Chapter 12: Chrysanthemums Withered, Wounds All Over the Ground, Second Soul Ring!
On the carriage heading to the Star Dou Great Forest, Xiao Yin was bored browsing the Taobao... System Mall...
A day ago, Xiao Yin found a carriage to take him to Solba Town. After all, the journey was quite long.
As for where the money comes from?
System Mall, 1 wish value: 100 gold soul coins.
"Hmm... This [Storage Soul Guide Upgrade Scroll] is pretty good. With 100 wish points, it can expand the space by 10 cubic meters.
The key point is that after upgrading, I can store spiritual objects, so I don't have to carry the Blue Silver Emperor around with me!"
Balance: -100!
A white light flashed, and the black ring on his left hand seemed much more refined.
He picked up the Blue Silver Emperor next to him and took a look. Sensing that Ah Yin's residual soul was still sleeping, he put it in.
Well... take it out once every two days, water it, and let it get some sunlight, that's enough!
As for the mission reward [Blue Silver Emperor Origin Dew], this thing can only be used by the Blue Silver Emperor. Xiao Yin doesn't even know what the system gives it to him for!
To Ah Yin?
Well... let's talk about it later!
There is also the passive skill [Plant Affinity], which can increase the favorability of plant-type soul masters and soul beasts by 30%!
What's the use of this?!
Useless!
It's better to give more money!
Star Dou Great Forest, mixed area.
Xiao Yin has been here for a week.
The air here is thicker than that in the outer areas. The branches and leaves of the towering trees block out the sun, and the light is dim all year round.
Xiao Yin's figure moved silently among the thick tree trunks and tangled vines.
Before entering the forest, he spent 360 wishes to buy two yellow-level martial arts books in the system mall.
The claw technique is "Stone-Splitting Claw" and the body technique is "Wind-Following Step".
Although their rank was not high, at least he no longer had to fight without any plan and relying solely on his body's instinctive reactions!
Compared to his unbridled behavior in the Soul Hunting Forest, he became much more restrained after entering the mixed zone.
The ferocious beast pressure of Taotie is no longer released at will.
After all, the existence entrenched here is far beyond the reach of the Soul Hunting Forest. Releasing the pressure rashly and attracting an unmatched terrifying existence is tantamount to suicide.
Be assertive when you should be, and be reserved when you should be low-key.
After a few days, relying on the Taotie spirit's keen perception of food, he successfully ambushed and devoured several lone soul beasts like a hunter.
Every swallowing was accompanied by the impact of energy and the pain of refining, but it also allowed his strength to increase steadily.
Putting aside other things, Xiao Yin's current physical strength is at least comparable to that of a soul beast that is over seven hundred years old!
Moreover, the quality of the soul power in his body is probably higher than that of a Level 30 Soul Master!
However, he was not satisfied with this.
Being at Level 20 and possessing the first soul ring of a thousand years was indeed amazing, but it was far from enough.
He needs more powerful strength and the second soul ring that matches the Taotie spirit!
He needs a target that can greatly enhance his core devouring ability!
Suddenly, just as he went deep into a valley covered with rugged rocks, the instinct of the Taotie spirit suddenly gave rise to a strong throbbing!
Xiao Yin's pupils shrank slightly, and he lowered his body in an instant, restraining his breath to the extreme, and his eyes looked sharply in the direction where the throbbing came from.
In the middle of the valley, a huge creature was lying lazily on a huge black rock, basking in the sun.
The soul beast looked like a giant lizard, but its size was much larger than usual, nearly five meters long, and its body was covered with dark red scales. Dark red light could be seen faintly flowing between the gaps between the scales.
The most eye-catching thing is its thick tail, which does not end with an ordinary lizard tail, but a heavy bone hammer covered with spikes!
"Earth Fire Dragon Lizard?"
The information flashed through Xiao Yin's mind, and his heart was shocked.
This is a powerful soul beast with rare dragon blood. It has immense strength, amazing defense, and excellent fire control ability.
Judging from the size and color of the scales of this one, it must be around 2,500 years old!
More importantly, the faint but pure dragon bloodline in its body is absolutely a great tonic for the Taotie spirit!
That's it!
A burning desire to fight burned in Xiao Yin's eyes, but his rationality was not clouded.
Two thousand five hundred years old, with dragon blood!
This is definitely the limit he can challenge at the moment, and it may even exceed the limit!
"That Earth Fire Dragon Lizard has amazing defenses, and I'm afraid it would be difficult for me to break through its scales right now.
Therefore, we should attack its weakest point first and inflict serious damage with one blow!
...That's it! Hehe!"
There was a gleam in Xiao Yin's eyes, and a wicked smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Then a white light flashed on his hand, and two things appeared.
