Chapter 121: Absorbing Soul Bone
Zhu Zhuqing's heart was pounding wildly at this moment, and a blush crept onto her delicate, fair face as she looked at Pei Qing.
Initially, Zhu Zhuqing had feared this master, but now that fear had completely transformed into grateful longing.
If acknowledging Pei Qing as her master was initially due to circumstances, now she wholeheartedly entrusted herself to him.
"No need to say more. I understand your thoughts. Cultivate well and strive to break through as quickly as possible—that is the best reward for me."
Pei Qing said casually. Regarding Zhu Zhuqing's Hell Spirit Cat Martial Soul, he still wanted to continue researching it to gain a deeper understanding of the Hell attribute. Since she was now his person, a hundred-thousand-year soul bone was nothing.
"I will not disappoint you, Master!"
Zhu Zhuqing clutched her chest, feeling her heart pounding fiercely. She murmured to herself, feeling that even offering her life for Pei Qing now seemed acceptable.
Pei Qing turned to Di Mingli, curiosity flickering in his eyes. "Do you want to absorb some soul bones? Di Tian gave quite a few dragon-attribute soul bones."
As a Three-Eyed Golden Lion, Di Mingli was entirely different from ordinary transformed soul beasts. As an auspicious beast, she could freely switch between her true form and human form. In human form, she could also absorb soul bones; it was just that ordinary soul bones were not worthy of her.
"No, I'm not interested in these soul bones."
Di Mingli shook her head. With her Golden Dragon Bloodline, she ranked among the top of the Dragon race. Absorbing the true dragon soul bones in Pei Qing's hand wouldn't benefit her; it might even lower her bloodline concentration, which would be a thankless effort.
"Alright, by the way, come with me later. We'll go to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. You might find some unexpected opportunities there."
The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was a treasure land formed after the demise of the Water and Fire Dragon Kings. It was highly probable that the remains of the two great Dragon Kings were beneath the well.
Since he was not of the Dragon race, Pei Qing had little interest in the soul bones of these two Dragon Kings and had no intention of searching for them.
However, if Di Mingli, with her Golden Dragon Bloodline, absorbed the soul bones left by two Dragon King-level powerhouses, she would gain unexpected benefits.
Pei Qing wasn't a fool; he merely wanted to repay the Star Dou Great Forest. After much thought, most of the treasures he could offer weren't of much use to the forest.
Only the two Dragon King soul bones that might exist beneath the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well held real value. Since he had no use for them, he figured he might as well do a favor and give them away directly. Of course, whether Di Mingli could even obtain them was another matter.
"Opportunity?"
"Are we going on an adventure?"
Di Mingli immediately became excited upon hearing Pei Qing's words. Over these days, she had read many human-written books in the Crown Prince Palace, and the countless adventure stories within them made her yearn for such experiences.
According to those stories, opportunities always came with adventures. So if Pei Qing said there was an opportunity, it must mean he was taking her on an adventure.
Thinking of this, Di Mingli couldn't help but feel excited; she felt the dormant dragon blood within her begin to boil.
"No, I'm just taking you to try it out. There's probably no danger."
Pei Qing explained casually.
However, not explaining at all might have been better; this explanation instantly soured Di Mingli's mood.
So it's not an adventure!
Di Mingli lowered her head, looking somewhat disappointed. Her soft, golden hair also seemed to dim slightly.
"I'll take you on an adventure in the future. Let's skip it this time."
Pei Qing shook his head. Although Di Mingli was five thousand years old, she still had the mindset of a child.
Taking care of a child was indeed troublesome, but since he had promised Di Tian to take good care of her, he naturally wouldn't break his promise.
After successfully cheering her up, Pei Qing decided to begin absorbing the soul bones.
He instructed the four girls to have someone guard them while he absorbed the soul bones, then returned to his dormitory with Di Mingli.
"Mingli, I'm going to start absorbing the soul bone now. Please guard me."
Pei Qing said, then retrieved the three-hundred-thousand-year Scarlet Flame Phoenix torso soul bone from his soul guidance device. As soon as he took it out, he felt the terrifying soul power within this soul bone.
"Don't worry, leave everything to your big sister!"
Di Mingli patted her small chest, looking very reliable, as if to say, "You don't need to worry at all."
Pei Qing's mouth twitched. He didn't know why he always felt Di Mingli was a bit unreliable, but considering this was his dormitory and Bi Ji was hidden nearby, he relaxed completely and began to absorb the soul bone with peace of mind.
As the three-hundred-thousand-year Scarlet Flame Phoenix soul bone adhered to his torso, warm currents surged from the soul bone into Pei Qing's body, and a tingling sensation spread throughout him.
The process of absorbing the soul bone was not overly painful; in fact, it was very smooth.
Once the soul bone entered his body, his Martial Soul began to vibrate intensely.
Large amounts of golden soul power and True Sun Fire flowed within Pei Qing's body, continuously refining this three-hundred-thousand-year Scarlet Flame Phoenix torso soul bone.
In terms of hierarchy, the Great Sun Golden Crow far surpassed the Scarlet Flame Phoenix, so even a three-hundred-thousand-year torso soul bone began to transform under the ongoing refinement.
The originally crimson soul bone slowly turned black-gold.
This transformed soul bone seemed more suitable for Pei Qing and also more powerful.
The three-hundred-thousand-year soul bone not only directly increased Pei Qing's soul power by two levels but also granted him two excellent skills.
One was called Scarlet Flame Body, and the other was Phoenix Nirvana!
These two soul skills were not offensive; they were both amplification-type skills.
Scarlet Flame Body could increase Pei Qing's attributes by two hundred percent and, to some extent, enhance the power of his True Sun Fire.
Phoenix Nirvana was even easier to understand; yes, it was the legendary Phoenix Nirvana.
However, although this soul skill was heaven-defying, it had a major flaw: it could only be used once every six months on average. But its effects were extremely useful—no matter how severe the injury before Nirvana, complete recovery was achieved afterward.
This alone made it a divine skill; it could be said that his greatest gain this time was this soul skill.
Having this skill laid the foundation for his future invincibility.
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