Chapter 162: Tang San's Three Spirit Bones
When Lin Mo and his group arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy's Education Committee, they happened to witness the scene where Tang San's external Spirit Bone was forced out under the pressure of Spirit Douluo Zhi Lin.
The atmosphere inside the Education Committee was solemn.
Committee Member Zhi Lin stood in the hall, eight spirit rings slowly rotating beneath his feet, as a powerful pressure of spirit power pressed down on Tang San opposite him like a rising tide.
Tang San's face was pale. Fine beads of sweat seeped from his forehead, and his body trembled slightly beyond his control.
Just as he was about to collapse, the clothing on his back suddenly tore open, and eight hideous spider legs burst out from his body.
The spider legs were completely purplish black, their surfaces covered with fine barbs. The moment the Eight Spider Lances appeared, the pressure around Tang San suddenly lightened, and his spirit power fluctuations stabilized as well.
Seeing this scene, Dugu Bo narrowed his eyes slightly.
A flash of killing intent quietly passed through his emerald pupils, but it was quickly restrained.
He recognized that the abnormality on Tang San's back was a Spirit Bone, and an extremely rare external Spirit Bone at that.
He knew the value of an external Spirit Bone all too well. It was a priceless treasure that could be sought but not easily found, and it could even evolve as a Spirit Master grew, possessing limitless potential.
Dugu Bo quietly made a decision in his heart.
For such a treasure to fall into the hands of a junior who was only in his thirties in rank was truly a reckless waste of resources.
When a suitable opportunity presented itself in the future, he would definitely kidnap Tang San in secret and extract that external Spirit Bone.
At this moment, however, he did not show any abnormality in front of so many people. He merely stood quietly at the entrance of the hall.
Standing behind Dugu Bo, Lin Mo's gaze also landed on Tang San.
Relying on his mental force, which far surpassed Spirit Masters of the same rank, Lin Mo clearly sensed the fluctuations of spirit power on Tang San.
Rank 38.
This surprised Lin Mo quite a bit.
Based on his memory, Tang San's spirit power rank at this point in time should have been at most Rank 33 or Rank 34.
How could it possibly be Rank 38?
However, Lin Mo quickly noticed something off about Tang San.
As he sensed more closely, Lin Mo's brow could not help furrowing slightly.
Unlike the others, whose attention was entirely focused on the Eight Spider Lances on Tang San's back, his attention at this moment was focused more on Tang San's right arm and left leg.
The physical strength of these two areas was clearly superior to the rest of his body, and they also faintly exuded an aura that Lin Mo found familiar.
Dragon type.
That aura was very faint. So faint that if Lin Mo's Body Martial Soul had not been extremely sensitive to blood qi, and if he did not possess a dragon type Spirit himself, he probably would have found it difficult to detect.
Sensing this, Lin Mo's eyes narrowed slightly.
Spirit Bones.
And they were Spirit Bones produced by dragon type Spirit Beasts. Judging by the aura, the quality of these two Spirit Bones was quite excellent, at least at the ten thousand year level.
Realizing this, Lin Mo could not help feeling a sense of curiosity rise in his heart.
The Eight Spider Lances were accidentally obtained by Tang San when he hunted the Man Faced Demon Spider in the Star Dou Great Forest. He knew this, and he had witnessed it with his own eyes back then.
But where did the Spirit Bones on Tang San's right arm and left leg come from?
In his impression, the Eight Spider Lances were the only Spirit Bone Tang San had in the early stages, and the Blue Silver Emperor Spirit Bone left to him by Tang San's mother, Ah Yin, should be a right leg bone, which did not match these two Spirit Bones on Tang San at all.
But now...
Lin Mo's gaze lingered on Tang San for a moment before he slowly withdrew it.
It seemed that the current Tang San had apparently obtained some other fortuitous encounters.
In the hall, Tang San silently retracted the Eight Spider Lances on his back.
The purplish black spider legs slowly retracted into his body. Although the clothing on his back was damaged, no obvious scars were left on the surface of his skin.
He took a deep breath and bowed to Committee Member Zhi Lin.
"Thank you for your guidance, Senior."
Committee Member Zhi Lin withdrew his spirit power, and the eight spirit rings dissipated along with it.
He looked at Tang San, a flicker of admiration flashing in his eyes, but he did not say much and only nodded.
Committee Member Meng Shenji and Committee Member Bai Baoshan naturally recognized that the Eight Spider Lances on Tang San's back were a Spirit Bone. The two exchanged a glance, both seeing astonishment in each other's eyes.
A Spirit Bone, even in the eyes of Spirit Douluos like them, was a rarely seen treasure.
However, due to Dugu Bo's sudden appearance, the two did not voice their amazement. Instead, they turned their attention to the crowd at the entrance of the hall.
"Senior Poison Douluo," Committee Member Meng Shenji spoke first, cupping his hands to Dugu Bo. "What brings you to the academy today?"
