"Ah?"
Li Jiutian scratched his head in confusion as he stared at the Heavenly Might Griffin's horrifying wounds.
Just then, the Heavenly Might Griffin suddenly opened its eyes. Its body doubled in size, and all its wounds healed!
"How could this happen?"
Li Jiutian couldn't help exclaiming in shock.
"This is the Heavenly Might Griffin's passive skill, Broken Wing Survival."
"When it's on the verge of death, it breaks its own wings and loses the ability to fly. In return, it receives a full recovery and a thirty percent increase in strength."
"The Heavenly Might Griffin is incredibly powerful now. Ordinary Soul Douluos are no match for it!"
After Qian Daoliu finished speaking, the Six-Winged Angel's wings blazed with golden light. Then, thousands upon thousands of golden feathers appeared around them.
Each feather was as sharp as a blade and contained the force of fifty thousand kilograms. Now they rained down on the Heavenly Might Griffin!
Despair filled the Heavenly Might Griffin's eyes as it watched the countless golden feathers.
BOOM!
After the deafening blast, the area within a kilometer of the Heavenly Might Griffin had been pounded into a crater five hundred meters deep!
It lay in the pit, covered in blood, as if it had been pierced by ten thousand arrows. Qian Daoliu had deliberately controlled the feathers' paths; otherwise, the Heavenly Might Griffin would already be dead!
"Xiao Tian, go finish it off!"
After saying this, Qian Daoliu withdrew his Angel Martial Soul.
"First Soul Skill, Vacuum Slash!"
Li Jiutian nodded slightly, then flew above the Heavenly Might Griffin and sliced through its neck with a blade of light!
After the Heavenly Might Griffin breathed its last in defiance, a black Soul Ring floated up from its corpse.
"Xiao Tian, I believe in you!"
Qian Daoliu said earnestly.
"Mm!"
Li Jiutian nodded slightly. Just as he was about to absorb the Soul Ring, another object wrapped in golden light floated up from the Heavenly Might Griffin's corpse!
"Wait, my disciple!"
"That's a Left Arm Soul Bone. Soul Bones are extraordinarily rare. You're incredibly lucky!"
Qian Daoliu could barely hide his excitement.
"Oh my god! Brother, you're way too lucky! I remember our teacher saying that the chance of a Soul Bone appearing after a Soul Beast dies is one in a thousand!"
Luo Zixuan came trotting over, equally astonished.
"Xiao Tian, hurry up and absorb the Soul Ring. Absorb the Soul Bone too!"
Qian Daoliu urged him.
"Master, this Soul Bone is incredibly precious. I'm already more than satisfied that you helped me hunt a Soul Beast."
"You should give the Soul Bone to someone else."
Li Jiutian put on a show of modesty, though he couldn't take his eyes off the Soul Bone.
"Brat, why are you still putting on an act at a time like this? A Soul Bone produced by the same Soul Beast as the Soul Ring has greater compatibility with you, making it more powerful!"
"Besides, you're my disciple. Why would I begrudge you this mere Soul Bone?"
Qian Daoliu replied with displeasure.
Li Jiutian nodded slightly and sat down to absorb the Soul Ring. Absorbing this twenty-thousand-year Soul Ring and the Soul Bone would be rather difficult.
### The Star Dou Great Forest, central region.
The next morning.
Li Jiutian opened his eyes, and his aura surged sharply.
"Brother, you're amazing! You absorbed a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring as your third one. You're probably the only person on the entire continent who's done that!"
Luo Zixuan beamed, then kissed Li Jiutian on the cheek.
"I knew I wasn't wrong about you, Xiao Tian. You might become the youngest Titled Douluo in the history of the Douluo Continent!"
"Come on, tell us about your third Soul Skill and Soul Bone Skill!"
Qian Daoliu said with satisfaction.
"The Heavenly Might Griffin's resentment was incredibly strong. It fought me in my mind for the entire night."
"If the Eight-Winged Angel hadn't been so powerful, I might have been devoured by that beast's resentment."
"After absorbing the Soul Ring and Soul Bone, my Soul Power also broke through to level forty-five."
Li Jiutian wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, then continued:
"My third Soul Skill is called Air Cut. I can cut away the air within ten meters around me, making it seem as if I've teleported."
"I can also cut away the air around an enemy within ten meters and make them teleport right in front of me! Most importantly, it doesn't consume much Soul Power."
"My Heavenly Might Griffin Left Arm Soul Bone Skill is called Holy Light Burst God Fist. Its power is comparable to a Soul Douluo's eighth Soul Skill!"
