Thunder Lord Kirin

"7th Soul Skill! Dark Demon Tiger Possession!"

Martial Soul True Body, the trump card of every spirit master who reaches Rank 70 and above!

When using the 7th soul ring, regardless of the type of soul ring it is, the user's martial soul undergoes a qualitative transformation, truly merging with their body!

The spirit master's body completely transforms into the form of their martial soul, resulting in a tremendous increase in power, and when using their soul skills, it is twice as powerful!

The black ring behind Wu Tie lit up. Then, behind Wu Tie, a large condensation of the Dark Demon Tiger appeared and merged with Wu Tie's body.

The feline characteristics of Wu Tie became more pronounced, and soon his entire body turned into the appearance of the domineering Dark Demon Tiger.

Now, Wu Tie's power has tremendously increased, and all his soul skills are even more powerful than before!

"4th Soul Skill: Dark Demon Tiger's Shock Roar!"

Growling, Wu Tie opened his mouth and issued a loud roar with overbearing shockwaves. Compared to his previous Shock Roar, it is twice as powerful!

'Quick Attack!'

Wang Shóu disappeared and then reappeared in front of Wu Tie, narrowly dodging Wu Tie's soul skill.

'Iron Tail!'

Wang Shóu's tail struck Wu Tie's body, but Wu Tie quickly blocked it with his right hand and gripped Wang Shóu's tail.

"Ha, I caught you! 2nd Soul Skill: Dark Demon Tiger's Claw!" Grinning, Wu Tie held Wang Shóu up in the air and then swung his left claw directly at Wang Shóu.

'I can't dodge it! Gotta defend it!'

Wang Shóu forcibly tore his tail from Wu Tie's hand. Then, quickly covering himself with his tail coated in metal, Wang Shóu was launched up into the air.

Forcibly launched into the sky, Wang Shóu glanced down at the forest and Wu Tie, who looked as small as an ant, and then glanced at the dark clouds rippling with lightning.

'Heh, I got you!'

Wang Shóu grinned. He had been setting up Wu Tie the entire time, provoking Wu Tie to launch him into the sky, all for this!

Then using his characteristic, Lightning Rod, lightning from the thunderstorm was quickly attracted and struck Wang Shóu's body.

With lightning striking Wang Shóu, his Special Attack was powered up!

Suddenly, Wang Shóu coughed up a lot of blood. Though he defended against Wu Tie's soul skill with his Iron Tail, it still left a deep scar on his tail and into his body.

'Not now, I gotta do my final attack!' Wang Shóu gritted his teeth, bracing for the inevitable impact.

Pulled by the planet's gravity, Wang Shóu faced downward headfirst and activated his Volt Tackle.

But he was not done yet. Gathering power, he sent a burst of electricity to the dark clouds above.

Reinvigorated, the dark clouds crackled with lightning again, swirling ominously.

A millisecond later, the dark clouds sent down a burst of powerful Thunder, illuminating the very Heaven, like a judgment from God!

Striking Wang Shóu himself, it didn't hurt him but served to make his Volt Tackle much more powerful!

'Thunder Lord Kirin!'

Soon, Wang Shóu became like a comet, lightning crackling crazily around him.

It was an improvised move inspired by the popular manga Naruto, where Sasuke Uchiha used his Kirin technique as his trump card against Itachi Uchiha.

But there were a few key differences in Wang Shóu's move.

If Sasuke used it as a middle-range technique, Wang Shóu directly used it as a close-range technique!

Thick lightning, so intense that it turned blue, shot down from the heavens, as if it was the wrath of the God of Thunder!

Its range was so huge and so fast that Wu Tie couldn't dodge it in time!

"Damn it! 6th Soul Skill! Dark Demon Tiger's Orb!" Cursing, Wu Tie quickly shrouded himself with an orb of thick darkness, enough to defend against most attacks.

But most attacks do not include Thunder Lord Kirin.

BANNNGG!

The whole forest was illuminated as if it was the second coming of the Sun itself, blinding everything around.

Soon, the blinding light disappeared, and it was no longer raining as the nearby dark clouds were swept away, and sunlight appeared, shining on the Great Star Dou Forest.

