Sword Douluo was stunned, Ning Fengzhi had a look of shock on his face, a hundred thousand years?
Not to mention that a hundred-thousand-year soul ring is the top dream of soul masters, possessing a hundred-thousand-year soul ring is extremely rare, perhaps only appearing once in millennia. Moreover, hundred-thousand-year soul beasts are truly powerful, possessing terrifying strength. Even if Sword Douluo and Ning Fengzhi joined forces, they wouldn't be opponents.
Sword Douluo sighed lightly, "You, can you really withstand a hundred thousand years? Even if you can, there's nothing I can do."
Ye Yu pondered and said, "A hundred thousand years is indeed rare. How about eighty thousand years then? But it must be a top-level soul beast."
Sword Douluo nodded, "There's a bit of hope for that. So when will we set off?"
The Master said, "Now then. There are six days left until the competition; we must hurry. Let's head to Sunset Forest right now."
The group set off, and the Master told Oscar and others, "Don't be like Xiao Yu. His fourth soul ring is sixty thousand years, but having a fourth soul ring below five thousand years is enough for you. The limit is five thousand years; absorbing close to five thousand years is extremely difficult, and over five thousand years becomes very dangerous. Think about how Xiao San looked when he absorbed the Human-faced Demon Spider's soul ring."
Oscar and the others recalled Tang San's painful experience at the time, indeed shuddering at the memory.
"We understand, we won't absorb beyond five thousand years. Our constitution can't compare to Third Brother's, let alone Brother Yu's."
Because there weren't many soul beasts with cultivation beyond ten thousand years in the Sunset Forest, most ranging from a thousand to ten thousand years, Ye Yu, Ning Fengzhi, and Sword Douluo headed to the Xingdou Great Forest.
A day later, they arrived deep within the Xingdou Great Forest. If only Sword Douluo and Ning Fengzhi had come, they would have been extremely cautious and worried. Because once a Titled Douluo isn't alone, it would provoke hostility from the powerful soul beasts in the core area, thinking they had come to hunt them down.
Upon entering the depths, Ye Yu began searching for a suitable soul beast, but there were almost no sight of those at eighty thousand years, and those at fifty to sixty thousand years were rare.
Sword Douluo said, "Let's search slowly. If Ye Yu weren't here, I wouldn't dare stay here long. But with Ye Yu, those powerful hundred-thousand-year soul beasts in the core area probably won't make a move."
At that moment, the Titan Giant Ape and the Celestial Cyan Bull Python naturally sensed Sword Douluo's presence, and this time, the Titan Giant Ape carefully sensed a Soul Sect aura, recognizing it as Ye Yu.
This time, he wouldn't approach.
As they kept searching, half a day passed, and although they encountered an eighty-thousand-year soul beast, it was just an ordinary one. A top-level fifty-thousand-year soul beast could intimidate an ordinary eighty-thousand-year soul beast.
"Hmm?"
At that moment, from afar, Sword Douluo's eyes spotted a soul beast in the distance, shaped like a dung beetle, chocolate-colored, with a face somewhat human-like yet hideous, wings on its back, and its entire body wrapped in armor-like shell, with a horn on its head.
Ye Yu also sensed it; it was a terrifying aura of an eighty-thousand-year soul beast. Ye Yu recognized it at a glance. The knowledge learned at the Soul Master Academy wasn't for nothing. This was an eighty-thousand-year soul beast, the Asura Rhinoceros Beetle! A top-level soul beast! Comparable to an ordinary hundred-thousand-year soul beast.
Sword Douluo anxiously asked, "Is this the one?"
Ye Yu nodded, "Yes, is it doable?"
Seeing Ye Yu choose the Asura Rhinoceros Beetle, Sword Douluo said seriously, "The top-level soul beast Asura Rhinoceros Beetle is versatile, strong in defense, power, and speed, especially in defense, the strongest, and it can also reflect damage, making it tough to handle. If I came alone, it would be hard to hunt it down, but with Fengzhi here, there's hope."
