Chapter 56: External Attached Soul Bone Acquired, Tang San's Third Soul Ring

The area around the Gai Shi Long She Couple is filled with Sunlight Spores.

It's fine when the Human-faced Demon Spider stays hidden; once it shows its face, does it still want to run?

Xiao Jue is very powerful, can use Violent Step, and its tactics are extremely underhanded; even grinding can slowly grind it to death bit by bit.

……

Zhao Wuji and the others are already a bit impatient, even becoming restless.

Xiao Xian has been gone for far too long.

He is even starting to lose his composure, wanting to call others to rise and go find Xiao Xian together.

But fortunately, Xiao Xian did return.

"Teacher Zhao!" Xiao Xian leapt out of the dense forest, looking relieved.

Seeing Xiao Xian, Zhao Wuji immediately relaxed.

"You kid…! Why did you take so long!" He glared fiercely at Xiao Xian.

"Sigh…" Xiao Xian sighed, still shaken, and said, "It's hard to explain in a word."

"Hard to explain? Speak up. If you don't give me a reasonable explanation, when we return to the academy…" Zhao Wuji said coldly.

He really almost died of anxiety just now.

He had already decided that, even if Xiao Xian gave him an explanation, when they got back to the academy he would give him a good beating!

Xiao Xian had already prepared his excuse, but helplessly and fearfully said, "I just ran into the Gai Shi Long She Couple."

Zhao Wuji was suddenly startled, "You encountered the Gai Shi Long She?!"

"Weren't you just going to relieve yourself?"

"How far the hell did you run?!" Zhao Wuji asked three times in a row, instinctively raising his hand, almost slapping Xiao Xian on the forehead.

Xiao Xian stepped back, his face showing some regret as he recalled.

"…My stomach hurt earlier, and while I was relieving myself, a hundred-year porcupine suddenly emerged from the thicket…"

"Those tusks… almost pierced me…"

"I was freaking out at the time… so I chased it, and just after I killed that beast, I ran into the Gai Shi Long She."

"Maybe I ran a bit too far… but I didn't want to, Teacher Zhao!"

…… Zhao Wuji wore a black line on his face, speechless and helpless.

If he had almost been taken out the back by a porcupine, he would of course have killed that beast.

"Alright, alright, go rest!" Zhao Wuji gave Xiao Xian a heavy pat on the shoulder.

Xiao Xian's face instantly turned bitter, looking as if his shoulders ached terribly.

【9】 "Stop pretending, and get out of here quickly!" Zhao Wuji snapped angrily.

"What are you pretending for, just get out!" Zhao Wuji said irritably.

……

Xiao Xian sat cross-legged inside the tent, silently waiting to get up.

External Attached Soul Bone is growth‑capable; how strong it can become depends entirely on the Soul Master, and it is virtually uncapped. On the Soul Master's Dream Ranking, External Attached Soul Bone consistently ranks second, only behind the Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.

But in Xiao Xian's view, this thing is by no means inferior to the Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring or Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone.

Moreover, having it is better than not having it.

It's uncertain how many people, even titled Douluo, can possess even a single soul bone.

Let alone something like an External Attached Soul Bone that doesn't occupy a soul bone slot.

"I hope you're that special Human-faced Demon Spider," Xiao Xian murmured to himself.

"Once this is over, it can finally be put to rest."

"The teacher should have already arrived at the academy, right?"

"But after that, there will be no time to accompany them in their daily lives."

"If the External Attached Soul Bone is truly in my possession, then with the plain soul bone, I'll have two in my hand."

"I don't know where Tang Hao is. If he's around, everything becomes inconvenient; I wouldn't dare absorb any soul bone. However, he definitely isn't in the Star Dou Great Forest, otherwise a Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast would emerge, and I wouldn't believe you wouldn't be anxious."

"But even in the Star Dou Great Forest there's no time…"

Xiao Xian contemplated, glancing outside the tent from time to time.

He waited for a long while, even as dawn was about to break.

Xiao Jue finally returned.

It held the Twenty‑four Bridge Bright Moon Night in its mouth and slipped into Xiao Xian's tent.

Zhao Wuji glanced at it once, then looked away.

He still thought Xiao Jue was out there finding a soul beast for Tang San.

……

Xiao Xian squeezed the Storage Soul Guide Device in his hand, examined each one, and when his fingers brushed the jade of the Soul Guide Device, it trembled ever so slightly.

