Chapter 85: Silver-Horned Tyrannosaurus
After Yang Xiong and Lin Gong entered the Sunset Forest, they quickly arrived at a particular area. This region was filled with black miasma, and visibility was extremely low. There was even a slight trace of toxicity in the air.
When Yang Xiong had originally been searching for the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes, he had explored many places, and when he saw the black miasma, he was particularly delighted.
Unfortunately, this was not the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes, but rather an endless 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 must have thought that Yang Xiong was attempting to intrude on its territory. It chased him for half a day. If Yang Xiong hadn't mastered teleportation and run fast enough, he would have been killed. Even so, he was hit once, and his bones were broken in numerous places. It was one of the most dangerous encounters he had experienced.
After carefully searching the black miasma, they finally found a massive cave.
From a distance, they could see a very strong dragon-like creature. The dragon was more than twenty meters long, its body gleaming like fine iron with a dark metallic shine. It was covered in metallic-like scales with almost no vulnerabilities. Its dragon claws were extremely sharp, and most notably, it had a pair of silver dragon horns, which looked particularly sharp.
This soul beast was a Silver-Horned Tyrannosaurus, a top-tier dragon-type soul beast. Not only was it extremely powerful, but its attack power was also formidable. Its sharp dragon claws emitted a cold gleam. As a peak-level gold-element soul beast, it also possessed the formidable strength of the dragon clan.
Lin Gong spoke seriously: "Yang Xiong, think carefully. This Silver-Horned Tyrannosaurus has lived for over 4,300 years. In terms of combat strength, it's stronger than most 10,000-year soul beasts. It's not just a third soul ring; even a normal soul master's fourth soul ring may not be able to absorb it."
Yang Xiong also had a serious expression: "Teacher Lin, have you ever seen me do something I wasn't confident about? Since I've chosen this Silver-Horned Tyrannosaurus, I have my own confidence in it."
Lin Gong shook his head: "Absorbing a soul ring is not that simple, especially as the energy in the later stages becomes more powerful. It's also related to the strength of the soul beast itself. This Silver-Horned Tyrannosaurus is extremely powerful in both strength and defense. It's likely already at the top of the soul beast hierarchy. If you're not careful, you could end up dying or being severely injured."
Yang Xiong said, "Teacher Lin, I'm confident in absorbing this soul ring. I know my body's strength better than anyone."
Lin Gong sighed: "Fine. Since you're so determined, I'll help you with this old body of mine. If you die or are crippled, I'll take care of you for the rest of your life."
Yang Xiong couldn't help but roll his eyes at Lin Gong. How could this old man not trust him? It made it sound like he was sure he would fail, and besides, who knows who will end up taking care of whom?
Lin Gong quickly flew ahead, and two yellow, three purple, and three black soul rings appeared around him. At the same time, a giant Purple Bamboo appeared in his hands.
The Silver-Horned Tyrannosaurus reacted swiftly. It immediately sensed the intrusion into its territory. Even when facing a Title Douluo, it didn't back down and charged forward. Its massive dragon claws struck out with all its might, leaving a noticeable scratch on the massive Purple Bamboo. The scratch was glaring.
Even Yang Xiong was shocked at this moment. The Silver-Horned Tyrannosaurus's attack power was much stronger than he had imagined, especially with its terrifying gold element. If it were a soul beast of the same level, its dragon claws could probably ignore any defense. No wonder it was a top-tier gold-element soul beast, especially with its power. After just one strike, the Purple Bamboo bent into an arc.
But Lin Gong, a Title Douluo, was unfazed. In an instant, countless Purple Bamboos appeared in the sky, each one resembling a sharp arrow, completely surrounding the area. Even the Silver-Horned Tyrannosaurus, with its strong defense, couldn't resist.
Numerous Purple Bamboos also sprouted from the ground, forming a vast bamboo forest. It seemed as if all the Purple Bamboos had formed a massive cage.
The Silver-Horned Tyrannosaurus realized the strength of its opponent. It used all its might to crash around and roared in anger, but it couldn't break through the Purple Bamboo barrier.
After just a few minutes, the Silver-Horned Tyrannosaurus was completely surrounded by the Purple Bamboo, its body immobilized, with several huge Purple Bamboos sticking out of its body. Red blood flowed onto the ground.
Yang Xiong walked up to it and looked at Lin Gong, unable to help but comment: "Teacher Lin, are you an offense-type or control-type soul master? Why do I feel like your Purple Bamboo's control ability is stronger than its attack power?"
Lin Gong proudly answered: "You brat, you only read books and don't understand soul beasts. You recognize the Purple Bamboo, but what is its greatest feature?"
Yang Xiong thought for a moment before responding: "The characteristic of bamboo-type soul beasts is their toughness, or rather their resistance to pressure. Attack is secondary. In terms of control ability, it's probably not inferior to Tiandou Royal Academy's Zhi Lin Douluo."
Lin Gong immediately puffed up his cheeks and glared at Yang Xiong: "Zhi Lin Douluo is only level 83, and I'm at level 87. You little brat are underestimating me."
