Chapter 204: Assembling the Soul Bones
"Explosive Eightfold Throw!"
However, awaiting it was Xiao Wu's successive kicking technique.
Bang bang bang bang bang bang—
Xiao Wu's figure launched a fierce assault on Er Ming. Facing the onslaught, Er Ming chose only passive defense and did not counterattack.
It did not understand what had happened—Sister Xiao Wu had reappeared before it.
But as long as it was Sister Xiao Wu, it would not harm her!
"Sister Xiao Wu, what's wrong with you?"
"It's —Er Ming!"
"Sister Xiao Wu, please wake up, it's ..."
...
As Er Ming defended against Xiao Wu's attacks, it shouted anxiously, hoping to rouse her.
But Xiao Wu heard his words and pressed on with her assault without pausing.
Her soul had already been trained by Bibi Dong, and in her soul‑skill state she could only carry the technique through.
Only when the Explosive Eightfold Throw finished did Xiao Wu's figure disappear from Er Ming's sight.
"Sister Xiao Wu!"
Seeing her vanish, Er Ming felt not relief but even greater urgency to know where she had gone.
"Damn you, human! What did you do to Sister Xiao Wu?"
Angry and anxious, Er Ming montarily stopped attacking Su Mo and roared at him.
"As you see, Xiao Wu is dead, but her soul still exists!"
"But if I die here, all bets are off!"
Su Mo looked at Er Ming and smiled.
"What do you an?"
Er Ming stared darkly at Su Mo.
He realized he could not kill Su Mo, right?
That thought filled him with frustration.
"I'm just letting you know—I don't expect you to surrender!"
"To deal with a big guy like you, I don't need you to give up!"
Su Mo smiled calmly.
Whoosh—
At Su Mo's words, the Sea God's Trident appeared in his hand. Simultaneously, his Soul‑Hunting Spear materialized, instantly rging into the weapon.
Boom—
The mont the Sea God's Trident appeared, an overwhelming pressure burst forth from Su Mo.
"What is—?"
Er Ming imdiately sensed the weapon's terror and his face darkened further.
Su Mo's earlier words had enraged him, but seeing that weapon, he knew Su Mo truly spoke with confidence.
"Enough talk! Soul‑Hunting Thirteen Spears!"
"Longing thoughts, endless rembrance—First Spear: Yearning!"
"How many nights of longing, far ends of earth not enough—Second Spear: Heartbreak!"
...
Holding the Sea God's Trident, Su Mo wasted no more words. He swung it and rushed at Er Ming.
Boom—
Boom—
Boom—
Within the Death Arena, Su Mo and Er Ming erupted into fierce combat.
"Roar—"
"Roar—"
Er Ming roared, eting Su Mo's attacks.
But Er Ming was no match for Su Mo and quickly sustained nurous wounds.
Pft—
Finally, Su Mo drove the Sea God's Trident through Er Ming's massive head.
Bang—
Er Ming's eyes widened in refusal before closing in defeat. Its body collapsed heavily to the ground.
Even at the end, Er Ming had the option to self‑destruct for escape, though it didn't know if it would succeed. It refused, unwilling to risk Xiao Wu's soul.
Buzz—
After Er Ming fell, a red hundred‑thousand‑year soul ring materialized on its corpse. Su Mo wasted no ti and, within the perfectly safe Death Arena, began absorbing and refining the ring.
His strength was far different from when he first absorbed a hundred‑thousand‑year ring.
In only half a day, Su Mo successfully absorbed and refined the ring, condensing his own ninth soul ring and becoming a true Title Douluo. No soul shock occurred; the absorption was smooth.
The mont he absorbed the ring, Su Mo's soul power level shot to 91.
Having absorbed the ring, Su Mo turned to the soul bone Er Ming dropped. As a hundred‑thousand‑year spirit beast, it would drop a soul bone at death.
"It's a torso bone!"
Seeing the torso bone—different from the original story—Su Mo was montarily stunned.
"Oh no, I forgot to remove my twenty‑thousand‑year left‑arm bone earlier!"
"I only had one bone slot left, so it had to drop the torso bone!"
He soon understood: a hundred‑thousand‑year beast drops the bone its killer lacks. If all slots are full, it drops a random bone; if not, it drops the missing one. Su Mo lacked only the torso bone, so Er Ming dropped that.
Su Mo had planned to get the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's torso bone, but now it appeared early.
"Well, since it's here, I'll complete my set first!"
Realizing this, Su Mo did not mind. It was still a hundred‑thousand‑year bone, and he gladly absorbed it.
Buzz—
Quickly, Su Mo began absorbing and refining the torso bone. Bone absorption took even less ti: in just two hours, Su Mo absorbed and refined the Titan Ape torso bone. His soul power level did not rise further after this.
Now Su Mo's soul bones were fully assembled—auxiliary bones included. His bone quality was exceptionally premium.
His fifty‑thousand‑year Wisdom Skull, originally lower quality, had evolved to hundred‑thousand‑year quality after absorbing the Immortal Herb and awakening his spirit power.
His right‑arm bone was the hundred‑thousand‑year Flexible Bone Rabbit bone, and his right leg the hundred‑thousand‑year Blue Silver Emperor bone.
The left leg bone is the hundred‑thousand‑year Evil Demon Tiger Whale King bone.
The torso bone is the hundred‑thousand‑year Titan Ape bone.
