Electrolux once said that the Gold of Life held infinite mysteries, and Xu Tianxi deeply agreed.
With the help of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, his Soul Ring reached its full potential, and his body and spiritual power were further refined by the Gold of Life. However, he still lacked some combat techniques. This sparked an idea: perhaps he could create his own Soul Skills based on the work of his predecessors to compensate for his shortcomings.
Under Electrolux's guidance, he tried to comprehend the various possibilities of life, recalling the might of the Deep Sea Silver Demon Whale from the past. Ultimately, he used his Third Soul Skill as a foundation, combined it with the Divine Beast Celestial Phenomenon combat technique, and brought forth the Silver Demon Whale phantom from the Soul Skill, materializing it to assist in combat.
Using this method, Xu Tianxi, whose cultivation was only at forty ranks but whose total Soul Power surpassed some Soul Kings, could fight against Soul Emperor powerhouses. The only drawback was that his own body would be weakened as a result.
However, this drawback was insignificant compared to the combat power that spanned more than two major ranks. Xiao Changfeng, having witnessed it once, couldn't stop praising it, believing this method held infinite possibilities.
The current strength of this Deep Sea Silver Demon Whale was not as great as it was in life, but its power came from Xu Tianxi and also possessed Ultimate Water. Its attributes were even stronger than when it was alive.
At this very moment, the three attributes that countered the Icefire Poison Flood Dragon King were more than sufficient!
The Icefire Poison Flood Dragon King tried to use its physical advantage for close quarters combat, but the Deep Sea Silver Demon Whale gave it no chance, simply evading and circling.
Whenever the Icefire Poison Flood Dragon King lunged with its claws, it would transform into water to dodge, then re-solidify to fight, harassing with constant charges and retreats, causing bursts of vital blood to erupt on the opponent's body.
In another violent collision, the Deep Sea Silver Demon Whale glowed with silver-purple light, surging like a tide, transforming into a massive vortex that pulled the Icefire Poison Flood Dragon from the front.
The Icefire Poison Flood Dragon King did not wish to clash head-on and actively retreated. Just then, a voice, filled with determination, suddenly echoed from behind the Icefire Poison Flood Dragon.
"Such a large body, yet you want to dodge? You're dreaming. Take this!"
Relying on Xu Tianxi's stealth ability, Xiao Hongchen secretly used a Flying Soul Guided Device to get behind the Icefire Poison Flood Dragon. His hands rapidly threw metal spheres that extended in mid-air into one hundred and twenty-eight Level 5 Soul Guided Cannons. Multicolored lights shimmered within the dark metal barrels.
Without a word, Xiao Hongchen activated his Three-legged Golden Toad Martial Soul, simultaneously unleashing his first four Soul Skills, while also controlling over a hundred Level 5 Soul Guided Cannons to unleash their power.
Soul Guidance beams and Soul Guidance Cannon Shells, as dazzling as fireworks, rained down, covering the massive body of the Icefire Poison Flood Dragon King.
Xiao Hongchen's philosophy was simple: if accuracy wasn't enough, then use overwhelming firepower. With so many Soul Guided Cannons firing simultaneously, even a Soul Emperor would be finished trying to withstand it. This poisonous flood dragon was already riddled with injuries; he didn't believe it wouldn't take damage!
"Roar~!"
With over a hundred scorching Soul Guidance beams striking it, the Icefire Poison Flood Dragon King couldn't help but let out a pained roar. Large chunks of its flesh exploded and tore apart. Xiao Hongchen's unchivalrous sneak attack caught it off guard, causing it to suffer a huge loss.
"Good opportunity."
Xu Tianxi's eyes lit up. He abruptly increased his Soul Power input, and endless abyssal chill surged from the massive vortex controlled by the Deep Sea Silver Demon Whale, like countless icy, gigantic tentacles reaching out, intent on dragging the enemy into the endless deep-sea currents.
"Roar~!"
The Icefire Poison Flood Dragon King endured the severe pain and soared into the air. Its massive body spun violently, transforming into an ice-blue turbine. Instead of retreating, it advanced, charging straight into the underwater mine vortex unleashed by the Deep Sea Silver Demon Whale.
