"Crack!"
The carapace shattered instantly, and golden-red liquid splattered out. The Sun Sacred Beetle didn't react at all. The next moment, it turned into a golden-red stream of light and rushed towards the ground not far from Xu Yang.
Boom!
Immediately, the earth shook and the mountains swayed, and smoke and dust rose, obscuring the entire sky.
Xu Yang almost didn't stand firm and fell to the ground on his butt.
"So fast! So violent! Is this still the Master's Wife I know?!"
Xu Yang couldn't believe it. Master's Wife was always a picture of a proper lady from a respectable family in the sect, a dignified and elegant noblewoman. No matter how you looked at it, she didn't seem like someone who was good at fighting. How could she be like this now, ruthless and merciless in the face of her opponent, like a female war god.
"What?! Don't recognize Master's Wife anymore!" Madam Ning slowly landed beside Xu Yang, teasing him with a smile.
"No, I just didn't expect Master's Wife to be so powerful!" Xu Yang shook his head and said in a deep voice.
"What's so strange about that? Before Feng Zhi met Sword Uncle and Bone Uncle, I was always the one protecting him. It wasn't until I broke through to Soul Douluo later that I felt I couldn't break through to Titled Douluo, so I restrained myself and focused on being Madam Ning."
Madam Ning smiled and touched Xu Yang's head, and continued, "Speaking of which, I want to thank you—Yang Er, you gave me confidence and allowed me to enjoy the thrill of battle again."
"So that's how it is!" Xu Yang nodded, and then remembered the marriage system of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's successors. The person they married must be a Battle Soul Master, and how could a Battle Soul Master who could protect the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's Sect Leader be weak!
"Yang Er, go hunt for a Soul Ring! I left that Sun Sacred Beetle with a breath!" Madam Ning saw that Xu Yang understood, and pointed to the Sun Sacred Beetle that was emerging from the dust with a smile.
The Sun Sacred Beetle at this time could be said to be miserable. More than half of its lower body was gone, and even the proud horns on its head were now broken to the side. The entire insect was embedded in the ground, struggling with difficulty.
If it weren't for the Soul Beast's strong vitality, coupled with Madam Ning's restraint, that kick just now could have directly taken its life.
In order to prevent it from suffering any more, Xu Yang took out a Tang Blade from his Storage Ring and directly stabbed it along the wound in its lower body, all the way to the Sun Sacred Beetle's brain, ending its life.
A purple-black Soul Ring slowly condensed, floating above the Sun Sacred Beetle's corpse.
Judging from the color of the Soul Ring alone, it could be seen that the Sun Sacred Beetle that Madam Ning chose was only a step away from becoming a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast, and she had completely chosen a Soul Ring that was at her limit.
"How is it?! Is this Sun Sacred Beetle suitable?! This is the strongest one among the group of Sacred Beetles just now. If my perception wasn't good, I might have let it run away!" Madam Ning said triumphantly.
"Thank you, Master's Wife!"
Xu Yang greeted with a smile, then sat cross-legged beside the Sacred Beetle's corpse, summoned the Sun Spirit, and began to guide the Soul Ring to absorb and refine it.
As the Soul Ring entered his body, powerful Soul Power impacted Xu Yang's body.
The age of this Soul Ring reached nine thousand eight hundred years, which was at the junction of thousand-year and ten-thousand-year Soul Rings, which was very special. And this kind of Soul Ring often has some of the main characteristics of ten-thousand-year Soul Rings, that is, Spiritual Power impact.
It's just that compared to the Spiritual Power impact of ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts, this kind of Soul Ring at the junction is relatively weak, which is also the reason why Madam Ning chose this Sacred Beetle. She wanted Xu Yang to adapt to the Spiritual Power impact in advance, so as to lay the foundation for the ten-thousand-year fourth ring.
