"It succeeded, it really succeeded!"
Scarlet Douluo Fei Yan couldn't help but show a look of excitement, her tone filled with agitation and pride.
This scene before them announced to all that Castorice had successfully made history, perfectly absorbing a hundred thousand year spirit ring with the body of a Soul King.
As one of the Protectors for this spirit hunt, she shared in the glory.
A trace of a smile finally appeared on Long Xiaoyao's usually impassive face as he nodded slowly, his eyes full of gratification.
A hundred thousand year fifth spirit ring... such an achievement was something even he, Ye Xishui, and that old rival Mu En could never have accomplished at the same age.
Even though Ye Xishui later used the secret techniques of the Holy Spirit Cult to increase the years of her spirit rings, eventually achieving the terrifying configuration of six black and three red, Castorice had already surpassed everyone by attaining a hundred thousand year ring at the fifth level.
Castorice slowly stood up, feeling the surging, vast Soul Power within her that far exceeded what she had before, along with the brand-new power and Spirit Ability brought by that hundred thousand year spirit ring. A flash of satisfaction appeared in her purple eyes.
The hunt for her fifth spirit ring was a success.
Her strength had stepped into a brand-new level.
Having successfully absorbed the hundred thousand year spirit ring and promoted to Soul King, Castorice's state of mind remained relatively calm.
Her gaze quickly moved away from herself and landed once more on the mountain-like corpse of the Dark Prison Demon Owl.
A One Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast was a treasure from head to toe.
Its flesh, bones, and feathers all contained majestic energy and the darkness Origin. For the Evil Soul Masters of the Holy Spirit Cult, these were excellent Materials for refining medicines, spirit tools, and even for practicing certain special evil techniques.
More importantly, after a One Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast died, it would definitely produce a Spirit Bone of extremely high quality.
Long Xiaoyao and Fei Yan also stepped forward.
A hundred thousand year Spirit Bone was a supreme treasure that could incite a frantic struggle even among Titled Douluo.
As a Limit Douluo, Long Xiaoyao's perspective was naturally different, but as a rank ninety-seven Super Douluo, Fei Yan did not possess a single hundred thousand year Spirit Bone herself, and her eyes couldn't help but reveal eagerness and anticipation.
Long Xiaoyao's powerful mental force swept slightly over the Dark Prison Demon Owl's corpse, instantly sensing a core where Soul Power was exceptionally concentrated.
He held his fingers like a blade, and a condensed dark blade of light flashed, precisely slicing through the tough hide and flesh near the Dark Prison Demon Owl's shoulder blades.
Immediately, a wave of dark energy, even purer and more restrained than the spirit ring, spread out.
Within the flesh lay a pair of small, exquisite wing-shaped Spirit Bones, no larger than a palm. They were pitch black as ink, appearing to be condensed from the purest shadows and dark energy.
These wing Spirit Bones were as thin as gauze yet gave off a feeling of immense toughness. A dark luster flowed over them, with faint spatial ripples shimmering.
"This is... an external Spirit Bone?!"
Seeing the form and size of the Spirit Bone, the well-traveled Fei Yan couldn't help but gape, her face filled with shock and disbelief.
An external Spirit Bone's rarity completely surpassed that of an ordinary hundred thousand year Spirit Bone.
"Little Castorice, it seems your luck is more than just good."
A hint of surprise flashed in Long Xiaoyao's eyes, which then turned into a smile.
He opened his hand, using Soul Power to draw the small black wing Spirit Bones out from the remains. They hovered in his palm before he handed them over to Castorice.
A trace of surprise also flickered in Castorice's purple eyes.
She truly hadn't expected her luck to be this good.
Had the Dark Prison Demon Owl produced a conventional Spirit Bone like a skull or an arm bone, the ownership of this hundred thousand year Spirit Bone would surely have caused a stir within the Holy Spirit Cult. Even though it came from a Soul Beast Long Xiaoyao had personally killed, it would be uncertain who it would eventually go to.
According to the unspoken rules of the cult, she had already received the greatest benefit—the hundred thousand year spirit ring—so she would likely have no chance with this Spirit Bone.
After all, the Holy Spirit Cult was a Sect, and a Sect had rules. It was impossible for her to get every benefit just because she was the Holy Maiden.
Even the Cult Leader couldn't hog everything for himself; if all benefits were used only on oneself, the Holy Spirit Cult would never have grown to this extent.
But as it happened, it was an external Spirit Bone.
That was a different matter entirely.
One of the greatest characteristics of an external Spirit Bone was that only the Soul Master who absorbed the corresponding Soul Beast's spirit ring could perform the Fusion and refinement.
This was a limitation of the rules that no one could change.
In other words, this hundred thousand year external Spirit Bone from the Dark Prison Demon Owl was destined to belong to Castorice alone.
Castorice didn't stand on ceremony either, since only she could refine it.
She reached out her fair hand and calmly took the Spirit Bone Long Xiaoyao handed her.
The small black wings felt slightly cool to the touch, but they seemed to resonate with the Dark Prison Demon Owl spirit ring inside her, emitting friendly fluctuations.
Beside her, Fei Yan watched this scene with eyes full of envy, yet without any dissatisfaction or greed.
This was Castorice's Opportunity, something that couldn't be forced. Moreover, an external Spirit Bone simply couldn't be used by anyone else.
external Spirit Bones were completely different from the regular six major Spirit Bones.
Its greatest advantage lay in its growth potential.
It would continuously evolve as the host's strength increased, possessing infinite potential.
Furthermore, this was an external Spirit Bone that started at the hundred thousand year level; its starting point was shockingly high.
In the future, as Castorice's strength climbed, these Spirit Bones might even evolve into Divine Artifact-level existences before she attained her God Position.
If the day truly came when she became a god, and these Spirit Bones underwent baptism with her, it was not impossible for them to eventually evolve into a Transcendent Divine Artifact.
Without the slightest hesitation, Castorice immediately sat down cross-legged again.
She slowly infused her pure death attribute Soul Power into the pitch-black wing Spirit Bones in her hands.
"Buzz—!"
The Spirit Bone seemed to be activated, suddenly bursting with a deep, eerie light. It then transformed into two flowing black shadows that, as if alive, spread up Castorice's arms and finally settled firmly onto her shoulder blades.
A pain sharper than when she absorbed the spirit ring, as if her bones and Soul were being torn apart and reshaped, washed over her, but Castorice didn't even furrow her brow.
She focused her mind and circulated her Soul Power with all her might, guiding these Spirit Bones to perform the deepest level of Fusion with her own bones, Meridians, and even her Soul.
Dark energy swirled around her, and the faint phantom of the small wings flickered behind her back, emitting increasingly powerful spatial and dark fluctuations.
Long Xiaoyao and Fei Yan once again took up their duties as Protectors, quietly standing guard nearby.
They knew that once Castorice successfully fused this hundred thousand year external Spirit Bone, her strength would once again take a qualitative leap, and she would gain unimaginably powerful abilities.
After all, this was a hundred thousand year Spirit Bone, capable of granting Castorice two hundred thousand year Spirit Bone skills.
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