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Seeing Uncle Xiong Jun beaten so miserably, with his body covered in blood and embedded deep into the mountain wall, Xiao Ruier's eyes flashed with a hint of unbearable pain. She could not stand to see her elder treated this way, even if he had been reckless.
Immediately after the impact, she transformed back into her human form. Ignoring the painful wound on her own back, she quickly began to plead for Uncle Xiong Jun. She looked toward the powerful figure and cried out, "Uncle Ditian, please calm your anger! Uncle Xiong Jun... he truly did not intend to harm me! He just saw the Ice Silkworm suddenly offer a sacrifice and he got anxious for a moment."
She took a deep breath, trying to steady her voice as she continued. "Uncle Xiong Jun absolutely had no intention of hurting me. In that last claw strike, he actually held back his strength and shifted it away at the last second. Please, just forgive him this one time!"
At the same time, the Emerald Swan Beiji immediately stepped forward to help. She slowly spread her palm, and a gentle yet majestic life force began to glow. It felt like sweet dew as it sprinkled onto Xiao Ruier's back.
Instantly, the gruesome wound began to heal at a visible speed. In the blink of an eye, the skin was recovering as good as new, without leaving even a trace of a scar behind.
After receiving Beiji's treatment, Xiao Ruier immediately breathed a sigh of relief. The burning pain was gone. She then began to explain exactly what had happened to Ditian and the other Vicious Beasts standing around.
She described bringing Tang Chen here to play as just an accidental occurrence. She portrayed the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's sacrifice as a completely autonomous and abrupt act that no one could have predicted.
"Uncle Ditian, and all of you uncles, that is exactly what happened," she said, her voice soft. "I just brought Tang Chen over here to have a look. I didn't expect that the Ice Silkworm in the cave would react like that. As soon as it saw Tang Chen, for some reason, it just suddenly offered itself to him! The whole process was very fast, and we didn't have any time to react at all."
At this moment, Xiao Ruier's tone carried just the right amount of surprise and innocence. She made no mention of the fact that she had revealed the location herself, nor did she mention that Tang Chen had proactively asked her to bring him over. She continued to speak in favor of Tang Chen, clearly trying to protect him from the wrath of the Great Savage Forest's protectors.
"Tang Chen was in a coma the whole time, so he was completely passive in this!" she added quickly. "Moreover, he suffered such severe injuries in the Spirit Hall's attack just to protect me. He almost died for me. He absolutely did not intend to seize the forest's resources for himself!"
These words had a strong implication of favoring an outsider, which was rare for a spirit beast of her status. Finally, a genuine look of worry appeared on Xiao Ruier's beautiful face. She looked down at Tang Chen, who was still unconscious on the ground, and spoke to Ditian with an anxious tone.
"Uncle Ditian, that Ice Silkworm's cultivation was close to a million years. Its energy is so immense. With all that power suddenly surging into Tang Chen's body like this, will he be able to withstand it? His body has only just recovered a little bit from his previous fight. I am very worried about him. Please, quickly help him and check his condition!"
Upon hearing this, Ditian's brows furrowed slightly. He knew the girl was right to be concerned. Although the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's energy was somewhat ethereal and not as dense as a dragon's, its total volume was as vast as the sea.
Even with a voluntary sacrifice, the likelihood of a Rank 70 human Spirit Master's body being able to withstand it was very small. Most humans would simply explode from the pressure.
Thinking of this, Ditian no longer paid attention to Uncle Xiong Jun, who was still groaning while embedded in the mountain wall. His figure flickered, and he appeared before Tang Chen as if by teleportation.
Squatting down, Ditian gently placed his palm on Tang Chen's chest and closed his eyes. A pure and gentle spirit power slowly extended from his hand, beginning to carefully probe the boy's internal condition.
The Vicious Beasts did not know that at this very moment, within Tang Chen's mental force sea, things were quite active. Nine platinum light spheres were slowly rotating, and the vast mental force felt like a warm, calm ocean.
The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's voice, carrying a hint of smugness and a bit of nagging, was continuously echoing in this space. It was thoroughly explaining the nature of this unprecedented seventh spirit ring to Tang Chen.
"Listen, Tang Chen, I am now in the same boat as you!" the worm said. "Therefore, all my help to you must prioritize your own safety above all else." The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's tone became serious for a rare moment. "I have no way out now.
If you die, it means I will also be finished. I would be completely annihilated in both body and spirit! So, what I've integrated into your body is more of my origin power and mental force. I didn't forcefully stuff that nearly million-year spirit power into you all at once. That would only make you explode like a firework."
