Chapter Fourteen: I Can Absorb All Soul Rings

On the direct path of Yue Guan’s charge toward the Bloodthirsty Yellowhorn, the massive beast, which should have collapsed, suddenly stood firm. With a sharp turn, it fixed its blood-red eyes on Yue Guan. In the next moment, countless poisonous needles shot out from its tail, densely covering the area.

This scene clearly demonstrated the Bloodthirsty Yellowhorn’s incredibly tough defense—it took a full strike from a titled Douluo without any damage!

Squinting his eyes, Yue Guan looked at the chilling array of needles with disdain. “Trickery at its finest! Fifth soul skill, Hurricane Reaching the Sky!”

This simple soul beast really thought it could fool him? And those mere poisonous needles—did it truly believe they could harm him?

As his words fell, the Strange Fungus All-Heaven Chrysanthemum instantly released a flood of steel petals, spinning rapidly. In an instant, a violent whirlwind formed and crashed toward the beast...

The dense needles were immediately blown away by the furious gale.

Seeing his trick useless against this man, the Bloodthirsty Yellowhorn grew uneasy. It flapped its wings rapidly, attempting to fly into the sky...

Yue Guan quickly caught the beast’s intent and coldly barked, “Trying to fly? Then I’ll just cut off your wings! Sixth soul skill, Golden Core Radiance!”

The Strange Fungus All-Heaven Chrysanthemum soared into the air, and much like the Bloodthirsty Yellowhorn’s previous attack, the petals glowed with a fierce golden light, showering down densely on the ground...

This was Yue Guan’s area attack soul skill. Though its power and range were less explosive than the earlier skills, it made up in sheer quantity!

The large petals ruthlessly sliced across the Yellowhorn’s body like streaks of light, cutting its flesh. Soon, faint purple blood trickled from its skin...

Under the fierce assault, its wings were successfully severed, and the large, yet delicate wings fell heavily to the ground...

...

Xu Sheng watched Yue Guan fighting desperately and smiled warmly. “Not bad, Elder Ju took a loss, but his intelligence has grown.”

This chrysanthemum elder had just suffered at the hands of the Bloodthirsty Yellowhorn. If he was fooled again, even the titled Douluo rank would be brought down by him...

The Ghost Elder looked at the retreating Bloodthirsty Yellowhorn struck down by Yue Guan and said calmly, “Young man, it would be fine if this Yellowhorn were a plant-type soul beast; it would make a suitable soul ring for you. But alas...”

Indeed, the Bloodthirsty Yellowhorn was well suited for Xu Sheng. Absorbing its soul ring might enhance the toxin affinity of Xu Sheng’s Nine-Heart Blood Tang soul, and with luck, he might even gain a large-range attack soul skill!

Xu Sheng’s forehead creased with a large question mark.

He was a bit confused—why was it a pity? He himself had just chosen this Bloodthirsty Yellowhorn!

He immediately spoke, “Ghost Elder, I’ve made up my mind. This Bloodthirsty Yellowhorn will be my first soul ring!”

...

The Ghost Elder stared at Xu Sheng with a look that said, “Are you kidding me?” His lip twitched. “Huh? Boy, your soul is plant-type. Absorbing this animal-type soul ring could cause rejection and cause you to explode!”

Everyone on the continent knew plant-type souls couldn’t absorb animal-type soul rings, and vice versa!

This kid wanting to absorb the Bloodthirsty Yellowhorn’s soul ring—was he crazy?

Moreover, this was a thirty-thousand-year-old soul beast. Even his and Yue Guan’s ninth soul rings were only eighty thousand years old! If this guy absorbed it, who knew if he’d die on the spot!

Suddenly, a spark of insight flashed in Xu Sheng’s mind. He thought quietly, “Modern soul masters no longer fully accept the Grandmaster’s ten core theories! No wonder he’s so surprised...”

He glanced at the Ghost Elder’s extremely wary face and knew that without some trick, this soul ring was definitely doomed.

So, Xu Sheng calmly covered his mouth and coughed a few times, smiling confidently at the Ghost Elder. “Ghost Elder, I’m not joking. My soul is a bit special—it can absorb soul rings from all types of soul beasts!”

The Ghost Elder frowned slightly. He had seen Xu Sheng’s soul before. It was even stronger than Elder Ju’s top-tier plant soul...

This young man’s confidence didn’t seem fake. Could it be he really could absorb animal soul rings?

The realization made the Ghost Elder tremble, looking at Xu Sheng like he was a monster.

Well, plant-type absorbing animal-type—that would be breaking new ground!

After some thought, the Ghost Elder replied, “Fine! But this is your own choice. It has nothing to do with me or him. You’d better write a letter. If something happens and you die, at least we have an explanation!”

The Ghost Elder wasn’t reckless. Xu Sheng wanted to absorb this soul ring; fine, he wouldn’t intervene.

But they had to leave something behind to prove neither he nor Elder Ju was involved, or else they’d have to face the wrath of the Pope Bibidong!

Just thinking of the Pope’s last rage sent chills to his heart...

Xu Sheng smiled slightly and thanked him. “Thank you, Ghost Elder!”

He then took the parchment from the Ghost Elder, wrote on it, and handed it back...

The Ghost Elder looked it over and stored it away.

With this, his heart felt much more at ease...

...

Yue Guan, who had used the Strange Fungus All-Heaven Chrysanthemum to repel the Bloodthirsty Yellowhorn, watched the two chatting happily while he was stuck here struggling against the soul beast.

His heart was filled with bitterness as he turned to scold the Ghost Elder, “Hey old ghost, don’t just watch the show! This soul beast is thirty thousand years old, tough as nails. I can’t kill it quickly!”

The Ghost Elder glanced at the Bloodthirsty Yellowhorn, battered but still alive, then looked at Yue Guan, spreading his hands calmly. “Didn’t you ask me to protect this beast? Don’t tell me you can’t handle this soul beast.”

Yue Guan glared at him. “Enough nonsense! Help me finish off this soul beast!”

Nine soul rings rose beneath the Ghost Elder’s feet. With a sigh, he charged forward...

With the Ghost Elder’s help, the Bloodthirsty Yellowhorn, despite its strong defense, was now on the verge of death, sprawling on the ground and twitching violently...

Wiping sweat from his brow, Yue Guan clapped his hands and took a deep breath. “Finally done! This damn thing is really tough. Let’s get out of here quickly.”

The Ghost Elder pointed at Xu Sheng nearby and rolled his eyes. “Get out of here? Haven’t you seen this guy hasn’t absorbed the soul ring yet?”

He pulled a sharp blade from his pocket and tossed it to Xu Sheng...

Xu Sheng caught it tightly, walked to the Bloodthirsty Yellowhorn’s head, and thrust the blade in...

A deep, pitch-black soul ring slowly emerged from the soul beast’s corpse...

Xu Sheng sat cross-legged and closed his eyes to meditate...

Seeing this, Yue Guan said seriously, “Old Ghost, this kid’s a plant-type...”

The Ghost Elder waved to stop him before he finished, then smiled faintly.

He said softly, “This kid said his soul can absorb all soul rings. Even if he dies, with this letter, it won’t implicate us.”

He gently patted the parchment in his pocket...

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