47: Chapter 47 Both Advance to Soul Douluo Level, Su Ling's Fifth Soul Ring
One month later, in the depths of the Sunset Forest!
Liu Erlong sat cross-legged, with a dead Spirit Beast beside her whose age already exceeded fifty thousand years, while not far away, Su Ling was also sitting on the ground to Cultivate.
Guarding the two of them were the level 79 Zhao Wuji and Flender, who had successfully absorbed his eighth spirit ring half a month ago.
After absorbing a spirit ring exceeding fifty thousand years, combined with the remaining medicinal effects of the immortal herb, his Soul Power had risen in one fell swoop to level 82.
Having set up the Intermediate Defensive Array, Su Ling had nothing to do and also began to Cultivate.
His Soul Power had reached the Peak of level 49 a month ago, and he hadn't slacked off whenever he had free time recently.
For example, he had been Cultivating at night or while Flender was absorbing his spirit ring earlier.
"System, give me all the Goddess Cultivation effects from this past month."
A Breakthrough was just missing an opportunity; as a surge of energy was injected into his body, Su Ling circulated his Cultivation Technique, and the Soul Power on his body began to increase.
"Eh, is this kid about to improve again?" Flender asked in surprise.
"Wasn't Su Ling at level 49 before? Is he already reaching level 50 so quickly?" Zhao Wuji exclaimed.
Having already been at the Peak of level 49, just one step away, the Goddess Cultivation effects allowed Su Ling to successfully break through this limit and rise to level 50.
After his Soul Power increased, Su Ling did not stop but continued to Cultivate to consolidate his cultivation.
From day to night and then to sunrise, Su Ling noticed movement from Liu Erlong's side and also finished his Cultivation.
As Su Ling stood up, Liu Erlong also rose to her feet.
"Sorry to keep everyone waiting," Liu Erlong said with a smile.
"Erlong, how is it? What level is your Soul Power now?" Flender asked curiously.
Liu Erlong rolled her eyes at Flender and said, "Just level 81 Soul Power. If there had been more medicinal effect in my body, I wouldn't have been stuck at the Peak of level 79 at the beginning."
"Level 81, that's not bad either," Flender said.
"By the way, it seems Su Ling has also had a Breakthrough."
"Su Ling, did you have a Breakthrough? Are you at level 50?" Liu Erlong asked curiously.
Su Ling nodded and said, "Yes, while you, Sister Liu, were absorbing your spirit ring, I also Cultivated for some time and just happened to complete my Breakthrough."
"Not bad, not bad!" Liu Erlong was also happy for Su Ling.
"Su Ling is at level 50 now, should we also look for a spirit ring while we are at it?" Zhao Wuji, who was to the side, reminded him.
A spirit ring?
"That's right, Su Ling. What do you want for your fifth spirit ring? We will definitely help you find one that you are satisfied with," Liu Erlong said as she looked at Su Ling.
"The fifth spirit ring?"
Su Ling had considered absorbing an ice attribute for his fifth spirit ring and taking the opportunity to go to the Extreme North to search for that Heaven And Earth Treasure, but right now, they were all in the Spirit Beast Forest.
"Then let's take a look, but I don't want a Spirit Beast within the Five Elements; I want one with other attributes," Su Ling said.
"Su Ling, you aren't joking, are you? You want to incorporate a new attribute into your fifth spirit ring again?" Flender asked.
"Yes, this is my method of Cultivation, and I will incorporate even more in the future," Su Ling said.
The method of Cultivation in the Supreme Hunyuan Scripture was very special; there was no major issue with incorporating other attributes, and the more that were incorporated, the better.
Flender still somewhat disagreed, but this time, someone supported him.
"I support Su Ling. He already has the ice attribute now, so he can absorb Spirit Beasts of other attributes," Liu Erlong said.
"Su Ling, what age do you need?"
Su Ling thought for a moment and said, "At least over twenty thousand years. With my current physical state, it should be fine, as long as it doesn't exceed fifty thousand years."
"You, wouldn't that be too risky?" Liu Erlong said.
Su Ling said, "Sister Liu, please believe me. I'm not stupid, and I wouldn't joke with my life."
"Alright, what you said is also correct, I support you," Liu Erlong said.
"You guys, sigh... alright, suit yourself," Flender said helplessly.
Zhao Wuji also waved his hand, seemingly indicating that he couldn't get a word in regarding this matter.
"Then let's search in this vicinity. Between twenty thousand and fifty thousand years, we should be able to find one," Liu Erlong said.
The reason for considering this age range was due to Su Ling's Mental Energy and body; his physical strength had reached the Spirit Saint level, but his Mental Energy could only be considered at the Spirit Emperor level.
