Fourth Soul Skill—Soul Seed Puppet!
This ability condenses a "Soul Seed" that can enter a target through blood, breath, or physical contact,
embedding itself directly into their soul.
A More Advanced Parasite—Impossible to Remove!
Previously,
Tang Lan could manipulate the tiny barbs of the Life Spirit Blue Silver Emperor,
allowing them to enter an enemy's body through wounds like seeds.
But—
Because the "signal was weak," the range of control was limited.
And once it moved too far away,
the target's body would naturally expel the parasitic vines.
But Soul Seeds were different!
🔹 They had a "stealth" ability, allowing them to hide deep within the soul.
🔹 They absorbed small amounts of the host's leaked soul power, keeping them active indefinitely.
🔹 They were nearly impossible to detect!
And the range of control was massively expanded.
For example—
🔹 Slowly draining soul power to slow down the target's cultivation.
🔹 Steadily consuming mental energy, causing short-term exhaustion and long-term bottlenecks.
🔹 Extracting life force over time, leading to physical weakness, reduced soul ring age, and cellular decay.
🔹 Or, in direct combat—
The Soul Seed could suddenly sprout inside the host, piercing their internal organs before violently exploding!
Even a Titled Douluo caught off guard could die instantly!
And since it was connected to Tang Lan's Blue Silver Grass network,
he could sense the host's location even across continents.
—They can't escape.
—They can't fight back.
—They can only become Tang Lan's puppets, dancing in his hands.
This is truly worthy of the name—Soul Seed Puppet!
Tang Lan nodded in satisfaction.
—Difficult to implant, but incredibly powerful.
—Not bad at all.
Checking the Outside—Xiao Wu Has Returned!
Through Blue Silver Domain,
Tang Lan noticed Xiao Wu had reappeared.
—So, she's done reuniting with Er Ming?
—That means the Titan Giant Ape is still lurking nearby.
With that reassurance,
Tang Lan took out the Eight Spider Lances external soul bone from Blue King Ring.
'System, extract my external soul bone—Life Ancient Tree Right Foot.'
A vivid green light orb emerged,
inside it was a smooth, jade-like right foot,
completely unlike a tree.
Tang Lan didn't overthink it.
—A snake can drop a leg bone, so why not a tree?
He first pressed the Life Ancient Tree Right Foot onto his right foot.
Then—
Without hesitation—
He jammed the Eight Spider Lances straight into his back.
Pain Suppressed—And a Plan Forming
Tang Lan shut off most of his pain receptors,
his consciousness floating outside his body.
He glanced at Tang San and Xiao Wu,
both exchanging cold, unfriendly glares.
And began planning his next move.
The Next Goal—The All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament!
Even after leaving Shrek,
he still needed to participate in the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament.
Why?
🔹 One of the championship prizes was the "Spirit Condensing Wisdom Skull Bone."
🔹 That soul bone could fuse with the Seagod's Heart, becoming part of the legendary Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud!
Even though it was only 50,000 years old,
it had immense potential.
And with the system's help, the age could always be increased.
Additionally—
🔹 He needed to claim the "Illusionary Wisdom Skull Bone" from Shi Nian,
the soul master who tried to ambush Tang San but was killed instead.
And let's not forget—
🔹 There were some lovely ladies at the tournament.
—Whether he pursued them seriously or just teased them, it would be fun either way.
But to achieve all this—
Tang Lan's team had to be officially enrolled in a high-level academy.
And the perfect solution?
🔹 Create his own Advanced Soul Master Academy!
This was one of the main reasons he had published the Tang Sect Encyclopedia.
And the resources for an academy?
He already had a solid plan.
1️⃣ Use Tang San to lure Yu Xiaogang,
then orchestrate his reunion with Liu Erlong to absorb Blue Tyrant Academy as the foundation.
2️⃣ Recruit the Strength Clan through Tai Long's connections.
The Strength Clan—A Powerful Ally!
The Strength Clan's leader, Titan, was a man of absolute loyalty.
When his former master, Tang Hao, was expelled from the Clear Sky Sect,
Titan led his entire clan in leaving the sect as well.
The moment he recognized Tang San as Tang Hao's son,
he immediately pledged allegiance,
even though he himself was a Soul Douluo-level powerhouse.
With the Strength Clan's deep heritage,
they could help Tang San establish the Tang Sect
and even handle the forging of hidden weapons.
—With Titan's support,
—and cooperation with both Heaven Dou Empire and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect,
—the foundation would be unshakable!
From there, everything would progress smoothly.
