Chapter 69: Endless Night, the External Attached Soul Bone

After more than half an hour, Su Yun Tian finally opened his eyes.

Though his soul power hadn't returned to its peak, it was still close, and once a soul ring appears, if not absorbed within an hour it will dissipate.

In front of the corpse of the Night Dark Sword Tiger, a circle of ink‑black soul rings floated silently in the air.

Without any hesitation, Su Yun Tian sat down on the spot; the Eight‑Wing Fallen Angel martial soul automatically possessed him, and three black soul rings appeared beside him, drawing the rings toward him with his soul power.

The soul rings gradually shrank, eventually hovering over Su Yun Tian's head, and the terrifying soul power they contained instantly poured into his body.

"Um…"

Feeling such a massive amount of soul power, Su Yun Tian couldn't help but furrow his brows; he had still underestimated the Night Dark Sword Tiger's domineering nature.

Even a regular Soul King, let alone a Soul Emperor, would likely find it hard to absorb.

A thin bead of sweat began to form on his forehead, and his expression grew a bit unnatural.

A ten‑thousand‑year soul ring must not only withstand the huge energy shock, but also endure the soul shock, and that is the hardest step.

After all, this test concerns a soul cultivator's spiritual power, and it is well known that spiritual power is the hardest to improve among soul cultivators.

Fortunately, Su Yun Tian had already absorbed the soul ring of the Tianmeng Bingcan and part of its primal force, so his spiritual power had reached a terrifying level, making the soul shock virtually effortless for him.

Half a shi chen later, the black soul ring fell down and transformed into the fourth soul skill.

But it wasn't over yet; Su Yun Tian suddenly felt a scorching sensation spreading through his arms.

This sudden development left him a little bewildered; logically the soul ring had been fully absorbed, so what was happening now?

Then he saw the back of his wrist, where a sharp sword suddenly rose, its tip pointing backward, a glint of edge, identical to the twin swords on the back of the Night Dark Sword Tiger.

"This is… the twin swords of that Night Dark Sword Tiger! An external attached soul bone?!" Wang Qiuer shouted, rushing to Su Yun Tian's side.

"External attached soul bone?" Su Yun Tian also frowned slightly, his luck this good?

"It should be," Wang Qiuer nodded, saying in a low voice, "Try to pull it back and see."

"Alright." Su Yun Tian nodded, then tried to grasp the twin swords; the next second, the swords vanished instantly.

"Just as I thought." Su Yun Tian clenched his fist excitedly.

The external attached soul bone supersedes the other six soul bones.

If a thousand soul beasts each drop only one soul bone, then among a thousand soul bones only one is an external attached soul bone.

This shows how precious the external attached soul bone is.

However, it has a drawback: the external attached soul bone can be forcibly taken without endangering life.

"Since it fell from that Night Dark Sword Tiger, let's call it Night Dark Twin Swords," Su Yun Tian said.

Wang Qiuer stood beside him, arms crossed, a calm expression on her face.

As a soul beast, she naturally felt nothing about soul bones.

"Alright, next is the Sea God Martial Soul," Su Yun Tian said.

He hadn't considered attaching a soul ring to just one martial soul, since it wasn't necessary; they could be upgraded later via the system, and both martial souls could be used.

"The Sea God Martial Soul is indeed tricky, because the Star Dou Great Forest has few water‑type soul beasts, let alone rare ones," Wang Qiuer said, rubbing her forehead helplessly.

"It is indeed troublesome," Su Yun Tian also frowned, "If it really doesn't work, we'll have to buy a soul ring directly."

But soul rings bought through the system, while fitting him, do not increase any soul power, which is why he is reluctant to purchase them outright.

Meanwhile, in the core zone, the Lake of Life.

A strange silver space.

An ethereal, gender‑ambiguous voice slowly rose.

"Di Tian, the heir of that deity has arrived."

As the words ended, the space twisted, and a man in a black robe stepped out.

He had long black hair interspersed with a strand of golden hair, a proper face, an inexplicable majesty, and golden pupils full of respect.

Di Tian, the Beast God of the Star Dou Great Forest and the top of the continent's ten great ferocious beasts, his true form being an over 800,000‑year‑old golden‑eyed black dragon king!

Di Tian bowed slightly and said, "Lord, what is your meaning?"

The one addressed as Lord said again, "He has taken half of the Star Dou Great Forest's qi flow and is also a deity's heir, what do you think?"

"Understood." Di Tian nodded, a murderous glint flashing in his eyes, and then, accompanied by space distortion, he vanished from the spot.

In the mixed zone, Su Yun Tian and Wang Qiuer had been searching for several shi chen, and they did find two water‑type ten‑thousand‑year soul beasts, but their quality was low.

Su Yun Tian rubbed his forehead, about to say he'd give up and buy a soul ring, when he saw Wang Qiuer freeze.

"What's wrong, Qiuer?" he turned slightly, curious.

Wang Qiuer ignored him, a strange flicker in her eyes, and simply stood still.

Before Su Yun Tian could speak again, a terrifying pressure surged like a tide.

"It feels like a giant python coiling, could it be a hundred‑thousand‑year soul beast?" a cold bead of sweat slid down Su Yun Tian's forehead.

But it soon eased; the auspicious beast was here, it shouldn't attack, right?

Then Su Yun Tian saw the space before him shatter, and a middle‑aged man in a black robe emerged from the broken space.

"W… what…?" Su Yun Tian, well‑versed in Douluo Continent, recognized the familiar face.

"Di Tian…" Wang Qiuer looked like a child caught doing something wrong, her expression very unnatural.

Seeing Wang Qiuer, Di Tian just sighed and ignored her.

Then he extended his right hand toward Su Yun Tian, palm empty.

In an instant, Su Yun Tian found his body unable to move.

Against absolute power, he could not resist.

Within the Spirit Sea, Tianmeng Bingcan looked anxious, "It's over, how did we run into Di Tian? This guy is terrible, now we're doomed!"

Though Bing Di said nothing, the tension on her face revealed she was far from calm.

"Di Tian, what are you doing!" Wang Qiuer suddenly panicked, rushing to block Su Yun Tian with both arms raised.

Di Tian had a slight headache; as for Wang Qiuer, he truly had no way to deal with her.

He then forced a bitter smile and said, "Auspicious beast, this is the Lord's will."

"Lord?" Wang Qiuer was slightly startled and asked, "What does the Lord want Yun Tian for?"

"That I don't know, but I can tell you the Lord will not harm this human." Di Tian was also spinning a benevolent lie.

"Are you sure?" Wang Qiuer asked, a hint of disbelief.

"When have I ever deceived you?" Di Tian said. "Alright, let's go back first."

Wang Qiuer merely nodded; no one knew what she was thinking.

(End of chapter)