Suddenly, a look of surprise appeared on Wang Lie's face.
The attacking Spirit Beast had merely been slowed slightly before continuing to rush at them at incredible speed.
This was the outer region, where Spirit Beasts averaged no more than a hundred years of cultivation. Such a situation should have been nearly impossible.
Wang Lie had been caught slightly off guard.
Fortunately, Wang Chuan, who had long received the Strongest Haki Inheritance, reacted with astonishing speed. He immediately stepped in front of Wang Lie, raised his hand, and threw a heavy punch at the attacking Spirit Beast.
Only then did Wang Chuan clearly see the creature's true form. It was a colossal golden python over ten meters long.
Wang Lie came back to his senses, his face filled with lingering fear.
The confusion in his eyes instantly turned into naked killing intent!
Seven Spirit Rings fully emerged as Wang Lie instinctively prepared to get serious!
That Spirit Beast had nearly endangered the lives of his grandfather and grandson.
It had earned its death!
But at that moment, Wang Chuan noticed something unusual about the golden python. His pupils abruptly contracted as he hurriedly shouted.
"Spare its life, Grandpa!"
In an instant, the flames shooting from Wang Lie's hand split down the middle, narrowly avoiding the Spirit Beast at the last moment.
Yet the scorching heat waves radiating from the flames alone were enough to snap the somewhat dazed Spirit Beast back to its senses.
It seemed to have provoked a human powerhouse it should never have provoked!
Though its bloodline was noble, the instinct to seek advantage and avoid danger knew no distinction between races or status. It immediately twisted its serpentine body and tried to flee.
Wang Lie snorted coldly. Since Wang Chuan had told him to stop, how could he fail to understand what Wang Chuan meant? How could he possibly let the Spirit Beast escape?
Besides, if a dignified Soul Saint like him let a Spirit Beast escape from his grasp in the outer region, he might as well quit while he was ahead!
The next instant, as the flames had just dispersed, a torrent of water shot over and plastered the giant python against an ancient tree. No matter how it writhed, it could not break free from its restraints.
By then, the seasoned Wang Lie had also gotten a clear look at the attacking Spirit Beast. Like Wang Chuan, his pupils contracted as he exclaimed in surprise.
"A single horn on its head and mysterious patterns across its body—this is a Titan Golden Python! Who would have thought that the two of us, grandfather and grandson, would have such fortune as to encounter such a rare Spirit Beast!"
After examining it more carefully, Wang Lie sighed regretfully.
"What a pity that it already has a thousand years of cultivation. Otherwise, it would have been suitable as your first Spirit Ring. After all, this kind of Sub-Dragon is a rare attribute-less Sub-Dragon."
However, Wang Lie soon chuckled again and looked at Wang Chuan approvingly.
"Good thing you reminded me in time, kid. Otherwise, this fellow's Spirit Ring would have gone to waste.
It may not suit you, but the big shots among the Spirit Beast clans will certainly be interested in this sort of Spirit Beast.
By using their connections, we'll have a much more reliable way of finding a Spirit Beast suited to your attributes than the two of us searching blindly."
Wang Chuan nodded slightly, agreeing with Wang Lie's assessment. This Titan Golden Python was worth that much.
On Douluo Continent, any Spirit Beast associated with the word Titan was definitely no ordinary creature. The most obvious examples were the Titan Giant Ape and the Titan Snow Demon King, both said to possess the bloodline of gods.
In the mythology of Wang Chuan's previous life, Titans were the first divine children born from the union of the primordial Father God and Mother Earth in Greek mythology. They were considered the favored children of the gods.
But Wang Lie had gotten one thing wrong.
This Titan Golden Python was not an attribute-less Spirit Beast.
Though he did not know the origin of its bloodline, among the dragons of Douluo, anything associated with gold was bound to possess the power attribute.
However, this view was not accepted on the current Douluo Continent, because there was simply no record of it. At least, Wang Chuan had not seen one. Even detailed records regarding the Silver Dragon had been glossed over.
There were not many true dragons on Douluo Continent to begin with, and Spirit Beasts like this were distributed only on the Sun-Moon Continent.
But none of that was what concerned Wang Chuan right now.
Wang Chuan thought it over. The Titan Golden Python was golden, and his Golden Scale was golden too. Could the two be connected somehow?
After all, Yu Xiaogang's Luo Sanpao had once been a Golden Sacred Dragon!
And Sub-Dragons with golden bloodlines were exceptionally rare even among the already scarce Sub-Dragon Spirit Beasts.
In other words, if he missed this one, finding another similar Spirit Beast would be far too difficult for Wang Chuan!
Having understood this, Wang Chuan's gaze abruptly sharpened. But to avoid a misunderstanding, he first summoned Golden Scale.
The moment it formed, Golden Scale shuddered all over and bared its fangs at the Titan Golden Python in an instinctive reaction.
Yet beneath that surface response, Wang Chuan, who was connected to it in spirit, could sense it.
Golden Scale's yearning from the depths of its bloodline!
His last doubts vanished.
Though he knew that what he was about to say would be shocking, if he missed this chance, there would not be another like it.
Wang Chuan said seriously.
"No, Grandpa.
I want this Titan Golden Python's Spirit Ring! There's no need to trade it away."
Wang Lie, who had been in a fairly good mood moments ago, stiffened upon hearing Wang Chuan's words. He then turned around in disbelief.
"Have you gone mad, Xiaochuan? This thing is a thousand-year Spirit Beast! How can it be your first Spirit Ring?!"
But when Wang Lie met Wang Chuan's resolute eyes, the words of persuasion that followed lodged in his throat.
Wang Chuan stretched out his arm and said seriously.
"I'm not crazy, Grandpa. This is the result of careful consideration.
As a Soul Saint, you should know this.
Before ten-thousand-year Spirit Rings, what determines whether a Spirit Master can absorb a Spirit Ring is physical strength.
And since I defeated a main-line Soul Grandmaster, I believe my physique is absolutely no weaker than that of a Soul Elder. So I'm confident I can absorb it.
If you don't believe me, Grandpa, then examine the strength of my body."
After hearing Wang Chuan's explanation, Wang Lie fell silent for a moment.
He knew Wang Chuan's reasoning made sense, but he was still worried. He placed a hand on Wang Chuan's wrist.
The moment he began sensing Wang Chuan's superficial muscles, the corner of Wang Lie's mouth could not help twitching.
As his perception delved into Wang Chuan's meridians and bones, Wang Lie's expression finally changed completely. He stared at Wang Chuan as though he were looking at a monster.
"Y-you...!"
Wang Lie's lips trembled for a long time, yet he could not find words to describe the shock in his heart.
Wang Chuan's physical constitution was already comparable to that of veteran Soul Ancestors!
And he was only twelve years old, not even having absorbed his first Spirit Ring yet. He was practically a humanoid Spirit Beast!
Suddenly, Wang Lie recalled the scene from earlier, when Wang Chuan had rushed to help him. Understanding dawned in his eyes.
Though the Titan Golden Python could not compare to beings like the Titan Giant Ape, which could rival a Title Douluo at the ten-thousand-year level, fighting above its rank was still easy for it.
An ordinary useless Spirit King would not even be capable of taking down a thousand-year Titan Golden Python. Perhaps it was not so strange for his adopted grandson to possess such physical strength.
My ass!
After viciously complaining to himself, Wang Lie collected his thoughts and said, still somewhat worried.
"In that case, then you... can give it a try.
But let me make this clear first. If I sense anything wrong, then even if it damages your meridians, I will forcibly interrupt your absorption of this Spirit Ring."
Wang Chuan nodded slightly, indicating that this was only natural.
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