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[Thus, you gained your fifth soul skill, Illusory Flame Clone.]
[This soul skill, just as you expected, mainly relies on the clone mechanism.]
[But contrary to your expectations, the Illusionary Flame Clone Soul Skill is even more exceptional than you anticipated.]
[This soul skill allows you to create one more clone for every ten levels of soul power and one more soul ring, and the clone's strength percentage is equal to the number of soul rings.]
[Simply put, at your current level of five rings, you can create five clones, and each clone's soul power is equivalent to 50% of your original body's.]
[Furthermore, these clones possess all four of your other soul skills, excluding your "Phantom Flame Clone" soul skill. And the power of these four soul skills is also 50%.]
[You were pleasantly surprised by this.]
[Because the mechanics and effects of this soul skill are already comparable to Xiao Wu from the original work.]
[In the original story, when Xiao Wu was at the seventh ring, she absorbed a 60,000-year-old three-eyed demon fox. After obtaining her Martial Soul True Form, she also gained the Soft Bone Rabbit clone soul skill.]
[Furthermore, the effect of that soul skill is that it can create seven clones, each clone being equivalent to 70% of the original soul power of the original Xiao Wu.]
[In terms of the clone mechanism, they are all the same!]
[The difference is that yours has growth potential and a higher ceiling.]
[Xiao Wu is essentially a freebie; she created a soul skill in addition to the Martial Soul True Body.]
[Therefore, in relative terms, each has its advantages and disadvantages; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that their price-effectiveness ratios are the same.]
[But just when you obtained this top-tier soul skill, which was enough to become the true core of your soul skill system.]
[An accident has occurred.]
[Just as you were about to demonstrate the effects of "Phantom Flame Clone" to Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan.]
[Whoosh!!!]
[The clothes on your back were instantly torn apart.]
[Then a pair of wings, almost identical to those of the Phantom Flame Extreme Evil Bird, wreathed in black flames, unfurled from behind you.]
[It turns out that while you were absorbing the Soul Ring, you also unexpectedly absorbed a winged external Soul Bone produced by the Phantom Flame Extreme Evil Bird.]
[At this moment, you're numb.]
[The atmosphere inside the arena froze.]
[Dugu Yan's mouth gaped slightly, her face full of surprise.]
[Dugu Bo's eyes, like those of a venomous snake, instantly locked onto your back, within which a flame of greed flickered.]
[You're completely at a loss for words in this situation.]
[But you reacted very quickly.]
[In less than three breaths, he decisively spoke to Dugu Bo.]
["Senior Dugu, you helped me hunt down this Phantom Flame Extreme Evil Bird. Without your help, even my teacher wouldn't have been able to kill it."]
["And even if he could hunt it, without the immortal herbs you have to establish my foundation, I wouldn't have a chance to absorb them."]
["So I'll take the Soul Ring. Now, I'll trouble you to remove the wings that are attached to the external Soul Bone for me, senior."]
["It just so happens that the Jade Phosphor Serpent Martial Soul, although it has embarked on the path of dragon transformation, is only a Flood Dragon and does not possess the unique wings of the Dragon Clan. Therefore, it lacks the ability to fly in the short term."]
["And these wings can perfectly compensate for the Flood Dragon's weakness."]
[Your words rang out crisply and clearly.]
[Upon hearing this, the light in Dugu Bo's eyes froze instantly, then vanished abruptly.]
[After hearing your words, Dugu Yan's expression changed completely.]
["Su Mu, what do you mean by that?"]
["Do you really think that Grandpa and I are the kind of ungrateful, shameless scoundrels?"]
[Dugu Yan was very angry, so she spoke very loudly.]
[After saying this, you step forward with a smile and explain that it's not what she thinks.]
[But you also subtly noticed that after hearing Dugu Yan's words, old Dugu Bo's face flushed slightly.]
[As expected, this old bastard was genuinely tempted by those wing-type external soul bones before.]
[He had considered taking this soul bone.]
[However, at this moment, after Dugu Yan finished speaking.]
[The old bastard coughed twice in a mocking manner, and then said.]
["Yanyan is right, what kind of people do you take us for?"]
["Can a mere piece of soul bone compare to the debt of gratitude for saving a life?"]
[You think to yourself, "That old bastard's really good at pretending."]
[But you're also lucky that you made the right bet.]
[And, barring any unforeseen circumstances, Dugu Yan, this young wife, won't be able to escape either.]
[But that's precisely why you feel you need to speak frankly and openly, to avoid future problems.]
[So you spoke.]
["If it were merely a soul bone, this junior would certainly not stoop to such a lowly act."]
["The main issue is that this soul bone isn't ordinary. It's an external soul bone."]
["The senior must have noticed this as well."]
["External soul bones can improve as the soul master's cultivation level increases, and their rarity is comparable to that of a 100,000-year-old soul bone."]
["So let alone a senior like you, even the Grand Elder of the Spirit Hall, Qian Daoliu, and the current Pope, Bibi Dong, would probably have no choice but to be tempted."]
["Of course, my desire to give this piece of soul bone to Yanzi's heart is also true."]
["Because this soul bone can truly make up for Yanzi's biggest weakness right now."]
[Your words are very sincere.]
[Even though you had a gambling mentality.]
[But now that you've made this decision, even if you lose the gamble, you won't regret it.]
[So at this moment, you are at peace.]
[But Dugu Yan retorted angrily, "I don't care what you're thinking, whether it's genuine affection or fear of Grandpa. But remember this: if you still want to be with me, let's not engage in so much scheming. My heart isn't big; I hope our relationship can be pure and sincere, based on genuine desire for each other's well-being."]
["Just like the love-stricken red flower you gave me before, so pure, so clean."]
["Secondly, I can feel how good you are to me."]
["After spending this time together, you should understand my attitude."]
["My willingness to accept you means I'm also willing to be good to you and want to be good to you.]
["I won't hold this against you today because of the circumstances. But this is a one-time exception, and it shouldn't happen again."]
["From now on, you'd better trust me a little more."]
["Otherwise, even if I've already fallen for you, even if we break up, I'll be in a lot of pain."]
["But I will also decisively break up with you, because I don't want our relationship to be filled with so much calculation."]
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