The Glory of the Sun and Moon in the Peerless Tang Sect

Chapter 337 The 100,000-Year-Old Soul and the Thunder God's Whip

Xu Zihuang glanced at Ye Guyi, who immediately understood his thoughts and nodded slightly.

During soul fusion, mental concentration is required. Xu Zihuang will definitely need to retrieve the Silver Scale White Whale. Without the suppression of the two Dragon Kings' soul powers, plant-type soul beasts like the Qiluo Tulip and the Youxiang Qiluo Fairy might develop other ideas.

Ye Guyi was also familiar with the Thunderous Hell Vine, a soul beast coveted by countless lightning-attribute soul masters. After all, Xu Zihuang possessed a right leg soul bone derived from the Thunderous Hell Vine.

When Xu Zihuang confessed all this to her, and learned that Ning Tian had helped Xu Zihuang buy that soul bone, she was a little jealous and teased Xu Zihuang a few times.

But one thing is certain: this Thunderous Hell Vine is extremely compatible with Xu Zihuang's second martial soul, the Purple Thunder Hell Dragon.

While feeling happy for Xu Zihuang, Ye Guyi's eyes sharpened. She took out the Seven Star Flame Sword from her storage ring and stared at the several plant-type soul beasts with 100,000 years of cultivation opposite her.

“I just transmitted the steps for forming the contract to you through that part of my memory. Next, I will begin to guide the condensation of your soul imprint and fuse your innate instincts with the soul imprint.” Xu Zihuang composed himself and spoke solemnly to Lei Mingyan Yuteng.

The vines of the Thunderous Hell Vine lashed through the air, accompanied by a series of lightning bolts and thunderclaps, and said impatiently, "Please begin! I am willing to follow you. Staying here will only lead to being suppressed to the death by those bastards. From you, I see an opportunity for me to break through to the 100,000-year realm. Our Thunderous Hell Vine clan has compressed the power of thunder to its limit, and has long since generated a trace of destructive power. I will definitely be able to help you."

"I swear by the bloodline of Thor, if one day you can help me break through to the realm of 100,000 years, I am willing to serve you as my master from now on."

Among plant-type soul beasts, those with more hidden agendas, like the Fragrant Jade Vine, are ultimately few and far between. Xu Zihuang could sense the purity, persistence, and determination within the Thunderous Hell Vine's will.

Without further hesitation, he retrieved the Silver Scale White Whale. A viscous spiritual energy with a realistic texture surged outward from between his brows, enveloping himself and the Thunderous Hell Vine.

Xu Zihuang's six spirit rings belonging to the Golden Eye Martial Soul dissipated, and now he only uses his second Martial Soul, the Purple Thunder Prison Dragon.

Bathed in the gentle light of spiritual energy, a faint golden glow began to appear on Lei Ming Yan Yu Teng's body. Under the guidance of Xu Zi Huang's tangible and substantial spiritual energy, her spiritual origin, soul imprint, a portion of her purest soul power, and the energy contained within her bloodline talent began to rapidly condense.

Xu Zihuang raised his right hand, and a ball of platinum light shone forth, filled with an aura of light. He then began to chant the incantation for the Equal Contract.

He had practiced the contract method that Electrolux had taught him countless times, so there was no way he could make a mistake.

A golden six-pointed star magic circle appeared beneath Xu Zihuang's feet.

With the appearance of the six-pointed star formation, the Thunderous Hell Vine's main body was completely stained with golden light, turning into a translucent purplish-gold, but its overall form began to wither. Radiant light shone from Xu Zihuang's body and then fell upon the Thunderous Hell Vine's main body.

The spiritual power within Xu Zihuang's spiritual sea began to pour out wildly, merging with the spiritual essence of Lei Mingyan Yuteng.

At this moment, Lei Mingyan Yuteng was also filled with shock. Although she had sensed the strength of Xu Zihuang's spiritual power before, she had not realized that it was so powerful. That pure spiritual power far surpassed that of the plant-type soul beasts like Youxiang Qiluo Xianpin, which had cultivated for 100,000 years. The two were not even on the same level, and it was also filled with a rich life force.

She was now certain that, nourished by this life force, her consciousness would be able to be preserved intact.

