From sunrise to sunset...
Yang Fan waited in the spirit beast forest for an entire day.
Besides a few dozen male rabbits attracted by the smell, there were no other spirit beasts.
It wasn't completely without gain!
At the very least, it made him recognize the social status of the Soft Bone Rabbit in the spirit beast forest.
Yang Fan circulated his Dou Qi...
Not delaying his cultivation during the long wait.
Actually, he had never given up on Dou Qi cultivation during the tournament period. He had now advanced from a five-star Dou Ling to a seven-star Dou Ling.
One step closer to Dou Wang!
Dou Wang!
It could be said to be the most important watershed in the Dou Shi cultivation system. Once becoming a Dou Wang, one could use Dou Qi to form wings and soar through the sky.
This was something he dreamed of doing!
His plans for what came next were also already set...
After obtaining his eighth soul ring, he would go search for beast flames, Heavenly Flames, and other flames that could rapidly increase his strength through the Flame Mantra.
At the same time…
During this process of improving himself, he could also collect medicinal materials for Yao Lao to reconstruct his physical body.
At this moment!
Yao Lao, suspended three meters above the ground, suddenly opened his eyes wide.
"It's here!"
Yao Lao's expression was slightly grave.
What was coming was definitely an extremely powerful spirit beast.
After several breaths, Yang Fan began to feel the sudden change in the surrounding air.
The thick air carried powerful pressure, making him feel that the rise and fall of his chest became somewhat difficult.
However, the next second!
A colossal azure beast silently appeared before him, its massive body slowly rising.
A giant snake body several times thicker than a water vat shot straight into the clouds, at least a hundred meters high, and yet this was only part of its body.
Yang Fan looked up...
At the end of the snake body was an ox head with a diameter exceeding four meters. Two thick ox horns extended outward more than eight meters. Two large eyes like lanterns flashed with special light in the darkness.
Yang Fan had originally thought the Titan Giant Ape was already enormous enough, but before this colossal beast, it could only be considered a younger brother.
Sky Azure Bull Python!
Just standing here, this Emperor of the Forest exerted incomparably powerful pressure on Yang Fan.
This was his first time seeing the legendary Emperor of the Forest.
If nothing unexpected happened, this should probably also be their last encounter.
"Human!"
"Did you kill Xiao Wu and Er Ming?"
Without even seeing how the Sky Azure Bull Python opened its mouth, the buzzing sound had already resounded throughout the entire spirit beast forest.
It even sounded somewhat similar to his grandfather!
The Sky Azure Bull Python's deep voice not only contained endless anger, but even carried strong mental attacks.
Not only that!
From the Sky Azure Bull Python's clear articulation, one could distinguish that its strength was far stronger than that fellow Titan Giant Ape who spoke human words with "Aba aba."
Stronger by more than just a little bit!
"Detestable human."
"Pay with your life!"
The Sky Azure Bull Python, having cultivated to this level, possessed intelligence no less than any human.
Even without Yang Fan speaking, it had already guessed!
When Er Ming first detected Xiao Wu's aura, he had thought it was Xiao Wu returning.
But unexpectedly, what was brought back was half a mutilated corpse.
However, the second time...
Er Ming never returned.
It regretted it!
Regretted not following Er Ming out of the core area of the Great Star Dou Forest at that time.
But afterward, it understood!
Er Ming's death was completely because human soul masters were using Xiao Wu here to fish crazily.
"Master!"
"I want to test it."
The Sky Azure Bull Python's strength was actually already very close to that of a ninety-ninth level Titled Douluo.
This kind of opportunity to fight to the death with a super expert was not common on the Douluo Continent.
Especially with a powerful expert guarding him!
"Be careful!"
"This spirit beast's intelligence is not low at all."
Although both sides had not yet exchanged blows, Yao Lao already sensed the Sky Azure Bull Python's uniqueness.
This spirit beast understood forbearance!
It understood how to use the darkness of the spirit beast forest to bring out the advantages of spirit beasts.
This was something that foolish fellow Titan Giant Ape couldn't compare to.
"Mmm—!"
Yang Fan's eyes were determined, and the Soul Breaking Spear had already been unconsciously gripped in his hand.
Buzz—
When both sides met, there was simply no unnecessary nonsense.
After confirming each other's identities, they directly started fighting!
Yang Fan was for himself to obtain a powerful super soul ring.
The Sky Azure Bull Python was to avenge its two companions, Xiao Wu and Er Ming.
They both had absolute reasons to kill each other!
A powerful force erupted vigorously from the Sky Azure Bull Python's heaven-covering, earth-shading body.
Instantly…
The entire spirit beast forest became incomparably heavy, as if gravity had increased dozens of times at this moment.
Yang Fan found that every step was difficult, even lifting his leg became hard.
Slowing Domain?!
The so-called know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles.
Yang Fan had conducted certain research on the Sky Azure Bull Python, this Emperor of the Forest, before entering the spirit beast forest.
