Grandmother Obtains a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring (Bonus Chapter 1)

Li Xuanhua, his mother, had broken through to rank 80 Soul Power, and her Martial Soul had evolved into the Myriad Space Yin Yang Ruler.

Zihan had broken through to rank 50 Soul Power, and her Martial Soul had evolved into the Radiant Space Emperor Butterfly!

Their talent had strengthened considerably, and a great deal of medicinal power remained stored within their bodies. Their future cultivation speed would be at least on the level of Innate Full Soul Power.

However, they had no intention of revealing their Martial Souls to the outside world and decided to keep them hidden for now.

"Grandmother, after you rest up, let me take Zhuang Shushen with you to obtain your Soul Rings!"

Murong Yunxue made arrangements as well. "Good! At dawn tomorrow, Jing Xi, Xuanhua, Han'er, Xingyu, and I will set off for the Star Dou Forest to hunt Soul Beasts."

"Jing Xing, you will remain in the clan for the next few days. Break through to rank 90 as soon as possible, and secretly send the shadow guards to investigate Tang Hao's whereabouts. Once I return, we will depart for Nuoding City."

"You should consolidate your Soul Power further. This matter must be kept strictly confidential. As for distributing the Spirit Bones and pills among the clan members, we will do that after hunting Soul Beasts and capturing Xiao Wu."

Early the next morning, Zhuang Xingyu and the others disguised themselves, donned Human Skin Masks, and secretly headed to the Star Dou Forest through the Family Secret Passage!

"According to the family's map of the primary Soul Beast distributions in the Star Dou Forest, there is a Peacock Emperor around ninety-five thousand years old in the northwestern region of the forest! Most importantly, this Peacock Emperor lives alone and has poor relations with the other large Soul Beasts. It couldn't be more suitable.

"Jing Xi, Xuanhua, Han'er, wait outside the Star Dou Forest first. Once I obtain my Soul Ring, I'll come help you obtain yours."

"Xingyu, stay behind me and control the Puppet in battle against the Soul Beast. If anything unexpected happens, don't worry about me. Have the Puppet take you away immediately. I've lived for so many years and weathered countless storms. Nothing will happen to me."

Zhuang Xingyu reassured her, "Don't worry, Grandmother! There won't be any accidents. A hundred thousand years is a threshold. Although a ninety-five-thousand-year Soul Beast is only five thousand years away from becoming a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, their Combat Power is worlds apart."

"Of course I know that common sense. But one must always prepare for the worst. That way, if an accident occurs, the losses can be minimized."

"We've reached the Peacock Emperor's territory! Judging from the aura nearby, the Peacock Emperor should be asleep. Heaven is helping us!" Murong Yunxue secretly transmitted her voice to Zhuang Xingyu.

Murong Yunxue and Zhuang Shushen concealed their auras and slowly approached, while Zhuang Xingyu hid behind Murong Yunxue and controlled the Puppet.

Beside a river stood a peacock over twenty meters tall, sleeping while upright. Its legs were like two straight towering trees, its body covered in hard, multicolored feathers, and the crest feathers atop its head were superb materials for artifact refinement. (Peacocks do sleep standing up!)

Suddenly, the Peacock Emperor snapped its eyes open. Its unique sleeping posture had allowed it to spot the enemy a second before their attack arrived. It fiercely leaped forward with both legs, attempting to cross the river and slow its enemies down. It did not dare spread its wings, because widening its target area would only get it killed faster.

Murong Yunxue's Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone skill, Myriad Feathers Volley, grazed past the Peacock Emperor's left side. The Peacock Emperor sighed in relief, glad that it had evaded the attack. Just as it was preparing to counterattack, a boom sounded, and searing pain pierced its body. Myriad Feathers Flying had turned around and attacked again.

The Peacock Emperor had not expected its opponent's attack to possess a locking function. Enduring the excruciating pain, it launched a counterattack against Murong Yunxue.

