The two lingered in the Star Dou Great Forest for another day.
That afternoon, Lin Mo finally found the Soul Beast he had been looking for.
It was a slender Soul Beast that looked very strange, its entire body covered with sharp, thorn-like things.
It is about three meters long, stands on its hind legs, and its spikes are all deep black.
But its eyes were a strange, bright silver, and its skin, beneath the black spikes, was also a metallic, silvery-white.
A tail, over two meters long, trailed behind it, making it appear exceptionally agile.
If you include its long tail, its overall length exceeds five meters.
Judging from its length and physical characteristics, this dragon-like Soul Beast's cultivation level is exactly at the initial stage of ten thousand years.
Its peculiar appearance allowed Lin Mo to recognize it immediately as the Thorn Dragon, a dragon Soul Beast renowned as the master of space!
Although it is a Subdragon species, it possesses an extremely rare and powerful spatial attribute.
Looking at this Thorn Dragon, Lin Mo felt extremely satisfied.
After all, as the saying goes, time is king, space is king.
If one could obtain a spatial attribute Soul Skill from the Thorn Dragon in front of them, it would greatly enhance the Charmeleon's strength.
Immediately, Lin Mo lowered his voice and said to Dugu Bo beside him, "Senior, I want this Soul Beast."
Dugu Bo green snake eyes swept over the Thorn Dragon, and he nodded slightly. "Its aura is condensed and not dissipated, indeed at the level of someone who has just entered the ten-thousand-year stage. Its attributes also seem quite peculiar."
Just before Dugu Bo was about to make his move, Lin Mo hurriedly added, "Senior, be careful."
This Soul Beast seems to possess considerable spatial abilities and is extremely fast at escaping. It's best to kill it with a single blow, giving it no chance to react.
He did not directly mention the name " Thorn Dragon " to avoid arousing too many questions from Dugu Bo.
Upon hearing this, Dugu Bo smiled disdainfully, "Kid, you're being too cautious."
For an old man Titled Douluo, dealing with a Soul Beast that has just entered the ten-thousand-year stage is a piece of cake.
Even if it can run incredibly fast, can it escape the palm of my hand?
After saying that, he waved to Lin Mo, "Summon your Charmeleon and protect yourself. I'm going in."
Lin Mo obeyed and did as instructed. With a slight thought, the Charmeleon appeared at his feet.
The man and the dragon immediately concealed their presence, hiding behind dense bushes, quietly observing Dugu Bo's actions.
Dugu Bo moved swiftly and silently approached the Thorn Dragon that was munching on some kind of silver ore.
When he got close enough, a flash of emerald light appeared in his eyes, and he unleashed a fierce killing move—a serpentine emerald light that pierced straight for the Thorn Dragon's vital point!
However, to Dugu Bo's surprise, his seemingly sure-fire strike actually missed.
Just as the attack was about to hit its target, the Thorn Dragon, as if it had some kind of premonition, suddenly vanished from its spot without warning, and reappeared several meters to the side!
"Laugh!"
The attack, which should have severely damaged it, ultimately only grazed its body, leaving a shallow bloodstain on its skin.
"Um?
A clear look of surprise flashed across Dugu Bo's face.
The instant Dugu Bo's Smack Down, Lin Mo immediately sensed that the surrounding environment had changed.
A sense of stagnation and spatial fluctuations enveloped the area. Lin Mo lowered his gaze to the Thorn Dragon, his eyes narrowing slightly. Had it used its innate ability?
It wanted to escape!
Spatial Battlefield is a unique ability possessed by the Thorn Dragon.
Within the Spatial Battlefield, it can continuously use Teleport, and its own attributes will also be amplified to a certain extent.
Dugu Bo, being in the center of the battlefield, naturally had a more acute sense of awareness.
Dugu Bo's face flushed red instantly, a surge of shame and anger welling up inside him.
He, a Titled Douluo, actually failed to defeat this Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in one move, especially in front of Lin Mo, a mere kid. He lost face big time!
"What a slippery beast!"
Dugu Bo snorted coldly, no longer holding back.
His Seventh Soul Ring lit up instantly, and a jade-green light emanated from his body.
Then, he...
" Martial Soul Avatar, Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor!"
With a low hiss, Dugu Bo's tall and thin body swelled up in the emerald light, soaring upwards and finally transforming into a gigantic Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor!
