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After regaining his Martial Soul, Ye Cheng held the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Tower in his left hand and activated the power it contained.
In an instant, a layer of resplendent, jeweled light blossomed forth!
Within a ten-meter radius, the surrounding darkness was dispelled by the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Tower's radiance, illuminating the path ahead!
Roar!
A deep roar echoed, appearing simultaneously with the light of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile.
Upon hearing the tiger's roar, Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing instinctively moved closer to Ye Cheng, seeking a sense of security.
A moment passed.
A gust of wind swept past!
Ye Cheng held the nine-storied pagoda, and the jeweled light it emitted enveloped a ten-meter radius, forming a domain of absolute safety.
"Thump!"
A massive dark shadow descended from the sky and crashed to the ground.
Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing could finally see what the owner of that tiger roar truly looked like.
What appeared before them was a giant black tiger, pure black all over, without a single speck of another color. Its blood-red eyes were filled with a sinister aura, its body was over eight meters long, and its frame was bulging with muscles, exuding an explosive sense of power!
The 'King' character on its forehead was also black, but it was a gloomy, mist-like black, distinct from the black of its fur. The same applied to its tiger stripes.
Most peculiar, however, was its tail. Compared to ordinary tiger-type soul beasts, its tail was much longer and stood upright. It was composed of countless bone segments, with a massive barbed hook at its very tip that shone with a chilling, dark light!
"This tiger..." Zhu Zhuqing couldn't help but speak. Some of the characteristics of the tiger before her were strikingly similar to the appearance of her own martial soul in the previous future videos.
"Brother, what exactly is this huge tiger?" Ning Rongrong cast curious eyes at him, eager for an explanation.
Ye Cheng knew it was time to display his vast knowledge again. At the same time, this was to fill in the plot holes from the previous videos.
"Do you still remember the future that was shown during the previous Q&A session?" Ye Cheng asked.
"We remember," Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing nodded.
"At that time, out of curiosity, I secretly observed Zhu Zhuqing, only to find that her martial soul was inconsistent with what was shown in the future. I was very perplexed then, even thinking I had the wrong person," Ye Cheng said. "But later, recalling certain characteristics of her martial soul in the video, I thought of a soul beast I had encountered by chance in my youth. Back then, I only caught a distant glimpse of it before fleeing in disarray."
"Since Zhu Zhuqing became my disciple in the future, I would certainly find every possible way to improve her aptitude. Thus, I concluded that my future self definitely brought her to find this soul beast and acquire that treasure from it, which ultimately allowed her martial soul to undergo a transformation."
As he spoke, he looked at the pitch-black giant tiger and calmly introduced it to the two girls, "This soul beast is called the Dark Devilgod Tiger. Legend has it that the God of Evil descended upon a white tiger, causing it to mutate. This changed the white tiger's original light attribute into a dark attribute, giving birth to the black Fallen Wings, which represent depravity, and the Evil God Hook, which resembles a scorpion's tail."
"And in the video, your martial soul is called the Dark Devilgod Cat, and it even possesses the Fallen Wings external soul bone and the Evil God Hook... All of this is highly consistent with the characteristics of the Dark Devilgod Tiger that I know. Without a doubt, my future self must have brought you here to hunt this soul beast!" he concluded with absolute certainty.
"Brother, is this soul beast very powerful?" Ning Rongrong, after listening to his explanation, frankly didn't quite understand, so she simply cut to the chase and asked.
"Yes, very powerful."
Ye Cheng nodded, saying gravely, "Generally speaking, any soul beast can potentially be a human's martial soul, but the Dark Devilgod Tiger is an exception; no one has ever had it as their martial soul. This is because its intrinsic attribute is not merely dark, but the supreme evil attribute left behind by the God of Evil, which is fundamentally more than a human body can bear."
"If we were to assess it by martial soul grade, then it is absolutely a martial soul on the same level as the Six-winged Angel!"
"A Six-winged Angel-level martial soul?!" Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. It was said that Spirit Hall possessed the inheritance of the Six-winged Angel martial soul, a martial soul passed down from a deity. It was a truly God-level martial soul.
And if the Dark Devilgod Tiger could be compared to a Six-winged Angel... then wouldn't that mean... The two girls simply dared not imagine further.
Roar!
At this moment, the enormous Dark Devilgod Tiger's blood-red eyes suddenly lit up. Amidst its roar, it slowly lifted its paw, advancing step by step towards the three of them.
At this time, Ye Cheng had not revealed his soul rings, merely holding the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Tower and using the Nine Treasures Divine Light to dispel the influence of the area. And so, sensing a "foreign object" had appeared in its domain, the Dark Devilgod Tiger charged straight over.
