Chapter 35: Fourth Soul skills, The Sycophantic Duo
At this moment, the aura around Su Mo changed abruptly, as if he had become a different person.
A red light lit up in his eyes, a nearly uncanny blood-colored luster that was daunting to behold.
The temperature of the air around him seemed to drop to freezing point, and an aura of slaughter erupted from his body, spreading in all directions like a tide.
At the same time, the demonic patterns on the sword lit up, emitting a heart-palpitating sense of oppression.
This was Su Mo's Asura Sword Intent, capable of eroding an enemy's will.
If the enemy's strength was lower than his, they would not even be able to muster the heart to resist, instantly losing their will to fight.
Not only that, this sword intent could also significantly enhance attack power, and attacks would carry Asura Power; after causing damage, the Asura Power would erode the enemy's wounds, making them difficult to heal.
Su Mo flicked his wrist, holding the sword upright in front of him, its tip pointing straight at the firmament.
In an instant, blood-colored light surged wildly.
It condensed into a huge blood-red energy longsword in mid-air.
"Asura Slash!" With a low shout, Su Mo suddenly swung his sword down.
The Green Edge Mantis sensed a fatal crisis, and for the first time, a look of terror appeared in its eyes.
It had no choice but to ignore the sword feathers, raising its blade-arms and crossing them over its head in an attempt to block the fatal blow from that giant blood-colored sword.
Meanwhile, those sword feathers continued to relentlessly slash towards its abdomen.
It let out a painful shriek; its abdomen was already covered in dense wounds, and dark green bodily fluid began to seep out.
But it couldn't care about that right now, because the aura of the giant blood-colored sword above its head made its soul tremble.
In an instant, the blood light descended!
Boom—
A deafening explosion echoed through the Star Dou Great Forest.
A large area of trees was destroyed, a deep ravine several zhang long appeared on the ground, and the scene was in complete shambles.
The Green Edge Mantis was seen lying on the ground in the distance, its abdomen rising and falling slightly; although it hadn't died yet, it was on its last breath.
Its pair of proud blade-arms had snapped, leaving only half-broken stumps hanging powerlessly on the ground, its back carapace was completely shattered, and dark green blood covered the ground.
Su Mo did not hesitate in the slightest; his figure flashed, and he stabbed his sword into its vital point, completely ending its life.
Soon, a black Soul Ring slowly rose from its body.
Su Mo sheathed his sword and stood, his breathing slightly rapid, his chest rising and falling slightly; evidently, this battle had consumed quite a bit of his Soul Power.
He raised his hand and beckoned, and the scattered black-gold sword feathers flew back to his back, folding into a pair of wings, which were then retracted into his body.
Seeing this, Bibi Dong's lips curled up slightly, and a glimmer of light flashed in her eyes.
She walked quickly to Su Mo, naturally hugged his arm, looked up, and her eyes were filled with admiration.
"Junior brother, you are truly amazing. That was a Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast, and you took care of it all by yourself."
Yue Guan also walked up, his face full of smiles, his delicate face filled with a fawning expression.
"Indeed, Your Highness, the power of that sword strike just now was simply earth-shattering and heaven-shaking! To kill a Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast head-on with level forty Soul Power, looking across the entire Soul Master World, is a rare feat. This subordinate is truly impressed to the point of prostration."
Gui Mei glanced deeply at Yue Guan. 'No, you've said it all, what am I supposed to say?'
He hadn't realized before that this Chrysanthemum Pass had such a way with flattery.
He pondered for a moment, quickly organizing his words in his mind, before speaking:
"Chrysanthemum Pass is right, and looking across the entire continent, who else could reach Your Highness's current Soul Power level at such an age? Your Highness's talent is truly unprecedented, with no one before you, and perhaps no one after you."
Su Mo glanced at the two of them with a strange look in his eyes.
'What's going on with these two? Why are they fawning over me like lackeys?'
'And they are singing in harmony, coordinating so well; they truly deserve to be called a pair of good buddies.'
