The Tree Realm Descends on Douluo Continent

Chapter 281 Hesitation

The seven spirit rings slowly rotated, dazzling and eye-catching, especially the two red spirit rings, which also carried a strong sense of oppression.

Through the fluctuations emanating from above, Ice Emperor Scorpion could roughly determine the cultivation level of the two spirit ring owners before their deaths.

This situation made her feel a chill. Soul beasts don't care about the life or death of other soul beasts except for their own kin, but that doesn't mean they don't understand the principle of mutual dependence.

Since humans have the ability to hunt other 100,000-year-old soul beasts, they also have the ability to hunt themselves.

"Ice Emperor, I'm not here to threaten you. If we can avoid a fight through negotiation, it would be the best choice for both of us." Li Xun's left hand produced the Water Cold Sword, and the seven spirit rings under his feet dissipated, turning into two red spirit rings.

Upon seeing this, Hyotei's heart was filled with astonishment: "Four 100,000-year soul rings!"

"There are five." Li Xun pointed at the Titan Snow Demon King, who was a thousand meters away. "And I will continue to increase the number of soul rings until I ascend to godhood."

"You've seen Tianmeng's condition. Although he no longer has a body, his soul remains, and he can clearly maintain his self-awareness. If possible, I would welcome you to join us."

Li Xun sheathed his martial spirit and calmly looked at the Ice Emperor: "Even if I don't hunt you down in the future, you won't survive the next Heavenly Tribulation. Why not take a gamble?"

Hyotei remained silent, then asked incredulously, "What will happen if you fail?"

"Let's all die together!" Li Xun spread his hands and said with a smile, "But I won't let that happen."

"I'll think about it." Hyotei was somewhat tempted, but her desire for life prevented her from making a decision immediately: "I have another question: can I truly maintain my sanity like the Golden-Striped Ice Silkworm?"

When it came to this technical issue, Tianmeng immediately perked up: "I'll tell you about this problem. Besides, I'm no longer called Golden-Patterned Ice Silkworm. You can call me Tianmeng Ice Silkworm."

As Hyotei listened to Tianmeng explain the principle behind transcending the sacrifice of soul beasts, his eyes flickered: "I didn't expect you to be so afraid of death that you could come up with such a method. Although it's tempting, I still need to think it over carefully, since it concerns my life."

"I had no choice." Tianmeng heard Bingdi's sarcasm and quickly complained, recounting her tragic experience of fleeing and being trapped in the Star Dou Great Forest.

"I never imagined that such a powerful force of soul beasts existed on the mainland." Ice Emperor was astonished.

After a brief exchange, Li Xun thought for a moment before leaving and called out to Hyotei, "If you'd like, you can also talk to Yuki about this."

Upon hearing this, the Ice Emperor turned around abruptly, looking at Li Xun with disbelief: "I didn't expect you to have such great ambitions. Do you even know the Snow Emperor's cultivation level?"

"Of course, but isn't it better if we're stronger?" Li Xun smiled.

"How was it?" Seeing Li Xun and Bingdi bid each other farewell peacefully on the ice peak, Dugu Bo's curiosity was piqued.

"The talks went fairly smoothly, but she needs some time to consider it," Li Xun said with a smile, noticing the three of them looking at him curiously.

"A soul beast that's over 300,000 years old just agreed to be sacrificed like that?" Dugu Bo could hardly believe his ears.

They had initially intended to drive away the Ice Emperor's aura, as having such a powerful soul beast watching over him could easily lead to an accident when Li Xun was absorbing the soul ring.

To everyone's surprise, Li Xun said he wanted to talk to Ice Emperor. That was a soul beast with 300,000 years of cultivation! Apart from Sword Douluo, who could rival it, even he and Bone Douluo combined might not be its match.

"Anything is possible before the results are in, but by then I should be capable of handling this kind of thing. At worst, I'll just have to use some more methods." Li Xun didn't make any definitive statements.

"That's true." Dugu Bo nodded.

If no one absorbs a spirit ring for a long time, it will slowly dissipate. Li Xun walked to the side of Titan Snow Demon King and sat down cross-legged.

In fact, after watching Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo fight against Titan Snow Demon King, he had a new idea, mainly regarding the quality of the Martial Soul True Body.

Although Li Xun's True Thousand Hands is larger and has a faster attack frequency than the hundred-meter-tall Titan Snow Demon King, it is not as hard as the Titan Snow Demon King, and its flexibility is even less comparable.

Manipulating a 500-meter-tall wooden figure is extremely taxing, and Li Xun simply cannot afford the soul power depletion from pursuing enemies, nor does the wooden figure possess such flexibility.

Li Xun couldn't expect all his enemies to confront him head-on. He believed that once a few stubborn ones died, the others would flee at the sight of the wooden dummy. If they were smarter and used a kite-like tactic, that would be troublesome for him as well.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket; it seems I need to work on my swordsmanship more carefully.

As the red spirit ring was drawn in, Li Xun suddenly felt intense pain. A spirit ring from a spirit beast that was over 200,000 years old was still quite old for him.

However, he had already endured too much of this kind of hardship, so he could grit his teeth and accept it.

Time passed slowly, and although Li Xun was in a terrible state, he was absorbing energy methodically. As the last bit of energy was absorbed by his body, his aura suddenly surged.

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

The level 80 mark is the beginning of a qualitative change for Soul Masters. From this point onward, Soul Masters will enter the ranks of the top. In the early stages, physical skills and external force may still be somewhat useful in combat, but at this point, they are often not as practical as an eighth Soul Skill.

Of course, a Soul Master's body is frail; even if they can absorb Soul Beasts that are hundreds of thousands of years old, they can still be killed by hidden weapons if they are not careful.

Level 83

Li Xun slowly opened his eyes and sensed his physical condition. Compared to when he was at level 70, the energy granted by his spirit ring had decreased again: "It seems that if I want to improve quickly after level 90, I will have to rely entirely on my second spirit."

This is also the advantage of having twin martial souls. Compared to the limited lifespan of soul rings, the ability to continue to improve rapidly in the future is where the true power of this talent lies.

Clearing his mind, Li Xun began to study his newly acquired abilities.

The two skills that Titan Snow Demon King gave him were Power Amplification and Ice Manipulation, both of which were Titan Snow Demon King's innate abilities.

The Power Amplification skill can double the user's strength, while Ice Manipulation is more like a domain skill. Li Xun wasn't particularly satisfied or dissatisfied with it; he was practically invincible in direct combat, so doubling or a hundredfold made little difference.

What Li Xun and Tianmeng said greatly impacted Hyotei, causing her to toss and turn for many days without a good night's sleep. She harbored both a yearning to become a god and a fear of being deceived.

Of course, the most important thing is the fear of failure.

Hyotei struggled for a long time, but after thinking it over, it quickly headed towards Yuki-tei's territory.

If there is any soul beast in this world that she can trust, it must be the Snow Empress.

As for Tianmeng Bingcan, who was madly professing his love for her, she only felt disgusted.

(End of this chapter)