Douluo: The Glory of the Peerless Angel

The outer edge of the Starry Sky Forest.

Old Song was facing the direction of the Star Dou Great Forest, constantly on guard against the Red King's lack of martial ethics. Wu Fengxiao was comprehending his new third soul skill, while Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong's expressions were somewhat strange and inexplicable, their eyes looking at the Three-Eyed Golden Lion seemed to contain a mixture of countless emotions.

The three-eyed golden lion's two hands roamed incessantly up and down its body. It endured it for a long time, but finally couldn't take it anymore. A cross-shaped vein bulged on its forehead, and its three eyes stared intently at the owner of the hands, angrily saying:

"Could you please stop touching me?"

"Sorry, it felt too good."

Ling Bai refused with unwavering resolve. The three-eyed golden lion's golden fur shimmered with iridescent light, soft and smooth. He finally understood why so many people liked keeping pets; petting cats and dogs was a joy that nothing else could replace.

As night fell and the Crimson King was about to return, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, now free, was unlikely to see the two again in this lifetime. Ling Bai decided to have a good time today, stroking it from head to toe repeatedly.

The three-eyed golden lion glanced coldly at Ling Bai but remained silent. It closed all three eyes and lay prostrate on the ground as if asleep.

As dusk fell, the warm yellow light of the setting sun bathed the earth, and everyone was almost dozing off when the Star Dou Great Forest suddenly changed. The tree canopies in their line of sight swayed in one direction at the same time, then slowly swayed back. A dark red light, like a shooting star, flashed by, and the Crimson King appeared before them, a black soul beast in its mouth.

The black soul beast appears to be a bird, with a sharp, hooked beak, gleaming metallic claws, and a raised crest of feathers on its head.

"A 100,000-year-old Salo Ink Poison, the Crimson King is truly generous." Old Song recognized the type of soul beast and couldn't help but sigh.

"The Black Poison of Sal Trees?"

The outer academy's soul beast theory course didn't have this name, so Huo Yuhao quickly asked, "What kind of soul beast is it?"

Old Song explained: "The Zhen bird is a poisonous bird. The most famous ability of the Zhen clan is the Zhen poison on its feathers. The toxicity is greater than that of the well-known human-faced spider poison and the green serpent poison. If you dip its feathers into wine, the wine will immediately be tainted with Zhen wine. Over time, Zhen wine has become a general term for poisonous wine."

The Salo Mo Zhen is an anomaly among the Zhen clan, a poisonous and evil beast. Its mournful cry heralds continuous rain, while its prolonged cry often foretells a prolonged drought, both foreshadowing the onset of disaster.

The Crimson King released the Salo Ink Poison. Although it was unconscious, the terrifying poison of the 100,000-year-old soul beast instantly turned the vegetation within a ten-meter radius around it into black particles.

The Crimson King shook his magnificent mane, and a gale blew the poisonous particles into the distant sky. Only then did everyone notice that the Crimson King, who had cultivated for 300,000 years, had developed black marks on his body. Some of the marks were so deep that they even revealed the pink flesh inside, and black blood dripped onto the ground.

To capture the 100,000-year-old Salo Ink Poison alive, the Crimson King clearly paid a heavy price, yet his three pairs of beastly eyes shone exceptionally brightly, and his voice resounded like a great bell:

"Human, I have brought the evil soul beast you requested. The Soro Mozhen, relying on its potent poison, has slaughtered many soul beasts and built a bone tower within its territory."

Because of the Black Poison's venom, even ferocious beasts are reluctant to provoke it. Furthermore, this creature has surpassed 100,000 years of cultivation, and its killing behavior has somewhat subsided. Therefore, we will no longer pay it any attention. Today, we will make it pay for its past mistakes.

The Death Prison Spider King is a fusion of two great spider emperors. For the Death Prison Spider King's venomous achievements, please refer to the Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape. Therefore, the Death Prison Spider King is very suitable for absorbing this highly venomous evil soul beast. Ling Bai was extremely satisfied with the Salo Ink Poison and immediately stated:

"The Red King keeps his word, and so do we humans."

