The True Second Martial Soul, Dark Demon Evil God TigerDai Yao glanced at the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger with a mocking expression, then came to his senses and looked at his body, which had not changed at all, quite surprised.
"My body didn't shrink?"
However, he could roughly guess the reason. His gaze lingered on the God-Slaying Spear, slightly lost in thought.
"It must be your effect. Even the most powerful evil god in the Douluo God Realm is far inferior to you in terms of rank. Therefore, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's rejuvenation technique has no effect on me."
"However, this has wasted my own arrangements; the Zhuge Divine Crossbow is now useless."
In order to hunt down the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, Dai Yao, just like in the original story, prepared a Zhuge Divine Crossbow, intending to kill the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger in the Death Arena.
His gaze shifted slightly, locking onto the small, black, cat-like Dark Demon Tiger. Dai Yao's expression suddenly turned icy.
"Delay will only cause problems; we must deal with this soul beast as soon as possible!"
Gripping the God-Slaying Spear tightly, Dai Yao bent slightly to gather his strength, and in the next moment, he shot towards the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger like a cannonball.
A hint of human-like resentment flickered in the Dark Demon God Tiger's eyes. It never imagined that its trump card would have no effect on this human.
Despite knowing defeat was inevitable, it still chose to fight to the death. Dense gray energy continuously condensed, laboriously forming a spherical object, crackling with lightning. This was Dark Demonic Lightning, an extremely powerful offensive soul skill. Under normal circumstances, it could instantly condense a whole patch of Dark Demonic Lightning, but now, even condensing a single bolt was extremely difficult.
Sizzle—
The God-Slaying Spear annihilated the Dark Demon Thunder and pierced into the body of the Dark Demon God Tiger without any obstruction.
In extreme resentment, the Dark Demon God Tiger ended its life.
The surrounding space began to distort and shatter, and darkness surged in like a tide, enveloping Dai Yao. Dai Yao didn't react; he knew very well that this was the scene after the Death Arena ended.
A bright light shone forth as Dai Yao's feet landed on the ground of the Star Dou Great Forest. Before he could even relax for a moment, his gaze, like that of a hawk, swept across his surroundings. Not far away, on the corpse of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, a soul ring emitting a black light flickered on its own.
The evil and dark aura emanating from the spirit ring seemed to engulf everything around it, sending chills down one's spine.
Dai Yao's gaze didn't linger on the black spirit ring; he continued searching. The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's value lay not only in its spirit ring, but also in its natal bead.
In the story of the Heavenly Jewel Change, Zhou Weiqing began his legendary life by absorbing the natal pearl of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. In a sense, the natal pearl of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger was the essence of its being.
Dai Yao was not willing to let such an opportunity slip by.
On the massive corpse of the Dark Demon God Tiger, beside the black soul ring, a bead that was entirely black and shimmered with blue and green hues floated silently.
Just then, a black hole appeared, trying to swallow the bead. Dai Yao's figure suddenly disappeared and instantly appeared next to the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's natal bead, grabbing it with one hand.
"Trying to run? Not so easy!"
Dai Yao gave a soft shout and took the natal bead out of the black hole's suction force.
The black hole slowly disappeared, seemingly helpless. Examining the bead in his hand, Dai Yao frowned slightly at the energy it contained.
"This evil energy is somewhat similar to the Chaos Green Lotus; both possess the power to turn decay into wonder. No wonder it allowed Zhou Wei to cleanse his marrow and bones. However, once this thing is in my hands, there's no reason to return it. Little fat Zhou Wei, you'll just have to continue to suffer."
Immediately, Dai Yao checked the surroundings again. After finding no trace of any soul beasts, he made some arrangements and then sat down cross-legged.
He stored the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's natal bead into his soul tool. He planned to absorb the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's natal bead after absorbing the soul ring. He closed his eyes and circulated his soul power. The black soul ring seemed to be attracted and pulled to the top of Dai Yao's head.
Black energy surged continuously from the spirit ring, and strange hoarse sounds echoed around, like the murmurs of midnight ghosts.
However, Dai Yao remained unmoved. With the Chaos Green Lotus protecting him, these evil auras were truly no match for him.
In the spiritual world.
