Chapter 73: Rarer Than a 100,000 Year Soul Bone
Buzz!
The Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda in Ye Cheng's hand emitted a faint hum, sending colorful ripples outward in all directions.
Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing simply watched in silence, not wanting to disturb him.
A few moments later
Ye Cheng suddenly retracted his pagoda and waved his sleeve. Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing instantly felt a vast power envelop them, lifting their bodies effortlessly into the air.
There was no doubt this was Ye Cheng's doing.
At first, they panicked slightly, but soon, they calmed down.
Without offering any explanation, Ye Cheng wrapped them both in his soul power and ascended into the sky, flying through the air without any external support.
Moments later, he brought them to a tranquil lakeside.
There, various animals had gathered to drink water
But the sudden descent of three humans from the sky startled them, causing them to scatter in panic.
Ye Cheng ignored the fleeing low level soul beasts none of which exceeded a hundred years in cultivation.
Instead, his sharp gaze scanned the surroundings, and he once again summoned his Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda, activating its treasure seeking ability.
Soon
Something caught his attention.
He fixed his gaze on the lake, then casually flicked his finger
Swish!
A sword beam shot into the water.
Boom!
The lake exploded, sending massive waves soaring into the sky!
In that instant
Ye Cheng's keen eyes caught a glimpse of a faint glimmer deep within the water.
His lips curled into a smile as he stretched out his hand.
Whoosh!
A mysterious object buried beneath the muddy lakebed was forcibly extracted, flying straight into his palm!
"I found something good," Ye Cheng said.
Hearing his words, Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing eagerly approached.
But the moment they saw what he was holding, they gasped in shock
"A soul bone?!"
Indeed
Resting in Ye Cheng's palm was a soul bone.
And not just any soul bone but the extremely rare torso soul bone!
However
There was just one small issue…
The soul bone's age was a little too low.
Like, really low.
"This is the first time I've ever seen a soul bone that hasn't even reached 100 years… Should I call this a 'ten year soul bone'?"
Ye Cheng shook his head in mild disappointment.
He was clearly unimpressed.
"A… ten year soul bone?"
Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing exchanged astonished glances.
This was the first time they had ever seen such a low grade soul bone.
After all
Soul bones were extremely rare treasures.
Typically, the higher the soul beast's cultivation, the greater the chance of producing a soul bone.
Conversely
The lower the beast's cultivation, the lower the chance of it producing a soul bone.
For example
10,000 year soul beasts had a 1 in 1,000 chance of producing a soul bone.1,000 year soul beasts had a 1 in 5,000 chance.100 year soul beasts had a 1 in 10,000 chance.
As for ten year soul beasts…
Who would've thought such a weak creature could even drop a soul bone?!
Yet here it was
A ten year torso soul bone, lying right in Ye Cheng's hand.
Considering its ridiculously low drop rate, this thing was probably rarer than a 100,000 year soul bone!
Ye Cheng examined it closely.
It made sense that this soul bone had been abandoned in the lake.
Soul beasts frequently fought and killed each other
And if a soul bone dropped from a fallen low intelligence beast, other soul beasts wouldn't care for it.
To them, it was nothing more than useless trash.
Of course
This only applied to weaker, mindless soul beasts.
Intelligent, high level soul beasts knew the true value of soul bones
Even if they couldn't absorb them, they would hoard them as potential bargaining chips for the future.
"Let's see… What kind of beast produced this soul bone?"
Ye Cheng activated the appraisal ability of his Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda, scanning the soul bone.
A moment later
The results surfaced in his mind.
[Torso Soul Bone: Swine Beast]
Age: 66 yearsSkill: Putrid Gas Spray Releases a powerful, highly irritating toxic gas from the rectum.Evaluation: "In some ways, this is even rarer than a 100,000 year soul bone."
Ye Cheng fell silent.
Its special ability was farting?!
This soul bone's skill was a joke, right?
Was this thing custom made for Yu Xiaogang, the so called Grandmaster of Theorizing and Farting?!
No
That guy already had a talent for farting.
This soul bone would just be overkill.
But
If he gave it to someone from Tang Sect…
Hmm.
Suddenly, Ye Cheng grinned mischievously.
According to his knowledge of fate and destiny, Tang San should soon encounter a rare external soul bone, right?
However
Due to Ye Cheng's interference, Tang San's development had drastically changed.
With his Blue Silver Emperor awakening early, his cultivation was already far beyond schedule.
As a result
He no longer needed a new soul ring.
And without needing a soul ring he might skip over the soul beast that originally dropped his external soul bone.
If that happened
Tang San would never obtain it!
"…Wait a minute."
Ye Cheng suddenly paused, a strange realization hitting him.
His memories didn't fully match the original story.
In his inherited knowledge, external soul bones weren't tied to soul rings at all.
Instead
They functioned just like normal soul bones.
Once acquired, they simply needed time to fuse with the body.
During the fusion period, they could still be stolen.
But once fully fused, they became permanent, unable to be taken even if the host was killed.
Unlike regular soul bones, external soul bones were one time use items.
If the host died, the bone wouldn't drop.
"So that means…"
Tang San's chances of obtaining an external soul bone were still high.
Which meant
Ye Cheng couldn't afford to sit back and watch.
Since he was already in Star Dou Forest, and an external soul bone was within reach, why not take it first?
If nothing else
He could destroy it just to prevent it from falling into enemy hands.
Meanwhile
After losing the Phoenix Tail Crest Serpent's soul ring, the Shrek group had been wandering the forest in search of a new soul beast.
Luckily
Their luck wasn't too bad.
After three days, they finally encountered a suitable soul beast
A Wind Speed Baboon, known for its lightning fast agility.
If Oscar absorbed its soul ring, he would likely gain a speed boosting ability.
Thus
The group decided.
This baboon would be their new target.
(End of Chapter.)
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