When the six spirit bones were neatly arranged before everyone's eyes, dreamlike lights of various colors intertwined, illuminating the entire room.
Even the well-informed Dugu Bo and Ye Xuanyin couldn't help but gasp at the sight.
There were six pieces here. One for each person present, with one left over.
Even the lowest-quality spirit bone was from fifty thousand years ago.
The best right arm bone and left leg bone were from approximately ninety thousand years ago — inherited spirit bones of the Clear Sky Sect.
Dugu Bo only had two spirit bones on his body: Medusa's skull and the left leg bone that devoured the Netherworld Heart, which had been sent by the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect.
Ye Xuanyin had none.
It wasn't that the Ye family lacked spirit bones, but they weren't compatible with him, and he wasn't young anymore.
At their level, every part of a spirit bone had to be chosen with extreme care.
Age restriction was secondary. The most important thing was compatibility with one's martial soul. It was better to leave a slot empty than to compromise.
After all, not everyone possessed the ability to regenerate limbs.
Just like the Netherworld Heart-Devouring Leg Bone — even though it was only thirty thousand years old, in Dugu Bo's hands it displayed power no weaker than a seventy-thousand-year spirit bone.
The Clear Sky Hammer martial soul was a power-type martial soul. Its spirit bones leaned toward general attributes like strength, speed, and defense.
The greatest advantage of these universal spirit bones was that anyone could use them.
As for the specific abilities of the spirit bones, Lin Yang had simply created a clone to test them.
He first let the clone absorb the spirit bones, then judged the abilities of each spirit bone before distributing them.
Seeing Lin Yang's clone actually absorb the spirit bones, Dugu Bo's eyes nearly popped out of his head.
Was this still a spirit skill?
Soon, Lin Yang explained the abilities of each of the six spirit bones.
Feeling the burning gazes from Dugu Bo and Ye Xuanyin, Lin Yang smiled lightly and said,
"Old Leaf, I still haven't congratulated you on officially becoming a Titled Douluo. Perhaps… would you like to choose first?"
What was unfortunate for Tang Hao was that he had summoned Dugu Bo and Ye Xuanyin to Suotuo City. The fundamental reason was that Ye Xuanyin had reached level 90.
Only a handful of people knew this, and Lin Yang was one of them.
The purpose of their trip to the Star Dou Great Forest was to obtain the ninth spirit ring.
According to the original plan, Poison Elder and his group would first obtain the ninth spirit ring, then regroup with Lin Yang and the other two to obtain the fifth spirit ring for Dugu Yan.
Unexpectedly, this unforeseen obstacle had appeared midway.
Anticipating that Tang Hao might take action, Lin Yang had already instructed Ah Da to inform Dugu Bo.
Sending Dugu Yan ahead was not only to provide support, but also to prevent Tang Hao from taking hostages as a last resort.
After all, he and the little rabbit possessed extremely high survivability. Even if they couldn't defeat Tang Hao, they could still escape unscathed.
In other words, his original intention had been to buy time, wait for Dugu Bo and Ye Xuanyin to arrive, and then surround and kill them.
But unexpectedly, Tang Hao had been extremely impatient and had used ring explosions one after another.
This had given Lin Yang a glimpse of a chance to turn defeat into victory.
And he had actually seized that opportunity, making it so Tang Hao would never speak again in this lifetime.
"This…"
A trace of hesitation flashed in Ye Xuanyin's eyes. He hadn't done anything wrong, yet taking spirit bones for free felt a bit excessive.
"Old Leaf, opportunities to choose spirit bones this casually are rare. Don't hesitate."
Dugu Bo interjected from the side.
"Alright, then!"
After a moment of hesitation, Ye Xuanyin nodded decisively.
He understood very well that obtaining these spirit bones would completely bind him to Lin Yang and Dugu Bo.
When the time came to confront the Clear Sky Sect, he would inevitably be dragged into it.
But… so what?
Was he really going to give up these easily obtainable spirit bones?
