Chapter 96: Slaying the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, Devouring Its Soul Crystal
Gui Mei knew all too well that the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger was nothing like an ordinary soul beast.
Not only did it possess overwhelming strength far beyond its peers, but it also wielded a cunning intelligence nearly equal to that of humans.
At the beginning of a battle, it would never go all out. Instead, it always launched probing attacks first, testing its opponent and assessing their capabilities.
The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's speed was astonishing, its assaults unimaginably sharp, leaving opponents with no chance to defend themselves.
And the defensive barrier formed from its Evil God Protection was as firm as solid stone—its resilience exceeding all imagination.
Gui Mei was painfully aware that if he got dragged into a prolonged fight with such a creature, it would be nothing but a pointless waste of soul power. Killing it that way was impossible.
Thus, he chose to strike preemptively. Before the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger could unleash its full power, he joined forces with Yue Guan to release their ultimate ability—the Polar Static Domain.
The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger saw only a flash before its eyes.
Its massive body froze in midair, as though time itself had congealed around it.
No matter how violently it struggled, it could not move even a single inch.
Its widened eyes were filled with unrestrained terror.
As a tyrannical, domineering super soul beast, it had always acted with absolute arrogance, devouring countless human soul masters and fellow soul beasts alike.
It had once fought life-or-death battles against Titled Douluo-level experts within this very forest, and even clashed with hundred-thousand-year soul beasts.
With its immense strength and devious intelligence, it had always managed to escape disaster—even from foes stronger than itself.
Because of this, it possessed absolute confidence in its own power.
To it, the three human soul masters before it were nothing more than insignificant ants—completely unworthy of its attention.
But it never imagined that the two young-looking soul masters would unleash such a terrifying restraining ability.
The Polar Static Domain acted like an invisible cage, locking it in place and preventing its overwhelming power from being released.
Unwilling to accept this humiliation, it frantically tried to stir its soul power, attempting to activate its treasured Evil God Protection, hoping to break through the invisible shackles. However, all its struggles were futile—nothing more than meaningless resistance.
Seeing this scene suspended in the air, even Dugu Bo felt utterly shocked.
It was his first time witnessing the Martial Soul Fusion Skill of Gui Mei and Yue Guan with his own eyes.
He himself possessed a similar skill—Time Freeze.
Although Time Freeze could restrict an opponent to some extent, compared to the Polar Static Domain, its power was simply incomparable.
Now, Yue Guan's soul power had reached the peak of Rank 97, and Gui Mei had even climbed to Rank 98.
Both of them possessed a hundred-thousand-year soul rings.
Their combined Polar Static Domain unleashed a restricting might beyond imagination.
Dugu Bo could clearly sense that, although this Dark Demon Evil God Tiger had only cultivated for a little over sixty thousand years—far less than the Titan Giant Ape or the Sky Azure Bull Python—the sinister aura radiating from its body was far more terrifying than either of those two hundred-thousand-year soul beasts.
That malevolent energy made one's scalp tingle. A single moment of carelessness could result in being devoured alive.
Now that the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger was completely immobilized, it was no different from a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.
"Old Poison, do it now!"
Gui Mei's voice roared out from the gold-and-silver domain, like thunder exploding beside Dugu Bo's ears.
Snapping out of his shock, Dugu Bo's gaze instantly sharpened.
This was the perfect moment to severely injure this monstrous soul beast—there was no room for hesitation.
He gathered his soul power. A flash of light gleamed along his left arm, and with a powerful thrust, a green light blade tore through the air with a piercing shriek as it slashed toward the tiger's black wings.
After fusing with his left-arm soul bone, Dugu Bo's strength had increased dramatically—his attacks far more lethal than before.
That green light blade carried immense power, combined with the venom of the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor, containing both devastating cutting force and corrosive toxin.
As it flew, even the surrounding air was tinged an eerie green.
The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, having underestimated its opponents, had not activated its Evil God Protection before attacking.
Now immobilized, it could only allow itself to be butchered.
The green toxic light blade struck its wings in an instant.
A wet slicing sound echoed as its twin wings were cut off!
Time was short.
Dugu Bo launched attack after attack, his hands moving rapidly. Blade after blade of green light shot out, targeting the tiger's raised Evil God Hook and its four limbs.
The green blades streaked through the air like lightning, each one splitting precisely against its targets.
The Evil God Hook and all four limbs were severed!
In this state, even if the Polar Static Domain were removed, the tiger's combat power would be crippled.
"Old Poison, we're about to release!"
Gui Mei shouted.
Maintaining such an overwhelming martial soul fusion skill consumed tremendous soul power for both him and Yue Guan.
"Good! I'm ready!"
Dugu Bo responded loudly, activating his skull bone as he prepared to unleash its ability.
The moment Gui Mei and Yue Guan dissolved their martial soul fusion skill, Dugu Bo suddenly erupted with power. Two beams of green light shot from his eyes, striking the immobilized tiger.
This was his skull's skill—Medusa's Gaze.
The green radiance instantly petrified the tiger.
Its colossal body turned into a stone sculpture floating silently in midair.
The gold-and-silver light vanished, revealing Gui Mei and Yue Guan once more.
Darkness returned to the forest, leaving only the faint glow from the petrified tiger illuminating the surroundings.
Yet the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger was still a super soul beast. With its immense strength, it shattered the petrification in just a single second!
It let out an earth-shaking roar, its blood-red eyes blazing with savage fury, as though it wanted to tear the three humans to pieces.
Gui Mei knew that Dugu Bo's petrifying skill would only restrain the tiger for an instant. He and Yue Guan had already prepared to attack the moment their martial soul fusion technique ended.
A cold flash erupted from Gui Mei's Netherworld Soul-Slaying Sword. A razor-thin blade of sword energy—fine as a cicada's wing—slashed across the tiger's body.
Its Evil God Hook had already been severed earlier. Without its Evil God Protection, even its powerful physique and unmatched strength could not withstand Gui Mei's strike.
That shockingly sharp sword energy split the tiger's massive body cleanly in half—black blood spraying out in a violent torrent.
The two halves of its corpse crashed heavily onto the ground.
Though the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger had completely lost all signs of life, Gui Mei did not relax in the slightest.
His eyes locked firmly onto the bisected remains, as though waiting for something.
Suddenly, a strange crystal floated out from within the tiger's corpse.
The crystal's surface was pitch-black, yet it shimmered with alternating blue and green radiance.
Gui Mei instantly teleported forward, grabbed the crystal, and without the slightest hesitation, swallowed it whole.
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