Chapter 109: The Goal of the Seventh Soul Ring

Yang Wudi finished speaking the last sentence and left without looking back. Since Titan had resolutely chosen to side with Ning Fengzhi, they truly had little chance of retaining many allies. With Titan alone, aided by Ning Fengzhi, they already possessed the strength to contend with Dugu Bo; not to mention the ancient banyan, whose power far surpassed theirs.

Dugu Bo understood this clearly as well. After surveying everyone present, his gaze finally rested on Ning Fengzhi. “Sect Master Ning, today’s matter will be recorded by the Nine Star Hall. Rest assured, a generous reward will be given in due time!”

With that, he gestured to the Nine Star Hall disciples around him. “Let’s go!”

Watching the Nine Star Hall members retreat, Ning Fengzhi forced a bitter smile. Given the circumstances, he could only choose between the Haotian Sect and the Nine Star Hall. The Nine Star Hall felt too mysterious and unpredictable; cooperating with them left Ning Fengzhi uneasy. By contrast, Haotian Sect was more familiar and trustworthy, making them the better ally for the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect.

Upon returning, Dugu Bo immediately reported every detail of the incident back to the Nine Star Hall headquarters.

Meanwhile, Xiao Yu had also brought the Nine Star Battle Team members back to headquarters. This time, following Qian Renxue to quell the rebellion, everyone except Xiao Yu had gained significant experience. Especially after the fierce battle with the Soul Saint of the Xingluo Empire, the three—Cang Mo, Youna, and Rong Dou—who had been stuck at the forty-nine-level bottleneck, nearly simultaneously touched the realm of Soul King.

Due to the presence of the Azure Qing Bull Python, Xiao Yu was not yet prepared to enter the Star Dou Great Forest. Instead, he assigned Xuanwu and Aphrodite, two Soul Douluos, to lead the team in hunting for the fifth soul ring for the trio.

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After receiving Dugu Bo’s letter, Xiao Yu was not overly concerned about Tang San being rescued by the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect. After all, the Death God Danadas had once told him that Shura God stood behind him. If Tang San truly faced a life-threatening crisis, that shameless one would intervene with divine power.

As for Xiao Wu’s rescue, Xiao Yu considered it an opportunity. If the Nine Star Hall had forcibly kept Xiao Wu in front of so many witnesses, news about their imprisonment of soul beasts transformed over a hundred thousand years would have spread across the entire Douluo Continent by the next day. Such news would have attracted countless ambitions. Whether Tang Hao would lose his mind or not, Bibi Dong of the Spirit Hall certainly would not remain calm.

Now, although Xiao Wu had been rescued by the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, this old rabbit, with her identity exposed, had no choice but to leave—even though she was reluctant to part from her affectionate brother Tang San. The Nine Star Hall had no obligation to keep their secret.

Once Xiao Wu was separated from the Shrek Seven Devils, Xiao Yu could stealthily capture her without anyone noticing.

Though the Soft-Boned Rabbit was not a particularly powerful soul beast, Xiao Yu had already broken through to Soul Emperor. Without considering adding a soul ring to the Death God’s second spirit weapon, the Death Scythe, the next soul ring absorption would be at the seventy-level bottleneck.

The seventh soul ring for breaking through to Soul Saint, regardless of the soul ring absorbed, ultimately bestows the soul master’s spirit weapon with true form. Thus, the quality of the soul beast was irrelevant; only the soul ring’s age and cultivation mattered.

Absorbing a hundred-thousand-year soul ring at seventy-level cultivation was at least ten times more dangerous than absorbing a ten-thousand-year soul ring for the fourth soul ring.

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In the original story, Tang San nearly exploded from the energy when absorbing a hundred-thousand-year divine soul ring. Divine soul rings had already removed the soul beast’s resentment, making absorption extremely perilous; all the more so with original soul rings still carrying the soul beast’s dying grudges. Therefore, for Xiao Yu, the best plan was undoubtedly sacrifice.

Yet, the relationship between soul beasts and soul masters was like sworn enemies, deeply hateful. Convincing a soul beast to willingly sacrifice itself was as difficult as reaching the heavens.

Xiao Yu once considered whether Saga could use his Phantom Emperor Fist's evolved spiritual attack technique to control the soul beast and manipulate it into sacrificing itself.

But when he asked Saga, the latter firmly rejected the idea.

Saga’s Phantom Emperor mental attack was merely an illusion attack, planting a psychological suggestion within the opponent. The other party retained their independent thought. Especially with a hundred-thousand-year soul beast possessing powerful spiritual strength, any instruction as irrational as sacrifice would immediately alert them.

For soul beasts, sacrificing to humans was a disgrace, a deviation in the soul beast world. At present, the only one who might choose to sacrifice in an illusion was the love-struck rogue rabbit, Xiao Wu.

In the original story, the Azure Qing Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape agreed to sacrifice to Tang San because they had already been poisoned by Bibi Dong’s Death Spider Queen venom and had little time left to live. Rather than dying silently, they chose to help Tang San, enabling him to revive their sister Xiao Wu, who had been with them for countless years. As for Tang San later ascending to godhood and reviving them, that was an unexpected blessing.

Although Xiao Yu was not worried about the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect and Titan rescuing Tang San and Xiao Wu, the incident served as a warning. He had been somewhat careless in personnel arrangements at the branch.

He had assumed that with a titled Douluo and a Soul Douluo stationed there, along with several powerful figures at headquarters as deterrence, no one would dare cause trouble for the Nine Star Hall. Unexpectedly...

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