Are you kidding me?
As the old poison user said, an opportunity to choose spirit bones this casually might only come once in a lifetime.
Moreover, he was very optimistic about Lin Yang's future.
With just one stalk of the Phoenix Sunflower and the Jade Bone Spirit Medicine, he had been able to obtain a title.
No one knew how many more miracles he would create in the future.
Considering his relationship with Lingling, he was willing to bet his future on Lin Xiaozi.
Now… which spirit bone should he choose?
He didn't even glance at the two ninety-thousand-year spirit bones. The remaining four seemed more suitable for him.
He was truly conflicted!
After much deliberation, Ye Xuanyin ultimately chose the sixty-thousand-year left arm bone.
Although its age wasn't particularly high, the spirit bone's effect of amplifying spirit skills made him extremely envious.
"Poison user, it's your turn next!"
Dugu Bo waved his hand. "I'll pass this time. I already took some of your spirit bones earlier. Let Yan Yan have this one."
Dugu Yan shook her head repeatedly, feeling that she wasn't qualified to receive a spirit bone.
Xiao Wu had been able to play a major role in the confrontation with Tang Hao, but she had only been running errands. It would be embarrassing to accept the spoils.
Lin Yang found it both amusing and exasperating. He had never imagined he wouldn't even be able to give away a spirit bone.
After thinking for a moment, he stopped wasting words and handed the head bone to Xiao Wu.
The skull was from seventy thousand years ago. Its accompanying spirit skill, "Soul Suppression," could grant resistance to eighty percent of spiritual attacks.
This was the most suitable spirit bone for Xiao Wu.
Now she possessed the Invincible Golden Body for physical defense and the skull spirit bone for spiritual defense.
Mother no longer had to worry about me getting injured!
Then he pressed the fifty-thousand-year right leg bone onto both of Dugu Yan's arms.
Although this spirit bone was relatively young, its ability not only increased movement speed but could also create illusions, making it extremely beneficial for Dugu Yan.
"Lin Yang…"
Dugu Yan stared at the spirit bone in her arms, momentarily at a loss for words.
She hadn't even been able to repay the favor for the previous spirit bone she received from him, and now she had received another one. How was she supposed to repay this?
What should she do?
Was she possibly being kept as a sugar baby by a sugar daddy?
She couldn't repay the debt, nor could she break up with him. So why not just have a few more children with him?
Just as Dugu Yan was considering the feasibility of this method, Lin Yang had already put away the torso bone. Only the right arm bone and left leg bone remained.
These were also the two most valuable parts among these spirit bones.
Lin Yang currently possessed five external spirit bones, all from ten thousand years ago. That was already sufficient.
He didn't believe that having more spirit skills would make him stronger.
Tang Hao had been fully equipped with spirit bones, yet he had still died beneath his blade.
When facing enemies, a single slash with the sword was enough. There was no need for such petty tricks.
Moreover, these spirit bones were not the initial ones. They only possessed spirit skills and no energy.
If they had been the first spirit bones, he would have absorbed them one by one.
He had left these two spirit bones behind both to fill his spirit bone slots and because their spirit skills suited him very well.
If he obtained more suitable spirit bones in the future, he could easily replace them later. He lacked neither time nor effort.
As for the torso bone, it could be left for the Bone Clone to enhance its combat power.
After the spirit bones were distributed, Dugu Bo stood guard while the others refined their spirit bones on the spot.
At this point, all the equipment dropped by Tang Hao had been completely divided.
After absorbing the spirit bones, Lin Yang left Xiao Wu in the room to recuperate and also left Old Leaf there.
Afterward, Dugu Bo took Dugu Yan back to the Star Dou Great Forest to search for the fifth spirit ring.
Lin Yang went with them as well.
After all, there was still an external spirit bone left there. He couldn't just give it up so easily.
Even without Tang San's influence, would they be able to find that Man-Faced Demon Spider?
That would depend on their luck.
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