Chapter 174 Ring of Destiny
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The brilliant starlight lit up, and a bright sphere composed of more than three thousand "Worms of Time" flew out of Amon's hand.
The sphere rapidly expanded, revealing a figure inside—Yan Jin.
Lei Yin's soul bone space couldn't accommodate living beings, but "Worms of Time" could survive within it. They carried the characteristics of "Worms of Star" and possessed a certain degree of spatial power.
Amon used "Worms of Time" to construct a "Star Sphere," isolating the influence of the outside space. Once a person entered the "Star Sphere," they could be taken into the "Soul Bone Space."
However, the consumption of the "Star Sphere" was significant, as he didn't yet have any spatial soul skills and was using the inherent spatial properties of the "Worms of Time" without any enhancement.
He originally hadn't planned to bring Yan Jin, but later discovered that the preconditions for the plan were almost perfectly aligned with his envisioned optimal solution. Considering the Scarlet King would be an excellent soul ring for Yan Jin, he temporarily told her about it, letting her choose whether or not to come.
Of course, he told her about the dangers and uncertainties in front of Lei Yin, and stated that if an accident occurred, he would prioritize the plan's execution.
The "Worms of Time" used to maintain the "Star Sphere" might be diverted for combat, making it impossible to ensure her safety.
Yan Jin naturally wouldn't pass up such a good opportunity; she agreed almost without thinking.
She had confidence in Amon and had never seen him make any major mistakes. If he brought it up, it meant he had a considerable chance of success.
To be able to absorb the soul ring, Yan Jin absorbed another soul bone, raising her level to 70.
Amon transmitted external information to Yan Jin in the "Soul Bone Space" through the "Worms of Time" parasitizing her. As soon as she came out, she launched an attack on the Scarlet King, who was already on the verge of death.
"Great Fireball!"
The magma erupted at an extremely high speed with the enhancement of her second soul skill, "Soul Power Ejection," but unfortunately, it failed to break through the Scarlet King's skin.
"Uh…" Yan Jin scratched her head, looking at Amon with a loss.
Amon smiled gently and used the soul skill "Thunder Railgun" of Lei Yin's right arm bone to precisely open three holes in the Scarlet King's head.
Only then did Yan Jin have a chance to strike the final blow to the Scarlet King.
After killing the Scarlet King, she didn't dare delay and immediately used her soul power to guide the soul ring, beginning the absorption process.
More than three thousand "Worms of Time" constructed a "Star Sphere," protecting Yan Jin within it and taking her into the "Soul Bone Space."
At the same time, some "Worms of Time" began another sacrifice. This time, the target of the curse was the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion, whose level was similar to Amon's but far weaker than the Scarlet King, was cursed to death with only three hundred "Worms of Time."
Although Amon had other, less costly means to deal with the Scarlet King and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, delays could lead to complications. For the sake of the "Destiny Soul Ring," he didn't mind some losses of "Worms of Time."
Amon's main body immediately released the Martial Soul Fusion with Lei Yin, and a clone fused with her instead.
The dying Three-Eyed Golden Lion vomited blood and used its last strength to say to Xiao Wu, who was at a loss:
"Tell Di Tian to escape, to escape as far as possible. Don't worry about the Star Dou Great Forest, or the future of soul beasts. He's a monster… This world is beyond saving."
At the moment of becoming Amon's soul ring, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's fate became more closely intertwined with Amon's, allowing it to see the fate of this world under Amon's influence, beyond the Star Dou Great Forest.
In a fleeting glimpse, it glimpsed an extremely terrifying and horrifying future.
It saw soul masters on the battlefield making the gesture of pinching their right eye sockets, and both sides of the battle were doing the same.
It saw circles of different colors, inconsistent with their original fur, appearing on the right eyes of soul beasts.
It saw Amons walking on the streets, adjusting their monocles in various postures. They were either chatting about daily life or trading goods, carrying out all the normal activities of ordinary people.
But what was terrifying was that they all had the same face, all wore monocles, and all had the same habits and movements!
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion completely breathed its last breath, and a brilliant, dazzling rose-gold soul ring floated above its corpse. A heartfelt smile appeared on Amon's face.
This was the goal he had been planning for three years: the Soul Ring of Fate!
During these three years, Amon's main body, worried about the threat from the Auspicious Beast and Di Tian, had been hiding in the wilderness not far from Spirit Hall City.
His avatars were distributed in all directions of the Star Dou Great Forest, constantly harassing the soul beasts, forcing several fierce beasts to be stationed separately in various areas to prevent him from wantonly hunting the lower-level soul beasts.
He deliberately sent clone after clone to die in front of Xiong Jun, just to paralyze it and make it careless, so as to create an opportunity for the Spirit Hall to severely injure it.
Amon knew that Di Tian had spatial abilities and could "descend" remotely, and he also knew about Bi Ji's healing abilities.
When Xiong Jun was on the verge of death and asked for help, Di Tian would definitely bring Bi Ji and "descend" directly to Xiong Jun's side. This gave him the opportunity to bypass Di Tian and kill the Auspicious Beast.
Revealing some information about the fierce beasts to Spirit Hall earlier was to allow them to send enough power to severely injure a certain fierce beast in the first place and briefly hold back Di Tian, who would arrive later.
Choosing Xiong Jun's direction was also intentional on Amon's part, because only its defense was strong enough and the least likely to be killed. Facing the surprise attack from the Spirit Hall experts, it had time to ask Di Tian for help.
