Immortal Body
The moment the Undying Netherflame Dragon broke through to the hundred-thousand-year level, everyone launched another round of attacks.
Everyone knew very well the vast difference between a hundred-thousand-year soul beast and one that wasn't. They attacked the hundred-thousand-year Undying Netherflame Dragon with all their strength, fearing that if they delayed even a moment, a terrifying disaster would be born before their eyes.
After a barrage of continuous attacks, the Undying Netherflame Dragon let out a deafening roar. Flames erupted from its body, and its condition recovered at an astonishing speed.
The most shocking thing was its head, which had been heavily injured before. It regrew rapidly and appeared even more terrifying than before it broke through the hundred-thousand-year threshold.
Yang Xiong shouted loudly, "Everyone, attack its heads! Only by destroying all ten heads can we truly kill it!"
Most of those present had the strength of a Title Douluo, and even those who were slightly weaker were not far behind.
Sword Douluo's Seven Kill Sword suddenly became incomparably massive, slicing off the Undying Netherflame Dragon's heads. The others unleashed their own attacks.
Soon, the Undying Netherflame Dragon was once again on the verge of death. Nine of its newly grown heads were destroyed, leaving only the last one struggling in its final moments.
Yang Xiong's third and fourth soul rings lit up at the same time. Using both the Dragon Elephant Armor and Tyrant Dragon's Fury, he stabbed his sword through the final head.
Only then did the Undying Netherflame Dragon collapse unwillingly to the ground, a blood-red soul ring appearing above it.
Everyone stared at the soul ring, swallowing hard. Even Sword Douluo sighed.
With Sword Douluo's talent and strength, absorbing a hundred-thousand-year soul ring would not have been a problem. Unfortunately, he had never found a soul beast suitable for him. This was his greatest regret and the main obstacle preventing him from reaching a higher realm.
Lin Gong spoke up, "Xiaoxiong, think carefully. This Undying Netherflame Dragon was stronger than we imagined. If we hadn't struck early, when it broke through to a hundred-thousand-year beast, I'd say it was even more terrifying than the Azure Bull Python of Star Dou Forest."
"If we hadn't prepared beforehand, we might not have been able to kill it at all. And after swallowing your inner core, its bloodline likely evolved further,possibly into a completely unknown monster."
Yang Xiong looked at the hundred-thousand-year soul ring with determination. "Teacher, at this point, there's no turning back for me."
He sat beside the dragon's body, ready to absorb the soul ring.
Sword Douluo sighed. "Succeed or die trying,perhaps this will be your greatest chance. That fearless spirit is what makes you my disciple."
He then stood guard beside Yang Xiong, while the others formed a protective circle. Bai He went to scout the surroundings.
Yang Xiong's expression was grim, even twisted. A hundred-thousand-year soul ring was the most precious treasure in the soul master world. Even though he had prepared extensively, he still felt uncertain.
He had considered absorbing the hundred-thousand-year soul bone first to strengthen his body, but the vast energy of such a bone couldn't be absorbed in just a few hours.
Tang San, in the original story, took three days to absorb the Blue Silver Emperor's right leg bone,and that was with a spirit bone matching his martial soul. Absorbing the Undying Netherflame Dragon's bone would take even longer.
Gritting his teeth, Yang Xiong summoned his martial soul and soul rings, using his spiritual power to guide the blood-red ring to the position of his sixth soul ring.
As soon as it attached to his body, a torrent of energy surged into him. It was like being engulfed in a sea of fire one moment, and swallowed by darkness the next.
The extreme fire attribute energy threatened to burn him to ash, while his blood boiled and his skin cracked, blood streaming from his seven orifices.
At the same time, a terrifying dark attribute energy poured into him, pulling him into a deep abyss, as if he were being consumed by a massive black hole.
Within his spiritual sea, a blood-red giant stood. Suddenly, an enormous Undying Netherflame Dragon appeared,ten heads, each growing from separate necks, like an ancient beast from legend.
The blood-red giant was on the verge of being devoured and dissolved.
Seeing Yang Xiong's body on the verge of exploding, those around him grew extremely anxious, unable to bear the sight of his agony.
