After hearing this, Lin Gu smiled faintly and said:
"What, you want Xiao Wu to reunite with you? Sure, I'll go find her for my next Soul Ring!"
"No, no, no, Lord Lin Gu, I was just asking casually. Please let Xiao Wu live. Sister Xiao Wu has had it pretty hard too."
The Titan Giant Ape intended to play the sympathy card to soften Lin Gu's heart.
But Lin Gu folded his arms and watched the azure Soul Power from the Sky Azure Bull Python's sacrifice before him. It could truly be said to change the color of heaven and earth. He said:
"What if I insist on making Xiao Wu my Soul Ring?"
Hearing this, the Titan Giant Ape pressed his lips together, froze for a moment, and said:
"Then I can only obey Lord Lin Gu's wishes. But I still hope you'll let Sister Xiao Wu live a good life as a human."
Hearing those words, Lin Gu finally understood: strength was everything. But on second thought, he still had seven Soul Rings to fill, and there didn't seem to be enough Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts. He glanced at Qian Renxue's and thought, I can't take back something I've given away. Sister Xiao Xue treats me pretty well. Later on, I'll have to arrange a hundred-thousand-year package for her too.
But from what I know, the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts that have appeared in this Douluo World are extremely scarce. So, while the Sky Azure Bull Python was sacrificing himself, Lin Gu came up with a crooked idea and said to the Titan Giant Ape beside him:
"If you want Xiao Wu to live, that's fine too. Tell me, I still have seven Soul Rings to absorb. Sigh! Apart from settling for a thousand-year one for my first Soul Ring, since I was only just starting out, I plan to get nothing but hundred-thousand-year ones or higher from now on. Titan Giant Ape, why don't you tell me where the other Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts are? Then I'll let your Sister Xiao Wu live a little longer."
Hearing this, the Titan Giant Ape froze for a moment, then immediately said:
"So that still won't let Xiao Wu keep living, just live a little longer?"
Lin Gu smiled calmly, the corners of his lips curving upward, his expression utterly wicked. He immediately said:
"Fine, then I'll choose Xiao Wu for my next Soul Ring!"
"No, no, no, Lord Lin Gu, look to the north, to the farthest north. Just please don't say I told you!"
The Titan Giant Ape could only say this, a hundred feelings mingling in his heart. He thought, Sister Xiao Wu, how did you come to know such a tyrant? You weren't the one who exposed our location, were you? If you were, you probably had no choice. To save your life, Er Ming understands too. Sigh, forget it. Sacrificing ourselves is better than being hunted down.
Hearing this, Lin Gu nodded. "Oh~ over there!"
Lin Gu understood. The Far North. All right, next time I need to hunt for a Soul Ring, I'll take a look there.
Before they knew it, more than twenty minutes had passed. The mass of azure, lightning-filled Soul Power around Qian Renxue suddenly exploded. Lightning danced over her body as she slowly opened her eyes.
The Angel Martial Soul rose behind her, soaring straight into the clouds, wrapped in golden lightning. It was her Martial Soul Avatar.
Then seven Soul Rings slowly emerged: two yellow, two purple, two black, and one red!
Qian Renxue suddenly gave a loud shout, and her Soul Power erupted. Beating the six wings on her back, she flew over to Lin Gu and hugged him.
"Xiao Gu! Thank you so much! I love your gift so much. My Soul Power shot up five levels! I never imagined I'd break straight through to level seventy-five. A Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, this is simply amazing!"
Qian Renxue hugged Lin Gu, lifting him right off the ground and holding him tightly in her arms.
"All right, Sister Xiao Xue, as long as you like it. Put me down. It's my turn to absorb one!"
Qian Renxue nodded. Suddenly, the Sky Azure Bull Python's remaining Soul Power gathered, and a Soul Bone glowing with azure light appeared at its center.
It flew toward Qian Renxue!
Qian Renxue exclaimed in surprise, "It's a Soul Bone!"
The Sky Azure Bull Python Right Arm Bone would be absorbed along with the sacrifice. Now, the Soul Bone arrived before Qian Renxue, about to fuse with her automatically.
But Qian Renxue caught it in one hand, clearly rejecting it herself!
She glanced at Lin Gu, then immediately handed it to him and said:
"Xiao Gu, you should have the Soul Bone. I'm already very happy with a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring. You take the Soul Bone!"
