Overwhelming Victory

Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Dark Radiance Goddess!

Ultimate light and ultimate darkness collided.

A massive Yin Yang Diagram appeared beneath Zhu Zhuqing's feet.

Black and white began intertwining around Zhu Zhuqing's body. Almost instantly, she completed the Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

Her wings fluttered slightly, and Zhu Zhuqing shot forward.

As a top-tier hunter, the Netherworld Mantis naturally possessed exceptional perception.

Its enormous compound eyes gave it a flawless three-hundred-and-sixty-degree field of vision. The instant Zhu Zhuqing unleashed her Martial Soul Fusion Skill, it detected her presence.

But Zhu Zhuqing's Soul Power was only at Level 20. She was hardly worth making a fuss over.

Yet in the next moment, a spinning taiji diagram appeared beneath its feet and enveloped it.

Then, the human aura that had clearly been so weak suddenly surged.

In almost an instant, it rose to a level that made it feel threatened.

With a swish, the Netherworld Mantis spread its wings and beat them rapidly, trying to escape.

But the taiji diagram beneath its feet seemed to cling to it like glue, leaving it unable to move.

Even with its wings beating at top speed, it could only barely lift off the ground.

Zhu Zhuqing's eyes brightened at the sight.

The Netherworld Mantis was indeed nimble, incredibly fast, and extremely powerful offensively!

But there was one point that might have been overlooked.

It was simply too small. And because it focused on speed and agility, its strength was not particularly great.

The reason its attacks were so damaging was because its twin scythes were exceptionally sharp.

As Zhu Zhuqing rapidly approached, the Netherworld Mantis let out a strange screech. Its wings beat even faster.

At the same time, blackish-green Soul Power began gushing from its body.

Hell Stab!

Her first Soul Ring flashed, and Zhu Zhuqing's figure vanished.

Screech!

The Netherworld Mantis saw it clearly. It knew where Zhu Zhuqing was, but under the suppression of the taiji diagram, its body was clearly unable to keep up with its thoughts.

Its two scythe-like blades struggled to swing through the air.

Swish, swish.

Two sharp blade qi slashed through the air, grazing past Zhu Zhuqing's waist.

The Netherworld Mantis laboriously raised its claws again, but before it could bring down its twin scythes, Zhu Zhuqing's right hand pressed against its tiny head.

Bang!

The Dark Radiance Goddess possessed the strength of the Holy Light White Tiger. Under Zhu Zhuqing's powerful grip, the Netherworld Mantis's head was crushed in her hand.

Surging Soul Power invaded the Netherworld Mantis's body, destroying every trace of its life force.

Only thirty seconds later did the Netherworld Mantis finally die completely. A purple Soul Ring slowly condensed over its headless corpse.

"Hah!"

Zhu Zhuqing exhaled, and her body quickly shrank back down.

Netherworld Mantises were old rogues among soul beasts.

Even after their heads were severed, their bodies could remain alive.

In some cases, after a Netherworld Mantis died, its body would indiscriminately attack everything it could sense.

Seeing the purple Soul Ring on the Netherworld Mantis's corpse, Zhu Zhuqing wasted no time. She hoisted the corpse onto her shoulder and sprinted toward the edge of the forest.

The Star Dou Great Forest was not safe. She did not dare absorb a Soul Ring in such a dangerous forest.

After carrying the Netherworld Mantis's corpse through the forest for over half an hour, Zhu Zhuqing finally reached her territory.

"Hah, I made it back!"

Throwing the Netherworld Mantis to the ground, Zhu Zhuqing immediately sat cross-legged and restored herself to peak condition.

Twenty minutes later, Zhu Zhuqing opened her eyes and looked at the Soul Ring on the Netherworld Mantis, which was about to begin dissipating.

Without another word, she raised her hand and summoned it over.

At the same time, she activated Martial Soul Possession.

Fluffy cat ears appeared atop Zhu Zhuqing's head, while one of her eyes turned blue and the other red.

The instant the purple Soul Ring settled around her body, a cold stream of Soul Power suddenly rushed into her.

This Soul Power was cold and dark. The moment it entered Zhu Zhuqing's body, it tried to frantically destroy her.

But Zhu Zhuqing's Meridians were so resilient and her body so powerful that even ordinary Soul Elders and Soul Ancestors did not possess such strength.

She circulated the Meditation Method, wildly absorbing the Soul Power and converting it into her own.

And while Zhu Zhuqing absorbed it, her body did not remain idle either.

Every cell in her body absorbed this hard-won bounty, continuously strengthening itself.

This absorption lasted a full three hours.

Only after three hours did she squeeze out the final trace of Soul Power from the Soul Ring.

The purple Soul Ring revolved around Zhu Zhuqing's body before finally merging directly into her.

"I succeeded!"

Zhu Zhuqing opened her eyes excitedly. Just as she tried to stand, she felt two streams of heat appear out of nowhere and rush toward her palms.

"This thing..."

Feeling those streams of heat, Zhu Zhuqing's lips could not help curling upward.

She knew exactly what this was!

Wasn't it something every Douluo protagonist had to possess...

"Fuck!"

A wave of intense pain suddenly struck, interrupting Zhu Zhuqing's thoughts and making her curse uncontrollably.

"Hiss!"

She felt as if some machine were grinding her hands over and over again.

It felt like even her bones had been crushed.

The piercing pain left Zhu Zhuqing almost unable to straighten her back.

Absorbing Soul Bones might not be dangerous, but it was extremely painful. She had forgotten that!

Right now, she wanted nothing more than to roll around the entire courtyard. It was not like anyone was watching.

But her dignity as a transmigrator would not allow her to do something so humiliating.

Another three hours passed before the excruciating pain in her palms finally eased.

"Good heavens!"

Supporting herself on the ground with both hands, large beads of sweat dripped from Zhu Zhuqing's delicate face onto the earth.

Zhu Zhuqing was now soaked from head to toe, completely drenched in sweat.

This showed just how difficult it had been to fuse these two External Soul Bones.

After resting for a while, washing herself, and changing into another set of clothes, Zhu Zhuqing appeared before the cliff face where she usually practiced her soul skills.

Martial Soul Possession!

One yellow and one purple Soul Ring appeared around Zhu Zhuqing. Then, under the effect of her martial soul, her petite body grew somewhat taller and more slender.

Second Soul Skill, Netherworld Slash!

After sensing out her soul skill, Zhu Zhuqing directly unleashed her Second Soul Skill. Under the effect of the Soul Ring, two illusory long blades appeared in her hands.

Looking at the long blades in her hands, Zhu Zhuqing felt a sudden flash of insight and swung them twice.

Swish, swish!

Two blackish-green Blade Qi Slashes shot out. Upon striking the cliff face, they cut straight into it.

"It increases attack power by two hundred percent, and by consuming one layer of Soul Power, it can condense two Blade Qi Slashes with eighty percent Armor Break!"

Zhu Zhuqing's eyes were filled with satisfaction as she looked at this soul skill.

This one Soul Ring had made up for both close-range and long-range attacks, and this was not even the real highlight of her gains this time.