Chapter 196: Ultimate Power — Killing Domain
After Yang Xiong finished speaking, he ignored the astonished looks from the others and walked directly to the center of the three Thousand-Tons Ant Kings.
He held the Scarlet Blood Thunder Sword in his hand and with all his strength, struck a single blow. Three sword qi shot out from the sword, striking directly into the existing wounds of the three Thousand-Tons Ant Kings. In an instant, the sword qi traveled through the wounds and shattered the brains of all three, causing the Thousand-Tons Ant Kings to die simultaneously.
Three soul rings appeared above their corpses, not completely black but tinged with a blood-red hue. These soul rings were a dark red, clearly indicating that these Thousand-Tons Ant Kings had an age nearing 100,000 years.
Yang Xiong sat alone in the center of the three corpses, summoning his martial soul and soul rings, preparing to absorb his seventh soul ring.
He had already considered this seventh soul ring for a long time. Using his split-control technique and spiritual energy, the three soul rings simultaneously flew toward his martial soul, the Asura Body.
Yang Xiong timed it perfectly, as the three soul rings arrived at the soul ring positions at the same time.
However, an incredibly strange change occurred at that moment. The three soul rings, upon reaching the soul ring positions, collided with each other, as if they were resisting one another.
At the same time, three terrifying waves of energy surged into Yang Xiong's body. Each wave was as powerful as the energy from his sixth soul ring.
His body seemed like it might collapse under the pressure, but in that instant, his Asura Body became incredibly terrifying, like a giant beast devouring the energy around him, vaguely countering the three soul rings.
Simultaneously, Yang Xiong's mind was filled with the images of the three Thousand-Tons Ant Kings, and the pressure was even more intense than when he absorbed the sixth soul ring. The energy and spiritual impacts weren't simply additive; they were multiplied. If absorbing one Thousand-Tons Ant King was the pressure of a 100,000-year soul ring, absorbing three of them at once was an exponential increase.
The three Thousand-Tons Ant Kings roared in Yang Xiong's mind, as if trying to tear him apart.
At a critical moment, the Asura Body emitted a terrifying blood-red light. As the soul ring energy poured in, it simultaneously began to devour the energy from the rings, like a beast on the verge of awakening.
Normally, for soul masters, the seventh soul ring was the most crucial, as it was the point at which the martial soul true body was revealed.
Yang Xiong recalled the theories of the soul master world, that martial souls usually had their own consciousness, which began to show during the Soul Saint stage.
At this moment, Yang Xiong felt like an Asura, his eyes filled with violent rage and killing intent, viewing the world as if everything were mere ants.
Even though the three Thousand-Tons Ant Kings in his mind tried to overwhelm him with their spiritual impact, they seemed to tremble, as if they were about to be torn apart by the blood-colored giant.
But the most critical change came when the three soul rings, after enduring numerous collisions, could no longer withstand the pressure and shattered in an instant.
The energy of the three soul rings exploded to its limit. Yang Xiong felt a surge of energy pouring into his body, and it seemed as though his body was about to explode from the overload.
Lin Gong and Sword Douluo watched with great concern. They had never witnessed someone absorbing three soul rings at the same time, let alone the phenomenon where soul rings exploded during the absorption process.
Yang Xiong's body seemed as though it was being torn apart. His skin began to crack, as if the forces from the three energies were burning him to ash.
At a crucial moment, all of Yang Xiong's soul bones activated. The Asura Body unleashed an endless killing intent, and his previously blood-red body was now covered in golden patterns. The area around him was bathed in a blood-red light, and it felt as though the heavens themselves were shaking.
Sword Douluo and the others looked on in solemn silence, unsure how to help Yang Xiong.
Sword Douluo sensed the change in the atmosphere: "Something's wrong. I think Xiao Xiong's martial soul is undergoing some sort of transformation. No, it's his killing intent and domain that are transforming. The killing intent is growing stronger and is even affecting my martial soul."
After an unknown amount of time, Yang Xiong's body slowly calmed down. The three black and red soul rings had disappeared, replaced by a massive blood-red soul ring, much stronger than his sixth soul ring.
When Yang Xiong opened his eyes again, he felt an explosive increase in his strength. His power had not only greatly increased compared to before absorbing the soul ring, but even his martial soul seemed to have become stronger.
When he displayed his martial soul and soul rings, his entire body turned blood red, but now covered in golden patterns. He displayed two yellow, one purple, two black, and two red soul rings. Especially his seventh soul ring, which was completely blood red. Upon closer inspection, three golden patterns were visible on the blood-red soul ring.
Yang Xiong was overjoyed. His theory had been correct. Thanks to the uniqueness of the Asura Body and the connection between the three Thousand-Tons Ant Kings, he was able to absorb all three of their 100,000-year soul rings at once. These rings had actually evolved into 300,000-year soul rings.
