Sky Azure Bull Python

"I never imagined the Soul Power in the young mistress's body would be so vast. After absorbing her third Soul Ring, she actually broke through to level fifty! Across the entire continent, she's the only one who could achieve such a feat."

Pufferfish Douluo couldn't help exclaiming from the side.

A Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring directly evolving into a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast was already astonishing. Yet she had also crossed ten levels in one go and could continue absorbing another Soul Ring. That cultivation speed was practically inhuman!

Even Chen Xin, a man of broad knowledge and experience, had never heard of anyone breaking through ten levels in a row after absorbing a Soul Ring.

It was practically a miracle!

Qian Renxue noticed everyone staring at her as if she were a monster. A chill ran down her back, as though they might eat her at any moment.

She felt a little awkward, and her cheeks flushed faintly.

"Um... could you all stop looking at me like that? It's kind of terrifying."

Only then did the others realize they had lost their composure. They awkwardly turned their heads away, pretending nothing had happened.

Crack!

A crisp sound, like a shell breaking, suddenly came from behind Qian Renxue.

A pair of wings radiating a faint golden glow slowly unfurled behind her, shimmering with a dreamlike light in the forest's sparse rays.

Chen Qi recognized them at a glance. They were an External Soul Bone like Tang San's, but their quality was clearly far superior, already reaching the Hundred-Thousand-Year level.

The other four stared at the sight with their mouths hanging open, their faces full of shock. No one had expected Qian Renxue to obtain the legendary External Soul Bone while absorbing her Soul Ring!

"What is this?"

Qian Renxue looked back in confusion and tried gently flapping the newly appeared wings.

Suppressing his shock, Chen Xin explained in a grave voice.

"This is an External Soul Bone, the legendary seventh Soul Bone beyond the six major Soul Bones. It can evolve along with its user's strength, and has tremendous potential."

Qian Renxue nodded at that, a trace of delight flashing through her eyes. It certainly sounded powerful.

"Young mistress, should we continue hunting for another Soul Ring?"

Snake Lance Douluo composed himself and asked.

Qian Renxue thought it over. She needed to become a god as soon as possible, so rather than suppress her level, she might as well advance quickly.

"Let's take another look."

By the Lake of Life, in the core region of the Star Dou Great Forest.

The lake water was clear as a mirror, surrounded by ancient trees and shrouded in mist.

A gigantic Soul Beast with the head of an ox and the body of a serpent rested quietly there. Beside it lay an enormous black-furred gorilla.

They were Da Ming, the Sky Azure Bull Python, and Er Ming, the Titan Giant Ape—the early overlords of the Star Dou Great Forest.

The Titan Giant Ape suddenly sensed something and raised its head. A gigantic Soft Bone Rabbit was hopping toward it from nearby.

When she saw that the Titan Giant Ape had spotted her, she kicked off hard with her legs and shot straight toward him.

"Ow! Sister Xiao Wu, what are you doing?"

The Titan Giant Ape was knocked flying. He landed on the ground, scratching his head with a bewildered look.

Xiao Wu stood there with her hands on her hips. She snorted and glared at him, cheeks puffed in anger.

"Hmph! Who told you to play hide-and-seek with me, then come here to the Lake of Life and sunbathe with Da Ming?"

Er Ming gave an awkward laugh and scratched his head.

"Wasn't it because Sister Xiao Wu is too good at hiding? I couldn't find you."

"Bullshit! I was looking, and you were hiding!"

Er Ming was left speechless. They had agreed to play in a grove outside the core region, but Xiao Wu had searched for him for ages without finding him. In the end, she came to the Lake of Life and found Er Ming lounging there in the sun. It was infuriating!

"Come on, Sister Xiao Wu, calm down. My little brother's a bit slow and can't remember things."

Da Ming finally stepped in to smooth things over.

Only then did Xiao Wu give an unwilling snort and let it go.

Leaves rustled in the wind.

Da Ming's eyelid suddenly twitched, and a foreboding feeling welled up inside him.

"Sister Xiao Wu, excuse me for a moment. I have a feeling something's happened to my friend, the Light Wing Dragon."

With that, Da Ming slithered his massive body away and vanished from beside the Lake of Life in an instant.

Seeing Da Ming hurry off, Xiao Wu immediately grabbed the bewildered Er Ming.

"Let's follow Da Ming in secret and see what happened."

Elsewhere, Chen Xin had finished dealing with the Light Wing Dragon's corpse and was preparing to take Qian Renxue onward.

