Chapter 127

At that moment, a massive roar suddenly sounded, and the great ship Qian Renxue was on began to shake.

Boom—

Another powerful soul power surge erupted, and screams rang in every corner of the cabin.

Spiral water columns shot up from the sea surface, violently rushing toward Qian Renxue's location.

Confronted with this sudden development, Yu Yizhou was also taken by surprise.

He instinctively let his martial soul manifest, standing in front of Qian Renxue as a shield.

The second and third soul rings instantly ignited, and crackling thunder rang out.

His original sleeves burst into ash as his arm swelled, the arm lengthening by over half a foot; the entire limb became massive, covered in blue‑purple scales, while the blue‑purple serpentine electricity coiling around him constantly condensed and surged upon the arm.

In his Thunder Fury state, Yu Yizhou directly wielded thunderous might to repel the water vortex.

The myriad serpentine electrics encircling his body amplified at once, and moments later turned into countless lightning bolts that surged outward toward the water vortex from all sides.

Sss—! Boom—!

The cargo ship rocked on the sea, and a fish‑dragon beast longer than fifteen meters surged from the water, its massive, sinuous form like an ancient mysterious creature, its slender body covered with a tough, glossy layer of scales.

The scales were a deep sea‑blue, their edges shimmering with silver light.

Its head resembled a fish, with huge protruding eyes emitting a cold glow as if they could perceive everything; its wide fish‑like mouth was lined with sharp teeth, and its gaping was chilling.

The most striking feature was a massive fin on its back, blade‑like, generating layers of water as it moved; its tail was strong and powerful, the tip resembling a sharp scythe, capable of stirring up towering waves when swung.

"It's a fish‑dragon beast? Isn't it extinct? And that fin—just ten thousand years!"

Yu Yizhou's pupils narrowed, his face grew solemn; this creature possesses both water and fire attributes, making it difficult to handle.

The others on the deck also rose, each rubbing their fists, but they started quarreling over unequal allocation.

"What a foolish fish, insisting on jumping out by itself."

"I spotted this fish first; don't try to take it from me!"

"You say it's yours? Does it have your name on it?"

When Qian Renxue saw it, her eyes instantly brightened; a single‑segment fish‑dragon beast, a water‑fire dual‑attribute anomaly, which sprouts a new fin every ten thousand years, ceases growth after ninety thousand years, and after a hundred thousand years truly becomes a dragon species—a dragon fish.

Someone from the Blue‑Electric Tyrannosaur clan once hunted a nine‑segment fish‑dragon beast; despite its non‑thunder attribute, its age was great and its soul ring quality was fine. After that soul master absorbed the ninth soul ring, they even acquired a new fire attribute, and Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Luomian's ancestors inherited that lineage.

Liu Erlong is a bloodline reversion mutation; the thunder‑attribute Blue‑Electric Tyrannosaur transformed into a fire‑attribute fire‑dragon martial soul.

If this single‑segment fish‑dragon beast were eaten by Xiao Qing, would it spawn a fire attribute?

The single‑segment fish‑dragon beast coldly locked onto Qian Renxue, who was shielded behind Yu Yizhou, as if eyeing a foe.

The single‑segment fish‑dragon beast opened its massive mouth, a dense fiery red glow gathered within, terrifying heat radiated into the air, and the surrounding rolling sea surface began to boil rapidly, imparting an intensely scorching feeling.

Qian Renxue's eyesight is sharp; she instantly saw the fishing line and said, "Yu Yizhou, look quickly—does the line on its body match the fishing line I just used? This is the fish I just escaped from; it actually came back looking for me."

Yu Yizhou stared at the line coiled around the single‑segment fish‑dragon beast, his mouth twitching slightly. No way—could this hatred truly be from the fish Tian Lin just caught? The bait was only a ten‑year‑old blood shrimp; could this beast be that greedy? A ten‑thousand‑year soul beast can still eat bait; it must be rather foolish.

"Tian Lin, step back a little, don't let this fish ambush you; it seems its hatred toward you is quite deep now."

Yu Yizhou hummed, then ordered Qian Renxue to head to the cabin for shelter; even though her combat strength is considerable, this is the sea, and without weeks of ship adaptation, errors in battle are likely.

At that moment, a piercing thunderclap sounded beside Qian Renxue's ear, a figure surged from beside her, and in the next instant a tall form stood before her.

