Chapter 34: Thunder God's Wrath

In Dugubo and Duguyan's eyes was a mixture of awe and admiration for Yu Tianyun's formidable power.

Just now, Yu Tianyun's right hand suddenly flashed with a dark‑gold blade, slashing swiftly at the tightly restrained Thunder Beast and instantly cleaving it into eight pieces.

The attack's sheer ferocity and its timing's precision were peerless, leaving the two dumbfounded and full of astonishment! "Tianyun, the power of your soul bone skill is truly unrivaled, and from what I observe it seems to be an External Attached Soul Bone?" Dugubo exclaimed sincerely, his gaze burning as he asked Yu Tianyun, a hint of uncertainty in his voice.

Yu Tianyun smiled calmly and said, "It's just a matter of better luck; this soul bone came from a dark‑gold clawed bear with a hundred years of cultivation, and I obtained it two and a half years ago when I first met Grandpa and Yanyan."

"Tianyun, what exactly is an External Attached Soul Bone? I feel its power is not weaker than a ten‑thousand‑year soul skill!" Duguyan asked, bewildered, her eyes flashing with a hint of astonishment at Yu Tianyun's great strength.

Yu Tianyun let out a light laugh, flicked his finger at Duguyan's forehead, prompting a coquettish pout. "Yanyan, it seems you haven't been studying earnestly at the academy. This External Attached Soul Bone is completely different from the body's Six Major Soul Bones; it can appear in any part of the body, and its occurrence is exceedingly rare compared to other soul bones. Its rarity lies in that it does not occupy the positions of the Six Major Soul Bones, and more importantly, it can grow together with a Soul Master. For the strong and exceptionally gifted, its value can even surpass a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone. Yet if it falls into the hands of talentless weaklings, it is less reliable than a Thousand-Year Soul Bone."

Duguyan listened to Yu Tianyun's explanation and couldn't help but marvel at how the External Attached Soul Bone truly is a rare treasure, feeling sincere joy for Yu Tianyun.

Yu Tianyun looked at Duguyan, smiled, and said, "No more words; from now on I'll need you and Grandpa to guard me for a while."

Duguyan gave a gentle nod, her eyes full of trust, yet she said, "Tianyun, I believe you will successfully absorb it; after you do, I'll give you a special reward."

Yu Tianyun felt warmth in his heart; he knew Duguyan was encouraging him, and he was indeed inspired, a hotter flame burning in his eyes, a smile curling his lips as he exclaimed excitedly, "Yanyan, that reward will certainly end up in my pocket."

Immediately, Yu Tianyun fell silent, went to the blood‑streaked Thunder Beast, sat cross‑legged, and summoned his martial soul, the Blue Electric Tyrannosaur.

In an instant, his body began to change marvelously, patches of blue‑purple dragon scales sprouting from his skin like spring shoots, covering him entirely in a flash; he then performed Dragon Transformation, instantly boosting his bodily strength, and began absorbing Soul Rings.

The black Soul Ring, radiating dense energy waves, drifted over piece by piece, slowly encircling his crown before fully merging into his body.

In a flash, a vast, surging, tumultuous energy raged within him, filling his dantian and flooding his meridians, as if it would burst them apart.

Yet Yu Tianyun's body resembled a humanoid tyrannosaur; indeed, at this moment, the Yu Tianyun performing Dragon Transformation was a humanoid tyrannosaur!

His body, honed by years of gravity training and tempered with Eight‑corner Mysterious Ice Grass and Fiery Apricot Essence, had every tendon, muscle, meridian, and organ reinforced without a single weak spot, achieving terrifying strength.

Coupled with the boost from Dragon Transformation, the energy capable of shattering a Soul King, though raging, only rampaged for a quarter of an hour before Yu Tianyun subdued it; it then mellowed within his body, nourishing his meridians, enhancing his soul power, and breaking through his bottleneck.

His dark‑gold clawed bear also continuously drew in this massive energy, beginning to grow slowly.

