Chapter 73: The second spirit ring and the external Spirit Bone
[Within a few days, the father and son duo, Yu Xiaogang and Yu Yuanzhen, set out once again on the path to obtain a spirit ring.]
[Arriving at the edge of the Star Dou Great Forest again, Yu Xiaogang no longer felt the same apprehension he had the first time.]
[This Spirit Hunting operation also went exceptionally smoothly.]
[On only the seventh day of arriving in the Star Dou Great Forest, Yu Xiaogang and his father encountered a Spirit Beast that met their requirements.]
["A Radiant Heavenly Dragon! And it's one of about five thousand years. Hahaha, Xiaogang, your luck is truly not bad!"]
[Seeing a Spirit Beast not far away, Yu Yuanzhen patted Yu Xiaogang's shoulder and spoke.]
[Yu Xiaogang himself was also very happy.]
[The Radiant Heavenly Dragon is a dragon-type Soul Beast with a light attribute.]
[Beyond that, the Radiant Heavenly Dragon is best known for its equally formidable mental strength.]
[It was rare for a single Spirit Beast to satisfy all of Yu Xiaogang's requirements.]
[Furthermore, among dragon-type Soul Beasts, the Radiant Heavenly Dragon is extremely powerful.]
[Don't be fooled by the fact that this Radiant Heavenly Dragon is only five thousand years old; ordinary ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts would be no match for it.]
[Unfortunately, this time the Radiant Heavenly Dragon encountered Yu Yuanzhen, a Titled Douluo.]
[Thus, very quickly, the Radiant Heavenly Dragon fell before Yu Xiaogang.]
["Roar!"]
[Looking at Yu Xiaogang walking toward it with a sword, the Radiant Heavenly Dragon's eyes were filled with unwillingness and resentment.]
[Because of its powerful mental force, the Radiant Heavenly Dragon could sense the spirit power fluctuations on Yu Xiaogang's body.]
[These fluctuations were far, far below the level required to absorb its spirit ring after death.]
[Therefore, in the Radiant Heavenly Dragon's view, Yu Xiaogang killing it wasn't to absorb a spirit ring, but either to kill it for a Spirit Bone drop or simply out of a love for slaughter.]
[Being forced to die for such reasons, how could it be resigned?]
[Unfortunately, the Radiant Heavenly Dragon's resentment would not move Yu Xiaogang's compassion; he decisively ended the Radiant Heavenly Dragon's life.]
[The next second, the Radiant Heavenly Dragon's spirit ring appeared above its corpse.]
["Father, I'm going to absorb it."]
[After informing Yu Yuanzhen, Yu Xiaogang adjusted his breathing, summoned the little dragon, sat cross-legged on the ground, and began to guide the spirit ring.]
[It was the same process as absorbing the first spirit ring.]
[Only this time, although Yu Xiaogang's absorption process involved some pain, it was only to the extent of making him let out a few muffled groans.]
[In the space of his consciousness, Yu Xiaogang once again saw the little dragon sharing the pressure with him.]
[Furthermore, Yu Xiaogang saw the little dragon undergo changes once more under the impact of the spirit power.]
[The originally tiny dragon wings on its back began to grow broad under the repeated impacts of spirit power.]
[At the same time, the little dragon's body was also growing.]
[The sharp horn on its forehead became acute, and its tail became thick and large.]
[The originally tiny pale-gold scales on its body also grew larger along with its body.]
[In summary, the little dragon was starting to grow tall.]
[Understanding the little dragon's situation, Yu Xiaogang finally immersed himself in his own side.]
[Outside, Yu Yuanzhen watched Yu Xiaogang's movements; this time it was very calm, not at all like when he absorbed the first spirit ring, covered in blood.]
[This allowed Yu Yuanzhen's mood to relax significantly.]
[However, just when Yu Yuanzhen thought this Spirit Hunting would be very easy and was getting a bit bored while waiting, suddenly...]
