"It's out!"
Lu Feng looked at the soul bone in his hand, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes.
He didn't absorb the soul bone immediately, but put it into his soul tool, and then with a few leaps, disappeared into the jungle.
It was one thing to absorb a soul ring in the forest, but absorbing a soul bone...
The commotion Lu Feng and the pangolin had caused was not small. If it attracted some uninvited guests while he was absorbing the soul bone, that would be disastrous.
Soul bones were also known as Blood River Supreme Treasures. Even a mere hundred-year-old soul bone could cause many powers to fight over it.
It was precisely because of this that Zhu Zhuqing had been so moved when Lu Feng had given her that external soul bone back then.
If it had been Dai Mubai, he would have probably chopped off Zhu Zhuqing's palm on the spot and then run away by himself.
Sunset Forest, Dugu Bo's hidden abode.
Lu Feng arrived at the edge of the poison array. The [Holy] and [Light] attributes in his body burst forth at the same time, forming a faint fluorescent light that covered the surface of his body.
Although Lu Feng had consumed the Jade Phosphor Five Poisons and had undergone the ice and fire body tempering, and ordinary poisons could not harm him, he was still in the habit of playing it safe.
Lu Feng quickly passed through the poison array and arrived in the valley.
According to Luo Wupao's feedback, Dugu Bo was not here at this time, and was even completely beyond its smelling range.
"In that case..."
Lu Feng quickly went to a cave. This place was precisely the room where Dugu Bo usually stayed.
"With the relationship I have with that old guy Dugu Bo, it shouldn't be a problem to eat and drink here for free for two days, right?"
Lu Feng pushed open the main door. Unsurprisingly, a dazzling, emerald-green poison needle came straight at his face.
"Swoosh!"
Lu Feng casually tilted his head, just barely dodging the poison needle.
"This old fellow, he still likes to play these flashy tricks." Lu Feng walked into the room and casually found a stone stool to sit down.
At the same time, in Dugu Bo's residence.
Dugu Bo, who was meditating, suddenly opened his eyes. "Who dares to trespass into my cave? Didn't Yan Yan just leave to go training with her team?"
A sharp glint flashed in Dugu Bo's eyes. "Could it be that stinky kid is back?"
Immediately, Dugu Bo pushed open the door, and with a surge of soul power, he soared into the sky.
Inside the cave.
Lu Feng sat down cross-legged, silently assessing his own state.
Among the five elements, Wood generates Fire, Fire generates Earth, and Earth generates Metal.
After absorbing the fourth soul ring and supplementing the earth attribute, Lu Feng's four soul rings could now be linked together.
Just as recorded in the "Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record", when soul power circulated through the meridians to the whole body, the four internal organs—liver, heart, spleen, and lungs—could form a small cycle.
After circulating his soul power for one cycle, Lu Feng felt that his soul power meditation speed was at least twenty percent faster than usual.
"Phew~"
Lu Feng slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, a hint of a smile appearing in his eyes.
Then, he took out that soul bone and examined it.
The soul bone was entirely earthy-yellow, looking a bit like a spinal column, with a total of eight vertebrae. It was about one meter long, as thick as an adult's forearm, and felt like a bone whip when held.
This soul bone had not come from the pangolin's torso or limbs, but from its tail.
Without a doubt, this was another external soul bone.
Lu Feng poured his soul power into the soul bone. In an instant, he felt as if the soul bone had become a part of his body. With just a thought, he could absorb it into his body.
Lu Feng resisted the urge to absorb the soul bone and continued to use his soul power to nourish it.
As time passed, after about a few minutes, two purple clusters of light dropped from the soul bone.
[Picked up purple skill [Soul Power Storage] fragment *2]
[Purple Skill: Soul Power Storage (10/10) (Synthesizable)]
"Phew, finally synthesized. I almost couldn't hold back," Lu Feng wiped the sweat from his forehead, a smile at the corner of his mouth.
While nourishing the soul bone, Lu Feng felt as if he was not caressing a bone.
But a naked beauty.
She was biting her red lips, blinking her big eyes, continuously tempting him, as if to say, "Little brother, come and play."
It would be a lie to say that Lu Feng wasn't moved by this soul bone. However, after careful consideration, Lu Feng still decided to leave it for Dugu Yan.
First, he had already fleeced the skill. Absorbing the soul bone now would only have the effect of enhancing his soul power and physical fitness.
But did Lu Feng's physical strength need to be enhanced any further?
Mysterious Heaven Skill.
Jade Phosphor Five Poisons Wine.
Ice and Fire Body Tempering.
Holy and Light attributes.
Plus the feedback from cultivating the Martial Soul Seal Method with several beast martial souls. In terms of physical fitness alone, Lu Feng felt he could compete with an ordinary Soul Emperor.
Even if this was another external soul bone.
Moreover, the skill of this soul bone was called [Soul Power Storage].
As the name suggested, it could store one's soul power within the soul bone. The amount of soul power that could be stored would increase with the age of the soul bone.
Lu Feng guessed that if Dugu Yan absorbed this soul bone, she could even store her poison in it, and it would not backfire on her.
A weapon-type soul skill.
The Nine Revolutions Transformation Dragon Pill refined from two immortal herbs.
The soul core cultivation method.
An external soul bone.
Any one of these methods could solve the poison in Dugu Yan's body.
With all four, Lu Feng felt that he had really worried himself sick over Dugu Yan.
But, since I've decided to embark on this road of no return of living off a rich woman, I've naturally been mentally prepared for a long time. A mere external soul bone, he didn't care about it.