Yu Jingcheng was wrapped in seven soul rings, his dragon aura blazing; now he had become a Seven‑Ring Soul Saint. Yu Jingcheng was already advanced in age; when he was level sixty‑nine his potential had already hit the ceiling, unable to progress.

It was only because of the news about Yu Tianlin brought back a year ago that Yu Yuanzhen specially bestowed a Dragon‑Blood Fruit upon him, raising his dragon‑blood level, enabling his promotion to Soul Saint.

Yu Jingcheng thrust his right claw forward, a deep‑blue thunder shield formed before him, staunchly withstanding the single‑segment fish‑dragon beast's fiery exhalation.

"All of you, shut up! This clamor! What a farce! This fish bears Tian Lin's fishing line, so it naturally belongs to Tian Lin."

Yu Jingcheng glared coldly at the clan members on deck about to clash; a soul beast attack, and they were even fighting over the fish! These damned anglers.

The previously eager crowd instantly drooped like wilted eggplants, meekly replying with a single word.

Yu Yizhou let out a sigh of relief; he had just broken through to Soul King. On land, for a Blue‑Electric Tyrannosaur soul master, confronting a ten‑thousand‑year soul beast would be a piece of cake, but at sea he truly doubted his ability to protect Yu Tianlin alone.

With Yu Jingcheng stepping in, this single‑segment fish‑dragon beast could not avoid disaster.

Countless deep‑blue thunder bolts instantly coalesced into a lightning cage, tightly imprisoning the single‑segment fish‑dragon beast; it was Yu Jingcheng's fifth soul skill, Thunder Prison, a powerful soul skill that combined destructive and controlling force.

The single‑segment fish‑dragon beast naturally would not sit idle; it began frantically battering the lightning cage, but the blue lightning continuously danced over its body, and the cage's lightning power instantly pierced its defense, plunging it into a paralyzed state, its breath exceedingly listless.

"As the saying goes, left zero, right fire—Thunder Lord, aid me."

The thunder attribute can be said to be a natural nemesis of this water‑attribute sea soul beast; even if it bears fire attribute, it's ineffective, its body remains vulnerable to thunder.

Yu Jingcheng let out a disdainful sneer, "Just a ten‑thousand‑year soul beast," then commanded the Thunder Prison to fully surface; any sea soul beast, once removed from the ocean, sees its power sharply diminished.

In barely a few breaths, this rare, powerful single‑segment fish‑dragon beast was captured alive by Yu Jingcheng.

Yu Jingcheng's on‑the‑spot capture of this single‑segment fish‑dragon beast was naturally for Yu Tianlin; his third soul ring precisely required a ten‑thousand‑year soul beast. This single‑segment fish‑dragon beast is a rare find of extremely high quality, even surpassing the demonic soul great white shark in quality; even if the attributes don't match, the soul skill gained after absorption will not be inferior! It might even, like his predecessor, grant a brand‑new martial soul attribute! Moreover, the fish‑dragon beast's greatest strength lies in its evolutionary path toward dragonification—every ten thousand years it molts, continuously raising dragon‑blood concentration, which aligns with the Blue‑Electric Tyrannosaur martial soul's dragonification route. If it can give Tian Lin a talent that enhances bloodline concentration, Yu Tianlin will truly take off! With the single‑segment fish‑dragon beast captured, everyone...

Yu Jingcheng looked satisfied at the fish fin behind it; no problem, it had just completed its molt into a ten‑thousand‑year soul beast, perfectly suited for Tian Lin to absorb beyond his tier.

Yu Jingcheng said gently, "Tian Lin, this single‑segment fish‑dragon beast is perfect for you; the sect leader surely told you the story of the nine‑segment fish‑dragon beast. Would you like to absorb it as your third soul ring?"

Yu Yizhou and the few onlookers inhaled sharply, "What is this? A ten‑thousand‑year third ring? Does this girl really defy the heavens?" This week's fishing together had brought them closer to Qian Renxue, but now they...

Qian Renxue nodded, "Just this single‑segment fish‑dragon beast; after I absorb the third soul ring, we can part ways once we disembark, and spare Uncle Jingcheng from having to gather supplies for them."

"Uncle Jingcheng, could you bring it to my room? I'll absorb the ten‑thousand‑year soul ring there."

