Yun Ming applied his learning with a simple wave, easily resolving today's sudden situation.
Thanks to the reminder from Sect Master Tang Xiao, his act of self-detonation allowed Yun Ming to understand the many ingenious uses of traditional soul rings.
In this era twenty thousand years later, soul spirits have completely replaced soul rings. Although the two have some similarities, soul spirits differ significantly from traditional soul rings due to their high degree of correlation with the soul spirit itself. Yun Ming understands soul spirits, but he would not dare claim to fully understand traditional soul rings.
The concept of ring detonation does not exist in the later soul spirit era, as it not only harms the soul spirit but also lacks guaranteed effectiveness, making it unnecessary. Simply integrating a soul spirit into a martial soul can achieve the same explosive power-up effect.
If not for the suicide attack Tang Xiao launched before his death, which opened up a new line of thought for Yun Ming, he might never have considered using this obscure, "expired" knowledge of soul rings from ten thousand years ago.
Therefore, for the results Yun Ming achieved through this "expired" soul ring knowledge, Tang Xiao deserves one-third of the credit. If Tang Xiao weren't already gone, Yun Ming would have at least treated him to a meal as a gesture of gratitude.
"Boom--"
The Titan Giant Ape soul ring was detonated by Yun Ming, acting like a highly concentrated soul power bomb, destroying everything in its vicinity.
Yun Ming used Teleportation twice in succession, retreating over two hundred meters from the center of the explosion in the blink of an eye to avoid the core of the energy shockwave.
Watching the massive energy impact rushing toward him, Yun Ming gripped the Atlas Divine Spear tightly. White Flame ignited upon the spear, and his Anti-air Power formed a barrier that firmly protected his entire body.
"Bang--"
The shockwave struck the anti-air barrier with a deafening roar, sounding as if the Titan Giant Ape had been resurrected and was striking a bell with the Titan God Fist right in front of him. The sound was so thunderous that it left Yun Ming's ears slightly ringing.
Fortunately, having moved far from the center of the explosion, Yun Ming's defense perfectly blocked the aftermath.
The detonation of a hundred-thousand-year soul ring, evolving into a magnificent display of fireworks, was truly top-tier. It was just a pity he didn't know how Bibi Dong, the "creator" of this soul ring, felt after tasting its power.
Using a hundred-thousand-year soul ring as a one-time bomb was absolutely the first time in history—both for the one doing the bombing and the one being bombed. It could be considered a learning experience.
It was just that this lesson came at a high price; even someone as experienced as Yun Ming felt a bit of a sting. But there was no help for it; some things must be sacrificed when necessary. If Bibi Dong lost more, it was equivalent to a small profit for Yun Ming, which was acceptable.
However, moderate loss mitigation was still necessary. Yun Ming quietly released the Evil King, instructing him to find an opportunity to grab the item once Yun Ming had lured Bibi Dong away.
The Evil King flashed away, silently waiting for the right moment to act.
Judging by the intensity of Bibi Dong's attacks and the nature of her divine artifacts, Yun Ming determined that even if she were at the center of the explosion, this level of force would certainly not be fatal to her; at most, it would be a matter of the severity of her injuries.
The subsequent result was exactly as Yun Ming had anticipated. After the largest wave of energy subsided, it took only a moment before a giant purple soul power slash rose from the ground, severing all the aftermath, air currents, smoke, and turbulent soul power. This allowed Yun Ming to see Bibi Dong's current state clearly.
At this moment, Bibi Dong no longer possessed her previous stunning appearance. Her once fair and delicate face was now covered in a layer of black soot, and the black robe on her body was somewhat tattered. However, apart from her legs and arms, no indescribable parts were exposed, and the skin showing was as blackened as her face. She looked as if she had smuggled herself over from the Sun Moon Continent, possessing a beauty that seemed to vanish into the dark night.
Seeing that the little bastard Yun Ming, who had blown up her soul ring to bomb her, was completely unscathed, Bibi Dong could no longer hold back. She immediately raised her Demon Scythe and slashed it down, shouting furiously.
"Go to hell!"
