Douluo: Wuhun Longyuan Sword, I have become the scabbard

Chapter 105 Tribulation of Lightning, Ferocious Beast?
Great!
Ding Quan's expression wasn't extremely bad, but it wasn't much better either.

The few people are currently fleeing for their lives.

A swarm of ice-green scorpions was chasing after them, but fortunately, they had the ability to fly and quickly distanced themselves from the scorpions. Moreover, a powerful aura was rapidly approaching them from afar.

As expected of one of the rulers of the far north, the Ice Jade Scorpion's strength in this environment is even more terrifying than I imagined.

"As expected of a super soul beast, its defense is so high despite its small size." Relying on their flying ability, the group successfully distanced themselves from the swarm of ice-green scorpions.

“In a place like this, we can’t exert our full strength at all.” Ding Quan put away the Dragon Abyss Sword in his hand. Now his arm movements were much slower, and even his fist was not very flexible, as if his hand was swollen.

This was not due to injury, but because the extreme cold slowed down his reactions, and even using his first soul skill, Wood Tenacity, was of no use.

In this extremely cold temperature, even one's own reactions are much slower.

"My ice attribute is completely useless against them." Ling quickly used his martial soul to build an ice house, blocking out the surrounding chill, which made Ding Quan and Wei'er feel a little better.

The Ice Jade Scorpions possess ultimate ice power, and Ling's current ice attribute is directly countered by them, rendering his ice attribute attacks ineffective against them.

And just as Ding Quan had guessed, using mental power on them did have some effect, but not much.

Ling had already used his mental attack, but even when used against the ten-thousand-year-old Ice Jade Scorpion, it could react quickly. The mental resistance of super soul beasts is absolutely strong, and they feed on ice silkworms that are good at mental power, so they obviously have their own means of dealing with mental power.

What surprised them even more was the terrifying defensive power of these Ice Jade Scorpions. They could withstand Vera's lightning attribute attacks, even with the amplification of her soul skills. Although they could be damaged, they were not fatal.

Hunting it would take time, but the group of Ice Jade Scorpions didn't give Ding Quan and his companions that chance.

Two fists can't fight four hands. After fighting for a while, the group left. In addition to the threat of the group of Ice Jade Scorpions, there was also the Titan Snow Demon that had passed by earlier, which was coming towards the place where the group had fought. That Titan Snow Demon was nearly 100,000 years old.

Ding Quan wasn't sure exactly how strong this guy was, but he was definitely not someone the current group of people could handle.

“Springs, they move together, it’s difficult to separate them.”

"I didn't expect that the Ice Jade Scorpion and the Pink Lady would hunt together."

Ding Quan touched the clothes he was wearing, made from the remains of an ice silkworm. He originally wanted Ling to use the aura of the ice silkworm to lure the ice jade scorpion over.

The plan succeeded, but it attracted not just one bird, but a whole flock.

However, he had no choice but to fight directly. But once they clashed, the Ice Jade Scorpion's strength gave Ding Quan a new perspective on the strength of this group of soul beasts. In this far north, their advantage was too great.

Furthermore, in this icy and snowy place, it was difficult for him to exert his full strength, as the extreme cold was practically the opponent's natural domain.

No wonder that even after ten thousand years, Di Tian, ​​who was over eight hundred thousand years old, could not defeat Xue Di, who was less than seven hundred thousand years old, in this far north. Like soul masters, the gap between soul beasts and soul masters becomes enormous as they progress.

However, given the geographical advantage of the far north, this gap can be bridged.

“Now that the group of Ice Jade Scorpions is on guard, it will be even more difficult for us to hunt them down.” Vera sat down directly inside the ice house. With her strength, she could already contend with the Ice Jade Scorpion that was over 30,000 years old, but it would be too difficult to take it down after they had fought.

“There must be more than just this group of Ice Jade Scorpions here. Let’s search a bit more; we’re bound to find some that are alone.” Ding Quan took out food from his storage soul tool, heated it with his own fire attribute, and handed it to Ling and Wei’er.

Although the Ice Jade Scorpion is a social soul beast, in this far north, although the quality of soul beasts is very high, their numbers are not many. Resources in each area are limited, and these Ice Jade Scorpions are also distributed in various areas, just like the Titan Snow Demon.

"But the temperature is getting colder and colder now, and summer in this far north is coming to an end."

"Let's rest for a bit and get ourselves ready before we set off immediately."

"Okay." Ling said, taking the food Ding Quan handed over. The place where they were in the far north was experiencing polar day, so they hadn't had much rest for the past month or so.

The group had previously scouted the area and found no powerful spirit beasts or dangers. After a simple meal, the surroundings were quite quiet, so they began to meditate and rest.

Ding Quan was startled by a blizzard.