What the Sky Azure Bull Python was releasing at this moment was precisely its exclusive domain skill.
As the name suggests!
Under this powerful domain skill, everything would become slow.
"Domain?"
"As if I don't have one."
The second after the Sky Azure Bull Python released its domain, Yang Fan also released his Killing God Domain.
Use magic to defeat magic!
Although the Killing God Domain couldn't completely eliminate the Slowing Domain's effects, the effect of strengthening himself and weakening his opponent could make him feel somewhat better.
As his strength increased…
The Killing God Domain Yang Fan possessed was no longer the initial ten percent increase and weakening, but had become twenty-five percent.
This effect was even more obvious when fighting powerful experts!
"Roar—"
The Sky Azure Bull Python let out a furious roar.
The sky-shaking reverberation carried powerful mental attacks.
Instantly…
The entire forest was swept by violent winds, and the earth shook and mountains trembled.
Although Yang Fan had long been prepared, when the Sky Azure Bull Python truly launched its attack, it still made him feel a moment of dizziness.
At this moment…
The Sky Azure Bull Python's massive snake tail, hidden in the darkness, suddenly swung.
The snake tail was more than three meters in diameter, covered with scales like knife edges.
Don't look at the Sky Azure Bull Python's thick body with an overall length approaching two hundred meters, but its speed was exceptionally terrifying.
Under the cover of night, it arrived before Yang Fan in the time of a breath.
Flame Splitting Tsunami!
As a seven-star Dou Ling, after executing this Earth-Tier Dou technique, it was in no way inferior to an ordinary Titled Douluo's ninth soul skill.
However, this powerful Earth-Tier Dou technique struck the Sky Azure Bull Python's body without causing the slightest injury.
Not only that!
The invincible massive snake tail instantly sent Yang Fan flying a hundred meters away. Looking again at where the Sky Azure Bull Python's tail had swept, it had clearly become a scene of devastation.
Powerful!
Chen Xin was indeed right.
The gap of one level above Super Douluo was an insurmountable chasm.
He had seen the true power of the Level 94 Dugu Bo when he activated his Martial Soul True Body.
Even five Dugu Bos placed before the Sky Azure Bull Python wouldn't be beaten into shitting themselves unless they had completely emptied their bowels.
"Moo—"
The Sky Azure Bull Python let out another angry ox call.
Clearly because one tail strike hadn't killed Yang Fan, it was furious with shame.
Accompanied by the roar resounding throughout the spirit beast forest, the originally dark sky was filled with rolling thunder. Within the clouds and mist, lightning bolts thick as water vats faintly appeared.
The Sky Azure Bull Python's other skill—Annihilation Thunder!
Crack—
The sky-shaking thunder exploded in the sky, and at the same time, a lightning bolt thick as a water vat penetrated the clouds and mist and fell down.
Yang Fan, who had long been prepared, also pushed out the three-colored fire lotus he had already condensed at the same moment.
The fusion of two Heavenly Flames—even a Super Douluo wouldn't dare to take this head-on.
Boom—
The fusion of fire and thunder exploded in the sky of the spirit beast forest. Two completely different energy forms collided in the sky.
Flames rising, lightning crackling!
The originally dim sky became as bright as day at this moment.
The incomparably domineering Heavenly Flames continuously burned the Annihilation Thunder in this mutual pressure, as if wanting to devour it bit by bit.
However, the next second…
Vast thunder power instantly rolled back, carrying rolling thunder sounds and sweeping over, crashing toward Yang Fan amid continuous dissipation.
At the critical moment!
Yang Fan used the Qi Explosion Technique to instantly increase his strength, while simultaneously using the domineering flames of the Heavenly Flames to erect a 360-degree all-around, seamless flame defense for himself.
The terrifying Annihilation Thunder swept Yang Fan into mid-air and then heavily smashed him down.
When Yang Fan stood up again, bright red blood was already flowing from the corners of his mouth. He felt as if his internal organs had been displaced.
He was outmatched!
Yang Fan clearly recognized the gap between his current strength and that of a super expert.
Fortunately, he had the Heavenly Flames!
Otherwise, that one violent smash from the thunder power would have caused him to have comminuted fractures throughout his body.
It wasn't that the Heavenly Flames weren't powerful—it was that his current strength was still far from sufficient to contend with a super spirit beast like the Sky Azure Bull Python.
At this moment…
A white illusory figure shot up like wind and lightning, arriving in the blink of an eye above the Sky Azure Bull Python's massive head.
Yao Lao's timing for taking action was perfect!
Because if he had been one second later, his beloved disciple might have been beaten into shitting himself by the Sky Azure Bull Python.
Yao Lao's illusory fist forcefully struck toward the Sky Azure Bull Python's head...
Without seeing how much force Yao Lao exerted, one could see the Sky Azure Bull Python's lantern-like massive eyes instantly become dull.
