As the Soul Beast died, its soul ring emerged; two magnificent, scarlet soul rings rose from the remains of the two Beast Kings.
Dugu Bo and Yang Wudi canceled their Spirit Avatar, returning to their initial possessed forms, and arrived at the shore.
Gu Rong stepped forward, reaching out with his claws to pull the corpse of the Sky Azure Bull Python out of the Lake of Life to facilitate subsequent processing.
The Atlas Divine Spear in Yun Ming's hand glowed faintly, and a mysterious, complex spatial array expanded from him as the center, enveloping the other three and the remains of the Sky Azure Bull Python, before he looked at Bibi Dong.
"Pope, we shall take our leave first; please, make yourself at home."
The entire process took only a few seconds. Without waiting for Bibi Dong to reply, a flash of silver light appeared, and the four of them, along with the remains of the Sky Azure Bull Python and that Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, vanished into thin air, their whereabouts unknown.
Bibi Dong was stunned by Yun Ming's maneuver. She could understand them moving themselves and the corpse through spatial displacement, but how they managed to transfer a soul ring—an energy product—left her deep in thought.
It must be said that those who reach the pinnacle of the path of a Soul Master are, at the very least, quite studious. However, this was something researched only over ten thousand years later; Yun Ming had achieved it temporarily through his formidable spatial abilities, and though Bibi Dong's cultivation was high, she could not grasp it in an instant.
More than two hundred miles away, in an unnamed forest.
"Crackle, crackle—"
After a burst of silver light, Yun Ming's group and the remains of the Sky Azure Bull Python suddenly appeared, the massive carcass crushing a patch of trees with a loud noise. The surrounding birds and beasts, sensing the instinctive fear radiated by the Sky Azure Bull Python, were terrified and scattered in all directions.
Yun Ming unleashed his Spiritual Power, quickly scanning the surroundings, and after finding no threats, he said to Yang Wudi.
"Grandfather, you can absorb the soul ring here!"
Afterward, he turned to the two Title Douluo.
"Seniors, I must trouble you to guard him."
Gu Rong and Dugu Bo had no objections. Yang Wudi was somewhat puzzled, not knowing what Yun Ming intended to do, but he did not ask, merely reminding him.
"Be careful in everything!"
Yun Ming smiled and agreed, silver light flashing on his body again before he disappeared.
Back at the Lake of Life, Bibi Dong pondered for a while on the logic behind Yun Ming's transfer of the soul ring. There were too many questions, and she couldn't make sense of it for the moment, so she set it aside.
Bibi Dong regained her focus, thinking of how Yun Ming and the others had slipped away right under her nose, and secretly sighed in regret. The soul ring was one thing—it was already bound and useless—but there was still a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.
However, since they were already gone, there was no use in dwelling on it. Bibi Dong turned her attention back to the harvest of her trip. With the scarlet soul ring radiating surging energy before her, combined with the small transformed rabbit she had caught earlier, she had found the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring she had been searching for over ten years, all in a single day. Destiny was on her side!
Such a wonderful experience, even for someone like Bibi Dong who had seen all kinds of storms, felt delightful.
She retracted her spirit, her beauty soaring; a faint smile appeared on her already stunning face, like a fairyland on earth, intoxicating to behold.
Her smile was like a flowing clear spring, limpid and transparent. Her lips parted slightly, full of joy, and a faint, sweet color rippled across her face, making one yearn for her and fall for her uncontrollably. It was just a pity there was no audience here to appreciate it.
Bibi Dong suppressed the restlessness in her heart, stopped overthinking, and walked to the Titan Giant Ape soul ring, the phantom of her Soul Devouring Spider Emperor spirit appearing behind her, intending to refine the ring.
As her Soul Power guided it, the Titan Giant Ape soul ring slowly flew toward the Soul Devouring Spider Emperor. Just as the soul ring was about to settle into place, an unexpected accident occurred.
A silver light shone, and Yun Ming suddenly appeared. He reached out with his left hand, silver and white light flowing from it, and grabbed the soul ring directly, as if he were holding a physical object.
Seeing the suddenly appearing Yun Ming, Bibi Dong's expression changed. The Rakshasa Demon Scythe appeared in her hand, and instinctively, she slashed at Yun Ming's left hand, simultaneously letting out a cry.
