Absorbing the Thirty-Thousand-Year Heavenly Fiend Tiger Soul Ring! Successfully Advancing to Five-Ring Soul King!

Splurt!

Dai Fei's tiger claw pierced straight through the black-clad man's chest, and blood gushed out.

The man let out a piercing scream, his body stiffening before he fell heavily to the ground.

The remaining black-clad men turned pale with shock and hurriedly stepped back, fear flashing in their eyes.

"Retreat!" one of the black-clad men shouted, then turned and ran. Seeing this, the others scattered and fled as well.

Dai Fei's gaze turned icy. He used the White Tiger Wind Shadow Step to pursue them, then unleashed the White Tiger Geng Metal Roar and shook them all to death!

Only dead men could put his mind at ease!

Afterward, he let out a long breath, and the Soul Rings beneath his feet slowly faded away.

He circulated the Geng Metal Sacred Art, quickly recovering his lost strength and Soul Power.

Dai Fei sat cross-legged beside the Heavenly Fiend Tiger's corpse, gazing solemnly at the black Soul Ring hovering in the air.

The Soul Ring radiated an intense black light, as though it contained endless baleful Qi and resentment, enough to send a chill down anyone's spine.

Dai Fei took a deep breath. He understood that absorbing a thirty-thousand-year Soul Ring was no easy task. This was especially true of a ferocious, baleful beast like the Heavenly Fiend Tiger: the resentment and energy within its Soul Ring were both exceedingly violent.

The slightest mistake could bring a backlash. At best, his Soul Power would disperse; at worst, his soul would be scattered.

Absorbing a thirty-thousand-year Soul Ring as his fifth was no small challenge!

The harder it was, the better. That was what made it a challenge!

Rather than be afraid, he would forge bravely ahead!

"Come on!" Dai Fei growled, determination flashing in his eyes.

He formed hand seals and circulated the Soul Power in his body. A phantom of the Sacred Beast White Tiger appeared, radiating tremendous might, as he slowly drew the black Soul Ring toward himself.

The moment the Soul Ring touched his body, Dai Fei felt a torrent of violent energy surge into him like a flood, battering his meridians and internal organs.

His body jolted, cold sweat instantly beading on his forehead as his face turned pale.

Such powerful energy! Dai Fei was inwardly shocked, but he did not panic. Instead, he quickly circulated the Geng Metal Sacred Art, trying to guide the energy through his body in an orderly flow.

But the Heavenly Fiend Tiger's Soul Ring energy was far too violent. Even with the Geng Metal Sacred Art's help, Dai Fei still felt waves of tearing pain through his meridians.

His body trembled slightly, and a trickle of blood even seeped from the corner of his mouth, but he gritted his teeth and forced himself to endure.

Just then, a shrill roar suddenly rang through Dai Fei's mind, as though a ferocious giant tiger were roaring in his spiritual world.

"Roar!"

The Heavenly Fiend Tiger's resentment took the form of a black phantom and lunged at Dai Fei's spiritual core, attempting to tear his consciousness to shreds.

Dai Fei felt as though his head were splitting open, as if countless steel needles were churning inside his mind, leaving him barely able to concentrate.

"Foolish resentment, you dare run rampant!" Dai Fei growled, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

He quickly marshaled his spiritual power and formed a white tiger phantom in his mind, meeting the Heavenly Fiend Tiger's resentment head-on.

Boom!

The two phantoms clashed fiercely in Dai Fei's spiritual world, each collision violently shaking his consciousness.

The Heavenly Fiend Tiger's resentment was extremely tenacious. Even when suppressed by Dai Fei's spiritual power, it continued to strike back madly, trying to corrode his consciousness.

Dai Fei gritted his teeth, veins bulging on his forehead as all the Soul Power in his body circulated wildly, trying to suppress the resentment.

Yet the Heavenly Fiend Tiger's resentment seemed endless. Each time it was driven back, it gathered again, growing even more violent.

Dai Fei's spiritual power was gradually depleted, and his consciousness began to blur, but he knew he could not fall.