When the Peacock Emperor turned its head, it discovered a Soul Ancestor standing in the distance and watching the battle. Though it did not understand why the other party was there, he was clearly no simple figure. It intended to besiege Wei to rescue Zhao, abruptly changing direction and charging straight at Zhuang Xingyu.

But Zhuang Shushen had already predicted its prediction. Her Ninth Soul Skill struck directly, sending the Peacock Emperor crashing onto the ground with its feet in the air and exposing its most vulnerable abdomen.

At that moment, Murong Yunxue's Myriad Feathers Volley attacked once more, knocking the Peacock Emperor unconscious.

Zhuang Shushen immediately sealed the Peacock Emperor with Soul Power. To improve the chances of successfully ripening it, Murong Yunxue fed it a Great Returning Pill to speed up its recovery from its injuries. She then gave it an Ice Fire Space Stone to ripen it.

Zhuang Shushen stood guard at the side, while Murong Yunxue hurriedly sat cross-legged to recover her Soul Power and adjust her condition.

At the edge of the Lake of Life, the two gatekeeper Simps, Da Ming and Er Ming, were lying by the lakeside messing around.

Da Ming suddenly became alert. "Just now, I sensed two attacks from Titled Douluo-level experts near the Peacock Emperor. One of them was likely around rank 97. The Peacock Emperor must have been targeted by humans."

Er Ming asked, "Big Brother, as fellow Soul Beasts, should we go lend him a hand?"

Da Ming said, "Forget it. Would anyone who dared use the Peacock Emperor as a Soul Ring be an ordinary force? Besides, I can no longer sense the attack power of those two Titled Douluos. The Peacock Emperor has most likely already become a Soul Ring. The humans who came are powerful, and our relationship with the Peacock Emperor is poor. There's no need to fight humans for his sake."

Er Ming said, "Big Brother is right! Besides, our duty is to guard the entrance to the Lake of Life and prevent idle outsiders from entering. We must remain stationed here at all times."

At this moment, Er Ming had become a good subordinate who strictly obeyed Di Tian's orders. If one did not know that he would later leave his post without authorization just to see Xiao Wu, heading to the edge of the Star Dou Forest, one might really have been fooled by him. If he did not dare go, then he did not dare go. If he did not want to go, then he did not want to go. Why bother making excuses?

Even these two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, Da Ming and Er Ming, acted this way. Naturally, none of the other Soul Beasts that sensed the battle's aura went to help. Instead, they all fled, afraid of getting themselves into trouble.

Thus, within ten li of Zhuang Xingyu and the others, every Soul Beast that could run had fled, while even the plant-type Soul Beasts that could not run drew in their leaves.

"Ninety-seven thousand years, ninety-eight thousand years... one hundred thousand years! It ripened successfully!"

The Peacock Emperor had only just reached a hundred thousand years when Murong Yunxue killed it with a single slash before it could resist, not even giving it the chance to self-destruct. A red Soul Ring appeared above it, and a complete Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone torso bone also dropped, precisely one of the parts Murong Yunxue had been missing.

Murong Yunxue immediately drew in the Soul Ring and began absorbing it.

Her Soul Power surged at an astonishing pace—rank 91, rank 92... until it finally stopped at rank 96.

Five hours later, Murong Yunxue successfully absorbed the Soul Ring and Spirit Bone!

"Rank 96. Very good." Murong Yunxue's red Ninth Soul Ring appeared beneath her, radiating a powerful aura tinged with mystery.

"Congratulations, Grandmother, on becoming a Super Douluo!"

"It's all thanks to you, Xingyu! The Ninth Soul Ring and Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone each bestowed two skills, and every one of them is extraordinarily powerful! This is not the place to talk. We'll discuss it in detail after we return."

"Mm, Grandmother, it's already late. Let's hurry and meet up with Mother and the others!"

After the five reunited, they decided not to rest. They would hunt Soul Beasts through the night and head to Nuoding City as early as possible to suppress Xiao Wu.