Douluo: Wuhun Longyuan Sword, I have become the scabbard

Chapter 94 Evil Tiger
These are three ants, each over three meters long, with ferocious faces and transparent wings that have evolved on their backs.

Ding Quan had planned to go around it, but he didn't expect the soul power on the Thousand-Pound Ant to be dark gold, which made Ding Quan stop and observe it.

In this mixed region of the Star Dou Great Forest, there are many soul beasts that live in groups, and the Thousand-Pound Ant is one of the most common ones.

The Thousand-Pound Ant is distributed in all the Soul Hunting Forests of Douluo Continent, and like the Soft Bone Rabbit, its numbers are extremely large.

However, the strength of the Thousand-Pound Ants is among the top in the soul beasts, namely their unparalleled power. Among those of the same size, it is difficult to find an opponent with their power.

The Thousand-Pound Ant is a soul beast with extremely tenacious vitality, outstanding physical defense, strong resistance to blows, and immense strength, far exceeding its body proportions.

However, it has no soul skills of its own and often becomes food for other soul beasts in any soul beast forest.

Their defenses are decent, but ultimately limited, and they lack offensive capabilities. Although they are powerful, they are also difficult to utilize their strength effectively.

These three were an accident. They were feared by the queen ant of their original colony and were driven out of the colony. Later, they grew up, hunted and ate the queen ant, and eventually mutated and greatly increased their strength. As a result, they preyed on the Thousand-Pound Ant Queen in the Star Dou Great Forest and can be said to be the mortal enemy of the Thousand-Pound Ant race.

Limited by their species, their lifespan increases very slowly. Although their strength is outstanding, it is much more difficult for them to break through 100,000 years than for other soul beasts.

Their current age is already very close to 100,000 years, but it is still a long way off before they can advance to 100,000 years. However, it is conceivable that with their current strength comparable to 100,000-year-old soul beasts, once they advance to 100,000 years, their strength will also be among the best.

In the original story, Tang San, who was already level 94, used the Trident of the Sea God to fight against these three soul beasts for a period of time. Moreover, even the Eight Spider Lances, which had already advanced to the god level, could not completely break through their defenses. These three Thousand-Pound Ant Kings were all top-tier in terms of strength, defense, and speed.

Once a weak soul beast reaches a high age, its inconspicuous talent becomes quite terrifying. These three Thousand-Pound Ant Kings are beings that were able to escape unscathed from the Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape.

Ding Quan and his companions stood at a great distance, watching the three Thousand-Pound Ant Queens frantically slaughter the Thousand-Pound Ant swarm. Their strength was far greater than Ding Quan had anticipated.

However, given their current strength, hunting them down is indeed unrealistic. Fortunately, the mental power of these few Thousand-Pound Ant Kings is not strong, and they did not detect the group under the simulation skill.

"Mutated Thousand-Pound Ants? So powerful." The slaughter was nearing its end. The three Thousand-Pound Ant Queens had nearly wiped out the swarm of Thousand-Pound Ants, and the Thousand-Pound Ant Queen had almost become their meal.

“These three are nearly 100,000 years old.”

"No wonder he was able to fight against Haotian Douluo." Even Tang San, who was level 94 in the original story, had some trouble hunting down these three Thousand-Pound Ants. At that time, Tang San's strength far exceeded that of Tang Hao now. No wonder Tang Hao left after fighting them for a little over a minute.

The power that the Clear Sky Hammer was so proud of was no match for them. It seems that Titan, the patriarch of the Power Clan, had a 30,000-year-old Thousand-Pound Ant as his eighth spirit ring. This spirit ring greatly enhanced Titan's power, causing him to give up absorbing a spirit ring with a better age. You should know that Titan is a Soul Douluo, yet he actually chose a 30,000-year-old Thousand-Pound Ant, while the age of the eighth spirit ring of other Soul Douluos is about 70,000 years.

Moreover, given that his body could withstand attacks from divine artifacts, it would be very difficult for Tang Hao to inflict damage on them in a short period of time.

"Quan, do you think their soul rings are suitable for me?" Wei'er looked at the Thousand-Pound Ant King, which had almost finished its slaughter. In this massacre, these Thousand-Pound Ants had no weaknesses in strength, speed, or defense. Moreover, the dark golden soul power on their bodies was indeed as masculine and domineering as the soul power on Wei'er's body, full of power.

"They are too old; they can be used as a later option."

The Thousand-Pound Ant, which is nearly 100,000 years old, is a lifespan that Wei'er cannot absorb at present. Many Title Douluos at present cannot even reach such a lifespan.