Suddenly, his expression changed. He sensed an overwhelmingly powerful presence in the air—the terrifying pressure of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast!

Rumble!

A powerful tremor rolled in from the distance. Before Chen Xin could add another protective barrier around Qian Renxue, a colossal Sky Azure Bull Python appeared, blotting out the sky.

Its enormous ox head was even bigger than the Light Wing Dragon's. An ordinary person who saw such a sight would probably have their legs turn to jelly, wet themselves, and be unable to stand.

Chen Qi recognized it at once. This was the legendary Sky Azure Bull Python, Da Ming, who would become the future god-king Tang San's ninth Soul Ring and right arm bone!

The sight of four Titled Douluo appearing here left even the Sky Azure Bull Python momentarily stunned.

Even one Titled Douluo was a rare sight. Now four had appeared all at once. Were they planning to sweep the Star Dou Great Forest clean?

Its gaze fell on the golden-haired girl in the middle of the group. She bore some resemblance to Qian Daoliu of Spirit Hall, and the lingering aura of its friend, the Light Wing Dragon, clung to her.

Combining that with the foreboding premonition that had made its eyelid twitch, it instantly guessed what had happened.

"Humans! You killed the Light Wing Dragon, didn't you?"

The Sky Azure Bull Python forced down its rage and demanded in a voice like rolling thunder.

Qian Renxue looked up at the enormous Soul Beast and nodded, her tone calm.

"We killed it. So what? Did you want to eat its meat?"

Among Soul Beasts, the strong preyed on the weak. Qian Renxue had good reason to believe the other party wanted to devour the Light Wing Dragon to increase its cultivation.

At that, the Sky Azure Bull Python could no longer hold back. It roared furiously.

"Damn humans! Pay for the Light Wing Dragon's life!"

Its massive serpent tail whipped toward them, stirring up a terrifying gale.

Pufferfish Douluo and Snake Lance Douluo reacted swiftly, grabbing Qian Renxue and whisking her to safety.

Once Qian Renxue was safe, Chen Xin breathed a sigh of relief. But fierce battle intent blazed in his eyes. This was a rare chance to face a powerful opponent; if he let it pass, he might never get another like it.

"Seventh Soul Skill, Martial Soul Avatar!"

The seventh Soul Ring beneath Chen Xin's feet lit up, and behind him, a towering phantom wielding the Seven Kill Sword slowly took shape. He closed his eyes, pouring a century's worth of insights into the sword into this single move.

"Ninth Soul Skill, God Demon Two Slashes!"

Rumble!!!

A terrifying giant Seven Kill Sword, several miles long, suddenly appeared in the sky. The aura radiating from its blade was horrifying, as if it could cleave apart all things in the world.

Chen Xin's expression was calm as still water. He gently lowered a finger.

The giant sword came crashing down with the force to destroy the heavens and wipe out the earth.

The Sky Azure Bull Python was a little dumbfounded.

Wait, I haven't even made a move, and you're already unleashing your ultimate attack? Who fights like that? Where's your sportsmanship?

With no other choice, it could only brace itself and face this terrifying strike.

It could clearly feel that this power threatened its life.

"Seven Kill Sword Art, Kill Character Technique!"

Worried that his attack wasn't powerful enough, Chen Xin drew a huge "kill" character in the air with Seven Kill Sword Qi as soon as his ninth Soul Skill descended.

The ancestral Seven Kill Sword Art's Kill Character Technique merged into God Demon Two Slashes, instantly raising the attack's power by another level.

If the Sky Azure Bull Python had still been able to just barely withstand the attack before, now all it could think about was running.

Rumble!!!

The attack landed in full. The earth shook violently as the powerful sword qi tore open a vast, bottomless chasm.

Even a small hill was cleaved in two by that single strike.

The Sky Azure Bull Python lay in a pool of blood, its two enormous ox horns shattered into pieces. It looked utterly wretched.

It felt deeply wronged. It had come to avenge its friend, but before it could even make a move, the other side had unleashed an ultimate attack—and that ultimate attack even came with a time-stop effect, leaving it no chance to react. They were practically bullying an old man who had lived for a hundred thousand years!

Hidden in the shadows, Xiao Wu and Er Ming stared in stunned silence. They had never expected Da Ming to be taken out in a single blow. That human with the sword was far too powerful!

"Grandpa Sword, leave what comes next to me."