Sword Douluo remained stern. "Yang Xiong has ambition. If he dares to aim for an unprecedented hundred-thousand-year sixth ring, he must bear the consequences. Even if he fails, he will always be my only disciple, and I will protect him for life!"
Suddenly, Yang Xiong let out a roar filled with boundless dominance and unwillingness.
At that moment, his Killing God Domain erupted. His blood-red form shone with endless light, and all the golden lines on his body lit up.
All his soul bones glowed, especially his hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor right leg bone, which radiated a strange red light,blending killing intent with an immense life force.
Under this influence, his cracked body began to heal rapidly, only to be shattered again by the soul ring's power,repeatedly breaking and recovering.
His body became like a massive Taiji symbol, fire and darkness cycling endlessly, washing through every cell, every drop of blood, every bit of bone marrow.
His spiritual sea was still in crisis,the blood-red giant was no match for the massive dragon. But at the critical moment, his head soul bone shone brightly, granting him endless spiritual energy.
This was the gift from the eighty-five-thousand-year Blue Silver King,not a spiritual attack skill, but a life-spirit skill: Endless Vitality.
Unlike the Blue Silver Emperor's skill, this was not physical vitality but endless spiritual power. As long as he possessed this head bone, his mind could never be crushed,a rare and powerful mental augmentation ability.
A fierce battle raged in his mind between life and death. Thanks to Endless Vitality, the dragon could not truly destroy his spiritual sea.
After an unknown amount of time, his body gradually calmed. The blood from his skin and orifices had dried, and his martial soul quieted.
When he opened his eyes again, an overwhelming aura radiated from him,the unique pressure of a hundred-thousand-year soul ring. Even Sword Douluo felt it.
Everyone exhaled in relief, staring at Yang Xiong as if he were a monster. A sixth ring of a hundred-thousand years,unprecedented and possibly never to appear again.
Both Sword Douluo and the members of the Body Sect smiled, feeling they had witnessed a miracle.
Sword Douluo's face showed rare pride,this was his disciple, one who might one day shake the entire Douluo Continent.
The Body Sect members looked on with reverence,this was their Sect Master and founder, whose talent and strength might raise the Body Sect to heights beyond even the Upper Three Sects.
As Yang Xiong was still rejoicing, Sword Douluo handed him a black left leg soul bone from the Undying Netherflame Dragon.
"Xiaoxiong, take this too. A soul bone's power is best matched with its corresponding ring."
Without hesitation, Yang Xiong began absorbing it.
When he finished absorbing both ring and bone, he felt incomparably powerful, as though his body had reached a perfect state, his every movement filled with terrifying strength.
Lin Gong said, "Let's leave here. This is still the Sunset Forest,it's dangerous."
Yang Xiong nodded. "Teacher Lin, how long did it take for me to absorb them?"
Lin Gong replied helplessly, "You took a long time,eleven days for the ring, and another five for the bone."
Yang Xiong was shocked, glad he hadn't absorbed the bone first.
He had been prepared,Tang San had taken three days and nights to absorb his eighth ring, and Yang Xiong was only a Soul Emperor. Spending so much time on a sixth ring was normal, especially since the evolved dragon was likely stronger than the Evil Orca King.
After absorbing them, Yang Xiong felt his body brimming with energy, his soul power reaching level 66.
His physique had improved greatly, his entire being more complete,proof of the unmatched value of a hundred-thousand-year ring and bone.
To his delight, the ring granted him two completely different abilities, one of which was the fire attribute he had long desired.
Now, he had mastered four of the five elements,metal, wood, water, and fire. With fire linked to the heart, his heart was now immensely strong, his energy unending.
The ring and bone together gave him four excellent abilities.
Sixth Soul Ring Skill 1: Immortal Body.
When activated, he became almost unkillable. Even if torn to pieces, he could quickly reform and recover.
Yang Xiong was stunned,this was invincible for a body martial soul, completely fixing its greatest weakness. Now he had the confidence to fight even a Title Douluo; even if he couldn't win, he wouldn't be easily killed.
Sixth Soul Ring Skill 2: Nether Dragon Claw.
Summons a massive claw imbued with nether ghostfire and extreme strength, capable of tearing apart anything, ignoring defenses.