Second Soul Ring: Pure Sun Radiant Tiger

Seeing the strange little beast suddenly fall from the sky, Qian Daoliu hurried over. "Zong'er, this little beast is...?"

Hearing that, Qian Xunzong thought for a moment and made up an explanation. "Dad, if I said our ancestor, the Angel God, gave it to me, would you believe me?"

Qian Daoliu simply looked at him, his eyes full of suspicion. Did he look like he believed that?

Qian Xunzong had a headache too. It was all the system's fault. Couldn't it use a normal delivery method? Did it have to drop the thing from the sky and smash it into his face? How was he supposed to explain this?

"Roar—"

Just then, a tiger's roar sounded. The two turned to look and saw a massive tiger covered in crimson scales approaching. Qian Daoliu recognized the soul beast at once.

"Scarlet Sun Demon Tiger. A mere twenty-thousand-year soul beast dares to come here and seek death!"

With that, Soul Power covered Qian Daoliu's hand as he struck out with his palm. The overwhelming force sent the Scarlet Sun Demon Tiger flying, slamming it heavily into the ground. It was clearly gravely injured.

Yet the Scarlet Sun Demon Tiger seemed enraged. It threw back its head and roared, its cry echoing through the forest. Then the ground around them began to tremble, and Scarlet Sun Demon Tigers emerged one after another. There were no fewer than a hundred of them, most around a thousand years old, with four or five at the Ten Thousand Year level. They surrounded the two completely.

"Damn, are tigers pack animals?"

Hearing Qian Xunzong's words, Qian Daoliu explained, "Ordinary tiger-type soul beasts are indeed solitary, but Scarlet Sun Demon Tigers are not very strong individually. Only by attacking in groups can they unleash greater power. Thus, the laws of natural survival have forced them to live in groups, allowing them to kill enemies several times stronger than themselves."

Just then, Qian Xunzong seemed to spot something. A giant tiger with reddish-gold fur emerged from the pack. It was not especially large, but the moment it appeared, the surrounding Scarlet Sun Demon Tigers all showed submission.

"Dad, that's the tiger king of the Scarlet Sun Demon Tiger pack, right?"

Qian Daoliu naturally saw the soul beast as well. "That's right. It is a Pure Sun Radiant Tiger, a sacred light-attribute anomaly among Scarlet Sun Demon Tigers. Only one might appear among a thousand Scarlet Flame Demon Tigers. Although it is only around ten thousand years old, its strength far surpasses that of an ordinary thirty-thousand-year Scarlet Sun Demon Tiger. It excels at control and strangulation, possesses high intelligence, and is the tiger king of the Scarlet Sun Demon Tiger pack."

Hearing that it was around ten thousand years old, exceptionally rare, had a sacred light attribute, and excelled at control, Qian Xunzong's heart stirred. Wasn't this a ready-made second Soul Ring?

"Roar~"

The Pure Sun Radiant Tiger gave an order, and the surrounding Scarlet Sun Demon Tigers launched their attacks. Seeing this, Qian Daoliu sighed. "Sigh, you truly don't know your place!"

As his words fell, golden light flashed through Qian Daoliu's eyes. Surging Soul Power poured from his body, and then nine Soul Rings descended—eight black and one red. The Six-Winged Angel appeared behind him, radiating a sacred aura of light and an intense sense of oppression.

In an instant, the pressure of the Six-Winged Angel swept outward. The attacking Scarlet Sun Demon Tiger pack was forced flat to the ground without the slightest ability to resist.

"Damn it, this old man forgot about me again!"

Qian Xunzong was affected by the pressure as well. The immense force crashed down upon him, making his body sink. Yet in the next moment, the Jade Balance Xiejing Beast in his arms seemed to sense the danger and let out a clear cry. A special energy field burst forth from its body, instantly dispelling the pressure.

"Oh, the pressure's gone?"

And it was not just where Qian Xunzong stood—the pressure in the surrounding area had all been dispersed as well. Qian Daoliu was dumbfounded. Wait, where had his huge pressure gone?