Yu Jingcheng let out a carefree laugh, dragging the single‑segment fish‑dragon beast's tail toward Qian Renxue's residence.

"You brat, why be polite with Uncle Jingcheng? We're leaving, and we don't know..."

Yu Jingcheng dragged the single‑segment fish‑dragon beast into Qian Renxue's room; as for why not absorb it on the deck, Yu Jingcheng could understand—after all, aside from himself, the other clan members only had a one‑time acquaintance with Qian Renxue, and she...

Yu Jingcheng smiled faintly, "Uncle Jingcheng is waiting at your door; if any mishap triggers three consecutive soul power surges, I'll come in to help you." He then courteously closed the door and exited the room. Qian Renxue's cabin in the ship was not small, otherwise it couldn't...

Qian Renxue erected a soul power barrier, cutting off any potential sound, to prevent Yu Jingcheng from suddenly bursting in.

She then slowly stroked the scales on the single‑segment fish‑dragon beast's body; in truth she didn't need this soul ring at all, but she had to make...

The single‑segment fish‑dragon beast stared intently at Qian Renxue, its eyes filled with deep hatred, yet its body remained in a paralyzed state, its body occasionally...

"Look at you, free in the boundless sea yet you jump out to seek death; you clearly ran away before, why turn back? But it does save me a lot of trouble; later when we go to Thunder Gorge we won't have to..."

"You are not evil, you are just too weak, that's why you became the cannon fodder pawn in my play."

"Qian Renxue looked indifferently at the fish-dragon beast segment ahead, slowly clenched her fist, and punched toward the fish-dragon beast's head."

"She could kill people without changing expression, let alone a soul beast naturally hostile to the soul master group."

"Keek—keek—keek—!"

"This fish-dragon beast segment, which had just reached ten thousand years of cultivation, let out a shrill, strange cry, like a bird's call."

"A mixed light of azure and red rose from its corpse, while a circle of black light slowly coalesced, forming a deep black soul ring."

"Qian Renxue indifferently looked at the black soul ring before her; she now needed to wait for it to dissipate on its own."

"After the soul ring is born, it will dissipate on its own after one double-hour."

"A powerful ten-thousand-year soul beast that others can hardly encounter, its soul ring will unfortunately dissipate on its own after one double-hour."

"Go on, Little Green, it's time to eat."

"Little Green's body slowly crawled from beside Qian Renxue's feet toward the fish-dragon beast segment, its body also returning to its original size; in length it was slightly inferior to the fish-dragon beast segment."

It simply ignored the corpse with no trace of life aura, instead fixing its gaze on the soul ring that emitted powerful soul power fluctuations.

Huh?

In Qian Renxue's puzzled gaze, that black soul ring, as if it had been waiting for a long time and finally found an outlet, immediately surged toward Xiao Qing like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea.

The blue snake's body felt as if scorched by some scalding hot current; its body began to tremble, and then it writhed in agony, rolling straight across the floor.

Qian Renxue frowned slightly. It had actually absorbed the soul ring, even though Xiao Qing is merely a part of the Eight-Winged Angel martial soul and has no right to absorb a soul ring; yet this black soul ring truly merged into its body—how strange, for it clearly cannot possess a soul ring, and it is not an independent martial soul.

Even though Qian Renxue had fed it various high-grade soul beast meat, the power of the ten-thousand-year soul beast's soul ring was still too violent, not something the blue snake could easily absorb; under the intense soul power fluctuations, Xiao Qing felt its body about to burst, and the severe pain caused it to spit out a mouthful of toxin-laced blood.

The soul ring had already entered Xiao Qing's body, and Qian Renxue could do nothing but patiently guide the violent soul power within Xiao Qing to lessen its pain, for this soul ring was something Xiao Qing had chosen to absorb, and it could only endure it on its own.

Curled upon a fragment of a fish-dragon beast's corpse, Xiao Qing's form was no longer visible, its entire body enveloped in a layer of pale cyan mist.

The cyan hue in the mist was not any soul power radiance, but Xiao Qing's blood.

Not long ago, as violent soul power fluctuations surged through its body, fine cyan beads began to seep from the gaps in Xiao Qing's oval scales; as the soul power evaporated into the air, they turned into this pale cyan mist.

Xiao Qing's snake mouth kept opening and closing, its body continuously spasming, and with the cyan beads welling up from beneath its scales, one can imagine how excruciating the pain it now endures is.

