It took some effort for Yuwentuo to recover from his delusions.
Only then did the Snow Empress finally remind him to pick up his spoils of war.
Although they had won this battle, the losses were considerable. Due to summoning the Snow Empress, Yuwentuo also bore the immense gap in cultivation and the soul-body fusion with the Snow Empress. His second spiritual sea of the Vital Gold was nearly dry. For the next six months to a year, he wouldn't be able to summon the Snow Empress or the Ice Empress again.
Fortunately, the benefits were greater. Releasing his hatred was highly beneficial for Yuwentuo's future cultivation—that was one.
The second was the set of six soul bones that now lay before him.
"Snow Empress, Ice Empress, I'm not good at judging the types and age of soul bones. Can you help me identify their types and age?" Yuwentuo asked.
He could only tell that there were five ten-thousand-year soul bones and one hundred-thousand-year soul bone.
The soul power colors of the soul bones were different. Xuan Zi possessed a hundred-thousand-year soul ring, and therefore also a hundred-thousand-year soul bone, which was not unexpected by Yuwentuo. He just hadn't expected that the hundred-thousand-year grade one would be a skull bone.
The Snow Empress nodded. "Yes, based on their appearance, soul power fluctuations, and soul power properties, we can generally identify them. That hundred-thousand-year skull bone should be from a hundred-thousand-year Bashe Snake, also known as the Sea-Swallowing Beast. It possesses partial dragon bloodline. Both its bloodline and its swallowing ability are indeed very compatible with the Gluttonous Divine Ox martial soul."
"The Gluttonous Douluo's 'Devour Heaven and Earth' technique before was likely the skill from this soul bone."
"Aside from the Bashe Snake, the other five are all earth-attribute soul bones. The torso bone is from a strength-type soul beast, the Heavy-Armored Berserk Rhino. The soul power color contained within it is already black with hints of red, so it should be no less than ninety thousand years old."
"The two arm bones came from the same type of soul beast, the Great Strength Savage Ox, and their ages are both around fifty thousand years."
"The left leg bone is from a plant-type soul beast, the Ironclad Peony. Although it's a plant-type, it's famous for its defense and recovery. Finally, the right leg bone is from a humanoid-type soul beast, the Werewolf. The former is seventy thousand years old, and the latter is sixty thousand years old."
"Hehe, as expected of the Sea God Pavilion's second-in-command and future Sea God Pavilion Master. This set of soul bones is indeed quite high-grade. The lowest is still fifty thousand years old." Yuwentuo joyfully stored the soul bones one by one into his Ruyi Treasure Pouch.
If his storage soul tool were to spread across the continent now, it would probably drive the entire continent crazy.
Because it contained a Level 9 soul tool, the God-Sealing Platform, two hundred-thousand-year top-tier soul bones, and five high-grade soul bones over fifty thousand years old.
Most importantly, none were duplicates.
Anyone who acquired it could instantly create a powerful individual with a full set of soul bones.
Having stored all the soul bones, Yuwentuo prepared to return to Gengxin City. If his estimation was correct, Poison Douluo should also be close to ending his seclusion.
Poison Douluo had been in seclusion for four months, diligently cultivating the Mysterious Fiery Tome. Success meant breaking through his bottleneck; failure meant damaged meridians, and even if he didn't drop in rank, he would never advance an inch in this life.
In truth, if it weren't for the assistance of the Medical Immortal Douluo, Yuwentuo would not have recommended Poison Douluo to use such an extreme method to cultivate this divine technique.
No matter how difficult the Mysterious Fiery Tome was, with Poison Douluo's formidable physique, progressing step by step, he could still achieve results within five years.
But after Poison Douluo heard from Yuwentuo that Mu En's lifespan was nearing its end, he completely lost his composure.
He had to complete his breakthrough before Mu En's death and then openly challenge him to avenge his slain elder brother, and also to avenge his disciple's six years of being crippled.
By the time Yuwentuo returned to Gengxin City, Poison Douluo should have entered the most critical phase.
Iron Palm Douluo had been standing guard outside the secret chamber for the past few days, protecting his sect master.
Seeing Yuwentuo return, he said nothing. Although Yuwentuo had been gone for four full months, he had told everyone that he had finally gotten out of Shrek Academy and was just traveling around.
Moreover, every month, he would send two letters—one to Iron Palm Douluo in Gengxin City and one to Xiao Xiao of the Body Sect—to let them know he was safe. Thus, Iron Palm Douluo felt quite at ease about Yuwentuo.
"You've been playing for a few months, finally decided to come back?" Iron Palm Douluo said.
Yuwentuo chuckled, "Indeed. I estimated that the Sect Master would come out of seclusion within the next half-month, so I hurried back to check after I'd had my fill of playing."
Iron Palm Douluo nodded. "Yes, I can feel the Sect Master's soul power continuously increasing, and his aura is growing stronger."
"That old Poison monster should be pushing his bottleneck," Shattered Star Douluo said. In his heart, he both hoped and did not hope for Poison Douluo to break through.
Currently, the three original great empires of the Douluo Continent were still outwardly on the same front, as they all shared a common enemy: the Sun Moon Empire.
In the later stages of the original story, the three great empires even sent out their experts and allied with Shrek Academy to assassinate Xu Tianran, the Crown Prince of the Sun Moon Empire.
If it weren't for Long Xiaoyao holding back the strongest Poison Douluo and Xuan Zi, they might have had a tiny chance of success.
Therefore, if Poison Douluo broke through, it would mean another powerful force to contend with the Sun Moon Empire for the three original empires.
But secretly, the schemes and rivalries among these three empires were inevitable, and Yuwentuo was one of the victims of this scheming.
After repelling the Sun Moon Empire, war would inevitably break out again between the three original empires. At that time, Poison Douluo would transform from a powerful ally into a formidable enemy.
But for now, they couldn't worry about so much. First, they had to defeat the powerful enemy before them; the future could be dealt with later.
Unfortunately, if Shattered Star Douluo knew what Poison Douluo's first action after leaving seclusion would be, he might not have been so relaxed.
On the other side, after Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong escaped back to Shrek Academy, they immediately reported the events in the Star Dou Great Forest to the Sea God Pavilion.
"What, Yuwentuo is in the Star Dou Great Forest!" Ma Xiaotao exclaimed, surprised and delighted. She only wanted to set off immediately and capture Yuwentuo.
However, she was suppressed by Yan Shaozhe's soul power. "Xiaotao, calm down. Didn't Yuhao and Wang Dong tell you? Yuwentuo is no longer the Yuwentuo he once was. He even received assistance from a fierce beast and used the beast's power to attack Elder Xuan. Now Elder Xuan's life hangs in the balance; do you still have the mind to think about how to bring him back?"
"Shaozi, don't worry. With Xuan Zi's strength, even the Red King is no match for him. What I'm more concerned about is the other power Yuhao mentioned. Yuhao, you just said that when you escaped from the Star Dou Great Forest, you saw three powers from afar: the trembling of the earth, pitch-black demonic flames, and endless wind and snow, right?" Mu En asked.
Huo Yuhao nodded. "Yes, teacher, I'm certain it was those three powers!"
When he and Wang Dong were escaping, it was the most intense moment of battle between the Snow Empress and Xuan Zi. Given their speed, how far could they have run?
Therefore, they clearly saw that blizzard. However, they remembered Xuan Zi's words and did not return, lest they become a burden to Xuan Zi.
Instead, they returned to the academy as quickly as possible, hoping the academy would send strong individuals to provide support.
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