Committee Member Bai Baoshan and Committee Member Zhi Lin also bowed in greeting at the same time.
Dugu Bo waved his hand, his tone casual.
"Just accompanying this kid for a stroll."
He stepped aside, revealing Prince Xue Xing and Xue Beng behind him.
Xue Beng had tidied up his appearance by now, but the bruises on his face were still obvious.
After entering the room, his gaze firmly locked onto Dai Mubai, who was standing among the Shrek Academy crowd, his eyes filled with rage.
Sensing Xue Beng's gaze, Dai Mubai snorted coldly and met his eyes without any evasion, his face filled with disdain.
When he had made his move yesterday, not to mention that he did not know Xue Beng's identity as the Fourth Prince at the time, even if he had known, he would still have beaten him up anyway.
He did not care about Xue Beng's so called status as the Fourth Prince at all.
In terms of status, he was a prince of the Star Luo Empire, and his position was no lower than Xue Beng's.
In terms of strength, he was a Rank 37 Spirit Elder, so beating a Spirit Grandmaster in his twenties was naturally a complete walkover.
Of course, no matter how arrogant Dai Mubai was, he did not dare to expose his identity here at this moment.
For a prince of Star Luo like him to reveal his identity in Heaven Dou Royal Academy, an academy directly under the jurisdiction of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, was no different from seeking death.
Prince Xue Xing stepped forward, nodded to the Three Council Members, and then turned his gaze toward the Shrek Academy crowd in the hall.
"Committee Member Meng, Committee Member Bai, Committee Member Zhi," Xue Xing said steadily, "regarding Shrek Academy joining Heaven Dou Royal Academy, this prince has some differing views."
Committee Member Meng Shenji frowned slightly. "Please speak, Prince."
Xue Xing pointed to Xue Beng behind him.
"Yesterday, as soon as these people from Shrek Academy arrived at the academy, they made a move and beat up Xue Beng."
"Although the Fourth Prince is useless, he still possesses the bloodline of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family and represents the dignity of the imperial family."
He paused, his tone growing a bit heavier.
"Heaven Dou Royal Academy is the number one academy within the Empire. It is not some garbage dump, nor is it a place where just anyone can enter."
"The academy does not welcome such arrogant and domineering people."
"As the imperial family's representative in the academy, this prince has both reason and authority to reject their admission."
Hearing this, the faces of Committee Member Meng Shenji and the other two darkened.
Committee Member Bai Baoshan could not help speaking up.
"Prince, could there be a misunderstanding in this matter? The teachers and students of Shrek Academy are all rare talents..."
"Talents?"
Xue Xing interrupted Committee Member Bai Baoshan, his gaze sweeping over the Shrek crowd.
"Whether they are talents or not can only be known through a test."
He turned to look at Dugu Bo and said respectfully, "Mr. Dugu, could you please make a move and test their strength?"
Dugu Bo raised an eyebrow and did not answer immediately.
Xue Xing continued, "If they can hold out for five minutes against Mr. Dugu, then this prince will have nothing more to say, and whether they join or not will be entirely up to the Three Council Members."
"But if they cannot even hold out for five minutes..."
He did not finish his sentence, but the meaning was already clear.
They could just pack up and leave.
On Shrek Academy's side, Flender's expression shifted.
Although he did not know Dugu Bo, he could guess from Prince Xue Xing's respectful attitude toward this man that the green eyed old man's identity was by no means simple.
A Titled Douluo.
This thought flashed through Flender's mind, causing his heart to tighten.
He took a deep breath and stepped forward, preparing to accept the test.
Even a clay figurine had three parts of anger. As the dean of Shrek Academy, being humiliated like this naturally made him lose face.
However, before Flender could speak, Yu Xiaogang, who was beside him, barked sharply, "Flender, shut up!"
Yu Xiaogang's voice was extremely urgent, even trembling slightly.
He had already recognized Dugu Bo's identity.
This man was highly likely the only Titled Douluo on the surface of the Heaven Dou Empire, Poison Douluo Dugu Bo.
However, what was even more crucial was the exposure of Tang San's external Spirit Bone just now, which instantly set off alarm bells in Yu Xiaogang's heart.
Spirit Bones, especially external Spirit Bones, held far too great an attraction for Spirit Masters.
Even a Titled Douluo would absolutely be tempted when facing such a top grade treasure that was so difficult to come by.
He trusted the character of the Three Council Members, but he absolutely did not trust the character of Poison Douluo.
This man's reputation in the Spirit Master world was not good.
If Tang San continued to stay here, in case Poison Douluo developed malicious intentions...
Yu Xiaogang did not dare to think any further.
He did not dare to gamble on whether Poison Douluo had recognized the Spirit Bone on Tang San's back just now.
For every extra minute their group stayed here, Tang San would be in one more degree of danger.
Thinking of this, Yu Xiaogang no longer hesitated. He grabbed Flender and roared, "Flender, have you lost your mind? Do you want to send all these old brothers of yours, as well as these children, to their graves here?"