socalfunplaces Chapter 44 The Tyrannosaurus Rex's Treasure
Chapter 44 The Tyrannosaurus Rex's Treasure
Chapter 44 The Tyrannosaurus Rex's Treasure
The five of them walked towards the Tyrannosaurus Rex's lair, which was located in the center of the rocky mountain. It was a huge stone cave, dark and filled with the smell of blood and decay.
"It smells awful here," Dugu Yan said, pinching her nose.
As we walked further in, we discovered the sleeping area of the Tyrannosaurus Rex. That big guy even made himself a nest-like structure, probably because he slept comfortably.
Why was he sleeping outside today? Oh right, the sun was shining brightly today, so maybe he was taking a nap in the sun.
Beside the Tyrannosaurus Rex's "bed," there was a pile of bones, which shimmered with a faint light.
"Soul Bone!"
The five exclaimed in unison that Tyrannosaurus Rex, a type of dragon, does indeed have the habit of collecting treasures. Soul beasts cannot use soul bones, and even if they eat soul bones, it is not as fast as eating soul beast meat to improve their strength.
The dozen or so soul bones here are probably the spoils of war of the Tyrannosaurus Rex, accumulated by the Tyrannosaurus Rex over many years.
Dugu Bo examined the soul bones and said, "Three are ten-thousand-year soul bones, six are thousand-year soul bones, and the rest are hundred-year soul bones."
hiss--
Everyone gasped in shock; they'd really gasped a lot today.
"Your Majesty, what types of soul bones are these?" Flander asked. He was familiar with soul beasts, but he was really unfamiliar with soul bones.
Fortunately, Dugu Bo was a Title Douluo, so he had comprehensive knowledge of soul beasts and recognized all the soul bones here.
"A torso bone of a 20,000-year-old brown bear, a 15,000-year-old owl skull, and the left arm bone of a 20,000-year-old king of the earth."
Although they weren't very old, they were all ten-thousand-year-old soul bones. Most titled Douluo might not even have one soul bone. (I'm talking about you, Chrysanthemum Pass.)
Li Luochen truly looked down on these soul bones at this moment; besides their low age, they weren't a good match either. As for Dugu Yan, she didn't want them either; she already had a 40,000-year-old soul bone and didn't care for these others.
"I don't want these three pieces anymore, they're too young. But I have two pieces that would be suitable for you, Flander and Long Yatou. I'll give you all three."
"Oh, and there are two rather nice nine-thousand-year-old soul bones here: the skull of a Crimson Flame Python and the right leg bone of a Golden Feather Goose."
Dugu Bo explained that his standards had risen, and he himself did not possess a soul bone of less than 50,000 years. He thought that his granddaughter and grandson-in-law should have even better soul bones. At this moment, Dugu Bo had already begun to plan for high-quality soul bones for the children.
Flander and Liu Erlong took the soul bones and absorbed them. Since there were soul bones that suited them, why not absorb them quickly to avoid any unforeseen complications?
While Li Luochen and Dugu Yan were protecting their two masters, Dugu Bo ventured deeper into the lair.
Not long after, Dugu Bo returned. He seemed to have nothing to do and wandered around the Tyrannosaurus Rex's nest to see if there were any other soul bones.
After a few quarters of an hour, Flander and Liu Erlong opened their eyes one after the other and finished absorbing the soul bones. Now Flander has four soul bones: a 15,000-year-old skull, a 50,000-year-old right arm bone, a 5,000-year-old left leg bone, and a 9,000-year-old right leg bone.
Liu Erlong has a 20,000-year-old left arm bone and a 9,000-year-old skull.
Flander has now reached the mid-stage of level 82, and Liu Erlong has reached the late-stage of level 72. "Truly worthy of the Blood River's supreme treasure, the Soul Bone!" the two exclaimed, marveling at their rapid advancement.
"Dean, please give the 20,000-year-old Earth Brown Bear tortoise skeleton to Uncle Zhao. As for the other thousand-year-old soul bones, let the academy's teachers absorb them. And let Grandpa Dugu auction off the hundred-year-old soul bones."
