LRAB Chapter 644 Champion's Reward: 4 Soul Bones
Chapter 644 Champion's Reward: 4 Soul Bones
Chapter 644 Champion's Reward - Four Soul Bones
Ning Fengzhi's expression hardened slightly, and his brows furrowed gently.
Sure enough, it was almost impossible to get that soul bone back from Salas, since soul bones are no ordinary items.
In other words, no piece of soul bone can be ordinary.
Although soul bones are special items dropped by soul beasts after they die, their occurrence is extremely difficult and the probability is extremely low.
In Douluo Continent, although the higher the cultivation level of a soul beast, the greater the chance of it producing soul bones, only a 100,000-year-old soul beast has a 100% chance of producing soul bones.
If one has sufficient capacity to withstand the attack, and can successfully hunt down a 100,000-year-old soul beast, one can not only obtain an incredibly powerful 100,000-year-old soul ring, but also immediately acquire a soul bone dropped by the 100,000-year-old soul beast.
Unfortunately, there are far too few 100,000-year-old soul beasts.
Throughout the entire history of the Soul Master world, the number of times a 100,000-year-old Soul Beast has appeared is pitifully small.
The last time I heard news of a 100,000-year-old soul beast was nearly fifteen years ago, when Qian Xunji, the former Pope of the Spirit Hall, led a team to hunt down the 100,000-year-old Blue Silver Emperor in its human form, Ah Yin.
Ning Fengzhi had lived for decades, and it seemed that he had only heard of the appearance of a 100,000-year-old soul beast once in his life.
This is the only time in hundreds or thousands of years that a 100,000-year-old soul beast has appeared in the human world, and it is in the form of a human being transformed from a 100,000-year-old soul beast.
However, hunting a 100,000-year-old soul beast is not so easy; in fact, it can be said to be an extremely dangerous task.
If things go wrong, you might not only fail to kill the 100,000-year-old soul beast, but also lose your own life.
Just look at Qian Xunji's fate to know.
As a level 95 Super Douluo, he led four Title Douluos to hunt down a 100,000-year-old transformed soul beast and a Soul Douluo.
How is the result?
Not to mention capturing or killing the 100,000-year-old Blue Silver Emperor Ah Yin, even Qian Xunji himself and a titled Douluo elder lost their lives.
The spirit ring and spirit bone of the 100,000-year-old Blue Silver Emperor were even more beneficial to Tang Hao.
This is the key reason why soul bones have always been among the most rare items on the continent, second only to the top-ranked 100,000-year soul rings.
Therefore, soul bones are hard to come by, and no one would complain about having too few of these top-grade treasures.
The Spirit Hall would naturally not let go of the ten-thousand-year-old head bone that had been extracted from Shi Nian's body. Salas's refusal to exchange it was understandable.
After all, the Spirit Hall is also very wealthy and powerful, with no shortage of resources or money. They are even much richer than the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. It is definitely not feasible to use spirit bones for trading.
Ning Fengzhi took two deep breaths, barely managing to pull his gaze away from the soul bone in Salas's palm.
After a moment's hesitation, a glint appeared in his eyes as he looked at Salas's noticeably aged face, still wanting to try again:
"Bishop Salas, your Spirit Hall is a large and powerful organization; surely you have no shortage of ten-thousand-year-old soul bones?"
"Judging from the color and aura emanating from this soul bone, it should only be a soul bone that is just over ten thousand years old."
"How about this, I'll exchange a soul bone of equal value for it?"
In the world of Soul Masters, Soul Bones are very difficult to circulate on the market, because once one appears, it will quickly fall into the control of major powers and sects, and it will never be revealed again.
If you have a soul bone that doesn't match your martial soul attribute and you don't want to absorb it, but you still want to get a soul bone you like, then the best way is to exchange it with someone else.
In the Soul Master world of Douluo Continent, the soul bones that exist in existence are basically traded and circulated through exchanges.
Of course, the premise is that you have the strength or background to ensure that your soul bone will not be stolen by others; otherwise, you may die without even knowing how you died.
Ning Fengzhi wanted to use this method to obtain the soul bone from Salas.
My previous attempt to exchange resources and money with them was merely a test.
If it works, that would be great; if it doesn't, there's no loss, he has other methods.
After all, resources and money are commonplace for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. If they are lost, they can be earned back. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School started in business and is most adept at this.
But soul bones are different; they are truly extremely rare.
Moreover, the soul bone in front of them was a ten-thousand-year-old head soul bone that was extremely compatible with their inherited martial soul, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
Their Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School has been established for at least several thousand years, but it is a piece of soul bone that is over ten thousand years old and does not even match the head of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
If you come across one now, you'll naturally want to take it.