Moreover, in addition to the soul ring energy, he had also gained more and better things.
Yang Xiong turned to Lin Gong: "Teacher Lin, how much time did I spend absorbing the soul rings?"
Lin Gong seemed to breathe a sigh of relief: "You brat really worried me. After seeing your condition earlier, I thought you might explode and die."
"However, the time you spent absorbing the soul rings was indeed quite long. It took you sixteen days. It seems the energy from these three soul rings is really powerful. Your martial soul true body should be extraordinarily strong now."
Yang Xiong smiled: "Of course. I feel like I can now take on the Demon Bear Douluo one-on-one without any help, and I might even be able to defeat him."
Yang Xiong didn't hesitate. He stored the three Thousand-Tons Ant Kings' corpses. Based on his estimation, these three Thousand-Tons Ant Kings should have reached the 100,000-year level during their interaction with his soul and energy impact. They likely had several top-tier soul bones.
Lin Gong smiled: "Now that you've absorbed the soul rings and killed the Ghost Douluo, the Star Dou Forest mission is complete. Should we head back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect now?"
Yang Xiong turned to Yang Wei and Qin Shuang: "Big Brother, Qin Shuang, how do you feel about your strength now? How far are you from the 60th level?"
Yang Wei and Qin Shuang were both at level 59, very close to breaking through to 60. With a bit more opportunity, they might be able to reach level 60 quickly. At that point, they could hunt for soul rings directly in the Star Dou Forest to avoid another trip.
Big Brother Yang Wei sighed: "I've been stuck at 59 for a while. It seems like I need some luck to break through, but I don't know what to do."
Qin Shuang, who was in a similar situation, had also consumed the immortal herbs and significantly improved her talent, but her combat and breakthrough abilities still had some shortcomings, especially Yang Wei's.
Yang Xiong thought for a moment and took out several soul bones.
He first gave the left arm and torso soul bones from Huyan Zhen to Big Brother Yang Wei and Qin Shuang.
"These two soul bones came from Huyan Zhen. They are top-tier power-type soul bones, most likely from the Elephant Armor Sect. If you absorb them, you should reach level 60 and be able to get your sixth soul ring as well. That way, you won't have to make another trip later."
Yang Wei received the left arm soul bone, and Qin Shuang received the torso soul bone. Yang Wei had already had the right arm soul bone, so they would deal with the torso soul bone later.
They both eagerly accepted the soul bones, especially Qin Shuang, whose martial soul was a perfect match for the power attributes.
Ning Rongrong, on the other hand, seemed a bit upset: "Little Xiong, why do they get soul bones and I don't?"
Yang Xiong, seeing Ning Rongrong's jealous expression, smiled helplessly and gave her the soul bone from Ghost Douluo.
"Rongrong, this soul bone came from Ghost Douluo. It's a top-tier speed-type soul bone. It will keep you safer."
Ning Rongrong was extremely happy to receive the soul bone, and even Sword Douluo and Lin Gong smiled. They clearly thought that the soul bone from Ghost Douluo was a perfect match for Ning Rongrong.
As for Oscar, Yang Xiong planned to talk to him privately later. Since Oscar wasn't very familiar with the other people in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and hadn't reached a bottleneck, there was no rush.
In the following time, Qin Shuang and Yang Wei absorbed the soul bones while Yang Xiong organized the things he gained from his seventh soul ring.
As expected, the seventh soul ring was also the martial soul true body. Generally, any martial soul would have a similar transformation when absorbing the seventh soul ring.
But the quality of the soul ring often determined the strength of the martial soul true body and the future development of the soul master.
Yang Xiong's seventh soul ring reached 300,000 years, a truly unique existence. After using the martial soul true body, his strength and attack power increased by 500%, which meant a fivefold increase in his power.
Moreover, when using any other soul skills, his strength and power would be multiplied.
The Thousand-Tons Ants were indeed pure power-type soul beasts, and Yang Xiong's power had reached its peak. He estimated that his power had more than doubled compared to before absorbing the seventh soul ring.
Especially when his body and martial soul changed again, using the martial soul true body seemed to awaken some inexplicable power, giving off a stronger killing aura. This power seemed to come from the very depths of his martial soul, and faintly connected to the Blood River of the Killing City.
Yang Xiong even wondered if he had gained some of the power of the Asura God, since divine power and soul power were completely different, and his strength seemed to have undergone a qualitative change.
The most important thing was that after using the martial soul true body, his domain had also changed.
When using the Killing God Domain, it was as if he was in a vast blood ocean, able to restrict enemies from using their soul skills.
This couldn't just be considered the Killing God Domain anymore; it had evolved into the Killing Domain. The Asura Body seemed to have gone through a fundamental change, reaching true awakening.
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