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Putting the mirror back into the Twenty Four Moonlit Bridges, Tang San stood up from the ground, and eight sharp Eight Spider Lances directly pierced into the enormous blood-ink-colored sunflower corpse beneath him.
Tang San was able to choose it as his seventh spirit ring from so many Spirit Beasts, so it naturally had its extraordinary qualities.
This sunflower, named Shadow-Corroding Soul-Devouring Sunflower, originated from the deep underground. It was an evil existence formed by the combination of dark power and the bones and Souls of creatures after death. It belonged to a top-tier Spirit Beast, possessing powerful dark power and devouring ability, capable of devouring the Soul and Life force of living beings.
Judging from the diameter of this Shadow-Corroding Soul-Devouring Sunflower, its age was at least seventy-two thousand years. Tang San's Bloodline Awakening was also partly due to the Shadow-Corroding Soul-Devouring Sunflower.
"Level seventy-two," Tang San said after a short while, as the Soul Devouring Eight Spider Lances behind him tore through the withered leaves of the Shadow-Corroding Soul-Devouring Sunflower. He clenched his fist slightly, feeling the surging power within his body with a look of satisfaction.
"Hmm?" Looking at the torn withered leaves, Tang San suddenly discovered a Spirit Bone with a pleasant surprise!
This Spirit Bone was entirely dark ink-colored, as if it had merged into the darkness, making it undetectable. Normal Spirit Bones would have some spirit power fluctuations, especially in the corpse of a Spirit Beast that he had completely devoured; one could easily find the Spirit Bone within it with a little exploration.
However, this Spirit Bone was very special; it didn't have any energy fluctuations at all. If he hadn't habitually broken open the Spirit Beast's corpse, he might have missed such a top-grade Spirit Bone.
"Haha, after suffering comes joy! A Spirit Bone actually appeared! If I absorb this Spirit Bone, my Martial Spirit avatar will probably be even stronger." Tang San was excited. With a gentle flick of the Soul Devouring Eight Spider Lances, the ink-colored Spirit Bone fell into his hand.
It was a right arm bone. As soon as the Spirit Bone was in his hand, Tang San immediately felt the dark aura within it madly rushing into his body. Without any hesitation, Tang San directly began to absorb it.
One hour later.
Tang San opened his eyes again, and once more raised his hand to clench his fist. "My physical strength has increased again, and the upper limit for the next spirit ring's age can be raised by quite a bit. After absorbing the eighth ring, I can almost try to attach a spirit ring to the Clear Sky Hammer. At that time, my strength will definitely skyrocket in a short period."
"Shi Quan… Dugu Bo…" Tang San muttered the two names with a chilling glint in his eyes, radiating a man-eating killing intent around him. "Soon, soon…"
Tang San's figure disappeared from the spot, beginning a new round of devouring and hunting.
After leaving the Sunset Forest, Tang San traveled south, devouring along the way, and arrived at the Star Luo Empire.
He did not choose to enter the Star Dou Great Forest to devour. One reason was his concern that his devouring would attract the attention of powerful existences deep within the Star Dou Great Forest.
The second reason was that ever since he heard that Shi Quan was protected by Spirit Beasts, Tang San speculated that there might be Shi Quan's informants among the Spirit Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest. In order not to expose his whereabouts, he directly gave up on the Star Dou Great Forest.
To conceal his tracks, along the way, even when passing through Spirit Beast forests, he did not devour on a large scale. After devouring more than twenty powerful Spirit Beasts, he would quickly move to a different location to prevent leaving any traces.
Moreover, he had no fixed route. After leaving each forest, he would randomly change direction, generally maintaining a course towards the Star Luo Empire.
Roar!
A fierce tiger roar came from afar, and two violent spirit power fluctuations continuously collided.
Tang San slowly stopped, his blood-colored eyes narrowed slightly. "A ten-thousand-year-level tiger-type Spirit Beast, just reached ten thousand years. Its opponent should be a Spirit Master, but why does this aura feel somewhat familiar?"
"Let's go take a look."
With a light step, a dark aura of ink spread around him. Under the shroud of the Dark Domain, Tang San seemed to merge into the shadows.
Soon, a Demon God Tiger covered in demonic patterns appeared in Tang San's field of vision.
Fighting it was a man with broad shoulders and a very tall build, with short golden hair that was somewhat messy. His handsome face was covered with three hideous scars, making him look particularly eerie, and coupled with a pair of evil eyes, he appeared even colder, giving off a chilling sensation.
"Boss Dai?!" Tang San's pupils constricted. He recognized the man's identity at a glance.
Dai Mubai's current state was not good; his evil eyes showed undisguised exhaustion, and his aura was somewhat chaotic. His clothes were stained with blood, and it seemed he also had injuries.
Under the powerful attacks of the Demon God Tiger, Dai Mubai could only continuously dodge, already showing signs of fatigue.
His mental force spread out, and after ensuring no one was around, Tang San decisively made his move.
The ink-colored Dark Blue Silver Grass instantly bound the Demon God Tiger, and the Dark Domain instantly enveloped it.
Dai Mubai only felt the World in front of him turn black. The next second, the Demon God Tiger disappeared from his sight, enveloped by a black mist, and then the Demon God Tiger's mournful wails came from within the black mist.
Before he could react, a familiar voice came from within the black mist, "Boss Dai."
"Xiao San?" Feeling the sense of closeness from the voice, Dai Mubai hesitantly called out towards the black mist.
"It's me." Tang San slowly walked out of the black mist.
"Who are you?" Dai Mubai retreated abruptly, his evil eyes filled with apprehension as he looked at the unfamiliar young man in front of him. Although the young man's voice was familiar, judging by his appearance and demeanor, there was absolutely no such person in his memory.
Tang San couldn't help but smile bitterly at this. "Boss Dai, I really am Tang San. It's just that due to some special reasons, my appearance has changed a bit."
"Show me proof!" Dai Mubai's evil eyes were filled with cold light. In fact, he was already prepared to escape. This mysterious person could easily deal with the Demon God Tiger, so he clearly couldn't handle him.
"My Blue Silver King has undergone some changes, so you don't recognize it, but you must recognize the Clear Sky Hammer, right? And the Eight Spider Lances." Tang San shook his head, raised his left hand, and a blood-colored Clear Sky Hammer appeared in his hand. At the same time, the Soul Devouring Eight Spider Lances unfolded behind him.
"And the Twenty Four Moonlit Bridges," Tang San added, pointing to the spirit tool at his waist.
Seeing this, Dai Mubai's expression clearly paused, and he also confirmed Tang San's identity, because Martial Spirits and Spirit Bones cannot be imitated. Although Tang San's Blue Silver Grass Martial Spirit and Eight Spider Lances Spirit Bone had undergone considerable changes, his unique twin spirits also helped Dai Mubai confirm Tang San's identity.
"Are you really Xiao San?" Dai Mubai's expression finally relaxed.
"Of course." Tang San nodded in response, raising his hand to wave away the black mist behind him. The Demon God Tiger had already fainted and collapsed on the ground. "Boss Dai, why have you become like this…?"
A hint of desolation and sorrow appeared in Dai Mubai's expression. "It's a long story…"