The problem is that this soul bone fell into the hands of the Spirit Hall.
Faced with Salas, the Archbishop stationed at the Heavenly Dou Martial Soul Temple, a Platinum Bishop of the Martial Soul Temple, and an 87th-level Soul Douluo, Ning Fengzhi had no choice but to negotiate with him politely and dared not forcibly seize him.
"Sect Leader Ning is joking."
Salas, of course, would not agree to Ning Fengzhi's proposal:
"We should both know the value of soul bones. Let alone those above the ten-thousand-year level, even those below the ten-thousand-year level are extremely rare."
"Our Spirit Hall is indeed very strong, but with its vast power and numerous talents, it is naturally extremely lacking in spirit bones."
Salas knew perfectly well why Ning Fengzhi was so eager to obtain the soul bone in his possession.
He not only knew the name, grade, type, and attributes of the soul bone, but also the attributes and basic soul skills it granted.
He even knew what kind of auxiliary attribute boosts and auxiliary soul skills a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Soul Master would gain if they absorbed this soul bone.
His Highness had already told him this.
The Eternal Illusionary Skull of Wisdom is a gem-type head soul bone most suitable for support-type soul masters and illusion-type soul masters.
Additional Soul Skill - Illusionary Space.
It can increase the mental strength of friendly forces by 20% and establish a mental network that allows them to communicate with each other and not get lost in the illusion.
As for enemies, it will have a hallucinogenic effect, causing them to lose their sense of direction and weakening their mental strength through continuous hallucinations.
Good heavens, such a powerful soul bone! As the Platinum Bishop of the Spirit Hall stationed at the Heaven Dou Holy Temple, he certainly cannot let it fall into the hands of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
Otherwise, he wouldn't need to be a platinum bishop; he could just go back and retire.
Although Salas had no direct conflict with Ning Fengzhi and Emperor Xueye, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and the Heaven Dou Royal Family had colluded with each other over the years, causing a lot of trouble for the Heaven Dou Holy Temple, both openly and secretly.
Ning Fengzhi kept spouting nonsense about the three upper sects being of the same ilk, while secretly trying to unite with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect.
They even tried to contact the Haotian Sect, which had retreated to the depths of the snow-capped mountains, locked its gates, and was barely clinging to life.
The aim is for the three parties to unite and jointly fight against the Spirit Hall.
By meddling too much and interfering in everything, Ning Fengzhi thought he had done everything perfectly, without leaving any loopholes. Little did he know that his little tricks had been under the surveillance of the Spirit Hall all along.
As a support sect that needs protection from outsiders, it's not too easy to plant spies within the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
If the Spirit Hall wanted to, it could easily infiltrate the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, turning at least half of the non-celebrity Spirit Masters into spies for the Spirit Hall.
Moreover, the Spirit Hall was not without precautions against the other two Upper Three Sects.
With the Holy Son's help, the Spirit Hall had planted a powerful inside man within the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, allowing them to have complete control over the Clan's every move.
The secret contacts and conspiracies between Ning Fengzhi and Yu Yuanzhen were naturally known to the Spirit Hall's spies.
The Spirit Hall did not tolerate the Clear Sky Sect; it always regarded it as a major enemy and had countless spies planted outside the Clear Sky Sect's secluded mountain gate.
If any remnants of the Clear Sky Sect dare to step out of the snow mountain, the Spirit Hall's army of soul masters will definitely arrive immediately, ensuring they never return, and that their sect is destroyed and their people perish.
To be honest, Salas didn't like Ning Fengzhi or the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. He always felt that the sect was somewhat arrogant, liked to scheme against this and that, and form alliances with this and that.
They maneuvered among various forces, constantly engaging in underhanded tactics.
To put it nicely, this is called having strategic vision; to put it bluntly, it's pure suicide.
If you honestly open a sect and do business, as long as you stay within the rules and framework established by the Spirit Hall, the Spirit Hall will naturally not touch you.
But if you insist on opposing the Spirit Hall and joining forces with other forces to oppose it, then I'm sorry, but when the Spirit Hall tries to restore order to the Douluo Continent, you will be the first one they deal with.
Salas had long regarded Ning Fengzhi as an opponent, or even an enemy, so how could he hand over such an important piece of soul bone to him?
Don't even think about it.
If this soul bone falls into the hands of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, it will likely require the blood of countless soldiers and soul masters to fill the gaps on the battlefield.
Salas knew this perfectly well and was determined not to agree.
