Sixth Soul Ring, Dark Demon Evil God Tiger

The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger did not react much; after a few twitches, it died completely.

The moment it perished, the environment before Lin Chuan shifted abruptly. The space from before was like a black curtain being pulled back, slowly retracting from both sides.

He was standing under the shade of a tree, the tips of the Blue Silver Grass before him still stained with conspicuous, bright red blood.

That ability which had inexplicably forced his body to regress to a younger state also dissipated entirely.

Lin Chuan returned to the strength of a Soul Emperor, and Chrysanthemum Pass and Ghost once again exuded the long-absent pressure of Titled Douluo.

Sensing his strength restored to its peak, Ghost said indifferently:

"It is better to have the strength of a Titled Douluo."

Chrysanthemum Pass, for once, did not react, his expression melancholy as he examined his raised orchid fingers.

Amidst his sighs, his thoughts drifted far away.

Unlike the two who remained leisurely, Lin Chuan stood before a black soul ring floating above the corpse of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, his gaze sharp as a blade as he scrutinized the beast.

Five soul rings hovered and shimmered around him, while the massive form of Giratina stood quietly to one side.

The soul ring before him was a deep, profound black. After Lin Chuan mentally instructed Giratina to keep a constant watch over the corpse of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, he sat cross-legged on the spot.

Looking at the soul ring that was over sixty thousand years old, he took a long, deep breath.

Once prepared, he used his soul power to draw the ring toward himself, beginning the process of refinement and absorption.

Retaining abundant soul power and physical stamina, Lin Chuan still had the strength to resist as the surging soul power rampaged through his meridians like a maddened beast.

Refinement and absorption were a long, arduous process.

The stinging pain in his meridians and the soreness of his body forced Lin Chuan to grit his teeth in agony.

Even as his body trembled slightly, he dared not stop the absorption for even a second.

This physical soreness continued to mount, challenging Lin Chuan's willpower.

It was like doing push-ups; despite reaching his physical limit, he could not stop. His strength gradually failed him, and his head began to swim.

During this time, Chrysanthemum Pass and Ghost stood guard, observing the state of Lin Chuan as he absorbed the soul ring of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.

Upon discovering that his body was nearing collapse, both felt the urge to intervene.

With their strength, they could have instantly protected Lin Chuan's vital points during the backlash, saving his life.

Yet, whether due to the fear of subsequent accountability or the fact that Lin Chuan had not yet collapsed or stopped, neither acted rashly to interfere.

The responsibility for this lay with the two of them; they had sensed that Lin Chuan's physique was capable of absorbing a soul ring between fifty thousand and sixty thousand years.

The mistake was that neither of them knew the exact age of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.

Looking at it now, the age of this Dark Demon Evil God Tiger might have exceeded sixty thousand years.

The only fortunate thing was that it did not exceed it by much, otherwise, Lin Chuan would have simply exploded and died.

Just as the atmosphere grew heavy and oppressive, Giratina, which had been acting as a standby accessory, moved.

Its form was swift; in the blink of an eye, it appeared before the bead that had escaped from the center of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's brow.

A suction force erupted from its mouth, biting the fist-sized, purple-black bead out of the air in one motion before returning to Lin Chuan's side.

That this bead could actively flee meant, without a doubt, that the origin of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger remained within.

The soul origin controlled the bead, attempting to traverse space and time, but it was fortunately suppressed directly by Giratina.

The ability to directly devour and absorb souls was far more powerful than the abilities of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, causing it to tremble in fear within the sphere, not daring to control the bead to continue its escape.

Otherwise, with Giratina prepared, the target would have been devoured the moment it surfaced.

Commonly known as: instant kill upon exposure.

There was also the energy of the bead itself—pure darkness, devouring, and evil power.

The inconspicuous attributes of time and space circled around the three attributes of wind, lightning, and power.

