Chapter 159: Black Iron Jade Torso Soul Bone
These soul beast corpses are extremely valuable to him. Although Shi Lin can only use materials from hundred-year-old soul beasts now, he will definitely need to use the corpses of ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts in the future.
After collecting the corpse, Shi Lin returned to the sofa and sat down to continue watching the autopsies of other soul beast corpses. Shi Lin also hoped to be able to open up a soul beast corpse.
Shi Lin also wanted to see what a soul bone looked like.
Shi Lin and his group each bought a soul beast corpse. Although the number was not large, it would still take some time to dissect them.
So everyone sat on the sofa, waiting to continue dissecting the soul bone.
An hour later, Flender, Zhao Wuji, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar had all dissected the soul beast corpses they had purchased. Shi An had dissected one soul beast corpse, leaving one remaining.
Not a single soul bone was extracted from the nine soul beast corpses.
However, this is quite normal. The probability of obtaining a soul bone is inherently low, which is why soul bones are so rare and expensive in the world of soul masters.
Now all that's left are Shi Lin's group of hundred-year-old soul beasts and Shi An's thousand-year-old soul beast.
"Brother An, there's only one left. Are you nervous?" Shi Lin came to Shi An's side and teased him with a smile.
This is the last chance for these people.
"Hehe, well, I didn't really expect to get a soul bone from it, since the chance of getting a soul bone from a soul beast's corpse is just too low." Shi An chuckled and scratched his head before saying this.
"Haha, I feel that with your mindset, you might actually be able to unlock a soul bone," Flender said with a laugh after overhearing their conversation.
Just then, the butcher, who was dissecting the last soul beast corpse, suddenly stopped.
"There's hope!" Zhao Wuji noticed the butcher's movements, his eyes lit up, and he said to the others.
Upon hearing Zhao Wuji's words, Flender and the others immediately surrounded the dissection table.
A few minutes later, the butcher completely dissected the soul beast's corpse. The moment the dissection was finished, the butcher covered the bones and flesh with the soul beast's hide.
Next comes the unveiling.
"Brother An, come on, let us see if there's a soul bone. If it is, we'll be rich!" Shi Lin said to Shi An with a smile.
If we could actually find a soul bone inside, that would be wonderful!
Although it's a thousand-year-old soul bone, it can still sell for hundreds of thousands of gold soul coins.
Moreover, even if you don't sell it, absorbing it yourself is a good option.
Seeing the expectant looks from the others around him, Shi An became a little nervous and carefully lifted the animal skin covering the soul beast's corpse.
A spine, entirely black as if carved from black jade, appeared on the dissection table.
Everyone stared wide-eyed at the sight of the soul bone; no one had expected that they would actually find a soul bone!
"I never expected it to be a torso soul bone!" Flender said with a smile as he looked at the soul bone.
"Xiao An, take out the soul bone and let me see it," Zhao Wuji said to Shi An.
Shi An nodded, then went to the dissection table and picked up the torso soul bone.
This soul bone is not stained with flesh and blood. When you pick it up, its surface is as smooth as new and looks exceptionally crystal clear.
"Xiao An, put the soul bone away. There are too many people around here," Flender reminded Shi An.
"Yes, Dean," Shi An replied, then quickly put the soul bone away.
Just then, Shi Lin took out a money bag containing one hundred gold soul coins and handed it to the butcher.
"Thank you for your hard work," Shi Lin said to the butcher with a smile.
This is considered a lucky charm; if the value increases after cutting, the stone cutter will receive a large red envelope.
"Distinguished guests, the news that you have obtained soul bones should spread very soon, so please make plans in advance." After receiving the money, the butcher also kindly advised Shi Lin and the others.
"Thank you." Shi Lin nodded with a smile.
"By the way, I won't trouble you with those hundred-year-old soul beasts. I'll take them home and deal with them myself," Shi Lin said to the butcher in front of him.
Shi Lin had originally planned to take these soul beast corpses back directly, but now that he had obtained soul bones, it was best to leave this place as soon as possible.
Upon hearing Shi Lin's words, the butcher's eyes lit up.
They also knew that century-old soul beasts almost never produce soul bones, and they wouldn't earn much money dissecting the corpse of a century-old soul beast, so they didn't want to waste their time.
