Douluo Continent: Dragon's Journey Across the World

Chapter 174 The Battle of the Insect Kings: The Fisherman Reaps the Benefit

Only now did Yang Ping'an begin to carefully observe the Death Spider King. Its eight sharp spider legs alone were like spears, and its size was much larger than he had expected.

According to normal estimates, a Death Spider King of 50,000 years old would be about eight meters long, but the Death Spider King in front of us is clearly ten meters long, definitely over 60,000 years old. No wonder it dares to fight a group of Gold-Eating Insect Kings alone.

The two sides immediately engaged in a fierce battle, and the Death Spider King's strength seemed to far exceed Yang Ping'an's expectations. Its eight spider legs, like sharp spears, pierced through the body of the millennium-level Gold-Eating Insect with just one forceful strike.

Especially the pair of spider legs at the very front, which were like scythes, tearing apart the ground, the surrounding trees, and even the gold-devouring insects.

However, the Gold-Eating Insects were not weak either. Under the call of the Insect King, they were able to launch a well-organized attack. Even the spider legs, which were as sharp as blades, would have a gap if bitten by the Gold-Eating Insects. It seems that the Gold-Eating Insects' attack power was indeed stronger than imagined.

Especially the Gold-Eating Insect King, which was almost fearless in the face of the Death Spider King. Despite the large difference in size and age, it still dared to fight head-on.

It should be noted that the Death Spider King is considered to be among the top soul beasts; otherwise, it would not have been able to support Bibi Dong's innate full soul power, which shows its high quality.

As the battle continued, a large area of ​​the surrounding ground was almost razed to the ground, and both soul beasts were covered in wounds.

Thanks to its ability to fly, and with the interference and attacks from its many minions, the Gold-Eating Insect King was able to fight the Death Spider King to a standstill, and it could even be said that they were evenly matched.

Although the Death Spider King cannot fly, it is extremely fast, and its eight spider legs are very agile, allowing it to move quickly anywhere.

In particular, it can also spit out huge spider webs. If the Gold-Eating Insects are not careful, they will be trapped in the spider webs. Moreover, the spider webs are obviously highly poisonous and have a very regular pattern, as if they are specifically designed to capture insect-type soul beasts. Once trapped in the webs, there is basically no way to escape.

Both sides suffered heavy losses. During the fierce battle, the Gold-Eating Insect King had one of its wings torn off, but the Death Spider King fared much worse, with one of its hind legs bitten off, and the ground was covered in green blood.

Seeing that the two sides were locked in a stalemate, and that if the fighting continued, the entire Gold-Eating Insect swarm would likely suffer heavy casualties, the Gold-Eating Insect King made a desperate decision, and many Gold-Eating Insects launched a fearless attack on the Death Spider King.

But this was the moment the Death Spider King had been waiting for. In terms of intelligence and age, he was superior to the Gold-Eating Insect King and understood tactics much better.

It used all its soul power to spit out a huge net, and several spider webs had already been spit out in front of it. This big net and the spider webs in front seemed to be closing in, almost dragging all the gold-devouring insects into a death trap.

In particular, spider webs have a special adhesive force; once a wing is stuck, there is basically no chance of escape.

At this moment, the Gold-Eating Insect King seemed to realize that it had fallen into a trap. It let out a huge hiss, and countless Gold-Eating Insects actually merged together, like a sharp blade, and desperately rushed towards the Death Spider King.

The Death Spider King showed no fear and seemed to have been prepared, its forelegs slicing through the corpses with incredible speed, like scythes.

But at this critical moment, the Gold-Eating Insect King actually evaded the Death Spider King's gaze and arrived in front of the Death Spider King at an extremely fast speed, intending to bite the Death Spider King's eyes.

The Death Spider King also went all out, forcefully using its front legs to block, but at this moment the Gold-Eating Insect King was clearly driven mad, and actually used all its strength to bite off one of the Death Spider King's front legs.

But the Death Spider King let out a mournful screech, and its other foreleg, ignoring the impact of the other Gold-Eating Insects, struck the Gold-Eating Insect King's back directly. Instantly, the Gold-Eating Insect King gushed out countless strange liquids, which even had a hint of golden color. It seemed that the Gold-Eating Insect King's metal attribute had been integrated into its bloodline, far exceeding that of ordinary Gold-Eating Insects.

Li Gui and Yang Ping'an stared intently at the battlefield, waiting for this crucial moment.

At this moment, both sides are severely injured, but it is clear that the Gold-Eating Insect King is more seriously injured. After all, in terms of age, the difference between the two is at least double, and the difference in the level of their soul beast bloodlines is not too great.

Seeing that both sides were badly injured, Li Gui, along with Yang Ping'an, transformed into a ghostly figure and flew out of the shadows at high speed.

Before the numerous soul beasts could react, Li Gui had already appeared in front of the Gold-Eating Insect King and unleashed a full-force attack on its head with both hands.

