Chapter 297
Recalls a few years ago, the Ye family's Soul Saint
"Click—"
A mechanical sound rang out, and the Shura Armor, which was originally mainly silver-white and dark gold, had been upgraded to mainly black-purple, and its style had also changed, making it even more imposing.
"Upgraded like that?!"
Lin Mu was completely caught off guard by this sudden change; he never expected that the Asura Armor would suit him so well.
Even before the upgrade, the overall strength of the Shura Armor was already comparable to that of the Thunder Yatalis.
Aside from being less adept at area-of-effect attacks, the Shura Armor surpasses the Thunder Yatalis in single-target attacks and mechanics.
The upgraded Hellface Asura combines both numerical values and mechanics.
Although Lin Mu has not yet become a god, judging from the terrifying amplification of the Hell-faced Asura, any casual strike he makes with the Asura Wind-Splitting Claw will have a power level of at least godhood.
Of course, Xiong Jun's spirit rings also played a role, as they perfectly matched the Asura Wind-Splitting Claw.
"What kind of armor is this?"
The sea witch's eyes were full of curiosity as she looked at Lin Mu's brand-new armor.
The aura emanating from this armor alone gave her a feeling of unease. Why was this guy's martial soul so strange, able to conjure up so many suits of armor?
However, Lin Mu had no interest in paying attention to her and casually said, "I'll be right back."
As soon as he finished speaking, he opened the flip phone on his wrist again and pressed the fire, wind, thunder and start buttons in sequence.
The moment he pressed the start button, he vanished from the sea witch's sight without leaving a trace, as if he had never existed.
"What about people?"
Staring at the empty space before her, the sea witch was completely dumbfounded; she couldn't sense Lin Mu's presence at all.
Even if we take a step back and assume the worst, with her Title Douluo-level mental probing ability, she wouldn't be completely unaware if Lin Mu teleported away.
But the facts were right in front of her, leaving her completely baffled.
Since it was the first time Lin Mu had used his time-travel ability, he set the date for the day he helped Tang San obtain his first spirit ring.
With a shift of his gaze, he had already arrived at the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest from Seagod Island.
The original seamless blend of sea and sky has disappeared, replaced by towering ancient trees with lush foliage, as well as blue silver grass and various soul beasts scattered everywhere.
Under the detection of his mental power, Lin Mu quickly sensed a small team several kilometers away.
"Lingling?"
Upon noticing the short-haired girl in the group, Lin Mu didn't hesitate at all. He immediately vanished from his spot in a flash.
When he reappeared, he was already on a large tree several kilometers away.
Since he couldn't interfere with past events, Lin Mu didn't appear directly. Instead, he concealed his presence and looked down.
Just then, the team ran into trouble.
Looking down at the ferocious tiger-like spirit beast, Lin Mu frowned slightly, secretly wondering, "How could a ten-thousand-year-old spirit beast appear here, and a scorpion-tailed demon tiger that's around thirty thousand years old!"
As is well known, tiger-type spirit beasts are stronger than other spirit beasts of the same cultivation level, and the Scorpion-Tailed Demon Tiger is not only terrifyingly powerful, but its long, thin scorpion tail also contains deadly poison.
The strength of ordinary ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts is comparable to that of a Soul Emperor, which is why many soul masters have purple fifth soul rings.
Generally speaking, if a Soul Master wants to obtain the fifth ring of the Ten Thousand Years Realm, they can only seek help from a Soul Emperor or higher-level expert.
However, apart from the Soul Masters of powerful factions, other Soul Masters basically cannot find any strong individuals willing to help.
There's nothing we can do about it. After all, hunting ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts carries certain risks, and only a small number of soul masters are willing to take that risk for the sake of profit.
However, the vast majority of ordinary Soul Masters cannot afford this amount of money.
This leaves them with only two choices: either give up the ten-thousand-year spirit ring or join a team to help each other hunt for it.
The former means wasting a portion of potential, like Qin Ming.
The latter is not much better. Not only do they have to take on more risks and waste a lot of time, but they may not even get the desired soul ring in the end.
Moreover, a hastily assembled team is not reliable and could be betrayed at any time.
Ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts are already so difficult to deal with, let alone this scorpion-tailed demon tiger, which is thirty thousand years old and possesses deadly poison. It is definitely not something that an ordinary soul saint can handle.
Unfortunately, the team assembled by the Ye family included a Soul Saint expert, and not even with the optimal Soul Ring configuration.
Even with Ye Miaoyun's assistance, it would be impossible to deal with this 30,000-year-old Scorpion-Tailed Demon Tiger, since the Nine-Heart Begonia does not have the function of detoxification.
After several rounds of fighting, the only Soul Saint was unfortunately stung by the Scorpion Tail Demon Tiger's scorpion tail poison needle.
Fortunately, he used his Martial Soul True Body, which allowed him to barely withstand the attack.
However, once the time limit for the Martial Soul True Body expires, he will still be unable to avoid being dragged to death by the deadly poison, which is why poison-attribute soul beasts are so difficult to deal with.
Knowing he was poisoned, the Soul Saint decisively said, "Patriarch, I'll hold this beast off. You all leave here quickly."
Upon hearing this, Ye Miaoyun did not immediately stop assisting, but instead looked at the young Ye Lingling.
After much internal struggle, she had no choice but to accept reality. She then grabbed Ye Lingling's hand, her face filled with guilt, and said, "Da Kui, you must live!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Ye Miaoyun pulled Ye Lingling away and ran off into the distance, with the other guards following closely behind, leaving only Soul Saint to cover their retreat.
They quickly fled the area.
"Master, Miss, I..." Da Kui said weakly.
Despite being severely poisoned, he had managed to hold on for so long, which showed he had given his all, and was now completely exhausted.
Just as he was waiting for death to come, a mysterious figure suddenly appeared in front of him, casually grabbing and crushing the head of the Scorpion-Tailed Demon Tiger, splattering blood and brain matter onto his face.
Da Kui was completely stunned as he stared at the armored figure that looked like a god descending to earth.
However, he no longer cared about asking the man's identity or why he had saved him.
The venom of the Scorpion-Tailed Demon Tiger has now invaded his internal organs, and unless a legendary deity intervenes, there is no chance of saving him.
At this moment, Lin Mu walked over unhurriedly, used his soul power to help him expel the toxins, and fed him Blue Silver Pills at the same time.
Not long after, Da Kui's body fully recovered, but his brain was slow to react.
Why would someone as powerful as a god intervene to save him?
After a while, Da Kui finally came to his senses, bowed respectfully, and asked with a puzzled look, "Senior, why did you save me?"
"If you want to make a move, you make a move; you don't need any reason."
Lin Muyun said calmly.
Although he shouldn't interfere in past events, it's not his style to stand idly by when faced with something like this.
Just as Da Kui was about to continue questioning, Lin Mu waved his hand to interrupt, saying calmly, "Although I saved you, I have one condition: you must change your appearance." (End of Chapter)