Chapter 51

"Aooo~"

Suddenly, a soul beast's roar rang out from deep within the Sunset Forest.

"Hiss, this soul beast's howl is terrifying—what kind is it?" Dugu Bo sucked in a breath of cold air.

Ahead, from within the thickets, a pitch-black, hulking soul beast resembling both a wolf and a dog emerged.

"Is this a dog soul beast or a wolf soul beast?"

The three of them froze.

Li Fei looked dubiously at the Azure Dragon Staff in his hand; its readout actually pointed to this black dog before him.

He thought his staff had malfunctioned? "Scram!" Dugu Bo didn't believe this was a suitable soul beast for Li Fei sensed by the Azure Dragon Staff; he released powerful soul power, shouting angrily, hoping to scare the black dog away.

Soul beast varieties are dwindling, so if we can avoid killing, we do.

Even he abides by this rule of the soul master world.

However, facing Dugu Bo's intimidation, this black dog did not leave.

"It is the soul beast sensed by the Azure Dragon Staff that possesses dragon blood."

Just as Dugu Bo wondered why this black dog wasn't afraid of him, Li Fei spoke up.

The black dog looked at Li Fei.

Li Fei looked at it.

Man and beast locked eyes.

At this moment, it seemed as if something tugged at their hearts.

"What!? This dog doesn't look like it has dragon blood at all!" Dugu Bo and Du Gu Yan were dumbfounded, showing looks of shock.

A string of unfamiliar information was transmitted into Li Fei's mind.

Just as he was digesting it, the black dog, as if seeing something terrifying, turned and fled at great speed.

"Don't even think about running!"

Dugu Bo froze for a moment, then immediately gave chase.

He threw a poison ball in the direction the black dog fled.

Afraid of killing it outright, he didn't dare use full force.

He found it strange: why couldn't he sense the exact soul power level of this black dog?

Therefore, he was certain this black dog was anything but ordinary.

"Heaven-Devouring Black Emperor? A canine soul beast mutated after being stained with the Ancient Black Dragon God's dragon blood, possessing powerful devouring and spacetime powers? I didn't expect such a soul beast to still be hidden in this world!"

"Its age is roughly seventy thousand years; it has already developed sentience, and even against a hundred-thousand-year soul beast it could kill."

"Tsk tsk, is this a variant of the Dark Evil God Tiger?"

After digesting the information in his mind, Li Fei's eyes lit up as he thought.

He was determined to make this creature his fifth Soul King!

Thus he mobilized Azure Dragon power, taking Du Gu Yan with him, and rushed forward quickly.

Ahead, the poison ball Dugu Bo threw was devoured by a mass of black energy, and this black dog suffered not even a bit of trouble.

"Human, don't force me! Let this emperor leave!"

The black dog's eyes showed wariness as it spoke.

Dugu Bo froze, his pupils constricting, and exclaimed in shock, "You can speak? You couldn't be a hundred-thousand-year soul beast, could you?!"

"Tch, what's the big deal about speaking?" the black dog scoffed.

"What exactly are you?" Dugu Bo's eyes were sharp.

"It is the Heaven-Devouring Black Emperor, a creature mutated after being infected by the blood of the Ancient Black Dragon God; currently there is only one such being on the entire continent, and because it involves a god, its growth is very slow—its cultivation is around seventy thousand years, yet it can kill soul beasts of over a hundred thousand years."

"Because it wields devouring power and spacetime power."

"Moreover, this guy is especially sensitive to treasures."

"It will appear in the Sunset Forest this time, likely aiming for your Ice and Fire Duality Eye."

Li Fei walked over from behind, his gaze fiery as he looked at the black dog before him, exposing all of its secrets.

Swallowing Heaven Black Emperor? Black Dragon Divine Blood?

Tsk tsk, this guy's background is truly extraordinary; no wonder your Azure Dragon Staff sensed it—there really is dragon blood.

Dugu Bo heard these words, the doubt in his heart finally lifted, and he was also greatly shocked. He also wondered why Li Fei knew. The Swallowing Heaven Black Emperor gazed warily at Li Fei, feeling on this human before him a primordial-level suppression that made him want to worship, submit, and willingly sacrifice himself.

It knew that this guy had something astonishing on him.

It dared not provoke him, so after just a glance, it bristled and turned tail to flee.

A strong seventh sense told it that staying would surely mean death!

But he never expected the other party to know everything about him? "Kid, you're strange—who exactly are you? You even know about the Ice-Fire Yin-Yang Eyes and my affairs?"

The Swallowing Heaven Black Emperor was shocked.

Who am I?

Well asked!

I am the heir of the dragon!

Li Fei said.

A dragon's chant rang out, and an illusory image of the Eastern Azure Dragon emerged from him.

It's over.

The Swallowing Heaven Black Emperor's body and soul were trembling with fear.

He knelt down on the spot.

It knew it could not escape today.

Swallowing Heaven Black Emperor, become my soul ring!

After I become a god, I will directly resurrect you and make you a divine beast!

Li Fei said.

"Very tempting condition." The Swallowing Heaven Black Emperor felt tempted.

Before its eyes, Li Fei was no longer human, but a gigantic azure dragon towering over countless stars and constellations.

Like a primordial ancestor, he looked down upon it, leaving it no qualification to refuse.

It felt the drop of Black Dragon God's blood within its body trembling, fearful of the azure giant dragon before it.

"This is truly the Dragon Ancestor! The Primordial Ancestor!"

"Damn it, I never thought this emperor, just coming out to look for an Ice Fire Yin-Yang Eye, would run into such a terrifying guy!"

The Swallowing Heaven Black Emperor anxiously thought.

Then it knelt down and bowed.

"The Young Emperor is willing. This is the Young Emperor's honor." Although it was unwilling to die like this, circumstances were stronger than it, leaving it no choice.

This dragon, along with a human Titled Douluo that powerful, is truly bent on hunting it down, and it's quite arrogant.

Before this azure dragon, its devouring power and spacetime power were suppressed, unable to be used.

These two powers are its true strength; damn, they're blocked right away—without its cheats, it's pointless, so it might as well resign itself; at least it'll feel better.

The next second, it activated its internal energy.

It entered sacrifice mode.

Its way of death was not suicide like those previous soul beasts.

Because it intended to preserve its own soul.

Those soul beasts that committed suicide were too low in rank to understand sacrifice.

Generally, only a hundred-thousand-year soul beast can possess sacrifice.

But it is a mutant soul beast, so it naturally can as well.

Soon, its entire body turned into energy and entered Li Fei's body.

A black dog's soul spun around Li Fei and finally merged into the soul ring.

A magnetic field enveloped Li Fei.

Li Fei immediately sat cross-legged and began to absorb.

His intuition told him that after absorbing this soul ring, he would gain an unexpected surprise! Since the soul beast voluntarily sacrificed itself, the absorption would proceed without difficulty.

Within the soul ring, the Swallowing Heaven Black Emperor's soul fell into a weak slumber, and at that moment, the Azure Dragon's power merged with it, causing his body to gradually change: the black hair on his forehead turned azure, and hair in some places also turned azure, no longer monotonously black but a blue-black blend, looking better than before, and the power emanating from his body became even stronger.

(End of chapter)