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Thinking of its two fallen brothers, the Myriad-Ton Ant Emperor's fury surged to the heavens. A violent wave of soul power exploded from its body, and a blood-red aura swept across the land.
The invisible pressure made Dai Tianxing tense, but it also stirred a trace of excitement within him. This Ant Emperor had only just reached the hundred-thousand-year level, so its overall strength couldn't compare to a veteran like the Titan Giant Ape. Even so, its power was already on par with a peak Level 94 Titled Douluo—it was not to be underestimated.
"Red soul power… it's definitely a hundred-thousand-year soul beast! And the Ant Emperor is a strength-type beast, so its attributes are a perfect match for you. Vis, why not choose it? If we're lucky, it might even drop a hundred-thousand-year soul bone!"
Without a second thought, Dai Weisi gave a firm nod. "Alright. It's the one!"
His Holy Sovereign White Tiger Spirit was best paired with metal, earth, or strength-type soul rings. The Ant Emperor's soul ring would be an ideal fit, making it an excellent choice for his seventh ring.
"Then let's begin. I'll test its strength first!" With that, Dai Weisi descended, hovering about fifty meters from the Ant Emperor.
Though ants were not typically formidable soul beasts, a hundred-thousand-year Ant Emperor was among the apex predators of the Star Dou Great Forest, its power second only to the Sky Blue Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape. It was far beyond what a Level 70 Soul Sage like him could handle alone.
Dai Weisi never expected to defeat it—he just wanted to test himself, to measure the gap between him and a hundred-thousand-year beast, between him and a Titled Douluo.
"Roar!"
The debt for its brothers' lives had to be paid in blood. With its hated enemy right before its eyes, the Ant Emperor's rage boiled over. With a furious bellow, it charged like an out-of-control truck, thundering toward Dai Weisi with terrifying momentum as the air howled around it.
"As expected of a hundred-thousand-year soul beast! Even as a strength-type, its speed is impressive!" Dai Weisi remarked, the corner of his lip twitching into a smirk. He released his soul power, and invisible ripples spread outwards, instantly enveloping the surrounding kilometer.
"White Tiger Domain!"
The Ant Emperor froze the moment it entered the domain. Staring at Dai Weisi, it felt an oppressive, sovereign aura. A strange impulse arose in its heart—an urge to kneel, to prostrate itself before him as if he were its king, to offer up its very heart in tribute.
But then, like a cruel montage, the images of its brothers' deaths flashed through its mind.
Kneel? To my enemy? They murdered my brothers, and I should bow to him? What a joke!
In that instant, hatred consumed the Ant Emperor's soul. It was no longer a thinking creature, but a hollow vessel of vengeance, driven by the single desire to tear apart the three humans before it.
"ROOOAAARR!!"
Fueled by pure hatred, it shrugged off Dai Weisi's beast-king suppression and lunged forward, raising its massive scythe-like pincer for a devastating strike that seemed to tear at the very fabric of space.
Seeing the ferocious attack, Dai Weisi quickly dodged, blurring backwards to create distance.
"It can ignore my pressure? Interesting. Let's test your defense."
He drew his repeating flintlock and fired—bang, bang, bang! Three bullets shot out, followed by three incendiary grenades hurled at the Ant Emperor's feet.
The first two bullets struck the beast's black carapace with sharp cracks, but its hundred-thousand-year armor was like forged steel, deflecting the shots without a scratch. The third bullet, however, hit one of the grenades.
BOOM!
A fiery explosion engulfed the Ant Emperor as burning oil washed over it, but its tough shell deflected the flames.
"ROOOOAR!"
The beast roared as violent soul power erupted from every pore, blasting the fire away. Though it was uninjured, the painful sting of the explosion only enraged it further. It swung its massive pincers like twin cleavers, unleashing a storm of slashes and razor-sharp energy blades toward Dai Weisi.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
"Not good!"
Seeing the countless blades shredding the air, Dai Weisi had no choice but to go all out.
He shot back into the forest to create more distance. His six soul rings flared and, in the blink of an eye, fused into one. With his vastly enhanced spiritual power, he no longer needed to spend time preparing; the fusion was nearly instantaneous. The more numerous and ancient the rings, the harder the fusion, but with fewer rings, the process was far simpler.
"Third Soul Skill—White Tiger Vajra Transformation!"
Dai Weisi's muscles bulged. Empowered by the ring fusion, the transformation's effects multiplied, boosting his speed severalfold. He dashed deeper into the forest, using the massive trees as shields.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The storm of energy blades tore through the woods like a hurricane, leveling everything in its path as trees were cleaved in two. Thanks to the forest providing cover, the attack's force was blunted just enough for Dai Weisi to escape with his life.
"ROOOAR!!"
Just as the Ant Emperor prepared to strike again, a massive, spectral tiger of ghostly blue materialized behind it—the Hell White Tiger, the fusion of Dai Tianxing and Zhu Lingyun.
"Dai Weisi, stand back and prepare to absorb the soul ring! Leave this beast to us. At your current level, a hundred-thousand-year opponent is too much for you!"
"Alright, Grandfather, Grandmother—be careful!"
Dai Weisi didn't argue. He knew he was no match for the Ant Emperor. There was no shame in admitting it.
"Hmph, don't worry. We might not be able to handle the Sky Blue Bull Python, but you think I can't deal with a little ant?"
With a thunderous shout, Dai Tianxing directed the Hell White Tiger forward. As the wind howls in a tiger's wake, the spectral beast streaked across the battlefield like a phantom. In the blink of an eye, it was upon the Ant Emperor, its ghostly speed startling the creature.
So fast!
Before the Ant Emperor could react, the Hell White Tiger seized its massive head and slammed it into the ground.
BOOM!
The tiger's claws carried the weight of mountains, and the impact shattered the earth in a hundred-meter radius. Though the Ant Emperor was also a strength-type beast, in that moment, it felt utterly outclassed, its power insignificant before the might of the Hell White Tiger.
The spectral beast then grabbed one of its scythe-like pincers and, with a ferocious wrench—CRACK!—tore it clean off.
The Ant Emperor's agonized roar split the skies.
(End of Chapter)