Qin Fang noticed Ju Zi's appraising gaze. A smile appeared on his lips as he extended his hand. "Hello, I'm Qin Fang, a third-year student at the Affiliated Elementary Academy."
Ju Zi let out a soft cry. Ah, seeing his chubby little face and how childish he still looked, she had thought he was a first-year junior. How could he be in his third year?
Over this period, Qin Fang's little body had visibly grown rounder. There was no other reason—the chef's cooking was simply too good.
Ju Zi's tender, fair hand clasped Qin Fang's chubby little hand. She smiled and said, "Hello, I'm Ju Zi from the sixth year of the Affiliated Elementary Academy. You can call me Senior Ju Zi. From now on, I'll look out for you at the academy. If there's anything you don't understand, you can come ask me."
Qin Fang's lips curved upward. "All right. Then thank you, Senior Ju Zi."
Mentor Zhao looked at Scorpion Tiger Douluo. "Senior, we'll be leaving now. Goodbye."
Scorpion Tiger Douluo nodded and prepared to take Qin Fang away as well.
He had searched nearly all of Twilight Forest, yet found no Undead Department soul beasts. It seemed he could only have the Sect Leader help the Saint Son obtain his Second Soul Ring.
Ju Zi and Mentor Zhao turned and left.
Just as Qin Fang was about to leave, Electrolux's calm voice sounded. "There are undead fluctuations deep underground. By your world's standards, it should be a Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast. With your current Undead Martial Soul, absorbing it will be dangerous, but it will not kill you. Will you take the risk? Decide for yourself."
Over the past few months, Electrolux had also been silently learning about this world.
Qin Fang immediately told Scorpion Tiger Douluo about it. He still chose to take the risk. "Uncle Scorpion Tiger, I sensed a trace of Undead Aura right beneath our feet."
Scorpion Tiger Douluo was startled. He had sensed nothing at all.
Still, Scorpion Tiger Douluo chose to trust Qin Fang. After thinking for a moment, he said decisively, "Saint Son, let's leave for now and borrow a special Soul Tool."
With that, Scorpion Tiger Douluo took Qin Fang away and returned to the Affiliated Elementary Academy.
The two split up. Scorpion Tiger Douluo left to collect the Soul Tool, while Qin Fang fell asleep as soon as his head touched the pillow, conserving his strength.
When night fell, Scorpion Tiger Douluo brought Qin Fang back to Twilight Forest.
"Saint Son, are you sure it's here?"
Qin Fang nodded seriously.
With a thud, Scorpion Tiger Douluo took a special Soul Tool from his Storage Soul Tool and set it on the ground. The earth trembled slightly.
It was practically a metal monster, around ten meters long and three meters wide. Its entire body was slender, like a silver shuttle.
At its front was a massive metal drill bit with deep grooves, forged from special metal. At the rear was a cockpit large enough to hold five or six people.
Inside the cockpit, the complicated buttons dazzled Qin Fang's eyes, giving it the feel of modern technology.
Scorpion Tiger Douluo smiled and explained, "Saint Son, this is Mingde Hall's newest invention, a fifth-grade Soul Tool: Geological Explorer No. 1. It is said to be able to reach a depth of a thousand meters underground. Sit tight."
The next instant, the massive metal drill bit bored into the ground with a buzzing roar, making the earth shake.
The metal monster continued descending, shattering soil and rocks alike. Almost nothing could stop it.
The blue screen continuously displayed their depth and scanned the surrounding soil conditions.
At a depth of eight hundred meters, there was a bang. The metal monster seemed to drill into an underground river, and the entire vehicle fell downward, shaking violently.
Scorpion Tiger Douluo immediately put away the fifth-grade Soul Tool to prevent it from being damaged. Though its grade was not high, the cost of developing it had been far from small.
At present, it was still only a prototype and required continuous data adjustments.
