Nine Nether Beast Revealed! Tank Engine Activated!

Qian Daoliu glanced over.

"A 430-year-old Iron-Rock Lizard."

"This type of soul beast possesses remarkable strength and formidable defense."

"If its Soul Ring is added to the Nine Nether Beast, it should grant a soul skill with both offensive and defensive capabilities."

The Iron-Rock Lizard noticed the two of them as well.

It lowered its body, its limbs digging into the soil.

Qian Daoliu raised his right hand.

A thread of golden light descended.

Before the Iron-Rock Lizard could flee, its massive body was pinned to the ground.

It struggled continuously, yet could not move even an inch.

"Lin Tian, you may make your move."

Lin Tian studied the Iron-Rock Lizard, then shook his head.

"Master, this soul beast's cultivation is too low."

Qian Daoliu's brows twitched slightly.

"Four hundred and thirty years, and that's still low?"

Most soul masters on the continent chose hundred-year soul beasts for their first Soul Ring.

A Soul Ring over four hundred years old was already close to the widely accepted limit for a first Soul Ring.

Ordinary soul masters would face enormous risks even attempting to absorb a soul beast like this.

Yet Lin Tian still found it beneath him.

Qian Daoliu withdrew his golden Soul Power.

The Iron-Rock Lizard felt as though it had been granted a reprieve. It turned and burrowed into the grass, quickly vanishing from sight.

"Then what age of Soul Ring do you want?"

Lin Tian was about to answer.

Boom!

A deafening explosion suddenly rang out from deep within the forest.

Flocks of birds burst from the canopy.

In the distance, ancient trees collapsed in swaths as dense Soul Power surged into the sky.

The earth trembled in response.

The loose stones beneath Lin Tian's feet bounced ceaselessly.

Whipping vines rose above the treetops, lashing madly in the distance.

Every time a vine struck, it tore open a wide stretch of land.

Qian Daoliu looked toward the source of the disturbance.

"That level of Soul Power fluctuation belongs to at least a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast."

Before his words had even faded.

Lin Tian had already rushed out.

After being enhanced by the Movement Speed Forging Device, his speed far exceeded that of soul masters at the same level.

His black-clad figure leaped over the brush and charged straight into the depths of the forest.

Surprise flashed in Qian Daoliu's eyes.

"He doesn't intend to choose a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, does he?"

A level-ten soul master absorbing a Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring.

Such a thing had never appeared on the continent before.

A god-tier martial soul was indeed powerful.

But the energy within a Soul Ring would not become docile simply because of the martial soul's quality.

Once the body failed to endure it, the only result would be shattered meridians.

Seeing Lin Tian getting farther and farther away, six golden wings spread from Qian Daoliu's back.

He took a single step and instantly caught up.

Deep within the forest.

Dozens of ancient trees had already been reduced to splinters.

Dense, thick vines covered the battlefield.

Every vine was covered in dark brown spikes, while foul-smelling fluid flowed across their surfaces.

At the center of the vines, a gigantic Tree Demon had rooted itself in the earth.

The Tree Demon stood dozens of meters tall.

A twisted face grew from its thick trunk.

Massive roots burrowed into the soil, continuously draining the life force of the surrounding vegetation.

The plants near it rapidly withered and yellowed.

Even the ground had turned grayish white.

Lin Tian reached the edge of the battlefield and immediately spotted a figure among the vines.

She was a blue-haired woman.

Her watery blue hair flowed down her back. Dust stained her fair face, and exhaustion filled her cold eyes and brows.

She wore a form-fitting watery blue short dress that accentuated her slender waist.

The hem of her skirt kept fluttering as she ran.

Her pale, long legs crossed the shattered ground, their taut lines radiating strength.

Even in her current bedraggled state, her graceful figure remained astonishingly alluring.

More than a dozen vines attacked from different directions.

The blue-haired woman raised both hands.

Chill rapidly spread outward.

An Ice Phoenix, dark blue from head to toe, spread its wings behind her.

"Ice Seal!"

A vast sheet of frost spread across the ground.

