Red Soul Ring?

The first, second, third, and fourth spirit skills of the Blood Chicken Vine were unleashed in succession, each one immensely powerful.

Especially the fourth spirit skill, Inverse Scale Spiral Slash.

Its destructive power was off the charts. It instantly severed the Climbing Tiger vines wrapped around him, sending them scattering across the ground.

Wang Xiao broke free and used the Lingbo Weibu Accelerated Version movement technique to leave his original position.

He channeled Soul Power into his feet, becoming even faster.

After darting left and dodging right, he finally reached Climbing Tiger's central root.

He planned to destroy its core, which would make the battle far easier.

Generally speaking, Soul Beasts were often inferior to Combat Type Soul Masters in battle.

Otherwise, there would not be so many Soul Masters killing Soul Beasts that had cultivated several times longer than themselves despite being at lower levels.

Although this Climbing Tiger was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, its combat ability was clearly not all that formidable.

"First Spirit Skill: Grappling Kill!"

"Strangling Kill!"

"Thorn Pierce!"

"Inverse Scale Spiral Slash!"

"Inverse Scale Spiral Slash!"

"Inverse Scale Spiral Slash..."

Wang Xiao unleashed one spirit skill after another, cutting off Climbing Tiger's attacks.

He struck hard at its main root to achieve the greatest possible effect.

"Inverse Scale Spiral Slash!"

"Inverse Scale Spiral Slash!"

Wang Xiao used his fourth spirit skill twice more in succession, slashing directly at its main root.

He still could not injure Climbing Tiger's main root, but it no longer had time to deal with him either.

Taking advantage of this opening, Wang Xiao prepared to use his second martial soul, the Thunder God Hammer.

He gripped the Thunder God Hammer tightly in his right hand. His First Soul Ring lit up as Soul Power poured into the martial soul.

The Thunder God Hammer immediately grew larger, crackling with lightning. It weighed nearly a hundred jin. "First Spirit Skill: One Hammer Decisive!"

With a heavy hammer blow carrying a thousand jin of force, he smashed into Climbing Tiger's central root. The attached lightning struck its body, emitting a faint electric glow.

"Second Spirit Skill: Mountain Shaker!"

The Thunder God Hammer's second spirit skill, Mountain Shaker, had roughly the same offensive nature as One Hammer Decisive.

It was also a single hammer strike, but its power was twice that of the First Spirit Skill.

The hammer now weighed two hundred jin, and the force it unleashed was a full two thousand jin.

More importantly, it had lightning as an added effect.

It was a dual attack of force and lightning.

The instant the hammer came down, the earth shook and the mountains trembled.

It struck Climbing Tiger until golden light flashed across its body.

"Third Spirit Skill: Thousand Jin Drop!"

Wang Xiao brought down another hammer blow, leaving Climbing Tiger listless.

Like the first and second spirit skills, Thousand Jin Drop was also a single hammer strike.

The difference was that it carried three times the weight of the First Spirit Skill.

The hammer weighed three hundred jin.

That strike contained three thousand jin of force, along with triple the lightning attack. It actually dazed Climbing Tiger.

Climbing Tiger hesitated for only a moment before attacking with all its strength. Vines shot up from the earth and encircled him.

"Inverse Scale Spiral Slash!"

"Thousand Jin Drop!"

"Thorn Pierce!"

"Mountain Shaker!"

"Strangling Kill!"

"Grappling Kill!"

"One Hammer Decisive!"

"Inverse Scale Spiral Slash!"

Wang Xiao gave it everything he had, frantically unleashing spirit skills and bringing speed and passion to their absolute peak.

If there had been spectators present, they would have been utterly stunned.

Climbing Tiger did not remain idle either. It launched a frenzied counterattack, attacking relentlessly and breaking through its opponent's skills.

Man and beast had nearly entered the most intense stage of battle.

Wang Xiao's fighting spirit remained undiminished. He curled his lips and unleashed another Inverse Scale Spiral Slash.

