Star Luo Empire's Soul Hunting Forest. Why not go to the Star Dou Great Forest? That won't work. My current strength isn't enough to deal with those two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts. Not to mention, there are ten Fierce Beasts deep within the forest. Am I trying to die?
Wukong: "I'm at level 18. Two more levels to break through. The standard cultivation method on Douluo Continent is meditation, but it's too slow. I have a Saiyan Physique. Why can't I use the cultivation methods from the Dragon Ball world?"
With that, Wukong initiated the most powerful Ki-charging burst he had ever done. His level did show signs of loosening, but it wasn't very obvious.
Wait! No matter what, the Ki-charging method is from the Dragon Ball world. The universal power in this world is Soul Power. "So, why can't I use Soul Power to replace Ki and gather it?"
He acted immediately. Sure enough, using Soul Power to replace Ki, the bottleneck at level 18 began to loosen. Level 19... Level 20, he broke through!
Suddenly! A series of heavy footsteps came from not far away. Listening carefully, it didn't sound like a Soul Master's footsteps. Wukong stopped his cultivation state, focusing all his energy on one place. A giant brown ape, over five meters tall, was approaching him step by step.
It was likely that the fluctuations emitted from his Soul Power-based Ki-charging cultivation had been too strong, attracting a more powerful Soul Beast.
Wukong: "Damn! Judging by its size, it should be a ten-thousand-year one, right?" Wukong frowned slightly. This Sky-Piercing Ancient Ape had come at the right time. At this moment, Wukong even suspected that he had stolen all of Tang San's luck; good things always came at the perfect moment.
A black ten-thousand-year Soul Ring on Wukong's body slowly lit up, causing the Sky-Piercing Ancient Ape's pupils to contract. It knew that a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast had begun to develop intelligence. The first Soul Ring of humans was usually white or yellow. Why was his black? It seemed that this human was hiding his Soul Ring, the Sky-Piercing Ancient Ape thought to itself.
"Since you've come to me, don't blame me." Wukong raised his eyebrows, summoned his Golden Staff Martial Soul, and the black Soul Ring lit up. "First Soul Skill, Hidden Flame Slash! I'm going to take your life!"
Wukong vanished for three seconds, entering his hidden state, while his clone began to move. Seeing this, the Sky-Piercing Ancient Ape immediately attacked the clone. Wukong's true body had already quietly circled behind it and struck with his staff, which now had a burning effect.
"Roar!~~~"
The Sky-Piercing Ancient Ape's mournful cry echoed throughout the Soul Hunting Forest. It then entered a berserk state and attacked the clone, which only had five seconds left. "Aren't Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts supposed to have gained intelligence? Why are you still attacking the clone? Your wound was from the back, shouldn't you be attacking the back first?" Wukong wondered.
The entire process took less than two seconds. His Soul Skill, Hidden State, only lasted for three seconds. With one second remaining, Wukong unleashed two more slashes. Three burning slashes made the Sky-Piercing Ancient Ape feel a hidden pain.
After three seconds, the Hidden State ended. Wukong's figure gradually reappeared in front of the Sky-Piercing Ancient Ape. He stomped his foot, creating a deep indentation in the ground. He gathered his aura at a single point, then spread it throughout his body, accelerating his speed to the limit.
Seeing this, the Sky-Piercing Ancient Ape threw a punch. Wukong met it with his Golden Staff.
A tremendous explosion resounded throughout the Soul Hunting Forest. Not far away, a black-clothed young woman was accompanied by two Soul Kings. "Second Miss, this might be a conflict between two Soul Beasts with ten-thousand-year cultivation. Their fight could affect many hundred-year Soul Beasts. Then we can take advantage of the situation," a Soul King guard said to the black-clothed young woman.
"Let's go then. It will save us the trouble of hunting for Soul Rings ourselves. If we're lucky, we might even get a good quality hundred-year Soul Ring. Then I should be able to catch up with my sister…" The black-clothed young woman's face was cold, but her tone held a trace of determination.
"Damn, what kind of attack power is that? My hand is throbbing!" Wukong gritted his teeth. The Golden Staff collided with the Sky-Piercing Ancient Ape's fist. He could hear the cracking of bones and a grinding sound. Following that, Wukong was sent flying along with his Martial Soul. The Sky-Piercing Ancient Ape also had several broken fingers and was lying on the side.
"Damn it, even though I'm currently a Soul Grand Master at level 20, and I haven't even obtained a Soul Ring yet, I can definitely take it down with my full output of Haki and the Golden Staff, plus energy gathering."
"But who knows if some more powerful Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts will show up?"
He definitely couldn't use the forbidden technique. It could unleash the full power of Super Saiyan, and he could only use it three times. Why waste it on this Sky-Piercing Ancient Ape? Wouldn't it be more fun to go beat up a god in the future?
"Big guy, give up! If you give up struggling, I'll revive you after I become a god," Wukong said casually. The Sky-Piercing Ancient Ape shook its head and gave a fierce look, indicating, "You humans are all untrustworthy. You're all just greedy for our Soul Rings!"
