20: Chapter 20 Danger! The Attack of the Bloodthirsty Demon Ant Swarm

The spirit ring was already inside his body, and it was too late to regret it; the spirit ring had already begun to fuse with his Spirit.

High risk might also bring high rewards. On one hand, Su Ling allowed his Spirit to fuse with the spirit ring, and on the other, he began using the Five Elements Breathing Technique to convert his spirit ring into Five Elements Soul Power.

Just as the spirit ring was fusing with his Spirit, a massive amount of energy was released from the spirit ring and injected into Su Ling's body.

Generally, half of the energy in a Spirit Beast's spirit ring flows into the Spirit Master's body; absorbing this energy is the key to leveling up, while the other half remains within the spirit ring to be converted into a Spirit Ability.

When this energy enters the body, a Spirit Master cannot absorb it all at once, so a lot of energy remains inside the body.

And this is the key to absorbing a spirit ring beyond one's rank; a strong body is required to resist this energy.

If one cannot resist it, then there is a possibility of failing to absorb the spirit ring, or even exploding on the spot.

This is why there is a limit to the age of the spirit ring that can be absorbed at each stage, drawing a boundary for the Spirit Beasts of every stage.

If you absorb beyond the limit, your body might not be able to withstand it.

Over the past few days, Su Ling had consumed the last portion of the top-grade Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue, further strengthening his body.

Su Ling's body was likely fine; the key was to balance the Five Elements within him.

Besides that, he also needed to Guard against the Soul shock of the Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

But the energy of the Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast was still too much; in no time, it filled Su Ling's entire body. From the outside, his skin even began to bulge slightly at times.

This was a sign of too much energy gathering. Su Ling hadn't absorbed it in time, and coupled with the fact that the Five Elements attributes hadn't reached a balance, there was a danger of exploding if he wasn't careful.

Feeling the energy of various attributes within his body, Su Ling was also glad that he had previously obtained the top-grade Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue, which had strengthened his body once again.

While absorbing the energy, Su Ling used the Five Elements Breathing Technique to convert his Soul Power.

While absorbing Soul Power, Su Ling suddenly thought of the Legacy in his memory: using the power of the Five Elements to condense the Five Elements Battle Bow.

Right now, with the power of the Five Elements gathered, wasn't this the perfect opportunity? There was no need to wait until absorbing another spirit ring.

Thinking of this, Su Ling followed the method in his memory and, with the assistance of the Five Elements Breathing Technique, combined the Five Elements Qi with the Water Moon Bow.

So at this moment, Su Ling was no longer just absorbing the spirit ring; he was changing his Spirit, performing several steps simultaneously.

While Su Ling was absorbing the spirit ring, those guarding outside would glance over from time to time, then continue to observe their surroundings; it would be troublesome if a Spirit Beast rushed over.

In the blink of an eye, a day passed, and Su Ling showed no sign of finishing the spirit ring absorption.

The whole process seemed thrilling, but in reality, it was not safe at all.

Fortunately, Su Ling had relied on his strong body to endure the few dangerous moments.

However, just at this moment, danger was quietly descending. The originally calm forest began to stir, and the commotion grew louder and louder.

It seemed that some Spirit Beast was approaching.

"Everyone, be careful." Flender whispered a warning.

The thing most feared when absorbing a spirit ring was encountering such danger. Judging by the sound, it was coming from the direction Dai Mubai was guarding.

Tang San activated his Purple Demon Eye, a look of horror on his face as he said, "Dean, there are, there are many Spirit Beasts coming in our direction."

Flender's expression became grave; he also saw the group of Spirit Beasts approaching.

"Bloodthirsty Magic Ants. The leader is one over thirty thousand years old, and besides that, there are more than ten that are over ten thousand years old. Strange, we already used a special method to prevent the blood scent of the Golden Armored Earth Dragon from spreading, so how did this group of guys find us?"

"Little Ao, first make some Recovery Sausages; this might be a protracted battle." Flender ordered.

"Alright!" Oscar nodded and immediately began making Recovery Sausages.

Zhao Wuji said coldly, "It's this group of guys again. Flender, I remember that a student from the academy previously died under an attack by Bloodthirsty Magic Ants, right?"