"You're a kind person!" the Red King sighed.

"Everyone's had a tough time. Brother Red King, you've had a tough time. Dealing with a 100,000-year-old evil soul beast is no easy feat!"

"Hey, we ferocious beasts are the rulers after all, we should think about the Star Dou Great Forest. I think you're quite pleasing to the eye, kid. Next time we meet in the Star Dou Great Forest, I'll give you a 300-meter head start!"

"...Alright, then I'll thank you in advance, Crimson King."

The man and the beast chatted happily.

Evil spirit masters are not considered human, and evil spirit beasts are not considered beasts; both are classified as animals.

The fact that they could exchange a beast for an imperial auspicious beast made the Crimson King feel that Xingdou had gotten a great deal, and Lingbai had made a huge profit without any investment. This was the highest level of doing business. Both sides thought they had made a killing and were afraid that the other side would back out and run away.

Immediately afterwards, the Crimson King spat out a ball of dark red soul power to envelop the Sora Ink Poison, and Ling Bai released half of the soul power restriction on the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, and the two sides officially exchanged hostages.

"etc!"

Suddenly, Ling Bai placed his left hand on his right, making a pause gesture, and turned around angrily, saying:

"That's enough! You've torn the seam of my pants!"

"Mind your own business!"

The three-eyed golden lion glared at Ling Bai, then stubbornly and persistently bit at the pants, tearing one leg into shorts.

These pants are exclusively made in Jiubao City, and cost 200 gold soul coins each!

What a spendthrift child!

Hearing Wu Feng's unrestrained mockery and the others' suppressed laughter, Ling Bai's face darkened. He grabbed the thick fur by the back of its neck and tossed it aside. The Three-Eyed Golden Lion landed beside the Crimson King as if riding on clouds.

Seeing this, the Crimson King readily handed over the Saluo Ink Poison, and everyone kept what they needed. Song Laowu, Feng Huoyuhao, and the others also breathed a sigh of relief.

On their way back to the core area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest, the Crimson King sternly warned, "Auspicious Beast, the fate of the Star Dou is entrusted to you. You cannot run around carelessly."

Shrek Academy is located next to the Star Dou Great Forest, so they wouldn't dare to offend us. But no one knows what kind of people the other Soul Masters are. If you run into a reckless idiot, you're doomed.

"From now on, stay obediently in the Lake of Life, and your Uncle Di Tian, ​​Aunt Bi Ji, and I will be at ease."

"Oh……"

The three-eyed golden lion absentmindedly agreed, and then discovered that a vibrant power seemed to be emerging within its body.

"Um?"

The three-eyed golden lion blinked in confusion, its mind flashing through memories like a movie, stopping at the moment when Ling Bai grabbed the back of its neck, when it seemed as if a teardrop-sized green metal had been injected into its body.

"An aura originating from the Lake of Life..."

The vitality continuously nourished its bloodline, and a faint light shone in the depths of the three-eyed golden lion's pupils. It only needed to eat more brain matter from light-type soul beasts to restore or even break through its original abilities.

At this moment, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion felt no hatred for Ling Bai. Ironically, among the six Shrek Seven Devils, Ling Bai was the only one who truly used underhanded tactics, yet the Three-Eyed Golden Lion inexplicably felt as if his father's killer was actually his savior.

The ultimate light bloodline was utterly insignificant in the face of attribute attraction, and now with this added life force, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion couldn't bring itself to hate Ling Bai, but it also didn't want to forgive him. It glanced back, gave a barely perceptible snort, and said:

"Anyway, we'll never see each other again..."

At the edge of the Star Dou Great Forest, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong maintained the same posture, gazing wistfully in the direction where the Three-Eyed Golden Lion had departed, as if their fates had also drifted away with it.