A glint flashed in Wukong's eyes. Armament Haki coated his hands and wrapped around the Golden Staff. "If that's the case, then I'm sorry. If I can reach the level of Ultra Instinct -Sign- in the future, I will revive you."
With that, Wukong moved his staff and struck the Sky-Piercing Ancient Ape at the intersection of its ribs and spine, causing it to howl in pain. It swung its other fist, smashing towards Wukong. Observation Haki activated, easily avoiding the punch. Then, he used his First Soul Skill.
Although it was his First Soul Skill, it was still a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring. With his level 20 Soul Grand Master Soul Power, he couldn't use it many times. By the time he used it a second time, his Soul Power was nearly depleted, especially since he had used the energy gathering cultivation method before.
"It seems I can only finish this quickly."
Wukong began layering the Raging Storm Hammer Technique. With each layer, his physical attributes doubled. Though he hadn't refined it meticulously, the basic form was there. Before long, he had layered it to eighty-one strikes.
The Golden Staff's attack power reached a new height. The already magical Golden Staff, combined with the enhancement of Armament Haki and the layered amplification of the Raging Storm Hammer Technique, made this strike's power comparable to a Soul King's.
"Watch this!"
"Final Strike!"
Wukong bounced on his feet and leaped high. He slammed the Golden Staff directly onto the Sky-Piercing Ancient Ape's head with a boom. The Sky-Piercing Ancient Ape's head exploded, and it finally fell, unwilling.
A jet-black Soul Ring slowly rose from the Sky-Piercing Ancient Ape's corpse. Wukong sat cross-legged and began to absorb the Soul Ring. He sensed that this Soul Ring was 25,000 years old. The black Soul Ring drifted into his body, and Wukong instantly felt as if his body was being torn apart. The first God-Given Soul Ring was absorbed based on the limits of his body. 25,000 years had already exceeded his current limit, even with all his enhancement states activated.
The Sky-Piercing Ancient Ape was originally a high-level Soul Beast, and the energy contained in its Soul Ring was at least several times stronger than ordinary Soul Beasts. At this moment, Wukong's body began to bleed, and his aura and Soul Power became chaotic.
He unleashed his maximum energy output and covered his entire body with Armament Haki, but it still couldn't reduce the damage at all. Three hours passed like this, and the ten-thousand-year Soul Ring absorption was successful.
But Wukong's body was already torn to shreds. From a distance, he looked like a living ball of blood. At this moment, a familiar voice rang out.
[Ding!]
[Congratulations to the host for activating the hidden attribute of the Saiyan Physique.]
[When hit to near-death, combat power will double upon recovery.]
[However, the system will make adjustments and change this ability to simply restoring the original state, but this is only for this one time.]
[This is also to prevent the host from intentionally courting death to use this hidden attribute to increase strength. This system will not often provide guidance.]
[Because this system is not an emotional system, nor is it a so-called combat assistance system. The host must rely on themselves for cultivation. Hopefully, the host is not the type who needs the system to help them gain favor for dating or finding a wife.]
[The host will face many enemies in the future, some of whom can eliminate system abilities. Some transmigrators rely on the system to continue fighting, and they become useless once they lose the system.]
[Therefore, the host's cultivation can only rely on themselves. To ensure the host's strength, without any water content, the system really cannot give the host this ability.]
[Please understand...]
[When the host grows to a certain level of strength, the Saiyan ability of doubling combat power upon near-death recovery, the system will definitely offer it with both hands.]
Wukong didn't have the energy to say anything, he didn't even want to complain. This system was something else.
But there was no denying that the system had a point. Some transmigrators did rely on their systems to fight, and without them, they were practically useless.
So, Wukong could understand the system's actions, but restoring him to his original state only once was a bit much.
As soon as the system's voice faded, a faint light appeared on Wukong's body. His injuries were visibly healing at an astonishing rate. In a matter of moments, Wukong was back to his peak condition. He took out his Wu's Gi and put it on.
"Looks like this system still has a bit of a conscience," Wukong adjusted his collar. "This time, it even boosted my strength. My body is now as strong as a Soul Emperor!"
"Let me see what this twenty-thousand-year Soul Ring gave me."
"The Second Soul Skill is? Sky-Piercing Destruction Strike, increases all body attributes by 50%, and increases by an additional 10% for every ten levels, stacking up to nine times! Also grants one strike with the power of destruction!"
"Wow! The Sky-Piercing Ancient Ape is worthy of being a high-level Soul Beast. This skill is amazing. My body's attributes can be boosted by 70% now, and that's not even including the burst of power. If I reach the Super Saiyan God state, wow, I can't even imagine the power boost!"
This time, I should be able to go steal that Amethyst Night Pearl from Youming's place. It would be even better if they chased after me. If I could awaken Super Saiyan on the brink of death, wouldn't that be great?
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