Successful Absorption

Early the next morning, Snow Empress and Ice Empress packed up their things in the village a bit, and then took Lang Lei directly to fly toward the Star Dou Great Forest.

Although the location where the three of them were was closest to the Extreme North, due to various reasons, Snow Empress and Ice Empress were not too keen on helping Lang Lei hunt Spirit Beasts here.

Aside from the fact that they themselves were the rulers of the Extreme North, and the Spirit Beasts of the Extreme North could more or less be considered their subjects, making it somewhat hard for them to strike at their own people, secondly, it was because the Spirit Beasts of the Extreme North were mostly related to the ice and water elements, which clearly was not very suitable for Lang Lei. Meanwhile, the Star Dou Great Forest had a wide variety of Spirit Beasts, so there was no need to worry about not finding a suitable one.

Moreover, there was no need to go too deep for a Thousand-Year Spirit Beast, and there was a high probability it would not alarm the other Ferocious Beasts of the Fierce Zone.

Of course, even if they did alarm them, they were not intimidated in the least.

As long as the quantity coming was two or fewer, they could protect Lang Lei well. Even if all of them came, they could still take Lang Lei and leave safely.

Furthermore, it would be better for Lang Lei's subsequent development to go to a larger place. After all, staying in such a border region all the time made it hard to effectively broaden his horizons. As the saying goes, reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles. Snow Empress and Ice Empress quite agreed with this phrase.

Soon, Snow Empress and Ice Empress landed with Lang Lei in the Star Dou Great Forest.

Unlike other Soul Hunting Forests, the Spirit Beasts here were completely wild, and there was no issue regarding tokens, so they could enter directly.

After entering the Star Dou Great Forest, Snow Empress and Ice Empress restrained their auras, pretending to look like ordinary people. It was not like playing the pig to eat the tiger, slapping faces and acting tough.

It was just that the ability of Spirit Beasts to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages had almost become an instinct. If Snow Empress and Ice Empress were allowed to enter directly without any concealment, there was a high probability they would not even run into a single Spirit Beast, as the Spirit Beasts would have fled from far away.

Although... they definitely wouldn't be able to run away, being able to have a little less trouble was still good.

In his past life, Lang Lei had seen no shortage of various primitive forests, and some planets were even entirely forest planets, filled with the aura of nature.

However, the Star Dou Great Forest before him still gave him a strange feeling.

Listening to the accounts of Snow Empress and Ice Empress, the entire composition of the forest in front of him appeared abrupt, as if it had been forced into growth by something...

However, existence was rational, and Lang Lei did not dwell on it. There were plenty of absurd things in the universe; if he had to be shocked every time he saw one, he would be shocked for a lifetime.

"Let's walk inside a bit. This area belongs to the outermost periphery of the Star Dou Great Forest, and it's still mostly a gathering place for relatively ordinary Hundred-Year Spirit Beasts."

"Okay."

On this continent, he was still a fledgling newcomer, so naturally he had to listen more to the locals' opinions. Some previous experiences of the Trailblaze and The Hunt told him that consistently trusting one's own experience and applying it to a new environment was very easy to lead to futile efforts or even taking a tumble. What's more, these two locals had also gone all out for him, so naturally he had no reason to be willful.

Of course, except for that one time before...

"Lang Lei, do you understand the characteristics of your martial soul?" Just as the three of them were traveling, Snow Empress suddenly said.

"Destruction and life, two completely opposing forces seemed to melt into a single whole; it's hard for me to judge what his situation actually is," Lang Lei said without hesitation.

Being his own power, he would naturally examine it closely to avoid being controlled by the power or becoming a slave to it. But this time, two opposing forces could actually merge together completely to form a new power...

This was as absurd as the Destruction Star God Nanook going to fight side by side with the Preservation Star God Kliper, the Erudition Star God Boshizun and the Mystery Star God Misi putting their arms around each other's shoulders, and the Hunt Star God Lan and the Abundance Star God Yaoshi going on a honeymoon together...

"Destruction and life?" Snow Empress said thoughtfully, "In that case, let your first Spirit Ring be attached with a Spirit Beast that carries the attribute of destruction."

"There are Spirit Beasts with this kind of attribute?"

"There are." Snow Empress nodded and asked again, "However, they are basically all Spirit Beasts with relatively advanced bloodlines, and the difficulty of absorbing their Spirit Rings is far beyond that of ordinary Spirit Beasts. Lang Lei, are you sure you still want to attach a Thousand-Year Spirit Ring?"

"Mm, that way it's more challenging, isn't it?"

"Alright, then Bing'er and I will focus on keeping an eye out for Spirit Beasts with the aura of destruction for you. Of course, relatively violent attributes like the thunder attribute are also fine."

"Alright, thank you Sister Xue and Sister Bing."

Lang Lei's luck was not bad. In less than three hours, a Cloud Tribulation Leopard "passed by" in front of the three of them.

Ice Empress's eyes lit up, and with a wave of her hand, the Cloud Tribulation Leopard turned into an ice-block leopard.

"Xue'er, take a look at this one. How is it?"

Snow Empress glanced at it and frowned slightly.

"One thousand two hundred years... a bit on the high side. But the attribute is indeed suitable; it would be even better if the age was a bit lower."

Although Snow Empress had agreed to Lang Lei's decision of wanting his first Spirit Ring to absorb a Thousand-Year Spirit Ring, she desperately wanted to find a Spirit Beast of exactly one thousand years for Lang Lei to absorb, thereby reducing the danger.

"Should I try it?" Lang Lei suddenly said at this moment, his intuition telling him that he seemed able to do it.

For so many years, his intuition had never lied to him, so he still trusted his intuition quite a bit.

"Lang Lei, are you sure?"

"Mm, I'm sure!" Lang Lei replied in a resolute tone.

Looking at Lang Lei's firm face, Snow Empress was moved somewhat, and through a twist of fate, she nodded.

Seeing Snow Empress nod, Lang Lei swiftly condensed a crystal arrow and pierced it directly through the lower jaw of the immobilized Cloud Tribulation Leopard. The Cloud Tribulation Leopard died on the spot, and a purple Spirit Ring slowly drifted out.

Fearing that Snow Empress would go back on her word, Lang Lei sat down cross-legged directly, his Soul Power guiding the Spirit Ring to loop over his body.

Snow Empress and Ice Empress looked at Lang Lei with worry. After all, this was an unprecedented attempt, and even though they already knew Lang Lei was extraordinary, they still felt somewhat concerned.

Of course, amidst the worry, the two women also carried a trace of anticipation, expecting that Lang Lei could really accomplish this unprecedented feat.

It was not much different from an ordinary person absorbing a Spirit Ring, and it was even steadier. During this period, Lang Lei did not even frown once, and the Spirit Ring was successfully absorbed.

The faces of Snow Empress and Ice Empress were filled with astonishment. They both knew what this meant; it showed that Lang Lei clearly still had spare capacity, and could even absorb a Spirit Ring of an even higher age!

However, the Spirit Ring absorption was already finishing up at this stage, and saying too much was useless anyway.

After the two women's hearts were put at ease, a huge surprise followed right after.

Lang Lei really did it!

At this moment, Lang Lei slowly opened his eyes, and that purple Spirit Ring was also drawn back into his body.