"Awoo..."
It looked at Qin Xiao as he let out a faint, exhausted roar.
"Old Zhao, come over here, it's not going to last."
Qin Xiao beckoned Zhao Wuji, who was covered in dust, from a distance.
"Coming, coming!"
Zhao Wuji then wiped the dust off his face and brushed off his clothes before hurrying over.
He caught sight of the Dark Evil Tiger in the deep pit right away.
"Don't just stand there, kill it, and you'll obtain a powerful soul skill."
Qin Xiao shrugged his shoulders, signaling Zhao Wuji to make a move quickly.
"Okay, okay."
Zhao Wuji nodded excitedly.
Then he stepped forward to the Dark Evil Tiger.
"Hahaha..."
Sensing the oncoming danger, the Dark Evil Tiger gave a low growl.
It was much like the posture of a wild dog threatening.
Old Zhao was no ordinary person, how could he be intimidated by such threats?
He backhanded a slap right on the head of the Dark Evil Tiger.
"What are you yapping for, you mutt!"
On the other hand, the Dark Evil Tiger was struck dumb.
This human dares to slap me across the face?
Humiliation, outright humiliation!
I've lived for so many years and have never been so speechless.
But before it could form any more thoughts, it suddenly felt a chill in its heart.
Looking down,
a blade with a glint of cold light in Zhao Wuji's hand had already pierced into its body.
"Thump."
In the end, it still collapsed under the burden.
Gradually, a pitch-black soul ring emerged from the body of the Dark Evil Tiger.
This time, without need for Qin Xiao to remind him, Zhao Wuji consciously sat cross-legged and began drawing the soul ring above his head.
Qin Xiao quietly watched the scene without interruption.
In fact, he was already contemplating whether to find an opportunity to also extinguish the three brothers of the Thousand Jun Ant Emperor and completely cut off Tang San's future path.
Of course,
if he knew that Tang San had only one Martial Soul left, he wouldn't have thought this way.
Because, Tang San was considered crippled.
After a long while,
Zhao Wuji ultimately gritted his teeth and completed the process of absorbing the soul ring.
Because the Dark Evil Tiger was too strong and very different from the ordinary sixty-thousand-year soul beasts.
But from Zhao Wuji's thrilled gaze, Qin Xiao could tell that Zhao Wuji must have gained a lot.
"I succeeded, Your Highness, I succeeded!"
"I've not only broken through to the Soul Douluo realm but my cultivation level has also risen by one, I'm now an eighty-two level Soul Douluo."
Zhao Wuji shouted excitedly, happy like a child.
Had he not been afraid of losing face in front of Qin Xiao, he might have danced for joy.
It seems the soul power provided by the Dark Evil Tiger is not a small amount after all... Qin Xiao muttered to himself and asked Zhao Wuji, "Tell me, what kind of soul skill did you get?"
"Well, this is a defensive soul skill named Evil God Protective Body!"
Zhao Wuji said excitedly.
"Evil God Protective Body?" Qin Xiao was astonished.
He didn't expect Zhao Wuji's luck to be so good.
In fact, there were two soul skills on the Dark Evil Tiger that Qin Xiao coveted, one was the Life-and-Death Arena.
However, without attributes like time and space, it's basically impossible to comprehend the Life-and-Death Arena.
And if you aren't strong enough, even if you comprehend it, would you dare to use it?
If you were a weakling in your youth, entering the Life-and-Death Arena would just let others easily claim first blood, wouldn't it?
So, although the soul skill is good, it also depends on the user.
If used improperly, it's just feeding kills to the enemy.
As for the second soul skill, Evil God Protective Body is different.
This is the strongest protective skill of the Dark Evil Tiger, with the augmentation of Evil God Divine Power. Its defense is only slightly inferior to soul skills like Invincible Divine Light and Golden Body.
But, it also has its advantages, namely durability.
As long as it isn't broken and with strong soul power support, it can last a very long time.
"Your Highness, please look."
Zhao Wuji felt that words were not enough, so he activated his Martial Soul and summoned the soul ring.
Qin Xiao then saw yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black—eight soul rings rising one after another from beneath Zhao Wuji.
Especially the last black soul ring, Qin Xiao could sense a faint, barely-there evil aura.
Without a doubt, this soul ring contained a trace of the power of the Evil God.
"Evil God Protective Body!"
As Zhao Wuji bellowed, the eighth soul ring suddenly expanded and eventually transformed into a pale black shield that enveloped Zhao Wuji within.
