"Roar!"
With a dragon's roar, the first to appear was a Death Tyrant Dragon.
"It's this guy again, Gu Ran, you really have a connection with it. But this place is indeed worthy of being called Sunset Forest. This Death Tyrant Dragon is much stronger than the one we encountered last time, probably around ten thousand years old." Tianlin laughed fearlessly.
The appearance of this Death Tyrant Dragon is good; it is actually a very suitable Soul Beast for Gu Ran. If he absorbs it, Gu Ran will not only likely obtain a powerful attack Spirit Ring, but also his Third Spirit Ring and Torso Bone will be strengthened due to the same type of Soul Beast.
"Boss, that one over there is coming too." Gu Ran looked in another direction, where a pitch-black horse was rapidly galloping towards them.
It was the Netherworld Spirit Horse they were originally looking for.
"What to do, Gu Ran? Although the Netherworld Spirit Horse can bring you a bizarre attack Spirit Ability, the Death Tyrant Dragon in front of you will greatly increase your strength. Which one do you choose? Decide quickly!" Tianlin reminded loudly.
"This, I!" Gu Ran's indecisive habit started to kick in. Both were very good, making it difficult for him to choose.
But these two Soul Beasts wouldn't wait for him, especially the Death Tyrant Dragon, which had already opened its bloody mouth and was biting towards Gu Ran.
"Fourth Spirit Ability, Domain of Bones!"
Gu Ran was a bit wishy-washy in other aspects, but he was never ambiguous when it came to battle. He launched a counterattack in an instant, and a huge bone forest directly trapped the Death Tyrant Dragon.
However, the strength of a ten-thousand-year Death Tyrant Dragon was enough to rival ordinary two-thousand-year-old sub-dragon Soul Beasts. Relying on its tyrannical physical strength, it waved its Dragon Claws and swept its Dragon Tail, constantly breaking through the blockade of the bone forest.
On the other side, the Netherworld Spirit Horse was already preparing to escape. Firstly, the tempting soul aura from just now was gone, and secondly, it was no match for the Death Tyrant Dragon in front of it.
"Want to leave? First Spirit Ability, Frezing Snow!"
Tianlin swept his Demon Sword, and a strong chill swept towards the Netherworld Spirit Horse, instantly freezing its limbs. The Netherworld Spirit Horse's physical strength was not strong, and it was difficult to struggle out of Tianlin's Ultimate Ice for a while.
At this time, the Death Tyrant Dragon finally broke through the bone forest, and a mouthful of Death Aura struck towards Gu Ran. Seeing this, Gu Ran also took out Death Aura to fight against it. The two black energies completely deadlocked in mid-air.
But Gu Ran was clearly at a disadvantage. The strength of a ten-thousand-year Death Tyrant Dragon was almost close to the level of a high-level human Soul King, and the gap between it and Gu Ran's strength was huge.
However, seeing this, Tianlin's eyes lit up. He had a win-win solution.
"Second Spirit Ability, Icefire God Sealing, Fifth Spirit Ability, Illusory Water Shocking Thunder!"
Tianlin used his Second and Fifth Spirit Abilities one after another. On one side, he used Icefire God Sealing to severely damage the Death Tyrant Dragon while sealing part of its strength, reducing its strength to the thousand-year level.
On the other side, he used Illusory Water Shocking Thunder to increase Gu Ran's cultivation. Under full power, Illusory Water Shocking Thunder directly increased Gu Ran's Soul Power to nearly level fifty-three.
With this increase and decrease, the situation instantly reversed.
"Quick, Gu Ran, go all out and knock out the Death Tyrant Dragon's soul!" Tianlin shouted.
Gu Ran heard this and did not hesitate. The Skeleton Warhorse opened its mouth and attacked with all its strength, condensing all its Soul Power on this attack.
Because of this burst of attack, the Death Tyrant Dragon's aura was immediately pushed back, and at the same time, it was swept by Gu Ran's aura, and its soul was extracted.
"Now, Spirit Bone Ability, Mind Control!"