Yang Xiong smiled: "You two are different. Zhi Lin Douluo's Wuhun, the Heavenly Green Vine, excels in fine control over soul power. The Heavenly Green Vine Wuhun is special, and he's probably the strongest control-type soul master I've seen."
"Your Purple Bamboo, Teacher Lin, has stronger attack power, especially its tremendous toughness and sharpness. You can be both offense-type and defense-type, but Zhi Lin Douluo has many limitations. His Heavenly Green Vine is afraid of fire and sharp objects, and it's nowhere near comparable to your Purple Bamboo."
Lin Gong said: "You little brat didn't waste your time reading books. But too bad, you're not interested in continuing to study."
"Never mind all that, get ready to absorb your soul ring. You'd better think carefully. It's not too late to back out now. Once you start absorbing the soul ring, even I won't be able to help you anymore."
Yang Xiong didn't say anything further and walked up to the massive Silver-Horned Tyrannosaurus, carefully observing it. The Silver-Horned Tyrannosaurus looked even fiercer up close, its eyes filled with fury. Its mouth still emitted a low growl. It was a true top-tier dragon-type soul beast, indeed incredibly fierce.
Yang Xiong took out a long spear and forcefully stabbed it into the Silver-Horned Tyrannosaurus's eyes. After several stabs, the beast stopped struggling, its face filled with unwillingness, and a purple soul ring appeared.
Lin Gong showed some concern: "Yang Xiong, why are you so obsessed with the soul ring's age?"
Yang Xiong sat down next to the Silver-Horned Tyrannosaurus, summoned his Wuhun and soul ring, and his body turned silver. He immediately began absorbing the soul ring.
The energy of the soul ring was indeed incredibly strong and violent. As soon as he guided the soul ring to his body's soul ring position, a powerful force began to surge into his body. His body felt as though it was immersed in lava, and his blood started to boil. It even felt like his skin was about to tear open.
A particularly strong energy surged through all his meridians, which felt like they were being burned. His entire body seemed like it would collapse.
At this critical moment, all the soul power in his body was drawn in, as though entering a massive Yin-Yang fish. With the energy flowing in, the Yin-Yang fish began to grow larger, and his body felt as if it had broken through some kind of restriction.
This was the Yin-Yang Meditation method, also known as the Taiji. There is a famous saying in Taiji: "One gives birth to two, two gives birth to three, and three gives birth to all things!"
The soul power flowing into his body was like a drop of water within all things, gradually merging into the Taiji, making the Yin-Yang fish grow larger.
Lin Gong, watching Yang Xiong, noticed his face was a bit serious. Yang Xiong's body, which had previously become incredibly violent, quickly calmed down, and he started to feel a bit suspicious.
"This kid's body, what does it mean? It seems like his soul power is integrated into one whole, even the soul ring's energy is quickly blending into his body. It feels different from others."
When Yang Xiong fully absorbed the soul ring, he felt much more relaxed. The black miasma around him seemed to dissipate, and the sky opened up, revealing a sea of stars. In that instant, it felt as though the world had become incredibly vast.
Especially, Yang Xiong felt that the Yin-Yang Meditation method had become more perfect and smoother. Certain meridians in his body that had previously been unreachable seemed to have been opened up.
Yang Xiong knew very well that this was most likely the so-called Extraordinary Meridians. Although he couldn't open all his meridians, this was much stronger than before, and his cultivation speed would likely improve as well.
Lin Gong couldn't help but exclaim, "Yang Xiong, I've underestimated you. This is a 4,300-year-old soul ring. I didn't expect you to absorb it successfully, and it seems like you didn't suffer any side effects. Your body is much stronger than I imagined."
Yang Xiong was puzzled: "Teacher Lin, didn't you think I had confidence in absorbing it? Did you not believe I could succeed?"
Lin Gong snorted: "Who would dare have confidence in you with that situation? This is 4,300 years old, more than double the age of a normal soul master's third soul ring."
"I said back then that the soul ring age suggested by Yu Xiaogang wasn't reliable. He even specified the exact number of years for the first three soul rings. Who can tell how many years an ordinary soul beast has?"
Yang Xiong couldn't help but laugh: "Teacher Lin, how can we take everything the soul master world says as truth? And as soul masters develop, especially as they increasingly focus on improving their physical strength, theories like Yu Xiaogang's will eventually be outdated."
Lin Gong sighed: "You think so lightly of it. As you said, these theories might have been correct at the time, but they'll be eliminated eventually."
Yang Xiong shook his head: "This is just the beginning. In ten thousand years, the seventh soul ring of the Body Sect will be able to reach 100,000 years. The so-called theories are like physics on Blue Star. At the time, they might have been impressive, but later generations will prove them wrong."
Lin Gong snorted: "I just can't stand Yu Xiaogang's attitude. Everyone knows where he got his knowledge from, and many of his theories are wrong. But he still acts so arrogantly. His teachings are leading the students astray."
Yang Xiong smiled: "Take the essence and discard the dross. Yu Xiaogang has indeed read many books, but his strength is too low. He doesn't understand the gap between high-level and low-level soul masters, so naturally, he publishes some fallacies."
At this moment, Yang Xiong suddenly felt something unusual in his body, especially his hands, which were in immense pain, as if his palms were about to be torn apart.
(END CHAPTER)
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