Even Su Mo's external auxiliary soul bone had long since evolved to perfection, just one step from god‑tier, its quality no less than that of a hundred‑thousand‑year bone.
Su Mo's weakest bone now was the left‑arm bone absorbed from the Golden Lion Tiger, of only twenty‑thousand‑year grade; none of his other soul bones were below hundred‑thousand‑year quality.
"I'm feeling this left‑arm soul bone really stands out among my other bones!"
Su Mo looked at the soul bone on his left arm; even without OCD, he felt its quality clashed with his other bones.
"Rakshasa sister, I want to remove the soul bone from my left arm—tell how!"
"That way, if I hunt another hundred‑thousand‑year spirit beast successfully, it'll drop a left‑arm bone!"
With that in mind, Su Mo lifted his head and spoke to Bibi Dong at his side.
He believed now he must remove the low‑quality left‑arm bone; otherwise, when he next hunted a hundred‑thousand‑year spirit beast, who knew which bone would drop.
Luck wouldn't guarantee the left‑arm bone he wanted—only a one‑in‑five chance—so he felt it best to remove it now, ensuring the next drop would be the left‑arm bone.
"Mm, I'll tell you right away!"
Upon hearing Su Mo's words, Bibi Dong eagerly agreed and then shared the thod she knew for removing a soul bone.
In the Death Arena, Su Mo successfully removed the soul bone from his left arm.
After removing it, Su Mo clearly sensed his soul power drop significantly, though not enough to lose a level—he remained at 91.
Buzz—
Having completed this, Su Mo exited the Death Arena.
"Since the Titan Ape appeared here, the Azure Python's hiding place shouldn't be far!"
"Xiao Wu, which direction do you think the Azure Python will be in?"
After erging, Su Mo again asked Xiao Wu.
"..."
Xiao Wu bit her lip and stared at Su Mo without speaking.
Er Ming's death filled her with guilt, stirring defiance deep in her heart.
"When I absorbed the Titan Ape's ring, there was no soul shock. Its soul must be hidden in its bone, just like yours!"
"If you don't tell , I can't guarantee I'll spare its soul!"
Seeing her defiance, Su Mo smiled at her.
"I..."
At Su Mo's words, Xiao Wu's expression shifted again.
"Even if you don't tell , I could find it myself. But if you do, perhaps I could spare the Azure Python's soul..."
Su Mo spoke slowly again.
"Master, Da Ming should be over there, in that gorge where there's a deep pool!"
Hearing this, Xiao Wu's eyes trembled; she hurriedly pointed and answered.
"Very good. That's obedient!"
Su Mo ruffled her hair and smiled.
He wondered what expression the future Sea God Tang San would have, seeing Xiao Wu trained so obediently.
Su Mo knew well that Bibi Dong kept Xiao Wu precisely to spite that future Tang San.
Whoosh—
Su Mo then continued searching in the direction Xiao Wu indicated.
Er Ming's location was indeed not far from Da Ming's.
Su Mo soon found the gorge and saw the deep pool inside.
Buzz—
A sweep of his spirit power let Su Mo sense Da Ming resting in the pool.
When Su Mo appeared above the pool, Da Ming made no move.
"Azure Python, your good brother Titan Ape has already been killed by . Do you still plan to hide in there?"
Da Ming stayed hidden, so Su Mo spoke slowly above the pool, informing it of Er Ming's death and that hiding was useless.
"What did you say?"
"What did you do to Er Ming?"
Boom—
At Su Mo's words, a huge bovine head shot from the pool, accompanied by Da Ming's furious roar.
"Gravity Suppression!"
Boom—
Su Mo said nothing; he rely revealed his torso bone and then unleashed one of the Titan Ape torso bone's soul bone skills.
Boom—
A trendous pressure instantly engulfed the entire pool, the water caving under the force.
"Damn you!"
"Human, you seek death!"
"Ugh—"
Sensing that familiar aura belonging to Er Ming, Da Ming imdiately realized Su Mo spoke the truth and let out a thunderous bovine roar.
Its enormous body then shot from the pool, attacking Su Mo.
"Ninth Soul Skill: Titan Firmant Cannon!"
Boom—
Facing Da Ming's assault, Su Mo's expression remained unchanged; he slamd his right fist down, unleashing the Titan Ape torso bone's second soul bone skill.
A colossal fist ford under his punch, descending like Mount Tai, striking Da Ming.
Bang—
Su Mo's attack quickly collided with Da Ming, producing a powerful shock.
"Space‑Ti Domain: Death Arena!"
Buzz—
Then, as Da Ming staggered from the blow, Su Mo activated the Death Arena again, enveloping Da Ming's massive form.
"Slowing Domain!"
Buzz—
Da Ming sensed danger and imdiately activated its innate domain, slowing the arena's spread.
Yet even slowed, there was nowhere to escape—Da Ming was swallowed by the black vortex.
"Welco to my Death Arena. Your good brother Titan Ape was hunted here!"
"To leave, there is only one way: kill !"
After dragging Da Ming into the arena, Su Mo calmly explained.
"By the way, I know you, like Titan Ape, must miss Sister Xiao Wu!"
"Earlier I let Titan Ape see her. To be fair, I'll let you see Sister Xiao Wu too!"
"Soul Bone Soul Skill: Explosive Eightfold Throw!"
...
(End of Chapter)
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