"This... this Soul Ring..." Qi Ling frowned, thought carefully for a moment, and then asked, "By the way, may I ask what your Martial Soul is?"
"Sure," the girl said straightforwardly, "But my Martial Soul seems to be quite special; none of them have ever heard of it."
My Martial Soul is called the Battle God!
As expected! As expected! No wonder ordinary people don't know the origin of this Martial Soul, because this girl's Martial Soul, like Qi Ling's, belongs to one of the Eight Devils and Eight Gods recorded in ancient times!
Her Martial Soul is the Battle God, one of the Eight Gods!
"I see, no wonder you have this kind of Soul Ring combination," Qi Ling said with sudden realization. "My situation is actually quite similar to yours."
As he spoke, Qi Ling summoned the Divine Dragon Emperor Martial Soul, with three Soul Ring —two purple and one black— Entanglement around him, just like the girl's situation.
Upon seeing that Qi Ling also possessed the same Soul Ring Configuration as herself, the girl was initially taken aback, but then became delighted.
"Oh my god? I've finally met someone like me! That's wonderful!" the girl exclaimed happily. "I always wondered if there was something different about me compared to others, but it turns out there's nothing!"
Qi Ling smiled helplessly. It seemed that this situation was indeed because you were somewhat different from the others, just like a crane standing among chickens. A genius among ordinary people always felt particularly awkward.
"Oh, right!" The girl seemed to suddenly remember something, and extended her hand to Qi Ling, saying, "My name is Bei Na, what's yours?"
Qi Ling had no reason to hide anything, and generously extended her hand to shake Bei Na's, saying, "My name is Qi Ling."
The two clasped hands, but Qi Ling felt a strong pressure from Bei Na's slender hand. She couldn't help but look at her face and found that her bright, watery eyes were full of a competitive and eager desire to win!
So that's how it is! This girl must have been invincible for a long time, just like me, and was suffering from not having a worthy opponent! There's no way around it, when a person becomes strong enough, they will taste the bitterness of loneliness.
But Bei Na's calculations were clearly wrong. She could compete with Qi Ling in anything, but in terms of strength, it was simply asking for trouble! The Divine Dragon Emperor had never lost to any being in terms of strength and destructive power!
So Qi Ling subtly increased her strength as well. The force used in their clasped hands was already quite terrifying, probably something no Soul Elder could withstand.
After a while, Bei Na quietly withdrew her small hand, secretly flicked it behind her back, and said, "Wow, Qi Ling, you're amazing! If you ever have the chance, let's have a match!"
Qi Ling chuckled inwardly. Although Bei Na had suffered a disadvantage in the clash of strength, victory was never solely determined by power. So he replied, "Alright, I'm also looking forward to that time."
"But for now, let's go find that Hundred-Eyed Demon King first," Qi Ling said. "To be honest, my purpose in coming here was actually for it; I left it here specifically to use as my Third Soul Ring."
"Huh? Third Soul Ring? But didn't you already have Third Soul Ring?" Bei Na asked curiously.
"Because I also have another Martial Soul that needs to absorb Soul Ring." Qi Ling said, putting away the Divine Dragon Emperor Martial Soul and summoning the Blood Devil Emperor Martial Soul in return. The two purple Soul Ring were equally astonishing.
However, when Bei Na saw Qi Ling's Blood Devil Emperor Martial Soul, she frowned and said, "Huh? Qi Ling, your Martial Soul feels so... so evil!"
The Eight Gods Martial Soul and the Eight Devils Martial Soul are inherently opposed to each other, much like the relationship between justice and evil. This has nothing to do with stance, but rather a kind of instinctive reaction.
If Qi Ling hadn't revealed his Divine Dragon Emperor Martial Soul first, Bei Na's favorability towards him would probably have already dropped to its lowest point.
Fortunately, now that she has a preconceived notion, Bei Na has already considered Qi Ling as a friend. And now, Qi Ling's Blood Devil Emperor Martial Soul is like discovering a flaw in your friend. Although she doesn't like it, it's not enough to turn them into enemies.
"So you're going to add Soul Ring to this Martial Soul?" Bei Na said. "That's amazing! So Qi Ling, you have a second Martial Soul? Once you absorb the Soul Ring, won't you become even stronger?"
"About the same, it should be about 20% stronger than it is now," Qi Ling estimated. After all, a ten -Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring is a significant improvement even for her.
Of course, this only applies to Qi Ling. After all, he possesses too much power, and his Martial Soul is just one of them. If it were someone else, obtaining a Soul Ring and advancing to a higher realm would increase their strength by at least 90%!
Otherwise, the power suppression between different Soul Master realms wouldn't be so obvious, and the gap would only widen as the game progresses.
"Really? That's great! Then let's hurry up and defeat that Hundred-Eyed Demon King!" Bei Na exclaimed excitedly. "I want to fight you at your strongest; that's the only way to truly enjoy it!"
"By then, you might not be able to beat me anymore, but that doesn't matter, right?" Qi Ling asked.
"It doesn't matter! I didn't fight because I wanted to win!" Bei Na said with a smile. "Winning would be the best outcome, but if I can have a good fight, that's more important than anything else!"
As expected of the Battle God, Bei Na's fighting spirit perfectly embodies the meaning of those two words. Unlike Zhu Zhuqing, who is ruthless and will stop at nothing to win, Bena is a battle maniac who completely enjoys the fight and revels in it.
At this point, Qi Ling understood why, despite using the Beast-Attracting Powder, she still couldn't outmaneuver Bei Na. Imagine being targeted by such a battle maniac—who could remain calm?
During the time the two were talking, many more Soul Beast surrounded them, and now they could no longer hold back and pounced on the two of them.
"Watch out!" Bei Na shouted, preparing to draw her spear and take them all out at once, just like before.
But wouldn't Qi Ling lose face if women always stole her thunder?
" Blood Devil Emperor's First Soul Skill: Blood Devil Hundred Rending Claws!"
Qi Ling casually waved her hand, and hundreds of claw shadows instantly covered the sky, hitting every Soul Beast that pounced on her and leaving several wounds on their bodies.
These wounds look very shallow and are not fatal at all. In fact, these Soul Beast often cause themselves more serious injuries by chance, so they don't even qualify as serious injuries.
Surprisingly, these Soul Beast seemed to have lost all their strength, collapsing to the ground exhausted and panting heavily.
In contrast, Qi Ling, brimming with energy, said to Bei Na, "Alright, I pretty much know where the Hundred-Eyed Demon King is. Let's go."