A sky-piercing slash rose from the ground, hacking toward Yun Ming.
Watching Bibi Dong, whose momentum remained undiminished and who didn't look injured in the slightest, Yun Ming dodged the slash while feeling puzzled about her condition.
With her current "Sun Moon noble bloodline" appearance, it didn't look like she had blocked the attack with physical or energy defenses, so how was she completely unharmed? The Death Spider Emperor and Soul Devouring Spider Emperor martial souls were not the type known for their defensive capabilities; it was quite strange.
In fact, the reason for this effect was due to Bibi Dong's life-saving divine skill, the Undying Body.
That was the ninth soul skill of Bibi Dong's Death Spider Emperor martial soul. It was a life-saving auxiliary skill derived from the hundred-thousand-year soul beast, the Death Spider Emperor. It came with two effects: one allowed her to reassemble even if her body was shattered to pieces, and the other allowed her to convert her body into energy. Both skills shared a common trait: as long as the opponent was not at the god level, they could never truly kill Bibi Dong while she was in this state.
Possessing this soul skill, Bibi Dong had maximized her self-preservation capabilities.
Originally, with the explosion so close, Bibi Dong would certainly have suffered some injuries if she had taken it head-on, but she didn't want to, so she activated her ultimate skill. The result was that, aside from her appearance being somewhat distorted, she remained completely unharmed.
Watching Bibi Dong charge at him again with her scythe, Yun Ming didn't have time to overthink. After temporarily noting that Bibi Dong possessed a mysterious defensive ability, he focused all his efforts on dealing with her.
Yun Ming exerted force through his feet, leaving behind a series of afterimages as he fled into the forest. He had not yet reached the Title Douluo realm, and since he couldn't achieve a decisive result now, it wasn't the time for a final showdown with Bibi Dong; it would be meaningless.
Seeing this, Bibi Dong flapped the wings on her back and hurriedly gave chase.
"Boom--"
"Bang--"
"..."
The earth shattered, vegetation flew, and dust filled the sky; the two left a trail of destruction wherever they went. Purple soul power slashes were continuously unleashed by Bibi Dong, causing the Star Dou earth to wail incessantly.
The tranquil Star Dou Core Area was, for a time, made lively by the chase between Yun Ming and Bibi Dong.
Fortunately, many of the high-level ten-thousand-year soul beasts whose territories were nearby had been frightened by the multiple powerful auras that had appeared at the Lake of Life earlier, leading them to strategically withdraw from their territories. Otherwise, if Bibi Dong hadn't managed to slash Yun Ming, some lucky ones among them would surely have been chosen as targets.
Yun Ming turned sharply, once again narrowly dodging a slash from Bibi Dong. Looking at the towering ancient tree in front of him that had been split perfectly in half from top to bottom and was rapidly withering, Yun Ming offered a second of silence for it.
Seeing that he was some distance away from the Lake of Life and feeling that he had dragged the time out long enough, Yun Ming turned to face the relentlessly pursuing Bibi Dong and said.
"Bibi Dong, you can't keep me here, don't waste your energy."
Regarding Yun Ming's arrogant words, Bibi Dong did not stop her movements. She continued to close in on him, raising her Demon Scythe again, and sneered.
"Then why don't you try walking away and show me!"
The Space Element was indeed tricky, as evidenced by the fact that all of Bibi Dong's scythe strikes had missed and Yun Ming remained unscathed.
However, based on Yun Ming's previous moves, Bibi Dong felt it was unrealistic for him to escape. Short-distance Teleportation could not evade her pursuit, and she would not give him the few seconds of preparation time needed for long-distance Teleportation. She wanted to see how he would escape.
Facing the charging Bibi Dong, Yun Ming no longer retreated. A black-gold soul ring emerged beneath his feet and lit up.
Seeing that strange soul ring beneath Yun Ming's feet, her heart skipped a beat, and an ominous, inexplicable premonition surged in her mind.
Yun Ming looked directly at Bibi Dong and said in a deep voice.
"This is my first time using it in actual combat; I don't know what the effect will be."
"Please, Pope, give me your appraisal of my sixth soul skill."
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