RNP Chapter 16 Soul Rings! Soul Bones!
Chapter 16 Soul Rings! Soul Bones!
Chapter 16 Soul Rings! Soul Bones!
An unknown powerhouse, although he was not afraid of his opponent, he was now carrying Yu Tianyun. The aftershocks of a Title Douluo's battle were not something a Quasi-Soul Venerable could withstand, even if Yu Tianyun was not an ordinary Quasi-Soul Venerable.
He needed to determine whether they were friend or foe, so he followed the scent and descended towards their location.
As soon as they landed on the ground, the grandfather and grandson saw the owner of the aura.
He was a tall, thin old man, resembling a javelin. Strangely, his beard and hair were dark green, and his eyes shone like emeralds.
The man's face was stiff, his cheeks were sunken, and against the backdrop of his disheveled green hair, he looked as if he had been poisoned and was about to die.
Meanwhile, standing next to the green-haired old man was a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl with a graceful figure and delicate features. She had short, dark purple hair, looked very heroic, and had green eyes just like the old man's, giving her an exotic look.
Upon seeing the two men's distinctive physical features, Yu Tianyun immediately recognized their identities.
The most famous character in Douluo Continent, who almost always plays the role of a benevolent benefactor in every fan fiction, is Dugu Bo, along with his beautiful granddaughter, Dugu Yan.
Yu Tianyun never expected that he would run into Dugu Bo and his companion right after he had just been eyeing the hot pot with both ice and fire.
Yu Yuanzhen's gaze sharpened as he recognized the other party: Poison Douluo Dugu Bo, whose martial soul was the Azure Phosphorous Serpent Emperor. Although he was the weakest among the Title Douluos, he was the one who should not be provoked by those below the Title Douluo level.
His poison skills are best suited for group battles and crushing weaker opponents, so even the Spirit Hall dares not push him too hard or provoke him.
After all, he couldn't defeat the Title Douluo of the Spirit Hall, but he could defeat all but the Title Douluo of the Spirit Hall.
Therefore, Yu Yuanzhen couldn't help but maintain a degree of wariness towards him, and took the initiative to speak:
"So it's Lord Dugu! Tianyun, this is Poison Douluo Dugu Bo, just like me, a Title Douluo-level existence. Hurry up and pay your respects!"
Upon hearing this, Yu Tianyun bowed respectfully and said, "Junior Yu Tianyun greets Senior Dugu!" He lowered his head slightly, his gaze humble.
Dugu Bo nodded slightly, acknowledging Yu Tianyun's greeting. He gave Yu Tianyun a deep look with his profound eyes, memorizing Yu Tianyun's incomparably handsome face so that he wouldn't cause trouble if they met again in the future.
Yu Tianyun then looked at Dugu Yan, a polite smile on his face, and said gently, "This must be Miss Dugu Yan!"
Dugu Yan raised her head and met Yu Tianyun's bright and ardent gaze, then hurriedly looked away.
She didn't recognize the handsome young man in front of her, but she immediately thought of Yu Tianheng, who was on the same team and had mentioned that he had a younger brother.
Dugu Yan gently bit her luscious red lips, trying to calm herself down, and said, "Are you Yu Tianheng's younger brother?"
After she finished speaking, she unconsciously twisted the hem of her clothes with both hands, her cheeks flushed, revealing her nervousness and shyness.
"That's right, Yu Tianheng is my elder brother, and I often hear him mention Miss Dugu Yan," Yu Tianyun replied immediately, trying to appear as sincere as possible.
Upon hearing this, Dugu Yan blushed even more and asked softly, "What...what did he say to you?"
Yu Tianyun smiled slightly, looking at Dugu Yan with gentle eyes, and said, "My elder brother often praises Miss Dugu for her outstanding talent, extraordinary strength, and beautiful appearance. Seeing her today, it is indeed true."
Dugu Yan lowered her head even further, her voice barely audible: "You...you shouldn't say that, I...I'm not as good as you say."
