Wang Lin simply scanned the data on Attribute Panel. His attention finally rested on the columns for Soul Rings and the newly appeared Soul Bone.
It seemed Long Xiaoyao's conclusion was correct. His soul rings indeed had no soul skills. If they had soul skills, the name of the soul skill should appear after the soul ring, just like the Ice Silkworm Exoskeleton Shedding.
However, after the three soul rings—one yellow and two purple—there was only the age, with no other annotation.
Putting away Attribute Panel, a thoughtful look appeared on Wang Lin's face. Countless immortal herbs flashed through his mind as he recalled which herbs and secret treasures could strengthen the physical body.
"A soul bone actually appeared!" Just as Wang Lin was contemplating, Long Xiaoyao's surprised voice suddenly came from beside him.
Wang Lin came back to his senses and looked at Long Xiaoyao. The old Black Dragon stood beside the Ice Jade Scorpion's corpse, holding an emerald green left arm bone that emitted a faint white mist.
Looking closely, one could see small, ice-blue crystals on the surface of the soul bone. The left claw of the Ice Jade Scorpion's corpse was completely shattered.
The soul bone was clearly just retrieved from the Ice Jade Scorpion's corpse by Long Xiaoyao.
"Take it. An ice-attribute soul bone; you make your own plans for it." Long Xiaoyao casually tossed the Ice Jade Scorpion soul bone to Wang Lin.
As soon as the soul bone entered his hand, an icy cold sensation came from his palm, which surprised Wang Lin.
He had already fused with the Ice Silkworm Exoskeleton Shedding. Isolated by the exoskeleton shedding, Wang Lin couldn't feel the coldness of the surrounding environment at all and was wearing the same thin garment as Long Xiaoyao.
But he actually felt a chill from the soul bone. One could only say it was worthy of being a ten-thousand-year soul bone.
"Uh, Master, you killed the soul beast. Why are you giving the soul bone to me?" Wang Lin held the soul bone but did not put it away.
"Although this old man killed it, it was attracted by you. When you absorbed that shedding, your whole body emitted a strange fragrance that was greatly appealing to soul beasts. Otherwise, with this old man sitting here, would these soul beasts dare to approach?"
Long Xiaoyao said, pointing at the surrounding soul beast corpses.
"But..."
Before Wang Lin could speak, Long Xiaoyao interrupted him: "Why are you being so wishy-washy? Just take it when I tell you to. Do you think a person of my age and cultivation would still need a soul bone?"
Long Xiaoyao's tone was full of dominance.
"Then thank you, Master." Wang Lin was not polite with Long Xiaoyao and put away the Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone. He was not planning to absorb this soul bone.
The Secret of the Body Sect mentioned that a Soul Master should ideally maintain the purity of their attribute. For a mental-type Soul Master like him, the best soul bone attributes to absorb were mental attribute or life attribute.
Other attributes would cause "contamination" to Wang Lin's original attribute. Of course, most Soul Masters wouldn't care about the "contamination" brought by soul bones, as ninety-nine percent of Soul Masters might never obtain a single soul bone in their lifetime.
He remembered that the Ice Jade Scorpion's soul bone in the original work had some kind of "pride" that made it unabsorbable by non-ice attributes.
Anyway, a soul bone was still bone. He would find a chance to try burning it with the Bone Refining Fire.
"Continue searching." Long Xiaoyao nodded.
"Searching for those two fierce beasts?" Wang Lin was stunned for a moment. "Master, are you serious? So much time has passed; are you sure you can still find them?"
"Let's look around. Just in case?" Long Xiaoyao said in a deep voice.
"Alright then!" Wang Lin nodded helplessly. He really wanted to tell Long Xiaoyao.
Huo Yuhao was already on his way back to Shrek Academy, but he couldn't say it.
Thus, the master and disciple wandered aimlessly on the extreme northern ice plain again.
They wandered for several more days. This time, they were searching aimlessly on the extreme northern ice plain.
With the vast expanse of white snow surrounding them, Wang Lin was completely lost and couldn't tell the difference between east, south, west, and north.
He even suspected that the old Black Dragon was also lost because he felt Long Xiaoyao was just leading him randomly.
The cold wind circled Wang Lin. He held a piece of dry ration that was frozen rock-hard, biting it hard with his teeth.
But human teeth could not move the dry ration that was frozen solid like iron.
Swish!
Invisible telekinesis permeated from his body, slicing through the dry ration in Wang Lin's hand like a sharp blade.
It instantly cut the two palm-sized dry rations into a large handful of finger-sized cubes.
Grabbing a handful to give to Long Xiaoyao, Wang Lin picked up one dry ration cube and threw it into his mouth.
Hiss!
Cold air immediately burst from his mouth. His gums ached from the cold. Wang Lin looked pained.
"Master, shouldn't we go back now? We haven't found any trace of those two fierce beasts these past few days."
"Mn." Long Xiaoyao nodded silently. This was the first time in days that he didn't say "let's look some more."
Wang Lin looked at Long Xiaoyao with surprise upon hearing this, and suddenly realized something.
"Master, we haven't gotten lost, have we?"
Long Xiaoyao did not answer. He silently grabbed a piece of dry ration and put it into his mouth. He stood up, his pair of black eyes looking far into the distance, putting on a profound and mysterious facade.
Wang Lin: ...He really is lost.Silence.
"Elder Yi, Elder Yi." Helplessly, Wang Lin called out in his heart. His spiritual power touched the Staff of Life in his Spiritual Sea.
"What is it, Little Linzi?"
In Wang Lin's Spiritual Sea, Electrolux poked his head out from the Staff of Life.
"Um, could I please ask you to sense the direction of your divine consciousness fragment? We are lost."
"To the right." Electrolux, who had poked his head out, shook his head. After saying one sentence, he retreated his head back.
Having determined the approximate direction, Wang Lin spoke.
"To the right, Master. The direction should be correct."
"Mn!" Long Xiaoyao nodded. The master and disciple set off on their journey again.
Since there were no noticeable landmarks in the vast ice plain, Wang Lin could only walk a distance, then ask Elder Yi, and adjust the direction of their advance.
They had just walked a short distance in the correct direction when muffled thunder suddenly rang out. The clear blue sky was suddenly covered with dark clouds. Something had changed between heaven and earth.
"What is this?"
Long Xiaoyao looked up at the sky, his eyes slightly narrowed. This aura... the reversal of heaven and earth. Could it be a soul beast undergoing rebirth?
"Little Linzi, you stay put. Your Master will go retrieve a treasure for you."
As Long Xiaoyao's voice fell, he completely ignored Wang Lin's attempt to reply. Darkness surged around him. The entire person transformed into a wisp of black smoke and disappeared.
Wang Lin looked at the direction Long Xiaoyao left, his eyes wide. He sighed softly, only hoping that Long Xiaoyao wouldn't get lost on his return.
Having no choice, Wang Lin could only stand in place and wait.
Half an hour passed quietly. The dark clouds in the sky slowly dispersed, and a black figure appeared on the horizon.
It was Long Xiaoyao, who had run off to retrieve a treasure half an hour ago. Long Xiaoyao quickly approached Wang Lin, holding an exquisite wooden tray in his arms.
The tray was inlaid with at least a hundred colorful gems. The crucial point was that in the center of this small wooden tray, a mass of airflow slightly fluctuated.
The airflow was condensed and unscattered, faintly darting back and forth, trying to break out of the encirclement. A faint golden light shield emanated from the wooden tray beneath it, enveloping it and preventing it from breaking through.