Thousand-Year Second Ring

"I accept your proposal, but let me make one thing clear first." Cheng Xiao smiled pleasantly, but his voice gradually turned cold. "Although I do not need to hunt Soul Beasts to form Soul Rings, my martial soul is equally special. When I need to, I will come to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt Soul Beasts. I hope the two seniors will not stand in my way then."

"Human, are you threatening us?" The Sky Azure Bull Python's pupils narrowed as it spoke coldly.

It had never imagined that this human would dare to place conditions before them. Did he not know what sort of existences he was facing? If not for Sister Xiao Wu's sake, it would have crushed this human before it like an ant long ago.

"I'm not threatening you. I'm merely stating the facts." Cheng Xiao spread his hands helplessly and said calmly, "I don't want to make any vow before you, or before Xiao Wu, that I will not hunt Soul Beasts. In my eyes, there are no so-called Evil Soul Beasts or kind Soul Beasts. As long as I need to, I will kill Soul Beasts without mercy, just as Soul Beasts kill soul masters."

The moment he said this, the Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts watching nearby could no longer hold back. This human brat was far too arrogant. With the strength of a mere one-ring soul master, he actually dared to spout such outrageous nonsense!

"Heh, you really do speak your mind." After giving Cheng Xiao a cold glance, the Sky Azure Bull Python said, "Human, you truly are somewhat different. For Sister Xiao Wu's sake, I agree."

Hearing this, Cheng Xiao grinned and cupped his hands. "Good. Since Senior Sky Azure has agreed, then this junior should fulfill his promise."

After saying that, Cheng Xiao showed no trace of fear. Before the Two Emperors, Xiao Wu, and all the nearby Soul Beasts, he sat down cross-legged.

Cheng Xiao closed his eyes and sat cross-legged, forming strange hand seals before his chest. His chest rose and fell slightly, and with every breath, Dark Purple streams of air surged from within his body and coiled around him.

"Big Brother, why do I feel like this kid might actually succeed?" The Titan Giant Ape stared at Cheng Xiao, who was seated on the ground, and could not help asking in a low voice.

The Sky Azure Bull Python did not answer the Titan Giant Ape's question. At this moment, its gaze was fixed firmly on Cheng Xiao. If this human could succeed and was given time to grow, perhaps the fate of the Soul Beast race itself would change!

"Cheng Xiao, you'll definitely succeed, right?" Xiao Wu's beautiful eyes remained fixed on Cheng Xiao ahead of her. For some reason, she had instinctively begun worrying about him.

Time passed second by second. By the time night fell, more than half of the Soul Beasts watching Cheng Xiao form his Soul Ring had already left. He had been forming it from morning until evening, and many Soul Beasts had already reached an answer in their hearts. They simply had not stepped forward to tear this human apart out of respect for the Two Forest Emperors.

Xiao Wu, the Sky Azure Bull Python, and the Titan Giant Ape continued waiting where they were. By then, Xiao Wu had already sat down on the Titan Giant Ape's shoulder. After waiting all day, she was beginning to feel sleepy.

However, so that Cheng Xiao would see her the moment he opened his eyes, Xiao Wu did not choose to sleep. Instead, she fought through her drowsiness and waited for him to finish forming the ring.

"Soul Ring, form!"

As the youth's low shout rang out, the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape, who had waited the entire day, both brightened. They saw a Soul Ring slowly taking shape around Cheng Xiao.

Immediately afterward, a dense Death Qi suddenly erupted from Cheng Xiao's body. In an instant, the Two Forest Emperors' expressions changed. They hurriedly shielded Xiao Wu while focusing their eyes on Cheng Xiao.

Behind Cheng Xiao, a deity-like figure that seemed born from darkness slowly appeared. He had long deep-purple hair. Though night had already fallen, with his appearance, a layer of black mist spread throughout the entire forest.

Black armor covered his entire body, and beneath his facial armor, purple eyes glinted with eerie cold light. Noticing the Sky Azure Bull Python and the others staring at him, he casually glanced at them, immediately making the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape feel as though they were facing death itself.

As if he had warned the Two Forest Emperors, the Shadow Monarch's body transformed into strands of brilliant light fragments, finally becoming a rainbow streak that entered Cheng Xiao's body.

As the Shadow Monarch vanished, the second Soul Ring circling Cheng Xiao also completely formed. His second Soul Ring was still a profound Dark Purple, yet in Xiao Wu and the others' eyes, it appeared to be a Yellow Hundred Year Soul Ring.

After forming the Soul Ring, some information also appeared in Cheng Xiao's mind. Only after a long while did he slowly open his eyes.

Killing Intent: "Use a powerful aura to inflict the terror effect on a designated enemy for one minute. All ability attributes of the designated target will be reduced by 50%."

Stealth: "While in Stealth, speed will increase by 30%. Stealth will be removed upon attacking or being attacked."

As his mind gradually cleared, Cheng Xiao firmly grasped the methods of using both skills. A sense of familiarity flooded into his mind.

At this moment, less than one-tenth of the Shadow Power in Cheng Xiao's body remained. Without the temporary state's recovery effect, the lack of Soul Power and Shadow Power within him made him feel like collapsing and falling asleep.

Forcing his weak body to stand, Cheng Xiao took a deep breath. Two Dark Purple Soul Rings rose beneath his feet. Due to Shadow Power strengthening his body, the Soul Ring age Cheng Xiao could now withstand had reached 1,300 years.

The Soul Rings formed from Shadow Power originated from Cheng Xiao himself. Unlike other soul masters, whose Soul Rings varied in age and granted different Soul Skills, his were not like that.

As Cheng Xiao's level rose higher and higher, his Soul Rings would gradually increase in age. As their age increased, Cheng Xiao's skills would also undergo certain changes.

"Kid, I didn't expect you to actually succeed." The Sky Azure Bull Python looked at the two Yellow Soul Rings rhythmically rising and falling around Cheng Xiao, deeply shocked.

It had not expected this human to truly succeed. But what made it even more wary was that figure from earlier, who seemed to have come from the abyss of death. With just one glance, all the blood in its body had seemed to freeze.

One had to know that it was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. Even in the world of soul masters, it was comparable to a level ninety-five Titled Douluo. Yet just now, that figure had defeated it completely with a casual glance.

Clearly, that figure's strength far surpassed level ninety-five. The Sky Azure Bull Python even vaguely felt that the other party might be a legendary deity, a God Tier powerhouse said to have broken through level one hundred on Douluo Continent!

Could it be that this human brat possessed the potential to become a god?

"Heh, I hope Senior will honor your promise." Cheng Xiao cupped his hands, his face pale. At this moment, he looked as though he had overindulged himself, and even his voice had begun to tremble.

"Human brat, do you think Soul Beasts are like you humans?" The Sky Azure Bull Python glared at Cheng Xiao and said deeply, "I will naturally honor my promise. But before that, you should rest properly. Otherwise, I'm afraid you'll die here."