"Senior, Dean, Elder Xu, delays could breed trouble. Let's set out."
Yun Tian stood and addressed the others.
Hearing this, Dugu Bo gave a quiet hum of assent, then rose along with Yun Tian, his figure instantly turning into a streak of green light.
After Dugu Bo left, Elder Xu immediately let out a heavy sigh of relief.
Being around a Titled Douluo truly made a mere junior Soul Saint like him tremble with fear.
"Little Tian, just how did you meet His Eminence Poison Douluo? And how could a Soul Emperor like you help a Titled Douluo?"
Elder Xu looked at Yun Tian. He was far too curious about all of this.
"All right, Elder Xu. Let's leave all that until after Little Tian has hunted his Soul Ring. We shouldn't keep His Eminence Poison Douluo waiting outside."
Shui Qingwu spoke softly. Now she would have an achievement worth showing off in the future, too.
Shui Qingwu: A Titled Douluo was waiting outside for us to set out together!
After the three left the dormitory, they saw Dugu Bo already standing in midair.
Seeing the three of them emerge, Dugu Bo nodded at Yun Tian.
"Tell me where that Soul Beast is. I'll go ahead."
Hearing this, Yun Tian took a map out of his Storage Soul Tool and tossed it to Dugu Bo.
"Senior, I've marked that Soul Beast's location on this map."
Dugu Bo took the map, glanced over it, and nodded. Then his figure abruptly turned into a streak of green light, speeding toward the Far North.
After Dugu Bo left, Yun Tian looked at Shui Qingwu and Elder Xu behind him.
"Dean, Elder Xu, let's hurry, too."
Shui Qingwu and Elder Xu nodded behind him, and Soul Power surged around all three.
Shui Qingwu's Martial Soul was the Cold Abyss Spirit Bird, with high burst power and control capabilities.
Its advantage was that even though Shui Qingwu had not reached the rank of Titled Douluo, she could still fly.
Yun Tian needed no explanation. Sang Biao's speed still surpassed the vast majority of agility-attack Martial Souls.
As for Elder Xu, his Martial Soul could neither fly nor serve as a mount, so he had the hardest lot, relying solely on his own two legs to travel.
The three were not slow, but compared with a Titled Douluo like Dugu Bo, they were somewhat lacking.
When they arrived, they discovered that a gigantic Soul Power barrier had formed beneath Dugu Bo.
Dugu Bo himself was sitting on top of that barrier.
Yun Tian looked at the Soul Beast inside the Soul Power barrier-the Hell Demon Hound with azure fur, cold Qi running rampant around it, yet a feeble presence-and was a little stunned.
Wasn't that far too fast?
How much time had even passed? Dugu Bo had already arrived here and severely wounded the Hell Demon Hound?
"My luck was good. When I arrived, this fellow was with another female Hell Demon Hound..."
Dugu Bo abruptly stopped speaking. Realizing that what came next was somewhat vulgar, he could only cough twice.
"In short, it didn't notice me. While its guard was at its lowest, I broke its spine with a strike of my snake tail."
Dugu Bo flashed over to the three of them. Looking at Yun Tian, he cautioned him:
"The mental impact from absorbing a Soul Ring is no small matter. Even if your spiritual power has already met the requirements, you mustn't let your guard down. The slightest carelessness could very well lead to disaster."
As Dugu Bo spoke, his expression was extremely serious. His words came entirely from the heart.
Yun Tian smiled and nodded.
"Don't worry, Senior. I value my life. I won't underestimate it."
Value your life? If you valued your life, you wouldn't be absorbing this fifty-thousand-year Soul Ring.
Dugu Bo thought to himself.
"In a moment, I'll remove the Soul Power barrier and pin him down with my Soul Power. Seize the chance to deal it a fatal blow."
Dugu Bo turned around, while Yun Tian also stepped forward. Five Soul Rings-yellow, purple, purple, black, and black-appeared beneath his feet, and the fifth abruptly shone.
Seeing this, Dugu Bo immediately removed the Soul Power barrier trapping the Cold Abyss Demon Hound.
The instant the Soul Power barrier vanished, a cold light flashed over the Cold Abyss Demon Hound. Its feet had barely begun to move before an immense pressure of Soul Power pinned it in place.
"Now!" Dugu Bo urgently called to Yun Tian beside him.
"Fifth Soul Skill, Swallowing Sun, Roaring Heaven."
With a thunderous roar, Sang Biao grew hundreds of meters tall, and four blazing suns appeared beneath his feet.
His forepaw had barely reached out when the blazing suns beneath his feet hurtled toward the Cold Abyss Demon Hound with a howl.
At the same time, a gleam of golden light appeared in Sang Biao's eyes. The light rapidly gathered, ultimately forming a beam like a colossal pillar holding up the heavens.
The blazing suns enveloped the Cold Abyss Demon Hound first, while the beam blasted straight into its back.
Everyone heard a mournful cry, followed by the sound of flesh being torn apart.
After only a few breaths, that mournful cry vanished completely.
When the blazing suns enveloping the Cold Abyss Demon Hound dispersed, all that remained where it had stood was a gigantic crater blasted out by the beam.
Inside the crater lay only a corpse with pitch-black fur and its back forcibly pierced through, along with a deep, dark Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.
Dugu Bo stared blankly at the enormous crater before him, then looked at Yun Tian.
Was that really only a fifth Soul Skill?
Wasn't it even more terrifying than a Soul Douluo's eighth Soul Skill?
"Senior, Dean, Elder Xu, please stand guard for me."
Yun Tian turned and slightly cupped his hands toward the three seniors.
"Mm, go ahead. With us here, we won't let other Soul Beasts disturb you while you absorb your Soul Ring."
Shui Qingwu reined in her shock at the power of Yun Tian's fifth Soul Skill.
Although she and Elder Xu had not been much help this time, standing guard and keeping watch were still things they could manage.
Yun Tian sat cross-legged where he stood, slowly drawing the Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring out of the crater and above his head. Then he slowly used his Soul Power to lower it around himself.
In an instant, an immense surge of Soul Power struck, while within Yun Tian's Sea of Consciousness...
The Cold Abyss Demon Hound's resentment slowly coalesced. It stared at Yun Tian's soul before it, its eyes blood-red.
It knew that the reason it had died was the human before it.
Awooo! Awooo!
The Cold Abyss Demon Hound's soul roared several times, then lunged fiercely at Yun Tian's soul.
"Hmph, hmph. You want to touch him? Did you ask your big brother first?"
Just then, behind Yun Tian's soul, a gigantic Ice Silkworm rose into the air, his small eyes looking down upon the Cold Abyss Demon Hound's resentment below.
"Hmph, a mere Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast dares run wild in front of your big brother? Little doggy, you're awfully arrogant!"
"Scatter for your big brother!"
A mental blast instantly shot from the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's small eyes. When it struck the Cold Abyss Demon Hound's resentment, it shattered that resentment outright.
"Hehe, well? Isn't your big brother powerful?"
Having done all this, Tian Meng shrank his body as though seeking praise and kept swaying back and forth in front of Yun Tian.
Looking at the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm before him, Yun Tian suddenly felt a sense of déjà vu, as though he were looking at Sang Biao.
Sang Biao: Was I a bootlicking dog?