Chapter 218: Selecting a Soul Bone
"What? Master, you're so confident in leaving the Auspicious Beast in the care of humans?"
Di Tian was incredulous, completely unable to comprehend his master's decision.
After all, that was an auspicious beast, the very lifeblood of their soul beast clan.
To simply hand that lifeblood over to humans would be like handing over the power of life and death to the soul beast clan.
"I've already tested that man, and he won't harm the auspicious beast. You can be assured of that."
"But, Master, this is too..."
"Di Tian, are you questioning me?"
"I wouldn't dare."
Di Tian lowered his head. Although he was incomprehensible, after all, the other party was a part of the Dragon God, Master.
"Alright, take Gu Han with you to retrieve the soul bone."
"Yes."
Di Tian said no more, exiting the cave and looking at Gu Han, who stood waiting at the entrance.
"Follow me."
Gu Han nodded, following Di Tian out of the Lake of Life and deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest. Here, there was another cave, filled with soul bones.
Judging by the energy quality, they were all 100,000-year soul bones.
"This is the 100,000-year soul bone area. It's not much, but it's enough for you to choose from. Twelve, no more."
Di Tian's tone was icy, his gaze scrutinizing Gu Han, wondering why his master would place such trust in such a strange human genius.
Gu Han's gaze swept over and he spotted a torso bone imbued with a powerful vitality. The life force of this soul bone was unique, imbued with a sense of endless vitality.
"This is the torso bone of a 290,000-year-old Blue Silver Emperor. Forty thousand years ago, he failed in his tribulation and died, and I collected his soul bone."
Di Tian spoke with a touch of regret. This Blue Silver Emperor was also from the previous generation, arguably the most gifted of all Blue Silver Emperors. He survived the 200,000-year tribulation and became a ferocious beast.
Yet, in the end, he still succumbed to the 300,000-year tribulation.
"That's it,"
Gu Han thought of the Blue Silver Emperor's unique qualities: its endless, terrifying vitality, its ability to resonate with the ubiquitous Blue Silver Grass, and its weight of 290,000. It was bound to be even more powerful than Ah Yin's spirit bone, not less.
It just so happened that Senior Sister didn't have a suitable torso bone yet, so this one was perfect.
Furthermore, the Blue Silver Emperor's torso bone was the highest quality among the pile of 100,000-year-old spirit bones, the only one of ferocious beast caliber.
The rest were mostly limb spirit bones, with some head spirit bones present, but very few.
After selecting the first spirit bone, Gu Han continued to scan the collection.
While the attributes of a spirit bone over 100,000 years old were irrelevant, it was still a good choice. Since there was a choice, it must have the right attributes.
He already had a torso bone, a skull, and a left arm bone. He only needed a right arm bone and two leg bones to complete the set.
While Xing Dou didn't have as many ice-type spirit beasts as those in the Far North or the Frozen Forest, they were not rare.
Gu Han found the right leg bone of a 100,000-year-old Ice Phoenix and, without further ado, collected it.
Then came the Hundred Thousand Year Dark Gold Terrorclaw Right Arm Bone and the Hundred Thousand Year Emerald Swan Left Leg Bone.
This was the set of soul bones Gu Han had chosen for himself.
The Ice Phoenix Right Leg Bone was the one that best suited his attributes. While the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Right Arm Bone wasn't a specific attribute, it possessed extremely high attack and penetration, making it a useful soul skill.
As for the Emerald Swan Left Leg Bone, it was also used to heal injuries in case of emergencies.
The Emerald Swan was a physician of the soul beast clan, with impressive healing abilities. With it, Gu Han was like carrying a mobile fountain. While he wasn't sure how effective it would be in restoring mana, it was definitely good for health.
After selecting his own soul bones, Gu Han began choosing for Bibi Dong.
He surveyed the various soul bones displayed within the cave, pondering.
