Chapter 20

The Starlight Mining Area is located in a region of cliffs deep within the Star Dou Great Forest, where vegetation is dense and there are continuous mountain cliffs.

Xu Jiujiu sat cross-legged, her soul power drawing a ten-thousand-year soul ring toward herself.

Beneath that ten-thousand-year soul ring being drawn was a soul beast shaped like a small stone with gold edges; a sharp dagger had been inserted into the eye area of this soul beast.

A grayish liquid flowed out from the spot where the dagger was inserted.

Xiadie stood not far away, quietly observing Xu Jiujiu absorbing the soul ring.

As a former death demigod, even with her strength and authority suppressed, she could still feel the unwillingness and fear of a soul beast at the moment of death.

And the resentment of having its consciousness wiped away by someone absorbing its soul ring.

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Xiadie has seen too much death.

In the countless cycles and countless restarts when she became a Wengfaluosi demigod.

Those scenes, those events...

This is also the reason why she finds things to do in every lifetime.

Possessing the memories of a transmigrator, or perhaps, she is that transmigrator.

Regardless of which one it is, she cannot look at the Life and Death Cycle as openly as the original game Xiadie.

She can deceive others, and even deceive herself.

Be it death, or the new life after reincarnation.

Even if she regains her former memories, is that version of her really the original her?

Under the great power of the Aeon, life and death are often just a matter of a single thought.

The journey of chasing fire, the thrilling experiences, and so on—love or hate, to such an existence, at most, it is only worthy of the word "interesting."

Just like humans, who will occasionally squat down to watch two groups of ants fight.

But do humans really care about who wins or loses?

Even Xilian herself, who stumbled onto the Path of Memory by mistake, only learned at the very end from the mouth of the Great Black Tower that she had stepped further than any Child of No-Leak.

Xiadie does not know how far she has stepped into Equilibrium, but she will keep walking forward.

Because without power, nothing can be done.

Even if it were Laigushi and Iron Curtain, if one were to truly discuss the reason, they were not died for "love."

Withdrawing her thoughts, Xiadie's gaze fell back onto Xu Jiujiu.

Xiadie does not know why the Anti-Spirit Flower would appear in this world.

And why it had to be the Anti-Spirit Flower.

"Any gift bestowed by the heavens is often marked with a price in advance."

Time passed second by second.

Xu Jiujiu's delicate cheeks revealed a hint of paleness.

A ten-thousand-year soul beast is different from a thousand-year soul beast; the first ten-thousand-year soul ring that any Soul Ancestor absorbs when reaching the Soul King realm is relatively difficult, and this is a feeling different from absorbing a thousand-year soul ring.

It is a dual oppression on the soul and the body, and it is the first time.

"Boom—"

A loud noise came from the side of the cliff, and giant trees were uprooted.

Amidst the explosion of dust and smoke, a pegasus with silver-white wings growing from its back broke through the blockade of dust.

It twisted its direction of movement, getting closer and closer to this side.

Behind this pegasus, there came waves of surging roars.

It is suspected that soul beasts are fighting.

"Why did an accident happen at this time?" Manyi glanced at Xu Jiujiu, who was still absorbing the soul ring.

Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, black—nine soul rings rose.

A Nebula Fan was held in her hand.

"Wang Lao, I leave this place to you; I will go deal with those troublesome soul beasts."

Wang Xian'er nodded gently without saying anything.

Having received permission, Manyi's level 93 soul power erupted, and she took the lead to soar into the air.

"Sixth Soul Skill—Catastrophe Annihilation Void Break!"

The sky stirred up gusts of whirlwind, following a wave of the Nebula Fan in her hand.

The sound of breaking through the air resounded.

Bursts of wind blades covered the front.

"Zzzzz—"

A full-force strike from a level 93 Titled Douluo is not a power that an ordinary ten-thousand-year soul beast can contend with.

"Awoo!"

The pegasus, with its entire body of snow-white fur, flapped the wings on its body, and a sacred aura quickly surrounded its body.

It wanted to dodge and swept toward the side.

However, the soul skill had already sealed off all paths of retreat.

The raging wind filling the sky formed an air wall.

It gathered this pegasus into the center of the storm.

"Awoo—!"

The pegasus let out a mournful cry.

As the storm swirled, countless wind blades sliced into the body of this ten-thousand-year Spirit beast.

Before the storm had dissipated, the Pegasus plummeted toward the ground.

"Bang."

Accompanied by a loud crash, it smashed out a deep pit several meters wide.

Subsequently, a black Spirit ring rose from the corpse of the Pegasus.

"There is another one."

Manyi looked cautious, her right hand gripping the handle of her Nebula Fan tightly.

The Star Dou Great Forest is fraught with crises, and occasionally fierce beasts appear; even a Titled Douluo could fall here.

"Damned humans."

A sharp and piercing roar resounded through the sky.

The temperature of the burning flames dyed one side of the forest a bright red.

It was a four-legged creature with a semi-transparent crystal body and golden fur all over.

Manyi did not know what this Spirit beast was, but the terrifying pressure it exerted just by appearing could absolutely not be underestimated.

"How dare you destroy the prey of my San Yan Jin Ni."

"Human, you are the first." The Spirit beast calling itself San Yan Jin Ni opened its mouth.

The surrounding temperature rose once again.

Centered on the position of San Yan Jin Ni, a massive wave of air surged and spread out violently.

"Die."

An extremely scorching ray shot out, and the originally humid air quickly became dry.

"Speaking human language, a hundred-thousand-year Spirit beast?"

It was undoubtedly a hundred-thousand-year Spirit beast that could speak human language, but the aura of the San Yan Jin Ni before her felt like it was only a little over ten thousand years.

But the incoming ray and the terrifying heat wave rushing toward her left Manyi no time for excessive thought.

"Seventh Soul Skill—Martial Soul Avatar."

Wind elements also gathered rapidly, forming a huge silhouette to block the scorching ray.

"Boom."

A loud explosion erupted in the sky.

Smoke and dust filled the air, covering the entire low altitude.

"So strong!"

Manyi spat out a mouthful of blood and swept toward the low altitude, using the shockwave of the explosion to land on the ground quickly.

"Wang Lao, hurry and take the people away; it is a hundred-thousand-year Spirit beast."

"A hundred-thousand-year Spirit beast!" Wang Xian'er was startled.

Ten thousand years later, the present is not the era when the Sea God Tang San became a god.

Only a 95th Level Titled Douluo can fight a hundred-thousand-year Spirit beast.

In the current era, one possesses a Spirit core.

Strength might not increase by much, but endurance has improved significantly.

An ordinary hundred-thousand-year Spirit beast is equivalent to the level of a Titled Douluo.

After handing Manyi over for treatment, Wang Xian'er turned her head to look at Xu Jiujiu.

"Jiu Jiu is still absorbing a Spirit ring."

Interrupting the absorption of a Spirit ring brings sequelae, perhaps even sequelae that can never be healed.

Unless absolutely necessary, no elder would interrupt a Soul Master's Spirit ring absorption.

This has a very great impact on the future.

Wang Xian'er was also a bit confused about the situation.

Like Manyi, she had also sensed the aura of the Holy Light Pegasus and the other Spirit beast.

But that Spirit beast gave her the feeling of being only ten thousand, or perhaps not even twenty thousand years old.

Wang Xian'er thought for a moment and asked, "What kind of Spirit beast was it?"

"I don't know; it looked like a monkey, but also like a lion." Manyi shook her head gently, the color returning slightly to her face under the treatment.

"It possesses both the Ultimate Fire and Ultimate Light attributes; its combat power can absolutely reach that of a hundred-thousand-year Spirit beast."