Chapter 27: Slaughter Absorption, Right Leg Bone
Lu Chen waved his hand and retracted his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul. At the same time, the five spirit rings beneath his feet—purple, purple, purple, black, black—vanished into thin air.
Lu Chen did not leave immediately. He turned around to look at the remains of the Demon Spirit Tree, having already sensed something while he was absorbing the spirit ring earlier.
Within the remains of the Demon Spirit Tree, something still lingered that was echoing with his fifth spirit ring.
Lu Chen’s expression showed a hint of excitement!
Anything that could echo with a spirit ring was most likely a Spirit Bone.
Lu Chen strode over, raised his right hand, and grabbed forward, summoning his second Spirit, the Black Iron Sickle.
Walking up to the remains of the Demon Spirit Tree, Lu Chen channeled his spirit power into the Black Iron Sickle, causing it to gleam with a chilling, ominous light.
Then, he swung the Black Iron Sickle, hacking at the remains of the Demon Spirit Tree.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
The remains of the Demon Spirit Tree were quite tough. Lu Chen swung the Black Iron Sickle several times in succession before he finally managed to hack a long, narrow gap into its hard body.
Through that gap, a blood-red light shone outward.
Seeing this, Lu Chen felt his breath hitch.
This was indeed a Spirit Bone!
At this moment, Lu Chen was incredibly excited; this was the first time he had ever seen a Spirit Bone.
He reached out his hand and extracted the source of the blood-red light from the gap.
It felt ice-cold to the touch, and he could feel a surge of intense energy fluctuations, though it also carried a hint of evil and malevolence.
Lu Chen opened his palm to look; it was a blood-red Right Leg Bone, not entirely complete, consisting only of the lower leg portion.
This was normal; after all, the Demon Spirit Tree only had a cultivation of 25,000 years. To produce a Spirit Bone at all was already a pleasant surprise.
There was no point in hoping for anything more.
The most important thing now was to figure out what abilities this Right Leg Bone possessed.
After absorbing his fifth spirit ring, Lu Chen’s mental force had been tempered once again. At this moment, he attempted to probe his mental force into the Spirit Bone, trying to determine its abilities.
The moment his mental force entered the Right Leg Bone, a frantic will to slaughter erupted from within the bone, attempting to erode his mind and leave him controlled by the will to slaughter.
However, Lu Chen’s will was firm, and he successfully resisted it. As his mental force made contact with this will to slaughter, the abilities of this leg bone emerged in his mind.
To avoid being eroded by the will to slaughter, once Lu Chen understood the leg bone’s abilities, he quickly withdrew his mental force, not daring to make any further contact with that will to slaughter.
"Whew..."
Lu Chen exhaled a long breath and steadied himself, then thought with a frown:
’The skill of this Right Leg Bone is called Slaughter Absorption. It can devour corpses and flesh to improve the host’s physique and enhance the host’s cultivation.’
’It is a direct inheritance of the Demon Spirit Tree’s ability to devour the corpses and flesh of Spirit Beasts. It is an incredibly evil ability, and its frantic will to slaughter can also affect the host’s will.’
’I don’t need this kind of Spirit Bone. I have my Golden Finger that makes me stronger just by breathing; there is absolutely no need for me to use Slaughter Absorption to devour the corpses or flesh of humans or Spirit Beasts.’
’Although a spirit ring and Spirit Bone from the same Spirit Beast can exert the greatest effect on a single person, I don’t think I will absorb this Slaughter Absorption Right Leg Bone.’
’It does me more harm than good, and it could potentially affect my will. Besides, the age is a bit low; it’s only a 25,000-year Spirit Bone. I’ll just keep it as a collection; perhaps it will be useful in the future.’
With this thought, Lu Chen put the Slaughter Absorption Right Leg Bone away into his silver bracelet.
Having absorbed the spirit ring and put away the Spirit Bone, Lu Chen took one last look at the remains of the Demon Spirit Tree before turning around and leaving the area, feeling satisfied.
...
Half a month later!
Somewhere in the mixed zone of the Star Dou Great Forest!
Lu Chen was hiding behind a tree, utilizing the surrounding patches of Blue Silver Grass to fully conceal his aura, making himself seem just like another piece of Blue Silver Grass commonly seen by the roadside.
At this moment, he watched quietly as a 30,000-year Man Faced Demon Spider used its Spider Web Restraint skill to capture an 8,000-year Ice Crystal Deer.
After being trapped, the Ice Crystal Deer appeared panicked and struggled, but the spider web was coated with the potent venom of the Man Faced Demon Spider.
Under the erosion of the potent venom, the Ice Crystal Deer gradually lost its ability to resist, its breath fading as it fell unconscious.
Only after the Ice Crystal Deer had fainted did the Man Faced Demon Spider stroll over leisurely and feast heartily, devouring the body of the Ice Crystal Deer.
About half an hour later, the entire body of the Ice Crystal Deer had been consumed by the Man Faced Demon Spider. Only a pool of blood remained on the ground; other than that, not even a scrap of bone was left.
Having finished its meal, the Man Faced Demon Spider walked contentedly toward the depths of the forest.
Lu Chen communicated with the surrounding Blue Silver Grass, and after confirming that the Man Faced Demon Spider had truly left, he slowly stepped out from behind the large tree.
Lu Chen glanced at the bloodstains on the ground, sighed in his heart about the cruelty of the Star Dou Great Forest, and then continued on his way to find a suitable sixth spirit ring for himself.
He had been in the Star Dou Great Forest for such a long time that he had already witnessed the predation between Spirit Beasts many times.
Thanks to the evolution of his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, which allowed him to communicate with the multitude of Blue Silver Grass in the Star Dou Great Forest, it had helped him a great deal, whether he was searching for target Spirit Beasts or hiding his tracks when encountering danger.
Otherwise, just now, after the Man Faced Demon Spider finished eating the Ice Crystal Deer, it would certainly have turned around and launched an attack on him.
Having long mixed in the mixed zone of the Star Dou Great Forest, Lu Chen encountered many ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts every day. Being able to remain safe and sound was all thanks to having the Blue Silver Grass as his eyes and ears.
After leaving this place, guided by the Blue Silver Grass, Lu Chen ascended a majestic mountain peak.
Upon reaching the summit, he saw a huge pine tree growing there.
The pine tree was tall and towering, reaching straight into the clouds.
Its trunk was winding and vigorous, its branches and leaves lush and dense.
A heart-palpitating, vast spirit power, along with an aura of life that brought peace to one’s heart, emanated from this pine tree.
Lu Chen looked the pine tree up and down, then said with a face full of surprise:
"Everlasting Spring Pine! Haha, my sixth spirit ring has finally been found."
"According to my estimate, this Everlasting Spring Pine has a cultivation of over 48,000 years, very close to 50,000 years of cultivation. It is perfectly suitable as my sixth spirit ring."
"The characteristic of the Everlasting Spring Pine is that its life force is extremely tenacious. Within ten thousand years, it can remain ageless and immortal, evergreen for ten thousand years."
"Every ten thousand years, it will enter a period of decay, with withered yellow branches and leaves and a rotting trunk. But as long as it can survive this period of decay, its body can once again rejuvenate with vitality."
"Just like Rebirth, the Everlasting Spring Pine that has survived the period of decay can quickly restore its vitality, and the life force contained within its body will also undergo a qualitative transformation compared to before."
"Isn’t this exactly what I want? A powerful life force that can recover even in a near-death state."
"A 48,000-year Everlasting Spring Pine is simply the most suitable sixth spirit ring for me!"
(End of Chapter)
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