Douluo Continent: Long Live the Spirit Hall

Before taking action, Yan had reviewed detailed information about the Thousand-Pound Ants and knew quite a lot about them.

These spirit beasts are similar to the Blue Silver Grass among animal spirit beasts; they are very common and numerous. A single Thousand-Pound Ant colony can number in the tens of thousands, and their populations are almost ubiquitous in wild forests, only absent in areas with frequent human activity.

This type of soul beast belongs to the lowest level among low-level soul beasts, and its characteristics are not particularly outstanding. However, it possesses extremely tenacious vitality, outstanding physical defense, and extremely strong resistance to blows. It also has strength far exceeding its body proportions. These are the characteristics of the Thousand-Pound Ant.

Although they can be considered earth-attribute soul beasts, they don't have any attribute soul skills. They only have strength far exceeding their body proportions. However, most Thousand-Pound Ants are only slightly larger than ordinary ants, so the power brought by this difference in size is not very useful.

They have a very low status in any soul beast forest, often becoming food for other soul beasts. Although their defense is decent, it is limited, and they lack offensive means, making it difficult for them to unleash their full power.

However, precisely because they possess defense and strength, breaking through their defenses and then devouring them is too much effort, leading many soul beasts to dislike and be too lazy to eat them. Coupled with their tenacious vitality, these soul beasts exist in large numbers in the Soul Beast Forest.

In the Soul Beast Encyclopedia, this Soul Beast is rated similarly to Blue Silver Grass: numerous but weak, making it a useless Soul Beast.

However, no matter how useless a soul beast may seem, it will not be a simple existence once its cultivation level increases to a certain extent. The 100,000-year-old Soft Bone Rabbit possesses an invincible golden body and the ability to teleport, making it almost impossible for anyone to kill. The Thousand-Pound Ant, after breaking through 10,000 years, is also an extremely troublesome existence.

According to the intelligence recorded by the Spirit Hall, the strongest Thousand-Pound Ant that was hunted down was a 30,000-year-old Ant King, which became the eighth spirit ring of the Titan of the Power Clan, giving him an extremely terrifying power boost, allowing him to suppress most Title Douluos in terms of strength.

If a 30,000-year-old ant king can offer such benefits, wouldn't a 90,000-year-old or even 100,000-year-old ant queen offer even more? Moreover, their power and defensive attributes are somewhat related to the earth attribute, so Yan can't let them go.

"We need to find a way to destroy their wings first, otherwise all our efforts may be in vain." Yan's gaze fell on the back of the three-headed ant queen. Each of its dark golden backs had a pair of huge, transparent wings, which obviously allowed it to fly. This became the part that Yan would focus on attacking next.

Yan planned to capture these three big guys and absorb their three spirit rings to try and make a fortune, so he naturally wanted to make sure that none of them could escape.

Chapter 461 Physical Immunity

"They have strong defenses and their attacks mainly consist of close-range physical attacks. Once we destroy their wings, and then find a way to suspend them like kites, we can easily take down all three of them."

Deep within the Star Dou Great Forest, in the canopy of an ancient tree, Yan carefully observed the three-headed Thousand-Pound Ant King feeding below.

The three creatures' dark golden bodies were quite dazzling under the sunlight. Their transparent wings were Yan's first target, but their saber-toothed fangs and thick forelimbs also piqued Yan's interest.

The forelimbs of these three mighty ant queens are somewhat similar to the claws of a scorpion, but not exactly the same. They are more like three sharp spikes fused together, waving left and right. In addition to the dark golden light, they also have a special green layer on them.

"The forelimbs are green and have no odor. They don't look poisonous, but we still need to be careful."

Yan continued to analyze, and as the AI ​​Dawn operated, it analyzed the data and formulated a plan. Gradually, Yan also came up with a scheme.

With a slight flip of his hand, a skull gleaming with a golden-red light appeared in his palm. The skull was incomplete, appearing to be only half-formed. It was the 50,000-year-old Sun Worm Soul Bone that Yan had obtained from the New World.

Yan weighed the soul bone in his hand, carefully infusing it with soul power while keeping an eye on the three-headed ant king below, muttering to himself, "The feint attack should work, right?"

"Boom!"

Just as Yan injected a sufficient amount of soul power, the energy fluctuations emanating from the 50,000-year-old Sun Worm Soul Bone could no longer be suppressed. With a muffled boom, a golden-red arc streaked across the sky, rapidly unleashing astonishing power under the sun's rays.

The three-headed, thousand-pound ant queen was feeding when this sudden change interrupted her. She instinctively looked up at the sky, and the rapidly erupting solar fire completely engulfed the three of them. The abrupt change caught them completely off guard.