At that moment, Yu Tianyun sensed an uninvited guest entering his spiritual realm.

An angry roar reverberated through his spiritual world; Yu Tianyun condensed a spirit avatar that appeared in the sea of spirits.

Looking at the illusory little squirrel before him, a disdainful smile curled at his mouth.

After the Wang Chuan Qiu Shui enhancement and the tempering of his Ice‑Fire Dual Pupils, his spiritual power had risen to a terrifying level, not inferior at all to the strong of the Soul Commando realm.

Yet this Thunder Beast lacked a body to anchor it and, unlike a Hundred Thousand-Year Soul Beast, could not retain a complete soul, so how could it match Yu Tianyun? Yu Tianyun smiled calmly, meeting the Thunder Beast's gaze without flinching, his eyes flashing red‑blue light. After a moment, the beast's lingering soul gradually faded under that red‑blue glow.

Without a body to support it, the lingering soul was like water without a source; even if Yu Tianyun made no active attacks, it would eventually dissipate piece by piece.

With the Thunder Beast's lingering soul gone, Yu Tianyun's Soul Ring absorption proceeded smoothly.

After one hour, Yu Tianyun fully merged with the black Soul Ring.

A ring of ink‑black Soul Ring rose slowly from beneath his feet, ascended to his crown, then pulsed downward again, hovering quietly outside his original three Soul Rings.

In an instant, a vast, mighty aura surged outward from him.

Yu Tianyun opened his long‑closed eyes, slowly exhaled a puff of foul air, and his whole body brimmed with an endless sense of power.

He looked down at the four swirling Soul Rings beneath him—yellow, purple, purple, black—and this terrifying Soul Ring Ratio was an unprecedented feat in the Soul Master World.

In that moment, he couldn't help but be overexcited; he was no longer a low‑rank Soul Master, now possessing enough self‑defense that ordinary Soul Kings and Soul Emperors would find it hard to threaten him.

Even a Soul Saint, under his full Complete Dragon Transformation, would, even if outmatched, be able to escape successfully.

Of course, being ever cautious, he preferred to crush opponents through his realm, never easily exposing his strength to high‑rank Soul Masters like Soul Saints.

He let out a light laugh, ceased overthinking, and rose slowly.

Duguyan saw him awaken unharmed, a smile on her face, jogged over, tightly embraced his waist, placed a gentle kiss on his stern cheek, then cheerfully said:

"Tianyun, you're amazing; a Twenty‑Thousand‑Year Soul Ring is as easy for you as eating and drinking, and you absorbed it so quickly."

Yu Tianyun felt Duguyan's warmth, his heart filled with sweetness.

Gently whispering in her ear, he said, "Yanyan, I believe you can too; a Ten‑Thousand‑Year Soul Ring has nothing special—if your body and spiritual power meet the standards, you can absorb it, and with your condition you could even absorb a Soul Beast of ten‑thousand‑year cultivation."

Watching the slightly awkward couple nearby, Dugubo felt both gratified and a tinge of sourness, couldn't help but cough, interrupting them, and said, "Ahem—Tianyun, this time the Soul Ring you absorbed has a full twenty‑thousand‑year cultivation; what exactly did you gain?"

Acquiring such a premium Soul Ring this time was entirely thanks to Dugubo, the tool person; both emotionally and logically, Yu Tianyun felt deep gratitude toward Dugubo.

Hearing Dugubo's question, he paid no mind to the interruption of his tender moment with Duguyan and replied immediately, "Thanks to Grandpa this time, I could reap such a bounty; my soul power, having effectively crossed two major realms by absorbing the Soul Ring, has reached level 44, not far from level 45. The energy contained in this Twenty‑Thousand‑Year Soul Ring is truly massive!"

Reflecting on his own advancement, Yu Tianyun couldn't help but sigh, then continued, "The Thunder Beast Soul Ring still grants me an amplified soul skill; I call it 'Thunder God's Wrath', which boosts lightning attribute to 300%, speed to 300%, and soul power by 100%!"

(End of Chapter)