Ling Bai sealed the soul power of the Salu Mozhen and stored it in a storage soul tool, which was the highest-grade storage soul tool capable of absorbing and storing living beings. He needed to use the Death Prison Spider King to fuse with the soul ring of the Salu Mozhen, and this process would definitely not be in front of outsiders.

This Starry Sky Journey was very fruitful. Wu Feng absorbed the fire-attribute true dragon soul beast Crimson Armor Dragon for his third soul ring, as well as the external soul bone Dark Gold Terror Claw right palm bone, which directly raised his overall strength to a new level. Ling Bai obtained the ultimate light he had been longing for. Everything was ready except for the Fiery Apricot Blossom, which would allow him to completely end his tug-of-war with the Death Prison Spider King.

The only sacrifice was a drop of Life Gold. When he absorbed the Soul Devouring Carving Blade, Ling Bai left behind two drops of Life Gold. One drop was used to transform the Snow Emperor into a Wisdom Soul Ring, and the last drop was given to the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

Without the ultimate light, everything he did might have become a wedding dress for the Death Prison Spider King. The Three-Eyed Golden Lion solved Ling Bai's worries. The Life Gold was both a thank-you gift and an apology gift. That drop of Life Gold, equivalent to the life force of a million years of Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, was enough to make up for the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's deficiency.

More importantly, Ling Bai changed the fate of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, preventing it from suffering a tragic end in another time and space.

They gave to each other and received from each other, their grudges were settled, and they owed each other nothing more.

"Elder Song, you should go back. I'll enter the Star Dou Great Forest again first thing tomorrow morning," Ling Bai said.

"Okay, be careful."

Old Song nodded. Exchanging hostages at the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest was for safety reasons. Ling Bai couldn't immediately turn back, in case the Crimson King was lying in wait, which would be like catching a turtle in a jar. Waiting until the next day was the right choice.

Take care, senior!

Xiao Xiao waved her hand, expressing her gratitude to Ling Bai for helping her kill the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.

"Don't die, or Ning Tian will be heartbroken."

Wu Feng turned his head away with a look of disgust, but his eyes kept glancing at Ling Bai out of the corner of his eye.

Elder Song led the five people back to Shrek Academy, while Ling Bai bypassed the entrance of the Star Dou Great Forest that faced Shrek Academy, intending to enter the forest from a different location.

Late at night, Ling Bai arrived at the entrance to the Heavenly Soul Empire. He took out the Saro Mozhen from his storage soul tool. The Crimson King showed no mercy, and the Saro Mozhen was still unconscious, showing no trace of the ferocity of a 100,000-year-old soul beast.

This reduced unnecessary trouble. The Angelic Holy Sword pierced the head of the Salo Mozhen without causing it any pain, and the notorious evil spirit beast died instantly.

A blood-red soul ring rose from the corpse of the Saluo Mozhen.

Eight purplish-black spider spears burst forth from its back, summoning dozens of small demonic spiders to survey the surrounding area. Ling Bai then sat cross-legged in front of this 100,000-year-old soul beast, circulating his soul power to draw the blood-red soul ring onto himself.

The sea of ​​spirit trembled violently, and a strong aura of soul power surged into the meridians through the eight spider spears of the Death Prison Spider King.

Gray, red, red!

The Thousand Enchantress's disguise effect was removed, revealing the true colors of the Death Prison Spider Emperor's three soul rings. Apart from the gray soul ring that housed a fragment of Ilex's divine consciousness, the Netherworld Emperor's Demonic Roar and the Calamity Snow Demon both benefited from the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's influence.

When a soul beast's cultivation breaks through ten thousand years, it will experience a soul shock. The soul shock of a hundred thousand-year-old soul beast will only be more terrifying. The enormous mental fluctuations and massive soul power impact caused Ling Bai's whole body to swell slightly. This power surging into his body was by no means harmless like the unconscious Suoluo Mozhen. On the contrary, it was full of the madness and hysteria of an evil soul beast.

