Chapter 36: External Spirit Bone - Douluo's spirit bead sword

Chapter 36: External Spirit Bone “Xiao Tian, how are you feeling? Is there any discomfort in your body?” In the room, Ning Feng Zhi once again checked Tian Lin's body. Whether physical or mental, he found Xiao Tian to be extremely robust, theoretically with no issues at all. Yet, Chen Xin couldn’t help but ask repeatedly to be sure. “Master, rest assured, I’m really fine. Actually, I wasn’t unconscious these past few days; my consciousness was simply staying in my spiritual sea,” Tian Lin reassured him. Indeed, his current condition was excellent. After he informed them about the significant expansion of his spiritual sea, they finally understood that Tian Lin was organizing his suddenly surged mental power over these past few days. “A spiritual sea... Xiao Tian can actually observe his own spiritual sea—something only many spirit-type soul masters can do. This isn't something a sword-type martial soul can achieve. It seems his second martial soul might also be related to mental power,” Ning Feng Zhi pondered internally. However, there was an aspect that left him puzzled. Absorbing a spirit ring shouldn’t have expanded Tian Lin’s spiritual sea so much. The Zi Huo Jin Jing Beast attacks using its eyes, which barely qualifies it as a spirit-type spirit beast. Yet, the spirit ring Tian Lin absorbed had just barely reached a thousand years. His mental power shouldn’t be this strong. “Xiao Tian, can you recount exactly how you absorbed the spirit ring?” Ning Feng Zhi was genuinely curious; something must have happened to Tian Lin. Since everyone here was trustworthy, Tian Lin didn’t intend to keep anything from them and recounted what he experienced in his spiritual sea, withholding only the Shushan Treasure Record. Unexpectedly, after Ning Feng Zhi listened, he was overjoyed. “I understand now. No wonder your mental power has increased so much. Xiao Tian, you’ve lucked out this time!” “Feng Zhi, stop being cryptic and just tell us what happened to Xiao Tian,” Chen Xin hated when these smart people only spoke half the truth, piquing curiosity, then stopping. “Hehe, Jian Shu, don’t worry. If I’m not mistaken, within Tian Lin’s spiritual sea, the entity that attacked him was likely a spirit bone, specifically the Flame Golden Eyes originated from the Zi Huo Jin Jing Beast!” Ning Feng Zhi laughed. A spirit bone! The mention left everyone present astounded. In the world of soul masters, spirit bones were incredibly treasured. The appearance of any spirit bone typically sparked brutal conflict among soul masters. Even the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, despite its wealth, had very few in stock. “Wait, something’s not right,” Gu Dou Luo had some doubts. “A spirit bone typically occupies one of six parts: head, torso, or limbs. What about eyes? Unless...?” He clearly had a hunch that what Tian Lin obtained was more precious than ordinary spirit bones. “Gu Shu, it’s exactly what you’re thinking. What Xiao Tian absorbed is an external spirit bone!” Ning Feng Zhi said with immense excitement. The rarity of external spirit bones far surpassed that of ordinary spirit bones. If ordinary spirit bones had a one in a thousand chance of appearing, then external spirit bones appeared less frequently than one in ten thousand. In the world of soul masters, there’s a ranking of the most precious things called the Soul Master Dream List. On this list, external spirit bones consistently hold the coveted second position, right below the nearly nonexistent hundred-thousand-year spirit ring. The most special aspect of external spirit bones is that they evolve with the soul master’s power, making it beneficial to absorb them as early as possible. In the original work, Tang San absorbed an external spirit bone at rank 30, but Tian Lin received his even earlier—a testament to his extraordinary fate. “So, it's an external spirit bone. No wonder it’s so powerful.” Tian Lin finally understood the opportunity he had encountered. He directly channeled his soul power to his eyes, and soon, his normally dark pupils turned crimson, with what seemed like flames burning within. Inside the room, the temperature began to rise sharply. Ning Feng Zhi and the others understood that Tian Lin had activated the external spirit bone. They were curious about the mysterious abilities of these Flame Golden Eyes. Standing by the window, Tian Lin stared out into the distance; everything in his sight appeared to be still. Even a mosquito far away was visible to him, down to every beat of its wings in a second. And the distance was incredibly vast, spanning several kilometers. Turning back to Ning Feng Zhi and the two Douluos, Tian Lin said, “Uncle Ning, Master, Elders, after I activated my external spirit bone, I found that all my attributes increased, especially my mental strength and perception, which have been enhanced to an astonishing level.” Ning Feng Zhi nodded. “As I expected, eye-type external spirit bones primarily enhance mental power and perception. And what about spirit abilities? Are there any proactive spirit abilities paired with it?” “There is. Right now, I have a skill called Golden Flame Soul Scorch. It’s a mental attack soul skill that makes the opponent’s mind feel as if engulfed in flames, delivering a fatal blow. However, it exhausts me greatly. Using it once consumes nearly half of my mental strength.” Tian Lin had indeed gained a powerful soul skill, but it couldn’t be used lightly. Ning Feng Zhi and the others were unconcerned. “It’s fine. For now, it depletes you significantly because your external spirit bone’s age is still low. As your strength grows, it will become stronger, reducing the drain and increasing the power of the soul skill. Mental attacks are exceedingly rare.” Chen Xin agreed. “Xiao Tian’s Demon-Suppressing Sword surpasses even my Seven Kill Sword and the Clear Sky Hammer from the Clear Sky Sect in physical attack. Now, with such fearsome soul attacks added, it seems I will soon be dethroned as the continent’s top attack Douluo!” If his disciple were to replace him, Chen Xin would be more than pleased. “Wow, another spirit bone! Brother Sword is amazing; now he has two spirit bones, right? And Rong Rong doesn’t even have one.” Ning Rong Rong’s cute voice betrayed her envy. The little girl still believed Tian Lin had a gem-type spirit bone, entirely oblivious to the fact that it was all a ruse by Tian Lin to conceal his twin martial souls. One can imagine that if Ning Rong Rong were to learn the truth, she’d surely bite Tian Lin in frustration with her little tiger teeth. Ning Feng Zhi smiled, satisfied with how the bond between Ning Rong Rong and Tian Lin was growing. It was exactly what he hoped to see. “Xiao Tian, you are the most outstanding soul master I’ve ever seen. I believe your future extends well beyond just becoming a titled Douluo. Perhaps even the so-called human limit of level ninety-nine might not block your path. When that time comes, the responsibility of protecting Rong Rong and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect will rest on your shoulders.” “Don't worry, Uncle Ning. No matter where I go, I won’t forget that I’m part of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect,” Tian Lin promised. He could make this promise without hesitation because he never intended to stray away.