Douluo Continent: My Martial Soul is the Ten Ferocious Heavenly Horned Ant

"Wait, let's wait and see. His Highness the Holy Son can actually fight against the Ten-Equal Ant Beast. He's only six years old. Although this Ten-Equal Ant Beast isn't very old either, it has a five-hundred-year soul ring duration, and its overall strength has definitely reached the level of a level 20 Great Soul Master."

Mei Xiangxue noticed that Dong Qing's punch had actually shattered the shell of the Ten-Earth Ant Beast, something that many level 20+ Soul Masters couldn't do.

No wonder His Holiness the Pope took him as a disciple and bestowed upon him the status of a Holy Son. This was truly the first time Mei Xiangxue had ever seen a child with such powerful talent.

On the front lines, Dong Qing was reignited with a long-dormant passion, experiencing for the first time this feeling of unbridled freedom.

He doesn't need to worry about victory or defeat; he only needs to fight with all his might.

Victory would be the best outcome, of course. Dongqing could go back and brag to Bibi Dong, and see if he could get some benefits from her. After all, she was his teacher, and it was only natural for her to reward her disciple.

He failed. He didn't need to worry about his life. As a level 69 Soul Emperor, Mei Xiangxue was the absolute queen in the Soul Hunting Forest, which had no 100,000-year-old soul beasts. Moreover, she had the support of the Li Yuemei and Li Yuexian sisters.

"Is this what it feels like to have someone backing you up?" Dong Qing thought to himself with admiration.

Putting aside what he was thinking, Dong Qing bent back and dodged the attack of the Ten-Earth Ant Beast as it attacked again.

After dodging, Dongqing instantly straightened up and delivered a powerful whip kick to its side. With a loud bang, the Ten-Earth Ant Beast was as if it had been hit by a train engine and was embedded in a rock not far away.

This kick was powerful and heavy, especially the spot where Dong Qing kicked it, where the pale golden shell shattered completely, and the Ten-Earth Ant Beast let out a desperate cry.

The despair contained in the mournful cries, coupled with the noise generated by the battle between Dongqing and Shijun ant beasts, had already attracted the attention of the ant beast swarm.

Three Hundred-Earth Ant Kings quietly appeared not far from Dong Qing, while sixteen Ten-Earth Ant Beasts blocked his escape route.

"Fourth Soul Skill, Annihilation Sword Qi."

The ancient longsword in Mei Xiangxue's hand exuded an aura of decay. Then she swung the sword horizontally, and a hazy sword aura instantly flew out, swiftly slashing towards a Hundred-Jun Ant King that was pouncing on Dongqing.

The sword energy was much faster than the Hundred Ant King. It had just jumped when it was caught up by the Annihilation Sword Energy in mid-air. Faced with the sword energy, its hard outer armor was as easy as tofu, and was easily torn apart by the sword energy.

With a final, piercing scream, the body of the Hundred-Pound Ant King snapped in two, its crimson blood instantly staining the ground.

At the same time, a purple spirit ring slowly rose from the corpse of the Hundred-Month Ant King, waiting for the person who killed it to absorb the spirit ring.

The remaining two Hundred-Month Ant Kings were so frightened that they dared not move. They saw the sword in Mei Xiangxue's hand, which was already pointed at them from afar, and an invisible, terrifying crisis loomed over them.

Take one step and you're dead!

Since Mei Xiangxue had already made her move, the Li Yuexian and Li Yuemei sisters couldn't resist the urge to join in.

"First Soul Skill: Power Enhancement."

"Second Soul Skill: Speed ​​Enhancement."

"Third Soul Skill: Enhanced Soul Power."

Li Yuemei unleashed three soul skills in one go, and the enhancement orb in her hand shone brightly, with three bright halos flying out instantly.

However, her target for boosting her power was not Mei Xiangxue, but Dong Qing, who seemed to be in trouble not far away.

"Fifth Soul Skill: Continuous Healing"

Li Yuexian activated the healing orb in her hand, condensing it into a bright green ball of light. She reached out and grabbed the ball, gently pulling it, and a lush, vibrant green thread appeared in her hand, which she then linked to Dong Qing's body.

With the full support of the two sisters.

Dong Qing felt his strength, speed, and soul power had all doubled, and at the same time, the aura of a top predator emanating from his body became increasingly intense. The remaining two Hundred-Month Ant Kings felt a sense of unease emanating from him.

He... could already pose a life-threatening threat to two thousand-year-old soul beasts.

"Thank you so much for your help, Sister Yuexian and Sister Yuemei. I'll smash them right now."

Before Dong Qing could kill the Ten-Equal Ant Beast that he had kicked and severely injured, he instead faced off against the sixteen Ten-Equal Ant Beasts.

