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"Lingling, you all stay at the academy this time. After Gu Yuena and I help Zhuqing obtain her sixth spirit ring, I will take her directly to Slaughter City for training. You all don't need to follow us around anymore."
"Okay."
Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan nodded. After the three girls reluctantly said their goodbyes, Shi Quan then took Zhuqing and left Heaven Dou Royal Academy with Gu Yuena.
A golden streak of light flashed across the sky. To save time, Shi Quan directly used Sacred Dragon Eight Wings, holding Zhuqing, and flew swiftly towards the Star Dou Great Forest.
Gu Yuena looked at the Sacred Dragon Eight Wings on Shi Quan's back, and a hint of admiration appeared in her eyes.
After all, possessing a Divine Rank Spirit Bone at the Spirit Saint realm was a unique existence.
Although the Sacred Dragon Eight Wings were a Divine Rank Spirit Bone, Shi Quan felt no pressure using them. Continuous energy constantly poured into the Spirit Bone, and flying with the Sacred Dragon Eight Wings caused no loss whatsoever.
In just one day, the three of them had already arrived outside the Star Dou Great Forest, and Shi Quan's gaze fell upon Gu Yuena.
"Follow me," Gu Yuena tapped her toes, and her figure instantly disappeared into the forest.
Shi Quan, holding Zhuqing, followed closely behind.
Following Gu Yuena's footsteps, the three of them quickly arrived at a certain spot in the Star Dou Great Forest's ten-thousand-year Spirit Beast living area.
Suddenly, the light around the three of them dimmed. The sky was clearly cloudless and bathed in sunlight, yet the forest was shrouded in gloom.
"Is this a Domain?" Zhuqing's pupils contracted. "A Quan, is this Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beast?"
It was normal for Zhuqing to have such a question, because in the World of Spirit Beasts, only hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beasts possessed Domains. Not to say one hundred percent, but nearly ninety percent or more of Spirit Beasts, after Cultivating to a hundred thousand years, would automatically evolve their own Domain. In this regard, this was also one of the main reasons why Spirit Beasts, after Breaking Through a hundred thousand years, were more powerful than most Titled Douluo.
There were very few ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts that possessed a Domain, and the Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger was one of these exceptions.
"No," Gu Yuena said calmly, raising her hand and waving it. Brilliant golden light dispelled the surrounding darkness, restoring brightness. "This Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger's strength is around sixty thousand years."
"Sixty thousand years and it already has a Domain?" Zhuqing was startled.
Shi Quan smiled faintly and said, "If this Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger wasn't strong enough, why would I tell you not to rush to absorb a god-bestowed spirit ring for now?"
As mentioned in the original work, if the Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger were to be judged by its Martial Spirit, it would be on the same level as the Seraphim Martial Spirit, which is a Divine Rank Martial Spirit.
The pure White Tiger, in terms of grade, should be an existence close to a true Dragon. The predecessor of the Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger was a White Tiger, but it absorbed Evil God power and underwent a mutation, causing the White Tiger's original light attribute to transform into a dark attribute, growing black wings representing corruption, and the Evil God Hook like a scorpion's tail.
It also gained a Spirit Ability that was almost like a bug: Life and Death Arena.
Abilities involving time and space were almost never weak.
Roar—, a low roar accompanied the golden light emitted by Gu Yuena, sounding at the same time.
The three immediately saw a huge Spirit Beast in the nearby forest suddenly rise from its crouch, glaring fiercely in their direction.
It was a gigantic black tiger, completely pure black without a single speck of other color. Its red eyes were filled with an eerie aura, exuding an immense sense of oppression.
Roar—
Gu Yuena's aura was contained, so even though the Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger was powerful, it couldn't detect her strength.
Instead, upon seeing Shi Quan, the huge Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger's blood-red eyes suddenly lit up. Facing the three, it showed no intention of fleeing or dodging. In its roar, there was rather an excited aura. It slowly raised its tiger paw, approaching the three step by step.
"Is it really a sixty-thousand-year Spirit Beast?" Zhuqing's expression was solemn. The powerful oppressive feeling was as if it was no weaker than what a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beast would give her.
"This Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger could even contend with the Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Azure Bull Python back then," Shi Quan explained, while his gaze fell on Gu Yuena. "Gu Yuena, I'm troubling you."
Gu Yuena said calmly, "It's fine, just a little tiger. Even if you didn't say anything, if I encountered it, I wouldn't let it roam free in the forest, harming its kin."
As her words fell, Gu Yuena simply took a step, and the air rippled. The sound of wind, rustling leaves, and low growls ceased. "Space Lock!"
"Domain?" Seeing the Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger's body emit gray Qi, Gu Yuena scoffed. She made a grasping motion with her right hand and flung it. A silver light flashed, cutting through the air, sweeping away all the gray Qi, and instantly striking the Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger's cervical spine.
Crack... A crisp cracking sound was heard.
The Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger's pouncing figure instantly crashed back to the ground, a silver long spear firmly pinning it to the ground.