Yu Tianyun stepped forward, his tone sincere: "Miss Dugu is too modest. What I said is all true."
Dugu Yan's heart skipped a beat. She raised her head, her eyes filled with surprise and shyness: "You...you..." For a moment, she didn't know how to respond.
"Cough! Cough!"
At this moment, Dugu Bo could no longer bear to see his granddaughter behaving like this, and couldn't help but cough lightly.
Then he looked at Yu Yuanzhen with a smile, though the smile didn't look very good on his slightly gloomy face, but it also showed that he had no hostility: "Thunder Douluo, long time no see, how have you been? Yan Yan, come and pay your respects to His Majesty Thunder!"
Dugu Yan knew that Yu Yuanzhen was an even more powerful Title Douluo than her grandfather, so she dared not be negligent in the slightest. She quickly cupped her hands in greeting and said with a nervous yet respectful expression, "Dugu Yan greets His Majesty Thunder."
Yu Yuanzhen forced a smile onto his stiff face, trying his best to appear amiable as he replied, "No need for formalities. I presume you two are also here to obtain soul rings!"
After exchanging a few pleasantries, the two sides tacitly explained their purpose to each other. Since their meeting was purely coincidental and there was no ill intent, they parted ways and went their separate ways.
At this moment, Yu Tianyun's mind was filled with thoughts of the magical herbs for the Ice and Fire Hot Pot. He couldn't help but turn around and glance at Dugu Bo's figure. Just then, Dugu Yan also turned around and looked over. When she saw Yu Tianyun's handsome face, her pretty face blushed slightly, and she gave a shy smile, deeply imprinting Yu Tianyun's appearance in her heart.
Before long, the two separated by a considerable distance, but both Yu Yuanzhen and Dugu Bo were constantly sensing each other's aura.
After all, the two had no prior relationship; they were merely nodding acquaintances who would greet each other when they met!
After all, they have cultivated to their age and experienced all kinds of treachery and deceit in the world of Soul Masters, so they will not easily trust others.
They traveled in silence as the grandfather and grandson ventured deeper into the Sunset Forest.
Yu Yuanzhen unleashed his powerful spiritual energy as a Title Douluo to search for suitable soul beasts.
Half a day passed quietly, but apart from other soul beasts, not a single lightning-attribute soul beast was seen along the way.
In response, Yu Yuanzhen comforted him, "Don't worry, hunting for soul rings is a time-consuming and laborious task."
Without the help of elders, commoner Soul Masters sometimes cannot find a suitable candidate even after spending a year or two.
In the end, most people, in order not to waste their cultivation time, had to settle for second best and choose a soul beast that was less mature or less suitable.
Furthermore, lightning-attribute soul beasts are already quite rare, but there's no need to worry about not finding one.
Grandpa is a Title Douluo, after all; his search efficiency is far beyond what low-level Soul Masters can match.
"Um."
Yu Tianyun gave a casual reply. In fact, he didn't feel particularly anxious. He only cooperated to make his grandfather, the "tool man," less embarrassed.
The two continued searching around the inner edge of Sunset Forest for an hour. When they reached a small pool, Yu Yuanzhen stopped, looking puzzled. "There are two soul beasts fighting over there. One of them has soul power fluctuations of about five or six thousand years, but the one fighting it is a hundred-year-old soul beast!"
"What kind of hundred-year-old soul beast is so powerful that it can fight against soul beasts with five or six thousand years of cultivation? Grandpa, shall we go and take a look?" Yu Tianyun asked curiously.
Yu Yuanzhen nodded in agreement and led Yu Tianyun toward the source of the battle's fluctuations. After passing through a dense forest, a clearing appeared before them.
At this moment, the two giant beasts that were fighting stopped because of the arrival of the grandfather and grandson, and watched the two outsiders warily.
Yu Tianyun was slightly excited at this moment, as his third spirit ring was finally settled.