The three-headed Thousand-Pound Ant King was extremely annoyed when the true fire of the sun struck. It hurriedly flapped its wings to try to escape, but the solar storm was probably too powerful. Its wings were softened by the high temperature. Although they were not directly burned, they were still greatly affected.

These three were quite decisive. Seeing that they couldn't fly away directly, they frantically ran away using all six limbs, trying to escape the range of the solar fire eruption.

However, what they never expected was that someone had been watching their bodies for a long time. The moment they escaped the sea of ​​fire, terrifying flames erupted from beneath the earth, and the two flames from heaven and earth swept through at the same time, causing the three Thousand-Pound Ants to suffer a great loss.

"Boom!"

In the terrifying explosion, the three-headed Thousand-Pound Ant Queen was thrown out. Thanks to their powerful defenses, they were not injured, but were in a much worse state.

However, the next moment, accompanied by a faint whooshing sound, the three Thousand-Pound Ant Kings roared angrily. Their wings were injured, indicating that a soul beast was attacking them, an unforgivable act.

The past experiences of these three mighty ant queens are actually quite bizarre and difficult. They were originally just ordinary soldier ants in a mighty ant colony. They survived countless near-death experiences before becoming the leaders of soldier ants with a thousand years of cultivation.

However, as they grew stronger, they were feared by the queen ant of her own colony, who decided to eliminate them. This is a major reason why most pygmy ants find it difficult to become stronger.

In a swarm of ants, the queen ant gives orders and is responsible for reproduction and procreation. However, the queen ant herself is weak in combat but intelligent. If soldier ants that are not under her control appear in the ant colony, problems may arise.

Therefore, the queen ant never allows powerful soldier ants to appear. Once a soldier ant's cultivation reaches a thousand years, it will immediately be betrayed and destroyed by the ant colony.

However, these three brothers were lucky; they managed to escape the pursuit. After their cultivation reached a thousand years, their wisdom greatly increased, and they developed a desire for revenge. So, when they had the chance, they returned to the ant nest and devoured the queen ant.

After that, the three soldier ant brothers discovered that eating the queen ant could improve their cultivation level, so they began to frantically destroy the Thousand-Jun ant colony, and this continued until they were driven out of the Star Dou Great Forest by Da Ming and Er Ming.

After Da Ming and Er Ming entered the Lake of Life, they noticed that the forest had been devoid of any kingly aura for a long time. Naturally, the three soul beasts had their own ideas, but their previous encounter with the Soft Bone Rabbit King made them temporarily retreat, preparing to improve their strength first.

So these days, the three-headed Thousand-Pound Ant King has been going back to its old ways, constantly destroying ant nests and devouring ant queens to increase its strength, hoping to break through 100,000 years of cultivation and seize the position of Forest King, and then rule the entire Star Dou Great Forest.

"call out!"

A figure suddenly darted into the churning sea of ​​fire, and the dissipating flames instantly coalesced into a fiery tornado, which then attacked the three-headed Thousand-Pound Ant King that had just regained its footing.

Wherever the terrifying fire dragon passed, the earth and trees turned black, and everything became scorched earth. The three-headed Thousand-Pound Ant King reacted relatively quickly this time, actually choosing to bury itself in the soil. However, after the ground changed from scorched black to burning red and then to glassy, ​​the three guys finally couldn't hold back anymore.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The three mighty ant queens burst from the ground simultaneously, forming a triangle around Yan, and then slightly shook their heads, seemingly trying to communicate with Yan.

"Oh! So you know how to feign weakness to the enemy."

Yan noticed out of the corner of his eye that, in addition to the Thousand-Pound Ant King shaking its head in front of him, two more were slowly moving forward on his left and right, ensuring that they would surround him.

Their energy was completely contained within, showing no sign of dissipating from their bodies. However, the dark gold color on their bodies became more pronounced, and the sense of oppression intensified.

In the next instant, three golden lights locked onto Yan's body from three directions. The two Thousand-Pound Ant Kings on the left and right bit his thighs, while the one in front used its forelimbs to strangle his hands.

A strange light flashed in the six eyes of these three creatures, revealing their excitement.

The three-headed Thousand-Pound Ant King's body flipped outwards simultaneously, and a tremendous pulling force came from three directions. Three golden lights drew arcs in the air before stopping again. The three-headed demonic beast, which had almost crashed into trees and rocks, was extremely shocked.

The three brothers' usually unfailingly powerful strength had failed them this time. It's important to understand that these three mighty ant queens are not like ordinary mighty ants with only rudimentary intelligence; they are of one mind, and they had used this move countless times before.

When the three of them exerted their combined strength, the instantaneous explosive force reached over 200,000 jin, enough to tear apart the body of a ten-thousand-year-old or even a hundred-thousand-year-old soul beast. However, this tried-and-true move failed them this time.

