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Chapter 75: Ye Cheng's "Compensation"
2023-04-04 Author: Fu Hejun
"Damn it! It's actually chasing me!"
Tang San watched the Swift Gale Baboon relentlessly pursuing him from behind, cursing inwardly. He had no idea that the reason the baboon was chasing him was closely related to his Blue Silver Emperor bloodline.
The Swift Gale Baboon was an omnivorous soul beast, eating both meat and plants, so some plant-type soul beasts were also on its menu. Because of this, Tang San, with his Blue Silver Emperor bloodline, held an inexplicable attraction for this Swift Gale Baboon. So, when faced with four potential targets, the creature had decisively chosen him.
And so, a chase between man and beast began in the forest.
Tang San used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Steps to weave between the trees to confuse his opponent, while simultaneously using his Blue Silver Grass Spirit to create obstacles and buy himself time to escape.
But all this was futile against the ten-thousand-year-old Swift Gale Baboon. The vines formed from his Blue Silver Grass were easily broken, failing to obstruct it in the slightest.
Finally, the Swift Gale Baboon caught up to Tang San. It opened its large mouth and spewed out several wind blades, forcing Tang San into a series of awkward rolls on the ground just to narrowly avoid them. But in doing so, he allowed the Swift Gale Baboon to get close. It swung a massive fist down at him.
Sprawled on the ground, Tang San could only watch helplessly as the massive fist descended. In this life-or-death crisis, the latent potential within him was unleashed!
The next moment, Blue Silver Grass erupted from the ground, instantly entangling the Swift Gale Baboon's body. This time, the grass that grew was far tougher than before. An invisible force field spread out... At this moment of life and death, the Blue Silver Domain, which Tang San should have possessed after his bloodline awakened, had finally and completely awakened.
From the shadows, Ye Cheng, who had been observing for a long time, was left speechless by this turn of events. *Is this the so-called protagonist's halo?* He could already predict the rest of the plot. In all likelihood, Tang San would experience a burst of power and then, through a series of incredible coincidences, manage to turn the tables and kill the Swift Gale Baboon.
What made him even more speechless was that through the senses of his Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Tower, he could perceive that this Swift Gale Baboon possessed a soul bone. Or rather, it possessed the traits needed to form one.
In other words, after killing it, Tang San would also obtain a ten-thousand-year soul bone from this Swift Gale Baboon. *What ridiculous luck. He'd never believe it was just a coincidence.*
There was most likely such a thing as providence or a protagonist's halo.
Sensing Tang San's domain was about to spread to his position, Ye Cheng couldn't be bothered to watch any longer. He launched a preemptive strike, activating his head soul bone's ability. In an instant, a terrifying mental storm raged outward!
The Swift Gale Baboon and Tang San's eyes rolled back in their heads at almost the same time, and they both fell unconscious.
*Bang!*
The Swift Gale Baboon's massive body crashed to the ground, but by sheer coincidence, it didn't land on Tang San.
Ye Cheng emerged from the shadows and approached the unconscious Tang San. He looked down at the boy, who was lying on the ground completely defenseless. He could kill him with a single stomp, yet he had no intention of doing so.
He had a feeling this guy wouldn't die so easily. Even if he were to kill him, his soul might just transmigrate or reincarnate into someone else. Then it would be troublesome to deal with a hidden enemy while he himself was out in the open.
"I can't kill you, so I'll just have to make things difficult for you."
Ye Cheng looked at the unconscious Tang San, a strange smile spreading across his face. Then, with a flick of his wrist, he took out the Pig Beast Torso Bone he had obtained earlier. He felt this torso bone was a perfect match for Tang San.
After all, since he had a master who only knew how to fart, wasn't it perfectly reasonable for the disciple to also possess a farting ability?
"Oh, Tang San, I feel so bad for taking your soul bone. Let me compensate you with this one," Ye Cheng said hypocritically, forcefully pressing the soul bone in his hand against Tang San's body.
