"Sixth Soul Skill—Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Sect!"
Countless swords instantly materialized around Chen Xin, forming a sea of blades!
Just as he was about to raze the entire area to the ground—
"Uncle Jian, don't!" Tang Lan hurriedly shouted, "I'm fine, just a minor injury."
Chen Xin abruptly turned his head!
Seeing Tang Lan's chest completely intact, he was momentarily dazed.
Wait…
His heart was dug out, and he's still alive?
No, that's not it!
He regenerated in just one second!
How was that even possible?
But regardless of how, as long as Tang Lan was unharmed, that was all that mattered.
Chen Xin waved his hand.
The ten thousand swords shot outward in all directions, encircling a thousand-meter radius—ensuring that no soul beast could escape.
Meanwhile, Tang Lan, who had fully merged with his Blue Silver Domain, was perplexed.
His spiritual power found nothing!
Had the enemy escaped?
Or…
A cluster of Blue Silver Grass growing in the cracks of a tree sent him a confused message—
"Something is hiding in its shadow."
Shadow?
"Explode!"
Hundreds of meters away, a massive tree was instantly crushed into pieces by the thick Lifebound Blue Silver Emperor.
A pitch-black soul beast emerged from thin air!
It attempted to flee.
However, it was instantly wrapped into a pretzel by the omnipresent Lifebound Blue Silver Emperor, its soul power being drained away, rendering it immobile.
The vine dragged it before Tang Lan.
This was a completely jet-black soul beast, even its eyes were pure black.
Had it not been tightly bound by the Lifebound Blue Silver Emperor, its form would have been nearly impossible to perceive.
The early morning sunlight poured down, dispersing the darkness—
Yet, even under the sunlight, it remained difficult to see clearly.
As if its body was coated with a nanocarbon blackbody, absorbing all light without reflecting any.
Tang Lan, possessing The Complete Encyclopedia of Soul Beasts, recognized its identity—
"It's a Shadow Demon Cat!"
Tang Lan suddenly understood, "No wonder my spiritual power couldn't detect it, and even my Blue Silver Domain failed to locate it. So it was you!"
—Good thing I'm immortal!
If he had actually died from that sneak attack, that would've been such a loss!
At this moment, Chen Xin finished inspecting Tang Lan, confirming that he was indeed unharmed.
Hearing the name Shadow Demon Cat, he frowned slightly.
"I have never heard of this Shadow Demon Cat before. What kind of soul beast is it?"
Zhu Zhuqing also looked over curiously.
Tang Lan sighed emotionally, looking at Zhu Zhuqing.
"Zhuqing, you're incredibly lucky this time."
"Uncle Jian, have you heard of the Dark Devil Evil God Tiger?"
Chen Xin was even more surprised.
"The Dark Devil Evil God Tiger? That is an extremely rare soul beast."
"It possesses cross-rank combat ability, capable of challenging a 100,000-year soul beast even after just 10,000 years of cultivation."
"It is even more mysterious than the Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Blue Bull Python."
"However, it cannot cultivate on its own—it must devour soul masters and soul beasts to grow stronger."
"That's why, whether it's humans or soul beasts, everyone will immediately hunt it down upon discovery."
"It must be destroyed before it becomes too powerful."
—Such knowledge was expected from an old-school Title Douluo like Chen Xin.
However…
"Uncle Jian, do you know why the Dark Devil Evil God Tiger is so unique?" Tang Lan asked again.
Chen Xin simply shook his head.
"Just say it, Little Lan. Stop testing me."
Did this kid think a Title Douluo like him didn't need to maintain his dignity?!
Tang Lan chuckled.
"Uncle Jian, Zhuqing, the Dark Devil Evil God Tiger was created when a Bright White Tiger devoured the residual Divinity of the Evil God."
"If it fully matures, it could even inherit the Evil God's divine position."
Chen Xin and Zhu Zhuqing's eyes widened in shock!
The Evil God?!
That sounds incredibly powerful!
"Wait a minute!" Chen Xin suddenly realized, "Little Lan, why are you bringing this up? Could it be that this Shadow Demon Cat…"
Tang Lan smiled and turned to look at Zhu Zhuqing with emotion.
"This Shadow Demon Cat is a mutant soul beast born when a Wind Shadow Cat devoured the remnants of a fallen Third-Class God—The Shadow God's Divinity."
"If you can absorb its soul ring, whether it's the Wind Shadow Cat's abilities or the Shadow Demon Cat's powers, both will be top-tier."
Zhu Zhuqing's chest heaved rapidly, overwhelmed with excitement!
This was too lucky!
Only Chen Xin remained deep in thought, staring at the Shadow Demon Cat, his frown deepening.
"Little Lan… how old is this Shadow Demon Cat?"
Zhu Zhuqing suddenly snapped back to reality!
Right!
It was able to successfully ambush Tang Lan—
That meant…
Its age must be high!
She looked at Tang Lan with hopeful eyes.
Unfortunately—
"About 5000 years."
Zhu Zhuqing's eyes dimmed with disappointment.
5000 years!
Even if she absorbed it normally, her body wouldn't withstand it.
Not to mention that mutant soul rings would increase the burden even further.
This…
Zhu Zhuqing's eyes were filled with regret.
"What a pity, such a rare soul beast…"
Chen Xin sighed, "Why don't we keep it for now and use it for your fourth soul ring instead?"
Zhu Zhuqing nodded.
Her fourth soul ring's limit was estimated to be around 6200 years.
With Tang Lan's 'special assistance', she could push it to 7500 years.
Absorbing this 5000-year-old Shadow Demon Cat should be fine.
But—
"Why wait for the fourth soul ring?" Tang Lan grinned. "There are ways to temporarily enhance physical endurance."
He took out a 10,000-year-old Tiger Eagle Left Arm Bone.
"This is a special case—Zhuqing, absorb this Tiger Eagle Left Arm Bone first."
"If that's not enough, you can also take the Flying Silver Fox Right Leg Bone."
"If you can absorb the Shadow Demon Cat's soul ring as your third soul ring, it will benefit you immensely in the future!"
Zhu Zhuqing's heart filled with emotion!
The Tiger Eagle Left Arm Bone and the Flying Silver Fox Right Leg Bone were already promised rewards.
Tang Lan was actually willing to break his word just for her?!
She…
"Alright, this doesn't seem like you, Zhuqing." Tang Lan teased, "You'll have plenty of chances to repay me later."
At that moment—
Zhu Zhuqing's mind flashed with dozens of… new 'positions'.
She nodded firmly.
Taking the Tiger Eagle Left Arm Bone, she placed it on her left arm and began absorbing it.
—(End of Chapter)