The entire contract fusion process was incredibly smooth. Only a quarter of an hour had passed, and Xu Zihuang's spiritual energy had been depleted by thirty percent. The deep purple vines of the Thunderous Hell Vine had completely withered. A purple-gold right leg soul bone quietly adhered to Xu Zihuang's right leg. The violent soul power contained within was enough to terrify anyone.

In an instant, it merged into Xu Zihuang's right leg.

Xu Zihuang could clearly feel that the two soul bones were fusing and sublimating.

"I never imagined you had fused with the soul bone of our Thunderous Hell Vine clan." Thunderous Hell Vine's weak yet surprised voice rang out in Xu Zihuang's spiritual sea. Facing Xu Zihuang, her clear female voice was completely devoid of its previous arrogance. The closeness and recognition in her words were almost overflowing.

“Guiding the fusion of these two soul bones should help you the most. By attaching myself to this soul bone, my source power will also become more stable.”

This is equivalent to the most perfect fusion of soul bones. The two soul bones share the same origin and are both identical right leg soul bones. It's not just a simple matter of one plus one equals two; it's a fundamental sublimation.

The two soul bones that have now been combined into one are by no means inferior to the soul bones dropped by ferocious beasts with a cultivation of more than 200,000 years.

Moreover, this soul bone has an additional soul skill: Forest of Lightning. It is the most powerful control-type soul skill of the Thunderous Hell Vine clan.

The light faded, and the Yin-Yang Eyes returned to calm. Then, a blood-red soul ring trembled and emerged from beneath Xu Zihuang's feet.

However, Xu Zihuang's brows were furrowed, and he showed little joy.

The first spirit ring of his second spirit, granted by the Thunderous Hell Vine, broke through to the 100,000-year level. This was not because the spirit ring mutated, but because the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm made its move.

The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm had just been awakened when it saw Xu Zihuang fusing with the Thunderous Hell Vine. Without thinking, it released a portion of its spiritual essence to help Xu Zihuang upgrade the soul ring bestowed by the Thunderous Hell Vine to the 100,000-year level.

In its view, this was just something to do casually and wouldn't put any burden on Xu Zihuang's body.

Suspended above the Sea of ​​Spirit, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm realized that she seemed to have done something wrong despite her good intentions.

"Uh, Zihuang, I didn't mean to."

"Boom!" Thunderclaps echoed high in the sky beyond the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. Dark clouds pressed down over an area of ​​tens of kilometers around the well. The sky suddenly began to flash rapidly, with large swaths of lightning striking the heavens. Many spirit beast tribes living in the outer areas of Sunset Forest were terrified. Spirit beasts seemed to possess an instinctive fear of such heavenly lightning, seemingly inherited in their blood.

Even though they were thousands of meters apart, Xu Zihuang and Ye Guyi, who were inside the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, could hear it very clearly. The terrifying thunder made their hearts ache.

"The tribulation is coming." Xu Zihuang sighed helplessly.

"Tianmeng, this is the tribulation that the Thunderous Hell Vine must endure to break through to the 100,000-year realm. But it's too late to say anything more now. Take this opportunity to release your spiritual power to help it consolidate its consciousness."

“Okay.” Tianmeng Ice Silkworm solemnly replied.

Xu Zihuang released his Golden Eye Martial Soul again, rising into the air while stepping on the crystal mirrors formed by his feet, and reminded Ye Guyi beside him, "Sister Lingyi, let's leave here first."

Ye Guyi had absolute trust in Xu Zihuang. With a flap of her pure white wings, she quickly arrived at Xu Zihuang's side, vaguely guessing what was going on.

"Lightning tribulation?"

"Hmm." Xu Zihuang nodded solemnly.

"Sister Lingyi, please stay away from me later. My second martial soul possesses the attribute of ultimate lightning, so the lightning tribulation won't have much of an impact on me. The main thing is whether the Thunderous Hell Vine can use this to break through the 100,000-year realm."

As Xu Zihuang and Ye Guyi were talking, they approached the thick layer of seven-colored poisonous miasma above the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. Xu Zihuang released his soul power, condensing a deep purple shield of destructive soul power to protect the two of them, and then entered the seven-colored poisonous miasma.