No matter how crappy this soul bone was, it was still a soul bone. And Soul Masters had an almost instinctive craving for them. So, the moment the Pig Beast Torso Bone touched him, Tang San's body eagerly accepted it, fusing it into himself...
After a moment, Ye Cheng confirmed that the Pig Beast Torso Bone had indeed fused perfectly with Tang San's body and could no longer be removed. He finally nodded in satisfaction.
Good. From now on, this soul bone would be with Tang San for life, impossible to get rid of. After all, this was a torso bone, not an arm or a leg that could simply be severed.
This kid, Tang San, was now half-crippled.
Even if he managed to obtain a divine trial in the future and use a god's power to enhance the quality and age of his soul bones, what good would upgrading a Pig Beast Torso Bone do? At most, it would just make his farts smellier and louder.
Once he was finished, Ye Cheng turned to the unconscious Swift Gale Baboon on the ground and killed it painlessly with a single palm strike. Then, using his telekinetic power, he parted its flesh and successfully retrieved a ten-thousand-year Swift Gale Baboon soul bone.
"It's actually a torso bone!" He looked in surprise at the torso soul bone in his hand, then glanced at the fallen Tang San in the distance, thinking, *This kid's luck is simply unbelievable.*
Just then, a rustling sound came from nearby.
The bushes parted, revealing a grotesque, large spider. Its main body was over a meter and a half in diameter, with eight spear-like legs that were each over three meters long.
Its entire body was covered in a gleaming black carapace. The tips of its long legs were slender, silently piercing the ground with every step, a testament to their sharpness.
On the spider's lower abdomen were white patterns that stood in stark contrast to its black body, forming the shape of a ferocious human face. Eight small eyes, glowing with a faint purple light, were clustered on its lower abdomen. However, two of the eyes had been smashed into a bloody mess, and there were several cracks in the carapace there as well.
Ye Cheng looked at the heavily wounded and significantly weakened Human-Faced Demon Spider, then at the torso bone in his hand, and the corner of his mouth twitched.
He could practically see how the plot would have unfolded without his intervention: Tang San would have killed the Swift Gale Baboon against the odds and obtained a torso soul bone. Immediately after, this Human-Faced Demon Spider, with only half its life left, would have delivered itself to him, only to be killed in turn.
In that scenario, Tang San would have ended up with both a torso soul bone and an external soul bone.
And you think it ends there? No!
After "heroically killing" those two soul beasts, Tang San would have been severely wounded. Out of desperation, he would have had to fuse with the torso soul bone to save his life. During that process, through another series of coincidences, he would have "accidentally" absorbed the external soul bone. This would have successfully fused the two, giving the torso soul bone the growth characteristic of an external one!
After all, the external soul bone from this Human-Faced Demon Spider was attached to the torso, so it wasn't unimaginable that it would fuse with a torso soul bone. Then, after merging with the external soul bone, this torso soul bone, which originally had a fixed upper limit, would have become a soul bone that could grow, just like an external one!
Ye Cheng simply couldn't imagine what kind of heaven-defying luck was needed to orchestrate such a series of coincidences.
"Good thing I'm here," he murmured to himself. He then reached out and slapped the air, casually turning the Human-Faced Demon Spider opposite him into a meat paste. A purple soul ring rose from the remains...
Ignoring the soul ring, Ye Cheng used his telekinetic power to search through the paste of flesh, quickly finding the external soul bone. The item was spherical; just by looking at it, it was impossible to tell that it would transform into eight spider legs after fusion.
In the original novel, Tang San only obtained the external soul bone after fusing with the soul ring. This didn't mean the external soul bone was hidden within the soul ring itself. Rather, during the fusion process, due to an invisible link between the corpse and the soul ring, the external soul bone within the corpse would follow that link and be absorbed along with the ring.
Therefore, even without absorbing the soul ring, one could still obtain the external soul bone by directly dissecting the corpse.
