Douluo: One Thought of God and Demon, Inheriting the Dual God Positions of Good and Evil Chapter 17

Soul beasts capable of cultivating for a hundred thousand years generally possessed bloodline power or special attribute enhancements, making them far stronger than ordinary Titled Douluo.

Moreover, soul beasts were far tougher than humans. Even an ordinary ten-thousand-year soul beast could not usually be instantly killed by an average Titled Douluo.

Seeing that Gui Mei was unharmed, the Dark Void Leopard—

Though it wanted revenge, it knew the situation was hopeless.

It turned and used Spatial Leap several times in succession, darting hundreds of meters away in an attempt to escape.

"You stay here and protect the Young Master. I'll deal with that beast."

Gui Mei quickly left those words behind and hurried after it.

Though he lacked a spatial attribute, the boost from his Leg Bone Spirit Ability made him steadily faster by a fraction.

After all, a forty-thousand-year soul beast could not perform Spatial Leap repeatedly without limit.

"Alright. Be careful."

Yue Guan turned back to remind him, but did not follow.

After all, even with the enhancement of a rare attribute, a forty-thousand-year soul beast could never defeat a level ninety-five Titled Douluo.

It had only gained an opportunity earlier through a sneak attack.

Ling Yuan was not anxious in the slightest as she calmly added a shield to Qian Renxin.

The Young Master's safety came first. If the process of absorbing the soul ring was interrupted, it could cost him his life.

If anything went wrong—

The Grand Venerable and the Pope would hang them up and beat them.

Elsewhere, A thousand meters away from where Qian Renxin was absorbing the soul ring, Gui Mei caught up to the Dark Void Leopard. Countless Ghost Hands rose from the ground and wrapped around its body.

Seeing that it could not escape anytime soon, the Dark Void Leopard's dark claws suddenly lengthened. It severed every Ghost Hand clutching its body, then released blades of light over half a meter long at Gui Mei.

Gui Mei activated his Martial Soul Avatar. His entire body became as ethereal and insubstantial as a true ghost, easily evading the light blades.

He darted around like a Night Shadow, and the darkness was his finest camouflage.

The Dark Void Leopard looked around in every direction. It lowered its head and roared, yet could not see the slightest trace of a person.

He suddenly appeared behind the leopard and raised a massive Ghost Hand.

A blade like obsidian struck the leopard solidly.

Even a powerful soul beast's body could not withstand the attack of an agility-type soul master. Flesh and blood flew everywhere, leaving behind a cross-shaped wound.

The Dark Void Leopard let out a pained growl. In its panic, it used Spatial Leap again to widen the distance from Gui Mei.

But Spatial Leap placed extreme demands on one's physical constitution.

It had already reached its limit. After using its spatial ability again, every muscle in its body ached without end, and its speed plummeted.

Gui Mei snorted coldly and quickly caught up, preparing to harvest its life.

He did not like to speak, but that did not mean he had no emotions.

That beast had ambushed him and nearly inflicted serious injuries on him. A ball of fury had long been burning in his heart.

Seeing him about to catch up, The Dark Void Leopard seemed to make up its mind. Its left leg emitted a faint green glow.

Soon, Several Dark Void Leopards appeared where it stood, identical in size and appearance, fleeing in different directions.

Clones?

This was not the first time Gui Mei had seen such a soul skill.

Yue Guan had a soul skill that could create clones to fight as well, though not nearly so many.

"Ninth Spirit Ability, Infinite Ghost Shadow Devour!"

The outermost black soul ring appeared. A black hole with a radius of four or five meters formed among the Dark Void Leopards, generating a considerable pulling force that slowed every clone.

Then, Over a hundred strangely shaped ghosts flew from the black hole, their miserable wails unceasing, as though the gates of the underworld had been thrown open.

The ghosts automatically targeted every clone. The moment they made contact, violent explosions erupted. In only a few seconds, all the clones and the original body were destroyed.

Gui Mei walked over to the corpse and looked at its left leg in delight.

There was a dark-purple left leg bone there. Its ability was naturally the same as the cloning technique from before, allowing its user to summon multiple clones.

This soul skill was not weak. It had forced him to use his Ninth Spirit Ability; otherwise, that leopard might truly have escaped.

Soul bones had always been exceedingly precious. Even ten ten-thousand-year soul beasts might not yield a single soul bone.

Even as the Grand Elder, he only possessed one right leg bone.

Faced with such a treasure, and with no one else around to supervise him, he could have kept it for himself.

Yet Gui Mei showed no greed. He put it away, intending to bring it to Qian Renxin for instructions.

Spirit Hall's rules were strict. Any valuables obtained during a mission had to be reported. That was one of the drawbacks of joining an organization.

By the time they returned to the camp, Qian Renxin had already finished absorbing the soul ring. A pale purple soul ring circled around him.

The information about the soul skill also surfaced in his mind.

It was more or less as he had expected: a simple Spatial Leap.

With his current physical condition, he could Teleport ten meters at a time, with a maximum of five consecutive uses.

