Douluo: Peerless Black Tortoise Moon God

Chapter 424 Nine Rings Perfected, Level Ninety-Eight, Another Tribulation of Lightning Descends, The Opportunity for the Ascension of Battle Armor
The war of gods ended, Tang Hao died, the sky was fresh and fragrant, and the primordial energy of heaven and earth exploded and merged into the Douluo plane.

Layers of dense, visible energy billowed and rose, sweeping across the distant sky. Soul Masters took a breath and felt refreshed and relaxed, all kinds of pressures were no longer heavy, and their soul power flowed smoothly.

Just as a whale fall in the ocean can bring life to all things, so too can the Douluo Continent. When Tang Hao fell, his energy did not transform into soul rings or soul bones like that of a Titan. Instead, all the immortal spiritual energy within him evaporated, benefiting many of the other participants in the battle.

"This is truly a treasure. I'm glad I didn't arrive too late." In the northern airspace, Ye Guyi was intoxicated. The fluctuations of his level 89 peak soul power spread out, and the soul power vortex at his chest spun incredibly fast.

When Xu Tianxi sent a message to the Sun Moon Empire, she was in seclusion cultivating. When she woke up, she found that everyone else had run away, so she rushed over and fired a few shots at Ah Yin with the main force.

Not far away, Ji Juechen sat in mid-air with his eyes closed, his expression extremely excited. His face was full of joy, and the scene of Xu Tianxi wielding his sword to kill Tang Hao kept replaying in his mind!
That sword strike contained boundless mysteries, and for a sword fanatic like him, it was an unparalleled opportunity even greater than the Heaven and Earth Creation Pill!

Xiao Hongchen carried the photographic soul tool, multitasking, simultaneously staring wide-eyed at the scene while manipulating the metal to form a soul-guided cannon for a fierce attack; it was extremely arduous.

Meng Hongchen's camera shutter was almost frozen in place as he moved around on the ice mirror, recording this epic battle against the gods from multiple angles.

Her bright eyes blinked like stars as she mentally planned out the general structure of a legendary report.

At the heart of the battlefield, after slaying Tang Hao with his sword, Xu Tianxi stepped into the dark void, releasing boundless destructive energy around him. Not a single drop of blood or a piece of bone was spared; everything was blasted to dust, ensuring Tang Hao's complete demise.

"The Vast Ocean Universe Cover contains six soul bones nurtured by divine power; it's not bad."

After destroying all of Tang Hao's remaining existence, Xu Tianxi retrieved the Vast Ocean Universe Cover, collected the six soul bones, and seemed to be deep in thought.

The six soul bones were all less than 100,000 years old, but after following Tang Hao to the God Realm, they were nourished and naturally improved, their quality becoming comparable to that of ferocious beast soul bones, making them rare spoils of war.

As for the Vast Ocean Universe Cover... the Sea God's position has been shattered, and the only water deity who could rival the Water God for the throne is gone. If it is thoroughly studied, I wonder if there will be any other gains, and if it can be fused into an even more powerful divine position.

He then discussed with the Water God about trying to fill a new God-King level position in the God Realm.

In an instant, the dark abyss that had torn the sky closed slowly, and Xu Tianxi returned.

Instead of going to greet the cheers of the crowd, he headed straight for another battlefield filled with smoke.

"His aura disappeared completely, but there were no signs of death, and there were residual traces of Asura's blood light... Was Ah Yin, who was on the verge of death, rescued?"

Releasing his divine sense to explore the battlefield, Xu Tianxi realized that the aura he left on Ah Yin was no longer within a thousand miles, and discovered a trace of Asura blood light—this could only have originated from Tang San.

"Very well, my sword strike was enough to destroy your life essence. Tang San couldn't save you. If you escape back to the God Realm, we can settle accounts with you another day."

Xu Tianxi shattered the space of the hazy battlefield with a wave of his sleeve, broke through the air, took the Titan Giant Ape's corpse, and rushed towards the last battlefield.

Di Tian beat Niu Tian terribly, leaving him powerless to fight back. His chest was deeply dented, his right arm was torn apart, and he was covered in blood.

"Di Tian, ​​this guy's soul ring and soul bone are somewhat useful to me. Could you leave them to me?" Xu Tianxi walked through the air and approached the battle with a smile.

"Alright, this little snake is determined to follow its master, so let the two of them be reunited in your hands."

Di Tian smiled slightly and readily agreed. He raised his Dragon God Claw, struck out the heart, and sent the dragon flying.

"Ah... Di Tian, ​​you'll die a horrible death..."

Niu Tian screamed repeatedly with his neck thrown back, his blood almost drained, yet he still cursed his former boss with a parched voice.