Although it's hard to deal with and the upcoming battle would be fierce, it's worth it to repay Ye Yu, as Ning Rongrong gained the Nine Treasures Glaze Tower. After all, Ye Yu is sure to become a supreme powerhouse in the future. Even if he doesn't join their Seven Treasure Glaze Sect, he will surely help them.
Sword Douluo directly activated the Seventh Soul Skill, with Ning Fengzhi following closely behind and then staying within fifty meters to provide support.
Being a Soul Saint, Ning Fengzhi's enhancement attributes reached as high as eighty percent.
The first to sixth soul techniques enhanced Ning Fengzhi's strength, agility, soul power, defense, attack, with an attribute boost of eighty percent each.
The attribute boost of the sixth soul technique was based on the target's strongest attribute, and Sword Douluo's strongest attribute was his attack power, so his attack was enhanced by a total of one hundred and sixty percent.
At the same time, Ning Fengzhi's final seventh soul ring gleamed, revealing the True Martial Soul, Seven Treasures True Body. This reduced all augmentation soul power consumption by thirty percent.
This way, they could support for a longer duration.
After receiving Ning Fengzhi's enhancement, Sword Douluo's power at level ninety-five skyrocketed to the equivalent of level ninety-seven, and with his Seven Kills Sword Martial Soul, his strength could easily surpass ordinary same-level Titled Douluo. Now, even against top-level hundred-thousand-year soul beasts, he was unafraid.
The battle began, with Ye Yu taking on the responsibility of protecting Ning Fengzhi. However, his ability couldn't intimidate other soul beasts, so he used his Fourth Soul Skill, the Nine Spirits Black Begonia Petals, letting them continuously fall. Eight petals drifted in all directions, and as they touched the ground, green poisonous mist spread all around.
Any soul beast that sensed the surroundings felt that entering would cause them harm, and upon realizing it was the poison of the Nine-Sectioned Jade, they dared not approach, staying at bay.
Coincidentally, the Asura Rhinoceros Beetle's poor relations didn't help. Although Ye Yu's poison could harm them, it could only cause ten percent damage at most. Now facing the Asura Rhinoceros Beetle, they felt humans lacked the ability to resist them, but if pressured, there might be a mutual destruction, in which they would inadvertently perish as well. Because from afar, they sensed the terrifying power of sword energy, instilling fear in these ordinary fifty to sixty-thousand-year soul beasts.
Additionally, the Asura Rhinoceros Beetle believed it ranked among the top in this Xingdou Great Forest's depths and often bullied them. The Asura Rhinoceros Beetle was very irritable, thus having poor relations.
Therefore, as Ye Yu's poisonous mist spread, they retreated, allowing Ning Fengzhi to breathe a sigh of relief. If other soul beasts attacked now, they would have to abandon the hunt for the Asura Rhinoceros Beetle.
At this moment, Sword Douluo gave his all, intending to end the battle swiftly. But it was also his first time facing the Asura Rhinoceros Beetle, experiencing its formidable power. Attacking it also caused damage rebound; the stronger his attack, the stronger the retaliatory harm. But thankfully, Ning Fengzhi's defensive support shielded him from immediate injury.
Currently, in the Xingdou Forest core area, although the Titan Giant Ape and Celestial Cyan Bull Python wouldn't act, it didn't mean other soul beasts wouldn't.
At that time, a soul beast of intermediate level, neither ordinary nor top-tier, but at a hundred-thousand-year level, was approaching.
This was a giant golden lion, eyes blood-red, entirely golden in color, with a body length of ten meters and a height of five meters, swinging its lion tail like a steel whip.
Swish!
The golden lion pounced fiercely, Ning Fengzhi's complexion changed drastically, shocked at its size.
"This is... the Blood-Eyed Golden Lion King of a hundred thousand years!"
Ye Yu furrowed his brows tightly, as danger approached.