This soul skill also had room to grow. Once his physique and Soul Power Level improved, both its range and number of uses would increase.

And in his God-Demon state, his soul skills were the same as Li Xin's.

In God Form, after charging for two seconds, he gained a certain degree of divine power shielding and could instantly move anywhere within fifty meters, while also dealing slashing damage along his path.

In Demon Form, his speed increased dramatically, while demonic energy reinforced his bones and multiplied his strength severalfold.

"Young Master,"

Gui Mei hurried back and took a dark purple soul bone from his pocket. "This is the left leg bone of a forty-thousand-year Dark Void Leopard. I obtained it from the one I just hunted."

He then explained all of the soul bone's abilities.

Qian Renxin thought for a moment.

He immediately lost interest in the left leg bone.

First of all, forty thousand years was an awkward age—not particularly high, yet not low either.

A soul master could only absorb one soul bone for each body part.

Compared to a forty-thousand-year soul bone, he was more interested in the soul bones dropped by the fierce beasts of the Star Dou Forest. Those started at a minimum of one hundred thousand years.

As for the soul bone ability, it was somewhat interesting.

But the multiple clones it created clearly did not possess much offensive power. They could only serve as feints or aids for escape. It was useful, but also somewhat lackluster.

"Elder Gui, absorb this soul bone yourself. Consider it your reward for hunting the soul ring," Qian Renxin said indifferently.

Facing the Rock Armor Demon Ape Alone, Second Soul Ring

Gui Mei raised his head, surprise flickering across his face, followed by even greater gratitude.

But after thinking it over, he still calmly reminded him, "I am deeply grateful for Young Master's favor, but His Holiness the Pope has decreed that all valuables obtained during a mission must be reported. If we violate the order..."

"No need. My rules are rules too. Just absorb it."

Qian Renxin waved his hand.

Grand Venerable Qian Daoliu was his grandfather, Pope Qian Xunji was his father, and the future inheritor of the Angel God was his younger sister.

Why would he need to fuss over a mere forty-thousand-year soul bone?

Gui Mei was somewhat stunned.

He had apparently not expected Qian Renxin's answer to be so domineering.

Yue Guan, who was smooth and worldly, quickly stepped forward to smooth things over.

"What are you standing there for, Old Gui? Hurry up and thank the Young Master."

"Thank you for your grace, Young Master."

Gui Mei immediately lowered his head in thanks, feeling slightly excited inside.

With this soul bone, his combat ability would rise another level.

It would take Gui Mei several days to fully refine the forty-thousand-year soul bone.

Qian Renxin was not short on time, so he did not rush him.

It was also a good opportunity to familiarize himself with his new soul skill, so he found a spot beside a cliff to practice his sword techniques.

As he immersed himself in swinging the giant sword, a two-thousand-year Rock Armor Demon Ape suddenly charged over. It roared at Qian Renxin and Ling Yuan, trying to drive them away, as though it had taken a liking to this stretch of cliff.

Ling Yuan stood to the side with a cold smile and spoke disdainfully.

"Young Master, use it to test your skills. Soul masters must grow through battle. I will intervene in time, so there is no need to worry about your safety."

"Alright."

Qian Renxin nodded.

There was not the slightest hint of carelessness in his heart as he held the God-Demon Giant Sword horizontally before him.

In terms of level, a two-thousand-year soul beast was already comparable to a Soul Elder in their thirties, but an ordinary Soul Elder could never defeat a soul beast of the same level.

The Rock Armor Demon Ape was covered in a rocky defense from head to toe. Both its strength and defense were considered outstanding among soul beasts of the same level. It was said to possess a trace of Titan Giant Ape bloodline, though that was merely a rumor with no proof.

Seeing that Qian Renxin had no intention of leaving and had even assumed an attacking stance, the Rock Armor Demon Ape, already an impatient soul beast by nature, immediately planted its hands on the ground and sprang up, smashing down with its two massive fists.

Qian Renxin remained unruffled, ignoring its attack. He even swung his giant sword toward his back.

Just as the sword was about to slash out, he used the soul skill Spatial Leap to appear behind the demon ape. The slash struck its back, blasting off quite a few small stones.

This was a little fighting method he had developed.

The weight of the God-Demon Giant Sword increased according to his strength, so no matter how great his strength became, his attack speed generally would not be very fast.

But as long as it was paired with Spatial Leap, so long as he attacked in advance and the enemy was within ten meters, it was basically guaranteed to hit.

The Rock Armor Demon Ape let out a muffled grunt and was sent flying several meters by the heavy blow.

Beyond the pain on its face, there was even greater shock.

Without awakened intelligence, it found Qian Renxin's instantaneous movement utterly incomprehensible, its already tiny eyes widening.

"Pretty tough. That strike only barely broke through your defense."

Qian Renxin praised it without reservation.

One had to know that the God-Demon Giant Sword alone already weighed over two thousand jin, and combined with his strength, its power was truly formidable.