Hundred-Thousand-Year Thunderous Hell Vine! Fourth Soul Skill!

"Quick, find a healing soul master."

Dai Mubai clutched his face, which had swollen into a pig's head, and spoke indistinctly.

"Alright, I'll take you all back."

Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing supported the three of them and quickly left the area.

Before leaving, Tang San cast an indignant glance in the direction Zhou Tong had departed.

Star Dou Forest.

Dugu Bo, Zhou Tao, Dugu Yan, Ning Rongrong, Ye Lingling, and the others arrived together in the depths of the forest.

"Disciple, a fifty-thousand-year Thunderous Hell Vine is far too rare."

"I fear it would be difficult to find such a soul beast anywhere in the entire Star Dou Forest."

Dugu Bo frowned, speaking with a hint of worry.

Generally speaking, the Thunderous Hell Vine grows by absorbing the power of lightning; once it reaches between twenty thousand and fifty thousand years, it faces the risk of self-destruction due to electrical overload.

A fifty-thousand-year Thunderous Hell Vine is one in ten thousand—exceedingly rare.

"It's alright, we will search according to the ancient texts, and we will surely find one."

Zhou Tong could not explain clearly, but since the divine trial stated there was a fifty-thousand-year Thunderous Hell Vine, then one must exist.

After all, the Thunder God would not set an impossible trial that would prevent Zhou Tong from passing.

Moreover, Zhou Tong had found quite a bit of information from Xue Qinghe, which recorded the existence of some Thunderous Hell Vines.

Following those records, Zhou Tong searched for his target within the great forest.

As they ventured deep into the inner region of the Star Dou Forest, they finally discovered a place rich in lightning energy along their path.

Thunderous Hell Vines usually thrive in places with abundant natural lightning.

As they walked inside, they discovered the presence of many lightning-attribute soul beasts.

"Found it, the Thunderous Hell Vine!"

In a massive canyon ten thousand meters wide and long, a giant vine over a hundred meters tall stood.

This vine was shrouded in a rolling, pitch-black cloud, within which lightning flashed and thunder roared, with bolts of lightning continuously striking the vine below.

"This Thunderous Hell Vine is at least fifty thousand years old."

"Let's go take a look."

Facing this strange spectacle, Zhou Tong was wild with joy.

He led the group into the canyon.

Shortly after, as the clouds covering the sky slowly dispersed, a vine with a dark purple body, flickering with arcs of electricity and light, lay upon the cliff beneath the clouds.

It was indeed a Thunderous Hell Vine!

Zhou Tong was ecstatic; this was a top-tier existence among plant-type soul beasts and the very target of his journey.

The third trial of the Thunder God Divine Trial required him to hunt a fifty-thousand-year Thunderous Hell Vine and obtain its soul ring.

He had finally found it.

This Thunderous Hell Vine had just experienced a lightning strike, and many parts of its vines were scorched, but it had not perished.

Once this vine recovered from the strike, it would grow even stronger.

"This is the one!"

"Teacher, this Thunderous Hell Vine is a perfect match for my martial soul."

After all, Zhou Tong's martial soul was the Thunderous Hell Vine itself.

This vine could greatly enhance his martial soul's attributes.

To encounter this Thunderous Hell Vine, and for it to be exactly fifty thousand years old, was simply great luck.

Seeing that Zhou Tong had chosen this Thunderous Hell Vine, Dugu Bo felt a headache coming on.

This was because this type of lightning-attribute soul beast was a natural counter to his own poison attribute.

Furthermore, the Thunderous Hell Vine was a top-tier plant-type soul beast; a fifty-thousand-year Thunderous Hell Vine possessed strength at least equivalent to an ordinary two-hundred-thousand-year soul beast.

But there was no help for it; since his granddaughter's husband had his heart set on it, he would have to risk his old life to take it down for him.

"Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor, possess!"

Dugu Bo's expression was grave, and with a loud shout, he finally summoned the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor to possess him.

He unleashed his ultimate moves immediately.

"Eighth Soul Skill, Time Solidification!"

"Ninth Soul Skill, Jade Phosphorus Divine Light!"

The Thunderous Hell Vine was instantly frozen, and immediately following, a brilliant divine light severely wounded it.

After this, he released the Jade Phosphorus Poison Array, using the potent toxin to batter the Thunderous Hell Vine until it had only one breath left.

Only then did Dugu Bo allow Zhou Tong to deliver the finishing blow.

A pair of massive thunderous wings manifested behind Zhou Tong, and he instantly flew to the roots of the Thunderous Hell Vine. With a flash of lightning, the base of the Thunderous Hell Vine was completely shattered.

A vast amount of black light particles drifted out from the "corpse" of the Thunderous Hell Vine, condensing into a black ten-thousand-year soul ring.

Zhou Tong sat cross-legged at the bottom of the cliff and began to absorb the soul ring.

The ten-thousand-year soul ring of the Thunderous Hell Vine was immediately drawn over, slamming onto Zhou Tong's body.

The next moment, a majestic and violent energy, like a torrent of lightning, surged into Zhou Tong's body.

At the same time, a powerful mental shock appeared within his mind.

This was the mental oscillation unique to ten-thousand-year soul beasts.

This time, the soul power released by the Thunderous Hell Vine's soul ring far exceeded the previous one in both quality and quantity.

Under the impact of the violent Thunderous Hell Vine soul power, Zhou Tong felt as if his body were about to be torn apart; his skin cracked open, seeping with bright red blood.

However, Zhou Tong possessed the recovery soul skill brought by the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone: "Wildfire cannot burn it out, spring winds bring it back to life!"

With the help of the recovery soul skill, Zhou Tong's body recovered rapidly.

As for the soul oscillation, although it caused him no small amount of trouble, Zhou Tong's mental strength and willpower were far superior to before, and he quickly overcame it.

Just as Zhou Tong was about to completely absorb the ten-thousand-year soul ring, a strange mass of soul power surged out from the Thunderous Hell Vine soul ring and rapidly entered his body.

Finally, this mass of soul power flowed to his spine.

A dazzling dark purple light emerged from his spine, then bulged high, as if something were about to crawl out.

"Crack!"

A segment, entirely dark purple and crystalline like jade, with patterns resembling the lightning markings of the Thunderous Hell Vine, rapidly spread across his entire back.

Eventually, the dark purple cylinder grew out from within his body, transforming into a dark purple armor that covered his entire chest.

The armor was covered in lightning patterns, completely wrapping around Zhou Tong's upper body.

"It's actually an external soul bone!"

"Heaven Lightning Vine Armor!"

"A battle armor that provides dual protection, using the vines of the Thunderous Hell Vine as the framework and the power of thunder as a shield."

"The entire armor is an external soul bone."

"It can protect vital areas."

"Not bad!"

Zhou Tong nodded slightly; this external soul bone was very well-suited to his needs.

If he were to stack it with his second soul skill, Blue Silver Tyrant Emperor Armor, it would be even stronger.

At the same time, Zhou Tong also gained a new soul skill.

"Fourth Soul Skill, Thunder God Whip!"

He could transform the Thunderous Hell Vine into a whip filled with lightning; with a single strike, even the strongest defense would be shattered.

This soul skill possessed a powerful armor-piercing effect.

It was simply Zhou Tong's favorite.

"There is also a ten-thousand-year left leg bone!"

Zhou Tong was thrilled. He put away the left leg bone and immediately attached it to his left leg to absorb it.