Chapter 231: Giant Horned Dragon

"How about this Giant Horned Dragon?"

After Ge Baihua successfully absorbed the Soul Ring, Nan Yu, accompanied by the sect Elder, found this Giant Horned Dragon.

Its body length exceeds ten meters, its height is a full four meters, it is covered with a layer of dark black keratin armor, and the end of its thick, powerful tail is a hammer studded with bone spikes.

The Giant Horned Dragon's name contains the character "dragon," yet it is merely a gigantic Soul Beast with Mountain Dragon Bloodline, inheriting the terrifying power of the mountain dragon, which also makes its attributes somewhat one‑dimensional.

Perhaps due to its own tier limitation, inheriting the mountain dragon's power makes it very weak in other aspects.

Its power may have reached the, 000-year Tier, but in other respects it might be inferior to a Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast.

"Fine, that one." Tie Li nodded, intending to take the Giant Horned Dragon as his Sixth Soul Ring.

It can greatly boost the power he needs.

His Zhen Long Chui Spirit possesses near‑infinite Ultimate Attribute thunder and lightning; to break through in thunder and lightning, he would need the Sixth Soul Ring to come from a super Soul Beast with Ultimate Attribute.

If he absorbs a Soul Beast with other thunder and lightning attributes, the boost would be modest.

But such super Soul Beasts are hard to find, and a, 000-year Soul Ring super Soul Beast is not easy to deal with.

Could it be that searching for these super Soul Beasts has kept his cultivation stuck at Level 60?

If the long search yields nothing, will Du Gu Bo keep helping him find Soul Beasts?

These are all factors that need consideration.

The Giant Horned Dragon is a good choice; it will grant him terrifying power attributes, and the Zhen Long Chui Spirit, as an offensive martial soul, also has strength as a core attribute.

Having the Mountain Dragon Bloodline might bring unexpected gains.

"Your Majesty, let me sweep the formation for you," Nan Yu said.

"Fine."

Du Gu Bo flashed into view before the Giant Horned Dragon, his aura of a Title Douluo striking the beast.

"Roar"

A low roar; the massive body, fearing the overwhelming power, slowly retreated.

Nan Yu entered Martial Soul Possession State, leapt onto the Giant Horned Dragon's back, and unleashed a booming attack imbued with the Extinguishing Attribute.

"Boom"

"Roar"

Feeling the pain, the Giant Horned Dragon let out an angry roar; after being wounded, its power will keep growing, but it will gradually lose its sanity.

Du Gu Bo timed it perfectly; the Poison Fog transformed into a single Poison Snake that surged wildly toward the Giant Horned Dragon.

The Giant Horned Dragon's back was wounded by Nan Yu, and the Poison Snake formed from the Poison Fog slithered over the wound.

Nan Yu suddenly felt his scalp tingle, retreating repeatedly, fearing any contact with the Poison Fog.

In just a few breaths, the Giant Horned Dragon's massive form began to shake; the Poison Fog corroded its body, and its resistance to poison was nowhere near as strong as its size suggests.

It let out several resentful roars in succession, and the near‑mountain‑sized body crashed to the ground with a thud, raising clouds of dust.

Tie Li seized the moment, moving to the Giant Horned Dragon's most vulnerable head; the Zhen Long Chui Spirit, saturated with dense Black Thunder, slammed down fiercely.

"Boom Boom"

Several hammer blows repeatedly struck the Giant Horned Dragon's head until its breath ceased, and a black Soul Ring emerged from its corpse.

"I will guard you; you come and absorb the Soul Ring."

"Fine."

Tie Li hesitated not at all and immediately began absorbing the Soul Ring.

This is a, 000-year Soul Ring; a normal Soul Emperor could not possibly absorb a Soul Ring of such high age.

Several members of Earth Dragon Gate glanced at Tie Li, curious whether he could truly absorb these Soul Rings.

In their eyes, Tie Li should only be Soul Power Level 50, absorbing his Fifth Soul Ring, but the Fifth Soul Ring is, 000-year, so any later Soul Rings he absorbs must be over, 000-year.

For a Soul Master to advance to Title Douluo, his strength must be extraordinary.

During the absorption, Tie Li could clearly sense a faint tearing sensation in his body; the Soul Ring may have exceeded his limits, and streams of special pure soul power surged within, assisting him to continue absorbing.

This is the sustained benefit from having taken the rare Sky‑Piercing Chrysanthemum, not merely an indestructible body.

Just as Tie Li absorbed the, 000-year Soul Ring, exceeding his body's limits yet aided continued absorption, this advantage will persist.

Surpassing limits in Soul Ring absorption may be the true marvel of the Sky‑Piercing Chrysanthemum.

Of course, one cannot exceed limits too far, or the outcome remains grim.

Time passed second by second; Tie Li's absorption time surpassed that of a normal Soul Master.

In Du Gu Bo's detection, Tie Li's aura remained stable, indicating his condition is within controllable bounds.

It took a full two hours for Tie Li to finish absorbing the Soul Ring.

Watching Tie Li safely absorb the Soul Ring, the four members of Earth Dragon Gate showed a noticeable change in their gazes toward him.

Could the Fifth Soul Ring truly absorb a, 000-year Soul Ring?

But the next second, their shock lessened considerably.

Two yellow, two purple, two black!

Six Soul Rings appeared one by one beneath Tie Li.

So he is a Soul Emperor after all; no wonder he could absorb a, 000-year Soul Ring.

Wait… a Soul Emperor at this age?

What was barely acceptable now became impossible to accept.

He summoned the Zhen Long Chui Spirit, its emanating aura grew even heavier.

"How is it?" Du Gu Bo asked.

"Very good; the power the Soul Ring provides already far exceeds my expectations."

Tie Li suddenly swung the Zhen Long Chui, accompanied by the hammer's thunderous slash through the air.

This power exceeds the scope of a Soul Emperor; even a pure strength Six-ring Soul Emperor may not necessarily match Tie Li in strength.

The Giant Horned Dragon is a fifty-thousand-year Soul Beast; Tie Li examined its corpse but unfortunately found no soul bone.

"Sect Master, farewell then." Du Gu Bo said lightly.

Soul power enveloped Tie Li's body, and within a few breaths, they completely lost their aura.

"Sect Master, a Soul Emperor in his twenties—I've never heard of such a thing." Ge Baihua's face showed shock.

"As a disciple of Du Gu Bo, I imagined his talent would be astonishing, but I didn't expect it to be this shocking; he might become the youngest Title Douluo." Nan Yu was equally shocked.

"Sect, do you find his martial soul somewhat familiar?" An elder of the Earth Dragon Sect couldn't help but say.

Seeing Tie Li release the Zhen Long Chui Spirit martial soul, he could determine it was a top-tier martial soul, though he sensed a familiar aura from the Zhen Long Chui Spirit.

It wasn't that he had seen the Zhen Long Chui Spirit before; it was simply the aura unique to a martial soul.

Nan Yu's brows furrowed; reminded by the elder, he indeed noticed this.

Suddenly, Nan Yu's heart jolted, and he remembered.

"It is the Yin Lei Mo Long Martial Soul."

……

"Senior Du Gu Bo, where are you taking me?" Tie Li asked.

Du Gu Bo brought Tie Li to a valley filled with Lightning Light; there was a special magnetic field, and upon entering the valley, the soul power within began to boil.

"Rest assured, I have spoken with the old dragon of the Lan Dian Ba Wang Long Family; you can cultivate here with peace of mind." Du Gu Bo showed a strange expression, giving Tie Li a bad premonition.

(End of chapter)