Chapter 14: Unexpected Harvest of the Golden Saber-Toothed Tiger

The Spirit Beast Saber-Toothed Tiger is one that Lingxu can absorb, but at two thousand years, it already exceeds the limit for a third Spirit Ring.

Absorbing this Spirit Ring would count as absorbing beyond one's level.

Luo Xingyue glanced at Lingxu and said, "Son, you decide for yourself."

Since he was small, this son of hers had been unlike ordinary children; he was self-disciplined, hardworking, and possessed his own unique insights.

The knowledge regarding absorbing Spirit Rings had already been explained clearly in the past, and the final decision remained in his own hands.

In truth, this was also Luo Xingyue's boldest decision, because the feeling her son Lingxu gave her was that he could do it; if she were to impose more restrictions, it would only hinder Lingxu's growth.

Lingxu said, "Then let it be this one!"

Upon saying this, Luo Xingyue immediately said to Carlos, "Control it; Cheng Mo, see if anyone is following us again."

Perhaps due to the influence of yesterday, the fact that a Spirit Beast ran over on its own today made Luo Xingyue extra cautious.

However, it must be said that Lingxu was lucky; if others entered the thousand-year Spirit Beast zone, it would often take several days or even half a month to find a satisfactory Spirit Beast.

Lingxu had only been here for one night and already encountered one.

For a Spirit Beast at the two-thousand-year age limit, they should be the safest in the Star Dou Great Forest.

Because as a Spirit Master's third Spirit Ring, the age limit is high, while the fourth Spirit Ring age limit is low.

Knowing that a fourth Spirit Ring can absorb a Spirit Beast of over four thousand years, why look for a two-thousand-year one? At the very least, one should start at three thousand years, right?

It was truly unfortunate for this Saber-Toothed Tiger to run into Lingxu.

When Lingxu went out and saw the four-to-five-meter-long Saber-Toothed Tiger, comparing it to the descriptions in the books he had read in his mind, he felt something was not quite right.

"Mother, look, is there something wrong with this Saber-Toothed Tiger? It is two thousand years old, but it is a bit different from a normal Saber-Toothed Tiger," Lingxu hurriedly reminded her.

Under Lingxu's reminder, Luo Xingyue also immediately discovered the abnormality.

This Saber-Toothed Tiger had golden patterns all over its body, and beneath that pair of tiger teeth as long as sharp swords, it also appeared golden.

"This is?"

"A mutated Spirit Beast of the Saber-Toothed Tiger, a Golden Saber-Toothed Tiger?" Luo Xingyue said in surprise.

This kind of mutated Spirit Beast is often much stronger than ordinary ones, but at the same time, one can also obtain greater gains.

"Roar..."

With a tiger's roar, the Golden Saber-Toothed Tiger bit down hard, and its arrow-like golden saber teeth easily sliced through the vines controlled by Carlos.

The controlled Golden Saber-Toothed Tiger became angry, struggling continuously and using its golden saber teeth to cut the controlling vines.

After Cheng Mo returned, he immediately said, "My Lady, no one else was found; this Saber-Toothed Tiger came on its own."

"However, is it really necessary to give Lingxu the Spirit Ring of this Spirit Beast?" After all, as a subordinate of Ling Bufan, Cheng Mo also kindly reminded her.

Luo Xingyue glanced at her son and saw that his determined expression had never changed, then she turned back and said, "No need, you protect Lingxu well, I will go deal with this Spirit Beast."

Luo Xingyue moved, and then immediately launched an attack on the Golden Saber-Toothed Tiger.

As the screams of the Golden Saber-Toothed Tiger came one after another, even though it was a mutated Spirit Beast.

It was a powerful mutated Spirit Beast that even Carlos, a Soul King, could not control, yet it was still not enough in Luo Xingyue's hands.

But the combat power of this Golden Saber-Toothed Tiger was indeed very strong, almost forcing Luo Xingyue to use her full strength to resolve it.

If she had let it continue to grow to five thousand years, Luo Xingyue might not have been its match.

At this point, Lingxu truly believed that there really were ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts that could rival a Title Douluo.

Perhaps if this Golden Saber-Toothed Tiger were allowed to grow to ten thousand years, it might really be able to rival a Title Douluo, like that Titan Giant Ape.

