Chapter 116: Chapter 116: Demonic Domain Vines, External Soul Bone
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After consuming the Ninth-Grade Green Spirit Pill and merging with the Obsidian Jadegrass—on top of absorbing the essence of the Blue Silver Emperor—Anna now also possessed a natural advantage against plant-type soul beasts. With all these factors combined, Dai Weisi was confident that Anna would be able to absorb the ten-thousand-year soul ring.
As expected, after enduring the initial pain, Anna successfully overcame the most dangerous stage. The spiritual shock from the soul beast's death had been completely suppressed. All that remained now was to enjoy the fruits of her hard-earned victory.
While Anna was absorbing the soul ring, Dai Weisi and Li Hu stood nearby, silently guarding her.
Six hours later, Anna slowly opened her beautiful eyes. Her previously brown pupils now glowed with a faint green light.
However, unlike Dugu Yan's dark emerald eyes, Anna's shimmered with a vibrant green—radiating the boundless vitality of spring.
At first, Dai Weisi didn't notice the change in her eyes. He was more concerned about her physical state and quickly asked, "Nana, how do you feel? Was it hard to absorb a ten-thousand-year soul ring?"
"Brother Weisi, I'm fine!" Anna replied with a sweet smile. "Guess what? My soul power has reached level 42! And that's not all—I also gained a powerful soul skill from the Demon-Eyed Tree!"
Hearing this, Dai Weisi perked up with interest and quickly said, "Oh? Show us! Let's see this powerful new soul skill of yours!"
"Alright!"
Anna sprang up from the grass and walked toward the surrounding trees. She summoned her Obsidian Jadegrass, and her four soul rings—yellow, purple, purple, black—floated around her in sequence.
As the Obsidian Jadegrass manifested, the nearby plants began to tremble slightly, resonating with the presence of their king…
At that moment, her fourth soul ring suddenly lit up, and Anna shouted:
"Fourth Soul Skill: Demonic Domain Vines!"
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
The Obsidian Jadegrass in Anna's hands instantly extended over a hundred meters, whipping out like dark green vipers toward the surrounding trees. The sharp cutting sounds of the vines echoed in the air as they shot forward. At that moment, they looked just like the myriad tendrils of the Demon-Eyed Tree, targeting a tree large enough for two people to encircle with their arms.
Shhhk—
A piercing slicing sound rang out. The Obsidian Jadegrass vines slashed through the thick tree trunk in one swift motion. It was practically a replica of the Demon-Eyed Tree's "Thousand Tendrils" skill—except now, the branches had become Obsidian Jadegrass.
"That's an impressive skill!" Dai Weisi remarked as he looked at the severed trunk. "These Demonic Domain Vines must have inherited the cutting ability of the Demon-Eyed Tree's Thousand Tendrils. Your Obsidian Jadegrass is now as sharp as blades!"
"If I'm not mistaken, when combined with your third soul skill, the power of these vines could exceed anything you've used before!"
"You're exactly right! But Brother Weisi, that's not all my Demonic Domain Vines can do. Look!"
As she spoke, Anna raised a slender hand and pointed toward the severed tree.
Dai Weisi looked closely. The once lush tree was visibly withering at a speed visible to the naked eye. Within mere seconds, the massive tree was completely shriveled. The eerie scene sent a jolt through Dai Weisi's heart.
"This… that's the corrosive venom of the Demon-Eyed Tree!" Dai Weisi's eyes lit up as he instantly recognized it. "These Demonic Domain Vines not only inherited the cutting ability of Thousand Tendrils, but also its venomous corrosion!"
"Exactly. Once I activate my fourth soul skill, my Obsidian Jadegrass releases a toxin strong enough to corrode even steel. It completely destroys the enemy's physical body."
Anna paused briefly, then continued explaining:
"But the venom only appears when I activate my fourth soul skill. Normally, my Obsidian Jadegrass is completely non-toxic. In fact, with the right soul ring in the future, I might even gain a healing-type ability!"
"Healing-type soul skill... that could actually work," Dai Weisi murmured to himself. Right now, Anna already had enough self-enhancing abilities—she didn't need anything else.
Moreover, if Anna gained a healing soul skill, it would greatly benefit Dai Weisi too. If they fought side by side in the future, she could tend to his injuries as well.
"In that case, for your fifth soul ring, we should look for soul beasts skilled in healing."
Dai Weisi gave a soft smile and added, "But first, you'll need to raise your soul power to level 50. Alright, it's getting late. We should head back—we've been out for a long time."
He reached out and gently took Anna's soft little hand, ready to lead her away. But just then, Anna suddenly stopped. She rubbed her eyes and mumbled,
"Wait a minute, Brother Weisi. Can you take a look at my eyes? They feel really strange…"
"What's wrong, Nana? Are you having trouble seeing?"
Dai Weisi's heart jumped into his throat. The Demon-Eyed Tree was highly poisonous. Could it be that during the battle, some of its venom had evaporated into the air and entered Anna's eyes?
"It's not that I can't see," Anna said with a puzzled expression. "Actually, my vision is even clearer than before... It just feels strange, that's all!"
"Come here, let me take a look," Dai Weisi said, leaning his face close to Anna's.
Suddenly locked in such direct eye contact, the young girl became flustered. Her cheeks flushed red with embarrassment.
Anna wanted to close her eyes out of shyness, but since Dai Weisi needed to examine them, she had no choice but to awkwardly keep them open.
What Dai Weisi saw was a pair of stunning green pupils—beautiful and vibrant, like two glistening emeralds filled with life.
"So beautiful…" Dai Weisi couldn't help but murmur in admiration.
Hearing his praise, Anna blushed even deeper, her heart fluttering wildly like a startled deer.
But Dai Weisi paid no mind to her flustered state. Instead, he focused intently on her pupils, a bold thought crossing his mind: Could this be an external soul bone?
An eye-type external soul bone seemed far-fetched, but not entirely impossible. There was precedent—even ten thousand years later, the Evil-Eyed Tyrant Dominator's soul bone, the Evil Eye, was also an eye-type external soul bone.
Could Nana's eyes be the same?
With this in mind, Dai Weisi said, "Nana, try channeling your soul power into your eyes. Let's see what happens."
"Okay, I'll give it a try!"
With a focused thought, Anna began channeling her soul power into her eyes. As she continued, the vibrant green color in her irises slowly began to fade. Eventually, they returned to their original brown hue.
Anna blinked a few times. The strange sensation she had felt earlier was completely gone now. Her face showed nothing but confusion as she asked,
"Huh? My eyes changed back... and that weird feeling is gone too. Brother Weisi, what's happening to me?"
"Haha, Nana, congratulations!" Dai Weisi suddenly pulled Anna into a hug, unable to hide his excitement. This little girl was incredibly lucky!
Based on what had just happened, Dai Weisi was almost certain: those emerald green eyes were the manifestation of an external soul bone.
"Nana, congratulations—you've acquired an external soul bone!"
"An external soul bone?!"
Not only Anna, but even Li Hu—standing off to the side—was left completely stunned, eyes wide in disbelief.
(End of Chapter)