Quan Li also noticed the anomaly in Quan Yi's body.
He saw two red spots of light appear on Quan Yi's forehead.
Gradually, the spots of light emerged from his body, extending outward along his forehead.
"This, this is..."
Under Quan Li's gaze, a pair of crystal-clear Vermillion horns grew from Quan Yi's forehead.
Quan Li quickly compared them to the horns on the Scarlet Scale Evil Dragon's head and found that, apart from the size difference, the shape of the horns was exactly the same.
The ruby-like dragon horns were brewing a fiery aura that even made Quan Li's heart palpitate.
The pure, powerful Fire-attribute energy was identical to Quan Yi's own fire.
Confirming this, Quan Li couldn't help but open his mouth wide, looking at the scene in disbelief, and murmured, "An, an External Soul Bone."
External Soul Bones hold an extremely high status in the Soul Master world, a special existence apart from the six major categories of Soul Bones.
They are the second most coveted item on the Soul Master's dream list, second only to the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.
The most valuable aspect of an External Soul Bone is its ability to grow.
Even if you absorb a Hundred Year-level External Soul Bone, as long as your cultivation continues to improve, it will grow to a level no less than a Ten Thousand Year, or even a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.
Such a perverted Soul Bone had actually been encountered by Quan Yi. Quan Li tried his best to suppress his excitement and guarded Quan Yi even more cautiously.
Meanwhile, Quan Yi, who was still absorbing the Soul Ring's energy, sensed that most of the energy in his body was pouring into his forehead, eventually forming the shape of dragon horns.
Quan Yi's consciousness also expanded outward with the extension of the dragon horns.
It was as if Quan Yi had grown a sensory organ, and at this point, Quan Yi had a guess in his mind.
Having absorbed two Soul Bones, Quan Yi was no stranger to this peculiar feeling.
Moreover, this energy was not attached to the skull.
Given this peculiar situation, Quan Yi immediately thought of an External Soul Bone.
He suppressed the excitement in his heart and absorbed the energy step by step.
After being absorbed by the meridians, the Soul Ring's energy transformed into pure Fire-attribute Soul Power, which then continuously flowed into the two dragon horns on his forehead.
The dragon horns were also constantly absorbing this energy, and their color became more and more pure and vibrant.
...
Four hours passed.
The Sixth Soul Ring was successfully absorbed.
Quan Yi opened his eyes, feeling the surging power contained within his body, and roared excitedly.
In the loud sound waves, Quan Yi's body emitted a strange dragon's roar, causing Quan Li to feel an unusual and intense fluctuation.
Quan Li looked at the tight clothes, the even more exaggeratedly robust body, and the pair of awe-inspiring dragon horns, and an inexplicable sense of fear arose in his heart.
He thought to himself, "As expected of a True Dragon's Soul Ring, the amplification of physical attributes is extraordinary. Now, Xiao Yi's physical fitness has completely surpassed this old man."
After roaring, Quan Yi closed his eyes again.
He turned his consciousness and mental power to the dragon horns on his head. Through the dragon horns, Quan Yi could clearly sense the Fire-attribute elements in the surrounding space.
Fire-attribute element perception was an ability Quan Yi already possessed.
However, with these dragon horns, Quan Yi's perception range had expanded tenfold.
The original detection range, limited to about ten kilometers in diameter, had been expanded to one hundred kilometers.
At this moment, most of the core area centered on Quan Yi was within his perception.
In addition to the range, his perception accuracy had also been greatly improved.
Quan Yi could even sense the flow of Fire-attribute elements in the atmosphere.
Based on the direction and speed of the flow, Quan Yi could roughly outline the meteorological conditions within this range.
And this was just one of the basic abilities carried by the dragon horns.
Quan Yi's mind stirred, urging the true skill of the dragon horns.
In the next moment, the massive Fire-attribute elements scattered during the battle rapidly converged towards Quan Yi's pair of dragon horns.
The terrifying suction force absorbed almost all the Fire-attribute elements within a one-kilometer radius.
The Vermillion dragon horns instantly bloomed with dazzling White Light.
At the same moment, the temperature of the space surrounding Quan Yi plummeted.
The Scarlet Scale Evil Dragon's corpse beneath his feet began to freeze, and Quan Li, closest to Quan Yi, unconsciously circulated his Soul Power to resist the biting cold.
However, the closer he got to Quan Yi, the more severe the temperature drop became. Quan Li couldn't help but warn, "Xiao Yi!"
Hearing the sound, Quan Yi immediately stopped the absorption.
The Blazing White color of Quan Yi's dragon horns gradually faded, revealing the Vermillion hue once more.
In a short period, the dragon horns had absorbed a massive amount of Fire-attribute energy.
Even more terrifying was that the dragon horns were autonomously filtering and refining the pure Fire-attribute elements within, channeling the purified energy along the dragon horns into Quan Yi's meridians.
Meanwhile, the remaining energy was stored by the dragon horns, transforming into Quan Yi's backup energy source.
The pure Fire-attribute energy circulated through his meridians and was absorbed by Quan Yi, turning into his Soul Power and enhancing his cultivation.
This cultivation speed was many times faster than before.
A smile appeared on Quan Yi's lips. With these dragon horns, the cultivation speed that had troubled him for so long would be completely resolved.
These dragon horns, combining the absorption and purification of energy, were simply a cheat for cultivation.
If Quan Yi were to meditate on his own, the efficiency would definitely be several times, even dozens of times, slower.
Quan Li sensed the surrounding temperature stop dropping and realized the terrifying power of this External Soul Bone.
He murmured, "It can actually achieve a low-temperature effect by absorbing all the surrounding Fire-attribute elements. What a terrifying suction force!"
At this moment, Quan Yi reopened his eyes, touched the dragon horns on his forehead, and explained to Quan Li, "Grandpa, it can do more than just absorb."
Immediately afterward, Quan Yi's dragon horns released a gentle Vermillion halo.
As the halo shone, Quan Li felt the surrounding environment rapidly warming up within a few breaths, eventually returning to a normal temperature level.
Quan Li withdrew his Soul Power defense and said, "It actually possesses both absorption and release abilities. No wonder it's ranked second on the Soul Master's dream list of treasures. Xiao Yi, this is a one-in-a-million chance."
He said, "Grandpa, this External Soul Bone's ability isn't just simple absorption and release. It has other ways of being used, waiting for me to develop them."
In Quan Yi's mind, the final light orb attack of the Scarlet Scale Evil Dragon flashed.
Quan Li hadn't personally witnessed the specific battle scene, so he didn't understand Quan Yi's words yet.
However, even with its current abilities, it was already extremely abnormal.
Quan Li said, "Alright, we'll talk about the rest when we get back. For now, let's leave this place first."
More than the gains, Quan Li was more concerned about Quan Yi's safety.
Quan Li was well aware of the principle that extreme joy can lead to sorrow.
Everything could wait until they returned to a safe place to discuss in detail.
Quan Yi's expression was restrained as he said to Quan Li, "Grandpa, leave the route back to me."
Then, he channeled his consciousness into the dragon horns, using their powerful perception ability to sense the situation within a one-hundred-kilometer radius.
-----------
This high quality machine translation is powered by: https:// randomtranslator.com/
To read the full translation, as well as more than 444+ fanfic and original translations or request new translations, check out: https:// randomtranslator.com/
You can also join the RandomTranslator community on Discord to connect with other readers: https:// discord.gg/NSWvfN7vua
-----------