It was a good thing for them that Shi Lin took these soul beast corpses away.
"Yes, young master, please provide a soul tool so I can collect the corpses of those hundred-year-old soul beasts for you," the butcher said respectfully to Shi Lin.
Shi Lin nodded and took out a soul tool from his pocket, handing it to the butcher.
After the butcher took the soul tool, he went to the back and packed up the corpses of the soul beasts and put them into the soul tool.
"Xiao Lin, we need to speed things up," Flender whispered to Shi Lin.
"Dean, you should go back and pack your things first. Let's leave Heaven Dou City as soon as possible before they react," Shi Lin nodded in agreement and then said to Flender.
"We'll head back first." Flender thought for a moment, then nodded, preparing to take Shi An and the others back to pack their things and leave Heaven Dou City.
Shi Lin nodded.
Then, Flender left the warehouse of the Heaven Dou Royal Auction House with a few people, leaving only Shi Lin behind.
Just then, the butcher returned with the soul tool, and it seemed he had already collected the soul beast corpses.
"This is your soul tool. Your soul beast's corpse has already been packed up." The butcher respectfully handed the soul tool to Shi Lin and then said.
"Thank you for your hard work. By the way, what do you usually do with the unwanted soul beast corpses after the customers sell their soul bones?" Shi Lin asked the butcher.
"We will destroy them in a centralized manner," the butcher said to Shi Lin, frowning slightly.
"Alright, take me to your supervisor. I want to buy these soul beast corpses," Shi Lin said earnestly to the butcher.
Anyway, these soul beast corpses are already trash to the Heaven Dou Royal Auction House, so selling them to Shi Lin is a good option since he's offering a lot.
"Okay, esteemed guest, I'll take you to our supervisor right away." The butcher nodded and smiled at Shi Lin.
If this deal goes through, I'll get a commission.
"Please lead the way," Shi Lin said with a smile to the butcher.
The butcher led Shi Lin to the counter at the entrance of the warehouse.
"Sir, this young master says he wants to buy those corpses in our warehouse that have already had their soul bones opened." The butcher approached a middle-aged man, bowed respectfully, and then said.
The butcher was a smart man; he told his supervisor about Shi Lin's situation so that the supervisor could learn about it in advance.
"Oh? A soul beast corpse? What do you need that for?" The middle-aged man frowned and asked Shi Lin.
After all, these soul beast corpses will eventually be thrown into the Star Dou Forest to feed the soul beasts there. Their flesh and blood are excellent tonics for the soul beasts in the Star Dou Forest.
However, under normal circumstances, these soul beast corpses don't yield any money, and it's also a waste of time to make the trip.
"I have a cousin who really enjoys studying soul beasts. He asked me to buy some soul beast corpses for him. Normal soul beast corpses are a bit expensive, so I came here to find a solution," Shi Lin said with a smile to the manager.
"How much are you willing to pay for the soul beast corpse?" The manager raised his eyebrows, leaned closer to Shi Lin, and asked him.
"One gold soul coin per body, and of course, it must be relatively complete," Shi Lin said to the supervisor with a smile.
"One gold soul coin?" the manager said, his eyes wide with disbelief.
This is a huge business opportunity. You know, there are 30,000 soul beast corpses in this warehouse, and even after taking the rest away, there are still more than 20,000 soul beast corpses.
That's 20,000 gold soul coins!
"What's wrong? Is there a problem?" Shi Lin asked his supervisor in a low voice.
"No, no problem at all, my young master. I am Renn, and I am very happy to do this business with you. There are about 20,000 soul beast corpses here. I will treat you to lunch at the Heaven Dou Royal Restaurant tomorrow at noon. Then, we will settle the money and the goods. How about it?" Renn said with a shrewd businessman's expression.
"Manager Renn, how many soul beast corpses do we have here now?" Shi Lin asked Renn, as he wanted to leave with the soul beast corpses.
"Sure, there are only two or three thousand soul beast corpses right now. Here's what we'll do: you give me three thousand gold soul coins, and I'll get them all for you," Renn nodded and said.
