A 20,000-year Firecracker Vine Right Arm Bone?
And it's wood-attribute?
Tang San nodded repeatedly.
"Brother, you're the best!"
"I can definitely absorb this right arm bone!"
"Absolutely!"
"Also, keep an eye out for other spirit bones for me, okay?"
Tang Lan, however, shook his head.
"No rush. Most of the others aren't even ten thousand years old, and they're not from exotic beasts either. Absorbing them would just waste your spirit bone slots."
Tang San hesitated.
They already had spirit bones—why was he being so picky?
Right now, he just wanted a full set of spirit bones and a ten-thousand-year fourth spirit ring.
But Tang Lan was his older brother—he wouldn't lead him astray.
Still, he was torn.
Tang Lan said, "Xiao San, give me a moment. I'll get back to you later."
Then, he hung up the communication, disabled his spiritual shield, and looked toward the Lake of Life.
Oscar was there, skinning the Ironback Dragon.
"Xiao Ao, come over here for a second."
Oscar washed his hands in the Lake of Life, then scampered over eagerly.
Tang Lan handed him the 20,000-year Firecracker Vine Right Arm Bone.
"A 20,000-year wood-attribute spirit bone—very suitable for you."
Oscar's face lit up with surprise and excitement!
For food-type spirit masters, wood-attribute spirit bones were second only to gemstone-type bones in compatibility.
And this was a 20,000-year-old bone!
Oscar never expected to receive such a sudden blessing.
His brain froze for a second—
But his hands reacted instantly, grabbing the bone without hesitation.
"Thank you, Sect Master, for your generosity!"
"Good. Absorb it now," Tang Lan instructed.
"Yes!"
Oscar sat cross-legged on the spot, using his internal energy to guide the absorption.
At the same time—
[Host has gifted the 20,000-year Firecracker Vine Right Arm Bone to Oscar, increasing his own power boost. Stole a small portion of Tang San's destiny!]
[Reward: "External Spirit Bone Eight Spider Lances +2000 Years"!]
A slight itch spread across Tang Lan's back—
his Eight Spider Lances were strengthening.
Tang Lan's heart burned with excitement!
—The exploit worked!
Even though Tang San wasn't physically here,
just by communicating via soul guide, he thought the opportunity was his.
Then, by transferring it to someone else,
Tang Lan successfully triggered the system reward!
That meant—whether Tang San was present or not, it didn't matter.
However—
This method couldn't be overused.
Otherwise—
If he kept stringing Tang San along, the guy would eventually get pissed—
and that would ruin future exploits.
As for the Firecracker Vine Right Arm Bone?
Simple.
Later, when finding Oscar a Mirror Beast, he'd just increase the age limit a bit.
Make it so Oscar couldn't handle it,
forcing him to absorb another spirit bone to increase his capacity.
And this Firecracker Vine Right Arm Bone would be the perfect fit—
meaning he'd have no choice but to keep it.
What?
Why not ask Tang San's opinion?
Because in the Extreme North, there were barely any plants—
no "network" to stay in touch.
So, if anyone was to blame…
It was Tang San's fault for not coming along!
'I'll just remind Oscar later not to spill the beans.'
'Damn, I was too slow to react.'
'If I'd thought of this earlier, I could've used that hundred-thousand-year Ironback Dragon to farm a reward!'
'A hundred-thousand-year spirit beast blood sacrifice!'
'Missed a huge jackpot!'
'At least it's not too late—the 380,000-year Ice Empress is the real prize.'
What kind of reward would that bring?
Exciting!
At that moment—
The first batch of ten-thousand-year spirit beasts had their life force completely drained by Tang Lan.
His Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone was now charged to 70%.
As expected of ten-thousand-year spirit beasts—they had a solid foundation.
"Tianming, one more batch and it'll be full," Tang Lan called out.
Er Ming shot an irritated glance at Tang Lan and let out a dissatisfied roar.
Then, he pulled out his custom-made "big brother" communication soul guide, which was half the size of his palm.