Several vines at the front were covered in ice, temporarily frozen in midair.

The next moment.

The Tree Demon's branches shook violently.

Crack!

All the ice covering the vines shattered.

A thick vine swept toward her.

The blue-haired woman had no time to dodge and could only form an ice wall.

Bang!

The ice wall exploded on the spot.

The vine struck her shoulder and sent her flying.

Her blue hair scattered through the air.

Her body snapped an ancient tree in half before crashing heavily to the ground.

Bright red blood trickled from the corner of her lips.

Lin Tian clearly saw her martial soul.

"An Ice Phoenix?"

Someone who possessed such a top-tier beast martial soul was certainly no ordinary soul master.

Yet that Tree Demon's cultivation vastly surpassed hers.

The gap between them was too great.

The Tree Demon only needed one direct attack to strip her of her ability to fight.

Lin Tian did not continue watching.

He pushed off the ground and charged directly into the battlefield.

Qian Daoliu had just arrived when he saw Lin Tian rushing toward the sky-filled vines.

"Lin Tian!"

But Lin Tian had already entered the vines' attack range.

Shui Bing'er struggled to prop herself up.

The agonizing pain from her left shoulder made it nearly impossible for her to lift an arm.

The Soul Power within her was also nearly exhausted.

Yet the Ten-Thousand-Year Tree Demon before her remained at its peak.

Vast numbers of vines hung down from the canopy.

Every one of them could easily shatter her ice.

"Am I going to die here?"

Shui Bing'er clenched her teeth.

She activated her Ice Phoenix martial soul once more.

The scattered chill had only just gathered when it completely dissipated.

Her Soul Power was exhausted.

The Tree Demon's face slowly twisted.

Dozens of vines rose at once, blocking out the sky above Shui Bing'er.

The dark brown spikes gleamed with a dim light.

Once those vines fell, her body would inevitably be pierced through on the spot.

Shui Bing'er leaned against a broken tree trunk.

She no longer had the strength to dodge.

The vines filling the sky came crashing down.

At that very moment, black light charged into the battlefield from the side.

An incomparably savage aura of destruction swept through the area.

The ground suddenly caved in.

The vines covering the surroundings churned violently.

Boom!

A gigantic figure descended from the sky.

It landed on all fours, its several-meter-tall body standing in front of Shui Bing'er.

Jet-black scales covered its entire body.

Its ferocious wolf head lifted, and nine massive tails spread in every direction.

Dozens of vines lashed heavily against its body.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Attacks capable of shattering ice failed to shake that figure in the slightest.

Shui Bing'er looked up.

As she stared at the enormous body shielding her from the sky-filled vines, her beautiful eyes abruptly widened.

"Who is... that?"

Shui Bing'er stared fixedly ahead.

The Nine Nether Beast blocked the vines filling the sky, its enormous beastly body slowly rising.

The power of destruction flowed endlessly across its black scales.

Lin Tian emerged from beneath the Nine Nether Beast.

His blood and vitality surged as his originally upright body began rapidly growing taller.

One point eight meters.

Two meters.

Two point five meters.

In just a few breaths, Lin Tian's body had grown to three meters tall.

His black clothes clung tightly to his body. His shoulders broadened, and distinct muscle lines emerged across his arms.

Vast blood and vitality soared into the heavens.

The phantom of the Nine Nether Beast coiled behind Lin Tian, its nine massive tails stretching across the forest.

Simply standing there, Lin Tian caused the nearby ground to sink beneath his weight.

Qian Daoliu, who had been preparing to intervene, stopped.

As he watched Lin Tian's suddenly transformed body, obvious shock appeared in his eyes for the first time.

"What did he do?"

Lin Tian had no Soul Ring, so he naturally could not use a soul skill.

Yet Qian Daoliu could sense it with absolute clarity.

Lin Tian's vitality, strength, speed, and defense had all risen by several levels just moments ago.

This was not a body that a level-ten soul master should possibly possess.

Even a Soul King skilled in strength might not be able to surpass the current Lin Tian in pure physical power.