even claimed that despite its sinister and twisted appearance and seemingly blasphemous abilities, beyond its superficially demonic attributes, Chen Ming had discovered a fragment of what could be called ultimate life deep within its veins.
This fragment was incredibly tenacious, manifesting not only physical life but also imbuing its spirit with powerful resistance and recovery abilities. Even if shattered, it could slowly recover.
However, this creature was unaccustomed to the environment of Douluo Continent, and its original energy had been transformed into soul power by the Douluo plane's transformation. Therefore, even though this fragment remained intact, it could not manifest. If it were returned to a suitable environment, its condition would likely skyrocket.
It was like a person suffering from altitude sickness, with most of its bodily functions severely weakened, and its displayed strength was far from its true potential. If fully expressed, its 100,000 years of cultivation would roughly be equivalent to that of a ferocious beast with over 300,000 years of cultivation.
Chen Ming suspected this creature must have come from some magical dimension. Too tenacious to be killed, it was cast out of this world by a sorcerer. It somehow drifted to the Douluo World, relying on its seafood-like appearance to disguise itself as a sea soul beast from the ocean.
After all, this tentacle monster clearly hailed from some magical dimension. If
handled properly, it could even be used as raw material for refining a life artifact.
Chen Ming could only sigh, "Life is full of surprises."
While this creature was difficult to kill, Chen Ming had a way to deal with it. After all, Chen Ming had copied a portion of the universe's primordial life law from the God of Life, relying on his own strength to elevate it to the ultimate life attribute.
While its destructive attribute was slightly weaker, it was steadily improving under the refinement of the Thunder God Divine Test and the Great Destruction God Divine Test. If it weren't for the concern that a rash elevation to the ultimate destructive attribute would cause damage to his body and the elements within, he would have attempted to condense it by now.
After a long deliberation, Chen Ming decided on a course of action for these soul beasts.
The Evil Eye Tyrant Prince, with 390,000 years of cultivation, died in such a state. While a 390,000-year spirit ring would be a significant improvement for Chen Ming, it would be somewhat of a waste to keep it on his person because it was fully backwards compatible with the Evil Emperor.
The best approach would be to make him compromise, create a spirit, and then hand him over to Dugu Yan, who would then be given multiple 100,000-year spirit rings at once.
Although the Evil Eye lacks dragon blood, with the blessing of 390,000 years of cultivation, the effect on the quality of his martial spirit is comparable to that of a typical True Dragon beast, and will only be superior in other aspects.
The Purple-Winged Flying Dragon Emperor will see if it can be made into a wisdom spirit ring. If he refuses, he will be killed and attached to the Ascending Dragon Sword. After all, what Chen Ming needs most is the trace of the Purple-Winged Flying Dragon Emperor's bloodline, which may have been lingering within him. The Purple-Winged Flying Dragon
Emperor possesses the bloodline and power closest to that of a Dragon God before he devoured the Phoenix God. Adding a trace of his bloodline to the Ascending Dragon Sword should significantly enhance the Ascending Dragon Sword, and he could also use it to raid the site of the Purple-Winged Flying Dragon's fall.
There is no need to waste the remaining two evil eyes of the ferocious beast level. You can keep them and use them to make souls for the people around you in the future.
After all, ferocious beasts aren't cheap. Even the 200,000-year-old Crimson King ranks last among the Ten Ferocious Beasts. While this is partly due to the Crimson King being a three-headed hellhound with fire dragon bloodlines, it also demonstrates the rarity of ferocious beasts on land.
If it weren't for the lack of a replacement spirit ring, Chen Ming would have given Dugu Bo a more suitable, high-quality one.
As for the ordinary 100,000-year-old Bursting Bear King
, Chen Ming hadn't even considered what to do with it. After some thought, he decided to wait for it to awaken, mark it, and send it south to his followers as a guardian beast or something, and to give it to Xiao Lan, who had recently brought him considerable faith from the Blue Silver Grass Clan of the Sun and Moon Continent, as a temporary worker.
If he performs well, he'll be promoted;
if not, he'll be fired. The Evil Emperor didn't object to Chen Ming's approach. Those foreign traitors were dead, and the Evil Emperor didn't feel the slightest bit of pain. While his bloodlines had lost their freedom, they could become the companions of the gods, which, if rounded up, was considered an improvement in their status.
If the Evil Emperor were to deal with the traitors himself, even if they were his eldest son, sixth son, and great-grandson, he would have mercilessly shattered their souls and devoured them completely.
The Exploding Bear King was first slapped in the face, unceremoniously awakened from the murky waters. Faced with the threats of the Evil Emperor and an unknown human, the Exploding Bear King remained obedient, complying with Chen Ming's every request. Even knowing he would be controlled, he offered no resistance. Although the
Exploding Bear King didn't know who Chen Ming was, the Evil Emperor's respectful attitude towards him immediately reminded him of the previous battle. He knew this man was likely the owner of that godlike aura, and he wouldn't dare show any emotion even if he had ten leopards' courage.
Didn't he see the Evil Emperor's tentacles already wriggling, as if he were about to devour the bear's soul?
After the Exploding Bear King was beaten, the Purple-Winged Dragon King was also awakened. Faced with Chen Ming's demand for his own sacrifice, the Purple-Winged Dragon King showed a rare expression of disgust. Though he dared not curse for fear of the Evil Emperor capturing his soul and torturing it, the Purple-Winged Flying Dragon Emperor's eyes remained stubborn.
This stubbornness persisted until Chen Ming summoned the Ascending Dragon Sword, and the pure, noble, and powerful aura of dragons emerged from the cave.
Upon seeing the Ascending Dragon Sword, the Purple-Winged Flying Dragon Emperor immediately lowered his head, his once unyielding expression now tinged with flattery. He could sense the dragon energy emanating from the sword, and within that aura, he could sense the aura of a divine dragon.
As a top-tier sub-dragon who, despite having achieved a hundred thousand years of strength and devouring countless sub-dragons and even several true dragons, had yet to attain true dragon status, the Purple-Winged Flying Dragon Emperor held his bloodline with extreme care, even more than his own life itself.
His primary goal in coming to the Evil Emperor's lair with the others was to obtain the skeletons of dragon-like soul beasts hidden within, hoping to devour them and transform himself into a true dragon.
(End of Chapter)