"That's right, but that time it was caused by someone plotting against us and luring the Bloodthirsty Magic Ants." Flender replied. Thinking of this, a lingering anger flared in his heart; after all, he had greatly admired and valued the student who died at that time.

"Ning Rongrong, you Support everyone, stay with Oscar by Su Ling's side. And Zhu Zhuqing, you stay as well."

Speaking of this, Flender glanced at Ma Hongjun and said, "Your flames are the bane of the Bloodthirsty Magic Ants. The heavy responsibility of guarding Su Ling is entrusted to you."

"Alright! I will absolutely not let a single Bloodthirsty Magic Ant get close to Boss Su. Don't worry, Dean." Ma Hongjun nodded and said.

"Tang San, Dai Mubai, Xiao Wu, you are all Spirit Elders. Guard at a position fifty meters from Su Ling. Zhao Wuji and I will go to stop these Bloodthirsty Magic Ants. If they break through our defensive line, you take action to stop them." Flender said.

"Alright!" The three of them responded in unison.

Flender and Zhao Wuji rushed out, while the others stood ready in full alert. Meanwhile, Su Ling, who was absorbing the spirit ring, also heard the commotion outside.

Damn, don't I have the passive skill Luck?

To think I could run into such a dangerous thing—is this what you call luck?

I must speed up the absorption; I hope my body can hold out.

The task of guarding Su Ling's side relied on Ma Hongjun and Zhu Zhuqing.

Ning Rongrong would provide Support to Dai Mubai, Tang San, and Xiao Wu. As for Flender and Zhao Wuji, her Soul Power was not yet sufficient.

Before long, the battle in front began.

Su Ling was not clear about the situation outside; all he could do at this moment was to absorb the spirit ring with all his might, striving to finish as soon as possible.

At this moment, in front of Flender and Zhao Wuji, the ground was covered with dense swarms of Bloodthirsty Magic Ants.

The lowest were over a hundred years old, the size of a fist.

Those over ten thousand years old were the largest; setting aside their ant legs and other parts, their bodies were estimated to be the size of a water bucket.

That thirty-thousand-year-old Bloodthirsty Magic Ant was the largest one among them.

Zhao Wuji immediately activated his Vajra Palm upon coming up and slammed it onto the ground; with just that one palm strike, he crushed dozens of Bloodthirsty Magic Ants to death. Flender also chose to use his Spirit Ability to block the Bloodthirsty Magic Ants.

But the number of these Bloodthirsty Magic Ants was simply too great; they were countless.

At first, they were able to rely on their Spirit Abilities to block all the Bloodthirsty Magic Ants, but as their numbers kept increasing, they could no longer block them completely and could only select the powerful Bloodthirsty Magic Ants to target.

"They're coming!" Tang San quickly warned, and flying needle Hidden Weapons appeared in his hands.

Swish...

The Hidden Weapons were thrown, each one killing a hundred-year Bloodthirsty Magic Ant. Dai Mubai and Xiao Wu only took out daggers.

Comparatively speaking, weapons like daggers were sufficient to deal with hundred-year level Bloodthirsty Magic Ants, and it also saved Soul Power.

Ning Rongrong also released her Spirit Ability, increasing the strength and agility of the three.

However, these Bloodthirsty Magic Ants were not stupid; after gathering in large numbers, some also bypassed them from the sides.

"Let me handle it." Zhu Zhuqing immediately took action, eliminating the hidden danger.

At first, only one or two broke through to Su Ling's location, but after the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, it became dozens.

Even Tang San's Hidden Weapons were almost completely exhausted, and he began using a dagger to deal with these swarms of Bloodthirsty Magic Ants.

"Zhao Wuji, this is not a solution. Stop trying to block these bloodthirsty ants for now. Let's take a gamble; you assist me, and I will go straight to kill that thirty-thousand-year-old Bloodthirsty Magic Ant King."

At this moment, Flender finally made a decision; the longer they dragged it out, the more disadvantageous it would be for them.

"Alright, I hope they can hold out." Zhao Wuji said.

After speaking, both of them lit up seven spirit rings and simultaneously activated their Martial Soul Avatar; they had to go all out.