Chapter 281: The Core Area of the Lake of Life
After Bibi Dong and her group left, Tang San and Xiao Wu quickly began treating the Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Blue Bull Python. These two were top-tier soul beasts with exceptionally strong bloodlines and impressive healing capabilities.
Even though Bibi Dong's poison was extremely potent, as long as there were no fatal injuries, the two 100,000-year soul beasts quickly stabilized. However, to fully recover to their best condition, it would still take a long time.
Yang Xiong sat quietly next to the Lake of Life, waiting for the Sky Blue Bull Python to wake up.
Tang Chen, seeing Yang Xiong like this, was quite surprised. He didn't expect that Yang Xiong had mastered the Shura Demon Sword so quickly. From the way Yang Xiong wielded the sword earlier, it seemed that he was already able to use the divine power of the Shura God within the sword. This level of control even surpassed his own.
It was two full days before the Sky Blue Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape began to gradually wake up. However, judging by their worn-out appearance, they were unlikely to fully recover anytime soon.
Yang Xiong didn't care about the fate of the two 100,000-year soul beasts; he was mainly here to ask the Sky Blue Bull Python for directions.
When Tang San and Xiao Wu saw that the Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Blue Bull Python were starting to improve, they both finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Tang San then looked at Yang Xiong. "Yang Xiong, thank you for helping us. I owe you another favor."
Yang Xiong smiled. "Tang San, I wasn't specifically trying to help you. I just needed something from the Sky Blue Bull Python. If he died, I would have had no other way to find someone else."
Xiao Wu, confused, spoke up. "Why do you always act like this? You did a good deed, yet you still look so indifferent. What do you want with Da Ming?"
Yang Xiong answered, "I came to Star Dou Forest to find a soul beast. I think only the Sky Blue Bull Python has seen it, and I don't know anyone else who could help."
Yang Xiong then looked at the Sky Blue Bull Python. "Sky Blue Bull Python, I remember you once mentioned seeing a battle between a Black Dragon and a Dark Golden Terror Claw Bear when you were young. I want to know where that battle took place and where they disappeared after the fight."
The Sky Blue Bull Python roared, "Human, although you are friends with Tang San and Xiao Wu, and although you've helped me, I cannot help you find 100,000-year soul beasts."
"You're already at level 90. You must want to find those two soul beasts to make them your ninth soul ring. As a soul beast, I can't betray them."
Yang Xiong smiled. "Sky Blue Bull Python, you misunderstood. I'm not looking for them to make them my ninth soul ring; I just want to find them for something else."
The Sky Blue Bull Python showed a hint of confusion. "That's impossible. With your strength, you must be looking for the 100,000-year soul beasts as your ninth soul ring. Where else in Star Dou Forest could you find a suitable soul ring?"
Yang Xiong shook his head. "The two soul beasts I'm looking for are even stronger than me. I just want to make a small deal with them, which might affect the future of your entire soul beast race."
Everyone fell silent for a long time. Even Tang San and Xiao Wu didn't know what to say. Finally, the Sky Blue Bull Python sighed.
"Alright, you've saved me and Er Ming. I always repay my debts. I'll take you to the place where the battle happened, but if you try to harm them, I'll stop you no matter what."
"You came to me, so I'll take you to the true core area of the Lake of Life. Even I rarely go there."
Xiao Wu quickly spoke up, "Da Ming, I don't trust Xiao Xiong. I'm afraid he might do something to you. I want to go with you."
The Sky Blue Bull Python said, "That's fine, Xiao Wu. I'll take you to the center of the Lake of Life. As for the others, it's better if they stay behind."
Tang San quickly added, "Da Ming, I want to go with you as well. I can't leave Xiao Wu's safety to chance."
The Sky Blue Bull Python hesitated. "That might not be a good idea. Even I can't go deep into that place."
Xiao Wu quickly started to act cute. "Da Ming, please take me and Third Brother with you. I feel safer with Third Brother."
After some persuasion, Xiao Wu and Tang San were allowed to join, while Tang Chen and the Titan Giant Ape waited behind. Yang Xiong, Xiao Wu, and Tang San followed the Sky Blue Bull Python to the core area of the Lake of Life.
The three of them leaped onto the head of the Sky Blue Bull Python. The Sky Blue Bull Python splashed through the water and began swimming toward the center of the Lake of Life.
The Sky Blue Bull Python was enormous, its head alone as large as a small house, big enough to fit ten or eight people comfortably.
Tang San, puzzled, asked, "Yang Xiong, why are you looking for those soul beasts in Star Dou Forest? How do you know about them?"
Yang Xiong smiled. "I only read a few lines about them in ancient texts. The main reason I'm looking for them is for another purpose. There might be a deal involved."