"Senior Sister now possesses a skull, a left leg bone from the Evil Demon Killer Whale, and an external soul bone. Although she just obtained the right arm bone from the 100,000-year-old Azure Bull Python, it hasn't been absorbed yet, and external soul bones don't take up space.
Adding the 290,000-year-old Blue Silver Emperor torso bone I've already selected, I already have three soul bones. I'm still three short."
Almost immediately, Gu Han noticed a soul bone: the right leg bone of a 100,000-year-old Golden-Winged Roc.
While this Golden-Winged Roc wasn't like the mythical creatures Gu Han knew, it was the fastest of all soul beasts and possessed a golden bloodline, making it a truly exceptional beast from the 100,000-year-old era.
Gu Han had originally intended to search for the soul bone of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, but after searching unsuccessfully, he turned to Di Tian and asked:
"Senior Di Tian, do you have a soul bone from a 100,000-year-old Dark Demon Evil God Tiger?"
Di Tian shook his head. "The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger is such a powerful soul beast, and it's incredibly rare. Even we don't want it to reach 100,000 years old, so we don't have any."
Gu Han's eyes flickered slightly. This meant that even if Di Tian feared the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's power, he would have destroyed it before it reached 100,000 years old.
As for those older than 100,000 years old, Di Tian might not have reached the point where he needed to intervene.
It was a shame, after all, because it was a bug-level creature with evil attributes. If it existed, it would be perfectly suited for Bibi Dong.
On the other hand, if a 100,000-year-old soul bone from the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger existed, he would have to find a 100,000-year-old soul bone of the Holy Light Element to balance the good and evil energies within Bibi Dong.
Since there wasn't one, that was fine.
However, Bibi Dong's martial spirit wasn't solely evil; it also possessed good and holy attributes.
So, choosing a soul bone was a struggle for Gu Han.
However, he remembered that upon inheriting the divine position, the spirit bones would also evolve into divine armor, and their attributes would automatically match, so he stopped worrying.
He then selected a 100,000-year-old Titan Ape right arm bone and a 100,000-year-old Sacred Mantis left arm bone for Bibi Dong.
Both were extremely powerful offensive spirit bones, the Titan Ape's for strong attack and gravity control, while the Sacred Mantis's for sacredness and damage, representing sharpness.
Of course, these were just special choices Gu Han had made. He planned to wait until Bibi Dong reached level 90 to defeat the 990,000-year-old Deep Sea Demon Whale King. If it could yield spirit bones that Bibi Dong didn't currently have a space for, all the better.
Therefore, these spirit bones couldn't be absorbed immediately, as the explosion would be too heavy and would be a huge loss.
Although divine armor could be evolved upon inheriting the divine position, a 990,000-year-old spirit bone was definitely more powerful than a 100,000-year-old one before achieving divine status.
After selecting their spirit bones, they still had five more to choose from.
Gu Han considered it and decided to select a few for his two apprentices to install later.
At the very least, he would select a hundred-thousand-year-old skull for each of them.
And they happened to have one here. Most of the head soul bones were spiritual.
A skull of the Wisdom of the Tongtian Divine Ape, a relic of a hundred-thousand-year-old Tongtian Divine Ape.
This Tongtian Divine Ape was an extremely rare soul beast, possessing not only formidable spiritual power but also comparable strength to that of the Titan Giant Ape.
This soul bone was silver-white, with mysterious pale golden patterns across its surface.
This soul bone could be left to Dongfang Lingyun.
The skull he chose for Shi Dong was a translucent emerald-colored skull, shimmering with a cyan glow and faintly permeated with sword intent.
"The Sharp Will Skull of the Azure Sky Sword Bamboo Emperor."
Gu Han's gaze was deep. This soul bone was a variant of the Azure Sky Bamboo, a sword bamboo. It was extremely rare. If it hadn't been hunted mid-flight, it would surely have grown to over fifty thousand years old.
It just so happens that Shi Dong is a sword spirit, so this Qingxiao Sword Bamboo Emperor's sharp skull is given to Shi Dong.
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