Just now, when they tried to tear Yan's body, they initially managed to hold on firmly, but at the moment of exertion, they missed their target. The enormous inertia sent all three of them flying. Fortunately, they reacted in time, otherwise they would have crashed into the trees and rocks.

"Your strength is great, but unfortunately, it's not very effective against me. Unless you can reach the point where your power can distort space, your physical attacks won't be able to hurt my skin at all."

In front of the Three-Headed Thousand-Pound Ant King, Yan stood calmly in place. Several flames emerged from the places where the Three-Headed Thousand-Pound Ant King had bitten and strangled his limbs, and then quickly returned to normal.

Yan's early soul skills were developed into the ability of an elemental body by utilizing the characteristics of elemental affinity. This is similar to the elemental transformation in One Piece. After the flames are transformed into an elemental form, they take on a void energy form, directly making them immune to most physical attacks.

Although the power of the Three-Headed Thousand-Pound Ant King is terrifying, it has not reached the level of distorting the air or even space. It cannot harm Yan's elemental body, and its fate will most likely not be good.

Yan's words did not elicit much response. The three ant kings seemed to have become mute at this moment, and all of them adopted a strange posture. All six of their legs, including their front claws, were raised, while only their abdomens were prostrate on the ground, lying there quietly without moving.

"Do you want to find opportunities? I'll give you some."

The skull in Yan's palm erupted with even more dazzling solar true fire. Yan threw it at any moment, and the flaming skull smashed directly towards the Thousand-Pound Ant King in the very center.

With three muffled thuds, the three-headed Thousand-Pound Ant King suddenly sprang up the instant Yan threw out the skull. The six limbs of the three brothers slammed into the ground at the same time, and the terrifying force of the impact brought them a strong recoil.

The three ant queens were like three cannonballs launched from a gun. The two Thousand-Pound Ant Queens on the left and right charged directly at Yan, while the one in the center crashed directly into the flaming skull, and both of them were thrown back by the impact.

The power of the three-headed Thousand-Pound Ant King was terrifying. The speed brought by the burst of power when it slammed the ground was simply frightening. Two golden lights flashed and the two Thousand-Pound Ant Kings appeared on Yan's left and right sides.

"You guys really like to go head-to-head with me, huh? Too bad I'm not that stupid."

A hint of mockery flashed in Yan's eyes. The moment the two golden lights collided, his figure was smashed to pieces. With the instantaneous collision of the two golden lights, the surging shockwave overturned countless stones and boulders, sending them flying back. Yan's figure was nowhere to be seen in the original spot.

Yan's figure reappeared, but this time it was dozens of meters above the ground. His figure gradually solidified and then slowly descended. Just as the three Thousand-Pound Ant Kings landed one after another, he returned to his original position.

"I have both an elemental body and the ability to teleport. What can you use to fight me? Don't waste your energy and become my spirit rings instead."

Yan spoke again, his tone still impolite. The three Thousand-Pound Ant Kings seemed to feel fear at this moment, their green eyes gleaming as they exchanged glances, clearly communicating something.

"Aren't you going to give up yet?"

After waiting for a while, Yan realized that the three soul beasts still did not surrender. He felt like he had been tricked. Although he had always been the one to easily toy with the Three-Headed Thousand-Pound Ant King, he was still very unhappy about this.

Chapter 462 Refining the Three Souls

Deep within the Star Dou Great Forest, after a series of unsuccessful attempts to probe Yan, the Three-Headed Thousand-Pound Ant King realized that Yan was quite difficult to deal with, and a look of anxiety appeared in its three pairs of glowing green eyes.

"You want to escape? Impossible. I won't give you the chance." As Yan spoke, his figure flashed and appeared in multiple locations. In the blink of an eye, nine Yans appeared and surrounded the Three-Headed Thousand-Jin Ant King.

The third soul ring skill, Divine Fire Clone, has been rarely used by Yan since he broke through to the Soul Saint realm. This is partly because, as his cultivation level has increased, he has fewer opportunities to fight others.

Another reason is that Yan is becoming increasingly powerful. Even if he encounters a Title Douluo, he can basically defeat him in one move without needing to linger. Therefore, he basically doesn't need this move.

However, now that we're facing these three mighty ant kings, we can use this move to bully them. It will also put more pressure on the three ant kings, making them reveal weaknesses, and Yan can save some energy.

"It's almost time, so I'm not playing with you anymore." Nine Flames suddenly appeared on the scene, which naturally confused the Three-Headed Thousand-Pound Ant King. While they were still trying to figure it out, the Flames launched another attack. Three Flames stood on the outermost edge, keeping a close watch on them, while the other six Flames flew out to attack at the same time.

