Su Yunlin immediately began absorbing the one hundred thousand year Spirit Bone. Including this one, he now possessed three Spirit Bones in total.
His skull Spirit Bone was the Evil God Skull of the Dark Devilgod Tiger, a Spirit Bone capable of autonomous evolution.
Moreover, the properties of this Spirit Bone were likely even more formidable than any ordinary one hundred thousand year skull Spirit Bone. It was the skull Spirit Bone most perfectly suited to Su Yunlin.
As for his left arm bone, it was the Death Withering Left Arm Bone. This was likewise a Spirit Bone capable of evolving on its own. Ever since it fused into Su Yunlin's body, the darkness and evil powers within him had continuously nourished it.
At present, the age of that left arm bone had already reached the level of sixty thousand years. Just as the Dark Devilgod Tiger had once said, the Death Withering Left Arm Bone would likely evolve into a one hundred thousand year Spirit Bone once Su Yunlin reached the rank of Spirit Sage.
And now, he had gained yet another one hundred thousand year right arm bone.
Su Yunlin was already close to possessing a complete Spirit Bone set, despite only being a Spirit King. At this rate, he would probably complete a full Spirit Bone configuration by the time he became a Spirit Douluo, with every single Spirit Bone reaching the one hundred thousand year level.
No one knew how much time had passed before Su Yunlin finally completed the absorption of the right arm bone.
His cultivation also rose due to the immense Spirit Power contained within the Spirit Bone, directly reaching Rank 55.
Su Yunlin had already grasped the abilities of this right arm bone: one enhancement ability and one offensive ability.
The enhancement ability was called Dark Power.
Based on Su Yunlin's own cultivation level, it amplified the strength of his dark attribute. For every rank increase in cultivation, the power of his darkness would double once more.
At present, Su Yunlin possessed the cultivation of a five-ring Spirit King. In other words, he now possessed fivefold Dark Power, increasing the might of his darkness attribute by five times.
Furthermore, this Spirit Bone ability could stack with the amplification effects of Spirit Rings, making it incomparably powerful.
The second ability was an offensive skill known as Dark Desolation Lightning.
It unleashed dark lightning imbued with the power of desolation. Anyone struck by the lightning would gradually be decomposed and erased by darkness itself if the effect was not dealt with in time.
"How does it feel?" Mu En's gentle voice sounded out.
"It feels incredible! With this, my sixth Spirit Ring should be able to absorb a one hundred thousand year Spirit Ring," Su Yunlin said as he clenched his fist, sensing the power flowing through his body.
Mu En stroked his beard and smiled.
"I know that you possess a skull Spirit Bone, as well as a left arm bone. That skull Spirit Bone should be related to the Dark Devilgod Tiger. This old man neither knows nor wishes to know how you managed to make the Dark Devilgod Tiger sacrifice itself.
"As for that left arm bone, it should be related to the little girl. After all, when the two of you absorbed your Spirit Bones that day, I happened to be observing you. You used a secret method Spirit Bone to fuse two Spirit Bones together. One of them should have been the Left Golden Glow Left Arm Bone.
"Your idea was indeed excellent. Although that Spirit Bone possessed exceptional effects, its age was somewhat lacking. By fusing Spirit Bones together, you perfectly compensated for that flaw. The power of the Spirit Bone in the little girl's possession is already no weaker than a one hundred thousand year Spirit Bone."
Su Yunlin nodded.
Toward Wutong, the partner who would accompany him for the rest of his life, Su Yunlin naturally would not be stingy. Although she was the daughter of a god and these external possessions could easily be enhanced by Tang San with a mere wave of his hand, Su Yunlin still hoped that the girl could possess better equipment herself rather than merely becoming an accessory hanging at his side.
Afterward, Mu En gave Su Yunlin further guidance regarding his cultivation, including issues concerning Sovereign Descends the World. Even Mu En had not expected Su Yunlin to embark upon his own path so quickly. Such talent left even him astonished.
Mu En walked over to Su Yunlin's side.
"Yunlin, what do you think should be done about that Huo Yuhao? To be honest, this old man also cherishes talent. His fortune is extraordinarily profound as well. His second Martial Soul is actually the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion.
"He possesses both a body Martial Soul and an ultimate Martial Soul. Even that ten-year Spirit Ring, which everyone looked down upon, is far from simple. If not for you, this old man might very well have accepted him as a disciple."
Su Yunlin rubbed his chin thoughtfully.
"Huo Yuhao? There's no need to worry about his growth. He was born to rise with the destiny of the Douluo Continent itself. He'll lead the continent into a new era of change.
