Tang San was quite envious of the Spirit Bone in front of him!
Tang Lan had absorbed a Blue Silver Right Leg Bone and subsequently awakened the Blue Silver Emperor.
After that, it was a rapid surge in power.
Tang San thought If he could absorb this Spirit Bone, would he also rise to prominence?
Everyone noticed Tang San's expression, and they all felt displeased.
You, as the master, how can you steal your disciple's opportunity?
Oscar, watching, also fell silent.
Tang San was his master, and also Tang Lan's younger brother.
He... didn't have the right to compete.
He only took a half step back, lowering his head and refusing to look at the Spirit Bone.
Tang San's heart steeled.
He stared unblinkingly at Tang Lan—Brother! Hurry up and give it to me!
Tang Lan sneered inwardly.
What's up?
No one's competing with you, and you don't want to step up and ask for it?
Let him be the bad guy?
It's not even a lie.
If Tang San had just asked directly, he wouldn't have been able to refuse.
But since you're being reserved...
Tang Lan gave Tang San a "I understand you" look.
Under Tang San's expectant gaze, he slapped the Spirit Bone into Oscar's hands.
"The best way to use this is to let you absorb it. We'll protect you while you do."
Oscar: Σ(QДQ;)っ
Tang San: (●—●) Huh? This isn't how it's supposed to go!
But the Spirit Bone was already in Oscar's hands. Could Tang San ask for it back?
"Hurry up and absorb it!" Tang Lan urged. "Little San just signaled me with his eyes. It has to be given to his disciple. We can't let your master's good intentions go to waste!"
Tang San: (Φ—Φ) Bro, are you serious?
Dai Mubai and the others couldn't help but chuckle. Was that really what Tang San meant? It seemed that even brothers could misunderstand each other.
This also showed that Tang Lan completely "didn't know" Tang San's personality, which led to this misunderstanding.
It was what it was.
Tang San couldn't very well argue for it now, so he could only pretend to be generous.
"Oscar, what are you waiting for? Absorb it."
Oscar looked thrilled! He had already given up.
He hadn't expected that this Spirit Bone would return to him?
"Thank you, Sect Master!"
"Thank you, Master!"
"Thank you, everyone!"
[The host caused Tang San to lose the Phoenix-tailed Cockscomb Serpent Left Leg Bone, boosting Oscar's assistance. Seizing a small amount of Tang San's luck!]
[Reward: "All Spirit Bone Years +600"! ]
Tang Lan was stunned.
He understood immediately.
This Phoenix-tailed Cockscomb Serpent Left Leg Bone was an opportunity not in the original story.
But in the previous situation, it was almost certain to belong to Tang San.
Therefore, it was considered Tang San's opportunity by the system.
Tang Lan could understand this.
But the Spirit Bone was absorbed by Oscar, so how could it be considered that Tang Lan snatched it?
'System, explain?' Tang Lan tried asking.
[Oscar sees through Tang San's true colors and can no longer assist Tang San in becoming a god.]
[Oscar is subdued by the host and becomes a subordinate.]
[A subordinate snatching Tang San's opportunity can be calculated as a 50% reward.]
Oh? There's a hidden setting like this?
A 50% reward, so originally it was supposed to add 1200 years?
Wait!
Tang Lan's eyes widened!
This was the common Spirit Bone age! He'd missed out on 600 years with his external Spirit Bone, the Life Ancient Tree Right Foot Palm!
Damn it!
He had to find a chance to quickly absorb this external Spirit Bone.
But the process took a while, so he'd have to wait until night.
While he was thinking,
Oscar also sat cross-legged, placing the Spirit Bone against his left leg. Soul power surged and intertwined.
Oscar's third Spirit Ring lit up.
As if passing some kind of test, the Spirit Bone transformed directly into photons, merging into his left leg.
Just like when Tang Lan absorbed the Blue Silver Right Leg Bone initially, it was effortless.
This was a display of high compatibility.
The next moment, Oscar's eyes widened in disbelief! "4,000 years!" Oscar was shocked: "The flight speed of the Flight Mushroom Sausage's Azure Wings has been elevated to the level of the 4,000-year Phoenix-tailed Cockscomb Serpent!"
Tang Lan nodded with satisfaction.
Otherwise, why would he let him absorb it? This original method of absorption had an amplification effect.
"The Flame Wing effect has also improved!"
Oscar exclaimed—
"The burst multiplier has increased to four times!"
"The reduced time is now down to seven times!"
Holy cow!
Zhao Wuji blurted out, "Your effect is almost as good as a 5,000-year Spirit Ring, isn't it?"
"Is this even a third Spirit Ring?" Xiao Wu sighed. "Most people's fourth Spirit Rings are only this good, right?"
"Uncle Tang is awesome!" Ning Rongrong cheered, waving her arms.
Tang Lan smiled and patted Tang San on the shoulder.
"Xiao San, you made the right decision. Letting Xiao Ao absorb this Spirit Bone maximizes its benefits."
"Thank you, Master, for your kindness!" Oscar's flattery followed.