(end of chapter)
2023-04-04 Author: Fu Hejun
"Damn it! It's actually chasing me!"
Tang San watched the Swift Gale Baboon relentlessly pursuing him from behind, cursing inwardly. He had no idea that the reason the baboon was chasing him was closely related to his Blue Silver Emperor bloodline.
The Swift Gale Baboon was an omnivorous soul beast, eating both meat and plants, so some plant-type soul beasts were also on its menu. Because of this, Tang San, with his Blue Silver Emperor bloodline, held an inexplicable attraction for this Swift Gale Baboon. So, when faced with four potential targets, the creature had decisively chosen him.
And so, a chase between man and beast began in the forest.
Tang San used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Steps to weave between the trees to confuse his opponent, while simultaneously using his Blue Silver Grass Spirit to create obstacles and buy himself time to escape.
But all this was futile against the ten-thousand-year-old Swift Gale Baboon. The vines formed from his Blue Silver Grass were easily broken, failing to obstruct it in the slightest.
Finally, the Swift Gale Baboon caught up to Tang San. It opened its large mouth and spewed out several wind blades, forcing Tang San into a series of awkward rolls on the ground just to narrowly avoid them. But in doing so, he allowed the Swift Gale Baboon to get close. It swung a massive fist down at him.
Sprawled on the ground, Tang San could only watch helplessly as the massive fist descended. In this life-or-death crisis, the latent potential within him was unleashed!
The next moment, Blue Silver Grass erupted from the ground, instantly entangling the Swift Gale Baboon's body. This time, the grass that grew was far tougher than before. An invisible force field spread out... At this moment of life and death, the Blue Silver Domain, which Tang San should have possessed after his bloodline awakened, had finally and completely awakened.
From the shadows, Ye Cheng, who had been observing for a long time, was left speechless by this turn of events. *Is this the so-called protagonist's halo?* He could already predict the rest of the plot. In all likelihood, Tang San would experience a burst of power and then, through a series of incredible coincidences, manage to turn the tables and kill the Swift Gale Baboon.
What made him even more speechless was that through the senses of his Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Tower, he could perceive that this Swift Gale Baboon possessed a soul bone. Or rather, it possessed the traits needed to form one.
In other words, after killing it, Tang San would also obtain a ten-thousand-year soul bone from this Swift Gale Baboon. *What ridiculous luck. He'd never believe it was just a coincidence.*
There was most likely such a thing as providence or a protagonist's halo.
Sensing Tang San's domain was about to spread to his position, Ye Cheng couldn't be bothered to watch any longer. He launched a preemptive strike, activating his head soul bone's ability. In an instant, a terrifying mental storm raged outward!
The Swift Gale Baboon and Tang San's eyes rolled back in their heads at almost the same time, and they both fell unconscious.
*Bang!*
The Swift Gale Baboon's massive body crashed to the ground, but by sheer coincidence, it didn't land on Tang San.
Ye Cheng emerged from the shadows and approached the unconscious Tang San. He looked down at the boy, who was lying on the ground completely defenseless. He could kill him with a single stomp, yet he had no intention of doing so.
He had a feeling this guy wouldn't die so easily. Even if he were to kill him, his soul might just transmigrate or reincarnate into someone else. Then it would be troublesome to deal with a hidden enemy while he himself was out in the open.
"I can't kill you, so I'll just have to make things difficult for you."
Ye Cheng looked at the unconscious Tang San, a strange smile spreading across his face. Then, with a flick of his wrist, he took out the Pig Beast Torso Bone he had obtained earlier. He felt this torso bone was a perfect match for Tang San.
After all, since he had a master who only knew how to fart, wasn't it perfectly reasonable for the disciple to also possess a farting ability?
"Oh, Tang San, I feel so bad for taking your soul bone. Let me compensate you with this one," Ye Cheng said hypocritically, forcefully pressing the soul bone in his hand against Tang San's body.
