Chapter 78: Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring and Spirit Bone!

When Flender and the others tried to enter the meeting room to check on the situation, they were immediately stopped by the overwhelming energy fluctuations emanating from inside.

The energy was even stronger than what they had felt during their own breakthroughs!

Faced with such an imposing force, they dared not enter, fearing they might disturb whoever was inside.

Time ticked by slowly, and the four people outside—along with Xiao Wu inside—were all as anxious as ants on a hot pan.

Meanwhile, Dai Mubai had stabilized. A crimson hundred-thousand-year spirit ring now glowed proudly around his White Tiger Saint King martial spirit. At the same time, he felt an odd itching sensation on his left arm.

An hour later, Dai Mubai finally opened his eyes, stunned by what had just happened.

Not only had he obtained a hundred-thousand-year spirit ring, but he had also received a hundred-thousand-year spirit bone!

How is this possible? I didn't kill Xiao Wu, and I couldn't have—so why did I receive a spirit bone?

"Could it be that the Douluo Continent's rules interpreted my act of using the Yearning Heartbroken Red to reshape Xiao Wu's body as her 'death'? And since a hundred-thousand-year soul beast always produces a spirit bone…

"Spirit bones are essentially condensed energy—a fusion of energy and the laws of the world."

He examined the abilities:

Spirit Bone Skills: Teleportation and Invincible Golden Body.Spirit Ring Skills: Intangibility and Shattering God's Gaze.

"Phew, thank goodness it wasn't some charm-based skill…"

Spirit skills are formed when a soul beast's innate abilities combine with the martial spirit. Since Xiao Wu hadn't died, she couldn't have passed on her signature Eight-Stage Drop. If anyone else had absorbed her energy, they might have developed a charm ability instead. However, Dai Mubai's White Tiger Saint King martial spirit was incompatible with such abilities, resulting in a devastating mental attack skill: Shattering God's Gaze.

At that moment, Dai Mubai was pulled from his thoughts by Xiao Wu's tearful sobs.

"Wuuu… you scared me to death!"

Looking up, Dai Mubai saw Xiao Wu's tear-streaked face, her expression a mixture of relief and lingering fear.

He quickly retracted his martial spirit and deactivated his Indestructible Vajra Divine Skill, returning to his normal appearance. Gently patting Xiao Wu's head, Dai Mubai spoke softly,

"See? I'm fine. Don't cry anymore—crying will only make you look less pretty."

"Mm!"

Xiao Wu nodded vigorously, staring intently at Dai Mubai.

"I'm sorry. I didn't realize that the Yearning Heartbroken Red would disrupt the seal on your energy…"

"My original thought was that consuming it would hide your aura and keep you safe until you reached rank 70…"

Before Dai Mubai could finish, Xiao Wu shook her head.

"It's okay. You did it for my sake, after all."

"Mu Bai, can you tell me the secret of your fourth spirit ring?"

"It's fine if you don't want to say anything—I already know it's a sacrificial ring. It must've come from that white tiger you encountered in the Star Dou Forest, right?"

Xiao Wu asked curiously, her tone lighthearted. She wasn't bothered at all about the energy she had lost; in fact, she felt relieved. Now, no one would ever recognize her as a transformed soul beast because she had truly become human.

Seeing Xiao Wu's curious expression, Dai Mubai could tell she genuinely wanted to know the truth.

Xiao Wu's ability to activate the Yearning Heartbroken Red and transfer her uncontrollable energy into Dai Mubai proved her unwavering love for him—a love as steadfast as eternity itself.

"Since you want to know, I'll tell you."

Previously, he had been so focused on controlling the energy that he couldn't hide his true spirit power and spirit rings, which is how Xiao Wu had discovered the truth.

Dai Mubai briefly recounted the events of the Star Dou Forest and explained why the white tiger had chosen to sacrifice itself. Xiao Wu listened with rapt attention, awestruck by the story.

The white tiger had recognized Dai Mubai's White Tiger Saint King martial spirit, believing him to be the reincarnation of the Saint King, and had willingly offered itself to help him.

Fittingly, the spirit bone in Dai Mubai's right arm had come from that very same white tiger.

"Xiao Wu, you won't believe this, but after converting your energy into a spirit ring, I somehow also obtained a hundred-thousand-year left arm spirit bone…"

Xiao Wu: "…"

For a moment, Xiao Wu was speechless. If anyone else had said such a thing, she would never have believed it. How could a person obtain a spirit bone without killing the soul beast?

Douluo's rules: You two are breaking the game, aren't you?!

Dai Mubai himself wasn't particularly thrilled about the spirit bone. With his dual martial spirits—White Tiger Saint King and Nether Emissary (Death God)—absorbing a spirit bone from a Soft Bone Charming Rabbit felt… odd.

However, the bone's abilities were simply too extraordinary for him to reject:

Teleportation and Invincible Golden Body.

These two skills were undoubtedly god-tier abilities.

After a while, the two of them finally opened the conference room door.

Flender, Zhao Wuji, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing all turned to look at Dai Mubai and Xiao Wu.

"I was just absorbing a celestial herb… caused a bit of a commotion, haha…"

Dai Mubai scratched his head awkwardly. A "bit" of a commotion? The pressure from a hundred-thousand-year spirit ring wasn't something to joke about!

Zhao Wuji and Flender nearly trembled under the residual aura.

The others gave Dai Mubai an exasperated look before refocusing on their gains.

Flender decided that they would head to the Sunset Forest tomorrow to hunt for spirit rings.

Everyone, except for Dai Mubai, had reached the threshold for advancing to the next level. They needed spirit rings to further their cultivation.

Flender also planned for him and Zhao Wuji to return later with Liu Erlong to hunt for their eighth spirit rings. The soul beasts they required were far too powerful to involve the students.

"Dean, maybe it's best to avoid the Sunset Forest for the next few months…"

Dai Mubai's voice was soft, and there was a hint of guilt as he spoke.

"Uh…"

Flender and Zhao Wuji froze, suddenly realizing the truth. This brat probably destroyed Poison Douluo Dugu Bo's lair!

Having spent the past few days in Heaven Dou City, they knew enough about the region's most powerful figures to put two and two together. Dugu Bo's residence in the Sunset Forest wasn't exactly a secret.

The girls also pieced it together, glancing at Dai Mubai in surprise.

They suddenly recalled his warning: if any of this leaked, he would be hunted down by a Titled Douluo…

So, that Titled Douluo must be Poison Douluo, Dugu Bo!

"Then… should we go to the Star Dou Forest?"

Flender's suggestion made Zhao Wuji shudder involuntarily. The man still had nightmares about that place.

Flender wasn't much better. Just in the mixed zone, they had encountered a hundred-thousand-year soul beast and barely escaped with their lives.

"Dean, why don't you and Old Zhao go to the Star Dou Forest to get your spirit rings first? As for Zhuqing and the others, let them adapt to their new spirit power levels. We can revisit the Sunset Forest in a while."

(End of Chapter)