Pain!
Indescribable pain!
This was the only sensation Yu Xiaowei felt at the moment.
He was the first person in history to forcibly absorb a hundred-thousand-year soul ring with the power of a Spirit King who was just a few levels higher.
Even Tang San and Bibi Dong, the "cheat-level" characters in the original novel, had never done such a thing.
Especially since Da Ming was no ordinary hundred-thousand-year soul beast.
The trace of true dragon blood contained in his body not only made the energy in the soul ring overwhelmingly immense, but also caused its soul vibrations to become even more violent.
Moreover, Da Ming had first been tricked by Yu Xiaowei into fighting the Golden Crocodile Douluo, then was severely injured by Chen Xin's sneak attack, and finally died in disgrace at the hands of a mere Spirit King.
One can only imagine how bitter and angry his soul was.
This time, the soul's backlash came fiercely, as if it wouldn't stop until Yu Xiaowei's spiritual sea was completely destroyed.
Yu Xiaowei's body was already soaked with sweat and blood. Gritting his teeth, he did everything he could to withstand the dual torment of body and soul. Dizziness assaulted his mind like a storm, but he knew he must not faint—if he passed out, it would be over.
Godzilla had already appeared in his consciousness, but this time, instead of smashing everything like before, it began a tug-of-war with Da Ming's soul power in Yu Xiaowei's mind.
The terrifying energy within the soul ring surged like a tsunami, causing Yu Xiaowei's body to continuously expand. Under the effect of the "wildfire never dies, spring wind revives" ability of the Blue Silver Emperor's right leg bone, each time his body swelled to its limit, it would deflate like a balloon, then swell again and regenerate.
With each repetition, his muscles became denser, his meridians—which were already wide—expanded further, and his rushing soul power roared like tidal waves through his body.
At the same time, as the tug-of-war continued, Da Ming's soul power began to weaken and was gradually devoured by the Godzilla phantom.
Meanwhile, Chen Xin was still desperately trying to hold off Er Ming.
The moment Yu Xiaowei killed Da Ming and began forming the soul ring, Er Ming instantly sensed the unique energy fluctuation of a human absorbing a soul ring.
Letting out a furious howl, he immediately gave up chasing Chen Xin and charged toward Xinghu.
Of course, Chen Xin couldn't let him go. Using his sword flight, he desperately intercepted Er Ming, preventing him from disturbing Yu Xiaowei's absorption process.
"Despicable humans! Die! Die! Die!"
Xiao Wu was killed by humans, and her soul ring was taken!
Da Ming was killed by humans, and his soul ring was taken!
Facing the obstructing Chen Xin, the enraged Er Ming went completely berserk. Ignoring his own defense, he repeatedly slammed his iron fists at Chen Xin, making the latter suffer greatly.
However, no matter how ferocious he was—even cracking the Seven Kill Sword's spirit itself—Chen Xin refused to retreat.
Time passed.
Over at Xinghu, Yu Xiaowei's condition gradually stabilized, and his aura became increasingly powerful. The Godzilla phantom had fully devoured Da Ming's soul power, and Yu Xiaowei's spiritual power had skyrocketed exponentially.
Originally, his spiritual strength was only on par with that of an average powerful assault-type soul master. But now, it had reached the level of a spiritual-type soul master.
When the red soul ring fully integrated, Yu Xiaowei stood up.
At this moment, anyone observing closely would notice that his eyes had turned into black pupils with yellow irises—just like Godzilla's.
With the cracking of his joints, he stretched his back comfortably and let out a roar toward the sky.
A faint shadow emerged behind him and howled in unison.
In an instant, a breath of Godzilla, centered on Yu Xiaowei, spread out in all directions. Even the Titan Giant Ape, several kilometers away, could feel it.
"This... this!"
The ferocious Titan Ape immediately froze after sensing this familiar and terrifying aura. Eyes wide, he stared toward Xinghu in horror.
Just two years ago, he and Da Ming had also felt this aura sweeping across the entire Great Star Dou Forest.
A fear that struck the level of life itself—every time he recalled it, he would shiver uncontrollably.
When Chen Xin heard Yu Xiaowei's voice, a flash of light passed through his exhausted eyes, and he swiftly flew toward Xinghu on his sword.
Er Ming was momentarily stunned before reacting and giving chase.
However, after the earlier fight with the Golden Crocodile, he was already injured.
In his fight with Chen Xin, although he had dominated the entire battle, Chen Xin was no pushover.
As the number one assault-type Titled Douluo in the world, Chen Xin had his own Sword Heart Domain. With his counterattacks, he managed to inflict several deep internal injuries on Er Ming.
After a few rounds, all Er Ming could do was watch as Chen Xin dragged Yu Xiaowei farther and farther away.
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Half a day later, Worship Hall, Spirit City.
Qian Daoliu rushed in after receiving the news.
The moment he stepped in, Qian Renxue, her face covered by a hood, threw herself into his arms and cried bitterly.
Qian Renxue had no father, and Bibi Dong saw her as filth—completely ignoring her. The relationship between mother and daughter was cold and estranged. Qian Daoliu had raised her.
So from childhood to adulthood, whenever she felt wronged, she would go to her grandfather and cry.
But this time—it was the first time she cried this heartbreakingly.
Qian Daoliu gently patted her head, heart aching. When he saw the slap mark on her face, his expression instantly darkened with fury.
"Who did this?"
"Tell Grandpa—I'll kill their entire family right now!"
Golden Crocodile Douluo, standing nearby with a grim expression, spoke up.
"Palace Master, it was the boy from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. He not only struck the eldest lady but also poisoned her, trying to force us to back down."
Hearing this, Qian Daoliu was stunned.
He had seen the poison from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan before.
It was the same one that afflicted Yueguan.
That poison was powerful and strange. Even his angelic martial soul, which was said to be immune to all toxins and had reached Rank 99, could not dispel it.
If Qian Renxue had been poisoned with that...
That would be terrible!
In a panic, Qian Daoliu quickly released his soul power to examine Qian Renxue.
But to his shock, no matter how thoroughly he scanned her body, he couldn't find any trace of poison. He couldn't help but exclaim:
"There is actually a poison in this world that even I cannot detect!"
"Grandfather... even you can't do anything?"
Qian Renxue's eyes dimmed. If even her grandfather couldn't help her, would she really have to turn to Yu Xiaowei?
The thought that she might be controlled by poison and have to obey the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan made tears of sorrow stream down her face again.
Seeing his granddaughter cry, Qian Daoliu tried again and again to examine her, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't find any poison.
In the end, he could only comfort her for the time being.
"Xiaoxue, don't cry. Grandpa will personally go to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan now and bring back Dugu Bo alive to detoxify the poison."
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