Xu Tianxi leaped through the air and stomped heavily on Niu Tian's chest and abdomen. Like a meteor falling from the sky, the friction of the air caused a fireball to form.

"Boom~!"

The earth cracked open, forming a hole a hundred meters in diameter. Xu Tianxi lowered his head, smiled calmly at Niu Tian, ​​who was covered in blood and barely breathing, and said:
"You can't see our future, but we can end your life now and show you your fate."

"What a pity, what a pity. Your third brother seems to still have some power to save his biological mother, but he didn't come to save you."

After saying that, Xu Tianxi punched Niu Tiantian on the top of his head, and the Asura Sword Qi surged, destroying the weak and feeble divine consciousness.

Niu Tian's pupils burst in excruciating pain. He raised his right arm, his body trembling violently, and darkness gradually enveloped his vision.

"Third Brother, is this what you meant by brilliant strategy and flawless planning? You... miscalculated! Why... didn't you come to save me and Erming..."

With a thud, Niu Tian's right arm fell, his aura vanished, and he reverted to his true form as a divine beast—a massive azure dragon with a broken body, its surface crackling with lightning and exuding ultimate power.

"boom!"

As the vast soul light burst forth, a golden soul ring with an energy level surpassing that of a Titan slowly rose up, and on the left arm, the light and shadow of an infant-shaped forearm flickered.

“I just happened to be missing a pair of arm bones, and you two brothers filled them for me. What a coincidence!”

Xu Tianxi looked satisfied, put away Niu Tian's soul ring and soul bone, brought over the Titan Giant Ape's corpse, took out the soul ring and right arm bone, and began to fuse them.

The Xuanwu Shield Martial Soul was released, the Titan Giant Ape's million-year-old Soul Ring was added to his body, and a large amount of extreme earth element surged in, along with a massive amount of blood and energy that could rival the Purple Emperor Annihilation Dragon.

The spirit ring still contained a portion of Titan's spiritual will. Xu Tianxi's spiritual sea evolved into the Asura Blood Sea and the Destruction Thunder Prison, which quickly obliterated this spiritual will.

Xu Tianxi opened his mind to comprehend the universe, his spirit soaring through the void, giving him the illusion that he could control boundless energy. A quarter of an hour later, the soul ring fusion was complete, reaching the peak of level ninety-six.

The soul skills he obtained were Titan's Shield and Earth Power. They weren't of great significance to Xu Tianxi, but they were still a rare boost. What he needed most right now was a massive energy foundation.

"I wonder what kind of talent or ability will be engraved in this soul bone." The Titan Giant Ape's right arm bone was like a piece of amber gold, exuding a vast and ancient aura, with a powerful earth element, which was quite compatible with the Mountain Dragon Terror Claw that Xu Tianxi's right hand had fused with.

Half an hour later, the bones in his right arm fused successfully. Xu Tianxi opened his eyes, exhaled a long breath, and advanced to level ninety-seven. The potential of his twin martial souls was released, and he experienced the joy that Tang San had felt when he ascended to the next level.

"What a pity. The foundation I built back then was too solid, and I even had two soul cores. Even if I absorbed Niu Tian's soul rings and soul bones, I could only reach level 98 at most. The third soul core still needs to settle for a while before I can cultivate it. It wasn't easy..."

Xu Tianxi sighed softly. Cultivation in later generations is really too difficult. It can't compare to the time ten thousand years ago when Tang Shenwang, with the help of two great gods, killed the 990,000-year-old Deep Sea Demon Whale King and then jumped from level 96 to level 99 in one fell swoop.

In his mind, his third soul core was to be formed by condensing abundant blood and qi. The body is always the source of everything, and the best state is when essence, qi, and spirit are in harmony.

"Are the soul skills Gravity Mud Swamp and Titan Fist? Not bad, I'll use these to fight Tang San later."

After sensing the two soul skills on his right arm bone, Xu Tianxi recovered for a moment and, in his prime, drew upon Niu Tian's million-year soul ring.

"Boom~!"

Just then, the sky changed color, thunder roared from the ground, and colorful thunderclouds began to gather in the void.

"How come you managed to attract heavenly lightning all by yourself this time? Aren't you still a god?"

Di Tian's face darkened upon seeing Lei Yun. He felt unsafe even after retreating several thousand meters, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he finally reached Gu Zhaoqiu's side.

Gu Zhaoqiu's vision blurred, and then the giant black dragon appeared beside her. Still shaken, she couldn't help but ask, "Di Tian, ​​what's wrong with you?"

Di Tian waved his hand, his face calm and composed: "It's nothing, the scenery here is even better."

When the Crimson King first witnessed the nine-colored lightning tribulation, his three heads trembled with fear. He asked Di Tian, ​​"Then how did this lightning tribulation come about..."