As it drew closer, the Dark Devilgod Tiger gradually made out Ye Cheng's face and the glowing, nine-storied pagoda in his hand. Its body suddenly stiffened.
At this moment, two recent future videos surfaced in the Dark Devilgod Tiger's mind. Especially the human girl named Zhu Zhuqing; the Dark Devilgod Tiger had found her martial soul quite interesting at the time, as it was quite similar to its own. Even the names were almost identical. The only difference was that one was a cat, and the other was a tiger.
Later, when it saw her reveal her external soul bone, the Dark Devilgod Tiger recognized at a glance that this soul bone was definitely from one of its own kind. Perhaps it belonged to some kin from before its time, or some other unlucky member of its kind still existing in the world who was killed, causing the soul bone to drop, right? The Dark Devilgod Tiger didn't pay it much mind.
But now, upon seeing that bane from the videos—that freak who slaughtered hundred-thousand-year soul beasts as if butchering dogs—appearing before it with the girl whose martial soul possessed all the characteristics of a Dark Devilgod Tiger... especially when the videos showed the future!
The Dark Devilgod Tiger couldn't help but tremble; a chill shot straight from the crown of its head, down its spine, and spread to the tip of its tail, causing it to shiver violently!
By now, how could the Dark Devilgod Tiger not realize that the unlucky one in the video was none other than itself!
—Flee!
At this moment, the Dark Devilgod Tiger had only one thought in its mind. It knew clearly that even if it was exceptionally gifted, it was simply no match for the freak before it, who already had half a step into the God-level. Unless it unleashed its ultimate move, there might be a glimmer of hope for survival.
However, as powerful as its ultimate move was, it could be dodged. Once dodged, the move would be useless.
Otherwise, if it had a one-hundred-percent hit rate, it would have long dominated the entire Soul Beast Forest. How could it have been driven here by that Snake and Great Ape from the Core Area?
Therefore, the safest method right now was to divert the disaster elsewhere.
It had to find a way to lure this guy to the Core Area, make him confront that Snake and Great Ape, and then it could seize the opportunity to escape!
With its decision made, the Dark Devilgod Tiger suddenly erupted with a dense black mist. Its intensely evil aura looked particularly intimidating. It adopted an attacking stance, but the next moment, it executed a fierce backflip, transforming into a dark shadow and darting into the distance!
Its speed was simply astounding!
(end of chapter)
In an instant, a layer of resplendent, jeweled light blossomed forth!
Within a ten-meter radius, the surrounding darkness was dispelled by the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Tower's radiance, illuminating the path ahead!
Roar!
A deep roar echoed, appearing simultaneously with the light of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile.
Upon hearing the tiger's roar, Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing instinctively moved closer to Ye Cheng, seeking a sense of security.
A moment passed.
A gust of wind swept past!
Ye Cheng held the nine-storied pagoda, and the jeweled light it emitted enveloped a ten-meter radius, forming a domain of absolute safety.
"Thump!"
A massive dark shadow descended from the sky and crashed to the ground.
Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing could finally see what the owner of that tiger roar truly looked like.
What appeared before them was a giant black tiger, pure black all over, without a single speck of another color. Its blood-red eyes were filled with a sinister aura, its body was over eight meters long, and its frame was bulging with muscles, exuding an explosive sense of power!
The 'King' character on its forehead was also black, but it was a gloomy, mist-like black, distinct from the black of its fur. The same applied to its tiger stripes.
Most peculiar, however, was its tail. Compared to ordinary tiger-type soul beasts, its tail was much longer and stood upright. It was composed of countless bone segments, with a massive barbed hook at its very tip that shone with a chilling, dark light!
"This tiger..." Zhu Zhuqing couldn't help but speak. Some of the characteristics of the tiger before her were strikingly similar to the appearance of her own martial soul in the previous future videos.
"Brother, what exactly is this huge tiger?" Ning Rongrong cast curious eyes at him, eager for an explanation.
Ye Cheng knew it was time to display his vast knowledge again. At the same time, this was to fill in the plot holes from the previous videos.
"Do you still remember the future that was shown during the previous Q&A session?" Ye Cheng asked.
"We remember," Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing nodded.
"At that time, out of curiosity, I secretly observed Zhu Zhuqing, only to find that her martial soul was inconsistent with what was shown in the future. I was very perplexed then, even thinking I had the wrong person," Ye Cheng said. "But later, recalling certain characteristics of her martial soul in the video, I thought of a soul beast I had encountered by chance in my youth. Back then, I only caught a distant glimpse of it before fleeing in disarray."