With the support of Li Yuexian and Li Yuemei's auxiliary soul skills, Dong Qing's abilities in all aspects were significantly enhanced, allowing him to freely move through the encirclement of the Ten-Earth Ant Beast swarm.

Left hook, right hook, whip kick, side kick, elbow strike, charged punch.

With his immense strength, Dongqing could deliver devastating blows with every punch and kick, even though his moves were quite ordinary.

Chapter 12, Absorbing the Millennium Soul Ring

However, when one person fights against a group, it is inevitable that one will get hit.

Even though Dongqing was covered in a layer of light gold armor and wore light gold gauntlets, it was still inevitable that it would be cut and scratched by their frenzied attacks.

At this moment, Li Yuexian's fifth soul skill, Continuous Healing, which she had just used, began to heal the wounds on his body through the threads that were already connected to him. The healing process gave people a warm and comfortable feeling.

Unbeknownst to him, Dong Qing was actually becoming somewhat engrossed in the game, and even intentionally relaxed his defenses. But everything has two sides, and since he relaxed his defenses, his attacks became even more ferocious.

Gradually, as Dongqing's aura grew increasingly ferocious, the bodies of the sixteen Ten-Equal Ant Beasts began to tremble, and they couldn't help but retreat. They felt a sense of fear emanating from Dongqing.

They had basically beaten each of them with their fists and feet. If they hadn't been unwilling to kill these Ten-Equal Ant Beasts, half of them would probably be dead by now.

Dongqing's idea was very simple.

He doesn't need to torture and kill spirit beasts to prove his strength; when he needs a spirit ring, he can simply hunt the spirit beasts he needs.

"Get out!"

Dong Qing waved his hand dismissively, showing no interest in fighting a soul beast that had lost its will to fight.

Seemingly realizing his actions and intending to let them go, the sixteen Ten-Equal Ant Beasts, along with the heavily injured Ten-Equal Ant Beast, slunk away.

Seeing that their offspring had all fled, the two Hundred-Jun Ant Kings also tried to escape, but as soon as they moved their feet, a hazy gray sword aura instantly pierced through the air and cut a chasm more than ten meters wide in the ground.

Mei Xiangxue hadn't forgotten that Dong Qing needed a thousand-year soul ring. She had just attacked too heavily and accidentally killed a Hundred-Jun Ant King. Now there were only two Hundred-Jun Ant Kings left, and one of them was destined to become Dong Qing's soul ring.

Indeed, after careful observation, Mei Xiangxue, as a teacher at the Spirit Hall's Elite Soul Master Academy, believes that Dong Qing already possesses the ability to absorb a thousand-year-old soul ring.

The difference between a thousand-year soul ring and a hundred-year soul ring is simply the amount of energy in the soul ring; it only tests the physical fitness of the person absorbing the soul ring.

Therefore, after Mei Xiangxue discovered that Dong Qing possessed powerful physical abilities, she no longer intended to stop him and instead intervened to protect the two Hundred Jun Ant Kings who wanted to escape.

However, once the lifespan of a spirit ring exceeds ten thousand years, the absorber needs to possess strong mental power to suppress the resentment of the spirit beast before its death.

If Dongqing had just told Mei Xiangxue and the others that he wanted to absorb a ten-thousand-year soul ring, he would probably have already been forcibly sent back to the Papal Palace by the three of them, so that Bibi Dong could personally teach this unruly child a lesson.

There was no other way; as the Holy Son of the Spirit Hall, the only person who dared to fight Dong Qing was Bibi Dong.

It is perfectly natural for a teacher to discipline their student.

Of course, this privilege is only for bullying the younger ones. If Dongqing is beaten up by someone his own age, he still has to get revenge himself.

"Crackling"

The sound of a fallen branch breaking underfoot rang out, and Dongqing arrived in front of the two Hundred-Jun Ant Kings.

However, to prevent them from launching a last-ditch counterattack, he maintained a safe distance from them, ensuring that he was protected by Mei Xiangxue's sword energy.

"Sister Mei, how do we distinguish the age of their spirit rings?" Dong Qing asked.

He couldn't tell how many years of soul power these thousand-year-old soul beasts had, so he could only ask the professional Mei Xiangxue, who was a teacher at the Spirit Hall's Elite Soul Master Academy and must know a lot about soul beasts.

"Judging from the golden patterns on their abdomens, one pattern indicates a soul ring age of about one thousand years. Your Highness, the Hundred-Month Ant King on your left has two patterns on its abdomen, indicating a soul ring age of two thousand years. The Hundred-Month Ant King on your right has three patterns on its abdomen, which is estimated to indicate a soul ring age of three thousand years," Mei Xiangxue explained.

Two thousand years or three thousand years?

Dong Qing thought for only a few seconds before making his decision. He said, "Sister Mei, let's keep the three-thousand-year-old soul beast on the right."

