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Swift, precise, and ruthless!
This was Xiao Lin's evaluation of Tang Ni. Neither he, nor the Shi brothers, nor Ye Lingling had expected it. They never imagined that the seemingly "invincible" Frost Giant Spirit Bear would be dispatched so easily by Tang Ni.
The speed of the kill was so blistering that it left Ye Lingling and the others struggling to process their complex emotions. Just a moment ago, they were fraught with worry; now, it was already over?
At this moment, Xiao Lin looked at Tang Ni with a lingering sense of awe. If it had been him, he likely wouldn't have concluded the battle any more easily than she did. Tang Ni's combat experience was simply too vast.
If their previous match hadn't been a tournament bout but a life-and-death struggle, Xiao Lin realized he would have had to use his Tool Soul Avatar Physique or his External Soul Bone to secure a victory.
Furthermore, if he were the one to deal with the Frost Giant Spirit Bear, his method of attack would have been brutally violent, lacking the almost artistic finesse Tang Ni displayed.
Soon, Ye Lingling and the others stared at the black Soul Ring floating above the corpse of the Frost Giant Spirit Bear, stunned into silence. They no longer harbored any doubts about whether Tang Ni could absorb this ten-thousand-year Soul Ring.
"A fifteen-thousand-year Soul Ring... Tang Ni, hurry and absorb it!"
Xiao Lin identified the age of the ring from the fluctuations of the dead bear's energy.
In this situation, he could only urge Tang Ni to begin immediately to prevent any outside interference. Fifteen thousand years—if Xiao Lin didn't have the Horned Dragon Staff to help shoulder the Soul Power impact.
Even he would have had to think twice before attempting to absorb such a ring.
"Mm."
Tang Ni gave a faint nod.
Not a single drop of blood stained her person; she looked like an elegant yet powerful Dragon Knight. Moments later, as the devouring ability of the Golden Dragon Spear activated, she absorbed more than half of the Frost Giant Spirit Bear's physical energy.
Then, Tang Ni sat cross-legged beside the carcass and used her Golden Dragon Martial Soul to draw in the black Soul Ring. Seeing her enter the absorption process, Xiao Lin gave the group a look, and they collectively formed a protective perimeter around her.
While Tang Ni was occupied, Xiao Lin glanced at the remains of the Frost Giant Spirit Bear.
Compared to its massive seven-meter-tall state while alive, the corpse had shrunk to only five meters. Xiao Lin noted that the body had lost a significant amount of energy; the meat looked like it wouldn't be very tasty anymore.
This made Xiao Lin wonder if it was even worth chopping off the paws to cook.
"The Golden Dragon Spear... isn't that the power of Lord Dragon God?"
Suddenly, within Xiao Lin's mental consciousness space, the Ice Dragon King spoke up with excitement after witnessing the devouring ability of Tang Ni's spear.
"It truly is. Lord Dragon God once defeated the Phoenix God and seized the Phoenix God's Life Force and Destruction Power," the Fire Dragon King added.
"What is the relationship between this Tang Ni and the Golden Dragon King?"
"Is she the Golden Dragon King's daughter? Xiao Lin, why don't you just marry her!"
Inside the consciousness space, the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings began playing matchmaker, finishing each other's sentences.
"Could you two not be so bored? Tang Ni is an Auspicious Beast in human form," Xiao Lin muttered, not wanting to argue. He simply blocked out the voices of the two dragons.
Within the consciousness space, the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings looked at each other. Auspicious Beast? Never heard of it! But she must be the daughter of the Golden Dragon King!
"Old Ice, should we help Tang Ni achieve Godhood?" the Fire Dragon King asked suddenly, raising a finger as if he had a brilliant idea.
"Forget it. Even if she is a descendant of the Golden Dragon King, her talent and strength are inferior to Xiao Lin's. Why take the long way around?" the Ice Dragon King replied indifferently.
He still felt that Xiao Lin had the easier path to Godhood. Moreover, only Xiao Lin could withstand the combined power of the two dragons; Tang Ni could not.
Less than fifteen minutes later.
