Chapter 13: Strength Ant
The night was silent and quiet, the birds and beasts whistling past the edge of the mountain forest drew attention, and the pear flower branches carried a hint of five-colored divine light.
It seemed some exotic beast was inhabiting here, the flower spirit deer permeating deep in the forest was exceptionally beautiful, full of vitality.
The forest at night was very quiet, yet it never lacked vibrant soul beasts.
These soul beasts were mostly ordinary ten-year soul beasts, not possessing powerful combat power.
But it was they who added a touch of dazzling brilliance to this forest! Adding a bit of mystery.
“Master! What is that?”
Beside the Mandala Snake, Tang San was still absorbing the soul ring, the two of them guarding beside him.
At this time, Ling Mo suddenly discovered an anomaly in the mountain forest, as if some powerful thing was approaching this area.
With Ling Mo’s reminder, Master immediately became fully alert, trying hard to look in the direction Ling Mo pointed.
He didn’t see the thing Ling Mo mentioned, but he could feel the existence of the thing ahead.
“Xiao San’s soul ring absorption isn’t finished yet, soul ring absorption is extremely perilous and cannot be interrupted! I’ll go draw it away, you stay here and guard Xiao San…”
Dragging heavy steps, Master said with an extremely pale face.
That guy seemed to have forcibly carved out a path from the stone wall of the mountain rock, heading straight this way.
With dual pupils glancing, aided by the faint light, Ling Mo clearly saw a giant beast fully five meters tall.
“Wait! That’s an ant? Oh my god, ants can grow this big too?”
Seeing the opponent’s approach clearly, Ling Mo was immediately shocked, as expected of the Douluo Continent, even ants could grow this big.
Hearing Ling Mo’s description, Master’s face grew even more grave.
“Ant? What specific characteristics does it have?”
He had wanted to go draw it away directly, but at this moment Master hesitated!
“Its front limbs are thick and sturdy, fully three meters long, with infinite power, lightly snapping them open created a hole in the mountain rock ahead!
From the looks of it, this should be a power-type soul beast, its defense doesn’t seem bad either, its whole body covered in golden armor…”
“What? It’s actually it?”
Master was shocked upon hearing this, he didn’t expect this small Soul Hunting Forest to have such an exotic beast.
“Master, do you know what it is?”
“Strength Ant! A very rare species, its characteristic is those infinitely powerful collision horns, which are its two front limbs.
Among soul beasts, in terms of power system, absolutely no soul beast can easily shake its position!
Moreover, not only does it have infinite power, its speed isn’t slow either, and even more terrifying is its indestructible defense, forming its perfect body…”
Master slowly explained, and Ling Mo also realized the severity of the problem.
The Strength Ant slowly approached, now only fifty meters from them, at this distance! If they wanted to run, they could at any time.
However… they couldn’t run, because Tang San was still absorbing the soul ring, if they ran now, it would undoubtedly send Tang San straight to his death.
“I’ll draw it away too, you stay here and don’t move! Once Xiao San finishes absorbing the soul ring, you two leave directly, don’t worry about me…”
Master dragged his heavy steps to go draw away the Strength Ant, but unexpectedly, Ling Mo slowly stood up.
“Master, let me handle it!”
At these words, Master showed a surprised expression, “What nonsense are you talking? You don’t even have your first soul ring yet, facing the Strength Ant now would be completely ants shaking a tree, overestimating yourself!”
“Master, don’t forget! Who defeated the Mandala Snake just now…”
Ling Mo smiled faintly, as if stating something very normal.
At this point, Master suddenly remembered how Ling Mo had subdued the Mandala Snake earlier.
“Do you really have confidence?”
Master still didn’t want a child to take risks, but seeing Ling Mo so determined, he hesitated.
“Master, don’t worry! Even if I can’t beat it, I can run, dragging it out for a little while shouldn’t be a problem…”
After speaking, without waiting for Master’s reply, Ling Mo directly vanished into the mountain forest.
Tang Sect secret arts instantly activated, at this moment… Ling Mo no longer needed to conceal strength, the moment Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track activated, Ling Mo swiftly passed through the mountain forest.
Arriving atop a large tree, quietly waiting for the Strength Ant’s arrival.
“Hunting time has arrived! Meeting is fate, since you’ve come, I’ll choose you as my first soul ring!”
Gaze locked tight, dual pupils instantly activated, Ling Mo directly stole all the Strength Ant’s characteristics.
Surface skin began to be covered in sturdy armor, surging power instantly merged into his body, reaching a peak at some point.
Feeling the intense power impact in his body, Ling Mo had never experienced such a surging moment.
“What terrifying power, as expected of the king of the power system, if this Strength Ant could reach ancestral return, it would absolutely be a true power king.”
Five-colored divine light rapidly circulated, further enhancing all the attributes Ling Mo had stolen, power and defense, speed all received huge boosts.
At this moment, his strength had risen to a peak, to break through further, he must acquire a soul ring.
The hunter under the night curtain was in position, the distant firelight was very obvious, the Strength Ant seemed to be heading straight for that firelight.
When it slowly approached, it suddenly discovered a person jumping down from mid-air, smashing a fierce punch onto its indestructible head.
A burst of intense pain came, the Strength Ant was furious beyond measure, waving its front limbs to tear the sneak attacker into pieces.
But unexpectedly, after Ling Mo’s sneak attack punch, his speed instantly surged, using the exquisite steps of Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to dodge the Strength Ant’s attack by a hair, pulling away distance.
“Hehe, little ant! I’m over here, come catch me!”
No sooner had the words fallen than the Strength Ant leaped fiercely, instantly pouncing over, smashing heavily onto the area where Ling Mo had been.
The ground trembled, a large pit formed on the surface, stones instantly shattered into fragments.
“Damn! So fierce…”
Caught off guard by the smash, Ling Mo nearly got hit, luckily its speed wasn’t fast, otherwise Ling Mo would have suffered just now.
Direct assault wouldn’t work, Ling Mo’s probing sneak attack punch earlier hadn’t caused it much damage, to avoid being entangled, Ling Mo quickly pulled away distance, using Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to constantly shift positions, seeking an opportunity.
The Strength Ant’s consecutive attacks all missed, it was enraged without end, determined to catch this damn human and tear him to shreds.
“Silent Sleeve Arrow seems unable to harm it, purely confronting it with power is completely seeking death, what to do?”
Blindly dodging, Ling Mo continuously sought opportunities, but this Strength Ant was truly too formidable, its body had no weaknesses at all.
Although Ling Mo had stolen the opponent’s power and defense, …with Ling Mo’s current level, he couldn’t maximize these abilities.
Therefore… after several attempts at strong attacks, Ling Mo fell at a disadvantage, but luckily, he couldn’t deal with the Strength Ant, and the Strength Ant couldn’t deal with him either.
“No flaws?”
Rapidly shifting positions, Ling Mo slowly observed, using silent sleeve arrow and Tang Sect’s poison techniques, along with various supernatural abilities, yet none could overcome this Strength Ant.
Dragging on like this wasn’t a solution, his soul power was already limited, continuing to consume it would definitely lead to soul power depletion.