Snow Empress and Ilex cautiously observed the situation. With Snow Empress's help, the Calamity Snow Demon was able to absorb a 100,000-year soul ring independently for the first time, while the Soro Ink Poison was Ling Bai's first.

Two and a half minutes passed, and although his body appeared somewhat swollen, Ling Bai's expression remained calm, as if the Sora Ink Poison had not caused much trouble.

The soul power surged like boiling water. Ling Bai controlled both his soul power and his sea of ​​spirit to accept the wildly surging soul power, gradually assimilating and absorbing it.

After an unknown amount of time, countless golden specks of light floated gently in the air. The sun gradually rose in the distance, and a figure slowly stood up, with rings of soul rings rising fiercely.

Gray, red, red, red!

If anyone else were here, they would probably be so shocked they'd dislocate their jaws. Three 100,000-year spirit rings plus an unprecedented gray spirit ring—this is simply astonishing in the spirit master world; it's a spirit ring combination that no human could possibly possess.

"laugh--"

Two spider spears pierced the corpse of the Salo Mozhen, and then simultaneously pulled it to both sides, causing black poisonous blood to fall like raindrops, corroding the earth and creating black holes.

Amidst the swirling poisonous blood, a pitch-black bone resembling a human leg stood in the void, seemingly capable of devouring all the light around it.

The soul bone of the left leg of the 100,000-year-old Saluki!

A 100,000-year-old soul beast is bound to drop a soul bone that the killer doesn't have. Ling Bai didn't hesitate and continued to absorb the 100,000-year-old soul bone.

The spirit rings were successfully absorbed, and the spirit bones were naturally no problem. However, the main spirit, the Six-Winged Angel, only had five rings, which caused Ling Bai to be stuck at level sixty. He didn't know what level his spirit power had actually reached.

The presence of the Sora Ink Poison solidified his resolve to absorb a 100,000-year-old soul beast into his sixth soul ring. A year and a half was more than enough time for him to find a hunting target in the Star Dou Great Forest. Gazing at the dense, deep, and boundless ancient forest, Ling Bai smiled gently:

"Now, let's give it a shot."

……

Shrek Academy, Sea God Pavilion.

"Elder Mu, this is how it is." Elder Song was informing Elder Mu about the Soul Hunting Trip.

"Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, Crimson Armor Dragon, Salo Ink Poison, Crimson King, Imperial Auspicious Beast... Your experiences have been quite remarkable," Elder Mu said with a smile. "Anyway, it's good that you're back safe and sound. Little Song, you've worked hard too, get some rest."

"Yes, Elder Mu."

Elder Song verbally agreed but didn't move. His lips moved a few times before he cautiously asked, "Elder Mu, why did you send Ling Bai to train in the Star Dou Great Forest for a year and a half? If he unfortunately dies, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School might..."

The words stopped abruptly; some things don't need to be said too explicitly.

"Haha, don't worry." Old Mu laughed. "There are actually two reasons why I sent Ling Bai to the Star Dou Great Forest."

Firstly, after he broke through to the sixth ring, no more than three students from Shrek Academy were qualified to spar with him. Moreover, when students sparred, everyone would hold back. However, the soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest, who regarded humans as mortal enemies, would strike directly at vital points. Life-or-death battles were the best way to hone a soul master's combat skills.

Secondly, I planned to give him a reward, but the child was very wary of the academy, so I couldn't take it out immediately. I had to wait a year and a half, so I sent him to the Star Dou Great Forest for training.

As for your unfortunate death... he was far more powerful than you imagine. Take the imperial auspicious beast you just mentioned as an example.

A dual-attribute super soul beast comparable to a 100,000-year-old soul beast was almost instantly defeated. What could possibly happen to it? Maybe it's even eager to run to the Star Dou Great Forest and unleash its full power. Alright, go back and rest…”

(End of this chapter)