"Alright, I'm going to start absorbing the Soul Ring." He shook his head, too lazy to pay attention to these two clowns.
"Yes, Your Highness!" The two immediately replied, stepping back a few paces together.
Su Mo sat cross-legged on the spot, adjusted his breathing and state, and closed his eyes to focus.
The moment the Soul Ring landed on him, a massive amount of energy surged into his body, like a burst dam, violent and turbulent.
Thanks to the powerful physique tempered by the Immortal Herb, his body only trembled slightly before stabilizing, not even showing much pain.
However, at this moment, a sudden change occurred in his mental sea.
The resentment of the Green Edge Mantis condensed into a phantom, filled with deep unwillingness and violence, attempting to shatter his mental sea and perish together with him.
This was the final struggle of a Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast, and one of the most dangerous stages when absorbing a Soul Ring.
If one couldn't withstand the soul shock, at best they would become a cripple, and at worst, they would die on the spot.
Su Mo sneered in his heart. A mere remnant soul of resentment dared to act presumptuously in his mental sea.
With a thought, a blood sword condensed from mental force suddenly took shape in his mental sea.
The blood sword slashed down from the air, unstoppable; the Green Edge Mantis's remnant will couldn't even resist, being shattered by a single strike, turning into specks of light and dissipating into nothingness.
The soul shock had only just begun, and it was already over.
Time passed quietly.
A long time later, the Soul Power around Su Mo suddenly surged.
He suddenly opened his eyes, a red light flashing through them.
At this point, his Soul Power had reached level forty-seven.
The Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Fiery Apricot were mainly for improving physical fitness, and their effect on Soul Power improvement was not significant.
Being able to reach his current Soul Power was thanks to the environment of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well which could accelerate cultivation, as well as the excess energy from the Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast's Soul Ring.
"Junior brother, what is your fourth Soul skills?" Bibi Dong asked, curiously leaning forward.
Su Mo stood up and smiled slightly: "My fourth Soul skills is called Asura Rending Slash. It can unleash a sword qi that ignores defense."
More accurately, it condenses the Asura Power on the sword, unleashing a sword qi that ignores defense and possesses powerful piercing damage.
After the sword qi causes damage, the remaining Asura Power will invade the enemy's body, continuing to erode their meridians.
Yue Guan exclaimed: "Ignore defense? Your Highness, this... this is too heaven-defying! Before Your Highness, wouldn't the defenses of those defense-type Soul Masters just become mere decorations?"
Gui Mei said: "That's right, no matter how powerful the opponent's defense is, no matter how solid their Soul skills is, in front of this Soul skills, it is no different from paper. As long as the enemy's strength is not much different from Your Highness's, they definitely won't be able to block this sword."
Even the usually steady and reticent Golden Crocodile Douluo couldn't help but be slightly moved upon hearing this.
Su Mo glanced at Yue Guan and Gui Mei and said: "Alright, let's go; next, it's time to hunt for your Soul Rings."
Yue Guan immediately beamed with joy upon hearing this: "Sorry to trouble Your Highness."
Gui Mei also nodded.
The group immediately set off, heading towards the depths of the core area.
What Yue Guan and Gui Mei needed was their ninth Soul Ring; only the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest could provide Soul Rings with sufficient age and superior quality.
The deeper they went, the thicker the aura of the Soul Beasts around them became, and they were often Ten Thousand Year Soul Beasts.
These Soul Beasts occupied their own territories, maintaining a delicate balance with each other.
And Golden Crocodile Douluo, in order to prevent any blind Soul Beasts from attacking them, simply stopped restraining his aura.
Those Soul Beasts with higher ages had higher intelligence; after sensing Golden Crocodile Douluo's powerful and terrifying aura, they fled one after another, not daring to get anywhere near them.
Along the way, they proceeded very smoothly, encountering almost no obstacles.
During this time, they also encountered a few Soul Beasts with suitable attributes, but their age was only around seventy thousand years; although it was already a decent age, with Golden Crocodile Douluo in charge, they naturally had to choose higher ones.
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