Douluo Continent: From Rusty Spear to Emperor-Slaying Spear

Chapter 26 Sacrifice, Escape from Death

Sure enough, as Ji Wuming sprinted forward, he glanced back briefly.

The soul beast, surrounded and hunted by the pack, was covered in wounds, with blood constantly flowing from its body. Its appearance—a dragon's head and a fish's body, surrounded by blue electric currents—was particularly striking.

"Could this be an ichthyosaur?"

But Ji Wuming thought about it, frowned, and felt something was wrong. Top-tier soul beasts like the Fish-Dragon Beast were not prone to producing mutated varieties, especially since this place was too far from the Nine Star Sea.

Even if the ichthyosaur race is nearly extinct, it is definitely not something I could encounter.

At that moment, the Thunder Dragon Fish, covered in wounds, was suddenly struck from below by a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast. The fleeing Thunder Dragon Fish was thrown out of the sea, and several bones in its abdomen were shattered.

"Goohoo—"

It let out a strange cry, then its eyes, fixed on the numerous ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts approaching from all directions, turned crimson. The already dim electricity around its body immediately began to flash, gradually becoming more violent.

At the same time, as the two ferocious sharks swung their tails and unleashed two extremely powerful water blades, lightning rapidly erupted around them. Using the momentum of the water flow, they amplified the power of their strongest attack several times over, forming a huge electric net covering five or six hundred meters.

The water blade attack was directly shattered by the powerful electric current. The two ferocious sharks, unable to escape in time, had their skulls pierced by the electric current and died, floating belly up on the surface of the water.

Seeing this, the other ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts slowed down. In their eyes, the Thunder Dragon Fish was making a last-ditch effort by using its skills.

At this moment, Ji Wuming was less than 300 meters away from the Thunder Dragon Fish. To avoid being caught in its lightning net, Ji Wuming instantly activated his first and second soul skills, using the increased speed, defense, and his own inherent lightning resistance to quickly dodge its scattered and violent lightning attacks.

However, Ji Wuming, who had just dodged several lightning attacks, seemed to be bound by some force and was unable to move, while the Thunder Fish Dragon's skill slowly dissipated.

Before the other ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts could attack it, it quickly swam towards Ji Wuming, then leaped into the air. Black light shone brightly around Ji Wuming, and an extremely powerful surge of soul energy blasted away the attacking soul beasts.

Ji Wuming, meanwhile, floated into the air as the Thunder Dragon Fish spiraled upwards.

"What does it want to do?"

Before Ji Wuming could react, the Blood Thunder Spear Martial Soul in his right hand naturally floated in front of him, and the entire body of the Thunder Dragon Fish exploded, transforming into countless streams of pure energy that surged into the Blood Thunder Spear and Ji Wuming's body.

The blood lightning and blood mist surrounding the Blood Lightning Spear became even more violent and dense. Only now did Ji Wuming come to his senses, his face showing shock.

"Holy crap, this... this is a soul beast sacrifice!"

But in the blink of an eye, Ji Wuming's face was filled with worry. Although this soul beast was very suitable for him, its lifespan was 13,000 years. Even if he absorbed a soul ring of a higher level, his third soul ring could only withstand a soul ring of five or six thousand years at most.

Even with such a once-in-a-millennium opportunity as the sacrifice of a soul beast, his current physical strength was far from sufficient to withstand it. If he forcibly interrupted the sacrifice, at best his mental sea would be severely damaged, at worst he would become an idiot or even face the risk of death.

The pure energy surging into his body was not violent at this moment, but rather gently transformed Ji Wuming's body, and there was almost no pain involved.

The sacrifice process continued, and a black spirit ring slowly appeared, then was placed on Ji Wuming's head.

He was immediately pulled into his spiritual sea, where a phantom of a thunder dragon appeared before him, flying around him without him experiencing the slightest soul-shaking sensation.

Although the Thunder Dragon Fish is not yet 100,000 years old and cannot speak human language, it can glean some information from the memory reflections within its own mental sea.

This Thunder Dragonfish is a member of the Fish-Dragon Beast clan, or rather, it is evolving into a Fish-Dragon Soul Beast. Originally a Thunder Eel with a thousand years of cultivation, it accidentally swallowed a piece of Dragon Marrow from a Fish-Dragon Beast's skeleton and completed its transformation after several hundred years of cultivation.

Unexpectedly, this attracted the pursuit and surveillance of several ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts, who would absorb the so-called thunder dragon blood from him and eat his flesh every few years.

Just recently, numerous soul beasts in the ocean rioted, which is how it managed to escape.

Seeing this, Ji Wuming lowered his head and looked again at the Thunder Dragon Fish soul flying inside his sea of ​​consciousness, and couldn't help but smile.

"Ha, no wonder it willingly offered itself as a sacrifice to me, a stranger. Could it be that I too may have the opportunity to create a soul?"

However, in the next second, the Blood Thunder Spear unleashed its power, a deep red vortex suddenly appearing, and an extremely powerful suction force raged within Ji Wuming's mental sea, yet Ji Wuming felt nothing at all.

"Goohoo—"

The Thunder Dragon Fish's soul let out another painful cry and immediately charged towards Ji Wuming's soul form. Ji Wuming immediately assumed a defensive stance.

However, just before contact, the Thunder Dragon Fish's soul was directly sucked into the spear, completely obliterating it.

"My martial spirit is indeed incredibly domineering!"

Floating in the air, Ji Wuming slowly opened his eyes. Three spirit rings—one yellow, one purple, and one black—emerged beneath his feet, their aura terrifying. However, below him, more than twenty ten-thousand-year-old spirit beasts floated on the water's surface, their heads barely visible. Countless pairs of beastly eyes glared furiously at Ji Wuming, who had stolen their possession.

"I completely forgot about that!"

At this moment, Ji Wuming looked down at the twenty-odd ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts, a chill ran down his spine, and cold sweat beaded on his forehead.

This sacrificial dragonfish has ruined me!!!

The reason they did not launch an attack was because the sacrifice was not completely over; otherwise, they would surely perish in their mouths.

Just as Ji Wuming was at a loss for what to do, he noticed an itch on his back. He quickly circulated his soul power, channeling it towards the top of his head, and a blue-gold crown appeared above him.

"External Soul Bone!"

Ji Wuming said in a calm tone.

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Ji Wuming wasn't surprised that someone possessed a soul bone, even an external one. Instead, he wondered why they didn't give him a pair of wings so he could escape. Even a soul bone that could completely conceal his aura would be fine!

Although he possessed a soul tool that could conceal his aura, its core component was merely a hundred-year-old soul bone, and its ability to conceal his aura was limited in the face of a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast.

As the sacrificial process drew to a close, Ji Wuming appeared increasingly flustered.

"Run, run! Run as far as you can, and it would be even better if there were any islands nearby."

At this moment, Ji Wuming, who was at full soul power, immediately activated his hidden soul tool and frantically circulated his soul power, running quickly towards a place where there were few ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts.

(End of this chapter)