Looking at Qian Renxue's sincere expression, Lin Gu thought it over. A Soul Bone doesn't seem to be much use to me. My equipment is already invincible enough. The Sky Azure Bull Python's Soul Bone?
The Sky Azure Bull Python Right Arm Bone, with two Soul Skills?
The damage is pretty good, but it's still not as good as my [Blade of the Bloodbath]. Even if I absorbed it, I wouldn't have any use for it. Forget it, I'll leave it to Qian Renxue.
I don't seem to need Soul Bones. When it comes to becoming a god in the future, I have my own clever plan.
So he said, "Sister Xiao Xue, absorb it yourself. I have no use for it. You should know that my Martial Soul is far more powerful than a Soul Bone."
Although Qian Renxue felt embarrassed to accept it, Lin Gu's words were all too true. Indeed, Xiao Gu's astonishing strength far surpassed a Soul Bone. This Soul Bone really did seem beneath his notice.
So she nodded. "Then thank you, Xiao Gu. I'll definitely repay your kindness."
Lin Gu nodded. Watching from the side, Qian Jun and Jiang Mo truly had their horizons, built over so many years of cultivation, shattered. To think things could even be done this way.
Then Lin Gu glanced at the Titan Giant Ape without speaking.
The Titan Giant Ape tactfully stepped forward and said slowly:
"Lord Lin Gu, sorry for the wait. Please sit down. I'll sacrifice myself right away!"
Lin Gu nodded, sat cross-legged, and waited quietly!
The Titan Giant Ape nodded, and Soul Power erupted from his entire body, turning into a streak of red Soul Power that flew into Lin Gu's body. In an instant, the earth shook incessantly, and great streams of red blood Qi rose from the ground and surged around Lin Gu.
They formed a dark red sphere of Soul Power that enveloped Lin Gu.
Qian Renxue, Qian Jun, and Jiang Mo stood guard nearby. Soul Power gathered from between heaven and earth, their surroundings trembled repeatedly, and gravity seemed to have multiplied several times.
Holding the Soul Bone in her hand, Qian Renxue truly didn't know how to thank Lin Gu!
A Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, and a Soul Bone too. They were both far too precious.
After roughly another twenty minutes, the dark red sphere of Soul Power suddenly shattered. Lin Gu opened his eyes and spread his arms.
Soul Power erupted, and the earth shook violently.
Lin Gu slowly stood up and rolled his arms. Then two Soul Rings appeared around him: one purple and one red.
An interface popped up before him:
[Mission to slay the Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python complete. Reward: twenty thousand gold coins!] [Twenty thousand gold coins have been credited!]
Lin Gu stretched lazily and rolled his neck. The Soul Power in the sky gathered into a Soul Bone: the Titan Giant Ape Left Arm Bone.
He caught it in one hand and tossed it toward Qian Renxue!
"Sister Xiao Xue, catch! It's yours!"
Qian Renxue caught it in a fluster. Seeing that it was another hundred-thousand-year Soul Bone, she-she looked at Lin Gu, no longer even knowing how to voice her thanks.
She only said dazedly, "Xiao Gu!"
Lin Gu smiled calmly and said in a very casual tone:
"I have no use for things like Soul Bones. Absorbing this one gave me quite a boost. I jumped straight up nine levels. I'm level twenty-nine now."
"Level twenty-nine?"
Qian Renxue, Qian Jun, and Jiang Mo spoke in unison.
Lin Gu curled his lips into a smile as he watched his third equipment slot unlock: the shoulder slot. The system equipment shop had refreshed again too. Once I get home, I'll take a good look at what the third piece of equipment is.
Moreover, over this period, Lin Gu had also come to understand that, with his Martial Soul, he had to buy equipment before absorbing a Soul Ring.
Otherwise, if he absorbed a Soul Ring with basic equipment, the resulting Soul Skill could only be added to that basic equipment. That would be a huge loss.
So Lin Gu was in no hurry. He would first earn enough gold coins to buy the third piece of equipment, then absorb his third Soul Ring.
The third equipment slot appeared over Lin Gu's shoulders: a pair of faint white little pauldrons.
He would study them once he got back.
At this moment, Qian Renxue walked forward holding the Soul Bones and asked:
"Xiao Gu, your second Soul Skill is already a hundred-thousand-year one. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I never would have believed it. Right, Xiao Gu, what is your second Soul Skill?"
Hearing this, Lin Gu said:
"My second Soul Skill: Bloodthirsty Firmament Slash!"