RNP Page 186
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Two figures flashed over, one of which was Zhu Zhuqing's true form.
Suddenly, the two figures transformed into black shadows and charged forward, piercing the ghost leopard's body back and forth with incredible speed. The claw shadows they created spread everywhere, as if countless people were launching an attack simultaneously.
Ghost Leopard cried out in pain again, and in the blink of an eye, he was covered in wounds.
Soul power seeped into its wounds, wantonly destroying its body; in some places, the wounds were so deep that the bone was visible.
The claws flashed, and the soul skill finally stopped.
Zhu Zhuqing was panting heavily, and most of her soul power had been consumed.
Although the Netherworld Blade Shadow is exceptionally powerful, it is ultimately a ten-thousand-year soul skill, which consumes a great deal of energy. In addition, with so many clones created earlier, the soul power is almost depleted.
The girl remained vigilant, staring warily at the ghost leopard before her.
Blood gushed wildly from the ghost leopard's body, completely staining the ground where it stood red, and even pieces of its internal organs fell out.
Despite his severe injuries, Ghost Leopard stubbornly stood up and walked step by step toward Zhu Zhuqing.
Seemingly certain that the girl was no longer a threat, the leopard could no longer hold back and pounced forward, opening its blood-red maw to swallow her whole.
Zhu Zhuqing tried to dodge, but felt her legs were so heavy that they were no longer under her control.
"You've done very well so far!"
A gentle voice suddenly rang in Zhu Zhuqing's ear.
Immediately afterwards, a hand suddenly reached out and gently tapped the ghost leopard on the head, instantly stunning the ferocious soul beast.
Chapter 175 The Cat's Heart Has Completely Returned?
After Ye Lingling's treatment, Zhu Zhuqing became lively and energetic again.
Although I had witnessed it before at the Soto City Grand Arena, it wasn't until I actually experienced it that I realized just how powerful the strongest healing martial soul truly is.
"Thank you," Zhu Zhuqing said in a cool voice.
Ye Lingling shook her head, "No need to be so polite."
Neither of them were the talkative type, but they also didn't hide their emotions.
"Alright, let's absorb the spirit ring first!"
Zhu Zhuqing nodded and looked at the ghost leopard that Lin Chuan had trampled underfoot and was on the verge of death. It had already woken up, and deep hatred was showing in its beastly eyes.
Upon seeing this, the girl was taken aback.
This was the first time she had ever seen a soul beast display such a human-like expression.
Previously, her fifth spirit ring was obtained by absorbing a divinely bestowed spirit ring. This ghost leopard in front of her was the first ten-thousand-year spirit beast that Zhu Zhuqing had hunted down, and its intelligence was even higher than she had imagined.
After a moment of silence, the girl still stretched out her sharp claws and crushed the ghost leopard's brain.
A black beam of light slowly gathered from the corpse, quickly forming a black spirit ring.
A fiery glint flashed in Zhu Zhuqing's eyes. She quickly took a deep breath to force herself to calm down, sat cross-legged beside the ghost leopard's corpse, and guided the soul ring to her body.
As the girl was trapped, the process of absorbing the spirit ring officially began.
"It looks like the absorption process will take a while!"
Sensing the obvious fluctuations in soul power, Lin Chuan casually sat down to the side.
Today's battle... or rather, the fierce fighting, was truly spectacular, and Zhu Zhuqing's combat wisdom was indeed impressive.
From this perspective, rescuing her from the Star Luo Empire and taking her under his wing was undoubtedly the right choice.
"Xiao Chuan, what soul skills will you gain if you are Zhu Qing?"
The wait was quite boring, so the group started chatting.
"Well..." Lin Chuan thought for a moment, recalling the previous battle, and then smiled slightly, "The Ghost Leopard used its ability to amplify itself before, so it's most likely a support/amplification type soul skill!"
The Ghost Leopard excels in speed and attack, so if Zhu Zhuqing has indeed obtained a support-enhancing soul skill, it should also enhance these two attributes.
For agility-based Soul Masters, these two attributes are exactly what she needs.
However, Zhu Zhuqing's soul ring has been secured, but Ye Lingling's soul ring is still undecided. It is unknown whether there are any soul beasts of suitable age in Sunset Forest.
If there's really no other way, then we'll just have to hunt down sea spirit beasts on the way to Seagod Island.
It just so happens that some water-attribute soul beasts are also very suitable for healing-type soul masters.
"We can't just sit here and wait, let's eat something!"