The black spirit ring materialized into the form of the Dark Demon God Tiger. Upon seeing the Dark Demon God Tiger, the Holy White Tiger's eyes immediately blazed with uncontrollable greed. The Dark Demon God Tiger wanted to devour Dai Yao, and the Holy White Tiger also wanted to devour the Dark Demon God Tiger. For both, the other was a rare opportunity in the world.
The two giant beasts were locked in combat.
A tiger's roar filled the spiritual world, lightning flashed, and a gray, evil aura permeated the entire spiritual realm. The sacred white tiger, however, showed no sign of yielding; its spirit rings flickered, and a radiant light pierced the darkness, illuminating the entire world. Moments later, both beasts were covered in wounds and bathed in blood.
However, the Holy White Tiger clearly suppressed the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger was all show and no substance; even its pupils were somewhat hollow, making it no match for the Holy White Tiger.
"The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and the Sacred White Tiger are opposing twins. Normally, the two should be evenly matched. However, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger is formed from a soul ring and lacks the most important natal bead, which is why it is suppressed by the Sacred White Tiger."
Dai Yao seemed to understand something.
Gazing at the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger that suddenly appeared in her spiritual world, Xiao Wu stared blankly, her face filled with disbelief.
"How is that possible? Dai Yao is only a Soul Emperor, how could he possibly kill the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger?! Dai Yao originally had a tiger-type martial soul, and after absorbing the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's soul ring, his strength must have increased greatly."
Xiao Wu thought through gritted teeth.
Ever since she broke her promise and failed to help Dai Yao during the battle in front of the Star Luo Imperial Palace, she has lived in constant fear, terrified that Dai Yao will retaliate. Now, seeing Dai Yao absorbing the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's soul ring, she is even more furious.
She recognized the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and was well aware of its formidable power. In just fifty or sixty thousand years, its strength was comparable to a hundred-thousand-year-old soul beast. Back then, it took the combined efforts of Da Ming and Er Ming to defeat this Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.
Dai Yao's strength will increase dramatically once again after absorbing the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's soul ring. Xiao Wu, filled with hatred, is also somewhat dazed; can her third brother really defeat Dai Yao and rescue her?
Lei Yuteng also appeared beside him.
Upon seeing the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, his pupils contracted slightly, somewhat shocked. He gave Dai Yao a complicated look, then turned his gaze to the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, seemingly lost in thought.
The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's soul ring entered his body, and its evil and resentful aura surged like waves, constantly impacting Dai Yao's meridians. The soreness throughout his body caused Dai Yao to involuntarily let out a muffled groan.
"Although the pressure is considerable, absorbing the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's soul ring is only a matter of time."
Dai Yao pondered this.
In the spiritual realm, the Sacred White Tiger gradually and completely suppressed the Dark Demon Tiger. The Dark Demon Tiger groaned in pain, while the Sacred White Tiger raised its proud head, looking down at its severely injured opponent.
Just then, as if sensing the danger posed by the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's natal bead suddenly sprang out from Dai Yao's soul tool, circled around Dai Yao once, and then rushed towards Dai Yao's body.
In the realm of consciousness, a jet-black bead suddenly appeared before the dying Dark Demon God Tiger and then rushed into its body. Once the bead merged with its body, the previously lifeless Dark Demon God Tiger immediately regained its vitality.
More importantly, those tiger eyes became incredibly sharp, and a shrewd glint would occasionally flash across them.
Seeing this, the Sacred White Tiger hesitated for a moment before attacking the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger again. If it could defeat the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger once, it could defeat it a second time.
The two giant beasts began to fight again.
But this time was very different from the first battle. In one clash after another, the two giant beasts were evenly matched, and before long, both of them were covered in wounds.
After the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's natal pearl entered Dai Yao's body, its evil and icy aura increased dramatically in both quality and quantity. If the previous aura was a tide, this was now a tsunami!
The meridians in Dai Yao's body began to break down visibly.
"What's going on? Why did the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's natal pearl enter my body on its own?"
Dai Yao thought painfully, cold sweat pouring down his forehead like rain.
"Azure Light, restore me!"
In the spiritual world, the blue lotus swayed, its emanating blue light clinging to the meridians. The meridians visibly began to recover, but the evil and cold aura seemed to be irreconcilably opposed to Dai Yao, preferring to perish together with him rather than yield.
The same applies to the spiritual world. The Dark Demon God Tiger would rather exchange injuries for injuries, even if it means mutual destruction with the Holy White Tiger, than live a life of dishonor.