Because he recognized two soul beasts in the arena, one of which was one of his targets this time—the Purple Thunder Rhinoceros.
This is a top-tier soul beast possessing both strength and defense. Its most distinctive feature is a giant horn with purple lightning coiled around its nose, measuring three meters long and over a meter thick at the base, indicating its formidable offensive power. The other soul beast is a giant bear with dark golden fur. At this moment, the bear stands upright, possessing a pair of extremely thick arms that reach past its knees. One can see that the claws on its paws are exceptionally long, easily exceeding two feet. It is none other than the Dark Golden Terrorclaw Bear, known as the Earth Ripper. No wonder it can contend with the Purple Lightning Rhinoceros, which has cultivated for five or six thousand years.
Yu Yuanzhen clearly recognized the two soul beasts, and immediately unleashed two Thunder Dragon Claws, striking the heads of the two soul beasts.
The two soul beasts attacked by the Title Douluo immediately fainted, foaming at the mouth.
Yu Tianyun walked up to the Purple Thunder Rhinoceros and summoned his martial soul. He raised his right hand and made a sword finger, spitting out a two-foot sword beam that pierced into the rhinoceros's eyes. Soon after, a deep purple soul ring slowly floated on the corpse.
However, he did not immediately absorb the spirit ring. Instead, he turned his gaze to the unconscious Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, hesitated for a moment, and thrust out the Thunderclap Sword again. Then he looked at Yu Yuanzhen and explained:
"I once read in the sect's records that the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, a type of soul beast, could potentially produce an external soul bone on its right hand."
There is an unwritten rule in the world of Soul Masters: unless absolutely necessary, avoid hunting Soul Beasts that you don't need.
Indiscriminately killing soul beasts might not have any immediate impact, but what about hundreds or thousands of years later?
When soul beasts become extinct, the profession of soul master will also disappear along with them.
As soon as he finished speaking, Yu Tianyun reached out and touched the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear. After a while, a look of excitement appeared on his face. He then used his sword fingers to cut open the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's right paw, revealing a strange bone.
The bone was dark gold in color and exuded a strong soul power fluctuation. It was obviously the right palm bone of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear. Yu Tianyun did not expect that his casual move would yield such a great result!
At this moment, Yu Yuanzhen also hurriedly walked over, his eyes widening in shock. This was just a hundred-year-old soul beast, yet it had actually produced a soul bone!
When did the drop rate of Soul Bones become so high?
Moreover, it's an external soul bone!
Yu Yuanzhen swallowed hard, his throat feeling a little dry. None of his nine soul rings had ever produced a soul bone, while Yu Tianyun had produced one just by encountering a hundred-year-old soul beast—an external soul bone second only to a hundred-thousand-year soul bone!
Yu Yuanzhen let out a long breath and calmed himself down.
Although he was extremely shocked, he was, after all, a level 96 Title Douluo and had lived for nearly a hundred years, so he calmed down in just a moment.
"Tianyun, go absorb the spirit ring first. You can absorb the spirit bone anytime, but the spirit ring will dissipate if you don't absorb it soon!"
Yu Yuanzhen's gaze was somewhat intense, but without any greed. The soul bone had little room for improvement on him, while Yu Tianyun was the one who could bring out the greatest value of this soul bone.
Yu Tianyun nodded to Yu Yuanzhen, sat down cross-legged, maintained the state of martial soul possession, and, amidst the swirling lightning, initiated a pull on the soul rings of the Purple Thunder Rhinoceros.
As soon as the purple spirit ring sensed Yu Tianyun's pull, it seemed to find an outlet and surged towards Yu Tianyun, encircling his head. Instantly, a large amount of energy poured into his body, but Yu Tianyun remained calm, as this pressure had little effect on him.
Time passed slowly, and after about an hour, Yu Tianyun had completed the absorption of his third soul ring.
"call!"
He let out a long breath, then took out the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's right palm bone and began absorbing it again.
(End of this chapter)