Chapter 152: The Theft of the Soul Bone

The Star Dou Great Forest.

After hiding in the cave for nearly a day, those two giant eagles stopped pestering them.

In fact, because of Tang San's "disturbance," their offspring were born prematurely; although the Immortal Herb was gone, they had already absorbed enough spiritual essence, so there was no need to keep holding a grudge.

During this period, Tang San and the others had finished absorbing their Immortal Herbs, and Dai Mubai's soul power level had broken through by three levels, reaching Level Forty-Four; by the time of the Spirit Master Tournament, he was expected to break through to Level Forty-Six.

Tang San's soul power level broke through from the original thirty-six and a half to Level Forty.

Originally, the medicinal power of the Quasi-Immortal Herb was not enough for him to break through so many levels, but by relying on the circulation of the Mysterious Heaven Art, he had managed to break through.

Oscar broke through to thirty-eight and a half, and Zhu Zhuqing broke through to thirty-seven; as long as the two of them worked hard, they were both expected to break through to Soul Ancestor before the eve of the Spirit Master Tournament.

But do not forget, what they absorbed were only Quasi-Immortal Herbs; aside from being able to increase soul power, they were of no help to their talent.

Relatively speaking, for Zhu Zhuqing to break through to Soul Ancestor, the road ahead was long and arduous.

Yu Xiaogang nodded with satisfaction: "In this way, by the time of the Spirit Master Tournament, we will have five Soul Ancestors; once the Immortal Herb on Tianheng's side is obtained, it is not impossible for us to be a team of all Soul Ancestors."

Liu Erlong looked forward to the future, "In previous years, an all-Soul Ancestor team would definitely make the top three. With Xiao San's command, plus the strong strength of Tianheng and Mu Bai, we might even be able to contend for the championship."

Tang San did not feel this was an empty boast, "Teacher, if we can possess a Martial Soul Fusion Skill like yours, I think the championship is no problem."

Yu Xiaogang placed his hands behind his back and said lightly: "I already have a plan. But it is too early to talk about the championship now; let's aim for a top-two finish as a baseline."

"By the next tournament, if you compete with the original lineup, the championship will surely be within your grasp."

Yu Tianheng laughed aloud, "Haha, with Uncle Xiaogang's guidance and everyone's strength, a top-two finish is definitely no problem."

Regarding his struggle for the position of Young Sect Master with Yu Tianxin, the results of the Spirit Master Tournament were a very important assessment indicator. If he could truly achieve a top-two finish, he could declare his victory in advance.

Flender clapped his hands to interrupt, "Those two fellows have already retreated; everyone, let's head out first."

"Since Xiao San has already broken through, we might as well hunt for his soul ring while we're at it. On the way, we might even run into an Immortal Herb."

The outskirts of Tiandou City.

Dugu Bo and the sword-wielding Chen Xin appeared simultaneously; before them lay a shattered carriage and the guards and coachmen who had died in terror.

With just a glance, Dugu Bo concluded, "It was the work of a Spirit System Spirit Master; it seems they were aiming for that piece of Spirit System soul bone."

No one was more annoyed than the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Ning Fengzhi had already prepared sufficient funds, wanting to win this soul bone, but it had been intercepted during transport; how could he endure this?

Chen Xin frowned, examining the corpses, trying to find clues.

Dugu Bo had come to investigate at the invitation of Prince Xue Xing, but he did not feel they would find any clues; although he assisted Chen Xin on the side, he was indifferent to the matter in his heart.

One must know that the methods of a Spirit System Spirit Master are not something an ordinary person can understand.

Since there was no Spirit System Spirit Master among them, and the scene had been cleaned up, how were they to investigate?

After some searching, Chen Xin gave a light snort and left in anger.

Dugu Bo did not intend to stay long either, but just as he was about to leave, he suddenly thought of something.

Aside from the members of the Seven Treasure team, only he knew the news that Wu Qi possessed a head soul bone; even Ning Fengzhi had not been told.

To deal with a Spirit System Spirit Master, the best method was for another Spirit System Spirit Master to take action.

The Qingluan Spirit possessed a certain degree of spirit attack capability, and combined with that hundred-thousand-year head soul bone, having Wu Qi step forward might yield some results.

Of course, he would not be acting out of the goodness of his heart; his purpose in doing this was to rob the robber and claim the soul bone for himself.

An incense stick of time later, he arrived at Seven Treasure Academy and called away Wu Qi, who was training.

The members of the Seven Treasure team were suspicious, but seeing Dugu Bo's expression, they knew something major had happened.

In the reception room, Wu Qi said irritably: "Old fellow, the auction doesn't start until tomorrow; why are you looking for me today?"

Tiandou Auction House had never had a record of auction items being stolen over the years; now that a cargo carriage had been hijacked, it was undoubtedly a scandal for them, so they naturally would not broadcast it everywhere.

It was normal for Wu Qi, who was in training, to be unaware of the situation.

Dugu Bo briefly summarized the matter and then asked: "Little fellow, how is your control over the soul bone? If you can reconstruct the sequence of events, we might just be able to catch the thief."

Wu Qi did not answer immediately.

This matter reminded him of something.

In the original timeline, Tang San and Xiao Wu discovered the attacked auction house convoy on the streets of Tiandou City.

The stolen soul bone was identical to the one dropped by Shi Nian, so they concluded it was Shi Nian's doing.

But now, because of Wu Qi's appearance, the details of many things had changed from the original timeline.

For instance, Tang San and the others going to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for soul rings recently was something that had not happened in the original timeline.

Moreover, the carriage had not been hijacked inside Tiandou City.

He guessed that the possibility of Shi Nian being the culprit was high; when the Spirit Master Tournament arrived, he could just wait for him to reveal his own flaws.

However, for the moment, he could not reveal his knowledge of the future.

"Old fellow, I am still just a student, not a judge who solves cases; shouldn't you be looking for someone else?"

Dugu Bo sighed, "Use your soul bone to try; otherwise, the stolen soul bone will surely sink into the sea, with no way to track it."

Wu Qi could not refuse him and could only go along to investigate.

Of course, in the original timeline, there was never a definitive conclusion as to whether the missing soul bone was the work of Shi Nian; it was merely a guess.

If it were the work of someone else, it might be possible to harvest another soul bone!

After asking for leave from the academy, Wu Qi accompanied Dugu Bo to the crime scene.

Because Chen Xin had not uncovered any results, the auction house, to prevent the news from leaking, immediately sent people to seal off the scene and clean up the aftermath.

When the two arrived, the surroundings were already being firmly guarded by soldiers of the Imperial Knights.

Wu Qi marveled at the grand scale of the Tiandou Auction House, but Dugu Bo was not surprised by this.

"Little fellow, the Heaven Dou Imperial Family holds half the shares behind the auction house; robbing the auction house's goods is like digging on the head of the Imperial Family. Otherwise, why would they have let me and Chen Xin come to investigate?"

Wu Qi knew the Heaven Dou Imperial Family was one of the backers behind the auction house, but he had not expected them to hold such a large share.

The soldiers of the Royal Knights knew Dugu Bo and would not stop him, but Wu Qi...

Dugu Bo explained, "The little fellow has unique insights into this case; I brought him along to see if there are any other clues."

"Have your men withdraw two miles away; we will take over for the time being."

The commander of the Royal Knights did not refute this and immediately went to carry out the order.

Before long, the two arrived at the scene.

They were still a few minutes late; the scene had been tidied up, and many traces had already been wiped away.

Dugu Bo shook his head helplessly, "You first see what you can gain; I have already memorized the scene from just now, and I will supplement any parts that are blurry."

(End of chapter)