At the same time, his Eighth Soul Ring also lit up.
" Eighth Soul Skill: Time Freeze!"
The black light illuminated the snake's body, instantly turning the emerald green into dark green. Dugu Bo opened his mouth and spat out an emerald green bead.
The moment the bead appeared, the space within a hundred meters radius of the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor seemed to freeze.
The Thorn Dragon, which had just unleashed its Spatial Battlefield and was shimmering with silver light, was preparing to Teleport away again.
His body stiffened abruptly, frozen in place, even the look of horror and silver light in his eyes froze.
Seizing this fleeting opportunity, the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor's massive tail lashed out like a giant steel whip, striking the frozen Thorn Dragon hard!
A deep, muffled thud was heard.
The silver radiance on the Thorn Dragon's body instantly dimmed, and the spatial power protecting it shattered abruptly in the face of absolute power.
It let out a mournful howl as its body was violently flung away, crashing through several large trees before landing heavily on the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.
It struggled to get up, but blood mixed with pieces of internal organs kept spilling from its mouth and nose, clearly indicating that it was severely injured and on the verge of death.
"Senior is mighty!" Lin Mo shouted upon seeing this, and then walked out of their hiding place together with Charmeleon.
He looked at the Thorn Dragon lying on the ground and nodded to the Charmeleon beside him.
Charmeleon let out a low growl, its chest bulged, and it unleashed a sudden Dragon Pulse, striking the Thorn Dragon precisely on the head.
"Boom!"
The already critically injured and dying Thorn Dragon lost all hope of survival after this attack.
A deep Black Soul Ring slowly emerged from its corpse.
Seeing this Soul Ring, Lin Mo couldn't help but shake his head. This Thorn Dragon was truly unlucky.
If I were to face it alone, even if Charmeleon could overpower it with sheer strength, I would have no chance of keeping it alive, let alone killing it.
Spatial attributes are incredibly overpowered when it comes to escaping and dodging.
However, this Thorn Dragon, which possessed powerful spatial abilities, unfortunately encountered Dugu Bo, whose cultivation was far superior to its own and who also possessed the rare time-controlling Soul Skill " Time Freeze ".
The Time Freeze, to a certain extent, restrains its spatial capabilities.
It can only be said that it has encountered its natural enemy, and it is fitting that it becomes its Fourth Soul Ring.
"Stop daydreaming, hurry up and absorb it. The energy of Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring is extremely powerful, and it will be several times more difficult to absorb than Thousand-Year Soul Ring. You must Protect your mind!"
Dugu Bo had already deactivated his Martial Soul Avatar Form and landed beside Lin Mo, giving him a serious reminder.
"I understand, thank you, senior."
Lin Mo nodded, took a deep breath, Sheer Force suppressed his excitement, and without further hesitation, sat down cross-legged to adjust himself to his best state.
The Charmeleon followed suit and sat down beside him.
The Charmeleon opened its mouth and inhaled, drawing the ten- Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring towards it and swallowing it whole.
Instantly, an energy far more violent than when absorbing the Thousand-Year Soul Ring exploded within the Charmeleon's body, and through the connection between the two, surged wildly into Lin Mo's limbs and bones!
Lin Mo's body jolted violently, and his skin instantly flushed an abnormal red.
Not only were his meridians and body impacted, but his Sea of Consciousness was also affected.
This is the Soul Shock generated by the soul of the Soul Beast that has not yet dissipated within the Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring!
If Soul Master's mental strength is insufficient, they may suffer mental damage and become mentally impaired in this stage, or even die from a shattered soul.
However, faced with the Soul Shock, Lin Mo only frowned slightly.
His mental strength had already been enhanced by the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew" technique, and it was greatly improved along with the awakening of his Spirit Eyes in his Body Martial Soul, so he had no problem dealing with Soul Shock.
In his perception, although the Soul Shock was intense, it did not shake him in the slightest after the initial shock.
"That's all there is to it."
With a firm resolve, Lin Mo completely relaxed and began to focus all his energy on refining the immense energy surging into his body.
Thanks to his physical strength and meridian resilience far exceeding those of his peers, although he could still feel the swelling and pain brought by the energy impact during the absorption process, everything was within a controllable range.
Time passed second by second.