From the aura Wang Lin sensed, this dark soul bone bead refined by the Bone Refining Fire seemed to contain only pure darkness energy. The aura belonging to the soul beast appeared to have been wiped away.
If Wang Lin wasn't mistaken, this pure dark soul bone bead could be fused into other soul bones to increase their age.
If the attributes matched, it could even improve the attribute quality of the soul bone. Even if they didn't match, it could add a darkness attribute to the soul bone.
Importantly, because the soul beast imprint in the bone bead had been thoroughly refined, this fusion did not require a Secret Method Soul Bone as a medium.
In that case, the effect of the Bone Refining Fire was truly terrifying.
It was just unknown whether soul bones already fused into the body could be refined by the Bone Refining Fire. Wang Lin really wanted to refine the Golden Hawksbill Turtle spine bone that was already fused.
To remove the soul beast imprint within it and turn it into a pure life-attribute soul bone.
Without dwelling on this, Wang Lin controlled the soul power in his body to slowly flow into the bone bead in his right hand. Invisible darkness fluorescence was immediately released from the bone bead.
It was about to drill into Wang Lin's right hand, but the instant the darkness aura approached his skin, a layer of illusory golden dragon scale light and shadow blocked the darkness fluorescence outside his body.
Wang Lin cut off the soul power, his eyes shining with surprise. He had now confirmed that this bone bead could indeed fuse with soul bones already integrated into the body.
Although his own soul bone was resisting this fusion, Wang Lin was certain that if he forcibly absorbed it, he could fuse the darkness bone bead into the Golden Dragon Right Arm Bone.
While increasing the Golden Dragon's age, it could also add a darkness attribute to the right arm bone.
Of course, Wang Lin wouldn't do that. The Golden Dragon soul bone was a strength-type life-attribute soul bone.
Rashly adding a darkness attribute would affect the original attributes of the Golden Dragon soul bone, which would be a loss outweighing the gain for him.
Because Wang Lin himself didn't have a darkness attribute, he couldn't utilize this attribute well, nor did he need this bit of darkness attribute.
However, Long Xiaoyao already had a full set of six soul bones. He could let Long Xiaoyao absorb it to see the effect.
The old Black Dragon's Martial Soul was pure darkness attribute, and he used darkness-attribute soul bones.
If it succeeded, Wang Lin could directly absorb that Dread Demon Dragon skull.
Originally, he was waiting for a chance to go to Shrek Academy to find a way to get another Dread Demon Dragon skull, fuse the two soul bones using a Secret Method Soul Bone skull, and then absorb it.
Soul beasts like the Dread Demon Dragon had been hunted to extinction by Shrek Academy, so Shrek must have stock. This was why Wang Lin hadn't absorbed the Dread Demon Dragon soul bone all this time.
With his mind made up, Wang Lin put away the soul bone bead and looked out the window.
It wasn't dark yet. After cleaning up all traces in the dormitory and withdrawing the spiritual fluctuation shrouding it.
He slipped directly out of the dormitory and left the academy. Traveling at full speed, Wang Lin soon returned to the small courtyard.
"Why are you back?"
Long Xiaoyao, who was lying on a recliner sitting in a row with Zhang Peng, asked upon seeing Wang Lin step into the courtyard.
"Master, I need to see you about something."
Wang Lin said a sentence and greeted Zhang Peng. Zhang Jian also walked out of his room at this time.
Under Zhang Peng's guidance, Zhang Jian's cultivation progress was also very fast. In just one year, he had broken through from a Soul Grandmaster to a Soul Elder.
Although he couldn't compare with a monster like Wang Lin, he had already far surpassed ordinary Soul Masters. In any case, Zhang Peng was very satisfied with Zhang Jian.
"Brother Lin!"
Zhang Jian called out in surprise. Long Xiaoyao also sat up at this time. It was approaching evening, and Wu Yun and Wu Yu had not returned yet.
After Wang Lin greeted Zhang Jian, the old Black Dragon asked.
"What happened?"
"I have something. Please help me absorb it and see the effect."
Since there were no outsiders in the courtyard, Wang Lin spoke directly. He took out that dark soul bone bead, walked up to Long Xiaoyao, and handed it to the old Black Dragon.
"This is a soul bone?"
The old Black Dragon took the glass-marble-sized bone bead, clearly sensing the nature of the bead.
"It is a soul bone, but it has no body part restriction. It should be able to fuse with soul bones. Please try and see if it can fuse with the soul bones on your body."
"Little Linzi, are you saying this little gadget can fuse with the soul bones on my body?"
Long Xiaoyao played with the glass-marble-sized bone bead, his eyes widening involuntarily.
"I said should; it's not certain. You try it first. If the attribute wasn't unsuitable for me, I would have absorbed it myself."
Saying this, fearing Long Xiaoyao would refuse, Wang Lin added: "This wasn't obtained by chance; I can continue to manufacture them. Master, feel free to absorb it."
With that explanation, Long Xiaoyao had no reason to refuse. He pinched the bone bead, sat up, and said in a deep voice: "Then this old man will give it a try!"
Invisible black fluorescence was released from the bone bead. Sitting in the courtyard, Long Xiaoyao directly began absorbing the dark soul bone bead.
At this moment, both Zhang Peng and Zhang Jian watched the old Black Dragon with rapt attention. They were puzzled but didn't ask questions, quietly waiting for Long Xiaoyao to absorb the soul bone.
A faint aura of darkness drilled into Long Xiaoyao's arm. Soon, the entire bone bead was completely absorbed by Long Xiaoyao.
Long Xiaoyao's aura was restrained. Even Zhang Peng, who was closest, didn't sense any change in Long Xiaoyao's aura.
Fortunately, the old Black Dragon soon opened his eyes, with obvious surprise on his face. He said in a deep voice: "My right arm soul bone is a ten-thousand-year Shadow Leopard soul bone. Absorbing that bone bead gave it roughly a three percent improvement.
The fusion was very smooth, without any resistance."
As soon as these words came out, Zhang Peng was instantly stunned. He stared wide-eyed at Wang Lin.
"Little Linzi, how did you do it?"
Although a three percent improvement only added three hundred years to the soul bone's age, the significance it represented was terrifying enough.
Wang Lin had just said he could continue to manufacture them. This meant that the age of soul bones could continue to increase.
"The special power of my second Martial Soul. That bone bead itself is a soul bone, and soul bone fusion requires matching attributes."
Saying this, Wang Lin summoned the Staff of Life. The Rank 2 Staff of Life had many more fine and intricate patterns in its details compared to the Rank 1 version.
Long Xiaoyao and the others, who rarely saw Wang Lin's second Martial Soul, found it hard to notice the changes in the Staff of Life.
Wang Lin gently waved the staff in his hand. An emerald green flame leaped out from the tip of the staff and floated in front of Wang Lin.
Swoosh!
The storage soul tool on his body flashed with light, and the Secret Method Soul Bone skull emitting a faint yellow light was taken out by him.
He threw it directly into the emerald green flame. The flame instantly drilled into the Secret Method Soul Bone skull, burning from the inside out.
In the astonished eyes of Long Xiaoyao, Zhang Peng, and Zhang Jian, the palm-sized skull melted instantly, condensing into a ball of bone liquid emitting a faint yellow light.
The bone liquid condensed into a smooth, round bone bead the size of a ping-pong ball, emitting a faint yellow light.