novel-bin Chapter 27 Is this something a soul beast should know?
Chapter 27 Is this something a soul beast should know?
Relying on a soul tool to overcome tribulation was Jiang Heng's first thought upon becoming a soul beast.
An ordinary 100,000-year-old soul beast is at most equivalent to a level 92 or 93 Title Douluo in this era, but the Sun Moon Empire's level 9 soul tool can easily block the attack of a level 95 Title Douluo, or even higher!
This means that once a 100,000-year-old soul beast has a level 9 defensive soul tool, its success rate in transcending tribulation will greatly increase. Ideally, this soul tool should also have immunity to lightning elements.
Of course, there may be other problems. Even if you succeed by chance, a 100,000-year-old soul beast after its tribulation will be somewhat less valuable than other soul beasts. But so what?
It's a 100,000-year-old soul beast after all!
If conditions permit, forming an army of 100,000-year-old soul beasts, or even having some of them transform into human form and the rest sacrificed to create several Limit Douluo, is still not as good as doing nothing at all.
With the little creatures of his tribe in tow, Jiang Heng arrived at the Lake of Life.
He had barely gotten close when Di Tian appeared.
"Lord Beast God!"
Jiang Heng bowed respectfully.
"Holy Dragon, how come you returned from the human world so quickly?"
"Could it be that you have mastered the pinnacle of human soul tool technology?"
Di Tian was quite surprised to see Jiang Heng return so abruptly.
It's only been a few years. For humans, a few years may be a long time, but for these soul beasts, it's just the time it takes to take a nap.
What shocked him even more was that the Holy Dragon's cultivation had reached 30 years.
This speed of improvement is simply unbelievable!
"My Lord Beast God, I have returned for two reasons: to undergo my tribulation and to test my latest research findings. I would also like to have you verify them."
Jiang Heng briefly explained his plan.
Di Tian immediately became interested.
He then summoned all the ferocious beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest to come and watch.
The Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King, Di Tian, with 89 years of cultivation; the Emerald Swan, Bi Ji, with 58 years of cultivation; the Demon-Eyed Demon Tree, Wan Yao Wang, with 53 years of cultivation; the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, Xiong Jun, with 47 years of cultivation; the Three-Headed Crimson Demon Hound, Chi Wang, with 31 years of cultivation; the Hellish Demon Dragon, Zi Ji, with nearly 30 years of cultivation; and the Three-Eyed Demon Spirit, Yao Ling, with 26 years of cultivation!
Besides, there was a little girl with white hair who looked about eight or nine years old, accompanied by the auspicious beast, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
The white-haired little girl exuded a cold aura. Her exquisite features were as if sculpted by a god himself, so perfectly integrated and so flawless. Especially her eyes, which shone like stars, one could be captivated by them with just one glance.
If my guess is correct, this is the Snow Empress in her transformed form.
"Holy Dragon, let's begin!"
Seeing that all the ferocious beasts had arrived, Di Tian didn't explain to them why they were there, and directly turned his gaze to Jiang Heng.
"Little one, now follow the method I instructed you to undergo the tribulation. After you successfully overcome the tribulation, I will personally bestow a name upon you."
Jiang Heng then looked at his clansman.
This action left the ferocious beasts present completely bewildered.
It's just a 100,000-year-old soul beast undergoing tribulation, is it really necessary for all the ferocious beasts to come and watch?
But because of Di Tian's orders, they dared not object even if they had grievances in their hearts.
Under the watchful eyes of numerous ferocious beasts, Jiang Heng's clansman began his tribulation.
When a soul beast undergoes tribulation, the standard heavenly tribulation consists of nine bolts of heavenly lightning, each bolt increasing in power, with the ninth bolt being the strongest final tribulation.
The purer the bloodline and the stronger the talent, the more terrifying the power and cumulative effect of a single heavenly lightning strike, potentially resulting in a mutated state of nine lightning strikes combined into one.
In addition, there are some ordinary bloodline soul beasts whose heavenly tribulations occasionally mutate, resulting in only 4-6 simplified lightning tribulations.
Although the Golden Earth Dragon King cannot compare to those top-tier pure-blooded true dragons, it is still a very powerful existence among 9-year-old soul beasts, and is a standard nine-strike heavenly lightning.
As bolts of lightning struck, Jiang Heng's people endured them one after another.
After enduring the fourth, fifth, sixth... and even the seventh bolt of heavenly lightning, all the ferocious beasts watching shook their heads.
"This kid's foundation is still a bit lacking. He simply can't withstand the eighth heavenly lightning."
"What a pity, I thought there would be some kind of miracle!"
"Di Tian summoned us here just to see this."
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The ferocious beasts whispered among themselves; with their keen eyesight, they could naturally tell that this member of the Holy Dragon's clan had stopped here.
Jiang Heng remained calm and composed as he observed everything.
Just as the eighth bolt of heavenly lightning struck, a light screen suddenly appeared on the body of the 100,000-year-old golden earth dragon king. This light screen came from a scale ornament he was wearing, yet it also resembled the power he possessed.
"Boom!"
A bolt of lightning as thick as a bucket descended once more, carrying immense destructive power, and slammed heavily onto the body of the 100,000-year-old Golden Earth Dragon King.
The expected scenario of the body being pierced by lightning and completely shattered did not occur.
When this bolt of lightning collided with those light barriers, it was subtly weakened. Not only that, after withstanding this heavenly lightning, the golden earth dragon king's injuries were gradually healing.
"this……"
The numerous ferocious beasts were all astonished, completely unable to understand what was going on, and all looked at Di Tian.
Did Di Tian mean to say that he actually didn't know what was going on either?
But as a beast god, he still had to maintain his unfathomable demeanor, and then he looked at Jiang Heng.
"This is the best defensive soul tool I can create with my current abilities; I'll name it the Reverse Scale Thunder Shield!"
"The materials used for this near-level 9 soul tool are the core dragon scale wood from the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest, the ice marrow crystal from the far north, the natal scales I shed during my tribulation, and a series of precious materials such as the Thunderous Might Stone. These materials are fully capable of forging a level 9 soul tool, but due to skill level issues, it is still one step short."
"The core of the soul tool's array is based on the bloodline soul tool array. After embedding my clan's life-defying scale, it can synchronize the soul power fluctuations between him and the soul tool, preventing the heavenly tribulation from judging it as external interference."
"Its defensive capabilities can be divided into three layers. The outer layer is a lightning-resistant net woven from dragon scale wood, which can directly absorb 30% of the heavenly lightning power and convert it into the user's soul power. The middle layer is a cold jade protection made of ice marrow crystal, used to offset the burning and destructive power of the heavenly lightning, while repairing the user's body burned by the lightning. The inner layer is made from my shed reverse scale, bound to the bloodline of my clan. When the shield breaks, it can trigger a bloodline protection once, at the cost of the shield breaking to offset the impact of the inevitable heavenly tribulation. It also has fixed auxiliary modules..."
"Due to insufficient power, this shield can currently only withstand tribulations from soul beasts that have lasted for 100,000, 200,000, or 300,000 years. It can only play a supporting role against tribulations lasting over 400,000 years and cannot negate the damage. Each use requires a hundred years of nurturing, during which time it cannot be activated!"
As Jiang Heng introduced the soul tool, his clansmen successfully survived the ninth heavenly lightning strike.
As for the ferocious beasts present, including Di Tian, they were completely dumbfounded.
What is all this about?
Is this something a soul beast should understand?