Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, Radiant Sacred-Scale Tiger

"Yanyan, what's the name of your Martial Soul after its evolution? It can't still be the Jade Phosphorous Serpent, can it?" In the Sunset Forest, Lin Chen looked at Dugu Yan's fair cheek beside him and asked curiously.

"Of course not." Dugu Yan proudly puffed out her chest. "My Martial Soul is called the Jade Mountain Poison Dragon. It's a dragon-type Martial Soul in the truest sense, and besides controlling poison, I now have the power to control the earth!"

Dugu Bo, who was walking ahead, smiled as well. "That's my granddaughter for you. But since it's a dragon-type Martial Soul, her Soul Rings must come from sub-dragon Soul Beasts. I wonder if there are any in the Sunset Forest."

After searching deep in the Sunset Forest for an entire day, Lin Chen, Dugu Yan, and Dugu Bo all felt as though there was no light left in their eyes.

"Can we really find a suitable Soul Beast? I was hoping to get a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring with the light attribute for my third Soul Ring." Lin Chen covered his eyes, feeling miserable all over.

"That's right, Grandpa. If we really can't find one, let's go Soul Hunting in the Star Dou Great Forest. We can't find any suitable Soul Beasts in the Sunset Forest at all." Dugu Yan nodded in wholehearted agreement.

Never mind the Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Lin Chen wanted; they hadn't even found the thousand-year sub-dragon Soul Beast Dugu Yan needed.

Dugu Bo, who was scouting ahead, looked somewhat helpless as well. He turned back to reassure them. "You two, don't be impatient. It's only been a day. If we really can't find any, I'll take you to the Star Dou Great Forest."

Time flew by, and another day passed in the blink of an eye.

"How about we go to the Star Dou Great Forest? We've nearly covered the whole Sunset Forest. Aren't we already close to your Poison Array, Senior Dugu?"

Lin Chen sighed wearily, but a powerful energy fluctuation suddenly came from the distance.

"Finally found one!" Sensing the presence ahead, Dugu Bo shielded Lin Chen and Dugu Yan behind him and rushed toward the source of that power.

Before long, a massive Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast radiating a sacred presence appeared before them.

The Soul Beast was a white tiger. Unlike an ordinary tiger, its neck and limbs were covered in a layer of hard, bright silver scales, with a gentle sheen flowing along their edges.

Pale golden tiger stripes wound down its back to its tail, and its thick, powerful limbs stood planted on the ground.

Its long tail resembled a jade whip, with a small tuft of golden fur at the tip. When it swished, it left pale golden trails of light in its wake.

"I didn't expect you to be the first to find a suitable Soul Beast, brat. You really do have good luck!" Dugu Bo's eyes flashed brightly.

"Senior Dugu, what kind of Soul Beast is this? It looks very strong."

Lin Chen stared intently at the Soul Beast radiating a sacred presence. His earlier weariness vanished, and his eyes filled with excitement and longing.

Dugu Bo nodded and said with a smile, "This is a radiant sacred-scale tiger. It possesses both the light and sacred attributes, as well as powerful defenses."

"As for its age, judging by its presence alone, it's probably a little over twelve thousand years old. That should be within the limits of what you can withstand, brat."

Lin Chen nodded excitedly. "Then what are we waiting for? This radiant sacred-scale tiger is perfect for me. Sorry for the trouble, Senior Dugu, but please help me obtain my third Soul Ring!"

"Leave it to me. I'll go and seriously injure him right now!" Dugu Bo nodded, a fierce presence radiating from him.

His Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Martial Soul emerged behind him, and nine Soul Rings quickly appeared beneath his feet. The vast Soul Power in his Soul Core erupted in an instant, sending a powerful pressure crashing toward the radiant sacred-scale tiger.

Sensing the deadly threat, the radiant sacred-scale tiger threw back its head and let out an earth-shaking roar. A massive golden sphere of light gathered in its mouth and blasted toward Dugu Bo.

"Fifth Soul Power, Serpent Python Heavenly Shield!" Without so much as glancing at the sphere, Dugu Bo formed a dark green Soul Power barrier that blocked it.

Seeing that its attack had failed, the radiant sacred-scale tiger roared again, swiftly turned its body, and ran away.

"Trying to run?" Dugu Bo snorted coldly and flashed behind the radiant sacred-scale tiger in an instant. The Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor behind him bit into the white tiger's body, and terrifying poison instantly flowed into it.

Dugu Bo was a level 92 Titled Douluo, after all. His strength was far beyond what a mere Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast could resist. As the poison spread throughout the tiger's body, its legs suddenly buckled, and with a smack, it collapsed to the ground, knocked unconscious by the poison, a pained groan escaping its mouth.

Dugu Bo calmly clapped his hands and waved to Lin Chen in the distance. "Come over!"

Lin Chen nodded and ran over to the radiant sacred-scale tiger with a cheeky grin. Silver light flashed at his left wrist, and the Ultimate Armor instantly covered his body.

"Goodbye, little tiger. May you grow up healthy and strong in your next life." Lin Chen observed three seconds of silence for the tiger. Silver light flashed from the Ultimate Zero Sword as he plunged it into the tiger's head.

Squish.

The radiant sacred-scale tiger's body shuddered violently. Once the sword had pierced its brain and extinguished its life completely, a pitch-black Soul Ring rose above its corpse.

Lin Chen forced down his excitement and calmed his surging emotions. Then he sat cross-legged on the ground, ready to absorb the Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.

Seeing that Lin Chen really was absorbing a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, Dugu Yan muttered enviously, "Comparisons really are infuriating. We're both Soul Masters, so why is the gap so huge?"

Dugu Bo sighed and covered Dugu Yan's eyes. "It's all right. We won't compare ourselves to Lin Chen. Never mind you—even across the whole Douluo Continent, I've never seen anyone with a ten-thousand-year third ring."

Hummm~

As Lin Chen began absorbing the Soul Ring, the surrounding Soul Power seemed to rise in monstrous waves and began fluctuating violently.

The pitch-black Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring radiated tremendous power. Like a surging tide, that power battered Lin Chen's body without end, each impact like a heavy hammer blow.

Not only that, but Lin Chen felt his Sea of Consciousness being attacked by a power called "Soul Shock." It was as though invisible spikes had been driven into his soul, and excruciating pain flooded his mind.

Within his Sea of Consciousness, a phantom of the radiant sacred-scale tiger gradually emerged.

Baring its fangs and claws and radiating a fierce presence, the phantom charged deep into Lin Chen's Sea of Consciousness and attacked his soul.

But before the radiant sacred-scale tiger could make a move, silver motes of light suddenly rose within Lin Chen's Sea of Consciousness.

The silver motes soared into the sky, radiating a sacred presence. A suit of bright silver armor gradually took shape against the heavens, like an angel descending to the mortal world, occupying almost the entire sky.