20demayo Chapter 183 The Gold of Life
Chapter 183 The Gold of Life
Chapter 183 The Gold of Life
After his second grandfather, Yang Wushuang, discovered the Xuan Shui Long Crocodile, Yang Podi felt much relieved, at least he wouldn't waste time taking Tianyue to the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest.
The five set off immediately and found the Xuan Shui Long Crocodile in a secluded pool about 60 kilometers north of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye.
This Xuan Shui Long Crocodile was nearly twenty meters long, its entire body covered in thick scales, and its two huge mouths looked extremely terrifying. Surprisingly, it had two small horns growing on its head, which looked rather incongruous.
With three Title Douluos now in action, plus Yang Podi's Title Douluo-level combat power, they easily subdued the Xuan Shui Dragon Crocodile, a mere 40,000-year-old soul beast.
Amidst the worries of the others, Yang Tianyue began to absorb the 40,000-year-old spirit ring. The process seemed to be somewhat difficult, and even Yang Tianyue's face showed some very painful expressions. However, thanks to the flashing of the spirit bones in Yang Tianyue's head and legs, she eventually completed the absorption of the spirit ring without any major incidents.
Thankfully, the crocodile tail-like external spirit bone didn't reappear. If a girl really had a crocodile tail, I wonder if it would affect the image of the future sea god.
After absorbing this soul ring, Yang Tianyue's body did seem to have a bit of water attribute. In particular, Yang Tianyue's soul power increased even more dramatically, reaching an astonishing level of fifty-eight. At this rate, she could reach level sixty in at most half a year of cultivation, which could be considered as a glimmer of hope for passing the Nine Trials of the Sea God.
After discussing it for a while, everyone decided that Niu Jinfeng would be in charge of guiding Yang Tianyue's cultivation and would spar with Yang Tianyue every day to ensure that her combat ability would not decrease.
The Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well has also had a very good effect on Niu Jinfeng's cultivation. Niu Jinfeng has now reached level 93, surpassing her second grandfather. However, her second grandfather's cultivation speed is also very good. It is estimated that he will also be able to break through level 93 in another year or two. The Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well truly deserves to be called a treasure land for cultivation.
If his grandfather, Yang Wudi, knew that his soul power had been surpassed by his younger brother, Yang Wushuang, I wonder what he would think.
After some discussion, Yang Wushuang, Yang Zhentian, and Yang Podi left the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and prepared to head to the Star Dou Great Forest to find suitable soul beasts and soul rings.
In fact, there should still be quite a few 100,000-year-old soul beasts hidden in the Star Dou Great Forest. Even if they are not in the inner lake deep in the core area, there should be some lone 100,000-year-old soul beasts. However, these soul beasts are all hidden, unlike the Titan Giant Ape and the Azure Bull Python, which are so ostentatious. Otherwise, the Body Sect would not have been able to hunt down seven 100,000-year-old soul beasts in a short period of time in later generations. These soul beasts could not have grown up in the last few thousand years.
The three of them searched for half a month in the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest, but still did not find the soul beast that Yang Podi wanted. Although there were quite a few eighty or ninety thousand-year-old soul beasts in the forest, Yang Podi did not find them satisfactory in terms of either quality or attributes.
That day, the three sensed three powerful auras of soul beasts. Clearly, these three soul beasts were not simple at all. However, when the three secretly approached, they found that they were actually the three Thousand-Pound Ant Kings. Each Thousand-Pound Ant King was about three meters long and seemed to be full of power. They even had wings growing from their backs.
Yang Wushuang couldn't help but complain, "How come there are all sorts of strange things in this Star Dou Great Forest? I've never seen such a huge Thousand-Jin Ant before. Judging from its appearance, it's almost 90,000 years old. Given the bloodline of the Thousand-Jin Ant, is it possible for it to grow to such an advanced age?"
"The 30,000-year-old Thousand-Pound Ant on Titan was already incredibly powerful, but I never imagined there would be three such terrifying Thousand-Pound Ants here. It's completely beyond human imagination."
Yang Podi seemed to have thought of something: "Second Grandfather, do you think these three Thousand-Jin Ants ate some rare and precious treasures to grow to this level? Otherwise, with the bloodline of Thousand-Jin Ants, they probably couldn't have grown to this level."