"If Teacher wishes to accept him as a disciple, I have no objections.
"But I want to be the senior brother."
Mu En smiled faintly.
"Hehe, at first, this old man was truly astonished. I never expected such a destiny to actually exist. But toward the end, you started sounding a little childish again. Still, you are a child to begin with—it's only natural for you to act a bit more like one."
Just then, Su Yunlin heard approaching footsteps. Turning his head, he saw his father once again dragging in a bruised and battered Yan Shaozhe.
"What happened this time? Didn't you already fight earlier, Dad?" Su Yunlin asked curiously.
Su Jinming tossed Yan Shaozhe aside.
"What do you mean earlier? You mean when Yu'er and I beat him up? That was yesterday!
"Today, Yan Shaozhe challenged me to a duel, saying I only beat him because I relied on a woman. Of course I couldn't accept that! So I put on my battle armor and fought him head-on. In the end, I was still the better one!"
Mu En let out a sigh and released a wave of light aura to heal Yan Shaozhe's injuries.
As Mu En's eldest disciple, Yan Shaozhe possessed both excellent talent and abundant resources. For the sake of Yan Shaozhe's future development, Mu En had gone to tremendous lengths to obtain a ninth Spirit Ring from a soul beast possessing the bloodline of a Light Phoenix.
Unfortunately, Yan Shaozhe lacked ambition and breadth of spirit. He had never been able to truly unleash the power of the Light Phoenix.
As for Su Jinming, Mu En knew his innate Spirit Power had only been Rank 8. His talent could merely be considered above average. Yet through sheer effort, he had cultivated all the way to the rank of Titled Douluo and had now reached Rank 94. In terms of diligence alone, he undoubtedly surpassed Yan Shaozhe.
Even now, despite specializing in soul tools, Su Jinming had never abandoned cultivation of his Martial Soul. The fact that he could defeat Yan Shaozhe while wearing the most advanced full battle armor was proof enough of his strength.
"Battle armor truly is powerful," Mu En remarked. "Jinming, what rank is your set of battle armor? This old man can sense the increase in your strength. Your aura is currently around the peak of Rank 96."
Su Jinming patted his battle armor.
"My set is slightly stronger than an ordinary second-rank battle armor. Although all the metal has already reached Soul Forging grade, my skill in engraving soul tool core formations isn't sufficient to fully support the quality of this armor.
"As a result, this battle armor is only half-complete. At best, it can be considered a two-and-a-half-rank battle armor."
Mu En pondered for a moment before speaking.
"How about this? Jinming, accompany this old man on a trip to the Sun Moon Empire sometime later. I can bring you silently into the empire's core territories.
"However, this old man doesn't understand soul tools, while you do. I'll bring you there so you can obtain their technology."
Su Jinming froze momentarily before immediately breaking into a delighted grin.
"Thank you, Mu En!"
Mu En smiled.
If Su Jinming, Xian Lin'er, and Qian Duoduo could all advance to become Class 9 Soul Engineers, it would greatly benefit Shrek Academy as a whole. And if someone were to reach the level of a Class 10 Soul Engineer, they would even qualify to compete for the position of Sea God Pavilion Master.
"Oh right, Jinming, have you been adjusting well to living at the academy?" Mu En asked.
"All good, all good. After some time, I'm thinking of moving everyone from the Duke's Mansion to Shrek City. They've been stifled for too long already. Staying cooped up in the Duke's Mansion any longer will drive them mad sooner or later."
Under Su Jinming's command were eight hundred trusted subordinates, all of whom had crawled out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood alongside him.
Some were former subordinates of Su Tianxuan, while the rest had been gathered by Su Jinming himself through his personal prestige.
All eight hundred of them were Spirit Masters.
The strongest among them were the Four Commanders and Eight Captains. The Four Commanders were all Spirit Douluo, while the Eight Captains had reached the rank of Spirit Sage.
"Mm."
With Su Yunlin choosing to join Shrek Academy, his family had naturally become affiliated with the Sea God Pavilion as well. Su Tianxuan, being a Rank 98 powerhouse, naturally qualified to become one of the Sea God Pavilion Elders.
Meanwhile, Su Jinming possessed profound expertise in soul tool research. Thus, while becoming an Elder, he also took on the position of one of the vice deans of the Soul Tool Department.
As for Xu Yunyue, she had no desire to hold any position at all. She only wished to quietly nurture her pregnancy and wait peacefully for the birth of her second child.
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