If the resentment corroded him, he would lose himself completely and become the Heavenly Fiend Tiger's puppet.

"Be suppressed!" Dai Fei roared. The Geng Metal Sacred Art circulated at full strength within him, and his spiritual power surged.

In his spiritual world, the Sacred Beast White Tiger phantom suddenly swelled into a gigantic white tiger divine beast. It threw back its head and howled, its voice shaking the nine heavens.

Under that pressure, the Heavenly Fiend Tiger's resentment finally began to crumble. The black phantom gradually dispersed, eventually turning into specks of black light that merged into Dai Fei's spiritual core.

Dai Fei let out a long breath, and his consciousness gradually cleared.

Before he could relax, however, the Soul Power in his body erupted into turmoil once more.

The Heavenly Fiend Tiger's Soul Ring energy had not been fully absorbed. Instead, it rampaged through his meridians, trying to break free of his control.

Dai Fei's body shook violently, and a fine layer of blood droplets even seeped through his skin, making him look like a man drenched in blood.

"Mere energy, and you dare resist!" Dai Fei growled, a ruthless glint flashing in his eyes.

He quickly circulated the Geng Metal Sacred Art, condensing the Soul Power in his body into streams of sharp Geng Metal power and forcibly suppressing the violent energy.

The Geng Metal power acted like a multitude of sharp blades, slicing the Heavenly Fiend Tiger's Soul Ring energy into countless tiny portions, which he then absorbed one by one.

As time passed, the Soul Power in Dai Fei's body gradually settled, and he completely absorbed the Heavenly Fiend Tiger's Soul Ring energy.

His meridians grew tougher as the energy coursed through them, and his Soul Power became more abundant.

Dai Fei could clearly feel that his strength had undergone a qualitative leap, with his speed and attack power improving particularly noticeably.

"I did it!" Dai Fei slowly opened his eyes, a glimmer of joy flashing in them.

He looked down at his body and found a layer of faint black markings covering his skin, as though the Heavenly Fiend Tiger's baleful Qi had merged into his bloodline.

Dai Fei clenched his fists, feeling the surging power within him, and a surge of bold pride rose in his heart.

"A thirty-thousand-year Soul Ring really is extraordinary!" Dai Fei murmured, then rose to his feet and stretched his limbs.

His body felt as though it had been reborn, brimming with strength and explosive power.

His hands in particular had faint traces of black baleful Qi curling around the fingertips, as though they could tear through anything at any moment.

With the absorption of his fifth Soul Ring complete, his fifth Soul Skill was also unsealed.

The fifth Soul Skill bestowed on him by the Sacred Beast White Tiger was the White Tiger Geng Metal Transformation!

It drew on the vast Geng Metal power in his body to form a suit of golden armor over his entire body, dramatically increasing his attack, speed, and defense to a terrifying degree!

It possessed the properties of both extreme sharpness and extreme defense!

It was incredibly powerful!

Besides that, he also had the enhancement of an exceptionally powerful Heavenly Fiend power!

This power was the exact opposite of Geng Metal power.

Geng Metal power: extreme sharpness!

Heavenly Fiend power: extreme toughness!

His Soul Power had even risen to level fifty-five!

With a thought, five Soul Rings-yellow, yellow, purple, black, and black-rose from beneath his feet.

Terrifying Soul Power spread outward!

Dai Fei took a deep breath and turned his gaze toward the depths of Sunset Forest.

He knew that although his strength had increased considerably, he still had a long way to go before becoming a true powerhouse.

Hungry, he checked that the Heavenly Fiend Tiger had no Soul Bone, then stewed and ate it.

After eating and drinking his fill, he said:

"Next, it's time to go deeper. I'm determined to obtain the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well!"

Dai Fei murmured, his eyes gleaming, then set off toward the depths of the forest. As for Dugu Bo, he would make his move when the man was away!

Illuminated by the setting sun, his retreating figure looked especially upright, like a fierce tiger poised to rise, unstoppable.