Tyrant Sky Martial Soul

Chapter 589: Chapter 589 Life and Death Decision_1

Ling Xiao originally thought that by absorbing the soul of the Ancient Hell Dragon into the Mountain and River World, he could transform it into his own Martial Soul just like other things.

But after he tried, he realized that he had been too naive.

This was the Dragon Soul of one of the Nine Ancient Divine Dragons, not something ordinary. How could it be transformed into a Martial Soul so easily?

”Ling Xiao!”

Just as he was puzzled, he heard someone calling him.

Was it Dai Yu Ling?

Ling Xiao looked up, then leapt into the air and flew over.

”Are you alright, Sister Yu Ling?”

Ling Xiao was also very happy to see Dai Yu Ling. If he had to rank his relationships, among the people who had entered the Moon Blossom Pagoda this time, Dai Yu Ling was certainly the one he was closest to and most intimate with.

Therefore, he hoped that Dai Yu Ling would obtain an opportunity during the Pagoda Climbing Ceremony and achieve good results.

”Thanks to you, I found a great opportunity at the fourth barrier, and now my Martial Soul has changed.”

While speaking, Dai Yu Ling released her Martial Soul.

It was no longer a cherry tree but a Gourd Vine.

Legend had it that during the Ancient Era, the King of People found a Gourd Vine with seven gourds growing on it, each representing a terrifying power.

The King of People plucked the gourds and made them into seven Magical Treasures, which were among his most powerful possessions.

Now those treasures have vanished along with the disappearance of the King of People.

However, unexpectedly, the Gourd Vine was transplanted into the Moon Blossom Pagoda by the Moon Blossom Fairy, and this girl, Dai Yu Ling, encountered it, obtaining this terrifying legacy.

”Congratulations, Sister Yu Ling.”

Ling Xiao was happy for Dai Yu Ling.

After inheriting this legacy, Dai Yu Ling’s Martial Soul had become extremely strong, and more importantly, her Cultivation Level had soared once again. She had entered the early phase of the Seventh Level of the Transcendent Realm and was not far behind Leng Hao and Shang guan Lei.

”Thanks to you. Did you just kill what must be the Ancient Hell Dragon?”

Dai Yu Ling asked.

”Yes.”

Ling Xiao smiled and then brought out the black ball of light, saying, ”This is the soul sphere of the Ancient Hell Dragon. Although it is only the size of an apple, it contains such terrifying energy that if it were unleashed as an attack, it could easily destroy a city. Even a warrior of the Heavenly Man Realm would be blown to smithereens.”

”What are you planning to do with such a terrifying thing?”

Dai Yu Ling couldn’t help but ask.

Staring at the black light orb for a while, Ling Xiao suddenly smirked and said, ”Eat it! And then transform it into my Martial Soul!”

Although transforming it into his Martial Soul would result in losing its powerful destructive force, it would be very beneficial for Ling Xiao’s future development.

This was also a choice.

Whether to allow it to become his weapon of attack or let it merge with his own soul.

Ling Xiao’s choice, naturally, was the latter.

His Cultivation Level was definitely not going to stop here, and it wouldn’t stop at the Heavenly Man Realm either. Possessing an upgradable Martial Soul was definitely much better than having a weapon that couldn’t upgrade.

Upon hearing Ling Xiao’s words, Dai Yu Ling shivered.

She knew very well that swallowing this black light orb and merging it with her soul and bloodline was an extremely dangerous thing.

Even if Ling Xiao’s body was extraordinarily strong, thoroughly tempered inside and out, this was not just any soul sphere after all – it was the Dragon Soul sphere of the Ancient Hell Dragon, the legacy of the Dragon Soul.

She could imagine the excruciating pain Ling Xiao would suffer after swallowing it.

”You better think this through. If the fusion is not successful, you might not even get the chance to be eliminated. You could die here forever.”

Dai Yu Ling earnestly advised him.

Ling Xiao of course understood the risks involved. Even with the Mountain and River Martial Soul’s analytic and computational abilities, there was no guarantee of a foolproof outcome; it would only increase the chance of success by ten or twenty percent.

He still faced the possibility of death at any moment.

The most terrifying aspect was that since the energy was so overpowering, even exceeding the rules of the Moon Blossom Pagoda, he might be trapped here permanently, unable to be transported out.

To put it simply, he would truly be dead.

Although Ling Xiao was a calm person, able to keep his cool at all times,

he was also a cautious one.

Faced with a choice between life and death, he really found it hard to make a decision.

But now, there was no one to help him.

Even Dai Yuling was of no use, her cultivation level was too weak. If he placed his hopes on her, they would most likely both perish together in the end.

Staring at the black soul orb, Ling Xiao fell into deep contemplation.

It was truly a double-edged sword.

If he succeeded in devouring it, he would gain the Martial Soul Inheritance of the Ancient Hell Dragon.

If he failed, his body might shatter in an instant, parting from this world forever.

After all, he was just a fourteen-year-old child, with no one to protect him in critical moments.

If it’s a question of death, then it’s real death.

Ling Xiao stood there, while his Mountain and River Martial Soul was rapidly operating, as he calculated the odds of success.

For an ordinary person devouring a Dragon Soul, the chances of success were at most one percent.

Therefore, most who dared to attempt this were already dead, their bodies burst apart.

Of course, there are methods to enhance the success rate.

The best one was to have a powerful individual acting as a guardian nearby. In this way, even if the attempt fails, it wouldn’t result in death, and the success rate would increase by about ten percent.

Ling Xiao clearly didn’t have such good fortune.

If he took it outside to devour and asked the Moon Blossom Fairy to protect him, the most likely outcome would be that the Moon Blossom Fairy would be killed in a surprise attack, and he would also meet an untimely death.

This was something he understood better than anyone else.

Therefore, choosing to devour the Martial Soul Inheritance of the Ancient Hell Dragon inside the Moon Blossom Pagoda was the safest option.

Especially in a place like the fourth level, it was even safer.

The second method to increase the success rate was through pills.

These pills are called ”Dragon Soul Pills,” and their quality is not high, considered low-grade Yellow Grade pills.

Because they have only one effect, which is to boost the success rate during the consumption of a Dragon Soul.

For most people, they are actually useless.

Otherwise, the pills would be of higher quality.

To refine Dragon Soul Pills, the rest of the auxiliary ingredients are easy to obtain, but there’s one exceptionally hard-to-find item, which is a Dragon Pill or a Dragon Pearl!

As it happened, Ling Xiao had one.

Although he had used up one percent of the Poison Dragon Pearl’s energy, it could still be used for alchemy.

After all, he still had a Black Dragon Pearl.

Alchemy was Ling Xiao’s strong suit, and it probably wouldn’t take long to refine the Dragon Soul Pills, a quarter-hour should suffice.

And taking a Dragon Soul Pill would enhance the odds by ten percent.

If Ling Xiao refined a perfect Dragon Soul Pill, the increase in chances could reach twenty percent!

Calculating it this way, Ling Xiao’s chance of successful devouring had significantly improved.

There was another method, but this one was only useful for Ling Xiao, which was the powerful ability of the Mountain and River Martial Soul to analyze, rehearse, and compute.

This, too, could significantly boost the success rate.