Chapter 119: Third Soul Skill, Lotus of Thorns! (2)

With the energy of the soul ring madly pouring into the Black Lotus, it didn't take long for the Black Lotus to rapidly grow!

Finally, it fully bloomed, each black petal appearing as if moisturized by water, accompanied by thorns that looked sinister and filled with a mysterious and eerie aura.

"However, this Thorny Xuanming Turtle has lived for too long... Its consciousness is too vast. Although the Black Lotus has just formed and can absorb most of it, even a small part is still difficult for me to resist," murmured Wang Feng in his mind.

A thirty-thousand-year soul beast is truly extraordinary.

For an ordinary soul master at level thirty, being strong and capable with the absorption of nearly two thousand years from the Human-faced Demon Spider is considered impressive.

Thirty thousand years! A fifteenfold difference!

With just soul power coming from this soul ring, even Soul Masters at the fourth or fifth ring could burst from the massive influx of soul power!

Ordinary Soul Masters would only dare to absorb around twenty-thousand-year soul beasts with their sixth soul ring, being approximately level sixty before trying.

"Darn it, Martial Soul in human form, if you don't come out now, I'll be in trouble for real!" roared Wang Feng in his mind.

Although the Black Lotus absorbed most of the Thorny Xuanming Turtle's angry consciousness, even a small part was challenging for Wang Feng's current consciousness to withstand.

Seemingly in response to Wang Feng's call, in the depths of his mind, something seemed to be triggered.

Almost simultaneously, in a room in Soto City, a young man opened his eyes suddenly and muttered, "This aura again... It has appeared for first time the past six years!"

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Boom!

If one could see from outside, twelve pairs of energy wings suddenly sprouted from Wang Feng's back, eerie and devilish, exuding an extreme sense of evil.

Seven bloodstreaks illuminated, rushing through Wang Feng's limbs and converging at his heart.

Luckily, the aura wasn't intense, nor did it emit a majestic presence like the Pan Gu Axe.

Finally, the humanoid Martial Soul emerged in Wang Feng's consciousness.

"What kind of Martial Soul is this? Wings only... is it an angel? Why are it wings black? But it feels too ethereal, not solid at all!" Wang Feng observed the humanoid Martial Soul, now having a clearer view.

Simultaneously, the remaining part of the Thorny Xuanming Turtle's consciousness was instantly absorbed by this humanoid Martial Soul.

After absorption, the ethereal state of this humanoid Martial Soul improved slightly and became a bit more solid.

Then, it disappeared! Wang Feng's body also gradually recovered.

"Huh?" Wang Feng looked puzzled.

Disappeared?

"This Martial Soul is somewhat strange!" Wang Feng murmured.

It seemed powerful but extremely ethereal, as if it had mosaic applied, and somewhat blurry.

However, Wang Feng still didn't know how to activate this humanoid Martial Soul... feeling somewhat lost.

But that didn't matter.

As for the soul rings, Wang Feng had already absorbed them!

The Black Lotus had completely grown, exuding a sinister aura. The fully developed Black Lotus gave Wang Feng an extremely eerie feeling.

"The Black Lotus petals have thorns. This soul skill should be able to confer a rebounding attack ability. I just don't know how much it can rebound?" Wang Feng took a deep breath, gently plucked a Black Lotus petal, and infused it with soul power!

In an instant, the petal radiated light, turning into a black beam.

Almost immediately, Wang Feng felt his body becoming extremely sturdy, as if covered with densely packed thorns.

It enhanced defense! However, the exact degree of enhancement would only be known after being struck!

"Feeling the increased defense, there should be other effects, right? It would be great if someone could hit me for a test!" Due to the lack of a testing subject, Wang Feng had to abandon the idea and thought for a moment, "Let's call this third soul skill 'Thorny Lotus.'"

As the soul rings were completely absorbed, Wang Feng felt his body getting stronger again, with abundant soul power circulating throughout.

"I jumped directly from level thirty to level thirty-three. Most of the soul ring energy was absorbed by the Black Lotus but it was still enough to raise three levels. The defensive ability of the Black Lotus should be much stronger now, at least doubled! This means that in the Titan Giant Ape's leap from before, the Black Lotus should be able to withstand at least five seconds."

This was the inherent ability of the Black Lotus itself, not a soul skill.

Each form of the Blue Silver Emperor Lotus had its unique special abilities.

The potent healing and recovery effects of the Blue Silver Emperor Lotus' Gold Lotus, with the all-encompassing restoration, temporarily raised soul power level! The terrifying flames of the Red Lotus, and absorbing the power of fire! The Black Lotus's innate defense, absorbing various furious auras and converting them into energy.

"At level thirty-three, the Gold Lotus can temporarily raise soul power by three levels. I am equivalent to level thirty-six now. The body's basic quality should be at least more than twice as strong as before."

Wang Feng opened his eyes slightly, "But it's still not enough to swing the Pan Gu Axe. It was too dangerous in that situation just now."

However, just when Wang Feng thought the soul ring absorption was complete...

Suddenly.

His chest began to feel extremely hot!

"Huh?" Wang Feng touched his chest, feeling dazed, as if something wanted to come out.

"Is this... a soul bone? No, it did not drop a soul bones?!"

The next moment!

Bone spurs emerged densely from Wang Feng's chest, spreading instantly from his waist to his shoulders, covering his upper body!

The bone spurs had an extremely high density, glowing with a faint blue light in the dark, resembling an ancient armor with a touch of blue!

"Are these... the thorned bone spurs from the Thorny Xuanming Turtle's back?" Wang Feng took a deep breath, "Could it be an externally attached soul bone?"

Soul bones were extremely rare and precious in today's Douluo Continent!

They had a chance of dropping only from soul beasts of ten thousand years or more!

It was a coveted existence for countless soul masters, providing various attribute enhancements! Even without carrying skills, they played a significant role!

Moreover, externally attached soul bones were even rarer!

Their preciousness could rival the most top-tier soul bones! The main difference was that externally attached soul bones could grow with the strength of their owners!

The first two soul beasts didn't have soul bones, which was a bit regrettable for Wang Feng.

Especially the Ice Jade Emperor Lizard, which was willingly absorbed, was also ten thousand years, yet it didn't have a soul bone.

So, Wang Feng hadn't considered the matter of soul bones...

Unexpectedly, this Thorny Xuanming Turtle actually gave birth to an externally attached soul bone!

Almost in the moment of attachment.

Although the speed didn't increase, the hardness of various parts of Wang Feng's body increased a lot. In simple terms, it significantly enhanced defense!

Maybe only when hit, Wang Feng would realize how much his defense had increased!

"Wait a minute, darn it, this thing is a bit heavy!" Wang Feng took a step forward suddenly!

Instantly, the ground under him unexpectedly sank into a deep pit! A huge pressure swept over, making Wang Feng inhale sharply!

"Does this thing come with its own weight?" Wang Feng looked at the deeply sunken footprint, "This is at least more than four thousand kilograms, right? But it seems normal. That Thorny Xuanming Turtle weighs at least over ten tons. It's not surprising that this externally attached soul bone is so heavy. Moreover, it will become heavier with my increasing strength..."

For Wang Feng, this was like a natural load! Wang Feng was just worried about having to remake his weighted protective gear!

In the future, when practicing weighted training, he could directly reveal this soul bone. It could exercise both soul power and the body, and the defense would also be enhanced at the same time!

After putting on clothes, the shape was completely invisible! Very thin!

Even if exposed, it looked very aesthetically pleasing!

During an attack, directly retract the soul bone, the body's speed would skyrocket! It could deal an unexpected blow to the enemy!