The Tragedy of the Earth King, the Regret of the Pink Lady

Jiang Huai dragged the Pink Lady back and threw it in front of Oscar, who then drove a dagger directly into the scorpion's eye, killing it on the spot.

Oscar sat cross-legged on the ground and began to absorb the spirit ring, while Jiang Huai and Gu Yue sat back-to-back to regulate the spirit power within their bodies.

They were the two who had consumed the most spirit power just now; Liu Erlong was a Spirit Saint, so her control over spirit power was naturally more formidable than these Spirit Sects.

Two hours passed quickly, and Oscar successfully finished absorbing the spirit ring. His spirit skill was Excitement, which could increase all of a person's attributes by ten percent.

Before long, the group continued their journey toward the volcanic region of the Sunset Forest. The spirit beast they needed to hunt this time was the Blazing Gray Wolf requested by Qin Ming, which shared the same origin as his own martial soul.

Qin Ming released his Blazing Gray Wolf to search for its kin, and soon, he discovered a seventy-thousand-year-old Blazing Gray Wolf.

Jiang Huai and Gu Yue did not make a move this time, instead letting Flender and Liu Erlong handle the capture.

Flender drove his eagle claws into the body of the Blazing Gray Wolf and flew toward the sky, then dropped the beast once he reached a certain altitude.

Liu Erlong followed up with a kick to the waist of the Blazing Gray Wolf. Wolves shared a common weakness: copper skin and iron bones, but a tofu waist. This kick from Liu Erlong nearly killed the beast, but fortunately, it was the Blazing Gray Wolf King of this region.

If it could be killed so easily, it would not have been able to maintain its standing among the wolf pack. The Blazing Gray Wolf let out a long howl toward the sky, and countless wolf roars echoed from the surroundings.

Jiang Huai immediately became alert. He drew his Jiang Ling Sword and scanned the area, saying, "This is bad. We forgot something; wolf-type spirit beasts are pack animals. We attacked their king in the open, and now we've been surrounded."

"What!" x8

Jiang Huai and Gu Yue exchanged a glance, then looked at Dai Mubai, who instantly understood what they meant.

Dai Mubai released his Evil Eye White Tiger martial soul, and a tiger roar shook the forest.

"It's no use, Jiang Huai."

Dai Mubai's tiger roar hadn't suppressed the wolves, causing the group to fall into a state of panic.

Seeing this, Jiang Huai used his left hand to trace the blade of his sword. A terrifying sword intent erupted from behind him, and a massive phantom of Jiang Huai appeared in the air. Terrifying sword qi scattered in all directions, and several younger wolf spirit beasts were torn to shreds and killed on the spot.

Some of the wolves fled in fear, leaving only those that were thousand-year-old or had just reached the ten-thousand-year level.

Jiang Huai shouted, "Attack!"

"Understood!" x8

Everyone moved out together to slaughter the remaining pack. Jiang Huai faced four ten-thousand-year-old wolves alone, two of which were Frost Wolves and two were Blazing Gray Wolves.

Jiang Huai gripped his Jiang Ling Sword, ready to strike at any moment. The four wolves attacked simultaneously, and after Jiang Huai knocked two of them away with a single strike, he turned to deal with the other two.

However, he hadn't expected the two he had just knocked away to pounce back immediately, forcing Jiang Huai into a defensive state.

Gu Yue, having repelled the thousand-year-old wolf she was fighting, turned to see Jiang Huai in a passive position.

Desperate to save her lover, Gu Yue rushed forward, releasing a cold frost aura from her body to force the four wolves back.

Jiang Huai felt a bit of relief and gripped Gu Yue's hands. Their spirit powers began to merge, and the Silver Dragon and Ash Ruins Dragon appeared simultaneously.

Qin Ming also used his sixth spirit skill to kill the seventy-thousand-year-old Blazing Gray Wolf. Flender told Qin Ming to absorb it on the spot, and he finished the process almost as soon as he began.

