Ji Wuming had some understanding of the core of the magic array. The core of the magic array is the key to determining the level of the soul tool. The higher the level of the magic array core, the higher the level of the soul master who needs to inscribe the soul power. Otherwise, it is extremely easy to fail.

After a moment's thought, Ji Wuming regained his confidence and said with a resolute look in his eyes, "Since the core of this magic array is of such a high level, let's continue dismantling the other soul tools. Practice makes perfect, and we can also become somewhat proficient in magic array inscription."

For the next period of time, apart from his daily half-day of unwavering soul power cultivation, Ji Wuming devoted the rest of his time to dismantling the great project and carving some low-level magic arrays.

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Two months later, Ji Wuming officially turned 11 years old, and his research on soul tools had also made considerable progress. After perfectly disassembling and reassembling two complete soul tools, he confidently took out the special soul tool he had bought at the auction.

They carefully disassembled it piece by piece, following their accumulated experience, fearing that such an important soul tool might self-destruct due to a single mistake.

First, disassemble the outer shell of the soul tool, then disassemble the inner conductive shell of the soul tool, and finally disassemble the core of the magic array.

"The outer shell of the soul guide is not severely corroded, but the soul power transmission device of the inner shell is seriously damaged, and the core of the magic array..."

As Ji Wuming took notes, he picked up the core of the magic array. After examining it carefully, a smile appeared on his lips, and his eyes shone with boundless joy.

"It's amazing that such a complex magic array stone is completely intact. Heaven is on my side!"

For Ji Wuming, the blacksmith, the damage to the outer shell of the soul tool and the conductive device inside, made of soul power conductive ore, was not a problem and could be solved.

"boom--"

Just as he picked up the soul power transmission device to examine it, something about the size of two fingers fell to the ground. As Ji Wuming bent down to pick it up and infused it with a small amount of soul power...

Surprisingly, they discovered that this leg-bone-like object, unlike other conductive devices, was not without attributes; rather, it exhibited unusual energy fluctuations.

Ji Wuming took a closer look, his eyes widened, and then he burst into uncontrollable laughter: "This, this is actually a soul bone? And it looks like it's a right leg bone."

At this moment, Ji Wuming subconsciously opened his mouth, his excitement beyond words: "Another soul bone! Have I been wandering into a soul bone den lately? I've encountered soul bones twice in a row, and I actually managed to snag this big catch."

"But why didn't the appraisers at Hanhai Auction House discover the hidden secrets within?"

It wasn't that the appraisers didn't examine it properly; rather, they were afraid to dismantle this slightly valuable soul tool, and they didn't particularly value soul tools. Therefore, they failed to discover that a soul bone was hidden inside the soul tool.

However, after a brief moment of joy, Ji Wuming's expression gradually turned serious as he looked at the right leg bone in front of him.

"This right leg bone is very likely a soul bone that can conceal one's aura, which would give the soul tool the ability to hide. Since it was made into a soul tool by a powerful ancient soul master, it means that the age of this right soul bone is generally low, with the highest being no more than a thousand years."

Ji Wuming thought for a moment. Among soul bones, apart from the extremely special external soul bones, the human body can only absorb six soul bones. The torso bones are the most important, followed by the head soul bones, then the left and right arm bones, and finally the left and right leg bones.

The right leg bone in front of him was of poor ranking and had a low age; absorbing it would be a waste of a soul bone slot.

Therefore, Ji Wuming put away his right leg bone and focused on studying and repairing the inner and outer shell of the soul tool.

Three days later, a blue-gold necklace-style soul tool was placed around Ji Wuming's neck. Its internal soul power guiding device used water-gold ore, which was superior to crystal silver, making the soul power guiding speed more than twice as fast.

"Come on, let's see how it goes?"

As Ji Wuming channeled his soul power into the necklace, the color of the second soul ring that rose beneath his feet changed significantly. Moving at his will, the purple soul ring turned yellow, then red, eventually completely concealing his aura.

"The effect is quite good. Now all the problems caused by the subsequent spirit rings can be easily solved."

Ji Wuming tidied up all the messy things, left the village, and headed towards Hanhai City.

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Shortly after, after turning into a small alley, Ji Wuming donned a black and white outfit and wore a black and white mask that completely obscured his face, and headed towards a dark house about 300 meters away.

The guard at the door said coldly, "To enter the black market, you must first pay three silver soul coins. That's the rule."

Ji Wuming handed them three silver soul coins, and then, led by the guide, entered the room, passed through an underground pit about four or five miles long, and finally arrived at the largest underground black market in Hanhai City, a second-tier city.

Ahead, the city was brightly lit, with only a long street stretching as far as the eye could see. Along the street, besides some vendors, there were a dozen or so large buildings. This place was like another Hanhai City under the moonless night.

"Sir, have a pleasant time in the black market."

The guide bowed respectfully to Ji Wuming, and after saying those words, returned the way he came.

(End of this chapter)