"Since Zhu Zhuqing became my disciple in the future, I would certainly find every possible way to improve her aptitude. Thus, I concluded that my future self definitely brought her to find this soul beast and acquire that treasure from it, which ultimately allowed her martial soul to undergo a transformation."
As he spoke, he looked at the pitch-black giant tiger and calmly introduced it to the two girls, "This soul beast is called the Dark Devilgod Tiger. Legend has it that the God of Evil descended upon a white tiger, causing it to mutate. This changed the white tiger's original light attribute into a dark attribute, giving birth to the black Fallen Wings, which represent depravity, and the Evil God Hook, which resembles a scorpion's tail."
"And in the video, your martial soul is called the Dark Devilgod Cat, and it even possesses the Fallen Wings external soul bone and the Evil God Hook... All of this is highly consistent with the characteristics of the Dark Devilgod Tiger that I know. Without a doubt, my future self must have brought you here to hunt this soul beast!" he concluded with absolute certainty.
"Brother, is this soul beast very powerful?" Ning Rongrong, after listening to his explanation, frankly didn't quite understand, so she simply cut to the chase and asked.
"Yes, very powerful."
Ye Cheng nodded, saying gravely, "Generally speaking, any soul beast can potentially be a human's martial soul, but the Dark Devilgod Tiger is an exception; no one has ever had it as their martial soul. This is because its intrinsic attribute is not merely dark, but the supreme evil attribute left behind by the God of Evil, which is fundamentally more than a human body can bear."
"If we were to assess it by martial soul grade, then it is absolutely a martial soul on the same level as the Six-winged Angel!"
"A Six-winged Angel-level martial soul?!" Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. It was said that Spirit Hall possessed the inheritance of the Six-winged Angel martial soul, a martial soul passed down from a deity. It was a truly God-level martial soul.
And if the Dark Devilgod Tiger could be compared to a Six-winged Angel... then wouldn't that mean... The two girls simply dared not imagine further.
Roar!
At this moment, the enormous Dark Devilgod Tiger's blood-red eyes suddenly lit up. Amidst its roar, it slowly lifted its paw, advancing step by step towards the three of them.
At this time, Ye Cheng had not revealed his soul rings, merely holding the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Tower and using the Nine Treasures Divine Light to dispel the influence of the area. And so, sensing a "foreign object" had appeared in its domain, the Dark Devilgod Tiger charged straight over.
As it drew closer, the Dark Devilgod Tiger gradually made out Ye Cheng's face and the glowing, nine-storied pagoda in his hand. Its body suddenly stiffened.
At this moment, two recent future videos surfaced in the Dark Devilgod Tiger's mind. Especially the human girl named Zhu Zhuqing; the Dark Devilgod Tiger had found her martial soul quite interesting at the time, as it was quite similar to its own. Even the names were almost identical. The only difference was that one was a cat, and the other was a tiger.
Later, when it saw her reveal her external soul bone, the Dark Devilgod Tiger recognized at a glance that this soul bone was definitely from one of its own kind. Perhaps it belonged to some kin from before its time, or some other unlucky member of its kind still existing in the world who was killed, causing the soul bone to drop, right? The Dark Devilgod Tiger didn't pay it much mind.
But now, upon seeing that bane from the videos—that freak who slaughtered hundred-thousand-year soul beasts as if butchering dogs—appearing before it with the girl whose martial soul possessed all the characteristics of a Dark Devilgod Tiger... especially when the videos showed the future!
The Dark Devilgod Tiger couldn't help but tremble; a chill shot straight from the crown of its head, down its spine, and spread to the tip of its tail, causing it to shiver violently!
By now, how could the Dark Devilgod Tiger not realize that the unlucky one in the video was none other than itself!
—Flee!
At this moment, the Dark Devilgod Tiger had only one thought in its mind. It knew clearly that even if it was exceptionally gifted, it was simply no match for the freak before it, who already had half a step into the God-level. Unless it unleashed its ultimate move, there might be a glimmer of hope for survival.
However, as powerful as its ultimate move was, it could be dodged. Once dodged, the move would be useless.
Otherwise, if it had a one-hundred-percent hit rate, it would have long dominated the entire Soul Beast Forest. How could it have been driven here by that Snake and Great Ape from the Core Area?
Therefore, the safest method right now was to divert the disaster elsewhere.
It had to find a way to lure this guy to the Core Area, make him confront that Snake and Great Ape, and then it could seize the opportunity to escape!
With its decision made, the Dark Devilgod Tiger suddenly erupted with a dense black mist. Its intensely evil aura looked particularly intimidating. It adopted an attacking stance, but the next moment, it executed a fierce backflip, transforming into a dark shadow and darting into the distance!
Its speed was simply astounding!
(end of chapter)