"That's wonderful, Manager Renn." Shi Lin nodded, then handed the gold soul coins to Renn and said.
"Wait a moment," Renn said, taking the gold soul coin and nodding.
Renn stood up and left to retrieve the soul beast's corpse for Shi Lin.
Shi Lin waited for a while, and then Renn brought over a soul tool and handed it to Shi Lin.
Shi Lin transferred the soul beast corpse from the soul tool to his own soul tool, and then returned the soul tool to Renn.
"More than three thousand soul beast corpses, no less." Renn laughed heartily at Shi Lin and said.
"Thank you very much, Manager Renn. In that case, I'll head back now. See you tomorrow at noon!" Shi Lin nodded to Renn and then left.
Renn wanted to sell, Shi Lin wanted to buy, and the two hit it off immediately without any further words.
"We're waiting for you, young master," Renn said to Shi Lin with a smile.
Watching Shi Lin's retreating figure, Renn gave him a look filled with pitying concern for someone with intellectual disabilities.
After all, it's not uncommon to see someone willing to pay 20,000 gold soul coins to buy a soul beast's corpse these days.
...
After leaving the Heaven Dou Royal Auction House, Shi Lin's expression turned serious.
Before having a soul bone, I wanted one; now that I have one, I need to figure out how to take it out of Heaven Dou City.
Even though it's a thousand-year-old soul bone, there are still soul masters who would risk everything to try and steal it.
Soon, Shi Lin returned to the courtyard.
At this moment, Ma Hongjun and his group were packing their things, while Zhao Wuji was harnessing the horse-drawn carriage, indicating that they were ready to retreat.
"Xiao Lin, how did things go?" Flender came to Shi Lin's side and asked.
"The transaction will take place at noon tomorrow. Dean, you can go ahead now," Shi Lin said with a smile to Flender.
"This… should we abandon those soul beast materials? It's just too dangerous," Flender said, frowning.
Flender didn't want Shi Lin to take any risks either.
Shi Lin pondered for a few seconds, then nodded without hesitation.
Although those soul beast corpses were important to him, survival was the top priority.
Moreover, Shi Lin also tricked Renn.
More importantly, Shi Lin could guess that someone would definitely come to ambush him tomorrow at noon, and that would be troublesome.
Next, Shi Lin joined the packing team, trying to finish packing as quickly as possible and leave the place.
...
Half an hour later, everyone had packed their things and then boarded a carriage to head out of Heaven Dou City.
Just as Shi Lin and his group came out of Heaven Dou City, several men in black jumped over the wall into the courtyard in broad daylight.
They started searching through Shi Lin's yard.
"Damn it! They all escaped! A thousand-year-old torso soul bone!" A man in black angrily removed his mask, revealing a young man's face distorted with rage. The young man then kicked the door.
"Young master, should we give chase?" a man in black asked the young man respectfully.
"Chase? Chase my ass! We're already out of the city, there are no of our people outside! Retreat, damn it, we missed a soul bone!" The young man kicked the man in black to the ground and angrily kicked him several more times.
Then, the men in black left the courtyard.
Shi Lin and his group were lucky; otherwise, they would have run into these people.
Even if they did encounter them, two Soul Saints could easily subdue them, but in that case, the information about this soul bone would be completely exposed.
That would make leaving Heaven Dou City even more troublesome.
...
As evening approached, Shi Lin and his companions' carriage slowly came to a stop in a desolate wilderness.
"It's almost a hundred miles from here to Heaven Dou City, so it should be fine," Flender said to the people in the carriage after stopping the carriage.
Upon hearing Flender's voice, Shi Lin and the others got out of the carriage.
Shi An went to start a campfire, Shi Lin set up the campsite, and Flender, Zhao Wuji, and the others prepared food and drinks.
After another half hour of fussing, the group finally sat down around the campfire to rest.
Today was really exciting. After obtaining the soul bone, I escaped directly from Heaven Dou City.
"We'll be back in Notting City in another two weeks, then we'll be safe," Flender said, taking a sip of his drink.
"Yes, I felt like someone was chasing us today," Zhao Wuji nodded in agreement.
Shi Lin and the others nodded.
After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, they returned to their respective rooms to rest.
Shi An will be on night watch tonight.
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