Yang Podi pondered to himself, "Douluo Continent is also known as the Bloodline Continent. Whether it is a human soul master or a soul beast, they all value bloodline extremely. If the bloodline is slightly inferior, it will limit their growth."
Just like Yu Xiaogang, it was because the Golden Sacred Dragon attribute in his bloodline was too low that he degenerated into Luo Sanpao. Soul beasts are also limited by their bloodline. If they are just ordinary soul beasts, let alone the 100,000-year level, it is very difficult for them to even surpass the 10,000-year level. Just like the Soft Bone Rabbit, I have never heard of a 10,000-year level Soft Bone Rabbit in the Star Dou Great Forest.
The bloodlines of these three Thousand-Pound Ants are definitely not simple, especially in the dangerous core area of the Star Dou Great Forest, where other soul beasts would not allow the three of them to grow slowly.
Especially here, the abundance of life seems to surpass that of other places, making it clearly a treasure trove.
Yang Podi suddenly realized something and couldn't help but say, "Second Grandfather, Dad, let's drive these three Thousand-Jin Ants away. There must be treasures nearby, and they're definitely priceless treasures."
After hearing this, Yang Zhentian and Yang Wushuang exchanged a glance and nodded.
Immediately afterwards, the three concealed their presence and stealthily approached the three Thousand-Pound Ant Kings. In that instant, the three suddenly sprang into action, each wielding a Soul-Breaking Spear, and swiftly attacked the three Thousand-Pound Ant Kings. Each of them targeted only one ant king, clearly intending to launch a sneak attack while the ants were off guard.
The three attacked with incredible speed and ferocity, especially since they simultaneously activated their Martial Soul True Forms, as if they intended to kill all three Thousand-Pound Ant Kings in one strike.
It must be said that the Soul-Breaking Spear at the Title Douluo level is indeed terrifying in terms of attack power, especially when all attack spirit rings are added. Even a Title Douluo of the same level would find it difficult to withstand it.
With their earth-shattering attacks, the three Thousand-Pound Ant Kings struck the Thousand-Pound Ant Kings directly. As expected, these three Thousand-Pound Ant Kings possessed formidable physical strength, each managing to withstand the attacks. They only suffered deep, bone-revealing wounds, but were not seriously injured.
Moreover, these three mighty ant kings were exceptionally fierce. Even though they were injured, they attacked head-on without any fear.
However, even with his injuries, the Three-Headed Thousand-Pound Ant King was unable to defeat a Title Douluo in a one-on-one fight. In particular, Yang Podi and the other two attacked with exceptional ferocity, each unleashing their ten-thousand-year soul skills as if they were fighting for their lives.
Especially Yang Zhentian, who was at the peak of level 95, his attack power alone probably surpassed that of most level 96 titled Douluo. In particular, Yang Zhentian had intentionally or unintentionally blocked the path of the three Thousand-Pound Ant Kings as they retreated back to their nest.
After a ten-minute battle, the three giant ant queens were covered in various wounds. In the end, they flapped their wings and quickly left the place, abandoning their nest.
Yang Podi and the other two simply watched the three Thousand-Pound Ant Kings leave without giving chase. After all, their target this time wasn't the soul rings of the three Thousand-Pound Ant Kings, and with Yang Podi's current strength, he probably couldn't absorb the soul rings of the three Thousand-Pound Ant Kings at the same time.
After driving away the three Thousand-Pound Ant Kings, Yang Wushuang seemed to still have lingering fears and couldn't help but complain, "The defensive power and strength of these three Thousand-Pound Ants are truly terrifying. Even a newly promoted Title Douluo probably couldn't defeat one of them alone."
Yang Podi shook his head: "These three Thousand-Pound Ants have broken through the limitations of life and bloodline, reaching a realm of over 90,000 years. They are probably the pinnacle of ant-type soul beasts. Their bloodline must have evolved, and they can already be called Ant Kings. This is why I have my eye on this place."
The three of them then began to search the area carefully, but after searching for a long time, they found nothing except a huge ant nest.
Yang Zhentian's expression turned somewhat grave: "Po Di, do you intend to search inside the nest of this Thousand-Pound Ant Queen? Ant nests are generally quite complex, probably crisscrossed with intricate details. I'm afraid there might be some danger inside."
