Chapter 179: Scorpion-Tailed Lion, Zhu Zhuyun Breaks Through
Dai Weis smiled, "Zhuyun, we're lucky! We've found your sixth spirit ring!"
"You mean this Scorpion-Tailed Lion?"
"That's right! A Scorpion-Tailed Lion's cultivation level is determined by the scorpion tail on its back. Once a Scorpion-Tailed Lion's cultivation level exceeds ten thousand years, its tail will turn black and shorten to one meter in length.
Although the tail's length will be shortened, that's just a hiding technique. In battle, a ten-thousand-year-old Scorpion-Tailed Lion's tail can stretch to five meters in length. For every ten thousand years of cultivation thereafter, the tail's stretchable length increases by five meters.
You saw, the Scorpion-Tailed Lion's black tail is three meters long. In battle, that tail can stretch to fifteen meters in an instant, piercing its prey like a spear! The scorpion tail's deadly poison will kill the enemy in an instant!"
Dai Weis explained quietly. In its same tier, the Scorpion-Tailed Lion's combat effectiveness is no less than that of the Man-Faced Demon Spider, and it's also a dark-attributed spirit beast, making it a perfect fit for Zhu Zhuyun.
Dai Weis slowly rose and approached the manticore. The manticore, with its keen hearing, naturally sensed Dai Weis's presence. Seeing the fat meat presented to him, greed flashed in its crimson eyes.
Sticky, disgusting saliva dripped slowly from the corners of its mouth, clearly considering Dai Weis its prey.
However, Dai Weis remained unfazed. A 30,000-year-old spirit beast wasn't a problem for him. He chuckled softly and said, "Zhuyun, protect yourself. I'll take care of this beast!" As soon as he finished speaking, the shadowy image of the Holy White Tiger materialized, gathering behind Dai Weis and merging with him.
Instantly, Dai Weis' veins bulged, his muscles swelled, and he spun around, appearing even more powerful. An invisible, kingly aura of pressure suddenly emanated, enveloping the manticore.
"Roar..."
The manticore roared, as if facing a formidable enemy. The beastly king's might filled it with terror, its hair standing on end. It stared at Dai Weis warily, a hint of alarm in its eyes.
"Big cat, come on!" Dai Weis pulled out his flintlock rifle, aimed at the manticore, and pulled the trigger.
Bang, bang, bang!
Three shots suddenly echoed through the forest, and birds took flight as three black iron bullets pierced the manticore's powerful forelimbs with unerring precision. Had Dai Weis not been afraid the manticore would be killed by the bullets, preventing Zhu Zhuyun from absorbing the spirit ring, he would have shot it in the head.
However, the manticore was no pushover. At the sound of the gunshot, it leaped like a startled bird, leaping over thirty meters in one leap. Like a shadow, it easily landed on a nearby tree!
Dai Weis hadn't expected that a manticore of such enormous size could be so agile and nimble, not only leaping thirty meters in one go, but also poised securely on a fragile branch.
Dodging Dai Weis's bullets, the manticore lunged again, lunging towards Dai Weis. In an instant, it was less than ten meters in front of him.
Its maw opened wide, revealing its bloodstained fangs. Dark soul energy coalesced within its mouth, emitting countless jets of black light that lashed out in a blanket of devastating force.
The manticore, a thirty-thousand-year-old dark-attributed soul beast, possessed mastery of this dark energy, one of its ultimate abilities: Dark Arrow Rain! It spitted countless powerful needles at an incredibly rapid rate, capable of instantly reducing an enemy to a hedgehog!
"Dark Arrow Rain? Interesting, but in my eyes, you're always a step behind!"
Dai Weis said with a carefree smile. He knew the beast was about to unleash its ultimate attack the moment the dark soul energy gathered within its mouth.
Therefore, after the manticore unleashed its ability, Dai Weis prepared a counterattack.
"White Tiger Protective Barrier!"
Almost instantly, as the manticore unleashed its needles, Dai Weis unleashed a protective golden aura, forming a shield in front of him. A series of crisp "bang, bang, bang" sounds echoed through his ears.
However, the manticore was, after all, a spirit beast with thirty thousand years of cultivation. The barrage of needles, like a Gatling gun, descended upon Dai Weis's shield in an instant, cracking and threatening to shatter. But at that moment, his sixth spirit ring suddenly blazed.
"Sixth Spirit Skill: White Tiger Evil God Transformation!"
Instantly, Dai Weis's wings of ice and fire turned inky black, his entire body clad in a dark armor, a heroic presence radiating dominance.
"Quick and decisive! This prince will not play with you! Evil God Protection!"
Dai Weis gathered wind power, sending a roaring gale descending from the sky, scattering the incoming needles. Simultaneously, he gathered strength in his feet, then with a powerful push, launched himself forward in a straight line, so fast that only a shadow could be seen!
"Speed up!"
Seeing Dai Weis coming straight at him, the manticore unleashed its ultimate move—the piercing tail! Its spearlike tail spun in the air before piercing through the air!
Whoosh!
A gust of wind whipped through the air as the jet-black tail pierced through the air, piercing Dai Weis' chest. However, Dai Weis's formidable vision instantly saw the direction of the scorpion's attack and dodged to the side. Then, at top speed, he rushed to the manticore's side and delivered a powerful punch! The perfect combination of ultimate power and speed, the punch was as powerful as a cannonball, colliding with the manticore's face, shattering its fangs.
The manticore, like a startled bird, was sent flying by the punch. As the manticore was sent flying, Dai Weis grabbed its tail and yanked it with all his might!
Sizzle!
As the tail was ripped free, the manticore collapsed, gravely wounded. This scorpion tail is its strongest weapon, but also its greatest weakness.
If it were destroyed, the manticore would lose the strength to stand.
Looking at the seriously wounded, unconscious, and bleeding manticore, Dai Weis quickly handed the Holy Sword to Zhu Zhuyun and said, "Zhuyun, now's the chance! Kill it!"
"Okay!"
Zhu Zhuyun took the Holy Sword and infused it with her soul power. Instantly, the sword's aura roared, and the blade's light chilled the fourteen continents.
With a swish—
The sound of a sharp blade slicing through flesh echoed, and the manticore died instantly. Black soul energy emanated from its body, transforming into a spirit ring.
Zhu Zhuyun immediately sat cross-legged, silently practicing meditation, attaching the manticore's spirit ring to her own spirit.
Dai Weis had no doubt that Zhu Zhuyun could absorb the 30,000-year-old spirit ring. He was confident that Zhu Zhuyun would do it, so he simply sat by her side, providing her with protection.
Two hours later, Zhu Zhuyun successfully passed the critical period, and the next step was to refine the spirit power contained in the spirit ring.
Finally, after an hour, Zhu Zhuyun finally completed the absorption and obtained the sixth soul skill. At the same time, her soul power also successfully broke through to the peak of level 61, just one step away from level 62!
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