No matter how crappy this soul bone was, it was still a soul bone. And Soul Masters had an almost instinctive craving for them. So, the moment the Pig Beast Torso Bone touched him, Tang San's body eagerly accepted it, fusing it into himself...
After a moment, Ye Cheng confirmed that the Pig Beast Torso Bone had indeed fused perfectly with Tang San's body and could no longer be removed. He finally nodded in satisfaction.
Good. From now on, this soul bone would be with Tang San for life, impossible to get rid of. After all, this was a torso bone, not an arm or a leg that could simply be severed.
This kid, Tang San, was now half-crippled.
Even if he managed to obtain a divine trial in the future and use a god's power to enhance the quality and age of his soul bones, what good would upgrading a Pig Beast Torso Bone do? At most, it would just make his farts smellier and louder.
Once he was finished, Ye Cheng turned to the unconscious Swift Gale Baboon on the ground and killed it painlessly with a single palm strike. Then, using his telekinetic power, he parted its flesh and successfully retrieved a ten-thousand-year Swift Gale Baboon soul bone.
"It's actually a torso bone!" He looked in surprise at the torso soul bone in his hand, then glanced at the fallen Tang San in the distance, thinking, *This kid's luck is simply unbelievable.*
Just then, a rustling sound came from nearby.
The bushes parted, revealing a grotesque, large spider. Its main body was over a meter and a half in diameter, with eight spear-like legs that were each over three meters long.
Its entire body was covered in a gleaming black carapace. The tips of its long legs were slender, silently piercing the ground with every step, a testament to their sharpness.
On the spider's lower abdomen were white patterns that stood in stark contrast to its black body, forming the shape of a ferocious human face. Eight small eyes, glowing with a faint purple light, were clustered on its lower abdomen. However, two of the eyes had been smashed into a bloody mess, and there were several cracks in the carapace there as well.
Ye Cheng looked at the heavily wounded and significantly weakened Human-Faced Demon Spider, then at the torso bone in his hand, and the corner of his mouth twitched.
He could practically see how the plot would have unfolded without his intervention: Tang San would have killed the Swift Gale Baboon against the odds and obtained a torso soul bone. Immediately after, this Human-Faced Demon Spider, with only half its life left, would have delivered itself to him, only to be killed in turn.
In that scenario, Tang San would have ended up with both a torso soul bone and an external soul bone.
And you think it ends there? No!
After "heroically killing" those two soul beasts, Tang San would have been severely wounded. Out of desperation, he would have had to fuse with the torso soul bone to save his life. During that process, through another series of coincidences, he would have "accidentally" absorbed the external soul bone. This would have successfully fused the two, giving the torso soul bone the growth characteristic of an external one!
After all, the external soul bone from this Human-Faced Demon Spider was attached to the torso, so it wasn't unimaginable that it would fuse with a torso soul bone. Then, after merging with the external soul bone, this torso soul bone, which originally had a fixed upper limit, would have become a soul bone that could grow, just like an external one!
Ye Cheng simply couldn't imagine what kind of heaven-defying luck was needed to orchestrate such a series of coincidences.
"Good thing I'm here," he murmured to himself. He then reached out and slapped the air, casually turning the Human-Faced Demon Spider opposite him into a meat paste. A purple soul ring rose from the remains...
Ignoring the soul ring, Ye Cheng used his telekinetic power to search through the paste of flesh, quickly finding the external soul bone. The item was spherical; just by looking at it, it was impossible to tell that it would transform into eight spider legs after fusion.
In the original novel, Tang San only obtained the external soul bone after fusing with the soul ring. This didn't mean the external soul bone was hidden within the soul ring itself. Rather, during the fusion process, due to an invisible link between the corpse and the soul ring, the external soul bone within the corpse would follow that link and be absorbed along with the ring.
Therefore, even without absorbing the soul ring, one could still obtain the external soul bone by directly dissecting the corpse.
(end of chapter)
