Chapter 137: Nine-Rank Pills
Just as everyone was about to continue their attack, the Sacred Light Sea Urchin broke free from the Bone Dragon's restraint and transformed into a burst of Sacred Light, flying into the air.
Seeing the continuously expanding Sacred Light Sea Urchin, Ning Bei silently cursed in his heart.
"Be careful, it's about to self-destruct!"
Upon hearing Ning Bei's warning, everyone's pupils contracted. A 300,000-year-old soul beast's self-explosion was no joke. They quickly retreated while activating their defensive measures.
Ning Fengzhi thought quickly and immediately activated his Nine Treasure True Body.
"Ninth Soul Skill: Nine Treasure Invincible Divine Light."
Several dazzling halos descended upon the group, and they all sighed in relief. With this Invincible Divine Light, any attack would be no threat. Unfortunately, they had to let go of this 300,000-year-old soul ring.
Just as they were waiting for the Sacred Light Sea Urchin to self-destruct, its body stopped expanding and released countless golden light spikes in all directions. It then darted away at an incredible speed, trying to escape to the sea surface, out of reach of the ice.
"Crafty little thing!"
Gu Rong cursed under his breath and immediately used his Space Gate to block the sea urchin's path.
Ning Bei admired Gu Rong's quick response. If it had been just a little faster, it might have actually escaped.
The Snow Maiden Martial Soul's first soul ring activated, and with the combination of Snow Dance Radiant Sun and his Eternal Freeze domain, Ning Bei froze the Sacred Light Sea Urchin in place.
Next, the third soul ring lit up.
"Imperial Sword: Ice Extreme No Rival."
The surrounding air was completely frozen by the terrifyingly low temperature, and the space seemed to twist. A giant sword made of ice fell from the sky, bringing a terrifying soul power wave and slashing directly toward the struggling Sacred Light Sea Urchin.
The sounds of cracking, "Kacha, kacha," echoed from its body. The sea urchin's struggle slowly weakened until it completely lost its life force.
"Plop."
The Sacred Light Sea Urchin's body fell onto the ice.
After a short while, a blood-red soul ring slowly rose. Upon closer inspection, three golden lines could be seen on the soul ring.
The group breathed a sigh of relief. They had finally dealt with this fast-moving hedgehog.
At the same time, they began to worry about Ning Bei. This was not like the previous 100,000-year soul ring; those were obtained through sacrifices, but this one was an actual absorption. The resentment of a 300,000-year soul beast after death was not something to be taken lightly.
"Be careful, Bei'er."
Ning Bei understood what they were worried about. He nodded and, since he had chosen this soul beast to become his soul ring, he was fully prepared.
After taking the prepared Pulse Protection Pills, Ning Bei also took several Soul Nourishing Pills, which would help reduce the spiritual impact he would experience for a while. He then took several Life-Return Pills and threw them to Ning Fengzhi.
"Father, if anything happens, feed me the Life-Return Pills."
"Alright!"
With everything in place, Ning Bei adjusted his state and then sat cross-legged next to the body of the Sacred Light Sea Urchin. He summoned his martial soul and slowly began to channel the soul ring onto the ninth layer of the Dan Tower.
As Ning Bei began absorbing the soul ring, his consciousness was surrounded by darkness. Suddenly, a Sacred Light Sea Urchin appeared not far from him. The sea urchin saw him and immediately transformed into Sacred Light to launch an attack.
Absorbing a 100,000-year soul ring was indeed different from accepting a sacrifice.
Ning Bei sneered inwardly.
"You couldn't cause a stir while alive, so you think you'll get your way now that you're dead?"
He recognized this as the spiritual impact brought on by the death of the Sacred Light Sea Urchin. While Ning Bei didn't think it could harm him, he wasn't going to underestimate it. The Ice Dream Ice Silkworm's blessing formed a protective shield over his consciousness, and he activated the Purple Extreme Demon Eye, which he had just begun training.
Although Ning Bei had just obtained the cultivation method for the Purple Extreme Demon Eye, its terrifying spiritual power quickly pushed him to the Micro Stage, greatly enhancing his spiritual strength.
The Sacred Light Sea Urchin, using all its power, couldn't break through Ning Bei's defenses.
Outside, Ning Fengzhi and the others watched Ning Bei with furrowed brows, quietly sweating. They all knew the impact of a high-level soul beast's spiritual attack and were worried that Ning Bei might encounter some sort of issue.
Ning Fengzhi, not even daring to put away the bottle of Life-Return Pills, gripped it tightly in his hands.
But the worrying didn't come to pass. Two full days passed, and Ning Bei showed no signs of trouble. In fact, his expression gradually relaxed, and the 300,000-year soul ring slowly solidified on the ninth layer of the Dan Tower.
As they relaxed, Jian and Gu Rong exchanged a complicated glance.
"The youngest Title Douluo in history is about to be born."
"Yeah, Bei'er won't need us two old guys anymore."
Ning Fengzhi, seeing the two old men sighing, couldn't help but smile. Did they think they'd be protecting this kid forever?
"Uncle Jian, Uncle Gu, we should be happy. Bei'er grew up under our watch, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect still needs you."
Jian and Gu Rong smiled in response, their initial feelings of loss replaced by a sense of contentment.
"Fengzhi, you're right."
On the third day, Ning Bei finally completed the absorption of the soul ring. He opened his eyes, full of spirit.
A terrifying wave of soul power spread across the ice surface, causing the four of them to retreat a step.
"Good job, kid, just broke through and you're already showing off?"
Seeing Gu Rong glaring at him, Ning Bei awkwardly scratched his head.
"Sorry, Grandpa Gu, I got a little too excited and didn't control my strength."
Before Gu Rong could say anything more, Chen Xin quickly pulled him back.
"Bei'er, tell us about your soul skills!"
Gu Rong, who was about to lecture Ning Bei, was distracted by the question and turned to look at Ning Bei.
Seeing the expectant looks from the four of them, Ning Bei didn't keep them in suspense.
"There's a pill called Bodhi Great Returning Pill. Under specific conditions, it can allow a soul master to break the 100th level limit."
"100th level?"
"Does such a level even exist?"
The four of them were filled with shock, this was beyond their understanding.
"Yes, the conditions are a bit harsh, so it won't have much effect in a short time."
The four nodded. Harsh conditions were normal; otherwise, creating a batch of 100th-level soul masters would make them invincible.
"There's also a Thunder Tribulation Pill, specially used to absorb the tribulation lightning caused by pills."
"Oh? That's great. We don't have to block the tribulation lightning ourselves anymore."
Gu Rong, recalling the pill lightning of the eighth-rank pills, patted his chest, still scared by the thought of the ninth-rank pill lightning.
"Grandpa Gu, it's not just that. The Thunder Tribulation Pill can absorb the tribulation lightning and grow stronger. You can think of it as a special soul beast, feeding on tribulation lightning."
"What?"
Before Ning Fengzhi and the others could respond, Daming couldn't sit still. If the pill could absorb tribulation lightning, didn't that mean it could also absorb his future Heavenly Tribulation?
Ning Bei understood what Daming was thinking and nodded to confirm his guess.
"Your Heavenly Tribulation will most likely be absorbed by the pill. You can train with peace of mind from now on."
"That's great!"
Daming's joy was evident. For them, high-level soul beasts always had the Heavenly Tribulation hanging over their heads. The higher the cultivation, the sharper the blade, and they never knew when it would strike. Now, with no more worries about the tribulation, they could fly as high as they wanted.
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