Faced with this sudden turn of events, the plant-type soul beasts in the Yin-Yang Eyes of Ice and Fire couldn't help but exchange bewildered glances. The impending tribulation when the Thunderous Hell Vine broke through to the 100,000-year realm was secondary; what shocked them most was the special contract between the Thunderous Hell Vine and Xu Zihuang.

Although the Thunderous Hell Vine had abandoned its physical form, its aura had become incredibly pure. It had evolved from a plant into a pure energy entity. This change in aura was extremely tempting to any plant-type soul beast.

Plant-type spirit beasts are much more solitary than animal-type spirit beasts; before they develop intelligence, they are completely unable to move. They are somewhat curious about the human world.

If they could elevate themselves to the purest energy form, like the Thunderous Hell Vine, and follow a human into the human world to experience its beauty, it would seem like a worthwhile experience.

Moreover, once they become that purest form of energy, even if the Soul Master they follow dies, they can be reborn on the spot and grow anew using this pure energy. And their cultivation will only be stronger than it is now.

They are all rare and precious materials formed by absorbing the primordial energy of heaven and earth. When the time comes, it will not be difficult for them to reabsorb the primordial energy of heaven and earth and reshape their forms.

High above the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, streaks of lightning crisscrossed, weaving into vast electric grids. Bolts of lightning continued to erupt, piercing the poisonous miasma below.

The rolling thunder sounded like the roar of heaven and earth, and the extremely dense lightning element completely suppressed the miasma that had accumulated for thousands of years. Because the lightning was so dense, much of it merged together and condensed into spheres. Even just looking at it, one could feel the terrifying, world-destroying power within.

Seeing this incredibly shocking scene before her, Ye Guyi's heart sank slightly. But out of trust in Xu Zihuang, she still followed Xu Zihuang's instructions and stayed away from the core area of ​​the thunderstorm.

A rapid thought flashed through his mind, and Xu Zihuang, looking up at the sky, suddenly stomped his toes on the crystal mirror, rapidly ascending thousands of meters into the air.

A pillar of lightning, like a natural disaster, descended from the sky. Ye Guyi, who was in the distance, narrowed her eyes. In the next instant, she saw a blue-purple world.

Xu Zihuang was inside a bright purple sphere of light, like a sculpted amethyst. Outside this amethyst, a constantly shimmering purple-gold halo emanated. All the lightning that struck it was being extinguished at an astonishing rate.

If you look closely, you'll find that the bright purple orb is made of deep purple vines.

Thunderous Yama Vine.

With the help of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's spiritual essence to consolidate its spiritual consciousness, the Thunderous Hell Vine, although it had only just become Xu Zihuang's soul spirit, displayed power far exceeding that of the past.

Since being suppressed and buried underground by Qiluo Tulip and the others, she hadn't absorbed lightning energy so freely for countless years. Moreover, Xu Zihuang's second martial soul, the Purple Thunder Prison Dragon, inherently possessed the attribute of ultimate lightning, and since it was integrated with Xu Zihuang, she also received its enhancement.

She was now like a ferocious beast that had been starving for countless years, frantically and greedily devouring the power of lightning, without having to worry about self-destruction.

At least for now, it's far from reaching the limit she can handle.

Thunderous Hell Vine absorbed the immense power of thunder without reservation to strengthen itself, and each thunderous strike made her acutely aware that she was gradually becoming stronger.

The thunder and lightning raged across the sky for a full half hour.

Seeing that Xu Zihuang remained unmoved and his breathing was steady, Ye Guyi felt slightly relieved. But before she could even breathe a sigh of relief, she widened her eyes again.

"boom--"

Suddenly, an unprecedentedly loud roar resounded. Ye Guyi saw that the world seemed to have completely changed color. An unprecedented purple-gold light spread across the sky, coloring all the lightning with the same hue.

The Thunderous Hell Vines, woven into deep purple orbs of light, spread out and grew wildly hundreds of meters away, waving in the air. Each vine had turned into a translucent purplish-gold, with clearly visible golden veins inside.

Xu Zihuang stood at the center of these vines, his deep purple eyes gleaming with a captivating purple-gold light. Incredibly dense lightning power supported his body, suspending him in the air. His long black hair fluttered in the wind, with a few strands of purple hair as translucent as the Thunderous Hell Vine.