At this moment, its twenty-thousand-plus years of cultivation seemed to ignite, with a faint red glow appearing at the center of the ice-blue vortex, giving off an incredibly scorching sensation, like a fiery lotus blooming within an ice wheel.
Xu Tianxi knew this was the Icefire Poison Flood Dragon King's strongest innate skill, the Icefire Poison Dragon Drill. It had also used the powerful Blood Burning Method, making this a desperate, all-out attack.
"Come on!"
Xu Tianxi swapped to a new Level 5 Milk Bottle, letting the surging Soul Power from the bottle impact his wide and resilient meridians. The Deep Sea Silver Demon Whale's body also seemed to solidify further, and the vortex suddenly expanded by nearly half.
"Rumble—!"
The strongest attacks of the whale and the flood dragon collided with a roar, like two vortices pulling and devouring each other, finally collapsing simultaneously.
A powerful shockwave spread out. Xu Tianxi on the ground was shaken back repeatedly, a pale look appearing on his face.
The Icefire Poison Flood Dragon King tumbled through the air, curling its body as it fell towards the giant pool, wanting to return to its most familiar territory to save itself.
"Whoosh—"
Just then, an agile ice-blue figure appeared on the surface of the pool, where the poisonous gas had been completely purged. As blue light flashed like lightning, chunks of pre-made ice walls suddenly floated up on the surface of the pool, blocking the Icefire Poison Flood Dragon's unavoidable path of retreat.
"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Smashing through four ice walls consecutively, the Icefire Poison Flood Dragon King, covered in blood mist, showed no fear. Its massive body, over ten meters long, could still unleash powerful force by shaking its head and tail, a force that even Soul King powerhouses would not dare to easily confront head-on.
"Try this again!"
The ice creation failed to delay the poison flood dragon, but Meng Hongchen was not discouraged. Her legs, which were踩 on the ice, suddenly tensed, and she jumped.
Wielding her twin swords, she unleashed dozens of sword lights, bravely meeting the heavily injured ten-thousand-year Soul Beast.
Meng Hongchen's face, palms, and all exposed skin had turned snow-white with the possession of the Zhu Qing Ice Toad Martial Soul, as pure as jade and translucent. Only her pupils were an exception, changing to blood-red.
She gracefully wielded her ice swords, a faint cyan Soul Power shimmering in her palms, which attached to the blades of her twin swords. Every sword light that struck the Icefire Poison Flood Dragon's flesh left a faint cyan halo that permeated deep within.
Her Third Soul Skill, Ice Refraction, allowed her to change her position arbitrarily through light refraction on the mirrored ice plates she released. Her agile figure suddenly appeared on any of the ice pieces shattered by the Icefire Poison Flood Dragon, slashing out obstructionary sword lights.
Seizing this opportunity, the heavily exhausted Xu Tianxi and Xiao Hongchen both recovered. Xu Tianxi controlled the Deep Sea Silver Demon Whale to ram the Icefire Poison Flood Dragon, while Xiao Hongchen switched to paralysis Soul Guided Cannons and unleashed them wantonly on the Icefire Poison Flood Dragon.
Meng Hongchen was like an agile assassin, constantly appearing on the Icefire Poison Flood Dragon King's unavoidable path back to the deep pool, harassing it continuously.
Xu Tianxi took the front, Xiao Hongchen found opportunities to attack, and Meng Hongchen harassed. The trio's coordination was almost flawless.
Jing Hongchen, who had been hiding in the shadows, sweating profusely, nodded repeatedly as he watched the trio's cooperation, his eyes brimming with a soft glow. He seemed to witness the birth of three future supreme powerhouses.
One minute later.
The paralysis Soul Guided Cannons fired by Xiao Hongchen and the Zhu Qing Ice Toad Poison thrown by Meng Hongchen took effect. The Icefire Poison Flood Dragon King's battered body finally lost all its strength and heavily plummeted.