A few minutes later, Han Feng timidly approached the area where Wang Shóu struck. The ground was no longer filled with electricity, evidently showing that the Electric Terrain had expired.

Approaching the area, Han Feng saw a huge crater as if a meteorite had struck the land. In the middle of the crater lay a middle-aged man, bloody all over, and even his left arm was destroyed.

"Cough, cough! That is not an attack that a 10,000-year-old spirit beast can make...I almost died!"

Coughing up blood, Wu Tie struggled to reach into his pocket with his right hand and took out a small pill. Then he tossed it into his mouth, and the pill quickly began to restore Wu Tie's soul power and various small injuries.

However, some of Wu Tie's injuries were too serious to heal, and he needed to go back to Spirit Pagoda to heal. Worst of all, his left arm was gone!

To restore his left arm, he would need very precious medicinal herbs or seek the help of Holy Spirit Douluo, Ya Li! However, both were out of Wu Tie's reach.

"But at least that yellow mouse can't be alive from that. Now, where is his spirit bone?"

Struggling to stand up, Wu Tie glanced around but could only see rocks and debris with no sign of Wang Shóu's corpse.

"No, my spirit bone!" Wu Tie's face turned very ugly, and he had a guess that he hoped was not true.

After a few minutes of searching, Wu Tie confirmed his worst fear. The yellow mouse had annihilated its entire corpse with the attack, not leaving anything behind, not even its spirit bone!

"Even in the afterlife, you continue to court death!!!" Wu Tie roared in rage, with murderous intent pouring out of him.

"Umm, Wu Tie? My Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear?" Han Feng timidly approached Wu Tie, still concerned about the bear spirit beast.

Wu Tie gave a sharp look at Han Feng and then glared at the direction where Xiong Yong, Zhuzhu, and Huo Long had escaped.

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Opening his eyes, Wang Shóu saw himself flying above the ground, flexibly moving through the forest.

'Phew, thankfully we should have escaped from them for a while...'

Looking back, he could see Xiong Yong and Zhuzhu running fast, close behind him.

And how did he survive the impact from Thunder Lord Kirin?

Well, the moment Wang Shóu struck Wu Tie, he had the system retrieve the Pikachu form while his mind went back and took control of Charizard's form.

The ability to retrieve his form at any time allowed Wang Shóu to sacrifice himself without any worry.

Of course, he couldn't use it all the time, as even if the system retrieved the form back, the damage the form took would still be sustained.

Meaning that, for a temporary time, Pikachu would no longer be able to fight.

'Anyway, we need to reach the upper region quick! There, even a Soul Saint with 2-Word Battle Armor would not dare go there!'

Soon, half an hour later, Wang Shóu rested at a place with Xiong Yong and Zhuzhu.

"Char, char." (After an hour, we should be able to reach the Inner Region soon.)

Wang Shóu said, but Xiong Yong and Zhuzhu seemed to be in a low mood.

Then Zhuzhu spoke, voicing her concern.

"Screech, screech?" (But what about Big Brother Wang Shóu? Will he be alright?)

Zhuzhu's concern was not totally unfounded. Pikachu was only 9,500 years old, and even if he was stronger than some 15,000-year-old spirit beasts, he was still facing a Spirit Saint.

To face a Soul Saint, the spirit beast must be at least 35,000 years old, and even then, it would be an extremely tough battle.

"Char, char." (Don't worry. He would not have us retreat unless he had confidence.)

'After all, I am here in front of you.' Wang Shóu thought. 

"Roar!" (That's right! Boss Wang Shóu will never die to a mere Soul Saint!)

Xiong Yong cheered up and said boldly, regaining his optimism.

"Screech, screech." (You're right. You really know Wang Shóu well, Huo Long.)

Wang Shóu simply nodded. He still needed to keep up the facade of Huo Long having a cold personality. 'Well, of course, I know him. He's me.'

Then, glancing at the dark sky that was continuously raining, Wang Shóu looked at Xiong Yong and Zhuzhu.

"Char, char." (We must keep moving. The rain will help us cover our tracks from the humans.)