Xu Yang also realized the problem. Absorbing this Soul Ring not only required absorbing the Soul Power in his body, but more importantly, dealing with the Spiritual Power impact.
He could feel the strong resentment of the Sun Sacred Beetle. This resentment constantly impacted his spirit, preventing him from focusing on controlling the Soul Power in his body.
"No wonder the requirements for absorbing ten-thousand-year Soul Rings are so high. When Spiritual Power is insufficient, after being subjected to Spiritual Power impact, one can't even control the Soul Power in the body, and can only allow the Soul Power carried by the Soul Ring to constantly impact the Soul Master's body, eventually causing them to explode and die.
But fortunately, I have lived two lives, and I also pay attention to Spiritual Power cultivation, coupled with the multi-tasking of Distraction Control, absorbing this ten-thousand-year Soul Ring is not a big problem!"
Xu Yang reacted the first time he felt the Spiritual Power impact, and understood why ten-thousand-year Soul Rings were so difficult to absorb.
"Since it's not a big problem, then use the Soul Power that overflows from the Soul Ring to concentrate on tempering the body!" As soon as he thought of it, he did it. Distraction Control was fully used, and Xu Yang began to use it for three purposes: to resist the Spiritual Power impact, control the Soul Power in his body, and operate the Body Tempering Art to absorb the Soul Power overflowing from the Soul Ring.
A Soul Master absorbing a Soul Ring cannot completely absorb the Soul Power within it. A significant portion is wasted, which is why the Soul Master's body surface emits light corresponding to the color of the Soul Power during absorption.
However, Xu Yang, with his Distraction Control and the Soul Power Body Tempering secret method developed by Gu Rong, can utilize this overflowing energy to aid his growth.
Instantly, a tingling sensation swept through his body, the effect of his body's cells absorbing Soul Power and becoming stronger.
Having the experience of absorbing two Soul Rings, Xu Yang surprisingly discovered that the essence of absorbing a Soul Ring is actually to transform one's own Soul Power. The Soul Ring itself does not contain much Soul Power, but is merely a carrier for Soul Skills. Therefore, using Soul Skills consumes not the Soul Power within the Soul Ring, but the Soul Master's own power.
This is more like a world mechanism issue. Soul Beasts can transform their own Soul Power time and time again, from white to yellow, purple, black, and even red Soul Power.
Soul Masters can actually do the same, but most humans have difficulty living for even a century. The amount of Soul Power accumulated within their bodies is insufficient, making it difficult to achieve a qualitative change through quantitative accumulation. Therefore, they can only rely on external forces to transform their own Soul Power.
Of course, this is just Xu Yang's own speculation, and he himself is not sure if it is correct.
Outside, Madam Ning focused her Soul Power in her eyes, intently watching Xu Yang's reaction to absorbing the Soul Ring. If Xu Yang couldn't bear it, she would immediately take action to interrupt the process.
After a Soul Master's cultivation reaches the Titled Douluo level, they can directly see through the origin of a Soul Beast. This is why Titled Douluos and above can see through the disguise of transformed Soul Beasts at a glance. They can also use this ability to accurately interrupt the process of a Soul Master absorbing a Soul Ring, which will only cause the Soul Master to suffer a little injury that can be recovered with a little time afterward, preventing them from exploding and dying because they cannot withstand the Soul Ring they are absorbing.
As time passed, the aura of Soul Power on Xu Yang's body continued to strengthen. Two hours later, a purple-black Soul Ring was already hanging on his body.
At this point, he was only one step away from completely absorbing the Soul Ring.
Madam Ning, who had been guarding him all along, also breathed a sigh of relief. Just then, a ball of golden energy light suddenly emerged from within the broken horn of the Sun Sacred Beetle and directly entered Xu Yang's brow. Then, golden light began to bloom from Xu Yang's brow.
Madam Ning's expression changed. Just as she was about to reach out to stop it, she was stunned in place and said in shock, "This is an External Spirit Bone..."
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