With another shake, he summoned a fresh batch of spirit beasts for Tang Lan to absorb life force from.
On the side, Shui Bing'er, who had been processing the Ironback Dragon, couldn't stop her eyelid from twitching.
Everything she saw today was way too surreal.
Especially—
A spirit soul Ironback Dragon personally cutting out its own "heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys."
Inside the Lake of Life, after washing it clean, they skewered the Ironback Dragon's meat using the branches of a thousand-year plant-type spirit beast, then placed it over the fire to roast.
Even though she was witnessing it with her own eyes, Shui Bing'er still couldn't believe it was real.
Sixteen years of worldview and common sense—
Shattered in an instant.
"Phew—"
Tang Hao let out a deep breath and stood up, looking at Tang Lan.
Tang Lan extended his spiritual sense to check Tang Hao's mental domain.
It had expanded considerably.
It could barely contain a 95,000-year spirit soul.
But—
There was a risk of overloading and bursting.
'I shouldn't have fed that Titan Giant Ape the Nine-Rank Purple Ganoderma just now.'
Sensing Tang Lan's hesitation, Tang Hao spoke up.
"This Silvermoon Wolf King Right Arm Bone's skill is called Wolf King's Will."
"It passively modifies my spiritual power, making it extremely resilient."
"It can resist a certain level of spiritual attacks and even reflect them back."
Oh?
Tang Lan tested it by prodding Tang Hao's mental domain with his spiritual power.
Normally—
It should feel as solid as a city wall.
But now, it felt elastic and bouncy.
Like rubber, with a certain degree of stretchability.
That solved the problem.
At worst, his mental domain would stretch out, making it a tight fit for two spirit souls.
But once Tang Hao leveled up, the issue would naturally resolve itself.
Under the anticipating gaze of the Titan Giant Ape,
Tang Lan finally nodded.
"You can give it a try."
"But the process will be painful—don't resist."
"Otherwise, to ensure my old man's safety, I'll shatter your soul and leave only your spirit ring for him to absorb."
"Any objections?"
The Titan Giant Ape nodded frantically!
Resist?
It immediately lay flat on the ground, waving its hand at Tang Lan and Tang Hao.
Do whatever you want!
Hmm…
Tang Lan glanced at Tang Hao.
Tang Hao hesitated for a moment.
This Titan Giant Ape wasn't just striking a seductive pose—
it was actually female?!
If A Yin found out, wouldn't she get jealous?
Tang Lan misunderstood his hesitation and reminded him—
"Old man, I have a way to increase the spirit ring's age—an extra 5,000 years won't be a problem."
The Titan Giant Ape was a top-tier spirit ring choice.
Finding another one of such high age that was willing to become a spirit soul?
Almost impossible.
Tang Hao's gaze flickered a few times.
Under the temptation of a third 100,000-year spirit ring, he finally nodded in agreement.
"Good!"
"Both of you, adjust your states—I'm starting!"
Tang Lan activated his Spirit Soul Domain, forming a six-pointed star array.
This time, he properly followed the Spirit Soul Equal Contract procedure.
Compared to the smoothness of the Ironback Dragon's blood sacrifice,
this was much more difficult—
for Tang Lan, Tang Hao, and the Titan Giant Ape alike.
Thankfully—
The Titan Giant Ape truly went limp and let it happen.
Not moving an inch.
Under Tang Hao's forceful pulling and Tang Lan's brute-force shoving,
it didn't even blink.
With no major mishaps, they successfully completed the Spirit Soul Equal Contract.
A black spirit ring tinged with red descended onto Tang Hao's third spirit ring slot.
Resulting in an insane spirit ring combo—
Red, Yellow, Red, Purple, Black, Black, Black, Black, Red!
Looking at the jarring yellow and purple spirit rings, Tang Lan's OCD kicked in hard.
Maybe…
He should make Tang Hao discard two spirit bones and replace those rings too?
(End of Chapter)