A fierce gust of wind swept away the snow from the igloo built by Ling, and the igloo was even at risk of being blown away.

Ding Quan and his companions remained relatively calm; such situations were common in the far north and were not surprising.

Woohoo~ Woohoo~ Ooh oh oh~
Just as Ding Quan and his companions were about to look for another place, echoes came from within the layers of icebergs.

"That's the cry of the Titan Snow Demon!" Vera's golden feathers appeared behind her, and as Ling dispersed the ice mist, she soared into the sky, heading towards the ice mountain.

"Be careful," Ding Quan said, picking up Ling and following after them.

"This sound is quite far away from us." Ling listened to the sound. Although it was very loud, there were too many echoes. It must have traveled through several icebergs to reach their current location.

"This sound is unusual." Although the Titan Snow Demon can make sounds, its sounds are never this loud, and it seems to be continuous. The howling of the ape is still going on and is getting louder.

A moment later, Ding Quan arrived at the top of the iceberg, but he was startled when he saw the scene in the distance.

"Is that a thundercloud?" Vera had stopped and was shocked by the sight in the distance.

Several icebergs away, a thundercloud actually formed in the sky. Ding Quan and his companions were very familiar with this sight, after all, they had lived in a place covered with thunderclouds for a long time two years ago.

“Quan, could it be?” Ling Gang landed on the ground, looking at the sun in the sky. Moreover, it seemed that there was very little lightning in this far north. Suddenly, he seemed to have thought of something.

"It's probably a tribulation of lightning."

This thundercloud is the direction from which the ape's cry came. In this far north, it is quite difficult to find a soul beast with the lightning attribute.

Thunder is extremely strong and yang, while ice is extremely cold. These two attributes rarely appear in the same place, so this thundercloud was obviously not caused by a thunder-attribute soul beast.

There's practically only one possibility here: it's the tribulation of a 100,000-year-old soul beast.

After a soul beast reaches 100,000 years, it can live for another 1,000 years. After 1,000 years, it will face two choices.

The first option is to directly transform into human form and start cultivating again, just like Xiao Wu and Blue Silver Grass Ah Yin.

Another option is to choose to undergo the tribulation of lightning. Once you succeed, you can live for another 100,000 years, after which you will undergo the tribulation again.

If one survives two tribulations, one will have a lifespan of over 200,000 years, becoming a ferocious beast-level being, and can even transform into a human while maintaining the same strength.

Most soul beasts would choose the second method. Although the first method could avoid the lightning tribulation, transforming into a human to rebuild one's cultivation was too difficult. It required entering human society and absorbing human influence, but since transformed soul beasts had not yet reached maturity, they could be seen through by powerful individuals. Once discovered by a powerful individual, it would be a near-death experience. No soul master could resist the temptation of a 100,000-year soul ring and soul bone.

Moreover, human lifespan is far too short compared to that of soul beasts. Even becoming a titled Douluo only lasts for a few hundred years, which is nothing compared to the long lifespan of a 100,000-year-old soul beast, who might just sleep through it all.

Therefore, if a soul beast embarks on the path of transformation, it is either because it has some purpose or the idea of ​​becoming a god, or because it is difficult for it to survive this terrifying tribulation of lightning.

Whether they would die under this lightning tribulation or live for hundreds more years as humans, they must have weighed their options in their hearts.

Moreover, the soul beasts that chose to rebuild their souls were mostly at the bottom level, and it would indeed be difficult for them to survive the tribulation.

Xiao Wu and A Yin, who chose to rebuild their cultivation in this era, are originally a Soft Bone Rabbit and a Blue Silver Grass. They are at the bottom of the food chain in the world of soul beasts. Even if they break through to 100,000 years, their strength is still far inferior to that of other soul beasts. Therefore, they will focus their skill points on survival ability, while the strong do not need these.

"A 100,000-year-old soul beast undergoing tribulation?" When Wei'er saw this scene, she already knew the answer.

"Moreover, the one undergoing tribulation should be a Titan Snow Demon." In this far north, only a Titan Snow Demon could possibly be making that ape's cry.

"But something's not right about this sound." The cry of the ape was mixed with a sound of pain. Ding Quan's golden-red eyes lit up with fire, and a terrifying soul power suddenly appeared in his eyes.

What terrifying soul power!

Although they were far apart, this soul power was simply too immense, far exceeding that of the Azure Bull Python in the Star Dou Great Forest.

Ding Quan was shocked. At such a distance, the soul power he could see exceeded that of the Azure Bull Python. Although the Titan Snow Demon Soul Beast was larger than the Azure Bull Python, it was definitely not far superior to the Azure Bull Python. The Titan Snow Demon was a super soul beast, but the Azure Bull Python was also an ancient beast.