Logically, a twenty-thousand-year spirit ring would be the limit, but Su Ling had an external Spirit Bone, which could greatly enhance his body; this was his greatest guarantee.
The group remained in the Sunset Forest.
However, most of the Spirit Beasts they found next were within the Five Elements, as these types of Spirit Beasts were the most numerous.
Sometimes they could discover some outside the Five Elements, but their age was within twenty thousand years and didn't meet Su Ling's requirements.
Just like that, the four of them searched in the Sunset Forest for about another ten days or so.
Fortunately, on the afternoon of the thirteenth day of searching for Su Ling, there was finally a harvest.
When the group passed through a canyon, Liu Erlong suddenly looked at the cliff above the canyon.
"Su Ling, look quickly, is that Spirit Beast a mutated Six-Winged Wind-Thunder Falcon?"
"Another mutated Spirit Beast. Su Ling, your luck is truly good, but the age of this Spirit Beast doesn't seem low; I estimate it to be around thirty-five thousand years," Flender said while adjusting his glasses.
Su Ling also looked up; this was a bird-type Spirit Beast with a huge body and three pairs of cyan wings.
Generally speaking, a Wind-Thunder Falcon only has one pair of wings; the one before their eyes was clearly a mutated variety, which Su Ling had also seen in books introducing Spirit Beasts.
Su Ling said, "This one is good, a dual Wind-Thunder attribute Spirit Beast; it's the one."
The dual-attribute Spirit Beast spirit ring absorbed last time had allowed the Five Elements Battle Bow to incorporate the two attributes of metal and earth. Now, the Five Elements Battle Bow had the Five Elements attributes plus the ice attribute, and adding the Wind-Thunder attribute would be simply perfect.
"I've heard that this Wind-Thunder Falcon is extremely difficult to kill and has extremely fast flight speed. Once, a team of Spirit Masters wanted to hunt a Wind-Thunder Falcon that was over four thousand years old, and they gathered ten Spirit King who could fly, yet they all failed to hunt it."
"I also cannot fly, so I can only rely on you all," Zhao Wuji said with a helpless expression. He could not fly, and Liu Erlong, after transforming into her Martial Soul Avatar, had a certain ability to fly but her speed was not fast, so this battle mainly had to rely on Flender.
However, relying on Flender alone to hunt a thirty-five-thousand-year Six-Winged Wind-Thunder Falcon was not simple; after all, the Six-Winged Wind-Thunder Falcon was a mutated variety, and its flight speed would only be faster.
For a moment, everyone fell into silence.
Su Ling said, "Teacher Zhao, I think you are the key to this battle."
"Huh?"
"How so?" Zhao Wuji asked in confusion.
Su Ling said, "I have a method. Teacher Zhao, you can slowly approach first; you have the Spirit Ability Gravity Squeeze and Gravity Enhancement. Once these two Spirit Abilities are used, they will definitely be able to slow down the speed of this Six-Winged Wind-Thunder Falcon."
"As long as it is hit by these two skills of yours, then we can all take action together to hunt it," Su Ling said.
Hearing Su Ling say this, Zhao Wuji suddenly realized and said, "That's right, why didn't I think of that? Su Ling, we will do as you said."
"So, Teacher Zhao, you are the key, you must approach silently."
Zhao Wuji nodded and said, "Rest assured, I will be careful. Now, the effect of my Gravity Squeeze can be targeted in one direction, and it has a certain effect within one hundred meters."
"We are currently about three hundred meters away from this Six-Winged Wind-Thunder Falcon; we can take action once we are within one hundred meters," Zhao Wuji said.
"Alright! Then I'll trouble you, Teacher Zhao," Su Ling said.
"Zhao Wuji, it's up to you," Flender said.
After a while, having determined the route to approach, Zhao Wuji set off.
His footsteps were very slow as he climbed up from the bottom of the mountain.
At this time, the Six-Winged Wind-Thunder Falcon was dozing off, which was the best opportunity for them to hunt it.
Liu Erlong and Flender were twenty meters behind Zhao Wuji, and Su Ling was further back.
The three of them were moving very slowly; after reaching two hundred meters, they might only move one or two meters in a minute.
Towards the end, they were even more careful; perhaps a tiny noise could wake up the Six-Winged Wind-Thunder Falcon.
For this last hundred-plus meters, the group spent an hour.
When they were still over eighty meters away from the Six-Winged Wind-Thunder Falcon, Zhao Wuji looked back at Flender, Liu Erlong, and Su Ling.
Seeing the three of them nod simultaneously, at this moment, Zhao Wuji moved.
He immediately released his Spirit and activated his skill, but the moment before he activated the skill, several sharp arrows had already been shot out simultaneously.
