Battle Against a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, Qian Renxue's Shock!

"A powerful soul beast."

Lin Tian moved, charging directly toward the source of the disturbance.

Xue Qinghe immediately followed.

The two figures vaulted over the bushes and swiftly ventured deeper into the forest.

Moments later, a devastated clearing appeared ahead.

Ancient trees lay strewn across the ground.

The soil had been overturned, exposing tangled roots.

A massive black figure lay coiled in the center of the clearing.

It was over twenty meters long, its body as thick as an ancient tree.

Black scales covered its entire body, each one patterned with wood grain.

Its head was savage, with two long curved horns growing from its forehead.

Four claws had already grown beneath its abdomen, while its tail dragged a thick section of blackwood behind it.

Black mist continuously curled around its body.

With every movement it made, the surrounding plants rapidly withered.

Xue Qinghe stopped beside Lin Tian.

She looked at the black flood dragon, her expression turning grave.

"Blackwood Jiao."

"Legend says that blackwood can absorb the power of heaven and earth, and after countless years, transform into a flood dragon-shaped soul beast."

"This kind of soul beast possesses an exceptionally powerful body, and its wood-attribute Soul Power is extremely abundant."

Xue Qinghe sensed the Blackwood Jiao's aura.

"It has cultivated for at least fifteen thousand years."

"Lin Tian, this soul beast isn't suitable for you."

She turned her head to look at Lin Tian beside her.

"You only have twenty levels of Soul Power right now."

"Even with a god-grade Martial Soul, it would be difficult for you to kill a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast alone."

Lin Tian did not turn around.

"This one."

Xue Qinghe was slightly stunned.

"Your first Soul Ring must have been obtained with Senior Qian Daoliu's help."

"Otherwise, with only ten levels of Soul Power at the time, it would have been impossible for you to kill a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast."

"You're right."

Lin Tian nodded.

"Master was indeed there that time."

Xue Qinghe relaxed slightly.

But the next moment, Lin Tian had already stepped forward.

"But this time, I don't need anyone's help."

Xue Qinghe frowned.

"Lin Tian, wait a moment."

Lin Tian did not stop.

With every step he took, the Soul Power within him surged.

Black light burst forth from the depths of his body.

The Nine Nether Beast Martial Soul slowly emerged behind him.

The enormous beastly phantom stepped into the clearing, and the instant its four feet landed, the earth directly collapsed beneath them.

Nine enormous tails unfurled from the darkness. Their tips swept across the treetops, sending great swathes of branches and leaves tumbling down.

Its vicious wolf head rose.

An aura of destruction swept outward.

The nearby vegetation rapidly shattered beneath that power, while cracks spread across the ground itself.

Xue Qinghe's Seraphim Martial Soul emerged on its own.

Golden wings spread behind her.

Yet at that moment, the Martial Soul within her transmitted a distinct sense of oppression.

It was not a gap caused by Soul Power Level.

It was suppression at the level of Martial Soul Origin.

Though the Nine Nether Beast was only a phantom, it made the Seraphim feel threatened.

"Is this the Nine Nether Beast's true power?"

Xue Qinghe looked up at the Nine-Tailed Behemoth.

Lin Tian's body also began changing at that moment.

His figure rapidly grew taller.

Two meters.

Two and a half meters.

Three meters!

His once well-fitting black clothes stretched taut, his shoulders broadened, and distinct muscle lines emerged along his arms.

The soil beneath his feet could not bear his weight and caved in layer by layer.

Vast blood energy rose from within him.

Standing before the Nine Nether Beast, Lin Tian looked like a mountain rising from the earth.

Shock flashed through Xue Qinghe's eyes.

"What is happening?"

"Why has his body grown larger?"

Lin Tian did not explain.

The Tank Engine's power was continuously strengthening his body.

At ten levels of Soul Power, he had already completed ten enhancements.

Now that he had broken through to level twenty, the Tank Engine had once again completed ten stacks.

His vitality, strength, agility, and defense had all increased simultaneously.

This transformation was even more obvious than before.

Lin Tian raised his right hand.

Azure light spread from his palm, and the Primordial Chaos Azure Lotus appeared at his right side.

Its lotus leaves unfurled, its petals blossomed.

Azure radiance illuminated the entire clearing.

A rich aura of life spread outward.

The surrounding withered vegetation began growing anew.

Tender shoots sprouted from the broken tree trunks.

Xue Qinghe turned to look at the Azure Lotus.

She could sense that Lin Tian's two Martial Souls were resonating with each other.

One represented destruction.

The other represented life.

Two opposing powers existed within one person, yet they did not reject each other.

"His body has grown, and his strength has risen with it."

Xue Qinghe watched Lin Tian.

"Just now, the aura around him was still exceptionally steady."

"But now, he is already making me feel threatened."

A level-twenty soul master was actually making her, a Soul Sage, feel threatened.

This completely exceeded her understanding.

The Blackwood Jiao sensed Lin Tian's aura.

It slowly lifted its head, and large patches of black light gleamed between its dark scales.

Wood-attribute Soul Power rapidly gathered from the surroundings.

The next moment, the Blackwood Jiao opened its enormous jaws.

A thick black beam of light blasted forth.

The space along its path twisted.

Nearby ancient trees were directly pierced through, their splinters raining down like raindrops.

Lin Tian did not dodge.

He raised his right hand, and his first black Soul Ring rose.

The Primordial Chaos Azure Lotus swayed gently.

"All-Heaven Prison Root."

Boom!

The earth shook violently.

Countless thick vines burst from the soil, shooting into the air from every direction.

Ancient patterns covered the vines' surfaces, with Azure Divine Light flowing between the lines.

In the blink of an eye, the dense vines had woven themselves into a giant net.

The black beam crashed into the vine net.

Large swathes of vines snapped apart on the spot.

But the vines behind them immediately filled the gaps.

Life Force continuously gathered from the surrounding vegetation.

The severed vines regrew.

The black beam's power was rapidly weakened layer by layer.

By the time the beam passed through the vine net, only scattered black glimmers remained.

Lin Tian waved his hand.

The remaining black light dispersed in midair.

Xue Qinghe stood behind him, astonishment appearing in her eyes.

"A control-type soul skill bestowed by a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring can actually block the Blackwood Jiao's attack."

"And that recovery speed completely defies the characteristics of an ordinary plant Martial Soul."

The Blackwood Jiao attacked again.

Black wooden spikes surged from the ground one after another, densely stabbing toward Lin Tian.

Lin Tian stomped his foot.

His body turned into a black shadow as he charged directly at the Blackwood Jiao.

The wooden spikes struck his legs.

Clang!

Skin as hard as scales blocked every spike.

Lin Tian did not pause.

He threw a punch at the Blackwood Jiao's head.

The Blackwood Jiao swung its tail.

Its thick blackwood tail swept sideways.

Lin Tian raised an arm to block.

Boom!

The two forces collided.

A blast wave spread in all directions.

Nearby ancient trees bent at the same time, while huge amounts of branches and leaves were sent flying.

Lin Tian slid several meters backward.

A gash also split open along the Blackwood Jiao's tail from that punch.

Black fluid trickled down its scales.

Lin Tian lowered his head and glanced at his arm.

Only a faint mark remained on his skin.

The Primordial Chaos Azure Lotus scattered divine light, and the mark rapidly vanished.

The next moment, Lin Tian charged forward again.

The Nine Nether Beast loomed behind him.

All nine enormous tails swung at once, turning destructive power into pitch-black light blades that slashed one after another toward the Blackwood Jiao.