In Douluo Continent, Tang San raids my base right from the start.

Chapter 189 Torture!

Tang San's expression relaxed slightly, and he nodded gently, "I'll listen to my teacher."

Zhao Wuji nodded, changed direction, and led the team to search the previously unexplored area.

As the sun sets and night falls, a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast, its body covered in barbs, appears in sight, curled up and fast asleep.

"A porcupine." Yu Xiaogang recognized it at a glance and looked up at the sky.

"It's getting late, so let's use it to test the mistress's guess one more time, and also figure out what to eat for tonight."

In the past three days, they have experimented with the ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts they encountered on the road several times, and it has indeed been effective.

"Alright, let's have some pork tonight to break the ice." Liu Erlong cracked his knuckles a few times and rushed out.

The screams of agony quickly echoed through the forest and lasted for nearly half an hour before subsiding.

Under the dim sunlight, the porcupine lay quietly on the ground, all its quills stripped off, its flesh mangled and bloody, only the slight movement of its abdomen indicating that it was still alive.

"Pfft!" Liu Erlong threw out a fireball.

The porcupine slightly opened its eyes and slowly closed them, whether from exhaustion or preparation for death, it was unclear.

With a crisp crack, the porcupine trembled and stopped moving, and a black spirit ring floated out.

Before long, the porcupine was transformed into roasted pork, its aroma filling the air, and the group devoured it with gusto.

As they ate, a strange buzzing sound came from the air.

Liu Erlong and Zhao Wuji instantly became alert. The former frowned deeply. "That's the sound of flapping wings. A flying soul beast is approaching. Hmph, they can't even have a peaceful meal. I'll see what kind of soul beast dares to scratch my dragon whiskers."

As he spoke, he stood up.

Before long, a buzzing sound approached, and a dark golden creature, two feet long, flew over the treetops and came into view.

"It's actually a Thousand-Jin Ant King whose cultivation has just entered the ten-thousand-year stage." Yu Xiaogang looked surprised.

"It even has wings." Liu Erlong was also surprised. In her impression, the Thousand-Pound Ant was a useless soul beast that could be seen everywhere in the Soul Beast Forest. There were many of them. Apart from their tenacious vitality, outstanding defense, and amazing strength, they had no special features or special skills. As a result, they were often used as food by other soul beasts and it was extremely difficult for them to grow. A thousand-year level was already extremely rare.

Before their eyes appeared a reproductive ant that was ten thousand years old and had wings.

"They must have just ended their hibernation and come out to find mates and food," Yu Xiaogang guessed. "It's only April now, and the temperature in the forest is generally lower than outside. This is the time when they fly out of their caves to breed."

"Erlong, Zhao Wuji, quickly subdue it."

"Sigh, why didn't I encounter this thing when I was breaking through before?" Zhao Wuji said with envy, and rushed out.

"Third Soul Skill: Gravity Enhancement!"

"Martial Soul True Form!" Liu Erlong activated her Martial Soul True Form and flew over.

Yu Xiaogang had already turned to look at Tang San.

"Little San, do you remember what I told you about the most suitable spirit beast for the Clear Sky Hammer spirit ring?"

"Although Thousand-Pound Ants are common, once they grow to the level of ten thousand years, they are definitely top-tier strength-type soul beasts that are hard to come by, and their defense is amazing."

"Absorbing its spirit ring will not only greatly enhance your physical strength, but it will also significantly increase the hardness of your Blue Silver Grass spirit."

"In addition, the Thousand-Pound Ant happens to be a type of soul beast with relatively low intelligence, so its spiritual power should not be high."

"Whether you want to absorb it or not, mistress, is the decision for you."

"Teacher, can I use my Clear Sky Hammer spirit to absorb its spirit ring?" Tang San couldn't help but ask.

In comparison, he still preferred that the Soul-Devouring Spider to become the fourth soul ring of his Blue Silver Grass martial soul, since the Soul-Devouring Spider also possessed extremely strong poison attributes.

The Thousand-Pound Ant, however, is completely non-toxic.

"Absolutely not!" Yu Xiaogang shook his head without hesitation.

"As a spirit ring for the Clear Sky Hammer, its age is too low. If its age were over 3 years and you were qualified to absorb it, then your teacher would not hesitate to advise you to absorb it. Unfortunately, it is not, and you are not capable of absorbing a 3-year spirit ring now."

He spoke with a solemn expression.

"Little San, before you reach that level, remember not to have any thoughts of practicing the Clear Sky Hammer ahead of time."

"Otherwise, you would not only be letting down your teacher's expectations, but also your father's expectations, and you would also be wasting your own exceptional talent."

"If you don't even have this much patience, how can you expect to reach the pinnacle of the Soul Master world?"

"Teacher, I understand." Tang San took a deep breath to calm himself down and nodded gently.

"That's it."

Just like the teacher said, a ten-thousand-year-old ant is a rare find. Moreover, aside from lacking poison, its strength is even greater than that of the Soul-Devouring Demon Spider. And strength is precisely what he currently lacks. Furthermore, no matter how strong the poison is, it cannot withstand Long Yingtian's flames.

No matter how potent the poison, a plant-based martial soul is still a plant-based martial soul, and its weakness to fire cannot be fundamentally changed.

Therefore, improving one's strength to lay a solid foundation for the Clear Sky Hammer martial soul should naturally be the top priority.

Yu Xiaogang nodded slightly and looked up at the battlefield.

Although the Thousand-Pound Ant King could fly, its flight speed was not fast, and its wings were thin, so Liu Erlong easily caught up with it and pierced its wing membrane with flames. Its body immediately fell to the ground and was entangled by Zhao Wuji. Because it lacked offensive means, it was unable to fight back and was completely being toyed with.

Unable to hit or escape, the weaknesses of the Thousand-Pound Ant clan were blatantly exposed in this battle.

"This is the result of having too few attack methods," Tang San couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

However, it must be admitted that the Thousand-Pound Ant's defense and endurance are indeed strong.

Having only just entered the realm of ten thousand years of cultivation, he actually withstood the attacks and pulls of two high-level Soul Saints, Liu Erlong and Zhao Wuji, for nearly half an hour before showing signs of fatigue.

Afterwards, anger turned into fear, and he kept looking for an opportunity to escape, but each time he was forced back.

An hour later, his limbs suddenly went limp, clearly exhausted.

But Liu Erlong and Zhao Wuji did not let them go. They broke legs and wings, subjecting them to extreme humiliation and torture. At first, they would struggle a little each time they were attacked, but as time went on, they completely gave up and seemed to have become numb.

Seeing this, Tang San joined in, summoning his Blue Silver Grass martial soul and injecting poison into the wound, plunging the opponent into a slow, fearful death.

Liu Erlong began to slap his head frequently and rapidly, but with little force.

Under multiple torments, the ant was exhausted and unable to even take a short rest, let alone commit suicide.

This state lasted for nearly half an hour.

If I could, I would make these people experience this feeling too. In the last moment before his life ended, this thought flashed through the mind of the Thousand-Pound Ant, whose intelligence had just awakened and was like that of a child. Then, he completely gave up on using his soul power to protect his brain, allowing the toxins to seep in.

A few breaths later, a black spirit ring rose from his body.

"Go ahead." Yu Xiaogang nodded slightly.

(End of this chapter)