Tang Ni had completely absorbed the Soul Ring and slowly opened her eyes. Having gained a significant boost in strength, she was in an excellent mood and took the initiative to strike up a conversation with the others.
"I succeeded. I'm extremely satisfied with this fourth Soul Ring."
As soon as Tang Ni spoke, Ye Lingling and the others stared at her in utter shock.
"Tang Ni, you're done already? That fast?"
Ye Lingling felt like crying.
Why did it take her an hour to absorb a seven-thousand-year Soul Ring, while Tang Ni only needed fifteen minutes for a fifteen-thousand-year one?
"Mm, it's likely because my physical constitution is quite good," Tang Ni said, her lips curling into a smile. She then shot a provocative glance at Xiao Lin, as if she were issuing a formal challenge.
"Fine, fine. Once we're all Soul Ancestors, we'll have a match," Xiao Lin replied helplessly, acknowledging her gaze. He then walked toward the carcass of the Frost Giant Spirit Bear, preparing to hack off the two bear paws.
He also planned to search the body to see if a Soul Bone had been produced.
"Tang Ni, what Soul Skill did you obtain?" Ye Lingling asked curiously.
"Well..."
Tang Ni initially considered hiding her Soul Skill to have an advantage in her future fight against Xiao Lin. However, on second thought, she realized that as long as she was strong enough, it didn't matter whether she revealed it or not.
Thus, she spoke plainly. "My fourth Soul Skill is called Golden Dragon's Wrath. It doubles my strength, and if I become enraged during battle, it increases all of my physical attributes. The exact numerical boost depends on the intensity of my anger."
"My cultivation level is now Rank 43 Soul Ancestor."
Tang Ni's words caused Ye Lingling and the others to suck in a breath of cold air.
Setting everything else aside, this Soul Skill already seemed more powerful than Yu Tianheng's fourth Soul Skill.
While a "double strength" boost might seem simple, Ye Lingling and the rest knew that such skills depended entirely on the Soul Master's base stats. Could an ant that can lift a hundred times its own weight ever compare to the strength of an elephant?
Tang Ni followed the same logic.
She already had her first Soul Skill for all-attribute enhancement, which could be stacked twice. Now, with another all-attribute boost, they couldn't even imagine how high her stats would soar if she reached the peak of her fury.
As for why her rank hadn't increased by much, it was because Tang Ni had long ago received Xiao Lin's Blood and Qi cultivation technique; her Soul Power cultivation speed had been significantly slowed in exchange for a stronger physical foundation.
Nearby, Xiao Lin—who was busy severing the bear's paws—overheard the description of Tang Ni's Soul Skill. He didn't gasp in shock like the others.
Instead, he began to wonder if his own path of choosing only pure speed and strength enhancements was actually a disadvantage. However, he quickly reaffirmed his conviction.
His Vajra Imperishable Soul Power already possessed immense offensive and defensive capabilities, along with peerless hardness. As long as he strictly focused on enhancing speed and strength, his destructive power would grow exponentially.
As for being "well-rounded," it wasn't as if he hadn't been training his Blood Qi.
Furthermore, there was the matter of his second Martial Soul. When the time came for him to awaken a Beast or Body Martial Soul, it would be much better to choose all-attribute enhancement skills for that one.
The Horned Dragon Staff was, after all, just a staff; the possibility of it granting him a full physical attribute enhancement was almost zero.
It wasn't a Beast Martial Soul.
Unless, in the future, he absorbed a Soul Ring from a powerful Dragon-type Soul Beast into the Horned Dragon Staff.
That might make it possible.
"Alright, let's head out. We need to find the Soul Beast I'm looking for, the Comet Snow Wolf. We'll search for suitable Soul Beasts for Shi Mo and Shi Mo along the way."
At Xiao Lin's command, the five-man Emperor Team resumed their alert traveling formation and departed.
A short while later, back at the Mysterious Ice Lake, the Blue-Eyed Giant Ice Crocodile quickly crawled onto the shore. It began to savagely feast upon the remains of the dead Frost Giant Spirit Bear...
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