The Deep Sea Silver Demon Whale "whooshed" and caught its body, bringing it to the edge of the pool.
"It's done."
Xu Tianxi and the other two exchanged smiles, a sincere joy spreading across their sweat-drenched faces.
Jing Hongchen appeared and threw a huge Soul Guidance light cage, firmly trapping the Icefire Poison Flood Dragon King within it.
After about an hour of rest, Meng Hongchen's soul power and physical body fully recovered. She then took a special medicine to boost herself, before cleaving open the flood dragon's head with a sword. A shadowy, dark halo condensed into a jet-black Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.
Time passed from afternoon to evening, and Meng Hongchen successfully absorbed the Soul Ring. Her soul power broke through to the peak of Level 52, and her aura rapidly strengthened at an astonishing rate. Her figure seemed to become even more slender, and her skin grew more radiant.
Xu Tianxi couldn't help but sigh, remarking that the soul power and Soul Rings of Douluo Continent were truly the most effective growth stimulants; the development speed was simply too fast.
Just then, Jing Hongchen, who had been dissecting the Soul Beast, approached with a pleased expression. He handed over a crystalline bone shaped like a human left leg, encased in a soul power nitrogen box, refracting red, blue, and green light. He asked,
"Xiaomeng, I found this Soul Bone inside the Icefire Poison Flood Dragon King. Do you want to absorb it?"
Meng Hongchen took the Soul Bone but didn't answer immediately. Instead, she looked at Xu Tianxi, who was exchanging glances with Xiao Hongchen nearby. "Tianxi, you know about these things. What do you think?"
Xiao Hongchen keenly noticed that his sister's gaze passed over him without a hint of lingering, leaving an indescribable feeling in his heart.
Jing Hongchen's eyes flickered, but he remained silent.
"I... it's hard to say."
Xu Tianxi's expression was a little hesitant as he said, "Normally, simultaneously absorbing a Soul Ring and a Soul Bone provides the greatest benefits to a Soul Master. The Icefire Poison Flood Dragon's attributes perfectly match yours, senior sister. It's a top-tier Soul Beast with Dragon Clan bloodline, so the quality of the Soul Bone it produces naturally isn't bad."
"I can confirm that absorbing it will greatly benefit your strength."
Meng Hongchen narrowed her eyes, tilting her head as she chuckled, "Then why is it still hard to say?"
Xu Tianxi paused, then replied, "I think the age of this Soul Bone might be a bit low, but honestly, it's still quite good."
Princess Tang Wang Dong'er's Golden Light Soul Bone, which came from a Golden Earth Dragon King, was only over ten thousand years old. Because it possessed a pure but diluted light Dragon Clan bloodline, it was worth nearly ten million Gold Soul Coins. Meng Hongchen's piece, from the Icefire Poison Flood Dragon King, which also possessed Dragon Clan bloodline, wasn't bad at all, to be fair.
"Age? Don't worry about that. I don't have such high demands, senior sister."
Meng Hongchen smiled sweetly as she put away the Soul Bone. "Soul Bones are hard to come by anyway. It's best to have one if you can. If there are more opportunities like this in the future, you help me take down the Soul Beast, and I'll pay you, senior sister. How about it?"
According to Xu Tianxi, the greater a Soul Beast's resentment before death, the higher the chance of it producing a Soul Bone. Although the three of them hadn't intentionally tortured the Icefire Poison Flood Dragon King, it must have been filled with boundless resentment before its demise.
Such opportunities were rare, and she wasn't hoping for this specifically, but rather looking forward to more cooperation and time spent together.
Unconsciously, little Xu seemed to have grown even more handsome.
"Sounds good." Xu Tianxi nodded in agreement. He would be cultivating in the Sun Moon Empire for a long time in the future, and hunting Soul Beasts was a rare combat experience, not to mention the other party was paying him.
"Mm." Meng Hongchen's eyebrows curved into two adorable crescent moons. She sat still and placed the Soul Bone against her lower left leg.
Under the night sky, Meng Hongchen's body glowed brightly, her aura continuously rising, and her heartbeat was strong and powerful.