Heaven knows how long it will take Zhu Zhuqing to absorb the soul ring. It's better to eat and wait. This ghost leopard is, after all, a 20,000-year-old soul beast, and its flesh and blood contain a lot of energy, so it shouldn't be wasted.
Lin Chuan immediately took out a dagger from his storage soul tool and began to dismember the ghost leopard.
"clang!"
Just as the dagger was about to cut the left hind leg, it was instantly jammed.
"Hmm?!" Lin Chuan raised an eyebrow, his eyes revealing a deep sense of surprise.
"I didn't expect such a pleasant surprise. My luck seems to be pretty good!"
In a few swift movements, he slashed open the left hind leg, and a burst of purple light flashed out, revealing a piece of left leg bone. The faint purple light emanated from it, radiating a remarkably powerful aura.
"It's actually a soul bone! Zhu Qing is really lucky."
Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling couldn't help but sigh softly, their eyes filled with envy.
Fortunately, both of them possessed soul bones, and their age was no less than that of the leg bone in front of them.
"Since it's all part of Ghost Leopard's system, let's wait until Zhu wakes up before letting her absorb it."
Lin Chuan only glanced at it briefly before completely losing interest.
After all, this thing wasn't very useful to him, especially since it had fallen from the Ghost Leopard, and it wasn't suitable for Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling either.
The two naturally had no objection to this arrangement.
Three days later, Zhu Zhuqing awoke from her cultivation state, and a surge of soul power immediately emanated from her.
"Sixty-two level soul power!"
Feeling the surging power within her, the girl's face lit up with joy.
"Congratulations!" Lin Chuan said softly from the side.
Zhu Zhuqing snapped out of her daze, her expression sincere. "Thank you, Brother Chuan. If it weren't for you, I might have been captured and taken back long ago, let alone become a Soul Emperor so quickly. Thank you so much!"
Feeling the girl's heartfelt gratitude, Lin Chuan was quite satisfied.
"Since you're following me, you can't be too weak. Strive to become stronger, or you'll be eliminated."
Lin Chuan spoke calmly, then tossed the Ghost Leopard's left leg bone into Zhu Zhuqing's arms, "This is a soul bone that fell from the Ghost Leopard's body, you can absorb it too!"
"This……"
Looking down at the soul bone in her arms, Zhu Zhuqing was clearly stunned.
She was well aware of the preciousness of soul bones; even a hundred-year or thousand-year soul bone was enough to cause a stir, let alone a ten-thousand-year soul bone.
When she was absorbing the spirit ring, Lin Chuan could have kept it from her and secretly left the spirit bone behind, but she still handed it over to him.
Suddenly, Zhu Zhuqing felt a stirring in her heart.
'I will strive to become stronger, even if I can't keep up with you, I will do my best to clear obstacles for you, and then one day... truly stand behind you!'
Thinking of this, a glint flashed in Zhu Zhuqing's eyes, but she quickly hid it.
The change was so subtle that Lin Chuan didn't notice it. Instead, Dugu Yan, who was standing to the side, caught the scene, was stunned for a moment, and then looked helpless.
"Xiao Chuan, you are truly guilty of grave sins!"
"Huh?!" Lin Chuan was puzzled. "Why are you suddenly saying that?"
Dugu Yan gave a slightly jealous snort, "You can think about it yourself. Zhu Qingling, let's go and ignore this womanizer."
After saying that, he put his arm around a young girl's arm and walked into the depths on his own.
"Woman!"
Lin Chuan shook his head helplessly, but could only follow.
The next step is to find a suitable soul beast for Ye Lingling.
Along the way, Zhu Zhuqing also told everyone about the effects of her sixth soul skill, which was called Ghost Transformation. Just as Lin Chuan had guessed, it was indeed a support/amplification type soul skill.
After use, it will increase the user's resistance by 30%, speed by 50%, and attack piercing power by 40%, making it a truly excellent soul skill.
The four of them wandered around the Sunset Forest for several more days, but the result was very disappointing.
According to Lin Chuan's prediction, Ye Lingling is now able to absorb at least a 60,000-year-old spirit ring, and it's not impossible for her to challenge spirit rings of even higher ages with her life energy.
However, soul beasts of this age are extremely rare in Sunset Forest, and even if one or two are found, their attributes are not suitable.
Even though the Life Spirit Blossom only possesses healing soul skills, Ye Lingling, for the sake of caution, still did not choose those 50,000-year-old soul beasts, but instead planned to search in the sea.
Lin Chuan naturally wouldn't refuse.