"It's still a bit nerve‑wracking," Xiao Xian shook his head and smiled helplessly.

Very quickly.

His hand gripping the Soul Guide Device twitched violently, and a flash of surprise instantly appeared on his face.

Inside the Storage Soul Guide Device, the cubic compartment near the lower back held eight shrunken, crystal‑glimmering spider legs!

They were exactly the ones Xiao Jue had ripped from the legs of that Human‑faced Demon Spider!

The other few cubic compartments scattered the corpses of Human‑faced Demon Spiders.

"Indeed… indeed… finally… finally got it!"

Xiao Xian took a few deep breaths and quickly restrained his trembling body and excited emotions.

He lifted the tent flap and glanced at the sky.

It was still before dawn.

But he didn't hesitate and looked at Zhao Wuji: "Teacher Zhao, Xiao Jue has found a Soul Beast suitable for Xiao San, and it's not far!"

Zhao Wuji turned his head toward Xiao Xian, and was suddenly delighted.

"……"

An hour later.

The sky was fully bright now, but it was still early; the sun had just risen, and the air remained a bit cool.

The people at Shrek Academy guarded a pond, carefully watching for any movement nearby; Oscar and Ning Rongrong idly squatted on the ground. They were Support Type, so they didn't need to stay on alert, especially Oscar, who looked especially drowsy and couldn't stop yawning.

Xiao Jue scrambled onto the canopy of a massive tree about twenty meters high, silently began a purple cultivation against the horizon.

Since we were idle, why not cultivate.

It didn't take long.

Tang San slowly opened his eyes, his body's soul power surged, and three Soul Rings—two yellow and one purple—suddenly emerged from his feet.

His stature seemed a bit taller, a few strands of blue hair appeared, and his face softened a little, though his appearance remained as unremarkable as ever.

A thrilled smile spread across Tang San's face, and he immediately looked at Xiao Xian, who seemed a bit sleepy and was squinting while seated on the ground.

"Senior brother! I'm also a Soul Elder now!"

"Congratulations!"

"Congratulations!" The others gathered around.

Xiao Xian opened his eyes, smiled faintly and said, "Congratulations, Xiao San!"

Xiao Xian didn't want to be polite; his mind raced, quickly replaying and recalling the route of the Sunlight Spore inside Tang San.

That was precisely the Xuan Tian Gong Fourth Layer.

But since it had already been interrupted, there was nothing that could be done.

Moreover, the current pressing matter was not the Xuan Tian Gong.

"Teacher Zhao, we should go; the Supreme Dragon Snake senior might be nearby!" Xiao Xian quickly reminded.

Xiao Wu's spirit jolted as well, and she hurriedly said, "Right, right… we should go!"

"Alright then, we'll discuss the effect of your soul skill when we get back!" Zhao Wuji glanced at Tang San and made a swift decision.

Having mastered the Martial Soul Fusion Technique, the Supreme Dragon Snake was truly no opponent.

We can't take risks.

"……"

Finally, the group emerged from the Star Dou Great Forest, and everyone felt a weight lifted.

Xiao Xian felt the same; he glanced at the dense forest behind him, a relaxed expression on his face.

"We didn't run into that Titan Giant Ape; did we come out early enough?"

"Or…?"

Xiao Xian casually handed a Water Sac to Xiao Wu standing nearby.

Xiao Wu took it, wrinkling her nose: "Brother Xian, I can't drink any more!"

"Then eat snacks, have more, you're so skinny," Xiao Xian pointed at Xiao Wu's waist, chuckling nonchalantly, and pulled out a few packets of snacks.

"……"

Ning Rongrong, standing nearby, pursed her lips.

Tang San's face bore a smile as he looked at Xiao Xian and Xiao Wu.

From the Star Dou Great Forest to the supply town ahead.

The group finally had time to ask about the effect of Tang San's soul skill.

Tang San gave a slight smile; the Purple Soul Rings on his body flickered, and a handful of lotus seeds suddenly appeared in his palm.

"These are Blue Silver Lotus Seeds."

"The Thousand-year Soul Lotus that senior brother found works great. These seeds can temporarily raise a Soul Master's soul power limit and increase the number of times a soul skill can be used."

"Even… extend the duration of a soul skill. Like Oscar's Storm Intestine?" Tang San said with a smile, looking very satisfied.

……