Chapter 251: Storm Douluo
Having absorbed a 100,000-year soul ring, Gao Wei fully unleashed her 92nd-level soul power.
Countless thorny vines rose from the ground and quickly began to gather and intertwine, forming a massive multi-pronged spear that violently stabbed towards the immobilized Blue-footed Booby.
"Chirp!"
A sharp, sorrowful cry made everyone in the area instinctively cover their ears. Looking around, the Heaven's Winter Spear had pierced deeply into the Blue-footed Booby's chest. The bird's sharp beak was now bleeding profusely, and it seemed it wouldn't last much longer.
"Senior Shi, hurry over here!"
"I'm coming!"
Shi Ming's martial soul, the Storm Griffin, enveloped him, and in a flash of light, he appeared beside Gao Wei.
"Thank you, Elder Gao."
After bowing in gratitude, Shi Ming didn't hesitate. His sixth soul ring began to pulse with energy.
"Sixth Soul Skill: Vortex of Wind!"
The Storm Griffin expelled a violent air current, creating several arrow-like vortexes that aimed directly at the Blue-footed Booby's eyes.
After another mournful cry, the bird's body gradually stiffened, and its head smashed to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.
A few seconds later, the bird completely lost its life force, and a blood-red soul ring slowly rose from its body.
Everyone slowly gathered around, and Shi Ming respectfully bowed to everyone.
"Elder Shi Ming, no need for such formalities. Please, quickly absorb the soul ring."
"Thank you to the Sect Leader, the Bone Elder, Young Master, and the other two Elders for your great kindness."
After exchanging a few polite words, Shi Ming took the Soul Protecting Pill and Soul Nourishing Pill handed to him by Ning Bei. After sitting cross-legged and swallowing them, he began to absorb the soul ring.
Next came the long wait, but fortunately, everyone had mentally prepared for it.
By the time dusk approached, Shi Ming had completed absorbing the soul ring and opened his eyes excitedly.
"Everyone, my soul power has reached level 92."
"Congratulations, Elder Shi Ming, or should we say, Your Grace, the Storm!"
"Haha, it's all just luck. In the future, I will still need to rely on the Sect Leader."
Watching the two exchange compliments, Ning Bei couldn't help but roll his eyes. Anyone could call it luck, right?
"Elder Shi, tell us about your soul skills?"
Interrupted by Gu Rong, the two finally snapped out of their complimenting moment.
"My two soul skills are Fatal Dive and Soul of Wind."
"Fatal Dive allows me to charge at enemies below with ten times the speed and attack power from high altitudes, just like when the Blue-footed Booby caught the Dragon-patterned Mackerel."
"And Soul of Wind allows me to instantly tap into the natural wind's power to increase all my attributes by 100% for a period of time."
Everyone nodded in approval. After all, Shi Ming was a sensitive attack-type soul master. Just imagining him charging with ten times the speed was terrifying, not to mention his skill that enhanced all attributes.
The breakthrough of both made Ning Fengzhi smile broadly, knowing that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School had become even stronger.
As the sky grew darker, it was easy to lose direction on this unmarked sea. So, everyone unanimously decided to rest on the island for the night and head to the residence of the Dark Sea Mysterious Flood Dragon the next morning.
The group of six now had only Ou Xuan left as a Soul Douluo. He felt a slight sense of urgency rise within him, but also a growing anticipation for tomorrow's actions.
After Shi Ming's excitement and Ou Xuan's tossing and turning, the sun finally rose again from the east. The group didn't delay and headed straight south.
It was always a good thing to complete their mission and return to the sect as soon as possible.
A few hours later, the group, following the guide Da Ming, successfully arrived at the sea area where the Dark Sea Mysterious Flood Dragon resided. The sea surface here appeared much darker than other places.
"This is it, Brother Ning Bei. Shall we use the old method?"
Ning Bei nodded, lightly tapping the sea surface to create a block of cold ice that served as a floating island for Ning Fengzhi and the others to land on. Then, he transformed Da Ming back into his beast form and jumped into his mouth.
"Let's go."
Splashing through the water, Da Ming didn't waste time and dove straight into the sea.
Soon, the two of them arrived at the seabed. After exiting Da Ming's mouth, Ning Bei once again activated his soul power shield to keep the water out.
Looking around, the pitch-black seabed was faintly illuminated by stars, which were the soul beasts living there releasing their energy.
Not far away, there was a seabed cave, which was the destination of their journey—the lair of the Dark Sea Mysterious Flood Dragon.
The entrance of the cave was nearly twenty meters wide, suggesting the creature inside was quite large.
Just as the two of them approached the cave entrance and were about to enter, a deep blue light shone from inside the cave.
Da Ming's expression changed. He quickly sent a mental message to Ning Bei, urging him to dodge, and also quickly swam to the side.
Ning Bei immediately realized that the Dark Sea Mysterious Flood Dragon had sensed their presence and launched an attack in advance. He summoned the Ice Heaven Snow Woman martial soul, and the fourth blood-red soul ring with three golden lines glowed brightly.
"Ice Emperor Bodyguard!"
A crystal armor formed around Ning Bei, allowing him to take the full force of a beam of water-element light.
The immense impact sent Ning Bei flying several kilometers away. Fortunately, he had activated his defense skill beforehand, so he wasn't injured.
On the surface, Ning Fengzhi and the others looked at the violent waves in the sea, their fists clenched in concern. This should be one of the most troublesome of the three 100,000-year soul beasts, and it was fighting on its home turf, so they couldn't help but worry.
After shaking off the force of the impact, Ning Bei returned to the cave entrance. He exchanged a look with Da Ming, and both saw the difficulty in each other's eyes.
If the creature stayed inside the cave and kept launching sneak attacks, it would be very difficult to deal with. The seabed cave was so vast that freezing it entirely and bringing it to the surface was completely unrealistic.
For a moment, they were at a loss for what to do.
Luckily, as the two were in a dilemma, a dragon's roar came from inside the cave.
"Hmm, it's coming out?"
"It seems so."
The two of them were immediately overjoyed, not expecting such good fortune. They quickly retreated a thousand meters to clear the entrance, and a few seconds later, a creature nearly twenty meters long, resembling a dragon and a snake, appeared in their line of sight.
The Dark Sea Mysterious Flood Dragon had horns on its forehead, resembling those of the martial soul of Du Gu Yan before it evolved into a poison dragon, although the body colors were different.
After emerging from the cave, the Flood Dragon roared at the two of them, and the water around it began to churn violently. Soon, a massive water vortex formed and rushed toward them.
Da Ming quickly flicked his snake tail and retreated to the distance, leaving the battlefield to Ning Bei.
Ning Bei wasted no time and activated his Ice Heaven Snow Woman's first soul ring again.
"First Soul Skill: Snow Dance Bright Sun."
As he unleashed the Ever-Frozen Domain, the entire seabed within a kilometer froze into an icy world, halting the swirling water and forming a beautiful ice sculpture of a water tornado.
The Dark Sea Mysterious Flood Dragon's cold, eerie eyes suddenly narrowed. It felt an immense threat coming from the human before it.
It must be said that the intelligence of a 100,000-year soul beast was not to be underestimated. After a brief exchange, it immediately realized it could not defeat the opponent. A deep blue aura appeared on its body, and it turned, rapidly swimming away.
"Trying to escape? Dream on!"
Activating his right leg bone soul bone skill, Ning Bei instantly gained the speed of light. He swiftly moved to the side of the Dark Sea Mysterious Flood Dragon and delivered a powerful kick to its vulnerable spot.
"Light-Speed Kick!"
(END CHAPTER)
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