At the same time, Flender and Liu Erlong simultaneously released their Spirits, immediately using their Martial Soul Avatar.
They started with their ultimate moves, determined to keep this Six-Winged Wind-Thunder Falcon.
The reaction of the Six-Winged Wind-Thunder Falcon was also very swift; the actions of Su Ling and the others startled it immediately.
However, seeing Su Ling's arrows coming, they were not aimed at it as the target, but mainly to block the other directions for its escape.
Delaying it for even a second was worth it. In order to dodge Su Ling's attacks, the Six-Winged Wind-Thunder Falcon indeed delayed its movements, and it was at this moment that Zhao Wuji's Gravity Squeeze and Gravity Enhancement were released.
Especially the Gravity Squeeze, which could make the Six-Winged Wind-Thunder Falcon withstand immense pressure coming from all directions simultaneously, causing its body to uncontrollably rush towards Zhao Wuji's direction.
And with this time, the attacks from Liu Erlong and Flender followed.
First, Flender's impact Spirit Ability directly struck the Six-Winged Wind-Thunder Falcon, and then Liu Erlong's attack directly knocked it down from the cliff over two hundred meters high.
Both of their attacks were very targeted, with the maximum degree of attack landing on the opponent's wings.
Attacking the wings meant they didn't have to worry about accidentally killing it; otherwise, the spirit ring would be destroyed, and Su Ling wouldn't be able to use it.
With a bang, the Six-Winged Wind-Thunder Falcon landed heavily on the ground.
It wanted to take off, but its wings were damaged; it did manage to fly, but its speed had dropped too much.
But the next second, lightning swirled around the Six-Winged Wind-Thunder Falcon, turning into a sphere with a diameter of two meters.
Crackling sounds rang out, and the surroundings were full of electric arcs. Relying on these electric arcs, the Wind-Thunder Falcon's speed immediately increased, and when Zhao Wuji rushed over, an electric arc struck him.
Liu Erlong and Flender were the same as Zhao Wuji; the electric arc attacks were not only fast but also dense, making it difficult for either of them to get close unless they attacked from a distance or withstood the electric arcs to rush in directly.
After launching several consecutive attacks, the light sphere condensed by lightning flew directly into the sky.
The Six-Winged Wind-Thunder Falcon was protecting itself, likely wanting to escape.
"Let me do it," Liu Erlong decided to withstand the electric arcs and intercept the Six-Winged Wind-Thunder Falcon.
After all, this was a spirit ring suitable for Su Ling, and she would risk her life to kill it.
"Let me do it instead." How could Flender let Liu Erlong get hurt? Transformed into a Four-Eyed Owl, Flender actually flew straight over while resisting the electric arcs.
Flender managed to rush to the top and knocked the Six-Winged Wind-Thunder Falcon back down.
However, Su Ling was not idle at this time, and it was even less possible to let this Six-Winged Wind-Thunder Falcon escape.
Su Ling's eyes changed; he could easily see through the Six-Winged Wind-Thunder Falcon inside the light sphere. He raised the Five Elements Battle Bow in his hand, and an arrow condensed from Five Elements Soul Power, rotating and pulled to the maximum, was shot out.
In front of Su Ling, the inside of the lightning light sphere could be seen very clearly.
Although the position where this arrow struck was not the vital point of the Six-Winged Wind-Thunder Falcon, it would still cost it more than half its life.
Swish...
The light sphere condensed by lightning had strong defensive capabilities; ordinary attacks would be blocked outside it, and it was difficult to break through the defense.
But Su Ling's arrow was condensed from Five Elements Soul Power, and combined with high-speed rotation, it began to deform upon hitting the lightning light sphere, and the arrow pierced directly through and exited from the other direction.
"Su Ling, good, this arrow is not bad," Zhao Wuji clapped and said.
To hunt birds, one still has to use a bow and arrow.
"This mutated Six-Winged Wind-Thunder Falcon is really hard to deal with, even stronger than the fifty or sixty-thousand-year Spirit Beasts we encountered before; this power of thunder is also very strong," Flender said.
At this time, his clothes were starting to emit a burnt smell, but he himself was not injured.
After all, he was a Spirit Douluo; dealing with a thirty-five-thousand-year Spirit Beast was still manageable.
The previous attacks had actually already severely injured the Six-Winged Wind-Thunder Falcon; it was now in the stage of a dying struggle.
Therefore, in the end, neither he nor Liu Erlong used their full strength, nor did they use their Spirit Abilities.
It wasn't that they couldn't defeat it, but they were afraid that if they accidentally killed this Spirit Beast, where would they find Su Ling's fifth spirit ring?
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