Douluo Continent: Building a Divine Kingdom Starting from the Spirit Hall

"You'll understand once you figure out the difference between external soul bones and normal soul bones."

With a mysterious smile, Tian Hao did not answer, then casually used his sword energy to cut off a pine branch and tossed it to Ning Rongrong.

"There is a trace of my sword intent on this pine branch. You can use this sword intent to create a small sword domain, which can conceal the fluctuations generated when you refine the soul bone and also help you cultivate your sword intent."

After speaking, Tian Hao continued to study the chessboard carefully, pondering how to proceed.

It's difficult for others to play chess against themselves, but it's easy for someone like him who can multitask.

But it's just playing chess; having too many thoughts won't improve his chess skills, so he's still just a novice.

Seeing that their teacher was studying chess again, the three girls did not disturb him and quietly descended the mountain.

Not long after the three women went down the mountain, a figure flew over; it was Flander.

"If you're injured, just stay in bed. If you're out wandering around, you might die out there."

Tian Hao glanced sideways at Flander, whose face was pale, and offered a kind reminder.

Erming's crushing blow not only shattered Flander's Martial Soul True Body, but also injured his internal organs and even caused a concussion. Even with the treatment of a healing-type Soul Master, he would need at least a year of rest to fully recover.

"I'm just destined to be a workaholic; I can't take a break."

Flanders sighed. This trip with the little ones had been a huge blow to him, both physically and mentally.

"Can the external soul bone be extracted even after perfect fusion?"

Without further ado, he got down to business.

Tang San had just come over and talked to him about some things, expressing his concerns about his Eight Spider Lances external soul bone.

The source lies with this person, whose sword aura clone personally stated that it was possible to extract the external soul bone.

Of course, he came to ask partly for Tang San, but more importantly for his disciple Ma Hongjun. That kid now has three external soul bones, which would be very dangerous if someone were to target him, even if he had no way to protect them.

"Whether it's an external soul bone or a regular soul bone, they are all foreign objects to our bodies. The only difference is the degree of integration. Regular soul bones can be extracted, and external soul bones can be extracted as well, at most it's a bit more difficult."

Tian Hao didn't hide anything and casually replied, not taking the external soul bone seriously.

They had already thoroughly researched external soul bones and were even able to mass-produce them.

There is little difference between external soul bones and normal soul bones for them. After their own soul bones are transformed, they can continuously improve through their own cultivation until they evolve into divine bodies.

That was still them as individuals; there was no question of compatibility, they were truly perfect.

It is infinitely superior to anything foreign, and even externally attached soul bones cannot compare.

Therefore, external soul bones are really nothing to him, and at his level, there is not much difference between extracting ordinary soul bones and external soul bones.

"How many Soul Masters in the world today can do that?"

His expression grew even more solemn; Flander was well aware of the enormous hidden dangers involved.

Soul bones are treasures in the world of soul masters, and external soul bones are the most precious of all treasures.

Even a normal soul bone can cause a bloodbath, let alone an external soul bone.

Once external soul bones can also be extracted and transplanted, it will inevitably drive more people crazy.

"There are probably twenty or thirty openly, but there are likely over a hundred secretly."

It was still a casual reply, but it made Flander's vision go black and he almost collapsed to the ground.

"How about I renew the lease for a few more years?"

It took him a while to recover, and Flander thought for a moment before slyly offering a suggestion.

He has no chance of protecting his disciple; only this person has the ability.

Since they couldn't get Ma Hongjun to become their apprentice, they would just stay here.

"If you can avoid participating in the Soul Master Competition, I have no objection. But if you want to lead the academy to participate in the Soul Master Competition, then forget it. I don't like troublesome things."

He responded without even looking up. Tian Hao knew that he couldn't be serious when dealing with someone like Flander, otherwise the other party would think that he took things seriously, which would only breed more ulterior motives.

Sure enough, seeing Tian Hao's indifference, Flander knew that there was no point in discussing the matter.

Giving up the Soul Master Competition is absolutely impossible, not only because of his problem, but also because of those kids.

They can't stay in their lousy academy forever. If they don't lead a team to participate in the competition soon, they'll miss their chance.

This is my last chance and Shrek Academy's last chance; I must not give up.

"I need to go out for a while. Could you please look after the children?"

With a change of heart, Flanders revealed another reason for his visit.

Besides asking about the external soul bone, his main purpose in coming here was to go out and pick up his good friend.

To be honest, neither he nor his old buddies were cut out to be teachers; they've only been teaching for a very short time these past few years.

It's important to understand that not just anyone can be a teacher. Being able to cultivate oneself doesn't mean one can teach others to cultivate, and being able to teach and being able to teach well are two different things.

This is something that my good buddy needs to take over.

“The other children are fine, but I can’t teach Tang San and Xiao Wu. He is very opinionated and has his own ideas, while Xiao Wu is lazy by nature and not cut out for cultivation.”

When I got back and saw that neither of them had improved, don't blame me for treating them differently.

When this topic came up, Tian Hao turned to look at Flander, his words carrying a serious tone.

Teaching and nurturing students is a serious matter, and Tian would not be sloppy about it.

“I know. If you can teach those two kids, then teach them. If you can’t, then don’t worry about them too much.”

Flanders nodded in understanding.

In fact, on the way back, he learned about Tang San and Xiao Wu's performance from his disciple Ma Hongjun, which gave him a headache.

Tang San seemed far too precocious to him, and his thoughts and scheming were frighteningly deep. He didn't seem like a twelve-year-old boy at all. He wondered how Xiao Gang had taught him.

Chapter 576 White-skinned, black-hearted melon

"How do you think the teachers managed to get so many soul bones?"

