Douluo: The Gate to Heaven

Chapter 54 The Impact of the Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring

Faced with the archer Hua Luoying, who was like a natural enemy, a rare hint of fear appeared in the blood-red eyes of the Azure Sky Eagle. It instinctively let out a cry and soared into the sky.

"Trying to escape? You think you can? Peach Blossom Arrow Rain!" Hua Luoying sneered, drew her bow, and unleashed a barrage of peach blossom arrows like a storm.

Arrows blocked all of the Azure Sky Eagle's escape routes.

Tuoba Wukong can be considered a ranged attack-type Soul Master. The range of his Death Sniper is even greater than that of Hua Luoying's Flower God Bow. However, Tuoba Wukong has to admit that in terms of archery skills, he and Hua Luoying are simply not in the same league.

If he possessed the archery skills of Hua Luoying, with just one Death Sniper Rifle, he could keep the Azure Sky Eagle from getting even a fraction of a step closer.

However, Tuoba Wukong would not belittle himself because of this, as everyone has their own area of ​​expertise.

He possesses both spatial and physical martial souls, and the Death Sniper is merely a protective tool for him, so he is destined not to expend too much energy on it.

After each of his two martial souls was equipped with a soul ring, the advantage of his twin martial souls began to show, allowing him to seize a chance of survival even in the full-force attack of the Azure Sky Eagle.

As he accumulates more and more spirit rings, the effectiveness of Death Sniper will only diminish.

As expected of an inner disciple of Shrek Academy, Hua Luoying unleashed a barrage of arrows at the mutated Azure Sky Eagle, suppressing it almost instantly.

To suppress a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast single-handedly—even Tuoba Wukong had to admire such strength.

"Peach Blossom is Heartless!" After completely suppressing the Azure Sky Eagle, Hua Luoying's expression turned solemn, and the only black soul ring on her body suddenly lit up, indicating that her ten-thousand-year fifth soul skill had accumulated power.

Countless peach blossom petals danced around her, making her appear like a celestial flower fairy descending from the heavens.

A pink peach blossom arrow slowly materialized.

This prompted her to unleash her fifth soul skill, which she had been preparing for, clearly indicating that she intended to end the battle.

The mutated Azure Sky Frenzy Eagle was already severely injured, and its spatial power was also greatly depleted. Facing Hua Luoying's fifth soul skill that was about to be unleashed, a trace of sorrow appeared in its blood-red eyes, as if it were locked onto by death.

"Wait, young lady!" Just as the merciless peach blossom arrow was about to be released, Tuoba Wukong's voice still caused Hua Luoying's arrow to deviate by half a point.

boom!

At the same time, a loud roar followed.

The instant Hua Luoying made her move, a burst of fire shot out from the muzzle of the Death Sniper rifle held horizontally by Tuoba Wukong. The cold sniper bullet pierced through the body of the mutated Azure Sky Mad Eagle almost simultaneously with the peach blossom arrow fired by Hua Luoying.

boom!

The massive corpse of the mutated Azure Sky Eagle fell from the sky, and a jet-black ten-thousand-year soul ring slowly condensed from its body.

Sensing the life-bound aura emanating from the mutated Azure Sky Frenzy Eagle's soul ring, Tuoba Wukong couldn't help but take a deep breath, suppressing his excitement. He walked to Hua Luoying, who was slowly putting down the Flower Goddess Bow, and bowed solemnly, saying, "Thank you for showing mercy, young lady!"

A ten-thousand-year soul ring containing spatial attributes is the perfect addition to Tuoba Wukong's second soul ring for the Tongtian Gate.

I wonder how long it will be before I encounter a second spirit ring with spatial attributes again.

Fortunately, Hua Luoying showed mercy at the last moment, and the peach blossom arrow deflected slightly, missing Qingkong Kuangying's vitals. Otherwise, it's hard to say who would have killed Qingkong Kuangying.

"Do you need its spirit ring?" Hua Luoying asked, having discerned Tuoba Wukong's thoughts.

Tuoba Wukong gave a wry smile and said, "Please forgive my impatience, young lady. My martial soul does indeed need a soul ring. Space-type soul beasts are extremely rare, and it's really too difficult to encounter one. I got a little excited in my haste, so please forgive me."

After calming down, Tuoba Wukong looked at the elegant and aloof beauty before him and couldn't help but marvel at the Creator's favoritism.

To be honest, Hua Luoying's appearance was simply the most beautiful Tuoba Wukong had ever seen.

With exquisite features and fair skin, she was almost flawless, so beautiful that she seemed otherworldly. Even Tuoba Wukong felt breathless and dared not look at her for long.

Hua Luoying had clearly seen this kind of gaze many times before, but her face remained completely calm. Her cold eyes fell on Tuoba Wukong, and she asked, "In your current state, are you sure you can absorb its soul ring?"

A ten-thousand-year soul ring is exclusive to Soul Kings.

Hua Luoying did not sense the aura of a Soul King from Tuoba Wukong.

Although Tuoba Wukong's martial spirit and aura were strange, they were at most close to the Soul Master level, far inferior to a level 50 Quasi-Soul King.

"It should be fine," Tuoba Wukong replied.

