'I wonder which part of my body this external soul bone from the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's tail will attach to?'
'It probably won't be my tail—after all, I don't have one.'
'Besides, the essence of this soul bone is the power of the evil god, not an actual bone…'
'The manifestation of the evil god's power isn't limited to just a tail!'
'And…'
'What kind of soul skill will it come with?'
'Evil God Hook? Evil God Spike?'
'Or could it be the one soul skill I want most?!'
For a moment, Dai Chengfeng was filled with anticipation.
After all, if it really turned out to be the soul skill he desired most, then this external soul bone would be absolutely overpowered. Even a hundred external soul bones from Dark Golden Terror Claw Bears wouldn't be worth trading for it.
Not even close!
With these thoughts in mind, Dai Chengfeng began circulating his soul power, channeling it into the external soul bone from the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.
The moment Dai Chengfeng's soul power touched the external soul bone, it was violently repelled, causing his body to tremble slightly.
Dai Chengfeng opened his eyes and gazed at the external soul bone, his expression grave.
'No wonder it's from a sixty-thousand-year-old soul beast—the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.'
'Even though there's no resistance from its lingering consciousness, and it even seems to be helping me fuse with it smoothly…'
'The barrier posed by its soul power alone is already incredibly difficult to overcome!'
'Hah!'
Dai Chengfeng took a deep breath and locked eyes with the Sky Azure Bull Python, staring at it intently.
Smiling faintly, he closed his eyes again. 'Truly deserving of being a hundred-thousand-year-old soul beast…'
This time, Dai Chengfeng held nothing back, unleashing all of his soul power in one go.
As his soul power continuously battered the external soul bone, aided by the residual spiritual will of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, the layer of soul power surrounding the bone finally began to loosen.
"Now!"
Without hesitation, Dai Chengfeng poured his soul power into the external soul bone like a flood, pulling it into his body.
The instant the external soul bone entered his body,
A surge of powerful and bizarre dark energy erupted from within the bone, crashing through Dai Chengfeng's meridians like a tsunami.
The next second, Dai Chengfeng's face turned as pale as paper, beads of sweat covering his forehead.
"Pfft!"
A mouthful of blood spewed forth uncontrollably.
Outside, the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape stood silently by.
Watching Dai Chengfeng endure the pain, the Titan Giant Ape couldn't help but ask, "Big Brother, this human is struggling so much to absorb this external soul bone. Is something going wrong?"
The Sky Azure Bull Python's gaze remained fixed on Dai Chengfeng as it spoke gravely, "This external soul bone comes from the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. The power it contains is strange and formidable."
"Relying solely on himself, there's no way he can succeed in absorbing it!"
The Titan Giant Ape's eyes widened in surprise. "No way to succeed?"
"If he dies, what happens to the information about Sister Xiao Wu?"
The Sky Azure Bull Python shook its head. "There's no need to worry. Xiao Wu is most likely fine!"
"Huh?"
The Titan Giant Ape scratched its head in confusion. "If you say Sister Xiao Wu is fine, then why did we agree to his deal and let that annoying tiger go?"
"The deal?"
The Sky Azure Bull Python sneered. "It was just a way out."
"That Dark Demon Evil God Tiger isn't simple. While it's not a match for the two of us combined, still…"
"If it were to fight to the death, I can sense that one of us would perish alongside it."
"In that case, why risk our lives fighting it?"
The Sky Azure Bull Python looked at Dai Chengfeng, whose body seemed to be swelling, with dark energy overflowing around him, as if he might explode at any moment.
"His martial soul is the White Tiger—he's likely someone from the Star Luo Empire's royal family, someone with influence."
"And despite being so young, he's already a Grand Soul Master, earning the admiration of that arrogant Dark Demon Evil God Tiger."
"Now, he's locked in a life-and-death struggle with the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger…"
"We can simply borrow his hand to kill it!"
"If he dies, it has no effect on us. If the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger dies, it's even better!"
As it finished speaking—
The Sky Azure Bull Python turned to the Titan Giant Ape. "Second Brother, use your strength to suppress the power of the external soul bone within him. He must not die yet!"
"I must say…"
"That tiger is truly cunning. It probably realized we might know him and wouldn't stand idly by while he died, so it dared to give him the external soul bone."
"And this human seems confident that we'll step in to help."
"Otherwise, how could a mere Grand Soul Master dare to absorb a sixty-thousand-year-old external soul bone?"
"??? "
The Titan Giant Ape listened to his elder brother's analysis, utterly baffled. "So much complexity in all this?"
My head itches, like it's growing a brain!
Meanwhile—
The bizarre power from the external soul bone had completely spiraled out of control within Dai Chengfeng's body.
"They're still not stepping in?"
"So vengeful?"
Enduring the excruciating pain throughout his body, Dai Chengfeng forced a bitter smile. "If they don't step in soon, I'll have no choice but to use the Asura energy to completely isolate it…"
After all, the Asura energy wasn't a sealing technique—it was a force of destruction.
Thus, if he used the Asura energy to fully isolate this external soul bone, it would mean he wouldn't be able to use its power temporarily.
That's why Dai Chengfeng chose to wait for the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape's assistance.
Just as Dai Chengfeng felt his body reaching its limit and prepared to use the Asura energy to completely isolate the external soul bone—
The immense soul power of the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape finally arrived.
The Sky Azure Bull Python's azure-blue soul power transformed into resilient threads, slowly penetrating Dai Chengfeng's meridians and wrapping around the rampaging dark energy.
Meanwhile, the Titan Giant Ape's soul power enveloped Dai Chengfeng's body, preventing it from being torn apart by the overwhelming energy.
At this moment, all Dai Chengfeng could think was, "The Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape truly live up to their status as hundred-thousand-year-old soul beasts."
Under their assistance, the swelling of Dai Chengfeng's body instantly eased, and the pain on his face lessened slightly.
For a moment, Dai Chengfeng exhaled deeply, then wasted no time—
He quickly channeled his own soul power, working together with the soul power of the two hundred-thousand-year-old soul beasts, carefully approaching the external soul bone.
Simultaneously, he mobilized the Asura energy.
About half an hour later.
With the continuous infusion of the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape's immense soul power, along with the cooperation of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's residual spiritual will, the Asura energy finally succeeded in suppressing and partially isolating most of the external soul bone's power.
Instantly, the surging dark energy began to subside.
By now, Dai Chengfeng was drenched in sweat, and a strange sensation washed over him.
He could clearly feel the external soul bone taking root and growing within his body. Then, a sharp pain erupted from his back, as if something was about to burst out.
"Mmm!"
Dai Chengfeng couldn't help but let out a muffled groan of pain.
The next second—
A pair of bone wings sprouted from his back.
But unlike ordinary skeletal wings, this pair of pitch-black wings shimmered with an eerie glow, radiating an unsettling aura of evil.
At the same time, the information about the soul skill attached to the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's soul bone appeared in Dai Chengfeng's mind.
In an instant, a look of ecstatic joy flashed across his eyes. "It's exactly this soul skill!"
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