“We might need to take a risk.” Ding Quan said to Ling and Wei’er with a serious expression, as if he had just thought of something.

"Quan, do you mean we should go over there?" Ling saw Ding Quan's expression and immediately understood what Ding Quan was thinking.

“That’s right. Although it’s a bit far from us, it’s not far. And because of the lightning tribulation, the other soul beasts don’t dare to get close.” Ding Quan looked at the thunderclouds in the distance. Lightning tribulation is something that soul beasts avoid like the plague, so the other soul beasts obviously wouldn’t stay there.

"Quan, have you discovered something?" Wei'er noticed that Ding Quan's eyes were constantly burning with excitement.

"This Titan Snow Demon probably won't survive this tribulation."

"Its voice, it's howling." The Titan Snow Demon's voice continued, but it sounded slightly different from before.

"Indeed, it is clearly difficult for it to withstand."

Ding Quan turned his gaze to the distance again, and under the watchful eyes of Xuanhuo Tong, the powerful soul force seemed to begin to weaken.

"Then what about the 100,000-year-old soul bone it leaves behind after it dies?" Wei'er's eyes lit up. A 100,000-year-old soul beast must have a 100,000-year-old soul bone. The group could not obtain its soul ring, but the 100,000-year-old soul bone must exist.

"Quan, but isn't it too dangerous for us to go there?"

"There is danger, but no soul beasts dare to approach there now. If we move quickly, it shouldn't be a problem."

“Then let’s go. None of the soul beasts here can fly. With my speed, getting them and leaving won’t be a problem.” Before Ling could speak, Wei’er said directly.

"Then be careful." Ling opened her mouth, but seeing Wei'er's eyes, Ding Quan nodded to her and could only give her a reminder.

Of all those present, she was the most suitable recipient of the soul bone produced by a soul beast like the Titan Snow Demon. If this soul bone were obtained, it would obviously be for her.

Now, among the group, I am the only one who hasn't absorbed a soul bone yet. I am the oldest among them, but the weakest, and I definitely need something to enhance my strength.

Moreover, since Ding Quan had already spoken, his own persuasion would not be of much use.

Ling tightened his grip on Ding Quan's hand slightly, and under the influence of Ling's mental simulation skill, the group cautiously flew towards the direction of the thundercloud.

Ding Quan smiled as he felt Ling's arms around him, and then breathed a sigh of relief as he looked around with his Xuanhuo Tong.

As I had expected, the Titan Snow Demon had come to this place to undergo its tribulation, so it had most likely driven away all the surrounding soul beasts. There weren't many soul beasts in this far north.

As they drew closer, Ding Quan became even more certain of his earlier guess.

This is probably not a 100,000-year-old soul beast undergoing tribulation, but a 200,000-year-old soul beast experiencing its second lightning tribulation.

As they got closer, the Titan Snow Demon's soul power was terrifyingly vast, unlike anything Ding Quan had ever seen before, and its quality was also extremely high.

This is a Titan Snow Demon that is about to enter the ranks of ferocious beasts, but it probably won't survive the tribulation this time.

Under the watchful gaze of the Xuanhuo Eye, its immense soul power was rapidly being depleted, forming an ice and snow storm beneath the thunderclouds.

Seeing this, Ding Quan realized where the storms and icebergs he had seen before came from.

Although there was still some distance, in the eyes of Ding Quan and the others, the icy storm that pierced the sky and earth actually began to freeze and collide with the thunderclouds.

Unfortunately, the icy storm seemed to have lost its effect in the face of the terrifying power of heaven, and was rapidly consumed by the thunder.

The storm's power is weakening!

But the thunderclouds did not dissipate.

Just as I thought, this soul beast couldn't overcome the 200,000-year barrier.

After all, ten thousand years later, among the Titan Snow Demons, only the Titan Snow Demon King had broken through to two hundred thousand years, and he was able to fight against the Ice Bear King, who was close to three hundred thousand years old and possessed ultimate ice. His age was definitely not as simple as just entering two hundred thousand years.

Thinking about it this way, the Titan Snow Demon King ten thousand years from now is probably not the one in front of us. If it doesn't exist ten thousand years from now, then it will most likely have died under this lightning tribulation.

A soul bone with a lifespan of 200,000 years is an absolute treasure.

However, the soul bones of soul beasts that die under the lightning tribulation usually disappear. This is because the soul bones serve as their soul cores. In the final stage, they will unleash all their power to resist the lightning tribulation, and the soul cores will most likely explode.

Therefore, we need to get here quickly and see if we can interrupt it and preserve its soul bone before it unleashes its final power.

Ding Quan narrowed his eyes, hoping his mental attack would be enough. Moreover, looking at the two beings in his mental sea, if this soul beast was truly cornered, perhaps it would choose another way to live.

(End of this chapter)