Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbit, No!

Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbit, No!

The Eighth Soul Ring beneath Light Feather Douluo's feet lit up. Standing on the Light Feather Divine Bow, he drew the string to its limit. An icy blue arrow nearly as large as himself condensed into existence, with a ring of icy blue light resembling a magic circle before its tip.

"Eighth Soul Skill, Still Mirror!"

Light Feather Douluo released the string, and the icy blue arrow shot forth at blinding speed. Everywhere it passed, a layer of ice crystals formed over the forest below. Within the areas covered by frost, not even a trace of life could be sensed—they had been completely frozen.

"Big Brother, dodge!"

The leaping Titan Giant Ape sensed the terrifying Soul Power fluctuations contained within the skill and hurriedly roared.

But the Sky Azure Bull Python could not dodge at all. A third of its enormous body was moving at high speed, leaving it with no spare muscles to control the rest of itself.

A stream of azure breath spewed from its mouth!

The azure breath blew across the Lake of Life, and the splashing water turned into an ice sculpture the size of a small hill, forming a meager defense.

Boom! Earth-yellow, azure, crimson, and icy blue—four brilliant colors and four immense types of Soul Power erupted at once.

Mighty Lion Douluo shifted his Soul Shattering Sky Slaughtering Roar away from Xiao Wu, sending it crashing into the Titan Giant Ape's fist and the Sky Azure Bull Python's tail. Terrifying Soul Power waves exploded outward.

After all, it was Mighty Lion Douluo's Ninth Soul Skill. Its power surpassed the combined ordinary attacks of the Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python. Xiao Wu was blasted into the waters of the Lake of Life by the violent Soul Power, spitting out a mouthful of blood. The Titan Giant Ape was flung five meters backward and smashed into the ground, making the earth quake as its blood churned violently.

The icy blue radiance that followed exploded. Still Mirror shattered, and the ice sculpture formed from the Sky Azure Bull Python's cold aura broke apart like shattered glass.

The Sixth Soul Ring beneath Qian Xunji's feet dimmed. Mighty Lion Douluo and Light Feather Douluo stopped attacking, and all three of them looked toward the Sky Azure Bull Python.

The Titan Giant Ape had suffered internal injuries from its attack. Xiao Wu's injuries were far more severe after being struck by the Soul Power shockwave, but the Sky Azure Bull Python was undoubtedly the most heavily injured—it had taken Light Feather Douluo's Eighth Soul Skill head-on with its physical body.

Three inches below the Sky Azure Bull Python's bull head, there was a human-sized gap in its three-meter-wide body. Tiny ice crystals clung to the edges of the wound as blood continually sprayed from it and fell into the Lake of Life. Through the gap, one could see its heart, half the size of a person, with only two-thirds remaining.

The Fifth Soul Ring beneath Qian Xunji's feet lit up, and a Sacred Sword condensed in his hand.

"As expected of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. Its vitality is truly tenacious. Even after losing a third of its heart, it still has so much energy! But I won't give you the chance to heal. You will be my Ninth Soul Ring!"

With the tremendous vitality of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, if the Sky Azure Bull Python submerged its entire body in the Lake of Life and recuperated with the lake's power, its wounds could heal. Even with only two-thirds of its heart remaining, it could still survive on the vitality of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

"Human, you will never obtain my Soul Ring or Soul Bone!"

The Sky Azure Bull Python roared furiously, but to Qian Xunji, it was nothing more than a dying groan. The Titan Giant Ape and the Soft Bone Rabbit wanted to attack again, but Mighty Lion Douluo and Light Feather Douluo watched them closely.

Qian Xunji smiled faintly. "Is that so? If you wish to kill yourself, it seems I truly cannot stop you. In that case, I can only shift the target of my Ninth Soul Ring to this Soft Bone Rabbit or the Titan Giant Ape. From the way you address one another, you should be sworn siblings, correct?"

