Chapter 138 The Strategist Ling Yuan, the Changes in the Soul Bone!
Ling Yuan felt she couldn't hold back any longer, so she pursed her lips and lowered her head, refusing to look at the Snow Maiden.
This blatant provocation is something only Ling Yuan could pull off.
However, the target she uses is relatively simple-minded, like the Snow Woman.
That's how this tactic worked.
At this moment, Ling Yuan experienced a feeling she had never experienced before.
It's a wonderful feeling of "strategizing and planning" and "winning a decisive victory".
It feels so wonderful to use "strategy"!
In this way, she could indirectly help Qin Mu test his soul skills and also satisfy her own curiosity.
Most importantly, she also rediscovered her place in Qin Mu's life!
A "resourceful" strategist!
Seeing the temperamental Snow Maiden and the secretly amused Ling Yuan, Yue Guan, who had been watching the show without saying a word, couldn't help but shake his head.
Could it be that Ling Yuan has become corrupted after spending so much time with Qin Mu?
Let the two argue; Yue Guan sat down to the side and quietly began to cultivate.
Ling Yuan continued to add fuel to the fire for Xue Nu, praising how powerful Qin Mu's soul skills were.
Ling Yuan only stopped when Xue Nu's eyes were practically blazing with fire.
Sitting atop the Ten Thousand Year Cold Marrow, Qin Mu had no idea that the Snow Maiden was already planning to give him a good beating.
The time it took to absorb this soul bone far exceeded everyone's expectations.
It should be noted that it only took Qin Mu about five days to absorb the soul bone of the 100,000-year-old Titan Giant Ape.
A month has passed since Qin Mu began absorbing the golden soul bone while sitting cross-legged.
During this month, Qin Mu's body remained motionless as if in a meditative state.
If the three people present hadn't been capable enough to sense strands of golden energy flowing from the soul bone into Qin Mu's body, they probably would have thought Qin Mu was dead.
"Snow Woman, will he be alright? It's been three months after all."
While she might be playful, Ling Yuan is quite reliable when it comes to serious matters.
Seeing that Qin Mu was unable to fully absorb the soul bone for a long time, Ling Yuan couldn't help but feel a little worried.
She had never heard of anyone needing a month to absorb a soul bone!
"This... I don't know either! I only know that the origin of that soul bone is extremely powerful."
The Snow Woman scratched her head somewhat awkwardly.
At first, when Ling Yuan asked this kind of question three or five days later, Xue Nu confidently said that she had everything under control.
But after about a month, the Snow Woman began to lose confidence, though she still felt there was nothing wrong with the soul bone.
Even now, the Snow Woman is somewhat insecure.
After all, even she couldn't absorb the energy contained within the soul bone, and she didn't know its origin.
Although she has lived for hundreds of thousands of years, that does not mean she is omniscient.
"Don't worry, at least for now Qin Mu's vital signs are still stable, and there haven't been any unexpected issues with his mental strength."
The Snow Woman walked up to Qin Mu, carefully examined him, and then breathed a sigh of relief. She then spoke to Ling Yuan behind her.
"Um..."
Ling Yuan gave a soft "hmm," but her eyes were filled with worry.
Even Yue Guan, who was the most composed in comparison, had a worried expression on his face at this moment.
Because of the illumination from the luminous pearl, there was no distinction between day and night inside the ice cave; the three of them judged the time by their senses.
Just when the three thought that Qin Mu would not wake up today, an extremely powerful aura suddenly emanated from Qin Mu's body.
Under such imposing aura, not to mention Ling Yuan and Yue Guan, even someone as powerful as Xue Nu had to slightly bow her head and dare not look directly at Qin Mu.
Qin Mu was radiating golden light, and at the same time, his entire right arm was swollen, the dazzling gold almost blinding.
"Aww!"
A resounding dragon roar emanated from Qin Mu's body. In that instant, Ling Yuan and Yue Guan unconsciously released their martial souls.
Even after releasing their martial spirits, the pressure on the two of them increased rather than decreased, almost forcing them to kneel down on the spot.
Just then, Qin Mu's aura and golden light gradually subsided.
At the same time, the pressure on the three of them also dropped sharply, and in the blink of an eye, the three of them were able to stand upright in front of Qin Mu.
"What's going on? That aura just now definitely couldn't have been released by Little Qin Mu!"
"Could this be... a real dragon?"
"A real dragon?!"
As the three were discussing, Qin Mu's right arm suddenly swelled up again.
Before long, Qin Mu's right arm became thicker than his head.
Despite this, the right arm shows no sign of shrinking; in fact, it is gradually growing larger!
"This... Little Qin Mu isn't going to explode, is he?!"
Seeing Qin Mu's critical condition, Ling Yuan couldn't help but scream.
Self-destruction is not common in the world of Soul Masters, but it does happen nonetheless.
For example, some Soul Masters will choose to self-destruct before they die in order to fight the enemy to the death.
Alternatively, one could forcibly absorb soul rings and soul bones that one's body could not withstand.
These are all necessary conditions to trigger a self-destruction.
Qin Mu seems to be in the second situation right now.
"Shut your mouth!"
Yue Guan glared at Ling Yuan with some dissatisfaction, then raised his right hand as if to cut Qin Mu's right arm, but Ling Yuan stopped him with lightning speed.
"What are you doing?! Do you know that if we don't interrupt Qin Mu at this stage, his life is definitely over!"
"How can it be over already? Little Qin Mu hasn't finished absorbing it yet, how can you be so sure he won't finish?!"
After Ling Yuan stopped Yue Guan, her gaze towards him was somewhat unfriendly.
"Or are you saying you never intended to continue growing up with Little Qin Mu like this?!"
Hearing Ling Yuan's words, Yue Guan couldn't help but give a wry smile.
"Ling Yuan, you don't still doubt me now, do you?"
"Otherwise, why did you cut off Qin Mu's arm?!"
"This isn't about cutting off his hand!"
Yue Guan sighed and explained.
"The only controllable method right now is to cut open Qin Mu's right arm and release the saturated energy inside."
"In this way, although Qin Mu wasted a lot of energy, he was fortunate enough to save his arm and his life!"
Is there anything more important than life?
The two argued back and forth, but the Snow Woman couldn't stand it anymore.
"Enough! Stop arguing! If anyone makes another sound, I'll throw them out!"
In terms of power, the Snow Woman has absolute control.
Even if Ling Yuan and Yue Guan joined forces to fight the Snow Woman, they would still be no match for her.
For a moment, the two of them wisely shut their mouths.
The gaze returned to Qin Mu's right arm.
His right arm was swollen to the size of a person, and some blood vessels had ruptured through the skin due to the swelling, with blood slowly flowing out of Qin Mu's right arm like water.
At this moment, Qin Mu was like a balloon that had been blown up to an enormous size.
As long as the internal pressure doesn't disappear, the balloon will continue to grow indefinitely.
At that time, Qin Mu will turn into a beautiful firework in the process!
"Ling Yuan, let me make this clear from the start."
"At present, it may be difficult for Qin Mu to fully absorb this energy."
"So the best outcome right now is to let the energy overflow, even if some time is wasted in the process."
"If I really lose control at that point, please don't blame me if I have to take action!"
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