"Stop!"
Seeing the rapidly descending scythe, the Atlas Divine Spear appeared in Yun Ming's right hand, and he thrust it out, aiming straight for the tip of the blade.
"Clang—"
The Atlas Divine Spear and the Rakshasa Demon Scythe, two divine artifacts from different eras, crossed time and space to clash for the first time.
Having blocked the enemy with one strike, silver light flashed on Yun Ming's body again, and he immediately teleported away, reappearing a hundred meters away.
A distance of a hundred meters could not escape Bibi Dong's grasp. She locked onto Yun Ming with her Spiritual Power and knew his location the moment he appeared.
The first thing Yun Ming did upon appearing was to shake off the evil energy that had invaded his body from the Rakshasa Demon Scythe through the Atlas Divine Spear. Feeling that the Atlas Divine Spear had been at a disadvantage during the collision, Yun Ming was inwardly shocked. Is this a true god's artifact?! It is actually this powerful.
The foundation of the Atlas Divine Spear was a bit lacking; compared to an exclusive artifact of an old-school First-Class God like the Rakshasa Demon Scythe, it was still slightly insufficient, which was understandable.
Bibi Dong sensed the familiar emotional fluctuations coming from the Rakshasa Demon Scythe again, and her murderous intent surged. Yun Ming could understand, but she could not. After clashing with the Shura Sword in Slaughter City, she hadn't expected to encounter another divine artifact just a few days later. This was truly damnable!
Before she brought out her divine artifact, everyone used their spirits, but the moment she brought it out, divine artifacts started popping up one after another. Were they trying to sabotage her?
Moreover, Yun Ming had snatched the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring she had painstakingly "manufactured" right from under her nose, which made her even more furious.
Bibi Dong no longer had the patience to keep up the pretense of being on the same side. Seeing that damnable brat opposite her, she said with a cold expression.
"Yun Ming, return my soul ring, and I will pretend that nothing happened today."
Yun Ming looked at the hypocritical Bibi Dong, whose forehead veins were slightly throbbing as she issued her threat, and remained calm. They were destined to fight to the death in the future; how could Yun Ming be afraid of her?
Furthermore, Yun Ming would not return the soul ring. He had only agreed to Bibi Dong's conditions earlier to stabilize her and secure the ring. Now that Yang Wudi's soul ring was in hand, and he had his own means of dealing with soul rings, he certainly wouldn't return it to aid the enemy.
Yun Ming said calmly.
"Pope, I know you are in a hurry, but don't be in a hurry yet."
"I did not come here for anything else, but to show you something good."
While speaking, Yun Ming's Spiritual Power slowly poured into the soul ring, making preparations. He did it subtly, and Bibi Dong did not notice. He was only speaking to stall for time.
Bibi Dong had no time to play riddles with Yun Ming and spoke directly.
"Return my soul ring, then we can talk about the rest."
At the same time, the Six-Winged Purple Light Wings appeared behind her again. She was also waiting for an opportunity; she wanted to strike like lightning, kill him, and reclaim the soul ring.
Yun Ming continued.
"Don't be so impatient, Your Holiness! Why not finish watching first?"
As his words fell, Yun Ming located the Collapse Technique node of the Soul Ring, and without giving Bibi Dong any time to react, he poured his pure Soul Power into the ring.
Yun Ming's sudden movement left Bibi Dong confused; after all, she was the one who had killed the beast, and Yun Ming shouldn't have been able to absorb it. However, the scene that followed made her pupils constrict—what was she seeing!
Cracks were appearing all over her Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring. The blood-colored soul light was no longer stable, flickering on and off, and the aura of the Soul Ring fluctuated violently, as if it were slowly falling apart!
Bibi Dong could no longer sit still. With a flap of her six wings, she appeared before Yun Ming and slashed her scythe toward his left hand, as if trying to interrupt his actions, while shouting.
"Stop!"
But it was too late. Yun Ming's movements were too fast; the internal structure of the Soul Ring had already collapsed, and this Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring had entered its countdown to destruction.
Yun Ming let go, dodged the attack, and used Teleportation to move away once more.
And less than two seconds after Yun Ming had departed, that Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring exploded.
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