"Bang!" The Thousand-Pound Ant King on the left was instantly sent flying by Yan's true form. This attack also confirmed the location of Yan's true form for the three Ant Kings. Dark golden light flashed, and while using their own defenses to withstand the attack, they quickly closed in, intending to launch a counterattack.

However, to their surprise, just as the other two Thousand-Pound Ant Kings were launched into the air, another Yan from the side also delivered a heavy blow, the powerful flames instantly engulfing the central Ant King and shoving it into the black pit.

Immediately afterwards, the third ant queen also found that her back was sinking. Before she could even land properly, she was hit by that force and rolled more than a thousand degrees on the spot, looking so disheveled.

The three-headed ant queen was completely at a loss. They initially thought that Yan had split into nine, and only one of them was real. This was indeed the case when they attacked at the same time. One of them was clearly much stronger than the others.

Just as they were about to lock onto the main body and launch a counterattack, they were suddenly stunned by three 'main bodies' in succession.

Forgive the soul beasts for their limited knowledge; although they have lived for tens of thousands of years, they have never seen anything like clones and teleportation. It's simply outrageous and bullying the Thousand-Pound Ant.

Now that Yan's offensive had begun, he naturally wouldn't let these three extremely defensive creatures go easily. He kept using his teleportation ability to change positions and launch attacks. Under his dense offensive, the defenses of the three-headed Thousand-Pound Ant King were finally about to give way.

Clang clang clang clang... A series of crisp sounds erupted simultaneously from the three-headed Thousand-Pound Ant King, sparks flying from their dark golden backs, gradually leaving some obvious marks.

Although these three mighty ant kings have obvious weaknesses, with few and limited attack methods, making it difficult for them to utilize their strength advantage, their defense is indeed formidable. In the original story, Tang San used the divine-level Eight Spider Lances and the Sea God Trident to attack them one after another, barely managing to break through their defense.

Yan doesn't have any divine artifacts at the moment, so he can only rely on his golden arms, especially the dark gold dinosaur claw on his right hand, which is a sharp blade that can even cut through space. However, it cannot break through their defenses in one blow.

However, as Yan continued to attack, the marks and dents on their bodies became more and more obvious. Seeing that they were about to be completely breached and killed, Yan also increased its attack speed and frequency.

“Your defenses are indeed terrifying. If you were allowed to continue evolving and reach the level of a 100,000-year-old soul beast, even I would probably be unable to deal with you. What a pity…” Yan struck out with his claws again. This time, a piercing scraping sound erupted from the body of the Three-Headed Thousand-Pound Ant King, followed by a sharp scream.

The three Thousand-Jin Ant Kings were beaten back and forth by Yan like sandbags for more than a dozen rounds, and a large crater had already appeared on the ground. The nine Yans surrounded the crater at the same time and continuously released terrifying flame rays into it.

Yan's repeated attacks had indeed been effective. The Three-Headed Thousand-Pound Ant King's defense was not as strong as before, and it could not be completely immune to the scorching flame rays. They rolled and screamed in the crater, unleashing all their power.

Unfortunately, the flames were not a direct physical entity like the Dark Gold Terrorclaw. No matter how much the Three-Headed Thousand-Pound Ant King struggled, it could not withstand the scorching flames. In addition, its defenses could not completely protect it from the high temperature, and gradually a meaty aroma wafted out.

"What a pity, they weren't real 100,000-year-old soul beasts. But if they were three 100,000-year-old brothers, I might not have been able to kill them. It's all over now." Yan stood beside the pit and released all his soul ring domains. Multiple flame domains with different characteristics were superimposed and suppressed them. The terrifying power that made them almost suffocate left the three-headed Thousand-Pound Ant King with only the ability to roll over, without any possibility of struggling to escape.

These three Thousand-Pound Ant Kings possess three most powerful abilities: strength, defense, and speed. Although they lack any powerful soul skills, they are invincible among the Thousand-Pound Ants thanks to these three characteristics, and other soul beasts find it difficult to defeat them.

They are immune to physical attacks thanks to their hard shells, and energy attacks are also largely ineffective against them. However, their speed and power often allow them to smash their opponents to pieces.

Even when encountering soul beasts with control skills, they can break free with their extraordinary strength and launch a counterattack.

Unfortunately for them, this time they ran into Yan, who was a cheat code. Yan's elemental body and teleportation rendered their physical attack methods useless. Yan's constant use of high temperature and rapid cutting methods also caused their defenses to break down, putting them in a dead end.

Furthermore, since Yan had damaged their wings from the start, these three soul beasts were unable to fully utilize their speed advantage, and their fate was sealed.

In the deep pit in the clearing deep in the forest, the glassy ground was scorching red. Under such high temperature, an egg dropped in would turn to ashes instantly, and a piece of meat would be cooked before it even hit the ground.