More than an hour passed. A blood-red soul ring with two golden lines now encircled the magic sword. The sacrifice was quick—Tianlin's body easily withstood the ring's power.
But, though the soul ring had formed, neither Tianlin's torso nor left leg showed any sign of a soul bone.
Could the Ice Bear King Little White not produce a soul bone? That shouldn't be possible. Any soul beast over a hundred thousand years develops a soul bone for any part the absorber lacks.
Ning Rongrong, though Ning Fengzhi's daughter, was no top student. She wasn't a theorist like Tianlin, but certainly better than Ye Lingling. She couldn't figure it out, so she consulted the two soul beast Empress.
"Sister Snow Empress, Sister Ice Empress, do you know why Tianlin didn't absorb a soul bone this time?"
Snow Empress and Ice Empress scanned Tianlin, then exclaimed, "It's not that he didn't absorb a soul bone—he got a special kind! Rongrong, look at his right hand."
Ning Rongrong looked and saw Tianlin's right hand was covered in ice crystals, transformed into a mighty ice bear's paw, then quickly became a silvery-white gauntlet—a soul bone armor.
"So it's an external soul bone—the Ice Bear King's Right Hand Bone!"
Rongrong couldn't always identify soul bones, but she recognized an external one when she saw it. Her sword brother's luck was profound—an external soul bone of over two hundred thousand years right from the start!
Coincidentally, both his right arm and right hand soul bones came from bear-type beasts. Their soul bone skills should complement each other, forming a powerful fusion skill.
"Since killing Tang San, Xiao Tian's luck has gone wild—sect development, higher pill success rates, Rongrong's rapid progress, and now an external soul bone. Had I known killing Tang San brought so many benefits, I should've had Xiao Tian do it sooner. Blame that descendant of Nuwa," Skydream Ice Silkworm muttered.
If Tang San had died ten years earlier, Tianlin might already be a Titled Douluo.
But that Nuwa descendant was too saintly, insisting Tang San and Tianlin had no deep grudge before the Oslo incident, and no matter the benefit, one shouldn't kill recklessly for oneself.
Now, Tianlin finished absorbing the soul ring and soul bone. He separated the water and earth attributes in the ring, then introduced the other elements, creating two new soul skills.
The first: Fire-Thunder-Wind-Earth attribute magic sword skill, Spiral Radiance Swallows Sun and Moon.
This is different from other attack skills—it tears space with the magic sword, banishing enemies to another dimension. Without spatial skills, even Bibi Dong's undying body couldn't return once banished.
The second: Water-Thunder-Wind-Earth attribute magic sword skill, Extreme Curse Returns Yin and Yang.
This is the magic sword's strongest support skill. Unlike the sixth skill: Myriad Spirits Restoration Light, which only restores soul power up to Tianlin's level (thus only fully recharging weaker soul masters), Extreme Curse Returns Yin and Yang fully restores physical strength, spiritual power, soul power—everything, with no upper limit. Even Chen Xin, if exhausted in battle, could be instantly returned to peak by Tianlin.
The weakness, like Restoration Light, is it can only be used once per day.
But that's more than enough—it's like giving his teammates an extra life.
"Phew!" Tianlin exhaled, fully channeling his soul power. His strength had reached level 82, making him a true Soul Douluo.
"Sword brother, you did it!" Ning Rongrong cheered. Her sword brother had grown even stronger.
"Yes. If I fought Tang Hao now, even without summoning my twin gods or using my sword and soul bone armor, I don't think I'd be at a disadvantage." Tianlin was confident. Even without full power, his individual strength now matched a Super Douluo.
Of course, only at levels 95 or 96. Each level at this stage was a leap. He admitted he'd lose to the level 98 Golden Crocodile Douluo in a solo fight.
But with his twin gods and soul bone armor, he could hold his own.
Looking across the entire continent, Tianlin at full strength would rank seventh, just behind the four ultimate Douluo, Bibi Dong, and Golden Crocodile Douluo.
Of course, this excluded the true hidden experts, whose power Tianlin couldn't gauge.
"Xiao Tian, Little White's soul ring and bone are great, right? And it's an external soul bone! You must repay him well," Snow Empress said with a smile, always looking out for Little White's interests.
"Of course," Tianlin replied. He always paid his debts, never leaving kindness unrewarded.
"Little White, come out and see your mother."
The adorable Ice Bear King soul now resided in Tianlin's spiritual sea, living alongside Skydream Ice Silkworm.
Little White's soul appeared, "Don't worry, Mother. I'm fine. I'll live with Uncle Skydream from now on."
"Good. If Skydream Ice Silkworm bullies you, have Tianlin tell me. When we reach the God Realm, I'll get payback with interest."
Snow Empress's doting made Skydream Ice Silkworm speechless. "Snow Empress, be fair—I wouldn't dare bully Little White. Besides, with these skinny arms and legs, I'm lucky if he doesn't bully me!"
"Hmph, as long as you know!" Snow Empress smiled alluringly. With Little White settled, she could relax.
"Tianlin, can you open that space now?" Ice Empress asked.
Tianlin nodded. "I think so. My new eighth soul skill is for tearing space."
"Good. We must investigate what's over there." As one of the three kings of the Extreme North, Ice Empress was responsible. Even if she was leaving, she had to find that strange space first.
Otherwise, if she and Snow Empress left and the Flame Lord escaped, even Titan Snow Demon King couldn't stop it.