Then came another barrage of attacks from both hands, as his two martial souls took turns being used.

Not only did he fend off Climbing Tiger's vine attacks, but he also caught it off guard. Defending against him became increasingly terrifying.

"Fourth Spirit Skill: Thousand Hammers Refinement!"

Wang Xiao finally unleashed the Thunder God Hammer's fourth spirit skill, Thousand Hammers Refinement.

Unlike the previous three spirit skills, the four-hundred-jin hammer carried four thousand jin of force with every swing.

It could also strike a thousand times in succession without losing power.

Furthermore, each hammer strike was faster than the last and carried four times the lightning effect.

Unless one could evade its point of impact or possessed exceptionally powerful defenses, being struck by a thousand hammers would have an obvious outcome.

That was the terrifying power of the Thunder God Hammer martial soul's fourth spirit skill.

Using this spirit skill also caused Soul Power consumption to stack with every hammer strike.

That was both its strength and its weakness.

Once activated, it could not be stopped until a thousand hammers had been thrown.

Without sufficient Soul Power, no one would dare use it.

If not for dealing with this Hundred-Thousand-Year Climbing Tiger, or fighting ordinary Soul Masters and Soul Beasts,

Wang Xiao would never have used this move.

"Inverse Scale Spiral Slash!"

"Thousand Hammers Refinement!"

"Thousand Hammers Refinement!"

"Thousand Hammers Refinement!"

Wang Xiao first used the Blood Chicken Vine martial soul's fourth spirit skill once, severing the vines Climbing Tiger had sent at him.

Immediately afterward, he activated the Thunder God Hammer martial soul's fourth spirit skill three times in succession, pressing his advantage to defeat it.

After all, this battle had caused such a huge commotion. If it attracted other Soul Masters while no one was there to stand guard for him,

then even if he defeated Climbing Tiger, absorbing its Soul Ring would become troublesome.

He had to end this swiftly. The faster, the better.

Wang Xiao's continuous attacks had nearly exhausted his Soul Power.

Fortunately, under the barrage of attacks and killing moves, combined with the Thunder God Hammer's inherent lightning effects, Climbing Tiger had shrunk back somewhat.

Furthermore, Wang Xiao's Soul Power came from the Seven-Orifice Exquisite Heart, which supplied an extremely abundant amount. Otherwise, he could never have thrown so many hammer strikes; he would likely have already overdrawn himself and died.

So it was not Wang Xiao who had defeated the Hundred-Thousand-Year Climbing Tiger, but his Seven-Orifice Exquisite Heart!

That was the benefit of having cheats.

When strength was lacking, cheats made up the difference.

If he could not win, he would simply wear his opponent to death.

Otherwise, Wang Xiao could not have lasted this long.

Next, the battle between both sides became even more frenzied.

Man and beast unleashed their ultimate moves without pause.

They entered the final, most heated stage of battle.

Three hours later.

Wang Xiao unleashed his final attack, Thousand Hammers Refinement.

Climbing Tiger's fighting strength was finally depleted, and it temporarily lost its ability to attack.

It immediately collapsed onto the ground, trembling as it awaited death.

"Hm, the chance is here!"

Wang Xiao curled his lips and took out the dagger he had prepared long ago.

In a flash, he appeared beside Climbing Tiger's central root and drove the blade down fiercely. Bright red blood sprayed out.

Wang Xiao retreated in a flash, narrowly avoiding it.

Climbing Tiger's blood contained corrosive toxins. Once it touched someone, it would eat away at their flesh and blood, so he had to avoid it.

Wang Xiao had read about it in the Encyclopedia of Soul Beasts at Nuoding Academy's library, so he had been on guard.

Climbing Tiger trembled a few final times before dying completely.

Then, a red ring rose from Climbing Tiger's central root and floated in midair.

Wang Xiao was overjoyed. "Hahaha, this red Soul Ring is simply exquisite! Isn't this a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, a Red Soul Ring?"