Of course, even if Xiong Jun couldn't hold on, Amon would find a way to make it hold on. For its soul ring, the final blow could only be dealt by Bibi Dong, and Bibi Dong's attack skills were all in the first six soul rings.
Amon could completely steal her soul skills at a critical moment, thus creating an opportunity for Xiong Jun to ask for help.
Fortunately, Xiong Jun's vitality was strong enough, saving Amon from having to take this step that would deepen the conflict with Spirit Hall.
Everything went smoothly. Xiong Jun was severely injured, and Di Tian and Bi Ji "descended." The power guarding the Auspicious Beast was empty, leaving only the Scarlet King.
Xiao Wu's existence allowed Amon to accurately locate their position.
Then, he used the skills he had carefully prepared over three years, paying a great price to instantly kill the Scarlet King and the Auspicious Beast.
Incidentally, he also got Yan Jin a soul ring that was close to 300,000 years old.
After that magnificent rose-gold soul ring appeared, Amon immediately guided and absorbed it.
Di Tian would sense it immediately and might return at any time. Now was the critical moment to race against time.
The brilliant starlight lit up again, and Amon used the "Star Sphere" constructed of "Worms of Time" to send his main body into Lei Yin's Soul Bone Space.
With a casual "Thunder Railgun," he killed Jia Weide, who was no longer of value and knew some of his information, and put the corpses of Jia Weide, the Scarlet King, and the Auspicious Beast into the Soul Bone Space.
Finally, before leaving, Amon showed Xiao Wu a meaningful smile, and then turned into a ray of thunder and disappeared into the sky.
From Amon's appearance to his taking away the corpses of the Scarlet King and the Auspicious Beast, it was only a little over a minute. The whole process was as smooth as flowing water, as if it had been rehearsed countless times.
Xiao Wu was already stunned, blinking her beautiful big eyes, her mind not yet processing what had happened.
…
At the moment when the Auspicious Beast's vitality began to flow away, Di Tian sensed it immediately through their connection.
His expression changed, and he said to Bi Ji, "Something happened to the Auspicious Beast. We have to go back."
"What?" Bi Ji's face changed drastically.
Upon hearing this, Xiong Jun repelled Jiang Mo and Qian Jun with one move, then cautiously stared at his opponents, ready to retreat at any time.
Sure enough, after Di Tian repelled Bibi Dong and Guang Ling with a dragon's breath, he took Bi Ji and used "Descent" to leave directly.
Xiong Jun ran away, his four claws so fast that they appeared as afterimages. His huge body constantly jumped up and landed, shaking the earth with each step.
Qing Tian Niu Mang and Titan Giant Ape, who had not known the fierce beasts for long and did not understand their behavior patterns, did not react immediately. When they realized that only they were left on the battlefield, it was already too late.
"Er Ming, retreat quickly," Qing Tian Niu Mang roared urgently.
A hint of doubt appeared on the gorilla face of Titan Giant Ape, and he belatedly realized the urgency of the situation. Just as he was about to escape, he was blocked by Mo Xiong and Tuoba Xi.
Bibi Dong keenly noticed the change in the situation. Di Tian left in a hurry, something must have happened in the Star Dou Great Forest that required his urgent attention.
She did not stop Xiong Jun when he left, because the opponent was very strong and had amazing defensive power. At first, it was because of the surprise attack that she had the upper hand and was able to severely injure him in an instant.
But once the opponent was prepared, even if they joined forces, they could not kill him in a short time. They could not spend too much time in the Star Dou Great Forest. If Di Tian dealt with the matter and returned, it would be difficult for them to leave.
"Hmph, want to run?" A sneer appeared on Bibi Dong's face.
The anger of being calculated by Amon, the anger of being beaten by Di Tian and only being able to rely on "Undying Body" to barely support herself, all vented on the remaining two 100,000-year soul beasts at this moment.
Since they had come, how could they leave without any gains? Moreover, these two did not have the powerful strength of Xiong Jun. Under the joint efforts of their ten Title Douluos, they would not be able to hold on for long.
Realizing that he could not escape, Titan Giant Ape let out an angry roar, mobilized all his strength, used the Gravity Control Domain, and dragged the Spirit Hall people to their deaths.
"Da Ming, run, I can't escape. You run quickly, Xiao Wu needs your protection. Tell her, I have always liked her very much," Titan Giant Ape shouted.
Qing Tian Niu Mang hesitated for a moment, then twisted his snake-like body and swam towards the depths of the forest. He knew that he had no ability to save Titan Giant Ape, and staying would only mean losing his life in vain with Er Ming.
Bibi Dong was about to intercept Qing Tian Niu Mang when she heard Titan Giant Ape roar:
"Humans, don't you want my soul ring? Come and kill me, otherwise I will immediately kill myself and never leave the soul ring to you. This is the Star Dou Great Forest, and the Beast God may return at any time. Are you sure you want to risk chasing Da Ming?"
A cold light appeared in Bibi Dong's eyes, and she crossed her scythe-transformed arms, issuing "Eternal Creation" towards Titan Giant Ape.
Titan Giant Ape did not resist, letting the attack fall on himself, taking away his life.
Since Bibi Dong wanted to absorb the soul ring, she could not delay for too long, and there could not be too much interference around when absorbing it, and someone needed to protect her.
He decided to use his life, transformed into a soul ring, to give Da Ming a chance to escape.
"Eternal Creation" left a huge wound on Titan Giant Ape's body, and his life came to an end.
In the final moment, he stared at the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest and murmured, "Xiao Wu, live well…"
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