Di Tian glanced at the clueless little brother and said indifferently, "The Mountain Dragon King has unlimited potential. He was able to kill a true god before he became a god. The plane naturally has to suppress him with a tribulation of lightning. If he can get through it, his cultivation will advance further and he will gain tremendous benefits."

The Crimson King blinked and muttered softly, "I feel like this tribulation is a little different from ours. It's much less destructive, but the power is the same. If I were to undergo it, I'd definitely die..."

Di Tianxin thought to himself, "That's nonsense. If you threw Xiong Jun in there, half of his bear fur would be blown off, and he might even be chopped up."

"If there's an opportunity in the future, let the Mountain Dragon King train Xiong Jun more often. As both are powerful beings, they should have a lot in common," Di Tian thought thoughtfully.

Yes, this is all for the future of the Star Dou Great Forest, and there is absolutely no intention to harm my subordinates.

I heard that Xiong Jun also wanted to become a blacksmith, but he got tired of it after a short time. That won't do. We need to urge him on. The battle armor of the Star Dou Great Forest depends on their Xiong clan.

Di Tian genuinely believed that the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear clan was well-suited for blacksmithing. Instead of spending their days harassing other soul beasts in the forest, they should focus their energy on the forging table. In the words of the Mountain Dragon King, this was called making full use of resources.

"boom!"

Thunder roared down, startling all the heroes in the surrounding area; Xu Tianxi remained unmoved, focused on absorbing his ninth soul ring.

The battle armor's domain expanded, and the strongest battle skill of the Gold Rank awakened. The Yin-Yang Taiji Diagram rose into the sky, unfolding into an immortal and magnificent scroll containing a boundless sea and two continents, which was clearly an engraving of the Douluo Continent.

"Lightning tribulation is truly a wonderful thing; it's perfect for tempering one's divine body, divine sense, and battle armor..."

Feeling the emotions conveyed by the battle armor, Xu Tianxi felt a sense of joy and looked forward to the transformation of the battle armor.

He once thought that if he couldn't complete the path of the Divine Craftsman in a short time and trigger the Heavenly Tribulation to cleanse the metal, then he might as well change his approach and directly control the dimensional lightning tribulation to cleanse the top-level three-word battle armor and elevate it.

In later generations, the Limit Douluo of the Star Luo Continent and the Limit Douluo of the Holy Spirit Cult both relied on the nurturing of time to upgrade their three-word battle armor into four-word battle armor. This path is undoubtedly feasible.

His three-word battle armor used Ice Extreme Divine Crystal, a small piece of Living Gold, and three metals synthesized twice by Gu Yuena. All of them were soul forging materials, and the actual quantity had already blended eight kinds of metals, which had long met the requirements of later generations of heavenly forging materials. Two of the materials far exceeded the standard.

No matter how advanced the skills of later generations are, they are useless without top-tier materials such as Ice Extreme Divine Crystal and Life Gold. He believed that the power of his battle armor was comparable to that of a four-word battle armor; however, the subsequent forging difficulty was too great, and he did not have time to slowly hammer away.

Rather than doing it yourself, it's better to let the plane forge the strongest weapon for you, so that the battle armor can truly grow together with you under the tribulation of lightning, and be tempered into a second life bound to you in life and death!

A moment later, the soul rings calmed down, and Xu Tianxi's nine rings were perfected. He stood up, waved his sleeves, and withdrew the Yin-Yang Taiji diagram formed by his spiritual power and soul power. He stepped into the sky like a peerless meteor and disappeared into the thunderclouds, using his physical body to meet the baptism of the lightning tribulation!
"Building on the past and ushering in the future, I stand in this era, looking down upon the outstanding figures of the future. Let the tribulations come even more fiercely!"

Xu Tianxi laughed loudly, his body surrounded by the sun and moon like a god. The golden giant raised his arm and struck with lightning, his thoughts spreading outward. The million-year-old left arm bone, produced by Niu Tian, ​​"whooshed" through the air and turned into a ball of blue lightning, disappearing into the left arm.

Instantly, the soul power at the peak of level 97 surged once again. Since breaking through to the Super Douluo realm, Xu Tianxi had fought countless battles, from Lingdou City to Tiandou City, and then to Haotian Sect. The results of his more than a year of seclusion were put to the test, and his insights reached a peak.

In an instant, the soul power in his body surged like a vast ocean, making a rumbling sound, and naturally broke through the ninety-eighth level.

The surging soul waves bloomed, becoming increasingly solid under the tempering of the lightning tribulation. Xu Tianxi was like a piece of rough jade that had been carved a thousand times, about to be completed, revealing an unparalleled sharpness, in order to pursue the opportunity for that ultimate leap.

(End of this chapter)