Chapter 339: Million-Year Soul Ring, Soul Bone, and Whale Pearl
After successfully blasting Bibi Dong apart, Qian Renchuan and Qian Renxue were briefly overjoyed—but soon, their expressions turned stiff.
Before them appeared a sleek, massive figure about 25 meters long, a creature possessing a strange beauty. Its body was huge, no less imposing than the Titan Giant Ape—it was the 100,000-year Demon Soul Great White Shark, Xiaobai.
The pile of purple meat that had once been Bibi Dong was directly swallowed by the shark. With its massive frame, it could easily swallow ten Bibi Dongs in one bite—let alone a splatter of meat chunks.
Even an ordinary shark can dive thousands of meters underwater, let alone a hundred-thousand-year-old soul beast like the Demon Soul Great White Shark. After consuming Bibi Dong's remains, it whipped its tail and dove into the deep sea at breakneck speed.
Chasing it in such depths, even for a Limit Douluo, would be nearly impossible—let alone catching it. Only divine beings like the Sea God or Water God, who could command the ocean, had that ability.
Having spectated the entire fight, Qian Daoliu now approached Qian Renchuan and Qian Renxue.
"Xiao Chuan, Xiao Xue, you both did very well. Sea God Island is protected by the Sea God's divine consciousness. In the sea, his power is virtually limitless. Do not pursue."
"Yes, Grandpa."
"Xiao Chuan, that water droplet attack just now—was that a divine technique of the Asura God?"
From above, Qian Daoliu had witnessed the full force of the move. Even he could tell how terrifying that droplet was—it had truly reached divine-level destructive power. Even the Heaven-Measuring Sword might have been pierced by it.
"It's a divine technique born from countless generations of accumulated knowledge," Qian Renchuan replied reverently, not directly admitting it was an Asura skill. But Qian Daoliu didn't detect anything suspicious in his words.
"Quickly, absorb the soul ring. Outside the body, it can only last an hour. This soul ring from a soul beast that nearly reached a million years in age, along with the soul bone it produced—their energy could very well help you break through to level 99."
Qian Daoliu himself had reached that level through divine trials and understood perfectly how Sea God Island's cultivation method used centuries of energy accumulation to evolve martial spirits and break limits.
Qian Renxue looked curious as well. She wanted to see what a near-million-year soul ring looked like.
The group returned to the corpse of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King. Its body, the size of an island, floated in bloodstained seawater. Had it not been for the terrifying battle that took place, hordes of sea soul beasts would have long since swarmed to devour its powerful flesh to boost their own cultivation.
"Grandfather, Sister, protect me."
Qian Renchuan sat cross-legged atop the whale's massive corpse. With a pull, a dark gold soul ring devoid of even the faintest red hue emerged from the body and wrapped around him. Violent energy instantly engulfed him in a dark purple vortex.
He felt an unprecedented force surge through his meridians. Not only could he not resist—he couldn't even react. His mind went blank, his spirit overwhelmed. The immense pressure caused the whale's floating corpse to sink.
Qian Daoliu and Qian Renxue grew visibly anxious. Qian Renchuan's entire body—including his Slaughter Angel Spirit—was turning purple. His life might be in danger.
Just as they were about to intervene, a streak of red light appeared on his spirit. Scarlet markings slowly spread across his body, stabilizing his aura and helping him digest the whale's energy.
Soon after, the whale's midsection violently trembled. With a deafening crack, a massive hole burst open—and a piece of purple bone soared into the air.
It resembled a spine, though it was still connected to several other bones—a torso soul bone. It shimmered like amethyst, and most oddly, it floated on a self-contained purple vortex of energy.
Indeed, this was the soul bone expected from a soul beast of over 100,000 years. Just as Tang San once desired, it produced a torso bone.
Even better—this was the final missing piece in Qian Renchuan's soul bone set.
Below the bone was a connected red beam of light. The purple vortex swirling around it had no effect on the red light.
The seawater parted like a blade had cut it, forming a narrow crevice. Whoosh! The crystal-like soul bone flew straight into the sea—straight toward Qian Renchuan, who was still absorbing the soul ring.
Qian Daoliu stood in awe. Was the Asura God helping his grandson absorb the ring and soul bone? This meant the god was extremely pleased with him. Unlike Tang Chen, Qian Renchuan would not fail—he would become a god!
Qian Daoliu was overwhelmed with joy. Tang Chen, you lost by one step. If you were still alive to see this moment—how would you feel?
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"Slice open the whale's skull. Something inside may help you."
The Snow Empress's voice echoed in Qian Renxue's mind. Now that the whale was dead, there was no need to keep secrets. Better its legacy be used to pursue immortality than be consumed by soul beasts.
Qian Renxue nodded midair. She plunged her Angelic Divine Sword into the whale's head. The sword's ferocity met no resistance—the whale's energy shields were long gone.
Pfft!
A rich aroma burst from the incision. She took a deep breath and was instantly overwhelmed with euphoria.
Lifting the skull revealed the whale brain. At its center lay a pearl the size of a fist, radiating golden-purple light.
"Could this be a core pearl?"
Qian Renxue couldn't take her eyes off the orb. She had once consumed the inner core of the Ten-Headed Fierce Yang Serpent, which drastically improved her martial spirit's fire to the level of Extreme Fire. But that was later overtaken by the Snow Empress's more advanced flame.
If she hadn't first absorbed that pearl, the Snow Empress's sacrifice might not have had any effect on her flame at all.
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