Although theoretically a Title Douluo can absorb a 100,000-year-old spirit ring, ordinary Title Douluos may not be able to do it. Otherwise, there would be more than two Title Douluos in the Spirit Hall. With the strength of the Spirit Hall, hunting 100,000-year-old spirit beasts would be quite easy.

Moreover, Qian Xunji, the former Pope of the Spirit Hall, did not have a red spirit ring. He had Qian Daoliu, a peerless Douluo, as his father. If he could absorb one, Qian Daoliu would surely hunt it down for him.

"Of course!" Wei'er nodded. With her current physical qualities at the Soul Saint level, the age of her sixth soul ring could be around 50,000 years. If her physical strength reached the level of a Soul Douluo when she broke through to Soul Saint, and with the soul bones in her body, perhaps the seventh soul ring would be enough. Theoretically, a Soul Douluo can absorb soul rings with an age of less than 100,000 years.

"Can't we also hunt soul beasts and obtain soul bones like Haotian Douluo? Quan, you have the Profound Fire Eye, so we can obtain soul bones very quickly." Ling glanced at the two who were already planning to use those Thousand-Jin Ant Kings as soul rings. At such a high level, without strong physical qualities, absorbing soul bones beyond one's level would be quite dangerous.

"Forget it. With our current physical strength, although soul bones can enhance our physical strength, the quality of soul bones we can obtain will not be very high. Let's wait until we reach the Soul Saint level before considering this matter."

Ding Quan shook his head. The physical strength of the group was already sufficient. Although they were very strong, it would still be quite difficult to hunt powerful soul beasts. If they obtained soul bones in advance, it would be difficult to absorb them when they encountered more suitable ones later.

While Ding Quan's Blue Silver Emperor leg bone does possess healing abilities, he is not yet capable of replacing other people's soul bones. Tang San only achieved this after becoming a Title Douluo, thanks to the power of the Sea God's Light.

Once they reach the Soul Saint level, their strength will be comparable to that of a Title Douluo. The quality of the soul bones they acquire then will be far superior to what they have now, and they might even be able to hunt down 100,000-year-old soul beasts.

Xuanhuo Tong looked at the three Thousand-Pound Ant Kings in the distance. Their age was already close to 100,000 years. In the original work, after Tang San killed them, the color of their spirit rings was black with a hint of red. After Tang San absorbed them together, they all reached the level of 100,000 years.

Perhaps he could offer them a little help later. Ding Quan thought that he had some good herbs in his storage bag, which might be able to help them get through that step.

"Alright."

A moment later, the three mighty ant kings devoured the ant queen and flew towards the depths of the forest, seemingly having been chased all the way from the inner region of the Star Dou Great Forest. They disappeared from the group's sight in the blink of an eye. These three creatures could indeed rampage through the Star Dou Great Forest.

The recent unrest in the Star Dou Great Forest is probably also due to the restlessness of these few Thousand-Pound Ant Kings. They are probably at a critical stage of advancing to the 100,000-year level, which is why they are frantically searching for the Thousand-Pound Ant Clan. The commotion they have caused has forced the high-level soul beasts in this mixed area to move to the outer perimeter.

"Let's go take a look!" Ding Quan said to the two of them, seeing that there was no more movement over there.

The three Thousand-Pound Ant Kings attacked the Ant Queen, and the Thousand-Pound Ants of this colony fought back fiercely to protect her. There were so many Thousand-Pound Ants that they died. Even from a distance, the group could see the dense purple or black soul rings rising in the distance.

“Okay.” The two understood Ding Quan’s thoughts. The queen of this Thousand-Pound Ant clan was over 70,000 years old, and there were many other beings in the clan that were over tens of thousands of years old. Now, they had been almost completely slaughtered. In such a large clan, the probability of having a soul bone was still very high. “So tragic?” The group was also shocked when they arrived at the crime scene of the three Thousand-Pound Ant Queens. The surrounding area was densely packed with huge ant corpses, and countless soul rings floated in this area. There were also many more Thousand-Pound Ants that were not dead, but they were lying on the ground struggling, and every now and then, more soul rings would rise from the ground.

This ant colony indeed suffered a devastating blow; most of the powerful members perished here.

"A simple check will suffice."

"I know." A fight had just taken place here, and it was quite loud. The powerful soul beasts around have all moved away from this place, so it's relatively safe for now. That's why Ding Quan and the others came here so quickly. Of course, they can't stay here for too long. Although the corpses of the Thousand-Pound Ants don't have much of a bloody smell, they can still easily attract the attention of some soul beasts.

