After Ye Lingling absorbed the Soul Ring of the 100,000-year-old mutated Ghost Vine, the group rested for a while before continuing their search in the Star Dou Great Forest.
Yang Podi's four Soul Ring now possess wood, space, earth, and darkness attributes respectively. Of course, the Hell Leopard, due to its extremely high speed, also possesses a strong wind attribute.
In addition to possessing powerful earth attributes, the Godly Taotie Bull also possesses extremely strong strength attributes.
After absorbing these four Body Martial Soul Ring, Yang Podi's physical recovery, defense, strength, and speed all became excellent. Even though he had just entered Level 96, Yang Podi was extremely confident that he could defeat the Level 98 Golden Crocodile Douluo.
That day, the group was walking in the Star Dou Great Forest when they discovered a small desert several kilometers long and wide, which appeared to be quicksand.
This is highly illogical. The Star Dou Great Forest is teeming with life, and the plants grow exceptionally lushly. There are very few places with sparse vegetation. On the rocky mountain we encountered earlier, there was a 100,000-year-old mutated Ghost Vine hidden inside. This desert is clearly not simple either.
Moreover, there wasn't a single living creature around the desert, and the temperature inside the desert was significantly higher than in other places. There was probably a very powerful Soul Beast hidden in the sand.
Yang Podi took a detour, captured a two-thousand-year-old wildebeest, and went straight into the quicksand.
Unexpectedly, after the wildebeest entered the quicksand, its face was filled with fear. But no matter how hard it struggled, the quicksand seemed to have an infinite attraction. The wildebeest slowly sank into the quicksand and then quickly lost its life.
Logically speaking, even if a wildebeest gets stuck in quicksand, a two-thousand-year-old Soul Beast should be able to survive for a period of time. However, the wildebeest's aura disappeared in an instant, obviously killed by something, or directly swallowed by some Soul Beast. Moreover, this Soul Beast is probably very powerful.
Yang Podi thought carefully for a moment, then grabbed a 20,000-year-old Earth Demon Bear and threw it into the quicksand. However, this Earth Demon Bear was also terrified and quickly sank into the quicksand, its aura disappearing very fast.
Yang Ping'an, standing to the side, spoke with some hesitation, "Brother, there's probably an extremely powerful Soul Beast in this quicksand. It's not really suitable for us to fight in the quicksand. Besides, we still don't know what kind of Soul Beast it is, and attacking rashly might easily lead to losses. Moreover, we haven't been able to sense the Soul Beast's aura yet, so this Soul Beast is probably hiding very well."
Yang Podi nodded. "Most 100,000-year-old Soul Beast usually hide very deep inside, and very few roam freely like the Godly Taotie Bull. We need to find a way to lure this Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast out."
"But how do we lure this Soul Beast Soul Beast out? It's clearly hiding in the quicksand," Yang Tianyue said, somewhat puzzled.
Yang Podi thought for a long time before speaking, "I plan to go into the quicksand and Douluo I this Soul Beast, which will also serve as a warning to the enemy. You can provide support from outside as needed."
The five were shocked upon hearing this, and Yang Tianyue quickly said, "Brother, isn't what you're doing too dangerous? After all, we don't even know what kind of Soul Beast is inside."
Yang Podi simply smiled slightly, "Don't worry, with my current strength, no Soul Beast can easily deal with me. If things get really bad, I can just come out quickly."
Just as Yang Podi said, as long as he wanted to leave, no Soul Beast could truly trap him, after all, the Space Bone Dragon had extremely strong spatial attributes.
Under the watchful eyes of the five, Yang Podi summoned the Soul Breaking Spear and his Soul Ring, forcefully plunging the Soul Breaking Spear into the quicksand.
After entering the quicksand, the Soul Breaking Spear swept through it with unstoppable force, piercing a huge hole in the sand. The Soul Breaking Spear flew nearly fifty meters into the sand, indicating that the small desert was at least fifty meters deep.
Especially after the Soul Breaking Spear entered, a suction force emanated from the quicksand, as if it wanted to pull the Soul Breaking Spear away.
Yang Podi ignored it and did not resist, letting the suction force pull away the Soul Breaking Spear. Suddenly, it seemed as if the Soul Breaking Spear was swallowed by something?
Yang Podi merely sneered, "You've got some nerve, daring to swallow even my Martial Soul. You're practically courting death."
