Chapter 10: The White Tiger That Died with Eyes Open — First Soul Ring!
This was a ten-thousand-year–grade torso soul bone, and its quality was fairly decent.
Without even thinking, Wang Li stored it directly into his storage soul tool.
A soul bone of this level was still not qualified to be fused into his body.
Glancing at the black soul ring hovering above the Pit Demon Spider's corpse, Wang Li waved his hand and dispersed the ten-thousand-year soul ring.
A soul ring produced by a Pit Demon Spider that had just reached the ten-thousand-year threshold clearly did not meet Wang Li's standards.
It was too weak. Its soul ring could not bring him any meaningful benefit.
Pit Demon Spider: "..."
It truly died with eyes wide open!
The human cub, it had deemed weak, not only killed it in seconds but also looked down on its soul ring and soul bone!
Wang Li did not linger in this place and continued deeper into the Sunset Forest.
Only a shriveled, mummified "spider" corpse remained behind.
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Two days later.
Wang Li stood locked in a standoff with a white tiger over five meters long.
Don't be fooled by its relatively "small" size—its age was already close to fifty thousand years!
Ordinary ten-thousand-year soul beasts corresponded to Soul Kings or Soul Emperors.
Once a soul beast reached thirty thousand years, it was equivalent to a Soul Saint–level powerhouse.
At fifty thousand years, it was an existence on par with a Soul Douluo—truly terrifying.
Of course, age alone did not determine everything.
Some special soul beasts possessed combat strength far beyond that of ordinary ones.
A ten-thousand-year Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear was enough to contend with a normal hundred-thousand-year soul beast!
Soul beasts of this type were so fearsome that even Titled Douluo–level experts were unwilling to entangle themselves with them.
Over the past two days, Wang Li had also slain several ten-thousand-year soul beasts, but he had not absorbed any of their soul rings.
He had only drained their soul power and the essence of flesh and blood.
The white tiger before him—this was his true target!
"Roar—!"
Wang Li, already in a state of martial soul possession, let out a thunderous shout at the white tiger.
The oppressive aura belonging to the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger spread across the battlefield.
Among soul beasts, there existed clear distinctions between superior and inferior—this was bloodline suppression.
In dragonkind, this form of suppression manifested to the extreme.
The tiger clan possessed it as well.
Blessed by the Evil God, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger could rightly be called the strongest existence among all tigers—there was no exaggeration in that claim.
No tiger had ever managed, at merely sixty thousand years of cultivation, to single-handedly challenge the hundred-thousand-year Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python and still retreat unscathed.
The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger had done exactly that!
One had to know—the Azure Sky Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape were no ordinary soul beasts.
They both belonged to the category of super soul beasts.
Facing the suppressed white tiger, Wang Li did not dare show the slightest carelessness.
This was a white tiger nearing fifty thousand years in age!
Without hesitation, Wang Li directly unleashed his trump card.
"Evil God Domain!"
Gray mist rapidly spread outward from Wang Li's body, enveloping the white tiger in an instant.
Already suppressed, the white tiger's aura plummeted even further.
This was a domain innate to the martial soul—an innate domain.
"Roar—!"
The white tiger stared fixedly at Wang Li and involuntarily took a step back.
It could not understand how this "human cub," in terms of bloodline, could be even purer and more terrifying than itself!
Among all tiger species, the white tiger was already considered one of the strongest.
Ten-thousand-year soul beasts possessed considerable intelligence. It was noticed that Wang Li had no soul rings!
A "human" without soul rings posed a threat—but not a particularly high one.
After forcibly suppressing the fear in its heart, the white tiger lunged toward Wang Li.
Seeing this, Wang Li remained calm and unhurried. His body leaned slightly forward as a pair of black wings extended from his back—
Yes, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger Martial Soul had wings.
"Like a tiger with wings" was truly realized on the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.
Wang Li stomped the ground, flapped his wings, and lifted into the air—perfectly evading the white tiger's attack.
White Tiger: "???"
The white tiger paused slightly, its jaws parting as white energy rapidly condensed in its mouth.
Then it fired the attack straight at Wang Li.
Wang Li flapped his wings once more, dodging the blast.
Immediately afterward, he extended his right hand. The Dark Gold Terror Claw manifested, and he slashed down at the white tiger below.
"Sky Splitting Claw!"
This was not a purely physical attack—it was Xiong Jun's signature move.
Only Dark Gold Terror Claw Bears with exceptional talent could master this technique.
Five dark-golden energy claw shadows, sharp as sword qi, descended precisely onto the white tiger.
The white membrane covering its body was sliced open like tofu, and the attack landed squarely on its flesh.
"Pff—!"
Five claw marks, deep enough to expose bone, tore into the white tiger, blood pouring out as it glared fiercely at Wang Li.
Its injuries only further stimulated its ferocity!
White energy gathered in its mouth once more and blasted toward Wang Li in midair.
As long as it could land even a single hit, it refused to believe Wang Li wouldn't be forced to fall!
And once he fell, wouldn't he be at its mercy?
The white tiger's injuries were severe. After all, this was the Dark Gold Terror Claw—its attack directly ignored most of the tiger's defenses and struck its true body.
But the white tiger was no pushover either. As a top-tier soul beast, enduring a single strike like this was still within its limits.
Wang Li dodged the white tiger's energy attack again, a thought flashing through his mind.
The extreme ice-and-snow energy within his body gathered onto the Dark Gold Terror Claw, and he unleashed Sky Splitting Claw once more!
This time, the white tiger failed to react in time and was struck solidly again.
However, no blood flowed this time—because the wounds had already been sealed in ice and snow.
Before any blood could spill, it had frozen solid.
The injured areas lost all sensation and control.
The white tiger's movements grew increasingly sluggish.
Wang Li had not only obtained the Ice and Snow Spirit Martial Soul—he had also received the Water Dragon King's Gift!
These abilities were equivalent to self-created soul skills.
They required neither soul rings nor soul bones to be unleashed.
Using the same method again, Wang Li delivered another heavy blow to the increasingly immobile white tiger.
Then, the corners of his lips curled upward as he slowly spoke five words:
"Divine Skill: Ice Explosion Technique!"
"BOOM—!"
As Wang Li detonated the extreme ice-and-snow energy, the ice covering the white tiger's body and lodged within it exploded simultaneously!
This kind of attack was something the white tiger simply could not withstand!
Two rounds of attacks, ten wounds—the affected area was enormous!
After being ambushed by the Ice Explosion Technique, the white tiger collapsed onto the ground, its gaze gradually losing focus.
It was utterly unwilling.
Its opponent was clearly as fragile as paper—yet it was suppressed by bloodline.
Suppressed by a domain.
And could even fly…
From start to finish, the battle rendered its full strength completely useless.
All that remained was unwillingness—pure unwillingness!
"Pitiful… pitiful… pitiful…"
At this moment, the white tiger was truly miserable!
The areas previously injured by extreme ice had long since lost all flesh.
Even the bones had been shattered by the explosion.
Now, the white tiger was merely struggling on the brink of death, completely powerless to resist.
The Evil God Hook thrust forward.
Wang Li was not the kind of person to show mercy.
If the soul beast didn't die, should he die instead?
The white tiger could not resist. As the Evil God Hook devoured it, its life finally faded away.
Even in death, its tiger eyes remained fixed on Wang Li!
"Thank you, nature, for your gift. This soul ring—I'll be taking it."
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