LRAB Chapter 52 Soul Bone Absorption
Chapter 52 Soul Bone Absorption
Wu Heyi knew that there was something in this world more precious than life.
He stared at Dugu Bo, his heart filled with fear. He dared not pick up the object because he dared not test human nature. As long as he did not touch it, he could pretend that nothing had happened.
Most importantly, he had previously told Dugu Bo about a method that could only alleviate Dugu Yan's condition but not cure it, and now, the key to achieving this method has been created.
Dugu Bo was stunned for a moment. He seemed to understand Wu Heyi's thoughts. He saw the dark green soul power in his hand condense like a burning flame, and then he clenched it tightly.
At that moment, Wu Heyi's heart felt like it was about to jump out of his throat. He watched helplessly as Dugu Bo gathered his soul power, closed his eyes in fear, and quietly awaited the arrival of death.
"Alright, kid, stop pretending!"
Dugu Bo lightly flicked Wu Heyi's forehead with his index finger, like a dragonfly skimming the water. Wu Heyi then mischievously opened one eye and closed the other, looking at Dugu Bo.
It can be said that this was a thrilling test of humanity, with both of them taking a huge gamble, and the ultimate winner was Wu Heyi.
The Flaming Scale Flood Dragon is a fire-attribute soul beast. It resembles a blazing fire dragon. Although it evolved from a snake, in essence, the soul bones it produces are undoubtedly a great tonic for soul masters whose martial souls are snake-type.
However, the Jade Scale Serpent is ultimately a cold and yin-type soul beast, while Dugu Yan is a girl who is naturally aloof. If she were to absorb a soul bone with the extreme fire attribute...
That would likely backfire, not only failing to help her improve her cultivation but potentially harming her.
Wu Heyi wasn't betting on Dugu Bo's knowledge reserves, but rather on whether Dugu Bo would seize such a precious soul bone for himself and kill him upon seeing it.
To be honest, after obtaining his third spirit ring, Wu Heyi's cultivation level did indeed improve significantly, reaching level 33, which was a considerable breakthrough for him.
But in reality, compared to a Title Douluo, he was still just an insignificant ant.
So he was gambling, gambling that Dugu Bo would kill him.
The moment Dugu Bo picked up the soul bone, it was as if he had been enlightened and understood everything. So he resolutely handed the soul bone to Wu Heyi, after all, he had no penchant for robbing juniors.
"Old monster, are you really not going to take it?" Wu He put the soul bone in his palm and asked bluntly.
"This is clearly not an ordinary soul bone, but a genuine external soul bone. Although it is not very old, its value far exceeds that of any other soul bone!"
Dugu Bo was naturally aware of this. The moment he picked up the soul bone, he realized it was an external soul bone, of immeasurable value. However, he also knew that if a soul bone and soul ring from the same soul beast were absorbed by the same person, the effect would be even more significant.
He wasn't a pretentious person; more importantly, his daughter Yanyan often mentioned Wu Heyi to him, earnestly requesting his help.
For more than a decade, Dugu Yan had never begged him to be so kind to anyone, and he himself cherished talent. Of course, most importantly, Wu Heyi held the key to changing the fate of his entire family.
"Alright, stop rambling and get to absorbing it!" With that, Dugu Bo turned around and stood guard for him once again.
Looking at Dugu Bo like this, Wu Heyi said no more. He picked up the soul bone and examined it repeatedly to determine the body part that the soul bone corresponded to.
It has been said since ancient times that dragons have reverse scales, also known as heart-protecting scales, which are among the most important scales of a dragon.
In this world, when a small snake transforms into a jiao (a type of dragon), a reverse scale will grow in its heart area; when the jiao advances to a jiaolong (another type of dragon), another reverse scale will grow; and when it finally transforms into a dragon, a reverse scale will grow on its chest. At that time, all three reverse scales will simultaneously transform into the hardest and most important dragon scales.
As for Yanlin Jiao, he actually had a reverse scale at this moment. When he died with grievances and resentment, although his beast core was destroyed along with it, a large amount of energy dissipated, like a phoenix rising from the ashes, which transformed this scale into an external soul bone.
Since it is a soul bone transformed from the protective heart and reverse scale, it should be embedded in the left chest outside the heart.
Wu Heyi quickly took off his clothes, gripped the external soul bone tightly in his right hand, carefully placed the soul bone close to his heart, and then fully activated his soul power to guide it.
The moment the soul bone touched his chest, it seemed as if some fine, thread-like soul power tentacles sprouted from it. Before Wu Heyi could react, they pounced on him like hungry tigers.
Immediately afterwards, Wu Heyi clearly felt an excruciating pain, as if ten thousand ants were gnawing at his heart.
The soul bone wasn't attached to his chest; instead, it was constantly draining Wu Heyi's soul power like a vampire, then burrowing into his body like an eel.
At this point, the pain is no longer limited to the skin; more often, various aches and pains in the muscles, tendons, and blood vessels surge in like a tidal wave.
But these pains were nothing compared to the real pain. Just when Wu Heyi thought he had survived this ordeal, the soul bone had already sank into his heart.
Then, Wu Heyi suddenly felt his heart stop, as if it were being tightly clamped by an iron clamp. In that instant, Wu Heyi seemed to see the deceased Yanlin Jiao, whose ferocious dragon claws were tightly gripping his heart.
At this moment, Wu Heyi was actually engaged in a life-or-death struggle with the last remnant soul of the Yanlin Jiao, which could be considered the Yanlin Jiao's last desperate resistance.
Wu Heyi instantly understood the problem. He realized that the pain did not come from the body, but from the torment deep within the soul.
The Yanlin Jiao in front of him had only the word "revenge" in its eyes, devoid of any intelligence. Wu Heyi was now certain that this was a necessary step in absorbing the soul bone, and that he would have to engage in a thrilling battle with the remnant soul of the soul beast.
Now that things have come to this point, Wu Heyi opened his mind and confronted it head-on. Both sides were like hungry ghosts reincarnated, frantically devouring each other's spiritual energy. Only the last one standing would win.
After absorbing the original body of the soul bone, Wu Heyi's face turned from pale to white, then back to pale again. Occasionally, flames would erupt from his body, and even large beads of sweat couldn't run down his cheeks, as they would evaporate the moment they encountered the flames.
After struggling for more than six hours, Wu Heyi finally opened his eyes when the sky above him was filled with stars.
His eyes, filled with both exhaustion and excitement, proved that he had successfully absorbed the soul bone.
But it must be said that this soul bone is truly extremely effective.