Qian Daoliu said in disbelief, "I can't believe absorbing that ten-thousand-year Soul Ring and Soul Bone raised your level by six!"
"It's all thanks to your help, Master. Otherwise, I could never have beaten the Heavenly Might Griffin."
Li Jiutian replied humbly.
"Good! I'll take you to hunt your fourth Soul Beast. Let's go!"
Qian Daoliu laughed heartily. It had been a long time since he'd been this happy.
"We're the same age, but my Soul Power is a full ten levels below my brother's. I doubt anyone in the world could be more outstanding than him."
Luo Zixuan hugged Li Jiutian's arm and thought to herself.
An hour later.
"Master, let's take a break. We haven't seen a suitable Soul Beast for me this whole way."
After saying this, Li Jiutian sat down on a rock.
Just then, a series of noises and Soul Beast cries suddenly came from somewhere nearby.
Luo Zixuan warily scanned their surroundings with her beautiful eyes.
"Don't worry. It's probably another group of Soul Masters hunting Soul Beasts. With me here, no one can lay a finger on you."
Qian Daoliu said calmly.
"Great Enshrined, look at that Soul Beast!"
Luo Zixuan pointed toward a fire in the distance and shouted.
"That's... a thirty-thousand-year Flame Venerable!"
"It should be a Soul Beast from Crimson Flame Canyon. Why is it in the Star Dou Great Forest?"
Qian Daoliu furrowed his brows, deep in thought.
"Master, what kind of place is Crimson Flame Canyon?"
Li Jiutian asked in confusion.
"It's a place where humans can't survive, like Hell."
"The temperature on the outskirts of Crimson Flame Canyon reaches fifty degrees. The farther in you go, the hotter it gets."
"Most importantly, there's an extremely terrifying Soul Beast in the canyon. Even I'm no match for it."
Qian Daoliu shook his head as he replied.
"What Soul Beast could be so powerful that even you can't beat it?"
Li Jiutian pressed.
"It's the ruler of Crimson Flame Canyon, the six-hundred-thousand-year Crimson Flame Demon Emperor. It has both dark and fire attributes."
"Disciple, how about using this Flame Venerable as your fourth Soul Ring?"
Just as Qian Daoliu finished speaking, a gigantic green serpent shot out of nowhere and slammed the Flame Venerable three kilometers away!
A man in green armor stood atop the boulder.
"Dugu Bo, how dare you!"
"Come on, let's go deal with him!"
After saying this, Qian Daoliu shot toward Dugu Bo.
Li Jiutian nodded at Luo Zixuan, and the two followed close behind.
"Beautiful! No wonder you're the Poison Douluo!"
A man in golden armor exclaimed excitedly.
More than a hundred Heaven Dou Knights stood beside him. He was none other than Xue Beng, the fourth prince of the Heaven Dou Empire.
"Leave the Flame Venerable alive. I want to take it back to the imperial palace dungeon!"
Xue Beng reminded them.
Just then, the Flame Venerable suddenly transformed into its true form.
It stood upright as a pair of black demon horns grew from its head. Flames covered its entire body, making its face impossible to see.
"Mm!"
Dugu Bo replied softly. Then the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor charged at the Flame Venerable!
At that moment, a pillar of fire burst from the Flame Venerable.
Dugu Bo gave a cold snort. A beam of white light appeared on the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor's head and shot toward the pillar of fire!
The instant the pillar touched the white light, it was completely turned to stone! Then the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor swept its tail, sending the Flame Venerable flying ten kilometers away!
"Instead of staying on your own turf, you dared to come all the way to the Star Dou Great Forest!"
"Prince Xue Beng, you can send people to capture it now!"
Dugu Bo snorted coldly.
"I saw it first. You can't capture it!"
Just as Prince Xue Beng was about to give the order, a deep voice rang out from all around them.
"Who's playing tricks? Come out already!"
Dugu Bo warily scanned his surroundings.
"Dugu Bo, you've gotten quite the big mouth!"
Qian Daoliu dropped from the sky before Xue Beng and the others in what seemed like an instant. A powerful pressure crashed over them!
"This aura... Could you be... You're—!"
Dugu Bo swallowed hard, wishing he could leave this dangerous place as quickly as possible.
"Hey, old man! Who are you to call our Poison Elder by name?"
Xue Beng said disdainfully. After all, how could he have ever seen a legendary figure like Qian Daoliu?
"It's been a long time since anyone dared speak to me like that!"
Qian Daoliu laughed heartily, then casually waved his left hand. Whoosh! Xue Beng's left arm fell to the ground.
Two seconds later, Xue Beng finally reacted and screamed, "Ah! My left arm!"