Starting from Douluo to Capture Goddesses

The next day, Xu Ran took care of some matters, then left with Zhu Zhuqing and the Goddess of Kindness.

Before going to the Xingluo Empire, Xu Ran wanted to make a detour to the Acquiepia Forest.

On one hand, it was to help Zhu Qing become stronger. Xu Ran had wanted to give Zhu Qing the million-year soul ring of the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King. However, he later felt that Bi Bidong, who was to inherit a God-King Level Divine Position, was more suited. If she could have a hundred-thousand-year soul ring in advance, that would be better. Conveniently, her second Martial Soul still had several Soul Ring slots. Moreover, with Bi Bidong's "Cultivation Level", refining the power of such a soul ring would be somewhat easier, and she would not need his help.

Xu Ran wanted to help Zhu Zhuqing obtain the Soul Rings of the Dark Evil God Tiger. The bloodline of the Dark Evil God Tiger was not inferior to that of the Deep Sea Demonic Whale, and its skills were very peculiar, matching well with Zhu Zhuqing's dark attributes.

The Dark Evil God Tiger, possessing the Evil attributes left by an Evil God, had an extremely dominant nature. Its growth did not depend on its own cultivation, which was extremely difficult, but by devouring the Soul Power of other Soul Beasts or human Soul Masters to rapidly enhance its own strength.

The power of the Dark Evil God Tiger was extremely formidable, and generally speaking, Soul Beasts could be human Martial Souls, but the Dark Evil God Tiger was an exception; no person's Martial Soul was it. It was not an inherent dark attribute, but the Extreme Evil attribute left by the Evil God, which human bodies simply couldn't endure.

As a Soul Beast that fed on other Soul Beasts, the Dark Evil God Tiger naturally faced many Ferocious Beasts' hunts and expulsions, but few Soul Beasts were able to kill it.

The Dark Evil God Tiger possessed attributes of evil, darkness, thunder, wind, time, and space. With these six attributes, its presence in the world of Soul Beasts was absolutely terrifying. Apart from the powerful evil and darkness attributes, the time and space attributes were of the highest tier. Mastering these two attributes, it was rare for any Soul Beast to kill it.

Unless beings like Di Tian or the Thousand Demon King, Soul Beasts of that level, took action, other Soul Beasts, even powerful ones like the Bear Lord, would find it difficult to kill it. Even if the Dark Evil God Tiger couldn't defeat the Bear Lord, it could use the mysteries of time and space to escape.

The value of such a level of Soul Beast could no longer be measured by the age of Soul Beasts alone.

What Xu Ran valued most were its attributes of time and space.

That power to directly reverse heaven and earth, making both friends and foes revert to youth in the Life-and-Death Arena.

And that soul bone of the Dark Evil God Tiger that Tang San never acquired went directly through space; it was definitely a soul bone with a spatial soul skill, invaluable. In the original story, the Dark Evil God Tiger thought they had all reverted to their youth, and Tang San, as a human, was no match for it, which was why it was caught off guard for a moment. Otherwise, if it had used the spatial soul skill to escape, Tang San might have been helpless against it.

If Zhu Zhuqing got these two soul skills, she might become unstoppable.

Xu Ran's spiritual power continuously spread out, quickly locking onto the position of the Dark Evil God Tiger.

He swiftly moved towards the direction of the Dark Evil God Tiger. As soon as he entered the territory of the Dark Evil God Tiger, he felt wisps of cold and evil energy pouring into his body.

This was the Domain of the Dark Evil God Tiger.

The Dark Evil God Tiger, now with just over sixty thousand years of "Cultivation Level", but with the ability of a top-tier Soul Beast, had already developed its own Domain.

"Xu Ran, what are you doing in Acquiepia Forest? Could it be that you want to see your little lover? If she sees me later, she probably won't take kindly to me," the Goddess of Kindness asked somewhat dissatisfied. She knew that Gu Yuena, the Silver Dragon King, was here.

The abilities of Gu Yuena now were probably even stronger than hers. Who knew what could happen if they met?

That year, they, the Five Great Supreme Gods, had slain the Dragon God, and the Silver Dragon King was fragmented and escaped from the Divine Realm with grave injuries. Gu Yuena's relationship with her was not good. However, she also felt some anticipation to meet Gu Yuena. Even if she couldn't defeat Gu Yuena, it wouldn't be easy for Gu Yuena to punish her. After all, Destruction and Evil were both in the lower realm.

"That is just one reason. I also want to help Zhu Qing become stronger. Right now, Zhu Qing's "Cultivation Level" is just right for breaking through to Soul Emperor and she needs a Soul Ring," said Xu Ran, her spiritual power reaching out to the surroundings.

In a dark corner, Xu Ran sensed the presence of the Dark Evil Tiger.

"Roar~" An angry roar sounded.

The darkness slowly dispersed, and the formidable figure of the Dark Evil Tiger appeared before Xu Ran and the two girls.

It was a huge black tiger, pure black all over without a single speck of other colors, its red eyes full of a sinister aura, over eight meters in length, with muscles bulging all over its body. The character for 'king' on its forehead was also black, but unlike the fur, it was a kind of gloomy black that seemed to be mist.

Compared with ordinary tiger-type soul beasts, its tail was much longer, erect and made up of many segments, with a large barb at the very tip, flashing with an eerily cold light.

At this moment, its gaze was fiercely fixed on the trio.

Unlike other soul beasts, the look in the Dark Evil Tiger's eyes did not hold that sense of fear when it looked at Xu Ran. Although Xu Ran had a noble bloodline, which commanded immense respect from the powerful members of the Soul Beast Clan, given the Dark Evil Tiger's innate pride, it probably would not revere her.

"Roar~" The Dark Evil Tiger's blood-red eyes suddenly lit up, looking at Xu Ran and the two girls without a hint of wanting to flee, and even its low roar contained a trace of excitement.

Its black paws rubbed against the ground as it approached the three step by step.

Its heart was incredibly excited; its tens of thousands of years of hunting experience told it that if it could devour these humans before it, its strength would soar, and then no one in the Aquipeia Forest would be its match.

"What a strange soul beast," the Goddess of Kindness remarked upon seeing the beast, quite surprised. But that surprise disappeared quickly. As a Divine King, she had seen too many strange things over the years.

"Zhu Qing, this guy will be your Soul Ring," she said.

"If you absorb his Soul Ring and soul bone, perhaps your Martial Soul can also advance further, becoming the ultimate dark attribute."

Although the Hell Spiritual Cat was a very strong Martial Soul, there was still room for improvement. He would naturally not allow the woman he loved to be outdone by others.

In the original work, Zhu Zhuqing only obtained a Second-Level God position in the end.

Even though in Xu Ran's transaction with the Destruction God, a Divine Power inheritance from the God of Darkness was given to Zhu Zhuqing, her talent was still not quite a match for that godhood as of now. If her Martial Soul could evolve, that concern would be no more.

The Dark Evil Tiger and the Hell Spiritual Cat were both feline Martial Souls, and they shared similar attributes. Naturally, he was looking forward to the changes in Zhu Zhuqing after merging with the Dark Evil Tiger.