Sacrifice. The pillar of light pierced the heavens and the earth, clearly visible even from the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye, tens of kilometers away.
Huo Wu, who had finished washing and was waiting outside for the Bingyue sisters, clearly saw this scene. She
immediately ran to their room.
"Bing'er, Yue'er, come out and see!"
Her urgent shouts interrupted the two sisters who were still bathing. After quickly tidying themselves up, they came out of the room.
Shui Bing'er looked at Huo Wu at the door, somewhat puzzled.
"What's wrong, Sister Huo Wu? Brother Mu Ci is back?"
Huo Wu shook her head, grabbed the two girls' arms, and ran towards the place where they had seen the pillar of light.
The view from there was the best, offering a panoramic view of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye and a distant view of the Sunset Forest.
When they saw the location Huo Wu pointed to, Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er were stunned by the sight.
Huo Wu looked at Shui Bing'er and said,
"That location doesn't seem too far. Should we go take a look?"
Despite being the youngest, Shui Bing'er was actually the most composed.
Moreover, as the only control-type Soul Master among the girls, she was usually consulted when problems arose.
Looking at the distant crimson pillar of light, Shui Bing'er estimated the distance and time, and pondered for a moment before saying,
"I calculated the time it would take for us to return. Brother Mu Ci should have already broken through to Soul Emperor by now."
"After something like this, Grandpa Dugu and Brother Mu Ci will definitely go to check on things."
"Besides, that location is already heading towards the interior of Sunset Forest. We might encounter danger on our own."
"So let's forget about it and wait for Brother Mu Ci to return and tell us the details."
Hearing Shui Bing'er's analysis, Huo Wu and Shui Yue'er were somewhat disappointed.
However, they still listened to Shui Bing'er's words.
Although their Soul Power was not weak—one Soul King and two Soul Grandmasters—they all possessed combat strength far exceeding their peers.
But for just the three of them to traverse dozens of kilometers and enter the interior of Sunset Forest was extremely dangerous.
Encountering even a few Fangnian Soul Beasts could result in casualties.
Although the distant scene was a rare sight, their most important priority was not to cause trouble for Mu Ci. For now, they should stay obediently in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
At the top of a dense forest canopy,
Tang Hao stared wide-eyed at the distant scene in disbelief.
The towering blood-red pillar of light immediately brought back memories of twelve years ago.
That was the day he broke through to the Title Douluo level, and also the day Ah Yin left him.
"How is this possible? A sacrificial pillar of a 100,000-year-old soul beast! How could there be a 100,000-year-old soul beast in Sunset Forest, and it's being sacrificed?"
Tang Hao was shocked. He immediately changed his direction of flight .
He could investigate the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well at any time, but the sacrifice of this 100,000-year-old soul beast was fleeting.
He had to see who had obtained this opportunity.
The effects of a 100,000-year-old soul ring—only those who had it knew.
At the sacrifice site,
everything about the Xuan Deer was transformed into the purest soul power under the scorching fire of the sacrifice, surging wildly towards Mu Ci through the connection of the pillar of light.
The influx of sacrificial soul power directly caused Mu Ci's first five soul rings to manifest outside his body.
The sixth soul ring, represented by the Xuanlu, also began to condense on the outermost layer.
It gradually deepened from a light black to pure black, then blackish-red, until the red aura began to spread over time, solidifying into a true blood-red soul ring. A
true 100,000-year soul ring!
His long-standing injuries vanished instantly before the intractable sacrificial fire.
And in that instant, the Xuanlu crossed the 100,000-year threshold, becoming a true 100,000-year soul beast.
Inside the sacrificial pillar of light, Mu Ci watched as the Xuanlu gradually transformed into a phantom of soul power, merging into his sixth soul ring.
Bloodline, talent, even soul were all contained within it.
Mu Ci frowned slightly; he was reluctant to let the Xuanlu sacrifice everything for him like this.
Seeing the Xuanlu before him, Mu Ci inevitably thought of the Abundant Xuanlu on the Immortal Ship.
Both were Jianmu trees; why couldn't he have a companion spirit beast?
If he relied solely on the Jianmu tree to grow, Mu Ci didn't know when he would be able to passively learn this skill.
Moreover, similar existences do exist in the Douluo Continent, they just haven't appeared yet.
Aren't the soul spirits of ten thousand years from now similar to this?
Since Ilex can do it, he can try too.
Thinking this, Mu Ci's mind stirred, and the power of abundance began to appear within the sacrificial pillar of light, drawing the soul of the Xuan Deer gradually merging into its soul ring.
He guided it from the soul ring to the Jianmu tree in the martial soul's origin
space, where the Xuan Deer's soul gradually solidified.
The moment its consciousness returned, it directly saw the abundant Jianmu tree before it.
Its supreme status caused the Xuan Deer to kneel down, not daring to look directly at or offend the divine miracle before it.
However, Mu Ci clearly wouldn't stop because of the Xuan Deer's actions.
Under Mu Ci's control, the Jianmu tree suddenly shook off a golden fruit, which transformed into a stream of light and merged into the Xuan Deer's soul.
This was the third abundant divine fruit born from the Jianmu tree;
the first was given to Mu Changsheng, and the second was given to his grandmother, Lin Ya, after Mu Ci broke through to the second tier.
Only the third one had remained unused within Mu Ci's body.
As a special product of the Abundance Power on the Jianmu Tree, the Abundance Divine Fruit was perfectly suited to contain the Xuan Deer Spirit.
As the two gradually merged, the Xuan Deer Spirit's eyes became increasingly lively.
Upon completion of the final fusion, the Xuan Deer Spirit immediately rose and knelt beneath the roots of the Jianmu Tree to rest.
Looking at the Xuan Deer beneath the Jianmu Tree, Mu Ci felt a sense of relief.
The process was quite smooth, without any difficulties.
Now, the Xuan Deer Spirit could appear in the outside world, like a soul spirit, summoned by Mu Ci, to aid the soul master in battle.
Outside, as time passed, the sacrificial pillar of light gradually faded, and
the floating 100,000-year sixth soul ring in front of Mu Ci gradually stabilized, its rhythmic movement mirroring the first five soul rings.
Level 65!
The soul power gained from the 100,000-year soul beast sacrifice surged forth.
Just then, Dugu Bo, standing nearby, suddenly noticed two bulges appearing on Mu Ci's forehead.
With a soft "poof," two miniature Xuanlu golden horns emerged from the flesh on Mu Ci's forehead, their sharp points piercing the sky, golden lightning shooting forth with a slight sway.
"This is... an external soul bone?"
"Little Ci has such a good fortune! Not only did she directly obtain a 100,000-year soul ring, but she also received an equally precious external soul bone."
Dugu Bo watched from the side, delighted by this scene.
Although external soul bones were peerless treasures revered throughout the continent, Dugu Bo had no other thoughts.
After all, the person before him was his granddaughter's husband; what could family members possibly think?
Watching Mu Ci slowly stand up in the distance, Dugu Bo quickly walked to Mu Ci's side.
"Little Ci, how do you feel?"
But the instant Dugu Bo finished speaking, a jet-black hammer with scarlet patterns appeared out of nowhere.
"The Nine Absolute Techniques of Haotian!