The Purple Gold Dragon Beast was ahead, so Xiao Hongchen gave up on the Silver Moon Tiger.
The metalization soul skill provided by the Silver Moon Tiger was tempting, but the Purple Gold Dragon Beast was more important to him.
For a Soul Guide, the Purple Gold Dragon Beast is the best Soul Ring.
Because the Purple Gold Dragon Beast is entirely composed of metal; if it can be absorbed, just the passive effect can at least double the Three-legged Golden Toad's affinity for metal.
The enhancement is not inferior to a Ten-thousand-year Soul Skill, of course, this is solely in terms of improving metal affinity.
Besides the passive increase in metal affinity, the Purple Gold Dragon Beast is likely to provide a defense-type soul skill.
A metal shield akin to the all-around defense of the Purple Gold Dragon Beast's shell!
It can significantly boost Xiao Hongchen's defensive ability to protect himself and can cooperate with his previous soul skills for combined use, constructing a war fortress.
And during the use of this soul skill, the user will be semi-metalized, which, while not as immune to physical attacks as full metalization, still has half the effect.
...
The battle between the two Ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts caused quite a stir. The pressure from the Ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts also made the other surrounding soul beasts wary, not daring to come near.
As the battle continued, injuries gradually accumulated on both the Purple Gold Dragon Beast and the Silver Moon Tiger.
Mirror Hongchen, worthy of being a veteran, a Titled Douluo, did not forcibly suppress them but waited for them to exhaust each other in battle.
...
Seeing the right moment, Mirror Hongchen finally erupted.
"Soul Attachment!"
He released his Martial Soul, a giant toad attached to his body.
"First Soul Skill, Golden Control!"
"Second Soul Skill, Golden Boiling!"
"Fifth Soul Skill, Golden Condensation!"
Mirror Hongchen's soul skill combinations are similar to Xiao Hongchen's, but his Golden Condensation is a Ten-thousand-year Soul Skill.
In the blink of an eye, just as the two Ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts paused in their battle and were on guard, Mirror Hongchen was already fully armed.
Sixteen soul-guided cannons were mounted all over the giant toad that Mirror Hongchen had transformed into.
Boom boom boom boom boom!
Su Yu felt the entire valley tremble, the terrifying energy fluctuations gave him a tremendous psychological shock.
"At least a sixth-level fixed soul-guided cannon!"
Only relying on soul skills, Mirror Hongchen could instantly arm sixteen sixth-level fixed soul-guided cannons. Moreover, this was not the limit, after all, Mirror Hongchen could not directly kill the two Ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts.
The most critical thing is, Mirror Hongchen has not yet used his true form of the Martial Soul, nor has he activated the eighth and ninth soul skills. Out of the five Ten-thousand-year soul rings, he only used the foremost one.
Mirror Hongchen's individual combat strength may not be strong, but in group battles, his role is absolutely unparalleled.
...
Su Yu's judgment was a bit off.
Mirror Hongchen only gathered four fixed soul-guided cannons, at the sixth-level standard.
Four sixth-level soul-guided shells did not fully impact the Purple Gold Dragon Beast, only locking its evasion direction.
Even so, the explosion's repercussions severely injured the Purple Gold Dragon Beast.
Of the four was the fixed soul-guided cannon, the remaining twelve were modified soul-guided launch rails.
They did not launch shells, but rather the sixth-level soul-guided heavy armor locks used to control soul beasts.
Out of the twelve soul-guided heavy armor locks, four landed on the Purple Gold Dragon Beast, locking its neck, tail, waist, and leg.
The other eight fell on the Silver Moon Tiger. The Silver Moon Tiger managed to avoid three of them but was firmly locked by the other five soul-guided heavy armor locks.
"All right."
Mirror Hongchen dissolved the state of Soul Attachment, looking calm and poised.
Seeing Su Yu's shocked expression made him feel quite pleased inside.
"Xiao, add another soul-guided cannon shot."
"Okay!"
Xiao Hongchen summoned his Soul Attachment.
Behind the Three-legged Golden Toad, a giant soul-guided cannon was constructed.
Around the soul-guided cannon, there were various auxiliary devices to enhance the power of the soul-guided cannon.
Boom!
A single shot blasted at the head of the Purple Gold Dragon Beast.
The helpless roar faded amidst the roar of the cannon.
A soul ring as black as ink rose from the smoke.
Mirror Hongchen still kept the Silver Moon Tiger locked.
"Under the pressure of the Silver Moon Tiger, weaker soul beasts dare not approach, saving a lot of trouble."
"First Soul Skill, Star Spirit Power!"
Su Yu used a soul skill to restore Xiao Hongchen's soul power and physical strength.
Reaching a peak state, Xiao Hongchen, holding the spherical soul-guiding device that Mirror Hongchen had previously given him, sat cross-legged to absorb the soul ring left by the Purple Gold Dragon Beast.
Mirror Hongchen was on guard duty, while Su Yu carefully observed the process of Xiao Hongchen's soul ring absorption.
After about ten minutes, his facial muscles began to twitch, seemingly enduring great pain.
However, Xiao Hongchen persevered.
One hour later.
The spherical soul-guiding device in Xiao Hongchen's hands suddenly released a stream of energy that surged into his body.
"This should be actively triggered."
Mirror Hongchen said from the side.
It took this long to trigger, not due to facing a lethal crisis.
While absorbing the Ten-thousand-year Soul Ring, one must also face the crisis of Soul Shock, as the residual soul of the soul beast within the soul ring will attack the spirit of that soul master.
Xiao Hongchen should have already overcome the crisis, and after confirming there would be no more surprises, actively triggered the soul-guiding device to experiment with its effects.
Now, it was just a matter of waiting.
Three more hours later, the black soul ring outside Xiao Hongchen's body had shrunk to fit tightly against his skin, then flashed and directly merged into his body.
The Three-legged Golden Toad's shadow above Xiao Hongchen's head had also greatly transformed.
Its golden body exuded a purplish glimmer, growing larger with a heavier metal sheen.
Xiao Hongchen opened his eyes and retracted his Martial Soul.
"How's the soul skill?" Mirror Hongchen asked.
Xiao Hongchen confidently smiled and stated his fifth soul skill.
"My fifth soul skill is the Golden Fortress, capable of condensing metal to form a strong metal shell, significantly enhancing my speed of aggregating metal elements."
Mirror Hongchen nodded in affirmation, the effect was as expected.
"What's the strength of the shell? Are there any other enhancements?"
"My affinity for gold attributes at least doubled! Actively using the soul skill can enhance it further!" Xiao Hongchen said excitedly, "Also, my Martial Soul should be stronger now."
"It seems this Purple Gold Dragon Beast suits you well." Mirror Hongchen smiled, satisfied with Xiao Hongchen's gain.
"The defense of the metal shell still needs to be tested after we return." Xiao Hongchen was unsure about the defense of the metal shell when actively used.
"This is already sufficient." Just from these effects, it was sufficient to confirm that the defense would not be poor.
"This Silver Moon Tiger, it would be a shame to waste its Ten Thousand Years of Cultivation, let's release it."
Mirror Hongchen instructed Su Yu and the others to distance themselves, then released the soul-guided heavy armor lock.
The Silver Moon Tiger gave a low roar and ran toward the canyon's exit.
"Xiaoyu, next is finding your Soul Ring."
Having obtained an excellent soul ring, Mirror Hongchen was in a good mood, and the trio quickly continued their search for the Ten-thousand-year Sword Grass that Su Yu needed.
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