"Old Poison, this Plate Armor Rhinoceros is good, but isn't the number a bit too much? I think there might be quite a few ten-thousand-year-level ones among them. How are you planning to get the one we want? You don't want to kill them all in one go, do you?" Tianlin asked, "Also, they all look pretty much the same, how do you tell their age?"
Here, there are dozens of Plate Armor Rhinoceroses. For Dugu Bo, killing them all wouldn't be difficult, but they only need to hunt one for a Spirit Ring; there's no need to go to such lengths.
Moreover, Plate Armor Rhinoceroses are extremely special. Their age isn't reflected in their size, but in the defensive power of their outer shell. In other words, unless they actually fight, it's impossible to accurately judge their age just from their appearance.
"Hehe, Brother Sword is so silly!" Ning Rongrong suddenly laughed.
"Little Monster, you're very smart when it comes to swordsmanship, and your talent for cultivating Spirit power is extremely high, but why don't you even know some common sense? Sure enough, you've put all your skill points into cultivation, and you're a mess in other areas." Dugu Bo finally discovered something Tianlin didn't know, and took the opportunity to mock him to the fullest extent.
Tianlin was confused by the two of them. At this moment, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm transmitted his voice, "Xiao Tian, this is too embarrassing. You're my host, and my reputation is tied to you. Don't you know that rhinoceroses are solitary creatures? Even Soul Beasts are the same. Now is their drinking time. Once this time passes, they will disperse."
"So Poison Douluo chose a very good time. He first selected his target while they were gathered, and then hunted the selected target alone while they were dispersing. Can't you think of such a simple method?"
"As for their age, you can completely filter them based on their position and drinking order. The first batch is definitely the rarer ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts, and the second batch is between five thousand and ten thousand years. Besides, even if you choose the wrong one, it doesn't matter. Anyway, they're solitary, so you can just slip away and choose again. You have a Titled Douluo with you, what are you afraid of?"
Tianlin's mouth twitched as he was lectured by the three of them one after another. It was the first time he had been mocked like this, but there was nothing he could do. He really didn't know. In his previous life, he was a science and engineering otaku and didn't like studying animals at all.
Since his reincarnation, his various cheats haven't included any knowledge in this area. Even the Soul Beast illustrated book that Qian Renxue gave him only recorded what attributes each Soul Beast had. He didn't seem to have learned anything about what they were good at or their living habits.
Thinking about it carefully, none of the Soul Beasts that Tianlin had hunted so far were found by himself. He could only achieve a perfect hunt with the help of others. In that case, he was actually a dunce when it came to Soul Beasts.
"Damn it, I'm not Yu Xiaogang, who has nothing to do all day. I have to practice swordsmanship, Distraction Control, alchemy, drawing talismans, and cultivating Spirit power at the same time. Where do I have so much time to learn other things?" Tianlin silently muttered to himself as he hid to the side.
Just then, the Plate Armor Rhinoceros herd moved. The strongest ones among them occupied the best drinking spots, and now that they were full, they dispersed. As Tianmeng Ice Silkworm had said, they were indeed solitary Soul Beasts.
"The ones that just left are all ten-thousand-year ones. Next, it's the millennium ones' turn. This batch is probably between five thousand and ten thousand years old. It's him!" Dugu Bo pointed to a Plate Armor Rhinoceros on the edge. "This guy can't occupy a good position, so I estimate his age is around five thousand years. But to know exactly how much, we need to fight to confirm. If it's less than six thousand years, we'll take him. Otherwise, we'll come back and choose again."
Dugu Bo had just finished speaking when he saw the second batch of rhinoceroses that had finished drinking also dispersing. Dugu Bo immediately activated his Spirit, "Get ready to fight, you Little Monster who doesn't understand anything."
"Go for it, my Spirit Ring depends on you, Grandpa Dugu, and Brother Sword who doesn't understand anything!" Ning Rongrong laughed.
"I say, before you call me that, can you remove the modifiers in front!" Tianlin had his Demon Sword in hand, but at this time, he didn't have his usual high fighting spirit, only a look of embarrassment.
"No time for small talk, let's go! First Spirit Ability, Giant Python Strength!" Dugu Bo's huge Snake Tail stretched out and grabbed the lone Plate Armor Rhinoceros, dragging it over directly.
A mere thousand-year Soul Beast was far inferior in strength to Dugu Bo, a Titled Douluo, and had almost no room to resist.
"First Spirit Ability, Frezing Snow!"
Tianlin stepped forward and slashed the Plate Armor Rhinoceros's iron armor with his sword, making a 'ding' sound. Its iron armor didn't shatter, but fine cracks appeared.
The defensive power of this Plate Armor Rhinoceros was indeed not to be trifled with. Even Tianlin couldn't break its defense with a single strike.
However, he didn't need to break its defense, because the Demon Sword's damage was all true damage. It was impossible to resist without using Spirit Abilities, relying only on Spirit power or the body.
The Plate Armor Rhinoceros trembled all over. It was frozen. Its iron skin couldn't stop Tianlin's sword, and its body had been invaded by the Frezing Snow's cold air.
"Old Monster, with that sword just now, I used about forty percent of my strength. Can you judge the age of this Plate Armor Rhinoceros?"
Dugu Bo nodded, "I can. To be able to take a sword with forty percent of your power, the age of this Plate Armor Rhinoceros is probably between five thousand five hundred and six thousand years. Suitable, it's him!"
"Okay, then, Myriad Swords Technique!" Tianlin didn't hesitate when he heard this. The Demon Sword transformed into ten thousand, and all the sword tips pointed to the crack that Tianlin had just made on the Plate Armor Rhinoceros.
The Plate Armor Rhinoceros felt the danger, but it was firmly bound by Dugu Bo's Snake Tail and couldn't move. It could only watch helplessly as the ten thousand swords fell.
Breaking through the surface with a point, under Tianlin's continuous attacks, the Plate Armor Rhinoceros's hard shell completely shattered, revealing the soft flesh under the armor. Tianlin quickly stopped his moves. This was to be left for Rongrong, and he couldn't let him kill it.
"Fifth Spirit Ability, Illusory Water Shocking Thunder!"
Tianlin seized this opportunity and simultaneously applied the Illusory Water Shocking Thunder amplification to Ning Rongrong and the Plate Armor Rhinoceros. Relying on Distraction Control, the degree of amplification for both sides was completely different. Rongrong just reached the fortieth level standard to absorb the Spirit Ring, while Tianlin added a full four thousand five hundred years of cultivation to the Plate Armor Rhinoceros, making it a Soul Beast that had just exceeded ten thousand years.
Unfortunately, even ten thousand years was useless. The injuries it suffered would not recover due to the increase in cultivation. Even if the defense in other places was greatly increased, the area where the plate armor was broken was its fatal wound.
"Rongrong, do it!" Tianlin shouted.
"Okay!" Ning Rongrong stepped forward without hesitation, took out a long sword from the Soul Tool, and stabbed it straight into the cracked part of the Plate Armor Rhinoceros's shell.
The Plate Armor Rhinoceros howled and quickly died. Since it had ten thousand years of cultivation before its death, the Spirit Ring born was naturally black.
Tianlin pulled Ning Rongrong forward, and the two sat down cross-legged. Rongrong attracted the Spirit Ring, while Tianlin opened the evolved Holy Spirit Domain beside her to provide assistance.
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