"Okay, sure." Mei Xiangxue nodded.

She then flashed in front of Dong Qing, gripped the ancient longsword spirit in her hand, and unleashed a horizontal slash, severely injuring the Hundred-Month Ant King on her right who hadn't even reacted yet.

Upon seeing Mei Xiangxue make her move, the Hundred-Pound Ant King on the left, disregarding the possibility of being killed by a hazy gray sword aura, took off running.

Seeing this, none of the people present chased after it. They simply stood guard by Dong Qing's side, waiting for him to kill the Hundred-Month Ant King, which had been severely injured by Mei Xiangxue's sword.

"I'm sorry, it's a dog-eat-dog world, that's the rule. Killing you is not my wish, but I have to do it in order to become stronger."

Dongqing looked at the dying Hundred-Month Ant King in front of him. It had a strong desire to live, but if he wanted to become stronger, he had to hunt them down and obtain their soul rings.

He clenched his right fist, began to retract his arm to gather strength, and then slammed his fist down hard.

"Click"

The Hundred-Ton Ant King's skull was instantly pierced by Dong Qing's punch, and it left this cruel world for them.

Faint purple light spots began to gather above the body of the Hundred-Month Ant King, and the purple halo it produced looked very bright. Dong Qing could clearly feel the enormous energy contained within it.

"This spirit ring energy is so powerful. It is indeed worthy of being a spirit ring produced by a three-thousand-year-old spirit beast. With my physical strength, absorbing it should be no problem at all."

"I sensed that this purple spirit ring actually has a kill recognition feature. Only the killer can absorb the spirit ring. It seems that this is a unique rule of the Douluo Continent," Dong Qing pondered to himself.

Then, guided by Mei Xiangxue, he sat down cross-legged on the spot and focused his attention on the mutated martial soul behind him, preparing to attract the purple soul ring.

As his own soul power began to draw the purple soul ring closer, Dong Qing felt an unprecedented pressure, as if he were carrying a weight of several thousand kilograms. The immense pressure made it difficult for him to breathe.

Soon, the purple spirit ring arrived above Dong Qing's head, giving him no chance to react. The purple spirit ring suddenly contracted, turning into a halo the size of a bracelet, yet incredibly solid.

Then the purple spirit ring entered Dong Qing's body directly. At that moment, he felt as if his body was being filled with magma.

The intensely hot soul ring energy surged in, and the torrent of heat instantly rushed into the limbs and meridians. In an instant, the internal organs felt as if they were being burned by fire, and the body couldn't help but tremble violently.

This was the first time Dong Qing had been impacted by such powerful energy. It flowed through his body like mercury, but fortunately, his naturally strong body was indeed capable, and he managed to withstand wave after wave of impact.

Meanwhile, outside, Mei Xiangxue, Li Yuemei, and Li Yuexian noticed the fluctuations in soul power emanating from Dong Qing, knowing that he was enduring a fierce soul power impact.

But as long as you can withstand this most unbearable wave of soul power impact, you can then enter the stage of absorbing soul ring energy.

Chapter 13, Immense Pressure

"Mei, are you really comfortable with His Highness absorbing the millennium soul ring?" Li Yuemei asked.

With nothing else to do, they could only surround Dong Qing, helping him protect himself from other spirit beasts and outsiders.

“At first I was definitely worried, but later His Highness the Holy Son showed physical qualities that far surpassed those of geniuses of the same age, and had fully reached the physical qualities of a Soul Master of level 30 or above, so naturally I had nothing to worry about,” Mei Xiangxue said softly.

As a teacher, she usually stayed at the Spirit Hall Elite Soul Master Academy. Early this morning, she was summoned by Pope Bibi Dong and asked to take Dong Qing to hunt for the first soul ring.

Although Mei Xiangxue felt a little uncomfortable at first, thinking that Bibi Dong was spoiling the Holy Son too much, how could he bear the title of Holy Son of the Spirit Hall if he was not allowed to experience hardships?

But as they journeyed together, Dongqing's martial spirit talent and physical abilities gradually made her realize that he was fully worthy of her doting affection.

"By the way, sister, Mei. Do you think His Highness is so cute and lovable now? Will he grow up to be a handsome man?" Li Yuexian asked.

Like her sister, she is a typical "face-value" person.

Upon first meeting, I was struck by Dongqing's adorable appearance and demeanor. Otherwise, I wouldn't have taken the initiative to help Dongqing get dressed in the morning; most children would have dressed themselves.

“That’s for sure. What… do you want to wait until he grows up and then have an older man take advantage of a younger woman?” Mei Xiangxue blinked.

"Sigh... I wish I could! But by the time His Highness grows up, we'll be in our forties or fifties. I don't know if he'll still look at us then," Li Yuexian sighed.