"A bull's head and python's body, a Titan Giant Ape, and a Soft Bone Rabbit... It truly is incredible that three completely unrelated creatures could become siblings. The world of Soul Beasts sometimes seems more fascinating than that of us humans."

"Don't! Don't lay a hand on my little brother or Sister Xiao Wu!"

The Sky Azure Bull Python's roar grew heavier, and blood even sprayed from its mouth in its agitation.

"Then sacrifice yourself to me. Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast resources are indeed precious. Every one killed means one fewer left. I had planned to save them for Spirit Hall's future geniuses."

Qian Xunji smiled faintly. Absorbing the Sky Azure Bull Python's Soul Ring would likely allow him to break through directly to Rank 92. Added to the Soul Power contained within its body, his cultivation might even reach Rank 93.

Xiao Wu and the Titan Giant Ape's eyes brimmed with rage. Qian Xunji's words made it sound as if they were livestock raised for slaughter, unworthy of even a proper glance.

And that was indeed the truth. Spirit Hall had established the Soul Hunting Forest and prohibited Soul Masters from wantonly slaughtering Soul Beasts in order to prevent Soul Beast resources from being depleted. In the eyes of Soul Masters, Soul Beasts were prey.

"I will sacrifice myself to you. Please spare Da Ming!"

At that moment, a pleasant voice rang out. From beneath the shattered cabin, a peerlessly beautiful woman emerged. Mighty Lion Douluo could not help but lose himself for a moment at the sight of her.

Xiao Wu screamed, "Mom!"

"Aunt Rou!" x2

"A transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbit!" x2

Mighty Lion Douluo and Light Feather Douluo were astonished. There was actually a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast!

Qian Xunji said, "No!"

Mighty Lion Douluo/Light Feather Douluo/Ah Rou: "?!"

"A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbit is of far too poor a quality. It cannot compare to the Sky Azure Bull Python."

Qian Xunji glanced at Ah Rou before withdrawing his gaze. Her peerless beauty was not enough to attract him. Only when one was well-fed and warm did one think of lust; before strength, beauty was not qualified to affect him at all.

Spirits had grades, let alone the Soul Rings dropped by Soul Beasts. Though both were Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, the Soul Ring provided by a top-tier Soul Beast like the Sky Azure Bull Python would certainly grant greater benefits than one from a Soft Bone Rabbit.

As for Soul Ring compatibility, Qian Xunji did want to find a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast of the holy, light, or fire type. But such a creature could not be found, and they could not defeat the one beneath the Lake of Life.

The Sky Azure Bull Python, Titan Giant Ape, and Soft Bone Rabbit were all incompatible with the Angel Spirit. He could only choose the strongest one.

"I don't have time to waste on you, Sky Azure Bull Python. Sacrifice yourself at once. Otherwise, I wouldn't mind taking people to beat your Sister Xiao Wu and Aunt Rou half to death later, then bringing them back to Spirit Hall to be raised in captivity. After all, rabbits eat grass and do not cost much to keep. With injuries as severe as yours, you won't be able to run far either."

The Sky Azure Bull Python said in a deep voice, "You must promise that after I sacrifice myself, you will not harm my little brother, Sister Xiao Wu, or Aunt Rou! Otherwise, I do not mind perishing with you and leaving you with nothing!"

"If you do not believe me, have your little brother take those two rabbits away now. I will give you ten minutes."

"Your Holiness the Pope!" x2

Mighty Lion Douluo and Light Feather Douluo spoke up. Those were Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts—how could they simply watch them escape? Even if they could not obtain Soul Rings or Soul Bones, they were still immensely valuable. If someone else discovered and took them, especially Ah Rou, killing her would be effortless.

"Elders, take a longer view. Soul Rings cannot be reproduced, but Soul Bones can be passed down!"

Qian Xunji spoke plainly. His meaning was simple: there were only a few forces in the world capable of killing Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts. Soul Bones could be inherited, and Spirit Hall could simply kill the Soul Master possessing the Soul Bone later and take it for themselves.