The seventy-thousand-year-old Blazing Gray Wolf also dropped a seventy-thousand-year-old Blazing Gray Wolf skull bone. Qin Ming stored the spirit bone in his Soul Guidance Device and turned around, only to find that all the surrounding wolves were prostrate on the ground, not daring to rise.

Jiang Huai's eyes turned deep purple, Gu Yue's eyes turned silver-white, and the two martial souls began to fuse.

Soon, Jiang Huai and Gu Yue merged. A woman wearing a purple-white long dress and holding the Silver Ash-Extinguishing Dragon Spear descended from the sky. This was the first time Jiang Huai and Gu Yue had successfully performed a martial soul fusion.

The four ten-thousand-year-old wolf kings were pinned to the ground by the dragon's might, unable to move. A combined voice from Gu Yue and Jiang Huai echoed: "How dare four beasts act so insolently? This King sentences you to death."

As soon as the words were spoken, all four wolf kings exploded and died. One of the Frost Wolf Kings even dropped a spirit bone, and it was the rarest type: a torso bone, named the Ultimate Frost Torso Bone.

Shortly after, Jiang Huai and Gu Yue ended their martial soul fusion. Jiang Huai held Gu Yue's waist as they slowly descended, and he gave the torso bone directly to Qin Ming, as it was of no use to him or Gu Yue anyway.

Qin Ming finished absorbing the spirit bone, and his spirit power surged. After absorbing the spirit ring, he was at level 72, and after absorbing two top-tier spirit bones, his spirit power reached the peak of level 76.

The group continued forward, and soon a day had passed. That day, only Qin Ming and Oscar had obtained their spirit rings; Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Tang San had yet to get theirs.

The reason Xiao Wu wasn't mentioned was that late at night, Gu Yue and Jiang Huai had already taken her away to condense her spirit ring.

The next morning

Jiang Huai and Gu Yue brought everyone to Dugu Bo's residence. Jiang Huai took out the Fragrant Silk Immortal Herb and said, "Do not move more than fifty meters away from this plant. A ninety-thousand-year-old spirit beast might appear later, so everyone, prepare your defenses."

Flender, Liu Erlong, and Qin Ming became alert upon hearing this. Jiang Huai took out a separate small cloth bag and opened it.

Soon, a rich medicinal fragrance wafted through the air. Jiang Huai took out a pill that was actually hovering above his palm.

The pill had the character "Emperor" on it, which slowly transformed into a dragon pattern before changing back into the "Emperor" character, emitting an alluring scent. This proved why so many people wanted to become emperors.

Jiang Huai explained, "The throne changes hands every year, and this year it's my turn. Eating this pill gives one a chance to become an emperor. After consumption, all attributes increase by three hundred percent. A while ago, I used tweezers to remove some impurities, so now this pill can increase all attributes by one thousand percent, though the chance of becoming an emperor remains one in a thousand."

Suddenly, the sounds of spirit beasts fighting to the death rang out from the surroundings; it seemed as if spirit beasts were competing for territory.

Flender released his Cat's Eye vision and saw a large group of ten-thousand-year-old spirit beasts approaching. Among them were thousand-year-old Ghost Tigers and Four-Eyed Scaled Beasts, and in the center was a hundred-thousand-year-old Earth Cave Demon Spider Emperor.

Flender cursed under his breath. Everyone activated their martial souls and retreated, while Jiang Huai grabbed the pill and retreated into the Jade Phosphorus Poison Mist.

All the spirit beasts began to slaughter each other. Seeing this, Flender gasped and said, "Little Huai, is this the charm of the emperor's throne?"

Jiang Huai nodded and said, "I extracted a tiny bit of essence from the dragon veins of the Douluo Continent and threw it into the alchemy furnace to refine. I could have made many, but only this one turned out perfect."

Suddenly, Liu Erlong threw a punch, forcing a hundred-thousand-year-old Human-Faced Demon Spider back. Jiang Huai had been only five meters away from the spider's gaping maw.

Dugu Bo, who was stabilizing his cultivation at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, opened his eyes. At this moment, his spirit power level had successfully reached the peak of level 95; it wouldn't be long before Dugu Bo's spirit power reached level 96.