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However, the lightning hadn't even reached ten zhang from Jiang Yundong before it silently dissipated.
Taixu Douluo slightly clenched his outstretched hand, and the Silver Flower Tree instantly exploded. The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger was suddenly grasped and lifted into mid-air.
One move, the enemy was subdued.
There was no suspense.
This four-thousand-year-old Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, a creature as powerful as a forty-thousand-year-old soul beast, didn't even last a single move against Taixu Douluo.
"Boom…"
The black tiger's limbs exploded, blood spraying in all directions. Just a moment ago it had been full of life—now it was barely clinging to consciousness.
"Grandson, go end it. Remember—make it a clean kill," Jiang Yundong said calmly.
Jiang Shuo nodded, took the Silver Shuo Spear from his back, and strode toward the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.
Its limbs were destroyed, its massive body slumped on the blood-soaked ground.
The once blood-red, bloodthirsty eyes were now filled only with fear.
Jiang Shuo stood a foot away, staring silently at it.
The black tiger looked utterly pitiful, soaked in its own blood. The pain from its shattered limbs was so intense that the "王" (King) symbol on its forehead was wrinkled in agony.
"Whimper… whimper…"
The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger let out trembling cries, its voice filled with a sorrow that tugged at the heart.
But Jiang Shuo's face remained expressionless, completely unmoved.
"Puchi!"
The Silver Shuo Spear pierced the tiger's tough forehead, stabbing straight through its spinal cord.
"Ugh…"
The tiger's eyes widened in disbelief—that a six-year-old child could possess such cold-blooded ruthlessness.
Jiang Shuo sat cross-legged before it, his hands guiding the purple soul ring toward himself.
As the deep purple, almost black soul ring approached, a violent and forceful energy surged into his body.
Jiang Shuo trembled, nearly toppling over.
The moment he closed his eyes, endless killing intent and dark energy flooded his sea of consciousness.
Gritting his teeth, the boy forced his back straight.
In his spiritual sea, his solid and resilient soul power began to push back against the invading evil thoughts of the Evil God.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Inside Jiang Shuo, his true essence and soul power clashed with the violent energy of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.
The entire battle took place within his body.
Thanks to a physique and meridians tempered since childhood, the boy didn't explode and die.
Still, the internal struggle was intense. Black smoke rose from his head, and layer after layer of black blood oozed from his skin.
Ten minutes passed.
Half an hour passed.
Two hours passed!
The struggle only intensified. The boy's youthful face lost all color and turned deathly pale, his skin marred all over by the energy's impact.
Jiang Yundong let out a soft sigh. "Looks like this was too much for him after all."
Suddenly, a pillar of sinister energy erupted from the boy's head, soaring into the sky. The earth within three meters of him flipped over violently.
Boom!
A muffled crack rang out from Jiang Shuo's temple, piercing straight into the old man's ears.
Jiang Yundong's expression changed. He swiftly pressed his palm to his grandson's head, ready to pour in his true essence to forcibly terminate the soul ring absorption. Soul power could conflict—but the Jiang Clan's unified Taixu True Essence Technique would not.
But just as his palm landed, Jiang Yundong sensed something unusual.
His grandson's previously depleted soul power… was suddenly surging with vitality?
And it was true.
The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's four-thousand-year energy was far too violent for a first soul ring.
Just as the meditating boy reached his breaking point…
Suddenly, the true essence stored in his dantian activated on its own.
It swiftly spread throughout his body, gently healing his meridians and vital points. Even the cracked temple began miraculously regenerating.
In the blink of an eye, the remaining violent energy was forcibly dissolved and compressed into the forming soul ring by his true essence.
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Another ten minutes passed.
The blood-soaked boy finally opened his eyes.
His face was still pale, but he stood up straight and proud.
Because his father had once told him, "A man must carry himself like a man."
Jiang Yundong placed a hand on his grandson's shoulder, scanning his body with his senses.
After a moment, he let out a relieved breath and smiled warmly.
"Not bad. You successfully absorbed it. As expected of my grandson."
The boy forced a stiff smile.
"Grandfather, I've completely absorbed the Evil God's power into the Silver Shuo Spear."
"But… something's changed with my Martial Soul."
Taixu Douluo's eyes widened instantly. "Changed? What do you mean? Tell Grandfather quickly!"
He could examine a physical body, but abnormalities deep within a Martial Soul weren't so easily detected.
Jiang Shuo licked the blood from his lips and reassured him, "It's a good change, Grandfather—nothing to worry about."
"My Silver Shuo Spear… seems to have developed a field?"
"I call it 'Evil God's Guard.' When activated, a layer of gray energy shrouds my body, acting like armor. Grandfather, watch—"
He struck the spear against the ground, and instantly, the sky turned grayish-purple, streaked with flashes of thunder.
A matching gray energy enveloped his body.
"Grandfather, inside this domain-like field, my speed and strength increase by 300%. I also gain something akin to a defensive body."
The boy paused, gripped his spear, and thrust it forward.
"First Soul Skill: Dark Demon Evil Thunder!"
As soon as he spoke, Jiang Shuo transformed into a streak of black lightning, accompanied by the speed of wind and the interference of evil energy.
In a blink, the spear, imbued with three different attributes, charged right at Taixu Douluo.
"Clang!!"
Taixu Douluo caught the spear tip between two fingers.
A flicker of interest appeared on his face.
"Excellent—it really does combine thunder, wind, strength, and evil energy in one."
Jiang Shuo withdrew the spear and planted it in the ground again.
After using both his domain and his first soul skill, his face turned even paler, but his eyes burned brightly.
Excitedly, he said, "Grandfather, my first soul skill can be further amplified—by around 100%. Just like the domain, it also has an attribute buff."
A 300% boost plus another 100% boost, for a total of 400%, on top of the power of wind, thunder, and evil energy interference. Even if all that were blocked, the raw physical impact remained.
A huge win!
Jiang Yundong sighed with a gratified smile.
"Your first soul skill has already surpassed what mine was at your age."
"But this domain of yours…"
The boy shook his head in confusion. "It seems the Evil God Tiger, after failing to invade my sea of consciousness, compressed its evil power into my Silver Shuo Spear instead. That's how this strange thing formed."
Jiang Yundong mulled this over for a moment, then closely examined the Silver Shuo Spear.
"Well, as long as it's not a bad thing."
Then he added a reminder, "Don't forget the true essence in your dantian. It gives you sustained output."
"That's right! Not only is my attack powerful, but I also have far greater stamina than an ordinary one-ring Soul Master."
Despite his calm disposition, Jiang Shuo nearly fainted from sheer happiness.
It was a jackpot! Not only did he gain a powerful amplification skill, but he also got a free domain. His dantian even seemed to have expanded—he had reached the mid-stage of the third layer.
Both grandfather and grandson were very satisfied.
Suddenly, a rustling came from the trees nearby. Disordered footsteps rapidly approached.
Several figures burst through the foliage and arrived at the brutal battlefield.
The surge of dark energy released by the Evil God Tiger just before the absorption was complete had drawn other Soul Masters.
Four girls and one boy.
All were wearing dung-green uniforms. Two of the girls appeared to be around twenty, while the other three looked to be about twelve or thirteen.
(End of Chapter)