Seven Kill Sword Mutation?

On the mountainside, a snake-type soul beast was undergoing a transformation.

Its original species could no longer be identified, but several parts of its body had already completed their dragonization.

"This fellow has quite the fortune. With only four hundred years of cultivation, it has completed dragonization." Chen Xin could not help but sigh.

Given time, this soul beast would surely become an overlord among soul beasts. Unfortunately, it had encountered them. This fellow would have no future.

"If this old man is not mistaken, it is about to transform into an Azure Dragon. Tianchen, let us wait here. Once it fully completes its dragonization, the soul ring it produces will benefit you the most!"

Ning Tianchen nodded seriously.

A soul beast transforming into a dragon was similar to a soul master's Martial Soul Evolution. It required tremendous fortune to achieve.

The greatest opportunity in Sunset Forest was the treasure basin known as the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Could this fellow have accidentally consumed one of the immortal herbs within?

After some thought, Ning Tianchen dismissed the guess.

Dugu Bo had turned the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well into his back garden, and that hill was shrouded in poisonous mist. A hundred-year soul beast could not possibly sneak inside.

Since Sunset Forest had the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, perhaps there were other opportunities as well.

However, Ning Tianchen had no intention of taking the immortal herbs from Dugu Bo just yet.

Dugu Bo was a man of deep loyalty. Martial Power might make him submit for a short time, but it would not earn his sincere allegiance.

Although Ning Tianchen had the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect behind him, he also wanted to establish his own faction.

After all, one could not put all their eggs in one basket. Furthermore, Spirit Hall would launch the Soul Hunting Operation against the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect in the future. If he did not make preparations in advance, everything would proceed according to its original course.

Ning Tianchen and Chen Xin waited at the foot of the mountain for two days.

Early that morning, a dazzling azure light erupted from the mountainside.

The soul beast had completely finished its dragonization. At this moment, it had become an Azure Dragon.

Dragon-type soul beasts possessed the ability to ride the clouds and fly. This fellow seemed to know that the commotion it had caused had attracted the attention of powerful figures. It flew into the sky, attempting to escape their pursuit.

"Sword Offering?" Ning Tianchen could not help urging.

Chen Xin was in no hurry.

With his strength, no matter how the Azure Dragon fled, he would have a chance to capture it.

The commotion caused by the Azure Dragon's transformation was no small matter, and quite a few people had already gathered nearby.

This fellow had reached four hundred years of cultivation. For most soul masters, it was too old to serve as a first soul ring, yet too young to serve as a second soul ring.

Therefore, most of those coveting the Azure Dragon did not want its soul ring, but its flesh and blood.

Chen Xin was alone. He could not guarantee Ning Tianchen's safety while hunting the soul beast.

"There is no need to rush. Once the time is right, this old man will capture it." After speaking, Chen Xin had Ning Tianchen head in the opposite direction.

After finding an unoccupied corner, Chen Xin formed a Sword Finger with his right hand and controlled the Seven Kill Sword to make several casual strokes around Ning Tianchen.

"The sword qi this old man has left around you is enough to withstand a Soul Saint. Wait here. This old man will be back shortly."

The Seven Kill Sword landed beneath his feet, carrying him into the air.

He moved so fast that he carved a silvery-white arc through the sky.

Ning Tianchen simply sat down cross-legged where he was.

Based on the knowledge he had learned from the books and the sect's academy, he roughly knew how to absorb a soul ring.

With Chen Xin's strength, he did not think the Azure Dragon would be stolen away. However, a four-hundred-year dragon-type soul ring would still be a challenge for him.

"My physical constitution is still too weak. It would have been nice if I had a Beast Spirit."

Soul masters with Beast Spirits were naturally stronger physically than soul masters with Weapon Spirits. However, weapon soul masters were not without their advantages. Their Mental Power far surpassed that of beast soul masters.

With powerful Mental Power, it was easier to resist the Mental Shock brought by a soul ring, also known as Soul Shock. Yet soul rings below ten thousand years only brought Soul Power impacts, which tested a soul master's physical constitution.

"I still need to exercise more in the future." Ning Tianchen scratched his head and ears, seemingly very dissatisfied that he had only been in this world for a month.

Before long, Chen Xin returned, carrying the barely alive Azure Dragon.

A few blind fools had tried to cause trouble along the way, but upon seeing the nine soul rings beneath Chen Xin's feet, they wisely backed off.

As Ning Tianchen approached the Azure Dragon, he could clearly hear that it was only exhaling, not inhaling.

Chen Xin said calmly, "You should know that only the killer can absorb a soul ring. Use your Seven Kill Sword Spirit and end it with your own hands."

Taking a life seemed easy, but it was difficult to do so in one's heart.

Struggling to overcome the pressure in his mind, Ning Tianchen raised the Seven Kill Sword in his hand and aimed it at the Azure Dragon's neck.

He closed his eyes and suddenly exerted force with both hands. The sharp Seven Kill Sword pierced the Azure Dragon's neck without obstruction, ending its life.

Perhaps he had struck a major artery, because Ning Tianchen was already drenched in the blood that sprayed over him.

A yellow soul ring floated above the corpse. Ignoring the bloody stench on his body, Ning Tianchen immediately sat cross-legged and used his thoughts to draw the soul ring over his Martial Soul.

"Very good. It seems you have not neglected your theoretical studies. Sit cross-legged properly, empty your mind, and try to fuse the soul ring with your Martial Soul." Chen Xin added, "This old man will stand guard for you here."

As the soul ring's power entered his body, the powerful impact of Soul Power made him feel immense pressure.

Enduring the pain and discomfort, Ning Tianchen continued absorbing the soul ring.

Chen Xin leaned against a nearby tree trunk, unable to stop himself from growing tense.

A dragon-type soul beast with four hundred years of cultivation had a very low chance of being successfully absorbed as a first soul ring. But if it succeeded, it would provide tremendous help to Ning Tianchen's future cultivation.

If he failed, Chen Xin naturally had methods to forcibly interrupt the soul ring absorption. At most, Ning Tianchen would be left with some lingering ailments.

But with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's stockpile of heavenly treasures, treating those ailments would not be a problem.

In that case, letting Ning Tianchen take this risk seemed well worth it.

Time passed second by second.

Knowing that Chen Xin was present, many soul masters wisely avoided this area to prevent unnecessary encounters.

By evening, seeing that the soul ring absorption was nearing its end, Chen Xin finally walked over to the soul beast's corpse and searched it for a soul bone.

"None? That makes sense. The chance of a hundred-year soul beast producing a soul bone is still too low."

Chen Xin murmured softly.

Suddenly, Ning Tianchen let out a scream. His entire body tensed up once more.

"The soul ring absorption is already nearing its end. How could he feel pressure again?"

Even Chen Xin, who had always been calm and steady, could not help but panic somewhat.

The soul ring absorption had reached its final stage and could no longer be interrupted. Ning Tianchen could only endure whatever he was experiencing himself.

A moment later, strange patterns appeared on the surface of his Seven Kill Sword Spirit.

Upon closer inspection, the raised patterns were actually dragon markings.

"Dragon Mark Seven Kill Sword?" Chen Xin suddenly smiled. "This boy truly has good luck. Absorbing a soul ring actually caused his Martial Soul to mutate."

Whether it was a beneficial mutation or a Malignant Mutation could only be determined by the results afterward.

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