Xiao Yan exhaled deeply, "This soul ring is really strange!"
The others looked at Zhu Zhuqing, then at the Phoenix-tailed Cockscomb Serpent on the ground, and Xiao Xue and the others nodded in agreement.
Xiao Xue raised her jade hand and tidied the hair in front of her forehead, "If this continues, won't Zhu Zhuqing turn into a Phoenix-tailed Cockscomb Serpent?"
Xiao Yan shook his head, "The energy in Zhu Zhuqing's body is already close to stable. It shouldn't change anymore."
He could be considered someone who had absorbed a soul ring, and he had even absorbed a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, which was extremely rare. He could be said to have seen the world.
But Zhu Zhuqing's transformation, besides being frightening, was truly against common sense.
"Rongrong, do you know why this is?" Xiao Yan turned his head and asked Ning Rongrong.
They were, after all, from the three upper sects, so they would have access to more information.
Ning Rongrong thought for a moment and said, "I can't figure out why Zhu Zhuqing is experiencing this change, but these pale red wings on her back feel like a Soul Bone to me."
"Soul Bone?" Xiao Yan recalled the information he knew about Soul Bones.
Soul Bones could be broadly classified into six categories: head Soul Bones, torso Soul Bones, and limb Soul Bones.
Beyond these six categories, there was an extremely special type of Soul Bone: the External Soul Bone.
External Soul Bones were incredibly mysterious; he only knew a few snippets of information about them.
Xiao Yan pondered, "If it is a Soul Bone, judging by the location on Zhu Zhuqing, it can only be an External Soul Bone."
"You know about External Soul Bones?" Ning Rongrong looked at Xiao Yan with some surprise.
Xiao Yan said lightly, "I've only heard of it, I don't really know much about it."
"Rongrong, what exactly is an External Soul Bone?" Xiao Xue asked curiously.
Ning Rongrong said, "External Soul Bones are a special type of Soul Bone, distinct from the head, torso, and limb Soul Bones. They are extremely rare. I only came across them by chance in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's records."
Xiao Xue chuckled. Rongrong doesn't like to read, so this "chance" probably really was quite a chance encounter.
"The probability of ordinary Soul Bones appearing from Soul Beasts is one in a thousand. The probability of an External Soul Bone is less than one in ten thousand. External Soul Bones have always been second on the dream list of powerful Soul Masters, second only to a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring."
Looking at the wings on Zhu Zhuqing's back, Xiao Yan was a bit puzzled: "They're that precious? What are the benefits of an External Soul Bone?"
It's just wings, isn't it? At most, it's just the ability to fly.
Compared to a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, it's far inferior.
As someone who had absorbed a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, Xiao Yan was very clear on its value.
First of all, the energy within a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring was incredibly powerful, capable of significantly boosting inner strength.
Secondly, a single soul ring possessed two soul skills, and their soul power consumption wasn't high.
Furthermore, obtaining a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring also guaranteed a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.
A Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone also came with two skills.
Getting four skills at once was unbelievably awesome!
If this Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and Soul Bone hadn't been provided by Xiao Xue, it would have been perfect.
Ning Rongrong raised her hand to cover her head, thinking for a long moment: "An External Soul Bone can grow along with its user. The stronger the user's strength, the more powerful it becomes. Other Soul Bones' strength, however, is determined by the strength of the soul beast before it died."
Xiao Yan nodded slightly. If that was the case, it was indeed a notch below a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, but he could barely accept it.
Their growth paths might be different, and their perspectives might not align.
If I had a choice, I'd definitely pick a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.
Getting a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring is like getting instant god-tier equipment.
As for an External Soul Bone, it grows slowly, and who knows, maybe you'll kick the bucket before it fully matures.
Ning Rongrong said with some envy, "Zhu Zhuqing is so lucky to get an External Soul Bone!"
Xiao Yan glanced at the Phoenix-tailed Cockscomb Serpent, which had already lost its life, and slowly said, "It's not just luck. This snake ate my Great Recovery Pill, so it's different from ordinary soul beasts."
"Your medicine can also make soul beasts drop Soul Bones?" Ning Rongrong looked at Xiao Yan with suspicion.
That's a bit of a stretch, isn't it? If getting Soul Bones were that easy, every soul master in the world would have one by now.
Xiao Yan shook his head, "Of course not."
"Generally speaking, Soul Bones only appear after the death of exceptionally powerful Soul Beasts that experience specific circumstances. Unlike Soul Rings, which appear after the death of every Soul Beast, Soul Bones are incredibly rare and valuable.
Based on my understanding of Soul Bone information, the chances of a Soul Bone dropping significantly increase if a Soul Beast is filled with extreme resentment or actively seeks its own death."
This information didn't come from a Soul Master, but from the eighty-five thousand year old Blue Silver King.
During a time he was gathering herbs, he passed by the Blue Silver King's territory and, during a casual chat, heard it say this.
Ning Rongrong suddenly understood, "No wonder you tortured that Phoenix-tailed Cockscomb Serpent so much."
Xiao Yan forced a smile, "That wasn't my intention at all. I just heard that making a Soul Beast give up its will to live makes it much easier to absorb the Soul Ring."
He hadn't expected the Phoenix-tailed Cockscomb Serpent to actually drop an External Soul Bone! It was a genuine surprise.
No wonder he felt that this Soul Ring was a bit strange, completely different from the two Soul Rings he had absorbed before. It was also completely different from the Soul Rings of the Black Nether Bear and the Mandala Snake he had seen previously.
After a few hours passed, Zhu Zhuqing slowly opened her eyes.
Although absorbing a thousand-year Soul Ring for the first time had been a bit of a struggle, the improvement was immense.
Most of her fourth meridian had been opened, and it seemed it wouldn't take more than a few months to completely unblock it.
Moreover, she now felt indescribably comfortable, as if every cell in her body was cheering.
It was just that her back felt a bit itchy, and she wanted to reach back and scratch it.
Two yellow and one purple, three Soul Rings, were rhythmically moving around Zhu Zhuqing's body.
Especially the top purple Soul Ring, which was particularly eye-catching.
After absorbing this third Soul Ring, Zhu Zhuqing's body had grown a bit more.
Because she had obtained an External Soul Bone, the clothes on Zhu Zhuqing's back were completely torn apart, leaving only the front of her outfit intact, held in place by a black band.
"How does your body feel?" Xiao Yan sat beside Zhu Zhuqing, placing his hand on her wrist to carefully take her pulse.
Zhu Zhuqing said, "It seems like, aside from the feeling of almost breaking through my fourth meridian, there's nothing particularly different."
"Don't you feel like you've grown a pair of wings?" Xiao Yan reached out and tugged at the pale red wings on Zhu Zhuqing's back.
Only then did Zhu Zhuqing notice, turning her head in surprise to look.
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