"Yes! I finally succeeded!"

Wang Xiao was ecstatic. He then scanned the surroundings and found no one approaching.

Only then did he relax and sit down before Climbing Tiger.

He began meditating to absorb this red Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.

Wait, that was not right?

Wang Xiao suddenly remembered that he had not yet reached Level Fifty. How could he absorb a Soul Ring?

He immediately took out the Crystal Ball to test himself. He was only Level Forty-Seven. How could he absorb it?

He would still have to raise his level to Level Fifty before he could absorb it.

Wang Xiao let out a long sigh, remembering that time was limited to only one hour.

If he did not absorb it, the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring would dissipate.

"So I have to raise my level quickly and reach Level Fifty within half an hour, so I'll have time to absorb the Soul Ring. Otherwise, this Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring will be wasted for nothing!"

"I hope my Seven-Orifice Exquisite Heart can work harder and make up these three levels within half an hour, allowing me to reach Level Fifty!"

Wang Xiao did not dwell on it. He immediately sat down cross-legged and began cultivating...

Thirty-six minutes later.

Only then did Wang Xiao open his eyes. "Wahaha, I'm already Level Fifty. I can absorb it now."

Amid his joy,

he also felt some concern.

"Can this Level Fifty body of mine truly withstand the impact brought by a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast's Soul Ring?" Wang Xiao muttered to himself.

"Even with the Seven-Orifice Exquisite Heart backing me up, it may not be safe!"

But the mission demanded it. He had no choice but to absorb it.

After all, it was a mission assigned by the Sign-in System. He had to complete it.

Even if he could not endure it, he had to endure it.

To become the protagonist, he had to charge forward!

Wang Xiao found amusement in his suffering. "I hope I succeed at once and attain the true fruit of cultivation!"

He gritted his teeth, immediately released the Blood Chicken Vine martial soul, and began absorbing the Hundred-Thousand-Year Climbing Tiger's Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.

Wang Xiao had been absorbing it for about three minutes before the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring finally moved slightly.

It seemed a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring really was not so easy to absorb!

"I've been meditating for three or four minutes, and it only moved once. I wonder whether I can succeed?"

Wang Xiao thought it over. Climbing Tiger and the Blood Chicken Vine were both plant-type.

Moreover, both were perennial vine plants.

From that perspective alone, they were an extremely compatible match.

The success rate might not be one hundred percent, but it should be above ninety percent.

Still, exceptions existed.

The gap in level was also an important factor.

That made the risk even greater.

Buzz, buzz, buzz~

The Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring moved a few more times. The vibrations of its red light carried immense power.

Even from far away, Wang Xiao's head was already buzzing from the force of those waves. The agonizing sensation tore through both body and mind.

And that was without getting close. If he approached it or absorbed it into his body, what would happen was impossible to say.

In any case, the odds were heavily against him.

Wang Xiao had already prepared himself mentally. Otherwise, this alone would probably have frightened him out of absorbing it.

Rumble, rumble~

The Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring emanated its powerful aura.

With every movement, its Soul Power fluctuations grew stronger, brimming with destructive force.

The rumbling Soul Power waves swept toward him.

It shook him so hard his ears rang deafeningly.

Suddenly, the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring drifted forward.

It circled him once, then rose directly above his head and hovered there.

Wang Xiao's heart trembled. The pressure from the soul ring crashed down like an avalanche, leaving him unable to breathe.

Next, the bones throughout his body began to crackle loudly.

His body shook involuntarily, like the moment a plane first took off.

Then came the sounds of bones grinding against one another, colliding harshly.

His teeth clenched together and chattered.

Wang Xiao could not even open his mouth. His teeth were nearly breaking apart.

Damn, this Red Soul Ring was way too powerful!

All Wang Xiao could do now was hope that the Seven-Orifice Exquisite Heart would protect him and help him endure this trial.

As long as he got through this, becoming the protagonist of Douluo Continent in the future would not be difficult!

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