Qin Xiao nodded slightly, "Not bad, it's got the essence of the Dark Evil Tiger. With this soul skill, you could withstand a couple of hits even from a Titled Douluo's attacks."
It had to be said, the Evil God Protective Body soul skill was indeed very powerful.
After all, how could a soul skill comparable to a hundred-thousand-year one be weak when it was only a sixty-thousand-year skill?
At Zhao Wuji's realm of an eighty-two level Soul Douluo, even an ordinary Titled Douluo would not be able to break through the defense of the Evil God Protective Body immediately.
As for those below the level of Titled Douluo, the number of people who could break through the Evil God Protective Body was pitifully small.
Of course, if the other side had more people, that would be a different story.
However, Zhao Wuji was not foolish; he understood the principle that one cannot fight against many.
He had to leave when it was necessary.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have the record of fighting against more than a dozen fighters of the same level from Martial Soul Hall and retreating unscathed.
"Hehe, Your Highness, without your help, I, Old Zhao, would never dream of acquiring such a powerful soul skill in my life," Zhao Wuji said as he scratched the back of his head with a naive smile.
Qin Xiao said, "This is your good fortune."
As she spoke, Qin Xiao waved her hand to Zhao Wuji, "Old Zhao, step aside for now."
"Alright."
Zhao Wuji agreed without hesitation and obediently stood to one side.
Then, following Qin Xiao's gaze, he saw that Qin Xiao was staring intently at the corpse of the Dark Evil Tiger.
Suddenly.
Zhao Wuji's eyes lit up, thinking of a possibility, "Your Highness, could there be a soul bone inside this soul beast's body?"
Soul Bone?
Qin Xiao looked disdainfully at Zhao Wuji, what nonsense was this old chap thinking?
She just remembered that in the original story, after Tang San killed the Dark Evil Tiger, a mysterious bead flew out from inside the Dark Evil Tiger and went to another space.
Frankly speaking, that bead was the essence of the Dark Evil Tiger, possessing six attributes: evil, time, space, wind, thunder, and darkness.
Its usefulness far exceeded that of a soul ring or a soul bone.
Even the combined effects of a soul ring and a soul bone couldn't compare to that of the bead.
"I hope it won't disappoint me."
Thinking thus, Qin Xiao stretched out her palm towards the corpse of the Dark Evil Tiger from afar.
Crack!
Purple lightning erupted from Qin Xiao's palm, crossing the void and striking the Dark Evil Tiger's body.
In an instant, the tattered body of the Dark Evil Tiger turned into ashes.
Plunk.
A bead the size of a grape, dusty and gray, unaffected by the lightning, fell down.
"It really exists!"
Qin Xiao's eyes brightened, she reached out her hand, and her Soul Power turned into a suction force that telekinetically drew the bead into her hand.
After merely sensing it briefly, Qin Xiao discovered the bead's extraordinariness.
Inside it, waves of powerful forces were pulsing.
"Your Highness, what is this?" Zhao Wuji asked, his face full of surprise.
The script wasn't following what he had imagined.
In his mind, the Dark Evil Tiger should have at least exploded into a soul bone.
But what was the use of this bead?
"This item is of great use."
Qin Xiao smiled faintly, contentedly storing the bead.
If used properly, this item could completely shape a world's main character.
This trip was not in vain.
"Congratulations, Your Highness."
Zhao Wuji sincerely shared in Qin Xiao's joy.
In his heart, no matter what treasure Qin Xiao held, he was not going to think about it too much.
This outing, although perilous, raised his cultivation level from seventy-six to eighty-two and yielded a sixty-thousand-year soul ring that could unleash the power of a hundred-thousand-year soul skill; how could Zhao Wuji not be satisfied?
He was indeed very satisfied!
"Then let's leave this place."
Qin Xiao said, turning to walk in the direction away from Aquipeia Forest.
Zhao Wuji quickly followed.
Immediately after, Zhao Wuji heard Qin Xiao's voice again.
"Old Zhao, go and find Zhu Qing, and take him back to the academy first."
Zhao Wuji asked, "Your Highness, what about you?"
Qin Xiao replied, "I am going to see if I can find any trace of Yiran."
...
Brothers, I'm sick.
How should I put it?
It was a bit sudden.
At first, I thought it was just a common cold.
People who know me are aware that I don't keep reserve chapters.
I hope the symptoms on me don't get serious, so I can continue to update.
Also, I hope all brothers stay healthy and safe.