Chapter 73

The fire dragon wing flapped; Yang Yun suddenly thought of a question: could the Thousand-Jun Ant Emperor he killed back then possibly be one of the three that later occupied the entrance to the Lake of Life?

No wonder the three brothers are all Thousand-Jun Ant Emperors of eighty or ninety thousand years.

It seems I really have some kind of fate with the Thousand-Jun Ant Emperor—running into him right after leaving the gate.

"Eighth Soul Skill — Gravity Godspear · Anti-gravity 60x."

The Flame Spear Chongli stabbed downward, and reverse gravity acted on everything below; it was almost as if heaven and earth were overturned, with soil and trees flying up into the sky.

Not floating up, but flying up as if falling from the sky.

Two Thousand-Jun Ant Emperors were hidden within two huge clumps of mud, their sharp feet concealed in the irregular lumps.

They clung desperately to the dirt.

Yang Yun gripped the Flame Spear Chongli with his palm.

First Soul Skill — Pierce

Soul Bone Skill — Titan's Shatter, Fourth Soul Skill — Pierce Heaven; Yang Yun and A Li each flew out from the heads of the two Thousand-Jun Ant Emperors, piercing two small blood holes.

Boom boom boom...

Two blackish-red soul rings appeared on the corpses of the Thousand-Jun Ant Emperors.

All the debris that had flown up into the sky fell to the ground with a heavy thud; finally, the two Thousand-Jun Ant Emperor corpses.

Yang Yun's soul power drew, and from the nine soul rings beneath his feet, the fifth soul ring detached and flew out.

A Li merged entirely into the fifth soul ring, and the soul ring burst forth with a suction force aimed at the center of the two blackish-red soul rings.

The soul ring energy of the two Thousand-Jun Ant Emperors surged wildly toward the center of the fifth soul ring.

The black outer layer of the fifth soul ring slowly peeled away bit by bit, revealing the true age of the fifth soul ring: an eerie scarlet base of a hundred-thousand-year soul ring.

Three Thousand-Jun Ant Emperors each over ninety thousand years old, together amounting to at least 270,000 years of soul ring age.

As the soul ring transformed from black to a red hundred-thousand-year soul ring, the previously restricted soul skill values were released and simultaneously strengthened.

Fifth Soul Skill — Jun Thousand (Power increased by 500%, plus an additional 50% every ten levels; can stack continuously with the second soul ring.) Vast Earth — Passive: The entire body becomes one with the Vast Earth, each muscle able to exert the body's full 500% power; overall quality increased by 300%.

(This passive does not change with the second soul skill; base strength remains constant.) Previously the fifth soul skill could always stack with the second soul skill to enhance effects, but it was not explicitly stated.

After the limits were lifted, the increase in soul ring age also allowed the soul skill effects to be greatly strengthened.

Still the strongest is the second soul skill's, the Vast Earth passive soul skill; it rendered Yang Yun's final Ren and Du meridians as if nonexistent.

Under the massive impact of soul power, the last and most difficult to open of the Eight Extraordinary Meridians, the Ren and Du meridians, were fully penetrated; the second soul crystal also completely solidified and grew to be as perfect as the first soul crystal.

When Yang Yun once again took hold of the Flame Spear Chongli, he felt only incredible lightness, the spear in his hand feeling as if it were nothing; this feeling was too light.

Such a weightless feel made Yang Yun somewhat unaccustomed.

60x gravity.

Only then did the Flame Spear Chongli in his hand gain a bit of weight, swinging it no longer feeling like nothing.

"Strength and physical quality have been greatly enhanced; soul power level hasn't risen, but the soul crystals have approached perfection."

"If I get the chance to condense the remaining few soul crystals this time, the Demon-Slaying Douluo and the Jun Thousand Douluo will be as easy to kill as chickens and ducks before me; even the Limit Douluo will be no different from an ordinary Titled Douluo in my presence."

"If the opponent uses divine power, I can still slay them beneath my spear."

As he spoke, Yang Yun felt a tingling, numb, itchy sensation from his eyes; this feeling came and went quickly. Transformed Vision: one can fuse mental power with all things to turn it into the eyeball—undetectable, invisible, immeasurable, unfelt; under divine power, no force can be sensed.

The vision‑lingering soul bone skill evolved.

This made Yang Yun, who originally intended to control Gengxin City's mineral resources to limit Lie San's hidden weapons, now perhaps need to alter his development strategy.

It can let some of the minerals flow out for the production of hidden weapons.

Of course, this batch of hidden weapons will become Lie San's trump card to overturn the table; any secret method will have nowhere to hide before these eyes.

By then, not to mention crafting and assembling hidden weapons; even the Tang Sect's hidden‑weapon techniques, internal arts, hand‑training methods, eye‑training methods, and Xuan Tian Gong will all be unable to escape.

The Phoenix Spear Technique may not be inferior to Xuan Tian Gong, but the Qi‑nurturing skill is certainly a bit weaker than Xuan Tian Gong; taking its essence and discarding its dross to give the sect some benefit is not a bad idea.

The Jade Xuan Hand and the Violet Extreme Devil Pupil will greatly promote the medicine‑refining business of the Po clan.

The Ghost Shadow Maneuver is somewhat lacking, yet still superior to mere combat experience.

Yang Yun was spacing out.

A Li sat on the head of a Thousand‑Jun Ant Queen, propping her chin as she watched Yang Yun space out.

Whoosh.

A black light flashed, and the Thousand‑Jun Ant Queen's corpse beside him instantly lost one body.

"Beast, where are you running? To dare steal the grandma's spoils, you're tired of living!" A Li, gripping her Flame Spear Chong Li, thrust it through that black light.

Unexpectedly, the black shadow flickered and dodged the deadly attack; the Thousand‑Jun Ant Queen crashed heavily to the ground.

Yang Yun also came to his senses, directly activating his third soul skill—Battle Intent (which continuously increases combat power over time).

Through the vision of the external soul bone, he clearly saw that the one who stole the Thousand‑Jun Ant Queen's corpse was a black tiger; its tail bore a long hook.

Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.

The earlier anomaly of the strange fire drew it in, and the subsequent battle made it feel there was an opportunity; seeing Yang Yun and A Li both spacing out.

Seizing the chance, it struck to steal one of the Thousand‑Jun Ant Queen's corpses, which for it was a great tonic.

Who would have thought that although A Li's vigilance had dropped, her pursuit ability was extremely fierce; that Piercing Heaven strike almost pierced its belly.

"Roar!"

The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger turned its head to look at the Thousand‑Jun Ant Queen behind it, growling at Yang Yun a few times; it seemed to be saying, "Give me that corpse."

Then everyone could live in peace.

Yang Yun gave a cold snort, and the nine soul rings on his body undulated slowly.

"One yellow, one purple, four black, three red—the fifth soul ring shifted from black to a red hundred‑thousand‑year soul ring; his gaze locked onto the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger."

"Eighth soul skill—Gravity Divine Spear·60× gravity; today I will obtain your pearl, the soul rings are secondary."

Second soul skill—War God Descent (physical quality increased by 100%, plus 20% every ten levels); the muscles did not become bulky from the sudden surge of power, and under the passive effect of the Immortal Soil Land they appeared even more refined.

No need for many words; when Yang Yun used the soul skill, A Li was already itching to act; after the final soul skill was unleashed, A Li felt the power was incredibly strong.

As he brandished the Flame Spear Chongli in his hand, an illusion that it would rend space welled up from his heart.

Seeing the negotiation fail, the Dark Devil Evil God Tiger Eye let out an annoyed roar; countless black‑red light blades shot toward the two.

(End of chapter)