Chapter 25 External Soul Bone - Wings of Thor, Can Soul Skills be Fusion?
"It's over."
Ye Tianchen spoke calmly, and before the Thunderwing Tiger could even let out a scream, it had already been reduced to charcoal by the attack of lightning and flames.
A jet-black spirit ring slowly rose from the corpse, its age being at least 18,000 years.
Looking at the dead Thunderwing Tiger, Ye Tianchen subconsciously placed his palm on its charred head. A suction force came from his dantian, and purple lightning surged on the charred corpse of the Thunderwing Tiger, eventually disappearing into Ye Tianchen's hand.
The tingling electric current flowed through Ye Tianchen's body, and was eventually absorbed by the golden seed within him.
The lightning power that had just been consumed was replenished after the purple lightning entered.
Before Ye Tianchen could retract his hand, he suddenly sensed something unusual about the Thunderwing Tiger's corpse.
The pair of lightning wings that he had severed had already dissipated, but at this moment, two golden lights were actually gathering at the shoulder blades on the back of the Thunderwing Tiger!
The light grew brighter and brighter, eventually detaching from the corpse and hovering in mid-air.
Those were... the phantom images of a pair of golden wings, each the size of a palm.
The phantom was entirely composed of lightning, with mysterious lightning patterns flowing through it.
"This is..."
Ye Tianchen's pupils contracted sharply, and a name suddenly appeared in his mind.
External Soul Bone! The Thunderwing Tiger's Thunderwing External Soul Bone!
The chance of encountering an external soul bone is even lower than that of a 100,000-year soul bone. He never expected to find one here!
The golden winged phantom seemed to sense the Thunder God Seed within Ye Tianchen's body, and floated over on its own, circled around, and gently pressed against either side of his back.
A tingling sensation came over him, and the phantom wings slowly merged into his body.
Ye Tianchen could feel that his shoulder blades were undergoing some kind of transformation.
A new pair of "organs" under his complete control were being generated.
A thought subtly stirred within him.
"Buzz—!"
A pair of golden lightning wings with a wingspan of over four meters suddenly unfolded from his back!
The Thunderwings were entirely formed from lightning, yet they were as real as physical objects, each flap accompanied by a howling thunderous sound.
"External soul bone..."
Ye Tianchen felt the blood connection transmitted through the wings, and a hint of wild joy flashed in his eyes.
"Let's call it Wings of Thor!"
Flying is every human being's dream. In the world of Soul Masters, apart from bird-type Soul Masters who can fly, only Title Douluo can achieve the ability to soar through the air. And now, Ye Tianchen, a mere level 36 Great Soul Master with three rings, could actually do this!
Moreover, the Wings of Thor granted him more than just the ability to fly. He felt a connection between the golden seed within his body and the Wings of Thor on his shoulder blades. This connection not only gave him more control over the thunder power within his body, but also amplified the power of his thunder-attribute soul skills in a transformative way!
He flapped his thunder wings, and his body lightly lifted off the ground, hovering in mid-air.
Looking down at the scorched earth below, and the charred corpse and pitch-black soul ring of the Thunderwing Tiger, Ye Tianchen took a deep breath, and he could faintly hear some strange noises.
"It's time to leave."
The Azure Dragon once again coiled around Ye Tianchen's arm, its Wings of Thor on its back vibrating, transforming into golden lightning and disappearing from the spot.
A few minutes later, a group of mercenary-looking Soul Masters appeared in the scorched earth and immediately spotted the pitch-black ten-thousand-year soul ring above the Thunderwing Tiger's corpse.
"This is... a Thunderwing Tiger?! Judging from the color of its spirit ring, it's at least 16,000 years old. And it was actually killed?!"
The leader stared at the pitch-black ten-thousand-year soul ring, his voice filled with shock.
"Soul Emperor level... but soul beasts are generally stronger than Soul Masters, not to mention this is a Thunderwing Tiger of the lightning type, possessing powerful mobility and terrifying destructive force, its strength comparable to a seven-ring Soul Saint. But a soul beast of this strength was actually killed? Could it be... that a Soul Saint or even a Soul Douluo level expert passed by and casually dealt with this beast?!"
The moment this thought crossed his mind, the leader instantly became agitated. He didn't even bother to check if the Thunderwing Tiger had produced a soul bone, and hurriedly led his men away.
What he didn't know was that the one who killed the Thunderwing Tiger was not a Soul Saint or Soul Douluo, but a three-ring Great Soul Master who had just broken through to Great Soul Master and whose soul power level was only thirty-six!
.....
Finding another quiet spot, Ye Tianchen slowly landed on a thick branch and began to recall the details of his battle with the Thunderwing Tiger.
He sensed something was wrong; to be precise, something was off about his third spirit ring.
Whether his first two soul skills were provided by the 100,000-year-old soul beast Azure Bull Python or the 1,000-year-old soul skill provided by the Thunderflame Lizard Dragon, it made no difference whether he released them or the Azure Dragon released them.
However, when he released this third soul ring, which was ten thousand years old, it was two different forms of soul skills that both belonged to the lightning element. But when the Azure Dragon released it, it was a pure earth element soul skill.
The same spirit ring, two different spirit skills? And with completely different attributes? This left Ye Tianchen puzzled.
He racked his brains and finally came up with the only variable: the golden seed inside his body, which was formed from the golden bead.
"Could it be... because of that golden bead?"
Thinking of this, he tentatively used his third soul skill. Sure enough, when the third soul skill lit up, the golden seed in his body also began to light up and release energy.
When he let the Azure Dragon take the lead in releasing the third soul skill, the golden seed inside his body remained motionless, and the soul skill it released was also an earth-type soul skill.
"As expected, this golden seed is the key to the change in the soul skill. However, this is actually a good thing for me. A ten-thousand-year soul ring can achieve the effect of a hundred-thousand-year soul ring. If..."
Ye Tianchen suddenly froze, and an even bolder and crazier idea ignited in his mind like wildfire.
Since both types of soul skills originate from the same soul ring, can they be used simultaneously? Furthermore, can they be fused together?
Once the thought appeared, it could no longer be suppressed.
Since two martial souls can fuse due to some commonality, there is no reason why two soul skills from the same soul ring cannot fuse. Moreover, he has a condition for awakening that other Soul Masters do not have: his Azure Dragon is a detached martial soul, which allows him to use two things at once and communicate with each other!
"Give it a try!"
Ye Tianchen licked his chapped lips, a long-lost sense of excitement welling up inside him.
That was the thrill of facing unknown challenges, and the fervor of exploring possibilities.
He first tried the simplest method, activating two soul skills simultaneously.
The soul power was divided and transferred, with half flowing into the golden seed in the body, triggering the Thunder Seal, and the other half communicating with the Azure Dragon, stimulating the Earth Dragon Shaking Strike.
[end of the chapter]