Seeing Ning Fengzhi's increasingly unpleasant expression, he smiled gently, his expression calm, and then said:
"Sect Leader Ning, didn't you just ask me what the deal was between the Spirit Hall and Shi Nian?"
Ning Fengzhi glanced at the soul bone in Salas's hand. The moment the soul bone appeared, he had already roughly guessed that the transaction between the Spirit Hall and Shi Nian was probably this soul bone.
The fact that Shi Nian was able to cooperate so well with the Spirit Hall, confess his crimes, and commit suicide on the spot should be related to the deal that the Spirit Hall agreed to with Shi Nian.
This likely involves Canghui Academy.
The fact that Canghui Academy was not implicated by Shi Nian and was not punished, and that it is still qualified to continue participating in the Elite Soul Master Competition, is definitely related to the transaction of this soul bone.
Ning Fengzhi was, after all, a man of great wisdom. He could see the big picture from small details. In just a moment of silence, he had already unraveled the mystery and guessed the truth with great accuracy.
However, Ning Fengzhi didn't say anything more. After glancing at the soul bone, he looked back at Salas, staring at him intently, waiting for him to finish speaking.
Salas didn't disappoint him. Seeing that Ning Fengzhi remained silent, he continued speaking on his own. However, what he said this time surprised Ning Fengzhi:
"The deal between the Spirit Hall and Shi Nian was this spirit bone."
"As for the Spirit Hall's promise to Shi Nian, there's nothing that can't be said."
"That's because our Spirit Hall promised not to pursue Canghui Academy's joint liability, nor to deprive Canghui Academy of its qualification to continue participating in the Elite Spirit Master Competition."
Salas's voice was old and deep, containing a hint of twilight, yet it could clearly resonate throughout the entire Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena:
"In other words, Shi Nian took all the blame with his life, and at the same time used this soul bone to protect Canghui Academy's qualification to continue participating in the competition and avoid being implicated."
"The value of the soul bone is something that all the knowledgeable people present must know. It is a priceless treasure and more than enough to secure Canghui Academy's qualification for the competition. Besides, the culprit, Shi Nian, has already committed suicide to atone for his sins."
"Therefore, our Spirit Hall has agreed to this deal."
As Salas spoke, he raised the soul bone in his hand, even activating his soul power to unleash the special energy contained within it, causing it to float in his palm, radiating colorful light so that everyone present could clearly see its full form:
"This is a ten-thousand-year-old head soul bone, called the Ten-Thousand-Year Illusionary Wisdom Skull. It belongs to the gem category and is most suitable for support-type soul masters and illusion-type soul masters."
"As for the specific attributes of the soul bone and the soul skills it grants, I won't go into details. These are confidential matters, and we'll leave them for future champion students to explore on their own."
Salas scanned the audience, whose expressions varied, giving them no chance to discuss or question, and suddenly changed the subject:
"Yes, you heard right. The Spirit Hall will not keep this spirit bone for itself, but intends to use it as the champion reward for the current Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament."
"Since this skull of wisdom from the Ten Thousand Year Illusion was obtained from Shi Nian, it is perfectly acceptable to use it as the final reward for this Elite Soul Master Competition."
"This can be considered a contribution to the Soul Master world at that time, and of course, it is also an atonement."
Salas's voice echoed in all directions, and at this moment, almost all the audience members' expressions were frozen on their faces, as if they had fallen into a daze.
And Salas's voice continued to echo in our ears:
"In addition, the three soul bones that the Spirit Hall initially promised as a reward for the final champion of the Elite Soul Master Tournament are still valid."
"In other words, this ten-thousand-year-old illusionary wisdom skull will be given as an additional reward, along with the three soul bones originally promised, to the advanced soul master academy team that wins the final championship in this elite soul master competition."
Upon hearing this, the scene fell into an unusual silence; there was no discussion, no commotion, and no uproar.
On the faces of all the spectators, there seemed to be only one expression: shock, horror, blankness, and even numbness.
No one doubted or refuted Salas's confident and assertive statement.
The Spirit Hall is the most powerful spirit master force in the entire Douluo Continent, and also the most deeply rooted in people's hearts.
You may question the Spirit Hall's domineering actions and its arrogant style, but its credibility is absolutely beyond doubt.
In the world of Soul Masters, throughout the entire Douluo Continent, and in the hearts of all Soul Masters and even ordinary people, the Spirit Hall is undoubtedly the most prestigious of all Soul Master forces.
His prestige and reputation are unparalleled in Douluo Continent.
Thank you to [Political Celebrity] for the 100 Qidian Coins!
(End of this chapter)