"By the way, Tang San, how did you break through to Title Douluo so quickly?"
Tang San smiled. "Thanks to my great-grandfather's guidance, I'm now able to add soul rings to the Haotian Hammer. Recently, I've added two more soul rings to it, and my soul power has reached level 90."
Yang Xiong said, "Congratulations. If you continue adding soul rings to the Haotian Hammer, you should reach Super Douluo level soon. But I remember that after completing the Seven Trials of Sea God Island, there should be a reward with a divine soul ring. Haven't you absorbed that one yet?"
Tang San nodded. "The last soul ring from Sea God Island was for Blue Silver Grass. I only just absorbed two soul rings, and then we were attacked by Bibi Dong. I haven't had a chance to absorb the ninth soul ring for Blue Silver Grass."
Yang Xiong felt that Tang San seemed more confident now, and his soul power appeared to have subtly changed. There was even a black sickle-like symbol appearing on his forehead. From the looks of it, Tang San's two soul rings were extraordinary.
Especially since there seemed to be a divine aura around Tang San, and in all of Star Dou Forest, the only soul beast related to a god was the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.
If Tang San really received a divine inheritance from the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, things in the entire Douluo Continent would get interesting. The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger was said to be the embodiment of the Evil God who descended upon a white tiger. If Tang San indeed had the inheritance of the Evil God, the entire Douluo Continent would soon be in turmoil.
Yang Xiong didn't expect that after leaving Sea God's inheritance, Tang San would receive another divine inheritance. Was Tang San really that lucky? And the sickle-like symbol on Tang San seemed strangely familiar to him. Even the divine aura felt oddly familiar.
After chatting with Tang San and Xiao Wu, Yang Xiong and the others focused their attention on what lay ahead.
The Lake of Life was a very peculiar place. Although it was a huge lake, it was located in the heart of Star Dou Forest, where the spiritual energy was incredibly dense. The air was filled with rich soul power.
This made the entire Lake of Life appear quite dim, with no sunlight reaching it, and visibility was very low.
As the Sky Blue Bull Python swam, the visibility decreased even further, everything becoming shrouded in a gray mist. Even the range of mental power detection was significantly reduced.
Minutes later, the Sky Blue Bull Python finally stopped. It seemed they had reached the center of the Lake of Life.
"This is it. There's a reef here. I remember I once circled around this reef, and that's when I saw the battle that destroyed the heavens. Even with my current strength, I still feel uneasy when I think about that battle."
"I've searched here a few times over the years, but I never found the senior I was looking for. Perhaps they perished in that battle."
Indeed, following the Sky Blue Bull Python's gaze, there was a smooth reef, just large enough for one person to stand on, surrounded by the eerie lake water.
Yang Xiong didn't hesitate and jumped onto the reef.
"Thank you. I'll handle the next part myself. Sky Blue Bull Python, do you still wish to stay here?"
The Sky Blue Bull Python replied, "That battle from years ago remains a shadow in my life. I want to see if there are any ancestors of our soul beast race here."
Yang Xiong knew that if the Sky Blue Bull Python had searched here many times, it meant these beasts were hiding, not something that ordinary beings could reach. It even seemed like some divine power was concealing them.
This was the true core area of the Lake of Life, a place where even after tens of thousands of years, no one had been able to enter.
Yang Xiong unsheathed the Shura Demon Sword, and instantly, the entire Lake of Life was engulfed in blood-red light, and endless killing intent spread across the entire lake. Even the once calm surface of the lake began to churn.
A blood-red sword aura seemed to split the entire Lake of Life in half.
Yang Xiong knew that whether it was the Black Dragon Emperor or the Silver Dragon King, the most hated being for them was the Shura God. Now, with the Shura Demon Sword appearing once again, it would undoubtedly provoke them.
...
Somewhere hidden in the Lake of Life, several towering figures emanated an incredibly terrifying aura, far surpassing that of the Title Douluo of the soul master world.
At this moment, all of them were startled. They sensed a terrifying divine power in the air above the Lake of Life, filled with killing intent. Even the soul beasts felt a chill run down their spines.
One enormous bear figure growled angrily, "Boss, this person dares to provoke us. I'll tear him into pieces right now!"
Another figure, calmer, spoke, "Wait. If the Shura God has really descended, we may not be able to defeat him. This presence doesn't feel like the Shura God."
"But this aura feels familiar, and it seems to share a connection with me, as well as with my dragon clan."
This figure seemed even taller, especially with eyes that were golden.
This figure was the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King, Di Tian, the strongest in Star Dou Forest.
(END CHAPTER)
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