After Yang Xiong and Lin Gong entered the Sunset Forest, they quickly arrived at an area filled with black miasma. Visibility was extremely low, and there was even a hint of potent poison in the air.
Back then, Yang Xiong had searched many places to find the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well, and he was particularly surprised when he saw the black miasma.
Unfortunately, this wasn't the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well. Instead, it resembled a boundless abyss. The last time Yang Xiong ventured into this black miasma, he encountered a very fierce soul beast as soon as he entered.
This soul beast probably thought Yang Xiong was trying to invade its territory and chased him for half a day. If Yang Xiong hadn't mastered Teleportation and been relatively fast, he would have been killed long ago. Even so, he still took a hit, breaking countless bones. It was the most dangerous experience he had ever had.
After searching carefully within the black miasma, the two finally found a massive cave.
From a distance, it looked like a very strong dragon-type creature. Its length alone exceeded twenty meters. Its entire body emitted a dark luster like refined iron and was covered in metallic scales, leaving almost no weak points. Its dragon claws appeared extremely sharp, especially the pair of silver dragon horns on its head, which looked incredibly sharp.
This soul beast was the Silver Horn Tyrant Dragon, considered a top-tier dragon-type soul beast. Not only was its Strength formidable and its attack power extremely high, but its sharp dragon claws also gleamed with a chilling light. It was a top-grade Gold attribute soul beast, possessing the formidable Strength of the dragon race.
Lin Gong spoke with extreme seriousness, "Little Xiong, you need to think this through. This Silver Horn Tyrant Dragon is already four thousand three hundred years old. In terms of pure combat power, it's already stronger than ordinary ten-thousand-year soul beasts. Let alone a Third Soul Ring, a normal Soul Master might not even be able to absorb a Fourth Soul Ring from this soul beast."
Yang Xiong's gaze was equally solemn. "Teacher Lin, have you ever seen me do something I wasn't confident about? Since I chose this Silver Horn Tyrant Dragon, I have my own confidence."
Lin Gong shook his head. "Absorbing a Soul Ring isn't that simple. Especially in the later stages, the energy within the Soul Ring becomes stronger, and it's also related to the soul beast's own strength. This Silver Horn Tyrant Dragon is extremely powerful in both Strength and defense. It's probably at the peak among soul beasts. If you're not careful, you might explode and die."
Yang Xiong said, "Teacher Lin, I am very confident in absorbing this Soul Ring. You should be clearer about the strength of my body than anyone else."
Lin Gong sighed. "Alright, since you little fellow are so stubborn, I'll risk this old life of mine to help you. If you die or become disabled, at worst, this old man will support you for the rest of your life."
Yang Xiong couldn't help but roll his eyes at Lin Gong. Why was this old man so distrustful of him? It was as if he was bound to fail. Besides, this old man, who knows who will support whom for the rest of their lives?
Just then, Lin Gong flew forward alone, and two yellow, three purple, and three black Soul Rings immediately appeared on his body, along with a massive Purple Emperor Bamboo.
The Silver Horn Tyrant Dragon reacted extremely quickly, soon sensing someone invading its territory. Even facing a Soul Douluo expert, it didn't back down at all. Instead, it charged directly, using all its might to slash with its massive dragon claws. A scratch actually appeared on the huge Purple Emperor Bamboo, looking a bit jarring.
Even Yang Xiong was extremely surprised at this moment. The attack power of this Silver Horn Tyrant Dragon was even stronger than he had imagined, especially with its terrifying Gold attribute. He feared that if it encountered a soul beast of the same level, its dragon claws could already ignore defense. It truly deserved to be the top-tier Gold attribute soul beast, and its Strength was even more terrifying. With a single strike, the Purple Emperor Bamboo was bent into a bow shape.
But Lin Gong was indeed a Soul Douluo expert. In just an instant, countless Purple Emperor Bamboo appeared in the sky, each like a sharp arrow, almost completely enveloping the surroundings. Even with the Silver Horn Tyrant Dragon's formidable defense, it couldn't resist.
Especially on the ground, countless Purple Emperor Bamboo also extended, like a massive bamboo forest. All the Purple Emperor Bamboo even formed a giant cage.
At this moment, the Silver Horn Tyrant Dragon knew the enemy was powerful. It used all its strength to charge around and roared incessantly, but it couldn't break through the Purple Emperor Bamboo to escape.
After just a few minutes, the Silver Horn Tyrant Dragon was completely surrounded by the Purple Emperor Bamboo. Its entire body was completely unable to move, and several large Purple Emperor Bamboo were even stuck in its body. Red blood flowed all over the ground.
Only then did Yang Xiong walk over and look at Lin Gong, unable to help but complain, "Teacher Lin, are you a power attack type or a control type Soul Master? Why does it feel like your Purple Emperor Bamboo's control ability is much stronger than its attack ability?"
Lin Gong's face was full of pride. "You kid only reads books but doesn't understand Martial Souls. Although you recognize the Purple Emperor Bamboo, what is the biggest characteristic of the Purple Emperor Bamboo?"
Yang Xiong thought for a moment before speaking. "The biggest characteristic of bamboo-type Martial Souls and soul beasts should be their toughness, or rather, their pressure resistance. Attack should only be secondary. I'm afraid in terms of control ability, it's already not weaker than Zhi Lin, the Soul Douluo of Heaven Dou Royal Academy."
Lin Gong immediately puffed out his beard and glared. "Zhi Lin is only level eighty-three, and I'm level eighty-seven. Are you little fellow underestimating me too much?"
Yang Xiong smiled. "You two have different focuses. Zhi Lin's Martial Soul is the Azure Vine, which is very good at fine control of soul power. Especially since the Azure Vine Martial Soul is special, he's probably the strongest control-type Soul Master I've ever seen."