From within the mist came occasional crackling sounds of bones, each one evoking a heart‑pounding sensation.

Qian Renxue stared intently at the blue snake; Xiao Qing's condition resembled that of a soul master who forcibly absorbs a soul ring beyond its level. Judging by its strength, Xiao Qing is merely a snake‑type soul beast with about two thousand years of cultivation, and it originally had no qualification to absorb a ten‑thousand‑year soul ring.

Fortunately, it is not a beast; Qian Renxue can, via the connection in the soul seal, first receive most of the soul power, then after it has finished absorbing, slowly transmit it all back.

In any case, Qian Renxue would not absorb even a trace of this energy, giving it all to Xiao Qing; she is currently stuck at the seventieth‑rank bottleneck, and if she were to absorb it and condense a ten‑thousand‑year seventh soul ring, wouldn't that just make her a clown? While Qian Renxue cautiously transmitted the soul power, another two hours passed uneventfully.

Suddenly, the bones on the blue snake's body began to emit a dense crackling; though the sound was not loud, it gave a heart‑pounding feeling, as if Xiao Qing's entire body might burst at any moment.

From the cyan beads seeping from its skin surface, a faint gray layer gradually appeared; as the soul ring was absorbed, the energy contained in this fish‑dragon beast's soul ring began to aggressively cleanse Xiao Qing's tendons and purify its marrow, the pain involved being unimaginable.

But with the help of Qian Renxue, this big dad, all the soul ring energy within Xiao Qing finally began to reconcile, and a process of mutual absorption and transformation started between them.

The fine cyan beads ceased to seep out, and a faint layer of mixed azure and crimson light began to softly emanate from within its body.

Qian Renxue let out a breath, saying, 'Finally, it's done—the most dangerous moment has passed; now it's just the process of soul power transformation, you little troublemaker, always causing me trouble.'

Accompanying the release of the gorgeous light, a faint cyan glow also lit up the small bulge on its snake head, as if something were gestating within.

Hiss—hiss—!

Just as Qian Renxue thought the matter was over, Xiao Qing's body began to roll again, as if its back were itchy, and it emitted a series of hissing, anguished cries.

The snake's body shuddered violently, then its upper half jerked upward like a cobra, and the blue snake danced wildly, a terrifying sight.

In Qian Renxue's hand, blue life energy instantly radiated out, filling the room with pure vital breath, which swiftly flowed into Xiao Qing's body.

Suddenly, a grating sound of flesh and bone being torn rang out, and the blue snake's spine bulged with a horrendous lump.

At this moment, Xiao Qing seemed to be enduring great pain once more, as fine cyan beads began to seep from beneath its scales again, and its whole body underwent violent spasms.

Strangely, the snake's scales did not flip and burst; despite such immense pain, it did not lose its scales, indicating at least that the bulge is harmless to Xiao Qing.

Immediately, the protrusion on its spine burst open, and a distinctively jointed fish fin shot out, rapidly growing to normal size at an astonishing speed, sharp as a blade.

Qian Renxue stared oddly at the suddenly sprouting fish fin; how could this resemble the birth of an external soul bone? Xiao Qing is merely a martial soul, isn't it?

This was indeed a fish‑dragon beast's fin; at that moment, she felt a faint warmth spreading from her spine, initially not strong, and she herself hardly noticed it, but as time passed the sensation grew clearer, the warmth suffusing her limbs and bones, extraordinarily comfortable yet accompanied by waves of fatigue rolling over her.

Gradually, Qian Renxue felt as if her whole body were boiling, as though she had been ignited; fine, faintly visible cyan scales suddenly appeared on her neck and thighs—this was the feedback from Xiao Qing after its transformation was complete.

Qian Renxue's body suddenly swayed; she shook her head hard, but the sway felt like a switch being triggered, her body went limp, and she collapsed beside the bed.

Mm

"What... what's happening to me... my... my body"

Before the words even finished, Qian Renxue had already entered a drowsy state, on the surface of her skin there was also a faintly visible light blue and red-blue mixed color shimmering, the aura on her body was very unstable.

5400 brothers, the color turning blue is what Xiao Qing looked like when she was little, there's still a small bump on the head, and there's also a picture of a thigh with blue scales still under review, estimated to be viewable after review, also don't know if this picture can be released.

(End of chapter)