It was a pity that this Golden Saber-Toothed Tiger was still in its youth and had no chance to grow further.

"Son, it's ready; its vital points should be no different from an ordinary Saber-Toothed Tiger," Luo Xingyue reminded him.

Lingxu nodded, then came to the side of the Golden Saber-Toothed Tiger, took out a dagger, aimed at the spot, and stabbed down with force, but after stabbing down, Lingxu realized he had only broken through a little of the Golden Saber-Toothed Tiger's skin.

His dagger was made of mysterious iron and could cut through ordinary metal like mud, which showed just how strong the Golden Saber-Toothed Tiger's defense was.

The next moment, Lingxu stabbed down with all his might, and the Golden Saber-Toothed Tiger began to struggle violently; after about a dozen breaths, it stopped moving, and then a purple Spirit Ring slowly rose.

Luo Xingyue said, "Son, be careful."

"Yes!" Lingxu did not say much; since his mother was willing to trust him, he had to do his best.

He sat cross-legged and adjusted his state to the best condition.

This time, it was no child's play; he had to be careful and then careful again.

Fortunately, his body's overall quality had undergone two enhancements from the system, making it better than the average Soul Elder's body, and not much worse than a Spirit Master at the fortieth level.

Moreover, there was the blessing of the Ningyuan Technique; these two things were his capital for daring to absorb beyond his level.

He controlled the Spirit Ring to enter his body and then integrated the Spirit Ring into his martial soul.

At the moment of integration, a massive amount of energy from within the Spirit Ring entered Lingxu's body.

This was also the key to absorbing a Spirit Ring from a Spirit Beast.

The reason why absorbing a Spirit Ring beyond one's level leads to exploding and dying is because of this energy; after entering the body, it is chaotic and located in various parts of your body.

Therefore, you must satisfy two conditions: first, the body must be able to support this energy, and second, the speed at which you absorb this energy.

Generally, compared to a thirty-level Spirit Master, a forty-level Spirit Master's body and speed of absorbing energy are definitely different; the forty-level one is naturally much stronger.

Lingxu's body met the standard, and his speed of absorbing energy was more than twice as fast as an average Spirit Master due to the existence of the Ningyuan Technique.

Therefore, the energy in the two-thousand-year Spirit Ring could be completely handled by Lingxu.

But this was, after all, a mutated Golden Saber-Toothed Tiger; how could its energy be compared to that of an ordinary Spirit Beast?

The violent energy flowed wantonly within Lingxu's body, and Lingxu could only accelerate the operation of the Ningyuan Technique to absorb it at the fastest speed.

Some parts of Lingxu's body also began to bulge slightly under this energy.

Cold sweat poured down his forehead, quickly soaking the clothes inside.

This gave Luo Xingyue outside a terrible fright, and her tightly clenched fists were already covered in sweat.

To be honest, she was even regretting it a little now.

If her husband Ling Bufan were here, he absolutely would not allow such a thing to happen.

After all, when Ling Bufan was young, he had a close playmate with excellent talent who died precisely from boldly absorbing a Spirit Ring beyond their level.

Lingxu's current situation was almost exactly as Ling Bufan had described to her.

Luo Xingyue wished she could slap herself, asking herself exactly what nerve had gone wrong.

Why did she let her son take the risk; if something happened to her son Lingxu, how could she go on living?

At this moment, it was too late to say anything, so she could only silently cheer for her son from the side, hoping Lingxu could successfully pull through.

Lingxu also had not expected it to be this difficult this time, so he threw his whole heart and soul into it, striving to guide every bit of energy.

Fortunately, after it lasted for an hour, when the energy of the Spirit Ring stopped outputting continuously, the energy on Lingxu's body also began to be absorbed by him, and only then did he turn danger into safety.

Seeing this, Luo Xingyue could finally heave a sigh of relief; Lingxu had passed the most dangerous time.

Three hours later, Lingxu had completely absorbed this Spirit Ring.

Yet just after he finished absorbing the Spirit Ring, this Golden Saber-Toothed Tiger actually gave him another surprise.

And Luo Xingyue, who was outside, saw it very clearly, but she did not shout it out loud, only saying with a slightly trembling voice: "Ex... is it actually an External Spirit Bone, is it an External Spirit Bone?"

(End of this chapter)