Chapter 153: Chapter 154: Fifty Thousand-Year Vajra Overlord Tiger, Absorbing the Spirit Ring
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Deep within the Star Dou Forest, towering ancient trees stretched endlessly. Looking out, it appeared like a vast sea of deep green trees.
"Roar!!"
Suddenly, an earth-shaking tiger's roar erupted from the forest. A golden giant tiger, over five meters long, shot out from a dense thicket, sprinting wildly through the forest as if fleeing from something.
"Sixth Spirit Skill, Golden Crocodile Sky-Rending Claw!"
As the golden tiger dashed, a furious shout echoed, accompanied by a dazzling golden light bursting from the forest nearby.
Then, a figure clad in golden scales, almost transformed into a giant golden crocodile, leaped high into the air. The figure raised a massive golden claw, as large as a palm-leaf fan.
Among the nine spirit rings surrounding the figure—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, red—the sixth spirit ring suddenly lit up. The figure dived down like a meteor, carrying a fierce gust of wind and surging airwaves. In an instant, it caught up to the golden tiger and struck its massive claw onto the tiger's body.
"Roar!"
Under the figure's strike, the golden tiger's body seemed on the verge of being shattered. Letting out a mournful roar, the golden tiger lost its ability to run, crashing heavily to the ground and sliding over ten meters.
After the figure subdued the golden tiger.
From a distance, another figure swiftly leaped through the forest, arriving beside the golden tiger in the blink of an eye. It was a handsome young man with a stern expression, a small white mouse perched on his shoulder.
"Holy Son, this fifty-thousand-year Vajra Overlord Tiger has been subdued. Please proceed with the hunt and absorb its spirit ring!"
Seeing the young man arrive, the figure, covered in golden scales and almost resembling a golden crocodile, bowed respectfully and spoke in a resonant voice.
"Thank you for your hard work, Elder Golden Crocodile."
Looking at the golden tiger lying on the ground, struggling painfully but unable to get up, Lin Ye bowed slightly to the Golden Crocodile Douluo.
"It's no trouble. Please act quickly, Holy Son. After all, this is the Star Dou Forest, not a place to linger."
Golden Crocodile Douluo smiled faintly and shook his head.
"Understood."
Lin Ye nodded, drawing a sharp longsword from the sheath on his back. He aimed it at the golden tiger's chest.
"Slash!"
Infusing his entire body's Nine Yang True Qi into the longsword, it emitted a faint golden glow. Lin Ye's eyes focused as he thrust the sword forward. With a sharp tearing sound, the sword pierced through the golden tiger's tough hide and stabbed into its heart.
"Roar!"
As its heart was pierced, the golden tiger let out a pained roar.
However, the sound lasted only a short moment before it abruptly ceased. The massive head of the golden tiger slumped to the ground with a loud thud.
"A fifty-thousand-year Vajra Overlord Tiger? Absorbing this spirit ring should grant me a skill that negates negative statuses, right?"
Looking at the black light spots continuously emanating from the tiger's corpse, Lin Ye recalled the tiger's traits and withdrew his longsword, thinking silently.
As he waited, countless black light spots floated out of the golden tiger's body. Eventually, they gathered above the corpse, forming a black spirit ring over a meter in diameter, radiating intense spirit energy fluctuations.
"Holy Son, rest assured and absorb the spirit ring. I will ensure your safety."
Seeing the spirit ring fully formed, Golden Crocodile Douluo spoke in a deep voice.
"Then I'll trouble Elder Golden Crocodile."
Hearing this, Lin Ye politely expressed his gratitude and sat cross-legged on the ground, summoning his martial spirit, the Nine-Spirit Immortal Tang.
After summoning the Nine-Spirit Immortal Tang, Lin Ye circulated the Nine Yang True Qi within his body, beginning to guide the spirit ring above the golden tiger's corpse.
Under the guidance of the Nine Yang True Qi, the spirit ring slowly moved toward Lin Ye, eventually stopping above his Nine-Spirit Immortal Tang martial spirit. Then, it suddenly shrank and locked onto the martial spirit.
As the Vajra Overlord Tiger's spirit ring attached to the Nine-Spirit Immortal Tang, a surge of immense spirit energy poured out from the ring, raging through Lin Ye's body.
However, during his three years in the Death Canyon, Lin Ye's Dragon-Elephant Prajna Technique had already reached the third level.
Now, Lin Ye's physical strength alone exceeded twenty thousand catties, comparable to some titled Douluo with top-tier strength-type martial spirits.
Thus, the spirit energy released by the Vajra Overlord Tiger's spirit ring primarily served to temper Lin Ye's body and advance his Dragon-Elephant Prajna Technique.
Thanks to his strong physique, Lin Ye absorbed the spirit energy from the Vajra Overlord Tiger's spirit ring at an extraordinary speed.
What would normally take an ordinary spirit master at least one or two hours to absorb, Lin Ye completed in just over ten minutes.
After absorbing the spirit energy, the next challenge was the remnant will of the spirit beast.
But Lin Ye had no concerns about the Vajra Overlord Tiger's will.
In his mind resided the Devouring Ancestral Dragon martial spirit. No matter the will, it couldn't stir any waves before the Devouring Ancestral Dragon—it would be instantly devoured.
Thus, it didn't take long for Lin Ye to overcome this second hurdle of spirit ring absorption.
Having passed both stages, Lin Ye successfully absorbed the spirit ring. Feeling the information about the spirit skill transmitted into his mind, Lin Ye slowly opened his eyes.
"Holy Son, have you already finished absorbing the spirit ring?"
Beside him, Golden Crocodile Douluo was astonished to see Lin Ye suddenly open his eyes.
"Yes, it's done."
Lin Ye nodded, standing up from the ground.
Surrounded by his spirit rings, their yellow, purple, and black glow appeared particularly deep and profound.
"Incredible!"
Seeing Lin Ye absorb a spirit ring in under half an hour, which would typically take an ordinary spirit master at least one or two hours, Golden Crocodile Douluo couldn't help but express disbelief.
"Holy Son truly lives up to being the most talented genius in the history of the Spirit Hall and the entire Douluo Continent. It's truly astounding!"
After a long moment, Golden Crocodile Douluo shook his head in amazement.
"Elder Golden Crocodile flatters me."
In response to the elder's astonishment, Lin Ye only smiled faintly.
Many had marveled at his speed of spirit ring absorption before. Golden Crocodile Douluo was neither the first nor the last, and Lin Ye had long grown accustomed to it.
"Elder, it's getting late. We should leave this place. The Star Dou Forest is full of ten-thousand-year spirit beasts and is too dangerous. We probably won't make it out today, but if we camp, it should be on the outskirts."
After finishing the absorption, Lin Ye stored the entire Vajra Overlord Tiger's corpse and spoke to Golden Crocodile Douluo.
"As you wish, Holy Son!"
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