Back in her bedroom, Ning Rongrong established a mental link and chatted secretly, but she still couldn't figure it out.

You should know that the teacher brought out a total of thirty soul bones this time, which were either 100,000-year soul bones or external soul bones, and their value was immeasurable.

Everyone says that their Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was once incredibly wealthy, but compared to the teacher's extravagance, it's nothing. Besides, this kind of treasure can't be bought with money.

Most importantly, the 100,000-year-old soul bones produced nowadays all have pits, making them impossible to refine safely, but the teachers seem to have avoided the pits, which is the most amazing thing.

"I think it was because the generation of soul beast soul rings was suppressed, thus turning that part of the power into soul bones. The external soul bones we obtained were not very old, so they must have been obtained in this way."

Ao Jiu'er revealed her own guess, which she had made when she heard her teacher talk about the origin of the gemstone soul bone.

Moreover, apart from 100,000-year-old soul beasts, which are guaranteed to produce soul bones, the chances of soul beasts with cultivation levels below that level producing soul bones are very low, let alone external soul bones.

"But there are too many, not to mention these external soul bones."

Ning Rongrong still didn't understand. Could it be that once sword cultivation reached that level, one could really shape soul bones at will?

Zhu Zhuqing, who was preparing to make a bonsai from that pine branch, said, "There's no use thinking about that now. Our teacher said we'll understand when we reach his level. Besides, a 100,000-year-old soul bone is really nothing."

She took her teacher's words to heart; there must be some truth to them. There was no point in thinking about it anymore; they might as well focus on their cultivation.

Moreover, the preciousness and power of a 100,000-year soul bone are relative to the past. However, since the Holy Spirit Sword Saint and Sword Douluo opened up the sword path, the value of a 100,000-year soul bone has dropped several levels.

Faced with that kind of power, a 100,000-year-old soul bone is not much stronger than rotten wood, and still cannot withstand that sharpness.

Therefore, swordsmanship is what they should value, and soul bones are just an auxiliary tool.

It's crucial to clearly distinguish between primary and secondary importance.

Although Ning Rongrong was still very curious, she understood that Zhu Zhuqing's words made sense, so she could only take out a piece of soul bone and use the sword domain of the pine branch to refine it.

After all, it is a soul bone that is 100,000 years old. It has a strong soul power fluctuation. If it were taken out out of thin air, it would definitely be sensed by Tang San and the others in the wooden house next door, not to mention Xiao Wu on the other side.

While this might not seem like much to a teacher, it is undoubtedly a treasure in the current world of Soul Masters, and it's best to keep it a secret as little as possible.

After taking a bath, Zhu Zhuqing and Ao Jiu'er also began refining their soul bones. Although these soul bones were specially made according to their teacher and could only strengthen bones to form a soul bone set, they could not directly improve their physical fitness. However, for them, who possessed the Yi Jin Duan Gu Manual, the improvement in their physical fitness was not a big deal.

At the same time, because they were specially shaped soul bones, they did not bring about an improvement in soul power or physical fitness, and were easier to refine. In less than half a month, all the soul bones were refined into the body and fused with all the bones in the body.

Although their muscles were not enhanced, the increased bone strength allowed them to withstand greater power and faster bursts of speed.

A few days after the soul bone was refined, Flander returned furtively on a dark and stormy night, bringing someone with him.

"I can finally breathe a sigh of relief."

Flander arrived at his small building with his best buddy and immediately slumped into a chair.

He was on tenterhooks the whole time, afraid of running into someone.

There was no other way; his injuries hadn't fully healed, so he couldn't fight, nor could he walk openly to avoid being targeted by the Spirit Hall. He had to travel through mountains and valleys the whole way.

How did you injure yourself so badly?

Yu Xiaogang finally found an opportunity to ask, as he had noticed earlier on the road that Flander had injuries, and quite serious ones at that.

He hadn't asked about the situation before, but now that he was at Shrek Academy, he finally brought it up.

When this matter was brought up, Flander's expression turned serious. He looked at Yu Xiaogang carefully and said, "We took those children to Sunset Forest to hunt for soul rings before. Who would have thought that we would encounter a 100,000-year-old Titan Giant Ape, which also kidnapped Xiao Wu."

Thankfully, Xiao Wu told me that a huge bull's roar suddenly came from deep within the Sunset Forest, and the Titan Ape, upon hearing it, casually tossed her aside and returned to the depths of the Sunset Forest.

"That roar must have been from the Azure Bull Python."

After thinking it over, Yu Xiaogang offered a guess, but he was quite puzzled.

"Azure Bull Python? What kind of spirit beast is that?"

Flander was taken aback; this was the first time he had heard of this soul beast's name.

Yu Xiaogang's expression grew increasingly solemn, and at the same time, filled with doubt.

"If what Xiao Wu heard was indeed the roar of a bull, then the Titan Giant Ape's sudden abandonment and departure can be explained. I once read a record about a Titan Giant Ape, which was extremely close to 100,000 years of cultivation. But above it was an even more powerful being called the Azure Bull Python."

Just as our Soul Masters' Martial Souls are divided into grades and strengths, Soul Beasts themselves are also divided into those with varying degrees of talent. Among them, the Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape are the top-tier beings, possessing unparalleled talent and invincible physiques.

I remember the Titan Ape and the Azure Bull Python were deep within the Star Dou Great Forest, how did they suddenly end up in the Sunset Forest?

Yu Xiaogang was very puzzled. The information he had seen could not be wrong, so why would the two kings of soul beasts appear in Sunset Forest?

"That day, the Azure Ox Python was even stronger than the Titan Ape. What abilities did it possess?"