Scorpion Tiger Douluo shielded Qin Fang behind him and used his Spiritual Power to examine their surroundings. They were in a cold, damp underground cavern without the slightest hint of light, like a coffin. It seemed to have been forcibly carved out by some creature and was rather crude. Dense deathly aura and Undead Aura drifted through the air. Ordinary people would certainly feel uncomfortable here, but Qin Fang felt incomparably at ease.
Scorpion Tiger Douluo sensed the full presence of the Undead Department soul beast—a Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast, the Tyrannical Bone-Piercing Tiger. His heart sank as he looked at Qin Fang.
He was not worried that he could not kill the soul beast. He was worried that Qin Fang would be unable to Devour it and turn it into his Second Soul Ring.
The soul beast's cultivation was simply too high.
The Tyrannical Bone-Piercing Tiger awoke. Ghostly blue flames flickered in its deep eye sockets as it radiated danger. It looked toward Qin Fang and Scorpion Tiger Douluo, then unleashed a sonic roar to declare its sovereignty over this place.
Roar!
The invisible sound waves became a spiritual impact, which Scorpion Tiger Douluo easily blocked.
Scorpion Tiger Douluo sighed. "Saint Son, how about we leave first? You may not be able to absorb a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring."
But Qin Fang looked eager to try. "Uncle Scorpion Tiger, I can do it. Help me beat it half to death first."
Qin Fang wanted to take the gamble. This should be Electrolux's first test.
Scorpion Tiger Douluo pondered for a long time before saying, "Saint Son, if your life is in danger during the refinement of the Soul Ring, I will stop it immediately."
Qin Fang nodded and took a deep breath.
Scorpion Tiger Douluo took another special Soul Tool from his Storage Soul Tool. It resembled a sphere. He threw it onto the ground, and intense white light burst forth, illuminating the area like daylight.
Only then did Qin Fang clearly see the Tyrannical Bone-Piercing Tiger's complete form.
Before him was a skeleton that shimmered with a jade-like luster, faintly alternating between black and white. Purple flames burned in its eye sockets. Its enormous body exceeded eight meters in length, while strands of Black Qi curled around the surface of its bones.
Scorpion Tiger Douluo released a trace of pressure. The purple flames in the Ten Thousand Year Tyrannical Bone-Piercing Tiger's eye sockets flickered incessantly, as though they might go out at any moment.
The next instant, light flashed beneath Scorpion Tiger Douluo's feet as he unleashed his Martial Soul Avatar. An evil aura relentlessly battered the Tyrannical Bone-Piercing Tiger.
The Tyrannical Bone-Piercing Tiger's ferocity was completely provoked. It let out another silent roar and lunged at Scorpion Tiger Douluo with bared fangs.
Scorpion Tiger Douluo charged forward and collided with it.
With a single strike, the enraged Bone-Piercing Tiger could no longer be tyrannical. Its bones scattered across the ground, and the purple flames in its eyes dimmed drastically.
"Saint Son, now!"
The purple Soul Ring beneath Qin Fang's feet lit up. His Martial Soul, the Jade Skeleton, stepped forth. Under Qin Fang's control, it unleashed its thousand-year Soul Skill, Purple Light Impact, completely extinguishing the purple flames in the Tyrannical Bone-Piercing Tiger's eyes.
The Tyrannical Bone-Piercing Tiger released one final low wail.
The next second, a faint black Soul Ring emerged beneath it, radiating pressure.
Scorpion Tiger Douluo withdrew his Martial Soul Avatar and reminded him again, "Saint Son, be careful."
Qin Fang reached out, touched the black Soul Ring, and began absorbing it.
With a buzz, an enormous amount of Soul Power surged into him like a raging ocean, making the Meridians within Qin Fang's body swell painfully.
Qin Fang immediately circulated the Meditation Method of the Heart of the Undead, guiding that Soul Power into his Dantian.
Within the Sea of Consciousness.
The Tyrannical Bone-Piercing Tiger's final wisp of soul condensed, carrying incomparable resentment and fury as it attempted to Devour Qin Fang's soul and perish with him.
In an instant, the Jade Skeleton appeared and fought against that wisp of the Tyrannical Bone-Piercing Tiger's soul.
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