Flash Talisman, a steel stick made of "Hundred-Refined Steel".
He took a deep breath, held his breath, and approached the Earth Fire Dragon Lizard little by little.
Xiao Yin was like a poisonous snake that had been lurking for a long time. When he reached the critical point of ten meters, his figure flashed and he instantly appeared behind the Earth Fire Dragon Lizard!
At the same time, all the soul power in his body exploded!
[Iron Crunch] Soul Skill is activated instantly!
His arms were covered with ferocious illusory scales and sharp teeth, and black light flickered at his fingertips!
"Let me in!"
Xiao Yin's eyes were filled with excitement as he clenched the steel rod with both hands, aiming directly at the lizard dragon's anus that was blocked by the bone hammer's tail!
This is the common weakness of almost all armored soul beasts!
laugh--!
The two-meter-long steel rod, with a sharp edge that could tear everything apart, stabbed in fiercely!
Two-thirds!
"Ouch!!!!!"
A shrill and distorted howl echoed throughout the valley!
The huge body of the Earth Fire Dragon Lizard bounced up suddenly as if it was hit by high voltage electricity!
The severe pain made it go crazy in an instant!
Dark red flames gushed out of its mouth and nose, and the heavy bone hammer tail swung towards Xiao Yin with earth-shattering power!
Xiao Yin had already anticipated this!
After the sneak attack was successful, he used the Wind-Following Step without hesitation, taking advantage of the wind to float backwards!
Boom!!!
The bone hammer crashed down! The ground was like being hit by a meteorite, and a huge crater was blasted open!
The violent shock wave mixed with gravel hit Xiao Yin hard!
Puff!
Xiao Yin suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood!
"Roar!!"
The Earth Fire Dragon Lizard has gone completely crazy!
I just gave away my first time like that?!
Its eyes were bloodshot, and it ignored the severe pain of bleeding from behind. Its huge head turned suddenly and locked onto Xiao Yin who had revealed his figure!
The huge mouth full of sharp teeth opened, and a column of hot and sticky dark red magma fire spurted towards Xiao Yin like a volcanic eruption!
Wherever it passed, the air distorted and the grass and trees turned to ashes in an instant!
There's no way to avoid it! The area is too large!
At the critical moment of life and death, a hint of madness flashed in Xiao Yin's eyes!
"Taotie!!"
The void behind him suddenly twisted, and the shadow of Taotie with a dragon head and a sheep body, which had become slightly solid after being devoured several times, suddenly appeared!
An extremely domineering and ferocious beast's pressure was like a real shock wave, slamming fiercely into the gushing lava column and the Earth Fire Dragon Lizard itself!
Boom—!
The invisible pressure and the blazing pillar of magma collided violently in mid-air!
The pillar of magma fire seemed to hit an invisible wall and was forcibly contained for a moment!
Although most of it is still surging, its power has been significantly weakened!
The moment the Earth Fire Dragon Lizard came into contact with the pressure of Taotie, it instantly felt a strong sense of submission and fear!
Its crazy attack involuntarily paused!
Xiao Yin seized this fleeting opportunity!
Enduring the severe pain all over his body and the huge consumption of soul power, his body was like an arrow shot from a bow, moving forward instead of retreating!
Rushed forward along the edge of the weakened lava column!
"[Iron Crunch] - Stone-Splitting Claw!"
Xiao Yin jumped high, and with his right hand covered with the shadow of Taotie's sharp teeth, he grabbed the throat of the Earth Fire Dragon Lizard!
Phew——!
This time, it was the dull sound of flesh being torn apart!
The sharp claws containing the devouring power of Taotie pierced deeply into the throat of the Earth Fire Dragon Lizard!
"Hoo...uh..."
The huge body of the Earth Fire Dragon Lizard suddenly stiffened, and its red eyes were filled with incredible horror.
It could feel its own blood and soul power flowing into the other party's body!
But the Earth Fire Dragon Lizard's dying counterattack was also extremely terrifying!
It swung its huge head violently, and its big mouth full of sharp teeth bit Xiao Yin who was hanging on its neck!
Xiao Yin tightly grasped the arm that pierced its throat, and his body twisted desperately to avoid it like a fallen leaf in the wind!
Swish!
The sharp fangs grazed his left shoulder, tearing open a large piece of flesh and blood, revealing the bone!
But in the blink of an eye, the wound on the left shoulder showed signs of healing!
Iron Crunch = Bloodthirsty Recovery!
Just like that, two minutes later, the Earth Fire Dragon Lizard finally couldn't withstand Xiao Yin's blood recovery, and its huge body fell to the ground with a bang!
A soul ring with a purple halo slowly rises!
Two thousand five hundred years!
[end of the chapter]