Chapter 91: Something Happened

"It really is a soul bone!"

After receiving the two soul skills, Zhou Heng understood completely: this Life Energy that had appeared out of thin air was the power of a soul bone.

"However, why would this power appear?"

Zhou Heng's thoughts could not help but turn to the Blue Silver Emperor, who had just recovered her one-hundred-thousand-year cultivation.

"Could it be that as long as the Spirit Beast I subdue breaks through to one-hundred-thousand-year cultivation, I can obtain a one-hundred-thousand-year soul bone?"

After all, ordinary soul bones and soul rings can only attach one soul skill.

Only one-hundred-thousand-year soul rings and soul bones will attach two soul skills.

Moreover, among the Spirit Beasts he had subdued, only the Blue Silver Emperor was a one-hundred-thousand-year cultivation Spirit Beast, and that Life Energy also matched the characteristics of the Blue Silver Grass race.

Zhou Heng attributed this one-hundred-thousand-year soul bone that appeared out of thin air to the power of his awakened Battle Instrument martial soul.

After all, the uniqueness of the Battle Instrument martial soul was plain for all to see.

The Spirit Beasts he had subdued previously could split their cultivation to condense into two soul rings.

Now, he could condense a soul bone from a Spirit Beast without the need for the Spirit Beast to die.

Furthermore, the Blue Silver Emperor had not died; as the Blue Silver Emperor grew, the Left Leg Bone he now possessed should be able to grow continuously.

In the future, any other soul bones he obtained should all be able to grow continuously.

At the thought of this, Zhou Heng felt incredibly excited.

Subsequently, Zhou Heng stood up and looked at Dugu Bo and the Blue Silver Emperor A Yin, who were looking at him with concern.

He smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm fine. This time, I just obtained a Left Leg Bone."

Zhou Heng's words surprised Dugu Bo; Zhou Heng had not obtained any other soul bones before, so how could he have obtained a Left Leg Bone in just this short while?

The Blue Silver Emperor understood this logic as well and looked at Zhou Heng with suspicious eyes.

Zhou Heng did not say anything more; a layer of emerald-green light radiated from his left leg, spreading across his entire body.

"This is one of the soul bone skills, named Born of Ten Thousand Spirits.

It can strengthen one's vitality, allowing injuries to recover quickly; at the same time, it increases physical fitness by 10%, but it cannot be stacked.

At the same time, I have another soul bone skill—Life Drain.

Through physical contact, it seizes the vitality of the person being touched; 60% of the seized vitality will be used to recover injuries, and the effect of Life Drain will not stop until the target dies."

As Zhou Heng spoke, he even used Life Drain on a nearby stalk of Blue Silver Grass.

One could see that after being touched by Zhou Heng's palm, that stalk of Blue Silver Grass withered visibly, looking like a blade of grass that had not absorbed water for a month.

This scene left Dugu Bo and the Blue Silver Emperor, who were watching from the side, incredibly shocked. Zhou Heng had really obtained a soul bone, and it looked like it was a one-hundred-thousand-year soul bone.

Zhou Heng also had his own sense of propriety; after all, they were in the Blue Silver Forest, and he could not absorb the life of the Blue Silver Grass without restraint.

After the Blue Silver Grass in his hand withered somewhat, Zhou Heng stopped using Life Drain and instead urged the Soul Core within his body to convert soul power into Life Energy, injecting it into this stalk of Blue Silver Grass to compensate for the loss of its vitality.

Watching the Blue Silver Grass recover, the Blue Silver Emperor finally felt some goodwill toward Zhou Heng in her heart.

Of course, this was not the goodwill between a man and a woman, but rather the goodwill between a superior and a subordinate.

Zhou Heng adapted to the newly obtained soul bone and the physical fitness he had gained from absorbing it, then looked at Dugu Bo and the Blue Silver Emperor A Yin to the side.

"This time, our main business is mostly finished. Let's camp outside the Blue Silver Forest first and rest for the night.

We will start traveling across the continent tomorrow, what do you think?" Zhou Heng asked the two of them.

Dugu Bo naturally had no objections; he had come out this time specifically to protect Zhou Heng and Dugu Yan.

As for the rest, he would just follow Zhou Heng's arrangements.

The Blue Silver Emperor, however, was somewhat reluctant; she had stayed in that dark, sunless cave for eight years and had finally returned to her home.

As a result, having only stayed for one day to recover her cultivation, she had to leave tomorrow; the Blue Silver Emperor truly could not bear to part with her people here.

From that connection, Zhou Heng sensed the Blue Silver Emperor's reluctance. After thinking for a while, Zhou Heng said to the Blue Silver Emperor, "You can stay here and develop the power of the Blue Silver Grass clan; I have my own plans as well."

As soon as Zhou Heng finished speaking, the Blue Silver Emperor's eyes lit up; she could finally stay with her people.

"Thank you, Master."

The Blue Silver Emperor was so excited that she said these words directly, causing the vines of the Blue Silver King, which were swaying with the wind, to stiffen.

Immediately after, the Blue Silver Emperor realized what she had said.

Zhou Heng did not care about these things and led Dugu Bo toward the outside of the Blue Silver Forest.

On the way, he also took Dugu Yan, who was immersed in cultivation, away with them.

As Zhou Heng's group left the Blue Silver Forest, the Blue Silver King looked at the Blue Silver Emperor, who was still watching the direction in which Zhou Heng had left.

"Emperor, what exactly is your relationship with those people? Why did you call him Master? Could it be that this is how men and women among humans address each other?" The Blue Silver King asked his question in confusion.

The Blue Silver Emperor found it hard to explain this problem; the Blue Silver King clearly took Zhou Heng as her partner.

However, she had been directly subdued by Zhou Heng and could only be considered a servant, not a partner at all!

The Blue Silver Emperor had no way to explain this to the Blue Silver King, so she simply ignored the Blue Silver King, acting as if she had not heard the Blue Silver King's question.

However, the Blue Silver King was very unobservant and kept asking the Blue Silver Emperor.

In the end, the Blue Silver Emperor made up a story and barely managed to brush the Blue Silver King off.

On the other side, Zhou Heng's group walked out of the Blue Silver Forest, found a random place, and camped on the spot to prepare for rest.

The group had a good night's rest.

The next day, as soon as Zhou Heng's group woke up, they drove the carriage toward the cities around the Star Dou Great Forest.

The Blue Silver Forest was located in the mountains northwest of the Star Dou Great Forest; relying on the endless, self-perpetuating characteristics of the Blue Silver Grass, the Blue Silver Forest was rarely discovered by Spirit Masters.

This time, Zhou Heng had already completed his initial goal; now was a good time for traveling.

Zhou Heng and Dugu Yan challenged the Great Soul Arena in the cities around the Star Dou Great Forest; the two of them would either fight alone or, at times, choose to engage in two-on-two battles.

Soon, the two of them had made a name for themselves in the surrounding Great Soul Arenas.

The group's travels were very steady, until half a month later, when the group arrived at an inn to rest.

For these past few days, Zhou Heng had always felt as if something were pressing down on his heart.

He kept feeling that something was going to happen during this period of time.