First Battle Against a Ten-Thousand Year Soul Beast, Self Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Success!

Sun and Moon Flow, Star River Changes.

In the blink of an eye, a week had passed.

During this time, Zhu Zhuqing trained and cultivated within the Star Dou Great Forest.

She slaughtered soul beasts, devoured soul power, practiced the Self Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and cultivated the White Tiger Slaughter Secret...

Although her soul power had not advanced, her growing proficiency in her abilities had elevated her strength another level beyond what it had been when she first broke through.

Most importantly, her control over the Self Martial Soul Fusion Skill had deepened more and more.

At first, she had needed Bai Lu's cooperation to use it. Later, she had been able to summon the White Tiger Girl Avatar to assist her.

And now, she felt that she was only one step away from truly mastering the Self Martial Soul Fusion Skill!

To that end, she decided to seek out some pressure!

Bai Lu said within her Spiritual World:

"Remember, Ten-Thousand Year Soul Beasts are different from Thousand Year and Hundred Year Soul Beasts. Their racial abilities have already matured, and their intelligence has greatly increased. Do not underestimate the enemy in the slightest."

That was right. The young girl's target was a Ten-Thousand Year Soul Beast, and not an ordinary one at that.

Her target was a Ten-Thousand Year Great Strength Vajra Bear!

As a high-rank soul beast, the Great Strength Vajra Bear was immensely powerful, renowned for its terrifying defense and attack power.

Though its speed was somewhat lacking, it possessed the special ability to control gravity, greatly restricting its opponents' movements.

And Zhao Wuji had once experienced many glorious moments thanks to this high-rank martial soul—

He had escaped the pursuit of sixteen Spirit Hall Bishops at the Soul Emperor level or above, endured a brutal beating from Tang Hao, and had even survived a single punch from the Titan Giant Ape.

Although those glorious moments had involved either being hunted down or getting beaten up, they still showed just how powerful this martial soul was.

And now, Zhu Zhuqing, who was not even a Soul Ancestor, had chosen it as her opponent!

"Understood. I will win!"

Zhu Zhuqing took a deep breath and looked up at the Great Strength Vajra Bear sleeping soundly in the cave ahead. Fighting spirit ignited in her cold eyes.

"White Tiger, possess me!"

"Eight Spider Lances, appear!"

She decisively transformed into the White Tiger Girl and summoned the Eight Spider Lances from her back.

Her Storage Bracelet flashed, and she tossed out two Thousand Year Soul Beast corpses.

Zhu Zhuqing controlled the Eight Spider Lances and stabbed them into the corpses, beginning to devour them.

The moment the soul power entered her body, she immediately used it to activate her two major strengthening soul skills—

"White Tiger Vajra Transformation! White Tiger God of Slaughter Transformation!"

The Slaughter Skull and Blood-Red Soul Ring lit up. Her body became taller, nimble, and toned.

Blood energy swirled around her body, while bone-chilling killing intent radiated from her eyes.

"Roar?!"

As if sensing the killing intent, the Great Strength Vajra Bear instantly woke up and swiftly rose to its feet, its majestic body standing four meters tall.

It walked out of the cave and scrutinized the young girl who had trespassed into its territory.

"Roar—!"

A warning growl emerged from its throat as a powerful aura spread outward, pressing the surrounding trees into slight bends.

An invisible gravitational force had already completely enveloped the area.

Zhu Zhuqing could feel her body becoming heavy and her movements slowing considerably.

If her All Abilities had not already doubled, she likely would not even have been able to stand steadily.

"Gravity Control..."

Her heart turned solemn.

Without hesitation, she immediately changed forms and transformed into the Agile Cat Girl, charging out at full speed.

"Instant Shadow Astonishing Rainbow!"

With one kick, she shattered the shadows beneath her feet. In a fleeting blur, she left behind afterimages as she appeared before the Great Strength Vajra Bear.

"Hell Pierce Eight Spears Volley!"

Wrapped in Hell Power, the Eight Spider Lances transformed into eight Purple Black Light Beams that tore through the air, stabbing with all their might toward the vital points across the Great Strength Vajra Bear's body!

But a Ten-Thousand Year Soul Beast's reaction speed far exceeded imagination.

"Roar~"

The Great Strength Vajra Bear raised its enormous bear paw, and a Heavy Brown Rock Shield appeared before it.

"Bang, bang, bang—!"

The eight beams struck it, bursting into clouds of Purple Black poison mist.

The seemingly indestructible Rock Shield was ruthlessly pierced through by the Eight Spider Lances in a single exchange, which continued toward the Great Strength Vajra Bear with unstoppable force.

Whoosh!

At that moment, brown light lit up on the Great Strength Vajra Bear's body.

Its fur suddenly became much thicker, as though it had draped the surrounding earth over itself.

Boom—!

The Eight Spider Lances, which had always been invincible, only barely broke through its defenses, leaving eight tiny blood holes!

The potent poison tried to invade its body, but it seemed highly resistant to it, making it difficult for the poison to take effect in a short time.

"What strong defense!"

Zhu Zhuqing's pupils contracted slightly.

Then her soul bone lit up, and she used Instant Shadow Astonishing Rainbow to flash to the Great Strength Vajra Bear's side.

"Hell Pierce: Mountain Crushing Earth Splitting!"

She raised her sharp, spike-like cat claws and Spider Spears. Driven by the power of the right arm soul bone's Mountain Crushing Earth Splitting, her two claws and ten spears shot out at once, slamming fiercely into the Great Strength Vajra Bear's side abdomen.

"Puchi—!"

The spears and claws broke through its defenses and instantly sank into flesh.

A large amount of purple poison was successfully injected through the Spider Spears as well.

"Roar—!!!"