Qian Daoliu looked at the Jade Balance Xiejing Beast in Qian Xunzong's arms. "Was it this little fellow?"

Without the pressure suppressing them, the soul beasts launched another attack on the two. Seeing this, Qian Daoliu rose into the air and held two fingers before his chest. His fourth Soul Ring pulsed.

"Fourth Soul Skill, Angelic Light Diffusion!"

At once, the Six-Winged Angel behind Qian Daoliu raised both hands. A golden sphere of energy appeared, then erupted with thousands of dazzling rays that shot toward the Scarlet Sun Demon Tiger pack below.

In an instant, the Scarlet Sun Demon Tiger pack suffered devastating casualties. Those below ten thousand years were killed outright, while those above ten thousand years were severely wounded and on the verge of death. Even the Pure Sun Radiant Tiger was heavily injured by the attack, sprawled on the ground and bleeding without end.

"Damn, Dad may look unreliable, but his strength really is impressive. One fourth Soul Skill killed hundreds of soul beasts."

For a time, nearly every dead soul beast in the Scarlet Sun Demon Tiger pack revealed its Soul Ring. The few Ten Thousand Year soul beasts could not hold on either, letting out mournful cries before losing their lives.

The Pure Sun Radiant Tiger was also about to breathe its last. Seeing this, Qian Xunzong hurriedly acted, slashing it dead with a single sword strike. A black Soul Ring immediately condensed.

Seeing Qian Xunzong kill the Pure Sun Radiant Tiger, Qian Daoliu naturally understood his intentions. He landed on the ground and withdrew his martial soul.

"Zong'er, this..."

Seeing Qian Daoliu about to persuade him again, Qian Xunzong quickly raised the Jade Balance Xiejing Beast and said with a grin,

"Dad, you saw how amazing this little fellow was just now, right? It's called the Jade Balance Xiejing Beast. Within its range, all evil things are unable to survive. The spiritual shock of a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring is, in the end, merely the resentment of a soul beast, which also counts as a kind of evil.

"With this little fellow here, I'll be fine. Besides, my martial soul possesses the power of purification and judgment. It is the nemesis of all evil things and will greatly suppress the strength of the soul beast's resentment. There won't be much spiritual shock. With my level of spiritual power, absorbing it won't be much of a problem."

"This..." Qian Daoliu looked at the Jade Balance Xiejing Beast flailing its limbs in Qian Xunzong's hands, then recalled the scene when Qian Xunzong had awakened the Judgment Deity martial soul. After carefully considering Qian Xunzong's words, he finally nodded in agreement.

"Fine, Zong'er. You have the Angel God's blessing, and this Pure Sun Radiant Tiger seems to have only recently entered the Ten Thousand Year level. Its spiritual shock presumably will not be too strong. Go ahead and try."

"Alright." Seeing Qian Daoliu relent, Qian Xunzong also breathed a sigh of relief. He hurriedly sat cross-legged on the ground and began drawing in the Pure Sun Radiant Tiger's Soul Ring to absorb it, while the Jade Balance Xiejing Beast obediently lay beside him.

The Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring settled around Qian Xunzong's body. At once, an even greater energy than that of his previous Thousand Year Soul Ring surged through his body, while the Eternal and Creation God-Seal Throne continuously repaired and strengthened his physique as before.

Within his sea of consciousness, a blood-colored resentment from the Pure Sun Radiant Tiger had only just appeared when the Jade Balance Xiejing Beast outside opened its eyes. Cyan-white energy automatically spread from its body, enveloping Qian Xunzong.

"This little fellow actually has a domain as well. It truly is extraordinary." Qian Daoliu grew curious about the Jade Balance Xiejing Beast.

The instant the Jade Balance Xiejing Beast activated its domain, the resentment the Pure Sun Radiant Tiger had just condensed within the sea of consciousness was instantly scattered by that energy.

The Judgment Deity, who had already raised the Judgment Blade high and was prepared to strike, froze for a moment. She then looked around in confusion. After confirming there was no evil power, she quietly retreated.