Douluo: My Clone Is Groudon

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"Thank you, Er Ming. Keep it up!"

Xiao Wu cheered on Titan Ape with a bright smile.

"Leave it to me, Sister Xiao Wu."

Titan Ape scratched his head awkwardly, grinning as he agreed. His broad back disappeared into the depths of the dense forest.

Xiao Wu then turned to Sky Azure Bull Python: "Da Ming, do you have any storage soul tools left behind by human soul masters? I need a few to store herbs."

"Storage soul tools? Oh, you mean those little trinkets? Er Ming tossed them outside in the woods. I'll have him fetch them later."

Sky Azure Bull Python recalled that they had killed quite a few soul masters who had dared to invade the core area, attempting to hunt hundred-thousand-year spirit beasts.

Afterward, he and Er Ming had simply dumped the corpses outside, which led to a large grove of Bone Jade Bamboo sprouting nearby.

Soon, Titan Ape returned with the collected herbs. With a humble attitude, he said, "Sister Xiao Wu, I've picked several portions of every herb-like plant I could find nearby. If it's not enough, I can go gather more."

He used his soul power to bind the herbs together, stacking them up to a height of seven or eight meters.

Even though most of these were unintelligent plants, many of them had been growing for over five thousand years. Ten-thousand-year herbal kings were common, and there were countless thousand-year spiritual herbs.

"That's enough, more than enough," Xiao Wu waved her hands repeatedly. In truth, she only knew that Er Ming had brought a lot but didn't fully grasp just how much.

She ultimately accepted Er Ming's generosity but didn't pack the still-dirt-covered herbs into an Ultra Ball.

Instead, she jumped onto Titan Ape's palm and patted his rough hand. "Er Ming, take me to where you dumped the bodies. I need a few storage soul tools to hold the herbs."

Hmm, and two extra ones for Gu La and Xiao San.

The Ultra Ball was fine for resting and training, but it was too messy for storing things. A small, palm-sized ball wasn't convenient for everyday use—dedicated storage soul tools were far better.

Sky Azure Bull Python's massive head floated above the water. He had originally intended to let Er Ming fetch the soul tools himself. How could he let Sister Xiao Wu rummage through a pile of corpses?

But looking at Xiao Wu's cheerful demeanor, Sky Azure Bull Python wisely chose not to intervene.

Titan Ape carefully cradled Xiao Wu in his palm and ran toward the bamboo grove where they had dumped the bodies.

Bone Jade Bamboo grew by devouring bones, and with the help of insects and fungi decomposing the remains, dead animals near the bamboo grove would quickly vanish.

Growing Bone Jade Bamboo appeared jade-white, only turning pale bone-white after being cut and dried.

"Sister Xiao Wu, the soul masters' belongings are in the bamboo grove, covered by bamboo leaves."

Titan Ape spoke in his deep, booming voice, using his free hand to move the bamboo leaves and search for soul tools.

Xiao Wu patted his brownish-black palm. "Put me down. We'll find them faster if we work together."

"Is Sister Xiao Wu leaving already?"

Er Ming obediently set Xiao Wu down, his expression falling, looking lost. His movements slowed as he continued searching for soul tools.

Xiao Wu couldn't help but laugh. Er Ming always acted like a child in front of her. "Don't look so downcast. I'm not leaving right now. Hurry up and search! When we get back, I'll tell you about what's happening in human society."

Hearing this, Er Ming immediately perked up and began rapidly searching through the bamboo grove.

In reality, Titan Ape's massive size made it difficult to navigate the limited gaps in the bamboo grove. It wasn't feasible to destroy the Bone Jade Bamboo just to find soul tools, so Xiao Wu mainly entered the grove to search.

Not long after, Xiao Wu suddenly stepped on something hard. Lifting her foot, she saw a white bone fragment emitting faint soul power fluctuations.

At first, Xiao Wu was puzzled, but then she realized it was a soul bone. Judging by the soul power fluctuations, it was a thousand-year soul bone.

Earlier, not far away, Xiao Wu had also dug up a silver metallic storage ring. She smacked her forehead, suddenly enlightened:

"Of course! Soul bones can't be utilized by spirit beasts and are nearly indestructible. Any soul master capable of reaching the core zone would likely be at least a Soul Douluo level, meaning they probably possessed soul bones."

"We can use soul bones to locate soul tools. Er Ming, stop digging around randomly and help sense nearby soul power fluctuations."

Xiao Wu held up the soul bone and waved it.

Er Ming understood Xiao Wu's plan, stopped digging, and shook the dirt off his palms with his soul power. He calmed down and began sensing the soul power fluctuations of buried soul bones.

This process required filtering out the soul power fluctuations of the Bone Jade Bamboo, demanding intense focus.

Xiao Wu quieted down, not wanting to disturb Er Ming.

She fiddled with the soul bone in her hand, examining it curiously.

Spirit beasts didn't drop soul bones when killed by other spirit beasts, which was why soul bones were so rare. This was Xiao Wu's first time seeing one with her own eyes.

"It doesn't seem particularly special. The soul power fluctuations aren't strong either. Humans kill spirit beasts just for this? All for the sake of becoming stronger?"

Under Xiao Wu's simple worldview, she couldn't comprehend the underlying logic.

"In the future, will Gu La and Xiao San also hunt spirit beasts? Will they slaughter spirit beasts for soul bones?"

It was as if she had glimpsed some terrifying future. In an instant, Xiao Wu's face turned pale.

She shook her head. "No, Gu La isn't that kind of person. He even advised Master Yu not to recklessly kill spirit beasts. He's different from others."

Tightening her grip on the soul bone, a sudden idea struck Xiao Wu. Her pink eyes lit up. "That's right! I can give these soul bones to Gu La. That way, I can ask him to keep my identity a secret and also reduce the number of spirit beasts he kills."

A win-win!

Xiao Wu felt like she had hit the jackpot. She was truly brilliant.

Excited, Xiao Wu waited for Er Ming to sense the soul power fluctuations of the soul bones and immediately followed his directions to search.

These soul bones had once been fused by someone and had been buried in the soil for an unknown amount of time. Their soul power fluctuations were now very faint, requiring Er Ming to focus intently to locate them.

But seeing Xiao Wu's delighted expression, Er Ming didn't mind the effort at all. He meticulously sensed the soul power fluctuations in the bamboo grove, identifying the source of each fluctuation.

In less than an hour, Xiao Wu had gathered three ten-thousand-year soul bones, over a dozen thousand-year soul bones, and more than thirty storage soul tools.

Xiao Wu didn't hesitate at all in her actions. She cleaned the soul tools with her soul power and stored them carefully.

She now understood the importance of gold coins and realized that storage soul tools could be sold for money, which could buy a lot of delicious food. So she worked with great enthusiasm.

She even picked out a storage ring embedded with a pink gemstone and placed all the soul bones inside.

After a while, Er Ming stopped sensing and looked down at Xiao Wu. "There are no more soul bones detectable nearby."

"Ah, there are none left?"

Xiao Wu snapped out of her excitement and counted the storage soul tools she had collected.

"One can sell for hundreds of thousands of gold coins. How much can all of this sell for?"

Xiao Wu furrowed her brow, then waved her hand dismissively. "Why bother calculating it so precisely? Just know it's a huge sum of money."

She smiled brightly, her scorpion-tail braid bouncing excitedly. "Er Ming, let's go home."

Titan Ape opened his palm, and Xiao Wu stepped onto it.

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