Chapter 25: External Spirit Bone

Although the Nine-Nether Azure Phoenix had not been with Qian Yunyu for long, he had a rough grasp of the young girl’s temperament. She had truly intended to kill that human, and once she set her mind on something, she would not give up so easily.

Therefore, a powerful entity must have intervened in secret, forcing her to halt.

The Nine-Nether Azure Phoenix possessed keen perception; he vaguely felt an invisible, intangible force surrounding the human. While he did not know what this power was, he could guess that it was precisely this force preventing the girl from killing the human boy.

"Yes... but as I said, there is plenty of time. One day, I will ascend and overturn them!" Qian Yunyu gritted her teeth inwardly, though she remained calm on the surface. She tilted her head slightly to gaze at the sky, a storm brewing within her tranquil golden eyes.

As for who "they" referred to, the Nine-Nether Azure Phoenix might have been confused at first, but upon seeing her gesture, he understood immediately.

Involving the lofty gods, the Nine-Nether Azure Phoenix chose silence, yet he remained inwardly shocked. The high and mighty gods were actually intervening in secret to help a human Soul Venerable.

As for this young girl, Qian Yunyu, her audacity was boundless; even before becoming a god herself, she was already planning to wage war against them in the future.

In the God Realm, the Sea God Poseidon and the Asura God had been observing the Douluo Continent. It was Poseidon who had secretly intervened to stop Qian Yunyu.

Stunned by the defiant look in Qian Yunyu’s eyes, Poseidon turned to the Asura God. "What do we do now? That girl is a bit troublesome."

With Qian Yunyu present, the Tang San they had chosen would likely be suppressed completely. Could he still rise as they had envisioned?

Poseidon harbored doubts. The Asura God was also feeling irritable; when they had chosen Tang San, they had not anticipated such a variable emerging from the Spirit Hall.

If it were merely a variable, they could have dealt with it in secret. The crux of the matter was that this variable was no simple matter; she was backed by a powerful god, which left them with no way to proceed. Judging by appearances, the two of them combined could only manage a stalemate with that mysterious and powerful deity.

The Asura God sighed helplessly. "Judging by the aura, the deity behind that girl is no pushover. For now, we can do nothing but ensure Tang San is not killed by her."

Poseidon stroked his chin. "I am curious, which deity could that be? The aura is extremely strange and unique; I have never seen it in the God Realm."

The Asura God replied, "I have not seen it either. Before we are certain of this unknown and powerful god's background, we must not act rashly."

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After leaving the Star Dou Great Forest, Qian Yunyu sent the Nine-Nether Azure Phoenix into the system space and walked toward the small town. She had left marks along the way for Qian Renxue, which was why she headed straight there.

Upon entering the town, Qian Yunyu found Qian Renxue and the others at a small tavern.

"Sister, I’m back!"

"Yuner, you’ve returned at the perfect time. I have a spirit bone here, an external spirit bone dropped by the Bright Phoenix we encountered earlier. Would you like to absorb it?" Qian Renxue took out a gold-glowing, wing-shaped spirit bone and looked at Qian Yunyu.

"It’s actually an external spirit bone!" Qian Yunyu blinked, her expression one of great surprise.

Excluding special external spirit bones, spirit bones are divided into six categories: skull, torso, left arm, right arm, left leg, and right leg. The torso bone is the strongest, followed by the skull.

External spirit bones are the rarest and most unique of all, capable of evolving alongside the host’s spirit power. The probability of one appearing is less than one in ten thousand.

She hadn't expected her sister to be so lucky; the Bright Phoenix they hunted had actually dropped an external spirit bone. Perhaps it was because her petrification had left the beast no room to display its strength, causing it to drop the bone out of sheer resentment upon death?

Qian Yunyu felt this was quite likely. Wasn't there a saying that the greater the resentment of a spirit beast when killed, the higher the chance of dropping a spirit bone, and the rarer its quality?

Although external spirit bones were rare, they held little attraction for Qian Yunyu. She tilted her head and asked Qian Renxue, "This is an external spirit bone, after all. Sister, shouldn't you keep it for yourself?"

Qian Renxue shook her head slightly. "I have the Angelic Divine Set; this external spirit bone is of little significance to me."

The Angelic Divine Set consisted of six top-tier spirit bones left behind by the Angel God, each approaching one hundred thousand years in age. While they were not exactly one hundred thousand years old, and lacked an external bone, they were the most compatible with the Seraphim spirit. Once a Seraphim user fused all six, they could unlock their full power and perform a spirit bone fusion skill.

Qian Yunyu spread her hands helplessly. "But sister, I don't need spirit bones either. If you give it to me, I'll only end up feeding it to Tianxing. It would be a waste; it’s better to give it to someone who truly needs it."

In truth, feeding it to Tianxing wasn't exactly a waste, but the power contained within the spirit bone was far too weak for him.

"Since Yuner doesn't need it, and the attributes of this external spirit bone are compatible with Nana and the others, I will take it back and give it to Grandfather." Qian Renxue stored the Bright Wing spirit bone in her soul storage device. She had intended to give the wings to Yuner, forgetting that Yuner didn't require the augmentation of spirit bones.

Never mind, she would bring it back for Grandfather and find a suitable candidate later.

This trip to the Star Dou Great Forest had been immensely profitable for Qian Yunyu. Qian Renxue, Hu Liena, and the others had also obtained satisfactory spirit rings. Now, they were ready to move on to the main objective of their journey: purging the rot within the Spirit Hall.

Qian Yunyu opened her notebook, read it for a few minutes, and smiled. "Sister, let's start cleaning up from the nearby cities."

"Very well, no problem." Qian Renxue agreed.

With the sisters' decision made, Hu Liena and the others had no objections.

The Spirit Halls and branch halls scattered across the continent did not have Titled Douluo guarding them; the strongest hall masters were merely at the Soul Douluo level, and that was only in major cities.

With Qian Renxue and Qian Yunyu working together, they had crushed a seventy-thousand-year Bright Phoenix—a beast comparable to a Soul Douluo—so they could easily handle human Soul Douluos as well.

They acted swiftly, clearing one hall and immediately rushing to the next destination.

As the sisters shattered the darkness with thunderous speed, reports were sent to Spirit City and presented on Bibi Dong’s desk.

Looking at these reports of victory, Bibi Dong felt both comforted and proud; the smile never left her face. In the Consecration Hall, Qian Daoliu and Qian Xunji, father and son, felt the same as Bibi Dong, smiling as they remarked that their two little princesses had grown up.