Yang Podi's right leg flashed with Soul Power, and he kicked hard at the location of the Soul Breaking Spear. It was Yang Podi's Right Leg Soul Bone skill: Bone Dragon Tail Swing Sweep. A huge bone dragon tail appeared in the space and swung directly at the quicksand. The quicksand was split apart as if it had hit a heavy object. The strong collision split the quicksand apart.
Immediately afterward, Yang Podi waved his hand forcefully, and the Soul Breaking Spear returned to his hand. At the same time, a huge Soul Beast appeared on the surface of the desert.
This Soul Beast was entirely golden, over twenty inches long, and was a giant golden scorpion. This scorpion had two enormous pincers, and its tail was even more terrifying. Both the pincers and the tail were extremely sharp and emitted Sisi blue light, clearly indicating that it was highly venomous.
"A 200,000-year-old Golden Scorpion Emperor."
Yang Podi swallowed hard and uttered a few words.
The Golden Crab Emperor also seemed unusually angry, clearly upset that its rest had been disturbed.
"Human, how dare you disturb my rest! I'll tear you to pieces!"
Yang Podi ignored all that, gripped the Soul Breaking Spear with both hands, and flashed to appear directly in front of the Golden Scorpion Emperor, thrusting it forcefully.
But this Golden Scorpion Emperor was exceptionally ferocious. It used its enormous pincers to clamp down on the Soul Breaking Spear. Although it retreated a considerable distance, it simultaneously thrust its massive scorpion penis forward, as if trying to pierce through Yang Podi's entire body.
Yang Podi gripped the Soul Breaking Spear with both hands and swung it forcefully, using the spear to block the scorpion's tail attack.
Immediately afterwards, Yang Podi's entire body turned golden, and four Soul Ring appeared on his body. In particular, the second Soul Ring flashed, and a black hole appeared in the space behind the Golden Scorpion Emperor. Yang Podi used all his strength to stab it again with the Soul Breaking Spear, pushing the Golden Scorpion Emperor's body into the black hole together.
With this attack, Yang Podi and the Golden Scorpion Emperor appeared simultaneously on an open space in the distance, a full two kilometers away from the quicksand. This was Yang Podi's biggest plan: to prevent the Golden Crab Emperor from hiding in the quicksand.
Before the Golden Crab Emperor could react, the other five quickly arrived beside the Golden Scorpion Emperor Golden Scorpion Emperor Golden Scorpion Emperor, surrounding it in the center, clearly intending to attack it.
The Golden Scorpion Emperor seemed extremely angry. "Human, how dare you scheme against me! I will kill you!"
At the same time, the Golden Scorpion Emperor emitted an exceptionally powerful aura of Soul Beast, far stronger than that of Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast; this should be considered the aura of Ferocious Beast.
"Kill."
Yang Podi uttered a single word, then directly attacked with the Soul Breaking Spear.
The other five seemed to have heard the instructions as well, and each attacked the Golden Scorpion Emperor from different directions. Yang Tianyue directly used the Sea God Trident to attack the Golden Scorpion Emperor's huge tail, while Yang Ping'an, Dugu Yan, and Niu Meng each attacked the Golden Scorpion Emperor's torso, with Yang Ping'an on the left and Dugu Yan and Niu Meng on the right.
Yang Podi directly used his Sixth Soul Skill: Golden Lion Break. A huge golden light flew out from the Soul Breaking Spear, like the phantom of the Golden Lion King, and pounced head-on on the Golden Scorpion Emperor.
Since his Sixth Soul Ring reached 100,000 years, Yang Podi's Sixth Soul Skill underwent a qualitative change, seemingly possessing extremely strong metal properties, and its destructive power was greatly enhanced.
The Golden Scorpion Emperor seemed to know the power of this move and hurriedly used its pincers to desperately defend itself, but the Golden Lion King pounced on the pincers, leaving a huge wound.
Yang Ping'an, like lightning, struck the Golden Scorpion Emperor's torso, causing another wound.
Yang Tianyue's Sea God Trident collided with the Golden Scorpion Emperor's tail, and the immense force sent the tail flying.
Dugu Yan and Niu Meng, on the other hand, seemed to have difficulty breaking through the Golden Scorpion Emperor Golden Scorpion Emperor's defenses, only managing to leave shallow wounds on its surface. It truly lived up to its reputation as Ferocious Beast of the 200,000-year level.