Then…
The mountain-like body softened and, before Yang Fan's very eyes, crashed down with a thunderous sound.
"Insta... insta-killed!"
Yang Fan knew the head was the most fatal part of any creature, but he hadn't expected that one move of Octane Blast from Yao Lao would knock out the Sky Azure Bull Python.
This was a demigod?!
Indeed!
The strength of a super expert really wasn't something that could be casually challenged.
"Stinky kid!"
"What are you still standing there for?"
"You don't want the soul ring anymore?"
Yao Lao's reminder made Yang Fan understand that the Sky Azure Bull Python wasn't dead, but had only been beaten by Yao Lao until it had its last breath remaining.
Yang Fan leaped up, holding the Soul Breaking Spear and standing on the Sky Azure Bull Python's head.
The spear rose and fell!
Piercing in from the Sky Azure Bull Python's nostril, then wildly stirring, thoroughly mixing the brain matter inside the massive head.
Yang Fan only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the Sky Azure Bull Python's eyes close.
Too strong!
For him, what was strong wasn't just the Sky Azure Bull Python, but more importantly, the demigod-level Yao Lao.
With this strength!
Rushing up to Spirit Hall and giving Qian Daoliu two big slaps—there probably wouldn't be anyone who dared to fight back.
...
Several minutes later…
A blood-red soul ring slowly floated out from the Sky Azure Bull Python's body.
The soul ring was enormous!
Not to mention his small frame—even a hundred-square-meter house could be encircled by it. But when Yang Fan sat cross-legged and began guiding the soul ring toward his body, it began to rapidly contract at a speed visible to the naked eye.
In the blink of an eye!
The soul ring had already shrunk to less than two meters in diameter, then slowly descended under his mental guidance.
Buzz—
A powerful soul impact made his head feel as if it were being split open, and even the spirit power mass and Dou Qi mass within his body showed severe vibrations.
"Focus your mind!"
"This is the impact from the soul within the Sky Azure Bull Python's soul ring."
Yao Lao's reminder appeared in time.
At the same time!
Yang Fan also felt Yao Lao apply something very cool and refreshing to the center of his brows.
In an instant, he stabilized.
Using his own soul power to constantly resist the soul vibrations from the Sky Azure Bull Python's soul ring.
"Don't rush!"
"The soul power stored in the soul ring is limited. You don't need to think about how to make it submit—time is on your side."
Yao Lao's reminder was crucial!
Because since his martial soul awakening, Yang Fan had basically never encountered the trouble of soul impact.
Following Yao Lao's guidance, Yang Fan began a crazy tug-of-war mode with the hundred-thousand-year soul ring.
The soul ring produced by the Sky Azure Bull Python wasn't just soul impact—it also carried hostility toward him for hunting Xiao Wu and the Titan Giant Ape.
From sunset to sunrise, then from sunrise to sunset…
Two days and three nights!
Yang Fan finally gained the upper hand in this tug-of-war.
Just as Yao Lao said: Time was on his side.
"Success."
"How do you feel now?"
Yang Fan slowly opened his eyes, his pupils containing a mix of fire and thunder.
One word: Awesome!
The Sky Azure Bull Python's hundred-thousand-year soul ring directly sent him rushing to Level 86, which included the increase brought by the eighth soul ring he had previously fused away.
Level 86...
If he absorbed the Sky Azure Bull Python's soul bone as well, he wondered if he could reach Titled Douluo.
Thinking of this, Yang Fan already revealed a smug smile on his face.
Titled Douluo...
It didn't seem as distant from him as he had imagined.
After his daydream, Yang Fan turned all his attention to soul skills.
The hundred-thousand-year Sky Azure Bull Python soul ring provided him with two powerful hundred-thousand-year soul skills.
First hundred-thousand-year soul skill: Slowing Domain.
As the name suggests!
The effect of this domain skill was the same as what the Sky Azure Bull Python displayed, and the Slowing Domain's effect was closely related to the soul master's strength and mental control.
Second hundred-thousand-year soul skill: Annihilation Thunder Flame Spear!
The fusion of fire and thunder, combined with the Soul Breaking Spear's ultimate attack power...
Although it was the eighth soul skill, in a certain sense, it was already more powerful than many Titled Douluo's ninth soul skills.
Just as he had previously guessed.
The Sky Azure Bull Python's thunder attribute would definitely provide him with an extremely compatible, powerful skill.
At this moment…
Yang Fan walked before the Sky Azure Bull Python's massive body, holding the Soul Breaking Spear and beginning to probe downward bit by bit.
He was looking for a soul bone!
According to the mechanism of soul bone generation from spirit beasts, after he absorbed the arm soul bones, the spirit beast would naturally produce a soul bone in a different position for the soul master.
Yang Fan thought it would definitely be a head soul bone.
Because pythons don't have limbs!
But he was wrong…
Accompanied by a crisp "ding" sound, a right leg bone was stripped from the Sky Azure Bull Python's body.
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