The Dragon Abyss Sword appeared in Ding Quan's hand, and flames lit up in his golden-red Xuanhuo eyes as he rapidly scanned the corpses of the powerful Thousand-Jin Ant Soul Beasts around him, especially those that were nearly two meters tall. These creatures were all over 50,000 years old and were not numerous.

A few minutes later, Ding Quan looked at the giant ant at his feet with a strange expression. This ant was about 50,000 years old. Half of its abdomen had disappeared and its chest cavity was sunken, but it was not dead. Ants with slightly less severe injuries than this ant had all died. It was still struggling.

The Dragon Abyss Sword plunged directly into its brain, a surge of spiritual power erupted, and a bright black soul ring lit up. Glancing at this black soul ring, he realized that if he absorbed it, he could become a Soul Emperor right now. He then turned his gaze to the Thousand-Pound Ant and slashed directly at its back.

clang!
A metallic clanging sound rang out, and Ding Quan's face lit up with joy. This guy really did have a soul bone, and it was located in the torso.

Although ants don't have bones, that doesn't stop them from producing soul bones. Spiders, for example, don't have bones either, but the Human-Faced Demon Spider provided Tang San with the Eight Spider Lances.

The Thousand-Pound Ant was indeed very tough, but it was useless against the Dragon Abyss Sword. A faint golden light emanated from the blade of the Dragon Abyss Sword, which directly sliced ​​the Thousand-Pound Ant, which was about 1.78 meters long, in half.

Ding Quan reached into its chest cavity, and a strangely shaped soul bone appeared before him.

This soul bone is indeed a torso bone, with three pairs of rib-like structures on it. The structure is very complete, and the entire soul bone is black and gold in color. The soul power fluctuations on it are full of power.

"It's actually a torso bone." Ling and Wei'er had already checked the large Thousand-Pound Ants around them but found nothing. As for the beings with very low lifespans, none of them paid any attention to them. The probability of such beings having soul bones was very low, and even if they did, the quality wouldn't be very high.

"It's a pity it's just a torso bone!"

This torso bone is quite complete, and this soul bone is over 50,000 years old, which is quite good. It is of high quality and comes from the Thousand-Jun Ant, so it must be incredibly powerful in enhancing one's strength.

If it were to be used as a torso bone, Ding Quan had no intention of letting the others absorb it. If it were a limb soul bone, it could be replaced later when the strength became stronger. But there was no way to replace the torso bone. As for the torso bone, which would greatly improve strength and physical strength, Ding Quan planned to absorb one that was over 100,000 years old.

Ding Quan put the soul bone away and looked around again. He found nothing else, but his expression changed drastically.

"careful!"

A sense of dread instantly rose in Ding Quan's heart, as if he were being watched by some terrifying being.

The originally bright surroundings gradually darkened, while the sky above Ding Quan and the others was cloudless and sunny.

But the surrounding environment started to darken, and even the surroundings began to become dim.

A chilling aura emanated from not far away.

An aura of evil?
Ding Quan's expression turned even uglier. He had experienced this aura for a long time in the City of Slaughter, so he naturally wouldn't be mistaken.

The surroundings darkened, due to the powerful dark attributes and the evil aura emanating from them.

"spring!"

"Let's go!" Ding Quan and the others did not hesitate. They grabbed Ling and flew away into the distance. Wei'er did the same without hesitation. Golden feathers appeared instantly, and the figures of the group quickly disappeared from the spot.

The group looked quite solemn. Those who possessed domains knew what could cause such changes in their surroundings—it was a domain ability.

In the Star Dou Great Forest, soul beasts with domains are incredibly powerful, and their lifespan is generally over 100,000 years. No wonder they didn't notice this soul beast appearing not far from them.

About ten breaths after Ding Quan and his companions left, a giant, pure black tiger silently appeared at the spot where they had been standing.
This is a terrifying giant tiger that is over eight meters long. Its body is a gloomy, misty black. What is even stranger is that it has a pair of huge wings on its back. Its tail has no flesh and blood, and is made up entirely of bones. At the very end is a huge barb with faint glowing light.

The giant tiger's eyes were blood red. It was attracted by the aura of the many dead soul beasts here. Originally, it wanted to devour and absorb the flesh and blood of these dead soul beasts, but now it seems to have discovered something more attractive.

His blood-red eyes gazed in the direction Ding Quan and the others had left.

Ding Quan and his group sped up again, because a dark light was approaching them from not far behind.

The group seemed to have no effect on it thanks to Ling's simulation skills; Ding Quan changed directions several times without any success.

Being targeted by this guy is really too dangerous.

Ding Quan's expression hardened. After confirming the direction, the group headed towards a certain place.

(End of this chapter)