["Ah!"]
[A scream of pain escaped Yu Xiaogang's mouth, and he instinctively arched his upper body.]
["Xiaogang!"]
[Yu Yuanzhen rushed to Yu Xiaogang's side, wanting to know what had happened.]
[Just then, from Yu Xiaogang's arched back, the sound of tearing cloth rang out, and two objects resembling jade appeared behind him.]
["This is?! "]
[Yu Yuanzhen stared blankly at the things that had suddenly emerged from Yu Xiaogang's back, his original worry quickly replaced by wild joy.]
[As a veteran of Spirit Hunting, although Yu Yuanzhen had never seen such a scene, he had heard of it and seen relevant records.]
[These things suddenly emerging from his son's body were clearly a Spirit Bone.]
[And it was an external Spirit Bone, whose rarity was second only to a hundred-thousand-year spirit ring or a hundred-thousand-year spirit bone!]
[Unlike ordinary Spirit Bones, an external Spirit Bone possesses growth potential and can grow alongside the Spirit Master.]
[At the same time, it does not occupy one of the six major Spirit Bone positions.]
[The method of obtaining an external Spirit Bone is also different from ordinary Spirit Bones.]
[To obtain an external Spirit Bone, one must acquire it while absorbing a spirit ring; an external Spirit Bone obtained this way is most compatible with oneself.]
[With such characteristics and such extremely rare acquisition conditions, the rarity of an external Spirit Bone far exceeds that of ordinary Spirit Bones.]
[When Yu Yuanzhen traveled the Douluo Continent years ago, he met many Spirit Masters who possessed Spirit Bones.]
[But among them, not a single person possessed an external Spirit Bone.]
[Among the experts currently dominating the continent, he had never heard of anyone whose Spirit Bone was an external Spirit Bone.]
["Hahaha, good, as expected of my son, not only exceptionally intelligent and capable,"]
["But this luck is also something most people can't compare to!"]
[If they weren't still in the Star Dou Great Forest, Yu Yuanzhen would have laughed out loud.]
[But even so, he still chuckled aloud.]
[Truly, the surprise this external Spirit Bone brought him was too great.]
[How rare are Spirit Bones? Even a Titled Douluo like himself couldn't gather a full set of Spirit Bones.]
[Yet now, when his son obtained his second spirit ring, he also gained an external Spirit Bone, second only to hundred-thousand-year rings and bones.]
[This luck is practically absurd!]
[Under Yu Yuanzhen's gaze, the external Spirit Bone on Yu Xiaogang's back quickly took shape.]
[It turned out to be that pair of dragon wings from the Radiant Heavenly Dragon.]
[The golden dragon wings unfurled behind Yu Xiaogang, as if they could wrap his entire person within them.]
[As the dragon wings spread, the expression of discomfort on Yu Xiaogang's face vanished, and soon, he opened his eyes.]
[If anyone were to observe Yu Xiaogang's eyes closely at this moment, they would find that within his black pupils, specks of golden light had begun to flicker.]
[After two hours of absorption, Yu Xiaogang finally completed the absorption of his second spirit ring.]
["Mm~"]
[Stretching his body while sitting on the ground, Yu Xiaogang was about to stand up.]
[But just as he prepared to stand, he noticed something was wrong.]
["There seems to be something on my back?"]
[Thinking this, under Yu Yuanzhen's smile-filled gaze, Yu Xiaogang turned his head to look.]
["Holy crap! What is this!"]
[Seeing the wings on his back, Yu Xiaogang was startled; a curse almost slipped out, but he barely managed to restrain himself.]
[After a moment of daze, Yu Xiaogang turned his gaze toward Yu Yuanzhen.]
[At this time, Yu Yuanzhen finally walked to Yu Xiaogang's side with a smile.]
["Hahaha, you brat, your luck really makes even someone like me, who has already become a Titled Douluo, quite envious!"]