Tang San smiled awkwardly.
He felt like he was being roasted over a fire.
Quickly changing the subject, he asked, "Oscar, what's your Spirit Bone skill?"
Oscar slapped his forehead! He'd been so excited about his enhanced third Spirit Skill that he'd forgotten to check his Spirit Bone skill.
He closed his eyes to check.
Joyfully, he opened them.
"The Spirit Bone skill from the Phoenix-tailed Cockscomb Serpent Left Leg Bone comes from the Phoenix-tailed Cockscomb Serpent's fleshy crown, and is called Hormone Burst."
"It usually absorbs my spirit power, mental energy, and vitality, and then releases them all at once when I need it, restoring my own condition."
"The proportion is about 30%?"
Tang San's eyes were a little red with envy!
This was a 30% boost to one's physical condition, not just 30% of spirit power!
It was a life-saving shot in a moment of near-death!
It was a trump card to be used in desperate situations!
He regretted it a little. Why did he care about face just now?
If he had just asked Tang Lan directly, would his brother have refused?
He was so angry!
But it was done.
It was useless for Tang San to be angry now. He couldn't exactly chop off Oscar's leg and take out the Spirit Bone, could he?
He could only pretend that nothing was wrong.
But Oscar still noticed that his master's mood was off!
He quietly put away his smile.
——Don't get carried away and offend the master!
The others were watching, smiling inwardly.
——This Tang San is really something! He's eyeing his own disciple's opportunity.
If he weren't Tang Lan's younger brother, he would have been kicked out of the team long ago.
"Very good," Tang Lan congratulated. "With this Hormone Burst Spirit Bone skill, and with Oscar mastering Lingbo Weibu, he should have no problem protecting himself at the same level."
Everyone laughed.
As an auxiliary Spirit Master, being able to protect himself at the same level would be a huge help to the team!
At the same time,
Tang Lan's grand vision contrasted sharply with Tang San's.
Everyone's opinion of Tang San dropped a few notches again.
They couldn't help but sigh – Tang San's greatest fortune was having such a good older brother!
After a short rest.
Zhao Wuji spoke, "Sect Master, it's time to hunt a spirit beast for you. What is the target spirit ring's age?"
All eyes turned to Tang Lan, everyone making their own guesses.
As the person who discovered the Whale Glue, and with a ridiculously strong body, shouldn't this fourth spirit ring be at least ten thousand years old?
Tang Lan sensed his own limit – 27,621 years!
After thinking for a moment,
We'll be comrades-in-arms in the future, so it's alright to reveal some "unimportant" secrets.
He summoned his Life Spirit Blue Silver Emperor and removed the disguise from the spirit ring, which was now three black leaves, releasing it at his feet.
Three black ten-thousand-year Spirit Rings pulsed rhythmically.
Σ(っQДQ)ДQ)ДQ)っ
Holy crap!!!
What did they just see?
The first, second, and third Spirit Rings were all ten-thousand-year rings??!!
Even Tang San and Xiao Wu, who already knew, were still incredibly shocked upon seeing them again.
The age of these Spirit Rings was simply beyond imagination.
After about half a minute, Ning Rongrong was the first to react, asking the question that everyone urgently wanted to know:
"Tang Uncle, Sect Master, what exactly is going on with these ten-thousand-year Spirit Rings?"
She was so excited that she was practically incoherent.
Facing the burning gazes of the crowd, Tang Lan shook his head with a hint of regret.
"You're probably going to be disappointed. My Spirit Rings are not replicable."
"As a mutated Martial Soul, the Life Spirit Blue Silver Emperor, in addition to its life and soul attributes, also has a Martial Soul characteristic—"
"It can absorb life force and infuse it into Spirit Rings to increase their lifespan, with the upper limit being my own limit."
The crowd, upon hearing this, initially showed some disappointment.
—A miracle that can't be replicated, what a pity.
Then, they revealed expressions of confusion.
"Martial Soul characteristic?" Ning Rongrong questioned, "What's that? I've never heard of it."
Tang Lan patiently explained, "A martial soul's characteristic is an innate talent of the martial soul. It can be an extreme attribute or a special effect."
"For example, Rongrong, your Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda's martial soul characteristic is a percentage-based enhancement that ignores levels."
"These are all written in the Tang Sect Encyclopedia."
Ning Rongrong and the others nodded in understanding.
They were increasingly looking forward to the Tang Sect Encyclopedia – judging by what they had seen so far, it truly deserved the name encyclopedia!
"Then, if the sect master has this martial soul characteristic, wouldn't he just need to hunt a spirit beast at random?" Dai Mubai asked.
He was met with a look of disdain from everyone.
Dai Mubai immediately realized how foolish his words were.
The spirit skills brought by a spirit ring were fixed. Even if the age increased, it would only strengthen the spirit skills.
And the older the spirit beast, the greater its potential.
The spirit skills that their Spirit Rings bring are definitely much stronger than those of lower-level spirit beasts of the same age.
Why choose the worse when there's better?
"Forget I said anything," Dai Mubai said awkwardly, "So, Sect Master, what age limit should we set for hunting spirit beasts?"
