Dai Mubai was surprised to find himself in a strange space.
It's like a giant arena, seemingly circular, yet stretching as far as the eye can see.
There were no clouds, sun, or stars in the sky, only boundless darkness, while the light emanated from the arena itself, illuminating the entire space in a ghastly white light.
Dai Mubai realized that he had shrunk considerably, now only about 1.2 meters tall, his entire body had shrunk, and he looked like he was only six or seven years old.
His heart sank. Just as he had expected, his Soul Power was gone, his Martial Soul was gone, and even his body had reverted to childhood.
The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger was thirty meters away from Dai Mubai, staring at him with furious eyes, roaring repeatedly, its body completely immobile.
However, the wings on the back of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger were gone, and its tail had turned into an ordinary tiger tail. Its body had become only 1.5 meters long, much smaller than before, and it looked more like a large black cat, which was exceptionally cute.
Looking at its appearance, Dai Mubai felt relieved. Everyone had become cubs, so no one could take advantage of anyone else.
Moreover, at this moment, neither of them could move, as if they were immobilized by some kind of restriction.
Strange voices echoed from all directions, "Welcome to the Life and Death Arena. Only when one side dies can this life-or-death battle end and the player leave this space. Countdown: five, four, three, two, one, begin!"
As the countdown ended, Dai Mubai's body suddenly relaxed, and the restriction disappeared.
The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, blinded by rage, instantly transformed into a black shadow and pounced towards Dai Mubai at an astonishing speed.
It had only one thought in its mind: to kill this human cub.
Dai Mubai snorted coldly and calmly drew two Pistol from his waist.
The reason I tucked my Pistol into my waistband before the battle was because I was waiting for this moment.
Dai Mubai aimed at the head of the charging Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and fired six shots in quick succession.
The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's strength has also declined to the level of its infancy, not even reaching the level of Ten-Year Soul Beast.
Even if it has a strong body, how could a cub withstand the power of Pistol at such close range?
The Bullet pierced the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's head and body, kicking up a cloud of blood mist, and its charging body lunged at Dai Mubai.
Dai Mubai dodged the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's pounce with a swift movement.
The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger lay motionless on the ground, blood flowing from its seven orifices. A trace of confusion and resentment flashed in its blood-red eyes, and its life force was rapidly fading away.
Bang bang bang bang!
Dai Mubai fired four more shots into its head.
The battle ended quickly and comically. The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger died without ever knowing how he died.
Immediately, everything around them began to distort, all space shattered instantly, and endless darkness swept in once more.
A moment later, a bright light shone forth, Dai Mubai felt a lightness throughout his body. When he stepped onto solid ground again, he was back in the Star Dou Great Forest, and the power he had lost returned to his body.
Dai Mubai didn't relax at all. He looked at the enormous corpse of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, where a black Soul Ring was slowly pulsating.
The Soul Ring was as dark as ink, and an extremely evil and violent aura emanated from Soul Ring.
But Dai Mubai's attention wasn't on the black Soul Ring; he stared intently at the corpse.
Soon, another strange bead floated up from the corpse.
Dai Mubai reacted swiftly, grabbing the bead the moment it rose into the air.
The bead appeared completely black, radiating both cyan and blue hues. It felt warm and smooth to the touch, like holding a piece of warm jade.
I've got the Evil God Pearl.
Dai Mubai immediately put it into his Storage Ring, and a huge weight was finally lifted from his heart.
Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Tianhu had already surrounded them.
Zhu Zhuqing was so nervous she couldn't breathe until Dai Mubai reappeared, at which point she finally caught her breath.
Fortunately, Dai Mubai didn't stay in the Life and Death Arena for long, otherwise she would have gone crazy.
Zhu Zhuqing walked quickly to Dai Mubai's side, looked him up and down, and only relaxed her tense shoulders when she saw that he was unharmed, though the fear from before still lingered in her eyes.
Looking at the enormous corpse of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, Dai Tianhu clicked his tongue in amazement and said, "Good heavens, the 65,000-year-old Dark Demon Evil God Tiger is dead just like that? Your Highness, what was that black hole just now?"
Dai Mubai smiled and said, "It's a long story, I'll explain later. Let me absorb this Soul Ring first."
He then looked at the corpse of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and examined it, but unfortunately, no Soul Bone was found.
It's truly perplexing that such a top-tier Soul Beast doesn't even have Soul Bone!
Dai Mubai suppressed his disappointment, looked at the deep Soul Ring, took a deep breath, sat down cross-legged, and first recovered his condition.
After all, the battle just now had consumed a lot of his Soul Power, so he couldn't be careless when facing such a top-tier Soul Beast's Soul Ring.
Dai Mubai had a bold idea.
Since the Evil God Pearl is the natal bead of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, if I absorb both the Soul Ring and the Evil God Pearl at the same time, will it have a different effect?
The moment the idea popped into his head, even he thought it was crazy.
The simultaneous absorption of Soul Ring and Soul Bone is not unprecedented in the Soul Master World.
The idea of swallowing Soul Ring and a Soul Beast's natal pearl at the same time is unheard of, and even Dai Mubai himself is unsure what kind of reaction it will trigger.
But then I thought about it again. The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger was originally a mutation of the Evil God Pearl possessing the White Tiger. The Evil God Pearl and its Soul Ring came from the same source. If the two were combined, it might trigger some unexpected changes.
Let's do it! The bold will thrive, and the timid will starve!
Half an hour later, Dai Mubai, having recovered, took out the Evil God Pearl.
He looked at the black bead, its surface emitting an eerie light.
Immediately, Dai Mubai gritted his teeth, stuffed it into his mouth and swallowed it, then immediately used his mind to guide the Soul Ring.
The moment the Soul Ring entered the body, the violent energy did not fill the required Soul Ring position as expected. Instead, it seemed to be drawn by some kind of same source and was immediately absorbed by the Evil God Pearl within the body, forming a violent energy.
This feeling is completely different from when I absorbed Soul Ring before.
That energy was no longer a simple influx of external Soul Power impacting his meridians; rather, it seemed to come alive, surging wildly within his body. Wherever it passed, his meridians swelled inch by inch, as if an invisible python was writhing inside his blood vessels.
At that moment, Dai Mubai felt as if a Dark Demon Evil God Tiger had appeared inside his body, fighting against his original Gengjin White Tiger Martial Soul for control of his body.
It felt like two ferocious beasts were fighting inside his dantian and meridians.
One of them was Dai Mubai's own Gengjin White Tiger, its killing aura as sharp as a knife, every cell emitting a roar like a tiger's fury.
On the other side was the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, whose dark power was cold and greedy, as if countless claws were digging into the gaps between his bones.