Lu Feng put the soul bone back into his soul tool, pushed open the door, and went to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
After a period of nourishment, a lot of attribute points had accumulated here again.
[Picked up a purple attribute point [Defense] fragment *1]
[Picked up a purple attribute point [Speed] fragment *1]
[Picked up a black attribute point [Vitality] fragment *1]
"Ah!"
A series of light clusters flashed past. Silently feeling his strength increase, Lu Feng couldn't help but let out a moan.
This kind of increase in strength, the feeling of becoming stronger just by lying down, was awesome!
After a long time, Lu Feng slowly opened his eyes. He stared at the several immortal herbs by the spring, seeming to be still wanting more.
"According to the original timeline, it won't be long before the Imperial Fight Team runs into Shrek. And not long after that, Shrek will move to Heaven Dou City."
"Yan Yan should have already upgraded to a Soul Ancestor. There's no way she still can't beat Tang San, right?"
"This is bad."
Lu Feng suddenly realized that if the Imperial Fight Team fought Shrek, since Xiao Wu was missing, the Imperial Fight side could only send out six people.
Moreover, Dugu Yan was already at the Soul Ancestor cultivation level.
The Great Spirit Arena stipulated that the members of the opposing teams were not allowed to have a gap of two rings.
In other words, Ma Hongjun and Ning Rongrong only had two rings. The Imperial Fight side was not allowed to dispatch Dugu Yan, who was at the Soul Ancestor cultivation level.
"The Imperial Fight Team is doomed to lose."
Lu Feng's eyes narrowed as he secretly calculated.
"What if Tang San still comes to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, just like in the original work? Wouldn't that be disastrous?"
Immediately, Lu Feng quickly made a decision.
"That old fellow Dugu Bo's Dao attainment is too shallow; he can't handle it. I'd better help him 'keep' these immortal herbs. Even if I feed them to the dogs, I can't let my brother-in-arms get them."
No sooner said than done, Lu Feng quickly walked to the edge of the medicine garden, kicked away the wooden sign that said 'Tang Si and dogs are not allowed inside', and then began to dig up the herbs.
"Good thing my skills are superior!"
Lu Feng took out several specially made boxes from his soul tool.
Jade boxes, silver boxes, wooden boxes...
Each type of immortal herb required a specific storage method to ensure that its medicinal efficacy would not be lost.
"You little thief! Stop!"
Just as Lu Feng was in the thick of it, a shout suddenly came from behind him.
Lu Feng didn't even turn his head, packing the last immortal herb into a jade box.
Looking at the dozen or so large pits before him, Lu Feng nodded with satisfaction. The most precious immortal herbs had been collected. The rest were just ordinary herbs.
Of course, these herbs were also priceless treasures in the outside world.
"Little thief! Vile thief! Treacherous thief..."
At this moment, Dugu Bo ran to the edge of the medicine garden, stretched out a finger, and pointed at Lu Feng, trembling.
It was unknown whether he was angry or sad.
"Alright, senior, stop playing," Lu Feng said lightly.
Hearing this, Dugu Bo instantly calmed down. He snorted coldly and said, "Stinky kid, when did you come back?"
As he spoke, Dugu Bo looked at the devastated medicine garden, a hint of heartache flashing in his eyes.
He was not heartbroken over the herbs Lu Feng had dug up, but that he had left the medicine garden in such a mess.
Back when Lu Feng was refining the pills, Dugu Bo had already tacitly allowed him to use these herbs as he wished.
And after Lu Feng had cured the poison for both of them, especially after his relationship with Dugu Yan was confirmed, Dugu Bo had, by default, considered Lu Feng the owner of this medicine garden.
However, looking at the devastated medicine garden, and then at Lu Feng, Dugu Bo suddenly had the feeling of looking at a prodigal son.
Dugu Bo's eyes darted around, and he said, "Kid, who allowed you to enter my medicine garden?"
As he spoke, he picked up the wooden sign.
"See, Tang Si and dogs are not allowed inside!"
Lu Feng crossed his arms and said righteously, "Hmph, Tang Si is not allowed inside, but what does that have to do with me, Lu Feng?"
"Hiss!"
Hearing this, Dugu Bo immediately gasped in surprise.
What a ruthless kid, he even changed his surname.
"Senior, I'm not joking with you. My name is Lu Feng. Tang Si has always been my alias," Lu Feng said lightly.
"Oh, is that so?"
Dugu Bo stroked his chin. "Kid, let's get back to the point. Who allowed you to enter my medicine garden without permission?"
Lu Feng frowned. "Senior, when I was refining the pills..."
Dugu Bo suddenly interrupted him, "How come I don't remember saying that?"
As he spoke, a teasing look appeared on Dugu Bo's face.
"Kid, it's fine if you want to take these herbs. As long as you say 'woof', I'll let you go!"
After speaking, Dugu Bo looked at Lu Feng with great interest, as if he had him cornered.
Lu Feng chuckled lightly. This old fellow was still the same old child.
"Ahem."
Lu Feng cleared his throat and said with a faint smile, "Senior, back then I refined pills and gave you advice to cure your poison. Let's not talk about those things. But now, I think I am qualified to take these herbs."
Dugu Bo frowned. "What, you kid ran into Yan Yan on the way? Did you do something to her?"
Lu Feng took a deep breath. He suddenly felt that he was a bit unable to follow this old child's train of thought.
With a surge of soul power, an earthy-yellow soul bone appeared...
in Lu Feng's hand.
"Old geezer, I'm not taking your herbs for free. How about I trade this soul bone with you?"