The worm paused to let the information sink in. "In other words, although your seventh spirit ring is a million-year-level ring, it does not currently possess the full power of a million-year spirit ring. It's more like a super spirit ring that can grow. It has infinite potential!"
Tang Chen was very clear about this in his heart. It basically aligned with the original setting of the world he knew. However, he still blinked his mental eyes, feigning confusion. He said, "I still don't quite understand how that works."
"Idiot!" The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm snorted in annoyance. "Let me explain it to you more simply! Your current physical strength can at most stably withstand a spirit ring of about a hundred thousand years. So, the actual power currently displayed by your seventh spirit ring is at the hundred thousand year level.
But! When your strength makes another breakthrough in the future, and your body can withstand the spirit ring of a two hundred thousand year spirit beast, the power of your seventh spirit ring will automatically unlock a part and evolve! It continuously rises and evolves along with your body's endurance!"
"Not only that!" The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm also threw out an even more astonishing piece of information. "My million years of accumulated origin power can even, in turn, nourish and strengthen the spirit rings you obtained before this! It allows them to evolve together with me!"
However, it immediately added with a somewhat calculating tone, "Of course, the power of evolution I give you isn't limitless. The stronger the foundation of your previous spirit rings, the less of my power will be consumed to evolve them. Calculating based on the energy I have sealed within you... at most, it can support you in having all ten spirit rings reach the hundred thousand year level!"
The worm seemed to get excited as it looked at Tang Chen's potential. "But speaking of which, your physical quality is really good, kid! Originally, your spirit ring configuration was two purple, three black, and one red. That was already frightening enough for anyone to see. But now, with me here..."
The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's voice was full of boasting. "Hehe, your current spirit ring configuration should be six red and one platinum! Just imagine the scene!" It started laughing to itself loudly. "Wahahaha! Six hundred thousand year spirit rings, plus a platinum spirit ring representing a million years!
Tang Chen, just imagine when you show your spirit rings to the world. The entire Douluo Continent will be shocked. I don't know how many people will be scared to death! I dare say, this is absolutely unprecedented and will never be replicated again! Hahaha!"
While this was happening in the forest, far away in Slaughter City, the atmosphere was much darker. At the Hell Slaughter Arena, the smell of blood was sickeningly strong. Nine corpses of varying forms lay on the ground; their lives had already ended in the brutal matches.
Standing in the center of the pile of corpses was Tang San. His eyes looked sinister, and a bloody, resentful aura surrounded his body. In this life, his Blue Silver Grass had mutated into Dark Blue Silver Grass. It now possessed a terrifying ability to devour. At this moment, the grass was greedily attached to the corpses. Visible blood-red energy continuously flowed into Tang San's body along the leaves.
Relying on this devouring ability, Tang San's strength was growing at a scary speed. In this city, one could plunder the power of others simply by constantly killing. After absorbing the last trace of energy from the fallen, he slowly opened his eyes. He felt the surging growth of spirit power within his body, and a cruel smile appeared on his mouth.
Rank 60! His spirit power rank had already broken through to the threshold of Rank 60. He was only one spirit ring away from officially becoming a Spirit Emperor. Judging by Tang San's current progress, he was moving faster than anyone expected. Within half a year, his spirit power rank might even reach Rank 70, achieving the Spirit Saint realm.
This was an unimaginable speed for ordinary Spirit Masters. But in Slaughter City, this paradise for Evil Soul Masters, it was possible. Here, slaughter and devouring were the fastest ways to grow.
A few minutes later, Tang San slowly walked out of the Hell Slaughter Arena. He stepped over the floor covered in blood. The murky light from outside shone on his pale and gloomy face. Slowly raising his head, Tang San looked at the sky. It was perpetually shrouded in a dark red mist. It was as if he could see through the mist to the outside world.
The next moment, he let out a hoarse and hate-filled laugh. "Brother! My good brother! You wait for me!" he hissed. "The day I leave Slaughter City will be the moment all of you at Tianxing Academy accompany Xiao Wu to her grave! I want you to taste the flavor of losing someone you love."
He seemed to already see himself returning with an invincible power, crushing everyone who stood in his way. A blood-red light flickered in his eyes. "A Spirit Saint around fifteen years old! Hahaha! I think the moment I walk out, my name will surely shock the entire continent! All who are my enemies will tremble at my feet! Give me two more years, and I will definitely be able to break through to the Titled Douluo realm."