At this time, Tianlin used the million-year head Spirit Bone ability, using Mind Control to invade the Netherworld Spirit Horse's consciousness, and then ordered the Netherworld Spirit Horse to use its ultimate skill, Soul Devour, directly sucking the Death Tyrant Dragon's soul into its belly.
Tianlin also took this opportunity to observe the Netherworld Spirit Horse's spirit storage space. It was not small, but far from the ten-thousand-year level, with a limit of about seven thousand five hundred years. "Enough, Gu Ran, kill it. I will use Illusory Water Shocking Thunder to increase its cultivation by four thousand five hundred years. At that time, its limit will be twelve thousand to twelve thousand five hundred years, slightly exceeding the limit of the Fifth Spirit Ring. With your physique, it should be no problem, and it has now devoured the Death Tyrant Dragon's soul. This soul power has not been digested by it, and it will be absorbed by you at that time, which will be of great help to you."
"Okay, Boss, Spirit Bone Ability, Wrathful Blaze Severing Sky Fist!" Gu Ran raised his left arm, and huge Soul Power began to gather.
Dugu Bo had obtained two Spirit Bones from Spirit Hall, a poison-type skull, which was temporarily stored because there was no suitable one, and a power-type left arm bone, which was given to Gu Ran.
This Spirit Bone's attached skill is a heavy punch that can instantly increase Gu Ran's strength several times, making it a decent Spirit Bone skill.
Gu Ran asked Tianlin to name this punch for him, and Tianlin named it Wrathful Blaze Severing Sky Fist, the Demon Lord Jiang Shi Li's signature move from his youth in the world of Chinese Paladin, although Gu Ran certainly couldn't compare to Jiang Shi Li, he still had to strive towards a strong figure as his goal.
Gu Ran blasted the Netherworld Spirit Horse's head with a punch, and with the amplification of Illusory Water Shocking Thunder, a black Spirit Ring emerged and was drawn towards Gu Ran.
This Spirit Ring was somewhat different from the one Rongrong absorbed last time, because it contained soul tremors, but not from the Netherworld Spirit Horse, but from the soul of a ten-thousand-year Death Tyrant Dragon.
Soul Devour and Spirit Dispersion were the Netherworld Spirit Horse's two great skills, one being the devouring of souls, and the other being the release of all the evil spirits within its body, attacking enemies like a night parade of a hundred ghosts, so its Spirit Ring contained extremely rich soul power.
Because he had taken Ironclad Peony, Tianlin wasn't worried about his physical strength, as long as Gu Ran's spirit could hold out.
To this, Tianlin also had some confidence, firstly because he was right beside him, and could assist with the Holy Spirit Domain if things got bad, and secondly because Gu Ran had the Death Tyrant Dragon's Torso Bone, which also provided him with extremely powerful soul defense.
Not long after the Spirit Ring began to be absorbed, Gu Ran's face turned ugly, and then, the Torso Bone faintly appeared on Gu Ran's body, helping him resist the soul impact. Seeing this, Tianlin knew there was no problem.
After all, this Spirit Ring's age only exceeded a few hundred years, if he couldn't resist even this little bit, Gu Ran would be too embarrassing for him.
Time passed by, and at this moment, the sun had just revealed its head, Gu Ran stood up and shouted excitedly, "Boss, I succeeded, and I'm now over level fifty-four!"
Two yellow, two purple, and one black, five Spirit Rings revolved around Gu Ran rhythmically.
Seeing this, Tianlin first withdrew his Illusory Water Shocking Thunder amplification, continuously amplifying others like this was very draining for Tianlin, Gu Ran had absorbed it for so long, Tianlin was almost emptied by him.
As soon as the amplification was withdrawn, Gu Ran's level began to drop rapidly, fifty-four, fifty-three, fifty!
It stopped dropping just at level fifty, it seemed that because the Death Tyrant Dragon's soul was added, this Spirit Ring provided Gu Ran with a decent amount of Spirit Power, barely stabilizing his Spirit Power at level fifty.
Although it was by means of a clever trick, Gu Ran could now be considered a formal Soul King.
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