Li Luochen looked at the soul bones and disposed of them. Dugu Bo collected all the century-old soul bones, planning to go to the Heaven Dou Auction House to dispose of them when he had some free time.
Flander took the remaining four pieces of the Thousand-Year Soul Bone.
After carefully inspecting the nest and finding nothing left, they left, and the hunt for souls finally came to an end.
Back in Tiandou City, Flander and Liu Erlong returned to Lanba Academy, while Li Luochen went back to the Dugu Mansion with Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan. Li Luochen and Flander agreed to return to Shrek Academy a week later.
This trip has been quite fruitful, and Li Luochen plans to return to the academy to digest it all. He also needs some time to reflect. Dugu Yan wants to accompany Li Luochen to Soto City, but for her, it's just for fun.
Dugu Bo then entrusted Dugu Yan to Li Luochen's care, so that he could travel around the continent and gain some insights. He had been improving too quickly recently, all thanks to rare and precious treasures. He needed to properly reflect on his progress and find the feeling of being at level ninety-six.
As for why it's a week later? Let's give Flanders some time. It would be so painful to separate after finally getting together. Let them be lovey-dovey.
However, Flander will do something unexpected to Li Luochen, and the consequences of Flander's actions... well, Zhao Wuji will suffer the consequences.
As soon as Dugu Yan and Li Luochen returned to the manor, Dugu Bo left. He was going to sell the century-old soul bone he had. Even a century-old soul bone was something that soul masters would fight over. Dugu Bo could earn at least several hundred thousand gold soul coins in one go.
Now that Li Luochen has obtained the opportunity of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, he will now spend some time in arduous training until the main storyline reaches Shrek Academy.
It will take about five more years. Li Luochen estimates that he should be able to reach the high-level Soul King level in five years.
Why is he a high-level Soul King? Well, Li Luochen is already a Soul Master with ultimate power. Soul Masters are already slow to cultivate, and with the addition of ultimate attributes, it's even slower.
However, Li Luochen possesses the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum, which allows him to open up the eight extraordinary meridians, so his cultivation will naturally be faster. We'll have to wait and see how fast his cultivation will be in six months.
Now that Li Luochen has consumed three kinds of immortal herbs, his body needs to cool down for a while to allow the medicinal effects to be fully absorbed before consuming the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum. Otherwise, the medicinal effects of the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum will be wasted.
Dugu Yan is the same. She has consumed the Earth Dragon Golden Melon and soaked in the rare and precious medicinal bath prepared for her by Dugu Bo. She will also be taking the Autumn Water Dew soon. She needs to cool down and will take the Narcissus Jade Muscle and Bone treatment in half a year.
Anyway, I've got the magic herb on me, so it can't run away. I can take it when it's almost ready.
For the next week, neither Li Luochen nor Dugu Yan went to cultivate. On the first night after Dugu Yan returned, she absorbed the "Looking Through Autumn Water Dew," which greatly increased her spiritual power.
Due to the surge in her spiritual power, Dugu Yan's Zhou Tian Wu Ji Gong also broke through to the fourth level.
They've been promoted too quickly lately and need to balance work and rest. Actually, the two of them just wanted to have some fun.
In Li Luochen's words, "I've been cultivating for over six years, can't I enjoy myself a bit? Keep the music playing and keep dancing!"
During this week, Dugu Yan took Li Luochen to all the fun places in Tiandou City. In fact, Li Luochen's second soul ring, which had lasted for a thousand years, had already caught the attention of some people, and they had begun to create opportunities to meet him by chance.
Those with such cunning and scheming are the old fox Ning Fengzhi and Crown Prince Xue Qinghe.
The two encountered Li Luochen and Dugu Yan, who were traveling, on different days, and were showered with official praise. Of course, Li Luochen didn't bother to embarrass them; he was very knowledgeable about interpersonal relationships and knew how to speak to make people feel comfortable.
A week later, Flander bid farewell to Liu Erlong, Li Luochen, and Dugu Bo and his grandson before heading to Shrek Academy.
(End of this chapter)