Yang Podi thought carefully and said, "Dad, this nest has the densest life force around here. The treasure is probably inside. I need to go in and take a look. You wait for me outside. I'll be out soon."
After saying this, Yang Podi ignored the objections of Yang Zhentian and Yang Wushuang and climbed directly into the nest of the Thousand-Jun Ant King.
Although these three giant ant queens are three meters long, their bodies are only about one meter long. Moreover, ant nests are generally about the same size as the ants' bodies, so the entire ant nest is only a little over one meter long. They cannot stand up and can only crawl.
After Yang Podi crawled into the anthill, he immediately summoned the three-meter-long Golden Crocodile King's external soul bone and used it to scout ahead in case of any unexpected situations.
As Yang Podi ventured deeper into the ant nest, he didn't seem to find anything unusual. The only difference was that the deeper he went, the denser the life force seemed to become.
Once you reach the deepest part, you'll find a relatively open space where you can stand up.
But in the nest of the Thousand-Pound Ant Queen, Yang Podi searched carefully for a long time, but seemed to find nothing.
Yang Podi couldn't help but shake his head: "That shouldn't be the case. The life force here is so dense, it's probably comparable to the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest. How could there be no treasures?"
Yang Podi casually grabbed a handful of soil, smelled it carefully, and found that this soil was very different from the soil outside. It actually had an extremely strong life force, which was simply unbelievable.
Seemingly remembering something, Yang Podi summoned his martial soul, the Soul-Breaking Spear, and the tail bone of the Golden Crocodile King, and together they began to excavate.
As the excavation deepened, the life force grew even stronger, confirming Yang Podi's suspicion that the treasure lay beneath the Thousand-Jun Ant Queen's nest. Yang Podi then continued digging along the path of life.
As the excavation deepened, a large hole, about two meters square, appeared directly in the nest. When the excavation reached about twenty meters, it seemed that they encountered something hard, which even the Soul-Breaking Spear and Soul Bone could not pierce.
Yang Podi, on the other hand, dug even more carefully, afraid of disturbing anything. If he unearthed a 100,000-year-old soul beast, that would be a disaster.
However, when the hard object finally appeared in front of Yang Podi, he was completely stunned. It was a piece of metal with an extremely rich life force. The metal was not large, but it was unusually heavy, and the life force it contained was terrifying.
Yang Podi couldn't help but swallow hard, but he also couldn't contain his elation: "I've struck it rich this time. This thing is probably the gold of life."
This piece of Living Gold was only the size of two fists, but it weighed over a hundred pounds. No wonder these three Thousand-Pound Ant Kings could reach ninety thousand years old; they possessed such a treasure. This piece of Living Gold was probably no smaller than the one Huo Yuhao obtained; it could practically serve as the foundation for his future godhood, and could even be used to forge divine artifacts.
After Yang Podi left the nest of the Thousand-Pound Ant King, Yang Zhentian and Yang Wushuang finally breathed a sigh of relief.
However, when the two saw the Life Gold that Yang Podi took out, their eyes widened. Although they didn't know what Life Gold was, the metal that exuded a rich aura was far beyond their imagination.
Yang Zhentian couldn't help but ask, "Po Di, what is this? It looks extraordinary."
Yang Podi simply smiled and said, "This thing is called the Gold of Life. Legend has it that the foundation of the entire Star Dou Great Forest is the Gold of Life. It is an unparalleled treasure that can be used to forge divine artifacts."
Upon hearing this, the two men's expressions changed drastically. Divine artifacts were legendary items; they never expected to find such a treasure here.
After the three communicated for a while, Yang Podi put away the Life Gold. After resting and recovering for a while, the three continued to search for soul beasts.
However, finding a soul beast was not so smooth. Yang Podi even considered whether to go find the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. He felt that its age was relatively low. His current strength was already quite good, and he wanted to get a set of red soul rings. He felt that it would look a bit bad if he had a black soul ring in it.
The three of them arrived at the edge of a cliff. The entire area around the cliff was barren, with no spirit beasts or plants. But the more barren the place, the more powerful the spirit beasts would be. Yang Podi felt that there seemed to be a very powerful aura below the cliff.
Finding a very good spirit ring for one's second spirit is a divine skill.
(End of this chapter)