At that moment, Yang Ping'an appeared and used his third and fourth soul skills simultaneously. With all his might, a steel claw grabbed out and tore open one of the eyes of the Gold-Eating Insect King.

The Gold-Eating Insect King was already severely injured, and it was unable to defend itself against the sudden attack. It directly withstood the attacks of the two people, and even its flapping of wings looked like a powerless struggle.

Li Gui didn't care about anything else. He grabbed the Gold-Eating Insect King and, along with Yang Ping'an, transformed into a ghostly figure, quickly leaving the place from the ground.

There are also many ordinary gold-devouring insects here, and even more dead spider kings that are 60,000 years old, making it extremely dangerous. We must find another place.

As Li Gui transformed into a ghostly shadow and sped away, in just half an hour, the two had already left the core area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest and were in a very hidden and very deep cave in the mixed zone. This was a place that Yang Ping'an had dug at will, which could at least avoid the pursuit and intrusion of soul beasts.

After Yang Ping'an took out the illuminating gem, he grabbed it with his right steel claw and pierced it through the eye of the Gold-Eating Insect King. Blood flowed out immediately, and a black soul ring appeared at the same time.

Faced with this black spirit ring, Yang Ping'an dared not underestimate it. He quickly sat cross-legged on the spot and tried his best to adjust his body to the best state.

This Gold-Eating Insect King's strength far exceeded Yang Ping'an's expectations. It was actually able to face the 60,000-year-old Death Spider King head-on without being at a significant disadvantage, demonstrating its strong ability to fight beyond its level. It was probably a top-grade gold-attribute soul beast.

Especially his defense, a thick golden armor, it's estimated that Yang Ping'an alone couldn't even break through the defense, and could only use an external soul bone to insert it through the eyes and directly pierce the head.

After a full twenty minutes of familiarization, and even after consuming a considerable amount of spiritual medicine, Yang Ping'an's physical condition had essentially reached its peak.

Yang Ping'an then prepared to take action, since the time limit was simply too outrageous.

Li Gui said with some concern, "Ping An, it's not too late for you to regret it now. You have to understand that this is a 30,000-year-old soul beast. Once you start absorbing it, I'm afraid there's not much I can do."

Yang Ping'an didn't say anything, but with a determined look on his face, he came to the side of the Gold-Eating Insect King and prepared to start absorbing the soul ring.

This is Yang Ping'an's first ten-thousand-year spirit ring, and he certainly needs to be very careful. There are probably many risks involved, but all these risks are worthwhile in order to become stronger.

As Yang Ping'an sat cross-legged, following the method of absorbing spirit rings, the black spirit ring above the corpse of the Gold-Eating Insect King gradually began to be encased on the Purple-Gold Mastiff.

Immediately afterwards, an extremely powerful force surged into Yang Ping'an's body, and his blood seemed to boil, as if he were in magma or in hell.

Just as Yang Ping'an was enduring the pain with all his might, a giant Gold-Eating Insect King appeared in his mind, its huge mouthparts seeming to tear his body apart.

This is precisely the soul shock, and it is also the most fundamental difference between a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast and an ordinary soul beast. If one is not careful, one will perish.

At this moment, in Li Gui's eyes, Yang Ping'an's condition was very bad. His skin seemed to be cracking, with blood seeping out. At the same time, blood was flowing from his seven orifices, just like a case of failure to absorb a soul ring and the body exploding.

But at this critical moment, a blue light emanated from Yang Ping'an's right leg. Under the influence of this light, his body, which had begun to collapse, was healed at an extremely fast speed.

In the time that followed, Yang Ping'an's body was in a cycle of collapse and healing, as if every inch of his skin, every cell, and every bone marrow was being transformed.

At the same time, in Yang Ping'an's mind, facing the Gold-Eating Insect King that wanted to devour him, the Purple-Gold Mastiff let out a furious roar. It seemed that the ancient bloodline within its body was beginning to awaken, and it directly emitted bursts of dragon roars, which sounded extremely ferocious, as if it wanted to tear the enemy in his mind to pieces.

Two golden figures kept tearing and grabbing at each other, as if trying to rip their minds apart.

Yang Ping'an endured the pain all over his body, feeling like a golden mastiff, roaring at the Gold-Devouring Insect King with all his might, as if the most primal power within him was bursting forth.

As time went by, the pain lasted for a full day, and the cracked body seemed to gradually calm down.

Li Gui, standing to the side, also breathed a sigh of relief. It was clear that Yang Ping'an had successfully absorbed the spirit ring. Normally, a spirit master's sixth spirit ring is only 20,000 years old, and only the seventh spirit ring is less than 50,000 years old. Many ordinary spirit masters' seventh spirit rings are only around 30,000 years old, and even the so-called optimal age is less than 50,000 years old.

Yang Ping'an's fifth soul ring was twice as old as that of a normal soul master, which can be called a miracle in the soul master world.

(End of this chapter)