The pained Great Strength Vajra Bear was completely enraged, and the gravity around them suddenly doubled!

It twisted its body, raised its left hand high, and swung its Great Strength Diamond Fist down with full force at the Eight Spider Cat Girl before it.

"Instant Shadow Astonishing Rainbow!"

Seeing the attack approach, Zhu Zhuqing erupted with all her strength. Leaving an afterimage where she stood, she flashed dozens of meters away.

"Hong Long Long—!"

The afterimage was instantly scattered by the fist momentum, and the earth trembled with the impact.

"Roar!"

Red light burst from the Great Strength Vajra Bear's eyes as its soul power resonated with the earth!

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Dozens of sharp Rock Spikes suddenly thrust up from the ground, completely covering the area where Zhu Zhuqing stood and leaving her no room to evade.

"Flight!"

Zhu Zhuqing leaped into the air and used the power of the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone to fly beyond the attack's range.

But the instant her feet touched the ground again, she suddenly felt herself locked onto by a strange force!

Bai Lu reminded her, "Soul Skill Positioning Tracking. Within a hundred meters, it can instantly close the distance to its target through a leap!

"How does it even have a soul skill like that?"

Zhu Zhuqing froze.

"Roar!"

The Great Strength Vajra Bear roared furiously and pounced at Zhu Zhuqing like a heavy Space-Time truck!

Zhu Zhuqing instinctively used Hell Stab to evade.

However, the Great Strength Vajra Bear made an Extreme Speed turn in midair, precisely descending toward her!

This move was impossible to evade!

"Mountain Crushing Earth Splitting, Red Flame Burst, Hell Pierce!"

Zhu Zhuqing's gaze sharpened. She turned to face the Great Strength Vajra Bear, her Eight Spider Lances weaving into a net before her as she clenched her fists and blasted them fiercely toward it.

"Boom—!!!"

The shockwave from the energy explosion flattened all the surrounding trees.

"Cough, cough~"

Zhu Zhuqing flew backwards, crashing heavily into a large tree as a trace of blood spilled from the corner of her mouth.

"Argh~"

Across from her, the Great Strength Vajra Bear clutched the new blood holes in its stomach.

A layer of purple spread over its body. It was clearly already poisoned.

Despite This, its eyes locked onto Zhu Zhuqing with even greater scarlet intensity.

A light lit up, and that locked-on sensation appeared once more!

"Do you want to die with me?"

"Impossible!"

Zhu Zhuqing's eyes turned cold.

Scenes of her previous uses of the Martial Soul Fusion Skill surfaced in her mind.

That familiar sensation, the mystery of their powers merging, felt as though it were within arm's reach!

Then, all at once, she finally understood why she had been unable to use the Hell White Tiger by herself for so long.

It was because she lacked confidence!

She lacked the confidence to perfectly unleash the White Tiger Martial Soul's power!

"Since the White Tiger Avatar is part of my power, I can still activate the Hell White Tiger on my own!"

The young girl's resolve hardened.

Within her body, the White Tiger and Hell Spirit Cat martial souls resonated, erupting with dazzling black-and-white light.

"Roar!"

The light faded. A tiger's roar shook the forest as the ferocious Hell White Tiger appeared in the world.

Self Martial Soul Fusion Skill: Hell White Tiger, successful!

Across from her, the poisoned Great Strength Vajra Bear had already gone mad. Even upon seeing the Hell White Tiger, it showed no intention of retreating.

"Roar!"

It let out an angry roar. Red light burst from its berserk body as all its strength was unleashed without regard for consequences.

Its four-meter-tall body grew to five meters. Covered in earthen armor, it sprang forward and pounced, crashing down toward Zhu Zhuqing with the force of Mount Tai bearing down.

A fight with one's back to the water—death or nothing!

In response, Zhu Zhuqing—or rather, the Hell White Tiger—did not retreat either.

It leaped into the air and charged straight at the Great Strength Vajra Bear.

"Hell Pierce!"

Eight Dark Purple Spider Spears resembling Hell Tentacles shot out with a whoosh. Like eight Spears of Judgment, they stabbed forward together with the might to pierce all things!

"Puchi, puchi, puchi—!"

This time, the Great Strength Vajra Bear's defenses were like paper. Its massive body was instantly pierced clean through by all eight Spider Spears.

"Ah—!!!"

A miserable howl echoed through the forest.

The Great Strength Vajra Bear struggled madly. Even in death, it tried to tear off a piece of the Hell White Tiger's flesh!

But the Eight Spider Lances hooked into its flesh and blood, then viciously slammed it into the ground.

Boom—!

The earth cracked, and the poison erupted.

The Great Strength Vajra Bear lay on the ground, barely alive, struggling weakly in its death throes.

"Roar~"

Rest in peace.

The Hell White Tiger coldly watched the great bear that had dared to fight it to the death.

It raised its tiger claw high and slammed it down hard at the bear's head!

"Bang—!"

Its skull shattered, and a mist of blood filled the air.

The Great Strength Vajra Bear's body finally stopped moving.

A black Ten-Thousand Year Soul Ring slowly emerged from above its corpse.

At the same time, a deep-purple soul phantom drifted out and was taken into the Slaughter Space by the Slaughter Skull.

The Hell White Tiger's body slowly dissipated, and Zhu Zhuqing returned to human form, appearing on the ground.

Though she was not in good condition, the fire of victory burned in her eyes.

"I did it..."

The frost on Zhu Zhuqing's face melted away. She tilted her head up slightly and revealed a proud smile.

Like a little kitten asking for praise.

"Whose little kitten is this? She's really capable."

Bai Lu did not hold back his praise.

After letting the young girl rejoice for a while, he finally said:

"There seems to be something inside this fellow's body..."