Both nodding, they stood up, but Wang Shóu noticed something wrong.

"!!" Wang Shóu instantly turned to look at the forest behind him. After fighting Wu Tie, he had engraved the aura of Wu Tie in his mind.

Now he sensed that Wu Tie was quickly approaching them, and the aura seemed even more powerful than before!

'Damn it! How did he get here so fast?!'

Gritting his teeth, Wang Shóu quickly gather energy in his mouth and spew out burst of fierce, powerful flames. 

[Flamethrower]

With flames charging relentless at the forest, a humanoid shadow finally appears, running toward the flames.

"!!!" Realizing the situation, Xiong Yong and Zhuzhu quickly went into a fighting posture.

The humanoid shadow swept the flames away with his right hand. With the flames quickly disappearing, Wu Tie finally appears in front of them. 

"I finally found you. Now prepare to die!" Wu Tie grin hideously. With his face that is also injured, he look like a demon.

Looking at Wu Tie, Wang Shóu realize that Wu Tie's appearance has completely changed.

If Wu Tie was wearing simple clothes before, now Wu Tie is completely clad in a sleek, luxurious cutting-edge advanced technology armor, covering his entire body.

'Damn it, he has used his Two-Word Battle Armor!'

With Two-Word Battle Armor, Wu Tie's body is comprehensively enhanced in all aspects. Now Wu Tie's physical power, spiritual power, defense, and soul skills have reached a higher level!

The only saving grace is that Wu Tie has no left arm and is deeply injured. Otherwise, his power would be even greater.

'Of course, he can find us! The Battle Armor must have enhanced his power. System, scan his power level!'

[Scanning Wu Tie's information. He is now at least rank 85, a Soul Douluo.]

'Soul Doulu-' Before Wang Shóu could react, Wu Tie reappeared in front of him and swung his right hand.

"Second Soul Skill! Dark Demon Tiger's Claw!"

With powerful claws that can tear through anything, it struck Wang Shóu's body, leaving large gashes.

'Urgh!'

Involuntarily coughing up blood, Wang Shóu was flung backward a few meters before slamming into a large tree and falling to the ground, grievously injured.

"Roar!" (No, Big Brother Huo Long!)

Xiong Yong leaped toward Wu Tie, his eyes already turning red. Even though he was not smart, the fact that Wu Tie was there and there was no sight of Pikachu, already told Xiong Yong what had happened.

"ROARR!" (Die!!)

Xiong Yong swung both of his claws, each condensing 12-meter long claw projections filled with murderous intent.

"Third Soul Skill: Dark Energy Blast!"

A large projection of a Dark Demon Tiger appeared behind Wu Tie, condensing dark energy in its mouth.

Condensing dark energy, the Dark Demon Tiger shot it at Xiong Yong like a cannon.

"!!" Xiong Yong reacted instantly, but it was too late, and he couldn't retract his arms.

BAM!

Xiong Yong was launched far away with deep injuries in his stomach. Whether he is alive is unknown.

"Screech!" (Don't kill them!)

Shuddering with fear, Zhuzhu bravely aimed her spider legs at Wu Tie, faster than the speed of a bullet! Her spider legs were coated with thick purple poison.

[Poison Jab]

It managed to strike Wu Tie's armor, but it barely pierced through, and the poison failed to corrode it.

"Screech..." (Ah...) Zhuzhu lost her courage, realizing that her attack did not faze Wu Tie at all.

"Oh ho, a Man-Faced Demon Spider. A rare sight in this era." Wu Tie had a hideous grin as he gripped Zhuzhu's head and, with his overwhelming physical power, lifted her into the air.

"Yellow mouse! Starting with this spirit beast, I will slaughter all your companions to calm my anger, hahaha!"

In his laughter, Wu Tie did not notice that the moment raindrops touched the ground, it turned into steam...

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A/N: Hope you enjoy it. I was in good mood, so I wrote an extra chapter. So, I want to know what you genuinely thought of the battle scene I wrote. Did you think it was cool and intense? Or was it meh and boring? Curious to hear your thought.