Chapter 48 External Soul Bone—Sun Sacred Blade
The Soul Ring absorption was already nearing its end, and the mental impact had long since ceased.
The moment that golden light entered Xu Yang's brow, he was aware of it. After only a moment's thought, he guessed what that golden light was.
An External Soul Bone; it could only be an External Soul Bone.
However, thinking of the Sun Sacred Beetle's signature large horn, Xu Yang felt a chill in his heart.
He didn't want to have imposing horns on his head during battle in the future. Even if these horns could provide him with decent combat power and Soul Skills, he didn't need them.
After all, combat power was one thing, but looking good was for life.
Besides, the power of an External Soul Bone wouldn't necessarily be diminished if it appeared elsewhere.
So Xu Yang quickly separated a wisp of his mind, controlling a portion of the Soul Power within his body to envelop the energy light cluster at his brow and move it along the meridians towards his right hand. He wanted to move this External Soul Bone to his hand.
"But aren't horns a bit too ugly? I should take advantage of the fact that the External Soul Bone hasn't fully formed yet and change its shape! This is a good opportunity to try out my third Soul Skill!"
Xu Yang pondered for a moment and quickly made a decision. Although his third Soul Ring hadn't been completely absorbed yet, it was only one step away, and he was still able to use the Soul Skill.
His third Soul Skill was called Sun Sacred Blade, and it was similar to what he had guessed before. It was a rare weapon-type Soul Skill, similar to the Blue Silver Overlord Spear, except that Xu Yang was condensing a Tang Blade with Sun patterns. It was the Sun Sacred Beetle's most iconic Soul Skill.
Now he wanted to use this Soul Skill to reshape the External Soul Bone that he had already obtained in his hand, turning it from horns into a Tang Blade.
"Third Soul Skill—Sun Sacred Blade!"
The purple-black Soul Ring flickered with light, and then the golden light cluster in Xu Yang's right hand began to lengthen, quickly turning into the shape of a Tang Blade, slowly solidifying into a Tang Blade made of golden Bone, which he held in his hand.
"..."
Madam Ning, who was at the side, watched in stunned silence. She had never seen anyone who could change the location where an External Soul Bone formed, and even change the appearance of the External Soul Bone, turning it into a sharp blade.
But at this moment, the Soul Ring, which was originally purple-black, completely turned black. The faint black light was soul-stirring, unconsciously drawing Madam Ning's gaze from the External Soul Bone to the Soul Ring.
A Soul Douluo could see through the origin of a Soul Beast, so Madam Ning also understood why the Soul Ring had evolved into a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring.
Apart from a few Soul Skills that were armor, the most important thing about the Sun Sacred Beetle was the large horn on its head, which gathered most of the essence of the Sacred Beetle. In particular, the origin of the Soul Beast contained in the External Soul Bone far exceeded that of other Soul Bones of the same age.
And just now, when Xu Yang had not completely finished absorbing the Soul Ring, he had used his third Soul Skill. In order to complete the absorption, his body instinctively absorbed a part of the Soul Bone origin within the External Soul Bone. In the end, the two were superimposed, allowing the Soul Ring to evolve into ten thousand years.
She had never seen this kind of situation before, but she had heard of similar cases. It was just too rare, and not many people knew about it. It was only because she was now in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School that she had seen similar cases.
That was, after a Soul Master absorbed a Soul Bone of the same origin, the Soul Ring at the critical point could evolve, and the age was the same as Xu Yang's, from a thousand years to ten thousand years.
Another half an hour passed, Xu Yang opened his eyes, exhaled a mouthful of turbid air, and then began to feel his own state.
His Soul Power level had reached thirty-three, and he was only one step away from reaching thirty-four. The nearly ten-thousand-year Soul Ring plus the External Soul Bone allowed his Soul Power to advance by leaps and bounds. It was simply not comparable to ordinary Soul Masters.
The most important thing was not the increase in Soul Power, but the increase in body strength. The huge Soul Power of a Soul Beast that was close to ten thousand years old constantly washed over his body, greatly improving his physical fitness. This improvement was not a simple increase in strength, but a comprehensive one.
It could be said that he had steel bones and iron tendons. Now Xu Yang seriously suspected that he could fight against ordinary Great Soul Masters with just his physical strength without using his Spirit and Soul Power.
Summoning his Spirit, looking at the black Soul Ring, Xu Yang was a little confused. If he remembered correctly, the Soul Ring he absorbed should have been a purple-black, nine-thousand-year-old Soul Ring, not the current ten-thousand-year Soul Ring.
He looked at his Master's Wife at the side with a puzzled look.
"It's because of the Soul Bone. If a Soul Ring of the same origin absorbs a Soul Bone of the same origin when it is stuck at its age limit, there is a certain probability that the age of the Soul Ring will increase. And you are very lucky to have encountered this probability, allowing your Soul Ring to successfully evolve into a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring!" Madam Ning explained with a smile in her eyes.
Hearing this, Xu Yang turned his gaze to the golden Tang Blade in his hand, which he hadn't retracted yet, also in disbelief. He hadn't expected that simply absorbing an External Soul Bone would cause his third Soul Ring to reach ten thousand years. How was anyone else supposed to live?
Suppressing the laughter in his heart, Xu Yang began to test the Soul Skill of the External Soul Bone in his hand.
Unlike ordinary weapon-type Soul Skills, External Soul Bones were like extra bones growing out of the body. When summoned, they grew out of the body, so they couldn't be removed at all. If he hadn't had a flash of inspiration and moved this Soul Bone to the palm of his hand, he really wouldn't have known how to use this External Soul Bone.
The Soul Skill of the Tang Blade External Soul Bone was very simple, which was Blade Qi, or it could be said to be a slash. It could convert the Soul Power input into the Soul Bone into Blade Qi and launch it out.
In addition, there was another usage, which was to condense Blade Qi on the Soul Bone to enhance the damage brought by the Soul Bone in close combat.
Xu Yang waved the Tang Blade in his hand at a big tree beside him, and golden Blade Qi shot out rapidly. The big tree was directly split in half from the middle, the cut was as smooth as a mirror, and it fell to the ground.
"Third Soul Skill · Sun Sacred Blade!"
The black Soul Ring bloomed with black Light, and a Tang Blade exactly the same as the External Soul Bone appeared in Xu Yang's left hand, but the materials of the two were completely different. One looked like a bone product at first glance, and the other looked more like metal. This was the difference between the External Soul Bone and the Soul Skill.
Then, the Tang Blade in his left hand waved forcefully at the big tree beside him, and also slashed out a golden Blade Qi. The big tree was split in half like tofu.
"Compared to the Blade Qi swung out by the Soul Skill, the power of the Blade Qi slashed out by the Soul Bone is twice as strong, and the speed of the Blade Qi is also faster. This is because the Soul Bone is not completely fused. After complete fusion, the skills of the Soul Bone can continue to grow."
"Of course, this Soul Skill really gave me a big surprise. In addition to using Soul Power to condense the Sun Sacred Blade, there are actually three other ways to use it. It really gave me a big surprise."
Xu Yang's thoughts flew quickly, and he quickly figured out the Soul Bone and the third Soul Skill.
"Yang Er, your External Soul Bone is actually exactly the same as your third Soul Skill, it's really a bit useless!" Madam Ning, who had been watching for a while, suddenly said.
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