"Teacher Lin, your Purple Emperor Bamboo has stronger attack power, especially its extreme toughness and sharpness. You can be a power attack type and a defense type, but Zhi Lin's limitations are much greater. His Azure Vine is even relatively afraid of fire and sharp blades, which is far incomparable to your Purple Emperor Bamboo."
Lin Gong said, "You kid didn't read those books for nothing, but unfortunately, from the looks of it, you have no intention of continuing your studies."
"Don't worry about all that for now. Let's prepare to absorb the Soul Ring. You'd better think it through again. It's still not too late to regret it now. Once you start absorbing the Soul Ring, even I won't be able to help you anymore."
Without another word, Yang Xiong walked closer to the massive Silver Horn Tyrant Dragon. Looking at it up close now, the Silver Horn Tyrant Dragon appeared even more ferocious, especially its eyes filled with violence. It still emitted low growls from its mouth. It truly was a top-grade dragon-attribute soul beast, indeed fierce enough.
Yang Xiong directly took out a long spear and forcefully plunged it into the Silver Horn Tyrant Dragon's eyes. After stabbing it several times, the Silver Horn Tyrant Dragon finally stopped struggling with a face full of unwillingness, and a purple Soul Ring lit up.
Lin Gong revealed a hint of worry: "Little Xiong, why are you so fixated on the soul ring's age limit?"
Yang Xiong sat down directly beside the Silver Horn Tyrant Dragon, summoned his Martial Soul and soul rings, and his entire body instantly turned silver. He immediately began absorbing this soul ring.
The energy of this soul ring was indeed powerful and violent. Just as he was guiding the soul ring to the soul ring position on his body, a surge of immense power seemed to rush into his body. His entire body instantly felt as if it were in magma, and his blood began to boil. Even his skin felt like it was about to crack open.
Especially, a powerful energy surged into all of his meridians, which felt as if they were being scorched. His entire body felt like it was about to collapse.
At this critical moment, all the soul power in his body was drawn in, as if entering a giant Yin-Yang Fish. As the energy entered, the Yin-Yang Fish gradually began to grow stronger, and his entire body seemed to break through some kind of restriction.
This was the Yin-Yang Meditation Method, also known as Tai Chi. There is a very famous saying in Tai Chi: One gives birth to two, two gives birth to three, and three gives birth to all things!
And the soul power surging into his body was like a drop of water among all things, gradually integrating into this Tai Chi, causing the Yin-Yang Fish to gradually grow stronger.
Lin Gong, who was standing by, saw that Yang Xiong's expression was a little solemn. Yang Xiong's body had initially become extremely violent, but then quickly calmed down. He suddenly felt a little suspicious.
What does this kid's body mean? Why does it feel like the soul power around him is a whole, and even the soul ring energy is quickly integrating into his body? It feels a little different from others.
When Yang Xiong had completely absorbed the soul ring, he felt much more comfortable. The surrounding miasma seemed to begin to dissipate, and the sky revealed a sky full of stars. It was as if the world had become infinitely vast in this instant.
Especially, Yang Xiong felt that the Yin-Yang Meditation Method seemed to have become more complete and unobstructed. Some meridians on his body that he couldn't touch before felt as if they had been opened up.
Yang Xiong knew very well that this was probably the so-called Eight Extraordinary Meridians. Although he couldn't achieve complete meridian flow throughout his body, it was much stronger than before, and even his cultivation speed would have a certain improvement.
Lin Gong, who was standing by, clicked his tongue in wonder: "Yang Xiong, I underestimated you. This is a soul ring of a full four thousand three hundred years. I didn't expect you to absorb it successfully, and judging by your appearance, there are no side effects. Your body is much stronger than I imagined."
Yang Xiong asked in confusion: "Teacher Lin, didn't you let me absorb it because you thought I had a chance? Did you not think I could succeed just now?"
Lin Gong snorted coldly: "In that situation just now, who would dare to have confidence in you? This is four thousand three hundred years, more than twice the age of a normal Soul Master's Third Soul Ring."
"Back then, I said that the soul ring age limit proposed by Yu Xiaogang was unreliable. The first three soul rings were even precise to specific years. You tell me, for this kind of ordinary soul beast, who can tell the exact number of years?"
Yang Xiong couldn't help but smile: "Teacher Lin, how much of what is spread in the Soul Master world can be taken completely seriously? Moreover, with the development of Soul Masters, especially as Soul Masters pay more and more attention to improving their physical fitness, Yu Xiaogang's theories will probably be eliminated sooner or later."
Lin Gong couldn't help but sigh: "You are quite open-minded. As you said, these current theories might have been correct at the time, but they will probably be eliminated sooner or later."
Yang Xiong couldn't help but shake his head: This is just the beginning. You know that ten thousand years from now, the Body Sect's Seventh Soul Ring can reach one hundred thousand years. The so-called theories are like the physics of Earth. They might have been amazing at the time, but in later generations, they were proven wrong.
Lin Gong snorted coldly: "I just can't stand Yu Xiaogang's attitude. Anyone with a discerning eye knows where the knowledge he publishes comes from, and many of his theories are even wrong, but he still acts extremely arrogant. His education feels a bit misleading."
Yang Xiong smiled: "Take the essence, discard the dross. Yu Xiaogang has indeed read a lot of books, but unfortunately, his strength is too low, and he doesn't understand the difference between high-level and low-level Soul Masters at all, so it's easy for him to publish some fallacies."
Just at this moment, Yang Xiong, who had been looking calm, suddenly felt a strange movement in his body, especially his hands, which felt incredibly painful, as if his palms were about to be torn apart.
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