The spear body was slender, entirely a brilliant silver, with faint silver Dragon patterns. It lacked excessive ornate decoration, yet it exuded a terrifying aura that made people's hearts palpitate.
"The Silver Dragon Spear?" Shi Quan's pupils contracted slightly. This was his first time seeing Gu Yuena take action.
Not only was her action decisive, but her attack was also fierce.
The sixty-thousand-year Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger had no chance to resist in her hands. After a spatial confinement, with just one strike, the Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger was directly crippled.
Its shattered cervical spine caused the Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger to completely lose control of its entire body. Now it could only lie limply on the ground, with only its head barely able to move.
"So strong," Zhuqing looked at Gu Yuena in shock.
"Zhuqing, go ahead. Directly sever its cervical spine and end it."
"Okay." Upon hearing this, Zhuqing's Martial Spirit instantly possessed her, her spirit rings appeared, and her figure transformed into an afterimage, swooping out.
Mid-flight, her hands spread open, and her phantom-like claws glowed with a chilling white light. Upon getting close, she continuously swung her claws.
It was precisely the Nine Yin White Bone Claw.
"Clang!" The already broken flesh of the Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger was instantly cut open like tofu. Upon reaching the cervical spine, it emitted a sound like metal clashing.
White light flashed, bringing with it blood and shattered bone fragments. Zhuqing did not pause, twisting her body and swinging her claws again, unleashing a storm of attacks.
The Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger let out a painful wail, but it was powerless to resist. It could only allow Zhuqing's attacks to continuously strike, bone fragments flying, until its neck was severed. The Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger's eyes became lifeless, and a black spirit ring floated out.
The next second, a peculiar bead, completely dark but emitting blue and green light, floated out from the Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger's corpse.
Shi Quan didn't hesitate at all, flashing over and directly grabbing it.
The next second, a black hole suddenly appeared in mid-air, and a terrifying suction force erupted from it. At the same time, the bead in his palm also erupted with inky black lightning.
Cracking and rumbling sounds came, and blood immediately oozed from Shi Quan's palm. A silver light flashed in his eyes, and powerful mental force transformed into layers of barriers. Earth-yellow Qi churned in his hand, completely sealing off the space around the black bead.
"Shi Quan." Zhuqing's expression changed drastically, and she looked at Shi Quan's palm with concern.
No one had expected this suddenly appearing black bead to possess such power.
"I'm fine!" Shi Quan looked at the black bead in his hand, and the power of the earth surged again. The ground shook violently, emitting countless brilliant yellow lights.
The powerful heavy pressure directly crushed the black hole. After the black bead in his hand emitted a wisp of gray airflow, it finally became still.
However, Shi Quan suddenly discovered that this black bead, perhaps because it had been stained with his blood, was actually melting into his hand.
Seeing this, Shi Quan quickly controlled the Internal Energy in his body, and at the same time, used his mental force to squeeze the bead out.
The blood dissipated with the yellow light, and the wound on his hand healed at a visible speed.
His palm opened, and the inky black bead lay quietly in Shi Quan's palm.
"This bead is the Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger's energy core, containing the purest energy within its body," Shi Quan looked at Zhuqing. "Zhuqing, the energy inside is very rich, possessing multiple attribute energies, and it echoes the Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger's spirit ring. While you absorb the spirit ring, you can also absorb this bead. Perhaps it will be of great benefit to your Martial Spirit."
"Moreover, this bead should also contain some of the Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger's abilities. Absorbing and comprehending them will also be of no small help to your strength."
"This bead is that powerful?" Zhuqing's eyes lit up.
"Of course," Shi Quan smiled and nodded. After all, in another World, this bead had literally created a god. Shi Quan specifically brought Zhuqing here to hunt the Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger, and this bead was a major reason.
"Then how should I absorb it?" Zhuqing took the bead from Shi Quan's hand and examined it up and down.
"You should be able to force some blood to drip onto it," Shi Quan directly shared his previous experience. If he hadn't reacted quickly, this bead might have ended up in his body.
"Okay." Zhuqing held the bead and came beside the Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger. After adjusting her breathing, she gently cut her fingertip with a nail. As blood slowly dripped onto the bead, the spirit ring in mid-air was also drawn by Zhuqing, slowly enveloping her.
As the spirit ring descended, an extremely sharp and cold airflow instantly erupted from Zhuqing's body. An ultimate evil aura assailed them. The most peculiar thing was that as Zhuqing continuously absorbed, the Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger's huge corpse also began to transform into wisps of gray Qi and dissipate. These gray Qi did not vanish but instead surged into Zhuqing's body.
"Something's wrong." Shi Quan's brows immediately furrowed, because in his memory, the gray Qi formed from the Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger's corpse directly dissipated and did not enter Tang San's body. But now, it was strangely entering Zhuqing's body.
Behind Zhuqing, the Hell Civet Martial Spirit's phantom appeared. They saw the gray gases slowly merge into the Hell Civet's body. As they merged, Zhuqing's body also began to tremble, as if she was experiencing something painful.