Douluo Continent: Disciple Tang San, righteous yet evil

Chapter 26 Titan Ape Sacrifice
"Sacrifice?!"

Upon hearing the human's words, the Titan Ape was stunned in disbelief for a moment, then roared in fury, "Despicable!"

"mean?"

Lin Mu sneered, his face full of mockery: "You attacked us just now, every move was deadly, did you ever think of showing mercy? If I hadn't been fast, I would have been a dead man under your fists by now."

"The relationship between Soul Masters and Soul Beasts is one of survival of the fittest. You've lived for 100,000 years and you're still so naive. Do you expect me to reason with you?"

Upon hearing this, the Titan Ape was speechless.

Undeniably, what humans say makes sense; in the Star Dou Great Forest, the law of the jungle prevails.

Moreover, they do not belong to the same race, so naturally they have no concept of benevolence or morality.

If it hadn't made a mistake, this human might not have had any designs on Sister Xiaowu.

Thinking back on the long years they had spent together, a hint of pain and struggle flashed in the Titan Ape's eyes, which eventually turned into a long, helpless yet resolute sigh.

It turned around and gazed deeply toward the core area of ​​the Starry Sky Forest, as if bidding farewell to the Azure Bull Python in the Lake of Life through the endless trees.

"Big brother, I have no choice but to do this for Sister Xiaowu."

The Titan Ape murmured, then looked down at Lin Mu and said, "You swear by your martial spirit that you will never lay a hand on Sister Xiao Wu."

"I swear by my martial spirit that as long as you offer a sacrifice to me, I will never lay a hand on Xiao Wu for the rest of my life. If I break this oath, may I be struck down by heaven and earth."

Seeing that the Titan Ape agreed to the sacrifice, Lin Mu couldn't help but smile.

I originally planned to absorb a 50,000-year soul ring, but I didn't expect to get a 100,000-year soul ring, and even get a 100,000-year soul bone as a gift.

Fortunately, this Titan Ape wasn't very bright; if it had been the Azure Bull Python, things probably wouldn't have gone so smoothly.

"Sister Xiaowu, this is all I can do for you."

As soon as he finished speaking, an incomparably powerful, vast, and soul-stirring energy erupted from the Titan Ape's body!
A blinding yellowish-brown light shot into the sky, completely enveloping its massive body.

Within the light, immense life energy and soul power surged towards Lin Mu like rivers flowing into the sea.

Immediately afterwards, an incredibly deep red spirit ring, carrying the unique aura of a 100,000-year-old spirit beast, slowly condensed in the light.

"Er Ming!!!"

At the same time, in the core area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest, in the Lake of Life, a huge bull's head suddenly emerged from the water; it was the 100,000-year-old soul beast, the Azure Bull Python.

Sensing this incredibly familiar energy fluctuation, the Azure Bull Python's eyes were filled with disbelief.

"How can this be!!"

The Azure Bull Python was still in shock. Wasn't Erming supposed to be going to find Sister Xiaowu? How did he end up being sacrificed?

Even if faced with mortal danger, given Erming's personality, he would rather fight to the death than choose to sacrifice himself. What exactly happened?

"Roar!!!"

Gazing at the familiar energy fluctuations in the sky, the Azure Bull Python was overcome with grief and let out an extremely mournful roar. The sound waves swept across the entire core area, and the powerful aura forced countless soul beasts to prostrate themselves on the ground.

On the other side, Tang San was carrying Xiao Wu and running away with all his might.

After taking the medicine given by her master, most of the toxins in Xiao Wu's wounds were eliminated, the swelling subsided, and her breathing gradually became stable.

Her long eyelashes fluttered a few times, as if she was about to wake up.

Suddenly, she opened her eyes abruptly, her heart clenching violently for no apparent reason. An indescribable, heart-wrenching pain instantly spread throughout her body, as if she had lost something precious. "Xiao Wu? What's wrong? Is there anything else that's bothering you?"

Tang San noticed her unusual behavior, quickly stopped, and asked with concern.

Xiao Wu shook her head blankly, clutching her chest. The inexplicable sadness made her speechless. She just stared blankly back at the direction of the depths of the forest.

At the same time, Lin Mu sat cross-legged on the ground, using his mind to guide the 100,000-year soul ring to slowly fall towards himself.

In an instant, terrifying energy containing 100,000 years of cultivation surged into his limbs and bones like a volcanic eruption.

"Well!!"

Lin Mu let out a muffled groan, his body jolting violently.

He underestimated the energy contained in the 100,000-year soul ring. Even if the Titan Giant Ape offered itself up, it would be difficult for it to withstand all the energy.

At this critical moment, an incredibly solid and lifelike giant phantom rose into the sky from behind Lin Mu, with a dragon's head and a deer's body, and its entire body was covered in burning flames.

It is the divine beast, the Fire Qilin!
Gradually, the flames around Lin Mu transformed into Qilin fire, a domain quietly formed, and his physical attributes were enhanced in all aspects.

By a twist of fate, the martial spirit takes advantage of this opportunity to undergo a transformation.

Just then, Lin Mu's soul power surged wildly at an astonishing speed!

Levels 71, 72, and 73.
A vibrant red spirit ring solidified completely, hovering around Lin Mu's body. It looked exceptionally dazzling and exuded a suffocatingly powerful aura.

"Thankfully, it was a close call."

After absorbing the spirit ring, Lin Mu felt more comfortable than ever before, and his spirit power was much stronger than before.

That wasn't all. Lin Mu's gaze fell on the Titan Ape's corpse, and he quickly discovered a left arm bone that was faintly glowing with a yellowish-brown light.

"I almost forgot about this treasure."

Lin Mu used his soul power to retrieve the soul bone from the left arm of the Titan Giant Ape and slowly brought it close to his own left arm.

As if summoned, the soul bone instantly transformed into a stream of light and merged into his left arm.

Now that he has absorbed the Titan Ape's spirit ring, there will be no rejection when fusing with the spirit bone, and the fusion process will be very smooth.

Under the energy impact of the soul bone, the bottleneck of soul power was broken once again, and he jumped to level 75!
"This feels so good!"

Lin Mu exhaled a long breath, feeling the soul power within his body far exceeding that of before, as well as the terrifying power contained in his left arm, and a surge of heroic spirit welled up in his heart.

Now, with this 100,000-year soul ring and 100,000-year soul bone, he truly possesses strength comparable to a Title Douluo.

In addition, with Hurricane's extremely high stats, he could easily escape even if he encountered a Super Douluo.

Lin Mu slowly stood up, looked at the already dim sky, and murmured, "It took so long to absorb the soul ring."

After stretching his body briefly, Lin Mu was about to leave when he suddenly sensed a subtle fluctuation of soul power.

After his martial soul underwent a transformation, Lin Mu's physical abilities were enhanced in all aspects, including a significant improvement in his perception.

Upon arriving at the corpse of the human-faced spider, a quick search revealed a dark purple external soul bone, shaped like eight miniature spider spears.

"Is it such a coincidence?"

Lin Mu was somewhat surprised. The Eight Spider Lances were quite a powerful cheat code, capable of continuous upgrades, which would be of great help to Tang San.

(End of this chapter)