In an instant, Dai Yao understood everything.
"With the blessing of the Natal Bead, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger underwent a qualitative change. This extreme evil is inherently opposed to the sacred aura of the Holy White Tiger. Between them, there is only death and annihilation, and there is no question of submission. If it were before, without the blessing of the Natal Bead, the Holy White Tiger could have killed the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and absorbed its soul ring."
"Things are really complicated now."
Within Dai Yao's body, the two extremely opposing auras seemed to be tearing him apart.
An hour passed, and the confrontation between the two forces intensified, showing no sign of stopping.
"Damn it, what should I do?"
Dai Yao's mind became hazy. At this moment, even the Chaos Green Lotus was powerless. The Chaos Green Lotus could only save his life, but the battle between these two energies would never cease, continuing until death.
"Fine, fine! You reap what you sow! Dai Yao, you're dead this time!"
Sensing the intense pain Dai Yao was enduring, Xiao Wu's beautiful eyes shone with a strange light.
Time ticked by, and Dai Yao's face grew paler and paler. If he couldn't find a solution soon, he might die from absorbing the spirit ring.
Just then, as if sensing Dai Yao's predicament, the Chaos Green Lotus swayed gently, and a beam of green light shot out, forming a circle that surrounded the battlefield between the Sacred White Tiger and the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.
However, the two giant beasts were oblivious and continued to fight each other.
The Chaos Green Lotus's intervention significantly reduced the pain in Dai Yao's body. Sensing the unusual activity in his spiritual world, Dai Yao fell into deep thought.
"The azure light formed by the Chaos Lotus enveloped the Sacred White Tiger and the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, preventing the aftershocks of their battle from spilling out. But this could not completely solve the problem; between the two, it was a fight to the death."
Gazing at the two colossal beasts enveloped in azure light, Dai Yao had a sudden inspiration.
"Can't I just separate them?"
Without hesitation, the Geng metal energy of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's third spirit ring, combined with the thunderous power of the Thunderous Hell Vine's fourth spirit ring, shot into the center of the battlefield, creating a boundary that separated the two giant beasts.
But the two behemoths wouldn't stop fighting, and charged at each other again. In just a moment, the dividing line formed by the Geng metal energy and the power of thunder became precarious.
Beside him, Lei Yuteng sighed softly, transformed back into a long vine, and rushed into the battlefield.
With the addition of the Thunder Prison Vine, the dividing line was completely stabilized. The two giant beasts originally wanted to fight, but as soon as they came into contact with the Thunder Prison Vine, they were electrified and had no choice but to stare at each other across the dividing line.
"call--"
The two giant beasts finally ceased fighting, and Dai Yao breathed a sigh of relief, looking gratefully at Lei Ming Yan Yu Teng. Without her, he would not have survived.
"The two are no longer fighting, but how should I deal with the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's soul ring? I can't absorb it, and I can't expel it from my body either. What should I do?"
Dai Yao wondered.
As if sensing Dai Yao's predicament, the Chaos Azure Lotus once again released azure light, enveloping the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. Upon contact with the azure light, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger completely lost its previous arrogance and instead became incredibly docile.
The evil energy within Dai Yao's body seemed to be summoned, no longer attacking his meridians, but instead merging into them.
"This is?"
Dai Yao was somewhat surprised and uncertain.
At the same time, Dai Yao's original golden hair was gradually covered by black, and his pair of bright golden eyes began to look sinister.
As all the evil auras merged into Dai Yao's body, Dai Yao's Sacred White Tiger Martial Soul dispelled its spirit possession state. An extremely evil aura continued to spread, accompanied by a tiger's roar. His muscles bulged slightly, and a purplish-black "King" character appeared on his forehead.
It was clearly the appearance of the Dark Demon God Tiger!
As he examined the changes in himself, a hint of mockery appeared in Dai Yao's wicked and chilling eyes.
"This guy has a mountain of treasures but doesn't know how to use them. He came to Douluo Continent, clearly saying he would be a ruthless person, yet he made Dugu Yan do all this for him. He's hampered by various forces and doesn't live a comfortable life at all! My other self, since you can't do it, then let me help you!"
"Of course, I need to see first what kind of soul skills my Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's soul ring has given me..." (End of Chapter)