"Around thirty thousand years," Tang Lan said confidently, "Let's continue deeper inside."
Once again, everyone was dumbfounded!
They had guessed that Tang Lan's limit was over ten thousand years.
But they didn't expect it to be thirty thousand years!
Zhao Wuji forced a smile.
No wonder Tang Lan's Life Spirit Blue Silver Emperor was so strong; even a seventh-ring Spirit Saint like him had trouble retreating.
With the enhancement of three thirty-thousand-year Spirit Rings, could it be simple?
Tang Lan pointed in a direction, advancing deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest.
No one noticed.
Zhu Zhuqing's gaze towards Tang Lan became increasingly resolute – this man was too outstanding; she had to seize the opportunity!
Dual Cultivation, was it?
She could do it too, right?
Because she had a storage ring, she could store sausages for a long time.
Oscar would occasionally shout —
"I've got a Mushroom Sausage!"
He distributed it evenly to everyone, storing it in his storage ring for emergencies.
Xiao Wu's eyes darted around.
Tang Lan, just like herself, could condense a natal Spirit Ring.
He didn't need to hunt Spirit Beasts at all.
But this definitely couldn't be revealed.
So, she needed to find an opportunity to separate Tang Lan from the team.
Only then could she take the chance to condense her natal Spirit Ring.
I wonder how my brother is going to get out of the team.
In the original story, Tang San killed a 2,000-year-old Human-faced Spider, which he stumbled upon while being chased by the Dragon Duke and Snake Grandmother, who were pursuing Xiao Wu.
But because of Tang Lan's involvement, the Dragon Duke and Snake Grandmother have probably already taken Meng Yiran back to Tiandou City to purchase Whale Glue.
But it's not a big problem.
Tang Lan, at the very first moment he entered the Star Dou Great Forest, used the Blue Silver Grass network that covered the forest to find a Human-faced Spider that matched the age, and was the only one that did: a 2,000-year-old one.
And next to it, there was a 30,000-year-old Human-faced Spider.
It seems to be the one that Tang San later devoured.
Seeing the two getting along harmoniously, perhaps they were mother and daughter? That's why Tang Lan said the age was around 30,000 years.
At this moment,
he was leading the team, maintaining a distance from the two Human-faced Spiders.
He was waiting.
Waiting… "Stop!!!"
Zhao Wuji at the front of the team suddenly stopped, immediately summoning his Titan Great Ape spirit to attach to him.
"Everyone! Go back the way we came!"
"If anything happens later, don't look back!"
"Go!"
Oscar and the others hadn't realized the severity of the situation.
They only thought they'd run into a tricky spirit beast.
They were about to retreat.
\n\nThe two tall trees in front of them were pushed aside, and a massive figure emerged.
At that moment, everyone's breath hitched! That figure looked like a cross between a monkey and a gorilla, with black fur that shimmered with colorful light. Its body was as heavy as a mountain, and its limbs were on the ground, with its shoulders more than seven meters off the ground.
If it stood upright, it would probably be over fifteen meters tall!
"The King of the Forest, the Titan Ape?" Tang San exclaimed, "A hundred-year-old Titan Ape can fight head-on with a ten-thousand-year spirit beast! As far as I know, the only Titan Ape in the Star Dou Great Forest is a hundred-thousand-year spirit beast!"
Everyone's faces fell! No matter what kind of spirit beast it was, a hundred-thousand-year one was beyond their ability to fight.
Damn!
Are they going to die here?
Zhao Wuji took a deep breath and bowed, saying—
"Esteemed Forest King, we mean no offense. If this is your territory, we are willing to withdraw immediately."
The Titan Giant Ape ignored him.
It took a step forward.
Everyone's hearts leaped into their throats!
—Because humans hunt soul beasts, nearly all soul beasts harbor hostility towards humans.
This Forest King is probably the same!
Zhao Wuji's first, second, third, and fifth Spirit Rings lit up!
The Immovable Ming King Body protected him.
Gravity control centered on Zhao Wuji, completely enveloping the Titan Giant Ape.
The gravity squeeze worked with the gravity control, trying its best to restrict the Titan Giant Ape.
With his Great Strength Golden Ape Palm fully activated, a powerful energy fluctuation released, he fearlessly launched himself at the Titan Giant Ape.
At the same time, he shouted——
"Run!!!"
But the response he received was a tiger's roar! Dai Mubai activated his White Tiger Vajra Transformation, his eyes bloodshot as he charged towards the Titan Giant Ape's supporting forelimbs.
He also didn't forget to remind them——
"Sect Master, you all go!"
The others didn't move.
Zhu Zhuqing's figure vanished, calmly charging forward.
Xiao Wu also used her third spirit skill, her body flickering repeatedly as she arrived behind the Titan Giant Ape.
Ning Rongrong's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda appeared in her hand.
"Seven Treasures Glazed Tile, one: Power!"
"Seven Treasures Glazed Tile, two: Speed!"
Both Zhao Wuji and the other three received a 30% increase in power and speed!