He was also uncertain, after all, although his physique had greatly improved, no one knew whether he had reached the standard to absorb a ten-thousand-year soul ring.

This is something that cannot be quantified. There are also differences between ten-thousand-year spirit rings. Sometimes, a spirit master's absorption of a spirit ring depends more on luck and their own will. There is never a 100% suitable and stable one, unless one does not pursue the power of the spirit ring.

This was also Tuoba Wukong's first time absorbing a ten-thousand-year soul ring. The energy of the ten-thousand-year soul ring and the residual spiritual impact within it were all unknown challenges for him, and no one knew what the outcome would be.

Tuoba Wukong also planned to take some time to prepare before adding the second soul rings of the two martial souls, once he was sure that his physical attributes were strong enough.

However, space-type soul beasts are extremely rare. It is very difficult to find a soul beast suitable for Tuoba Wukong's second soul ring of the Tongtianmen Martial Soul. If this opportunity is missed, no one knows whether they will be lucky enough to encounter a ten-thousand-year-old space-type soul beast again and hunt it down.

Therefore, even if it was dangerous, Tuoba Wukong was determined to try.

Not to be missed.

Hua Luoying glanced at Tuoba Wukong, then turned around. "I will protect you. You can focus on absorbing the soul ring. With me here, no one or any soul beast will interfere with you."

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Everyone has their own secrets. Although she knew that the young man in front of her must have a big secret, Hua Luoying was never one to pry into things.

All Hua Luoying knew was that this person had indeed helped them.

If Tuoba Wukong hadn't intervened and saved Tianlang at the last minute, and lured away the mutated Eternal Azure Sky Eagle, the Tianlang Mercenary Group would have suffered heavy losses under the combined attack of the three Eternal Eagle Kings, and their lives might have been in danger.

Hua Luoying was taciturn, but she was not one to repay kindness with enmity.

On the contrary, she clearly distinguishes between gratitude and resentment; otherwise, she would not have abandoned Dai Yueheng and others to come alone to rescue Tuoba Wukong.

For them, with Tuoba Wukong luring away the mutated Azure Sky Eagles, they could safely wipe out the remaining Azure Sky Eagles before searching for Tuoba Wukong.

As for whether Tuoba Wukong can survive, that's up to fate.

Thank you.

Tuoba Wukong spoke softly, then dragged his heavily injured body to the fallen corpse of the mutated Azure Sky Eagle and sat down cross-legged.

The Heavenly Gate appeared, and the soul power within my martial soul, now united as one, transformed into a trickle of energy that flowed into my body, nourishing its wounded state and enabling the Heavenly Gate to open once more.

A mysterious aura emerged from the Heavenly Gate, nourishing and restoring Tuoba Wukong's body.

The moment the Heavenly Gate opened, Hua Luoying seemed to sense something, and suddenly turned around to look at Tuoba Wukong, her gaze complex and her aura surging.

At her feet, wildflowers bloomed silently, releasing a faint fragrance.

Tuoba Wukong was completely unaware of all this. The Qi of the Heavenly Gate surged in, transforming into rich spiritual energy to nourish his broken body, and his injuries were healing at an astonishing speed.

It wasn't until an hour later that his body had recovered to about 70-80%.

Although he wasn't in his best condition yet, he couldn't wait any longer. Without special means, the lifespan of a ten-thousand-year soul ring was limited. After an hour, the energy in the ten-thousand-year soul ring would slowly dissipate until it eventually returned to the world.

After his breathing stabilized, Tuoba Wukong stretched out a hand and touched the dark soul ring above the corpse of the mutated Azure Sky Mad Eagle.

Instantly, a surge of energy, like volcanic lava, rushed towards his body. In just a moment, Tuoba Wukong was struck by this violent energy and coughed up a mouthful of blood.

With his two bodies united, Tuoba Wukong had no interest in anything external. He focused all his efforts on suppressing the turbulent energy within his body, circulating his breathing techniques, and desperately absorbing the violent energy from the ten-thousand-year-old soul ring.

He underestimated the pain of absorbing a ten-thousand-year spirit ring, and also underestimated the energy contained within it.

The violent, scorching energy almost melted all the meridians in his body.

If it weren't for the fact that both bodies shared the energy, his body would have been blown apart by the energy the moment the soul ring entered his body.

The intense heat flowed through his body like volcanic magma, and the intense burning and tearing pain made him groan in pain.

My heart is burning with grief.

A golden light appeared, and with the full power of his martial spirit activated, Tuoba Wukong's skin turned completely golden. However, this golden skin was like the wall of a pill-refining furnace, completely enveloping the flames and heat inside, preventing the power of the flames from leaking out.

Beneath the golden skin lies a red hue, forged from blood and fire.

All of this brought Tuoba Wukong an unspeakable pain and burning passion.

Just then, an aura filled with killing intent and hatred rushed straight into Tuoba Wukong's brain.

"I'll kill you—I'll kill you—you damned human—kill me, and you won't live either—no—I don't want to die—let's die together!"

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A chaotic surge of thoughts overwhelmed Tuoba Wukong almost instantly, causing him to lose his composure. A violent energy broke through Tuoba Wukong's restraints and exploded directly in his calf.

His left calf was instantly covered in blood and flesh.