Heaven Dou City.
Not long after Ye Xuanyin and Dugu Bo returned from Spirit City, the news reached the Spirit Hall branch in Heaven Dou City.
Ye Xuanyin, the acting head of the Ye family, had been formally granted the title of Crimson Flame Douluo by Spirit Hall. Nine bells had rung nine times, spreading the news across the entire world.
That day, the number of people who came to offer congratulations almost crushed the threshold of the Ye family pharmacy.
Not only the Heaven Dou royal family, but also the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, and the four lower sects had sent congratulatory gifts.
Many other factions had also begun reevaluating their relationship with the Ye family.
This was the significance of the title "Douluo."
Ye Lingling, Ye Xuanyin's granddaughter, had also unexpectedly attracted a lot of attention.
While everyone's focus was on Ye Xuanyin, Lin Yang and Dugu Bo had already used Infinite Space to secretly travel to the Star Dou Great Forest in search of the sixth spirit ring.
The two didn't linger long on the way and headed straight into the central region.
"Lin boy, have you decided what kind of soul beast you're looking for?"
Lin Yang shook his head.
"The spirit ring I'm looking for this time must be at least 80,000 years old. A metal-attribute soul beast that old must be extremely rare."
80,000 years?
Dugu Bo clicked his tongue. His own ninth spirit ring was only 70,000 years old.
If Lin Yang needed 80,000 years for his sixth spirit ring, then he would need 100,000 years for the seventh.
Was this kid trying to defy the heavens?
For the next seven days, the two searched the central region of the Star Dou Great Forest but failed to find a suitable soul beast.
Either the age was appropriate but the attribute was wrong, or the attribute was correct but the age was too low.
Just as Lin Yang was considering whether to give up on this soul hunt, a cry that could shatter rocks and pierce metal suddenly resounded through the sky.
Dugu Bo and Lin Yang stopped and looked up.
High in the sky, over a thousand meters above the ground, a large deep-crimson eagle soared.
Its entire body was covered in deep crimson-gold feathers. Crimson-gold flames burned along the edges of its wings. Its beak and claws were dark gold and sharp as knives.
Its burning red eyes were like two blazing flames filled with majesty and ferocity.
"It's the Red-Feathered Golden Eagle Emperor," Dugu Bo clicked his tongue.
"It should be at 80,000 years of cultivation. At that level, it can already become a regional overlord."
Lin Yang remained silent, his gaze fixed on the Red-Feathered Golden Eagle Emperor. After a moment of hesitation, he said,
"Poison Elder, this is the one."
Dugu Bo was surprised. "It has both metal and fire attributes."
"That's good enough," Lin Yang nodded.
The Red-Feathered Golden Eagle Emperor was a dual-attribute soul beast with metal as its primary attribute and fire as its secondary.
Although it possessed two attributes, its metal attribute was by no means inferior.
While its fire attribute was slightly weaker, an 80,000-year-old soul beast's fire attribute was still nothing to scoff at.
Moreover, the Nichirin Blade could be considered to possess both metal and fire attributes.
Previously, he had mainly focused on the metal element. Adding a new fire-attribute spirit ring this time might bring unexpected surprises.
Dugu Bo frowned. "Are you sure? Shouldn't we look around a bit more?"
Lin Yang nodded. "Let's not search anymore. The Red-Feathered Golden Eagle Emperor has a wide range of activity. If we miss this chance, we might not encounter another one."
"Understood," Dugu Bo replied.
"Then we need to find a way to bring it down."
Although Dugu Bo could fly, it wasn't true flight, and his agility was naturally inferior to that of the Red-Feathered Golden Eagle Emperor in the sky.
Lin Yang shook his head. "Having Poison Elder cover me is enough. I want to try it myself."
"Good!"
Dugu Bo nodded without hesitation.
Ever since Lin Yang killed Tang Hao last time, he no longer viewed Lin Yang as an ordinary junior.
Whoosh!
Lin Yang spread his Evil God Wings. With a slight tremor, his entire figure soared into the sky.