Tang Lan couldn't help but give himself a mental thumbs-up!
The System Reward—"Fusion of Same-Origin Soul Bones"?!
🔹 [Host has obtained Eight Spider Lances, stealing Tang San's future Super Divine Weapon. Stolen a massive portion of Tang San's fortune!]
🔹 [Reward: "Fusion & Enhancement of Same-Origin Soul Bones"!]
"Huh?"
Tang Lan was momentarily confused.
—Same-origin soul bones?
—Fusion and enhancement?
What kind of reward was this?
But before he could fully process it—
🔹 A sharp wave of pain exploded from his right leg!
"Hiss—!!"
Tang Lan clenched his teeth—
The source of the agony was his right leg!
A dense surge of life energy wrapped around it—
🔹 The external soul bone, "Life Ancient Tree Right Foot," was fusing with his Blue Silver Right Leg Bone!
At the same time—
The originally small tibia-sized Blue Silver Right Leg Bone
began growing upward,
forcibly replacing his natural femur.
—The pain of having one's bones forcibly replaced was sheer torture!
But Tang Lan was ecstatic!
—This was clearly a good thing!
—Pain? So what? Just endure it!
Only when the newly fused right leg bone extended to meet his Ice Jade Scorpion Tail
did it finally stop growing.
Along with it—
🔹 The external soul bone, "Life Ancient Tree Right Foot," fully merged into the new right leg bone.
Tang Lan quickly examined his soul bones—
Wait!
🔹 The two separate soul bones had completely fused into one!
Yet—
🔹 The number of soul bone abilities hadn't changed.
Instead of losing abilities,
both abilities had received an epic-tier upgrade!
A Supreme Escape Skill—"Blood Escape"!
🔹 Soul Bone Skill 1: Flight
💠 Grants flight ability.
💠 Now includes "Blood Escape"—consume life force to instantly escape at the speed of light, ignoring all restrictions!
Previously—
🔹 The flight ability had a major flaw—it was too slow.
🔹 Against equal-tier opponents, it was impractical.
🔹 Against higher-tier foes, there was no way to outrun them.
As a hundred-thousand-year soul bone, its flight ability had severely limited use.
—Understandable.
—After all, the Blue Silver Emperor was a plant-type soul beast—it never needed to fly!
But now?
🔹 It had been completely upgraded!
🔹 "Blood Escape" activated—instant light-speed teleportation!
🔹 No barriers, no restrictions—Absolute freedom of movement!
—What "Slaughter City"? What "God-King's Domain"?
—Nothing could contain him anymore!
—Even a god wouldn't be able to keep up!
—Who in the entire Douluo Continent could still kill him?!
But—
That was just the extra bonus.
The real insanity came from—
The Ultimate Cheat Skill—"Rebirth"!
🔹 Soul Bone Skill 2: Regeneration
💠 All body parts can regenerate at high speed.
💠 If killed, automatically revives on the spot.
💠 After revival, the soul bone enters cooldown and must absorb life energy to recharge.
—Revival!!!
—A second life, free of charge!
And the best part?
🔹 It wasn't a one-time use!
—As long as he had enough life energy, he could revive over and over!
For most soul masters, this would be an issue—
But not for Tang Lan!
🔹 Life Spirit Blue Silver Emperor literally specialized in absorbing and storing life energy!
Even more broken—
🔹 "Regeneration" applied to all body parts!
—That meant even his brain, heart, and spine could regrow!
—And more than that…
—Soul rings and soul bones could regenerate too!!!
Infinite Resurrection & Soul Ring Explosion Loop!
🔹 Soul rings could now regenerate quickly after exploding—
—Meaning he could "detonate" his own soul rings for epic power-ups, then restore them instantly!
🔹 Soul bones…
—In the original story, Tang San's Eight Spider Lances would shatter and regrow repeatedly—
—Each time becoming even harder and stronger.
With this regeneration skill—
Tang Lan could farm his own Eight Spider Lances,
creating even more powerful versions over time!
—This reward is absolutely insane!
🔹 "With Blood Escape and Rebirth, even if the God of Asura himself comes after me, I won't flinch!"
🔹 "This new soul bone shall be called—"
🔹 "The Life-Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone!"
With that—
🔹 Tang Lan's right leg soul bone had officially "graduated"!
🔹 Fused from two bones, its total age had been stacked—
🔹 123,354 years!
—More than enough until he ascended to godhood.
What About Eight Spider Lances?
Tang Lan then shifted his focus to his newly acquired Eight Spider Lances.
And what he discovered—
END
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