Chapter 49: Being Merciful to Soul Beasts is Cruel to Your Future! The Ultimate Soul Beast, Dark Night Blade Mantis!
Upon hearing this, the others felt there was some truth to it, but they remained skeptical. After all, when Hu Bai was with them, he had dropped a ten-thousand-year Three-Eyed Demon Fox Vertical Eye External Soul Bone and a Light Unicorn Light Wing External Soul Bone!
However, the Three-Eyed Demon Fox in front of them had a higher cultivation, and they were using a near-slaughter method, so the chance of a Soul Bone dropping was indeed much higher.
Looking at the seventy-thousand-year mental type Soul Bone in Hu Leyao's hand, even Chrysanthemum Douluo and the other two Titled Douluo were filled with envy. Dugu Bo was a bit better off, as the Medusa skull on his body was also of considerable age.
"Alright, you two, rest and recover your soul power immediately. There's no rush to absorb the soul ring produced by this Three-Eyed Demon Fox; it will only disappear after an hour anyway. Now, only Xie Tian's eighth soul ring remains."
Yue Guan and Ling Yuan said after repelling the fifty-thousand-year man-faced Demon Spider Emperor and Datura Snake King from the periphery.
However, these two fifty-thousand-year Soul Beasts were also full of ferocity. Facing the attacks of two Titled Douluo, they showed no intention of retreating, as if only the madness for the Aromatic Silk Beauty Immortal Herb consumed them. The ten-thousand-year demon spider, on the other hand, was severely injured after one strike and had already fled.
Xie Tian and Hu Leyao did not hesitate much either. They immediately sat cross-legged to recover the soul power within their bodies. Just now, to ensure everything went smoothly, they had even used two Soul Bones.
In the Martial Soul Fusion state, theoretically, one cannot use their Martial Soul Abilities, as Fiend Charm itself is a type of skill. During the release of this skill, other Soul Skills cannot be used.
For example, when Yue Guan and Gui Mei use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, the Dark Eclipse Domain, they also cannot use other Soul Skills.
Even though the Fiend Charm Martial Soul Fusion Skill is quite special, it cannot escape this restriction.
However, Xie Tian and Hu Leyao were not without their tricks. Before fusing into Fiend Charm, Xie Tian could use Martial Soul Skill in advance to enhance the attributes of his Dragon Pattern Moon Blade, and this attribute enhancement remained effective after Fusion!
Xie Tian's soul rings were all focused on enhancing Soul Skills, which was a consideration, leading to his self-created Soul Skill, Full Moon Kill and Moon Kill!
Of course, he had other, smaller self-created Soul Skills, but their power was weaker. Full Moon Kill and Full Moon Kill were the strongest, with Moon Kill being the ultimate!
However, this time, after discussion, they decided that the eighth soul ring would not be an enhancement Soul Skill, but rather a regular active attack-oriented Soul Skill, with enhancement as a secondary focus.
After all, when his first six soul rings were of low age, enhancement Soul Skills were the most cost-effective and could be used later. Now, if the eighth Soul Skill were an active attack Soul Skill, its power would be immense!
After all, they also had to consider that when Xie Tian and Hu Leyao were not together, fighting powerful Soul Masters, his self-created Soul Skills alone might not be enough. He wasn't lacking in attack, but he was currently lacking in speed and area-of-effect abilities.
So this time, he set his sights on speed-oriented avian Soul Beasts. If there were none, then he would have to consider the two Man-faced Demon Spider Emperor and Datura Snake King in front of them.
For the Moon Blade Martial Soul, the attribute of the Soul Beast wasn't as important. Metal-type Weapon Martial Souls paid more attention to various combat attributes of the Soul Beast, such as strong attack or agile attack.
And these two fifty-thousand-year Soul Beasts were not slow in terms of speed, very agile, and had sufficient attack power. Whether the Soul Skill obtained after absorption would be an area-of-effect attack or a single-target strong attack would depend on luck.
Yue Guan retreated to Hu Bai's side, frowning: "What should we do? These two Soul Beasts aren't retreating now. Should we choose one of them for your father's eighth soul ring, or wait a bit longer?"
Hu Bai: "Let's wait a bit longer. My parents should recover their soul power in less than half an hour. During this time, there should still be Soul Beasts coming. As for these two Soul Beasts, if they still don't retreat by then, then kill them. For Soul Beasts over fifty thousand years old, we might even be lucky enough to get a Soul Bone."
Hu Bai looked at the two Soul Beasts in front of him, with not many ripples in his heart.
Soul Beasts, like humans, also have a distinction between good and evil. Coincidentally, based on the habits of these two Soul Beasts, they fall into the category of evil.
However, Hu Bai would not boast like Tang San. Soul Masters and Soul Beasts are inherently two opposing camps. He doesn't have a System like other Transmigrators. If he were merciful to Soul Beasts, wouldn't that be cruel to his future and life?
There's a saying that goes, We are all striving to live. On this path, there is no right or wrong, only who is strong and who is weak. The weaker party must be prepared to be used as a stepping stone by others.
Thus, both sides remained in a stalemate for over twenty minutes, when suddenly, Ling Yuan, who was scouting overhead, loudly warned: "A mantis-type Soul Beast is approaching, extremely fast, be careful!"
The moment Ling Yuan's words fell, that mantis-type Soul Beast had already broken through Dugu Bo's poisonous mist with its speed and innate abilities, arriving before them!
Dugu Bo: …
This mantis was entirely silver-black, its forelimbs like giant scythes, with silver light emanating from the blade edges. Upon closer inspection, faint spatial cracks flowed.
"What kind of Soul Beast is this? Can it break through Old Poison's poison array so easily?" Yue Guan vigilantly watched the Soul Beast in front of him, stepping forward to shield Hu Bai, Xie Tian, and Hu Leyao behind him.
Hu Bai looked at the appearance of this Soul Beast, thought for a moment, and then excitedly said to the others: "Uncle Yue, Sister Ling, Senior Dugu Bo, we must keep this Soul Beast! This is a Dark Night Blade Mantis, with a cultivation of around seventy thousand years. Both its speed and attack power are very suitable for my father!"
"Generally speaking, this kind of Soul Beast should only be active around the Full Moon. Now, it's probably attracted by the fragrance of the Aromatic Silk Beauty Immortal Herb. How lucky!"
"The reason this Dark Night Blade Mantis can easily break through the poison array should be related to its innate Soul Skill, Spatial Cleave. This innate Soul Skill is said to ignore defense and possess a certain ability to cut through space. Its speed is also incredibly fast, so we must be careful!" Hu Bai's voice was filled with excitement, his body trembling slightly.
At this moment, Xie Tian and Hu Leyao's soul power had also recovered to over ninety percent. They stood up and looked at the mantis in front of them.
"Good, then this Soul Beast it is! Little fellow, it seems the knowledge you've learned in Spirit Hall all this time wasn't for nothing. If we didn't know the characteristics of this Soul Beast, we might have underestimated it and let it escape, but now, no way!" Yue Guan smiled sinisterly, the corners of his mouth turning up.
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