A deep crimson blade appeared in his hand. After emitting a faint humming sound, it was drawn from its sheath with a clear ring!
A massive golden sword light shot straight toward the Red-Feathered Golden Eagle Emperor.
The Crimson Feather Golden Eagle Emperor reacted extremely quickly. It flapped its wings and soared several feet higher into the sky.
The blade grazed its tail feathers, shaving off several deep crimson plumes.
Whoosh—!
The Red-Feathered Golden Eagle Emperor let out an angry cry. Its ferocious eyes instantly locked onto Lin Yang charging up from below.
Crimson flames swirled around it. When it flapped its wings, hundreds of crimson-gold feathers detached from its wings and shot out like sharp arrows.
Each one was wrapped in scorching flames, enveloping Lin Yang in an overwhelming barrage.
Lin Yang activated his Evil God Wings at full power, rapidly spinning and maneuvering through the air while his flying sword danced in both hands, releasing sword light.
Fifth Form: Moon Calamity Vortex!
The chaotic moon blades merged into a massive vortex that swallowed countless feathered arrows.
Ding! Ding! Ding! Dong! Dong! Dong—!
The sound of metal clashing resounded through the sky. The severed feathers exploded into flames in mid-air like fireworks.
Realizing that its attacks were completely ineffective, the Red-Feathered Golden Eagle Emperor let out a long roar. It suddenly folded its wings, and flames erupted from its body.
Like a sharp golden arrow, it charged toward Lin Yang at terrifying speed.
"Hah—"
Lin Yang chuckled softly.
Fourteenth Form: Chasing the Sun!
His figure seemed to pierce through space. When he reappeared, he was directly above the Golden Eagle Emperor.
Lin Yang's four spirit rings flashed simultaneously. Flames blazed brightly throughout his body. A sharp flame wheel shot straight toward the eagle's back.
Second Form: Azure Sky!
The Golden Eagle Emperor sensed extreme danger and desperately tried to dodge sideways, but the attack was too fast and merciless.
It avoided the vital point, but its left wing was cleanly severed.
Whoosh—!
The Golden Eagle Emperor let out a cry of pain. Bright red blood gushed from the wound. Like a bird with a broken wing, its massive body spun and fell from the sky.
Boom!!!
The eagle crashed heavily to the ground, kicking up clouds of dust and startling flocks of birds and beasts.
It struggled desperately to stand, but its injuries were too severe. It failed several times.
Lin Yang landed on the ground, retracted his Evil God Wings, and slowly approached.
The Red-Feathered Golden Eagle Emperor lay on the ground, its burning red eyes fixed on Lin Yang as it hissed and approached.
Even at this point, there was no trace of fear in its eyes — only unwavering ferocity.
As if foreseeing its own fate, a sharp cry escaped its beak.
Whoosh—!
Immediately afterward, all the feathers on its body stood on end. Crimson flames erupted throughout its body, making it look like a small sun.
It was going to self-detonate!
Seeing this, Lin Yang no longer hesitated and swung his blade.
The Red-Feathered Golden Eagle Emperor's struggle came to an abrupt end.
Its eyes gradually lost their luster, and silence returned to the surroundings.
Deep crimson and golden light seeped from the Golden Eagle Emperor's body and eventually condensed into a deep black spirit ring.
An 80,000-year spirit ring — the overwhelming aura it released made the surrounding air feel heavy and sticky.
Whoosh!
Dugu Bo appeared. After glancing at the Golden Eagle Emperor, he said,
"You defeated an 80,000-year-old soul beast in just a few moves, boy?"
Lin Yang shrugged.
Even with Ultimate Gold and a soul core, it would be strange if he couldn't handle an 80,000-year-old soul beast.
Lin Yang temporarily recovered his soul power, then sat cross-legged and began absorbing the spirit ring.
The spirit ring was drawn toward the Nichirin Blade. Intense energy flooded into his body like a torrent.
The Demon God Body continued operating at full power, helping to disperse some of the pressure while refining the spirit ring.
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