If not for the fear that consuming this thing might cause a disturbance that would affect Lin Chuan's soul ring absorption, Giratina would have swallowed the bead at the very beginning.

Ghost and Chrysanthemum Pass had not expected this situation. Although they knew Lin Chuan's martial soul was unique and not an ordinary beast martial soul, this autonomous action—was this an externalized martial soul?

The two exchanged a secret glance. Looking at the towering form of Giratina, they suppressed the doubts in their hearts and continued to observe Lin Chuan's condition.

Though both were Titled Douluo, their understanding of martial souls was not that thorough.

They both coincidentally thought of a certain person who called himself a "Master of Martial Soul Theory," whose martial soul was an externalized one.

It was a 0.5-level Innate Soul Power pig martial soul, possessing self-awareness and a physical form.

Lin Chuan claimed Giratina was special, firstly to avoid excessive attention beyond the astonishment at his Innate Full Soul Power.

Secondly, he did not want to be overly explored or researched while he was still weak and had not yet grown.

He was also aware that there would come a time when he would be exposed; at least with his current Soul Emperor-level strength and dual domains, he would no longer be so worried once exposed.

Although he didn't know what he was worried about, it was probably that psychopath Bibi Dong...

The setting sun sank low, and the twilight crept in silently, climbing over the mountain ridges and spreading across most of the horizon.

Sitting quietly in the dusk, the violent aura on Lin Chuan had returned to calm, and the soul ring of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger now hovered steadily in the position of his sixth soul ring.

The level sixty soul power bottleneck was broken, directly reaching level sixty-four.

The soul skill obtained from this Dark Demon Evil God Tiger soul ring was Shadow Claw, carrying the attributes of extreme evil, space, wind, and thunder.

Opponents struck by it would be corroded by evil energy.

Minor cases would suffer from vitality loss, slow mental recovery, and other weakened states.

Severe cases would have their internal organs continuously eroded by the evil energy, eventually leading to death.

Shadow Claw provided a significant speed boost and could unleash evil energy wind blades.

A moment later, Lin Chuan exhaled a breath of turbid air, opened his eyes, and a dark glint flashed in their depths for an instant.

The refreshing night breeze blew past, bringing waves of coolness, and combined with the elevation and transformation of his mental power, he felt invigorated.

He stood up and stretched his body, his stiff frame emitting a "crackling" sound from sitting for so long.

Turning his head to survey his surroundings, he realized something was strange.

The figures of Elder Ju and Elder Gui were gone, and the corpse of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger in front of him had also vanished without a trace.

Shouldn't the two of them have been guarding him?

Noticing Lin Chuan's confusion, Giratina, standing nearby, explained:

"The previous battle attracted the Titan Giant Ape from the Star Dou Forest. To avoid disturbing you, the two of them lured it away."

It landed back by Lin Chuan's side, and without waiting for him to ask anything further, it tossed over the purple-black sphere from its mouth.

"They said before leaving that you should return to Martial Soul Hall immediately after absorbing the ring. There are even words carved into the ground with soul power nearby."

Following the direction Giratina indicated, his gaze landed on a line of text engraved into the ground with soul power.

[After waking up from absorption, return safely to Martial Soul Hall.]

Compared to their worry, Lin Chuan was not in a hurry at all, lowering his head to examine the bead.

Setting aside the powerful soul skill brought by the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's soul ring.

This black bead was the true source of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger; the four tyrannical powers of wind and thunder contained within its body must have originated from here, making it a significant stroke of fortune.

This bead was a part of its body, likely originating from the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's special ability.

And that special ability was the so-called Life and Death Arena.

Although there was no soul bone, this bead was the true great opportunity.

"Find a time to refine it; perhaps the Inversion Domain can evolve and reach the final Distortion World."

Lin Chuan nodded and agreed.

He placed the Evil God Bead into the storage ring on his right index finger, retracted Giratina, shifted his feet, and headed toward the outer perimeter.