His expression was indifferent, yet he possessed an air of arrogance, like Thor descending to earth.

The 100,000-year-old Thunderous Hell Vine has completed its evolution! Becoming a pure energy body, and with the added blessing of Xu Zihuang's ultimate lightning attribute, the Thunderous Hell Vine successfully broke through the bottleneck of the 100,000-year realm.

"My lord!" Thunderous Hell Vine excitedly sent one of its main vines into Xu Zihuang's right hand. She knew very well that her evolution was all thanks to Xu Zihuang.

She served Xu Zihuang as her master entirely willingly, not only out of gratitude and commitment, but also because she saw in Xu Zihuang the hope of escaping the shackles of this world.

It can be said that choosing to become Xu Zihuang's spirit was the most correct choice she ever made in her life.

Sensing something, Xu Zihuang waved his right hand. A crystal-clear, purple-gold light shot out, its terrifying lightning energy causing the space itself to distort violently.

Thor's Whip! This is a brand-new talent soul skill that the Thunderous Hell Vine gained after breaking through its 100,000-year limitation and undergoing transformation. It's somewhat similar to the sixth soul skill, Soul Touch, of Xu Zihuang's Golden Eye Martial Soul, both appearing by shattering the void. However, Soul Touch combines control and attack, while Thor's Whip is a powerful single-target attack soul skill. It can be used independently or with the enhancement of Xu Zihuang's ultimate lightning attribute.

This is the advantage of spirits: they can fight independently of their host. Of course, they still depend on the host.

Xu Zihuang moved at will, retracting the Thunderous Hell Vine into his body, his deep eyes filled with burning desire.

"Yan Yu, you should first consolidate your cultivation level."

"Yes, my lord," Lei Mingyan Yuteng replied respectfully.

Yan Yu was the name Lei Ming Yan Yu Teng gave himself. Xu Zihuang learned this after merging with it.

He also reaped enormous benefits.

The most obvious results were the spirit rings and spirit bones he obtained from the Thunderous Hell Vine. The 100,000-year spirit ring became the first spirit ring of his second martial soul, the Purple Radiance Thunder Hell Dragon, while the spirit bone, which was extremely close to the 100,000-year level, was fused with his original right leg spirit bone.

Moreover, his physical condition had been significantly improved due to the baptism and tempering he had just received from the power of thunder.

The only slight regret is that most of the Thunderous Hell Vine's power was converted into spirit rings and spirit bones, so the increase in spirit power was not so obvious. His spirit power only increased by one level, reaching level sixty-nine.

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm watched as the Thunderous Hell Vine disappeared into Xu Zihuang's sea of ​​consciousness, and then fell into a deep sleep, humming to itself.

"Hmph, once I become Zihuang's million-year soul spirit, all of you guys will have to step aside."

But those who know the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm know that it's just being stubborn. Deep down, it's incredibly envious. Fortunately, Xu Zihuang's soul power cultivation is not far from breaking through to level seventy. In the near future, it will be able to complete its fusion with Xu Zihuang, truly transforming into a million-year-old soul spirit.

outside world.

The sky, which had been dyed purple and gold, returned to its original color, and Xu Zihuang's figure floated down.

A golden figure swept past and entered Xu Zihuang's arms. It was Ye Guyi, who had rushed over.

"Zihuang, how are you feeling?"

Xu Zihuang took a deep breath and revealed a genuine smile. He was somewhat intoxicated by the feeling of this leap in strength.

"Sister Lingyi, I'm fine. The boost from a 100,000-year-old soul spirit is indeed enormous. If possible, let's try to force that Fiery Apricot Fairy to become your soul spirit in the future."

Ye Guyi's angelic wings flapped, propelling the two towards the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire. However, the smile that had just bloomed on her beautiful face vanished instantly, replaced by icy eyes.

"No need. Since she harbored feelings for you that she shouldn't have, her fate is already sealed. Just kill her and take her soul ring and soul bone."

Xu Zihuang extended his right hand and placed it on Ye Guyi's cheek. Understanding Ye Guyi's thoughts, he smiled slightly.