Chapter 3 Facing the Ghost Tiger
The duration of a skeleton swordsman's existence is closely related to the soul master's own soul power status.
If Dugu Zhan's soul power is strong and profound enough, theoretically speaking, the existence of the Skeleton Swordsman can be completely unrestricted by time and can assist him in battle for a long time.
Initially, the original owner of this body, Dugu Zhan, was of average strength and did not possess such special and powerful abilities.
However, after the two souls miraculously merged, a new Dugu Zhan was born, who successfully inherited the unique abilities he possessed in his previous life as the Skeleton Emperor.
Dugu Zhan's mutated martial soul—the Black Skull—can dominate individual actions, allowing him to control skeleton swordsmen at will, truly achieving the excellent effect of complete control.
After that, Dugu Zhan embarked on a special journey.
He began to consciously hunt down some soul beasts with lifespans between ten and several decades.
Whenever he successfully hunts a soul beast, he collects its bones to create more skeleton swordsmen.
Normally, Dugu Zhan could also properly store the bones of these dead soul beasts in the martial soul space that belonged exclusively to his Black Skull Martial Soul.
This Martial Soul Space is a unique domain created by the Black Skull Martial Soul.
When there is a need for combat, he only needs to circulate his soul power to quickly create skeleton warriors using these stored bones, which can then be immediately deployed into battle.
However, the capacity of this Martial Soul space is limited, only thirty cubic meters, but the space will increase as the Martial Soul strengthens.
Although this can be considered one of Dugu Zhan's innate abilities, the only drawback is that the space cannot store living things.
"First Soul Skill, Skeleton Swordsman!"
Dugu Zhan chanted incantations softly, repeatedly performing the summoning action.
After much effort, a total of nine skeleton swordsmen were created.
As things stand, this has already reached the limit of Dugu Zhan's own soul power. He is willing but unable to create another skeleton swordsman.
"Next, it's time to find a suitable soul beast to help me advance to a new level."
As Dugu Zhan slowly made his way through the forest, he pondered to himself.
At this critical moment, a tiger, its body as black as ink, suddenly burst out of the jungle without warning.
This tiger has a clear white "king" character pattern on its forehead, and it is over three meters long with a shoulder height of about one and a half meters.
Despite its enormous size, it moves with remarkable agility and speed, like a nimble black lightning bolt.
It roared at Dugu Zhan, the sound echoing through the silent forest as if to awaken the entire forest.
"Hmm, perfect timing, like a pillow delivered when I'm dozing off. Judging from this tiger's appearance, it has at least two thousand years of cultivation. I'll reluctantly choose it for my second spirit ring!"
Dugu Zhan pondered to himself.
After all, with his current strength, he wasn't entirely confident he could successfully hunt down any stronger soul beasts, so this ghost tiger was undoubtedly a pretty good choice for the moment.
Having made up his mind, Dugu Zhan stared intently at his target, his eyes revealing determination and resolve.
He precisely controlled the nine skeleton swordsmen through his consciousness, quickly forming an encirclement to firmly surround the three-thousand-year-old ghost tiger, thus beginning a fierce battle of encirclement and killing.
It turns out that this majestic tiger was a ghost tiger with three thousand years of cultivation.
In this forest, the Ghost Tiger has always been renowned for its terrifying speed and incomparably fierce attack power, making it one of the most powerful soul beasts.
Normally, it is irritable and extremely fierce, and will fight to the death without mercy to any uninvited guest who dares to invade its territory.
Dugu Zhan had unintentionally wandered into its territory, which enraged the Ghost Tiger, causing it to leap out from its hiding place.
That deafening roar just now was Ghost Tiger's final warning.
However, the three-thousand-year-old ghost tiger soon instinctively sensed that the seemingly insignificant human in front of it was beginning to exude an extremely dangerous aura.
That aura stirred a nameless fear within the Ghost Tiger, and it instantly felt the urge to retreat.
The reason for all this was that Dugu Zhan quietly used a trace of his soul power.
It was the faintest pale blue soul power, like a glimmer of light hidden in the darkness, yet it contained immense power.
This wisp of soul power emanated around his body, working in conjunction with his soul power to create an amplifying effect, completely suppressing the overall strength of the three-thousand-year-old ghost tiger.
Sensing the approaching danger, the three-thousand-year-old demon tiger dared not hesitate any longer and instinctively turned and ran, trying to get rid of the terrifying opponent in front of it.
"Ta-ta-ta-ta!"
When the ghost tiger runs, its claws make a rapid sound as they stomp on the ground.
"You think you can run now? No way."
Dugu Zhan snorted coldly and gave the order.
The three skeleton swordsmen moved swiftly, forming a solid triangle that firmly protected Dugu Zhan in the middle, ensuring his safety.
The remaining six skeleton swordsmen then launched a rapid charge in unison towards the direction the ghost tiger had fled.
They raised their black bone swords high and charged menacingly at the ghost tiger.
"roar!"
Another heart-shaking tiger roar reached Dugu Zhan's ears.
Perhaps this three-thousand-year-old ghost tiger also realized that it had nowhere to retreat, so it no longer hesitated and turned around to pounce, preparing to engage in a life-or-death struggle with the skeleton swordsman.
At this moment, Ghost Tiger's eyes were filled with anger.
With its strong and powerful body, Ghost Tiger launched a fierce attack on the uninvited guests.
The incredibly powerful tiger claw, carrying immense force, slammed into the foremost skull shield.
With a crisp "crack," the first skull shield couldn't withstand the powerful impact and shattered into countless fragments scattered on the ground.
End of this chapter....