The Golden Crab Emperor seemed extremely frustrated, as it was surrounded and attacked from all directions by multiple people. Even though its two scorpion claws were incredibly strong, with exceptionally impressive defense and attack capabilities, it quickly found itself overwhelmed.
Yang Podi, however, pressed his advantage relentlessly, gripping the Soul Breaking Spear with both hands and thrusting it directly at the Golden Scorpion Emperor's head, forcing him to use his twin claws to defend himself.
In less than ten minutes, the Golden Scorpion Emperor was already covered in wounds. Its torso had suffered various injuries, and a section of its tail had been severed, clearly cut off by Yang Tianyue's Sea God Trident. Even one of its two claws had been severed, cut off by Yang Podi's Soul Breaking Spear.
The Golden Scorpion Emperor roared, its face filled with resentment, as if pleading for help.
But Yang Podi ignored all that and directly activated his Eighth Soul Skill: Earth Behemoth Break. A huge Soul- Soul Breaking Spear flew directly through Yang Podi's body, piercing through the Golden Scorpion Emperor's body and pinning it to the ground.
The Golden Scorpion Emperor seemed to be on its last legs, but it still spoke fiercely, "Humans, you will pay the price."
As the Golden Scorpion Emperor uttered those words with all its might, Yang Podi smashed a punch into its head, piercing through its skull. The Golden Scorpion Emperor Golden Scorpion Emperor Golden Scorpion Emperor instantly died, and at the same time, a massive red Soul Ring appeared. This Soul Ring Soul Ring much larger than any he had ever seen before. Upon closer inspection, two golden lines could be seen on the Soul Ring, proving that this Golden Scorpion Emperor was over two hundred thousand years old and had already reached the level of Ferocious Beast.
After resting for a while, Yang Podi began absorbing the Soul Ring, while Yang Tianyue continued to maintain the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud for protection.
The 200,000-year-old Golden Scorpion King truly lived up to its Ferocious Beast status. This time, it took a full ten days to absorb the Soul Ring, much longer than previous Soul Ring absorption times, and the energy was even more violent.
However, with Yang Podi's current Level 96 Soul Power, absorbing it is not a problem at all.
After absorbing the Soul Ring, Yang Podi peeled open the corpse of the Golden Scorpion Emperor. A golden Left Arm Soul Bone appeared on the Golden Scorpion Emperor, containing boundless power that even gave people a strong sense of cutting. It was indeed Soul Bone from Ferocious Beast, and also Soul Bone from a golden-type Soul Beast.
Yang Podi has always favored gold-type Soul Beast, including the Gold Crocodile King, Golden Lion King, and Golden Behemoth. This 200,000-year-old Golden Scorpion Emperor is the fourth gold-type Soul Beast he has ever encountered.
Gold-type Soul Beast generally possess extremely strong metallic properties, along with formidable strength and excellent defense, making them the pinnacle of Soul Beast.
Yang Podi spent another three days absorbing the 200,000-year-old Golden Scorpion Emperor's Left Arm Soul Bone.
After absorbing the Soul Ring and Soul Bone of the 200,000-year-old Golden Scorpion Emperor, Yang Podi's Soul Power had reached the peak of Level 97. Even if he continued to cultivate on his own, he should be able to break through to Level 98 very soon.
Yang Podi next wanted to find a water-attribute Soul Beast and a fire-attribute Soul Beast, and ideally, a spirit-type Soul Beast as well. These three types of Soul Beast are very difficult to find, and there are basically no high-level ones in the Star Dou Great Forest.
As for the so-called lightning attribute Soul Beast and time attribute Soul Beast, Yang Podi had never heard of anyone seeing one that was over 100,000 years old. Yang Ping'an's Thunder Dragon was the strongest one he had ever seen. As for the Sky Azure Bull Python, it didn't seem to be a pure lightning attribute, but rather a combination of water and lightning attributes. In terms of lightning control alone, it was not even as good as Yang Ping'an's Thunder Dragon.
Especially for spirit-type Soul Beast, it's extremely rare to see one that's 100,000 years old, and even fewer that are of higher age.
Since absorbing so many Soul Ring, Yang Podi felt that the greatest advantage of his Body Martial Soul was its versatility; it could absorb any type of Soul Ring without any rejection or hidden dangers. No wonder Du Busi could absorb all the toxic Soul Ring without any health problems.
If one truly possessed the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth in Soul Ring, their combined use would likely yield countless wondrous effects.