Chapter 123: Holy Light Sword of Judgement! Destroy the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, the Second Test of the Seven Elemental Gods!
"Holy crap, Hu Bai, when did your Element Control become so good?!" Tianmeng Iceworm originally thought Hu Bai was really going to clash head-on with the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.
After all, even his mental power couldn't detect such a hidden killing intent within that giant lightning sword!
This meant that Hu Bai completed the transformation from Thunder Ring Judgment to Nine Ring Punishment at the last moment!
Even Yue Guan and Gui Mei were dumbfounded, wondering if it was even possible to play like that.
Hu Bai played with the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear as if it were a fool.
And in that moment, the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear was controlled. Hu Bai wouldn't let go of such a good opportunity.
His second soul ring rose: Light Element Control!
The light elements around Hu Bai continuously gathered toward him, emitting dazzling golden light, and a giant light sword appeared above his head.
"Holy Light: Demon-Slaying Sword!"
The destructive power of the lightning element was strong, but the light element was not weak either!
Moreover, since the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's name contained the character for "dark," it meant it possessed a certain dark attribute—even if only a little—then the light element could cause stronger damage to it!
This was Hu Bai's true killing move!
For this move, Hu Bai only reserved ten percent of his soul power, injecting the remaining ninety percent into it!
To ensure success, he even activated his Vertical Eye Soul Bone and the Tianmeng Iceworm Wisdom Skull. As the Demon-Slaying Sword fell, the eye on his forehead also emitted a thin but extremely dense mental attack!
This mental attack also drained nearly eighty percent of his mental power!
These two moves combined were his strongest killing move; if they still couldn't kill the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear in front of him, then he would be out of options.
Looking at the Demon-Slaying Sword in the air, Gui Mei shifted behind Yue Guan. He wouldn't dare to take this sword head-on without activating his Martial Soul True Body.
The power of the light attribute restrained him too severely.
It wasn't that he couldn't take it, but doing so would result in injury.
One must know that he was now a rank ninety-sixth Super Douluo, while Hu Bai was just a rank fortieth Soul Master who hadn't even obtained a soul ring.
The vast difference in their cultivation levels, yet he could still be injured, showed how extraordinary this move was!
"Tsk tsk tsk, with Hu Bai's two attacks combined, even a Soul Saint would probably fall!"
At this moment, the two of them very intuitively felt the amplification that the ultimate attributes provided to a Soul Master!
It was said that ultimate attributes could allow a Soul Master's Soul Skill to transcend two major stages of power. Originally, they were somewhat skeptical, as it seemed too ridiculous.
A rank fortieth Soul Master strength unleashing sixty-level power?
Don't be ridiculous!
If it were a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, that would be basic. But to say it was an individual's power...
But now, seeing Hu Bai giving his all, they had to believe it. They even felt that the rumors were too conservative.
Transcending two stages?
Even if a Soul Saint came, they would die if they weren't careful with this move—it transcended three major stages!
Of course, they knew that their Hu Bai was too overpowered, and they were proud of him!
Only such a person was worthy of leading their Spirit Hall to an even more glorious peak!
After one strike.
The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear let out an unwilling roar and died with regret.
Hu Bai slowly descended, controlling his Wind Wings. His face was slightly pale, and he let out a heavy breath. Seeing the black soul ring slowly rising from its body, he confirmed that the ten-thousand-year Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear was truly dead.
With Hu Bai's current Physique, he could withstand a twenty-thousand-year soul ring, but the principle remained the same: he prioritized rare Soul Beasts, then considered their age.
Moreover, a ten-thousand-year Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's soul ring was not comparable to an ordinary twenty-thousand-year soul ring!
Half a day later.
Hu Bai finished absorbing the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's soul ring, and his cultivation broke through to the rank forty-third, which was a basic gain.
What surprised him even more was that he obtained a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's Right Palm Bone!
This was no longer surprising to Tianmeng, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei.
They would only be surprised if he hadn't obtained a Soul Bone.
Regarding Hu Bai's Luck power, they had now concluded:
If a Soul Beast was killed in Hu Bai's presence, and he killed it alone, the chance of obtaining a Soul Bone would greatly increase.
And if Hu Bai himself killed it, that probability would increase even more!
At this moment, as he finished absorbing the soul ring, his dark attribute completely entered the Ultimate Darkness. Simultaneously, he condensed the Element Heart of Darkness.
He was already just a step away—his Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's soul ring completed his transformation.
And at this moment, a seven-colored light shot into Hu Bai's body, causing Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo to tremble with shock.
In Hu Bai's mind, the voice of the Seven Element God also sounded:
"You have overfulfilled the First Trial of the Seven Element God, obtaining the following rewards: twenty percent affinity with the Seven Element Gods, a one-level increase in soul power, and a god-bestowed soul ring."
Generally speaking, after completing a God Trial of a First-Level God, there were only rewards for god affinity. Soul power increases were for those undergoing trials below the God Trial level.
And for the god-bestowed soul ring, there was usually only one in the trial.
But Hu Bai had obtained all of them just by completing the First Trial!
This was naturally because it wasn't a simple trial from just one First-Level God, but seven!
If there had only been affinity rewards, wouldn't that be too meager?
To be honest, Hu Bai's ability to complete the First Trial in less than two years far exceeded their expectations!
They originally thought that for this First Trial alone, Hu Bai might need to wait until he became a Soul Saint to complete it. Who knew he would finish it so quickly!
And completing the First Trial only rewarded a one-level increase in soul power and one god-bestowed soul ring. All seven of them thought that was a bit little, but this was only the First Trial. If there were too many rewards, what would come later?
And this god-bestowed soul ring was condensed by all seven of them together, containing seven types of elemental power. This meant Hu Bai wouldn't need to painstakingly search for a suitable Soul Beast for his fifth soul ring.
As long as he was willing, he could directly absorb this god-bestowed soul ring and gain the power of all seven elements!
This was not comparable to ordinary, non-attribute god-bestowed soul rings!
After learning about the special nature of this god-bestowed soul ring, Hu Bai also felt a bit surprised—this was great!
Originally, he didn't want to absorb it, as a non-attribute god-bestowed soul ring wasn't very useful to him. His Martial Soul needed to absorb soul rings with attributes to be optimal.
"Second Trial of the Seven Element God: Proceed to the Extreme North, obtain the Ice God's recognition, and determine the form of your second Martial Soul."
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