Starting From The Equal Opportunity To Become A Saint

185. Chapter 185 I Choose The Second!

Chapter 185: I choose the second one!

The Antarctic glacier, rarely visited by humans.

Correspondingly, the impact of the demonic disaster here is minimal.

Only a few extraterrestrial monsters have landed here, while the number of native transformed creatures is relatively abundant.

All the way.

Liu Zimo has already seen hundreds of huge seabirds hovering and flying in the air, occasionally diving into the sea to hunt giant fish and shrimp that have also mutated in size.

Of course, when these seabirds see the giant turtle, whose size is a hundred times larger than theirs, they all consciously keep their distance and dare not disturb it in any way.

On the contrary, the giant turtle, sometimes feeling hungry, would suddenly accelerate and swallow all the seabirds flying in front of it in one gulp.

After flying for about four kilometers continuously.

The giant turtle stopped in the air above the highest iceberg in Antarctica.

"Master, this is it!"

The giant turtle lowered its head and leaned forward, full of excitement, reporting to Liu Zimo:

"That powerful tiger should be resting and recuperating under this glacier. Should I wake it up now?"

Liu Zimo glanced at the old turtle speechlessly.

You dare to say that you're not seeking revenge and deliberately causing trouble for Tiger Dalili?

Even a fool can tell from your gloating face!

However, considering that the information it provided was really useful, Liu Zimo couldn't be bothered to argue with it.

"Hahaha, little turtle, you finally came!"

Before Liu Zimo could react, two valleys beneath the glacier suddenly shook.

Then, snow and ice splattered, and mist swirled, quickly transforming into two pairs of round, wide-opened giant tiger eyes, staring at the giant turtle from a distance.

As for Liu Zimo standing on the back of the giant turtle, he was ignored by the other party because his aura was not prominent and his figure was small.

"Since the last change in the world leaked a trace of aura, I knew that you, this stingy guy, would come after me!"

"Now, you have indeed come!"

"Hahaha, it's great that you're here. We haven't seen each other in tens of thousands of years. We can catch up properly!"

Hearing the laughter of Tiger Dalili, the giant turtle, who had just been proud, suddenly felt uneasy.

"Master, things are not looking good. I feel like I've fallen into a trap set by this powerful tiger!"

"Could it be intentionally luring me here?"

"How about we run now?!"

The turtle, while long-lived, sent a message to Liu Zimo, reminding him of the feeling of being bitten by a snake and fearing the well rope for ten years.

Liu Zimo shook his head speechlessly.

This old turtle had really become accustomed to being a shrinking turtle, being overly cautious.

At the slightest sign of trouble, its first reaction was not to face the enemy head-on, but to run away!

Liu Zimo remained silent.

Although he also sensed that something was not right, he had no intention of retreating or fleeing.

As a fallen spirit beast whose cultivation had fallen to its limit and who didn't even dare to reveal its true form, he had no qualifications or strength to retreat.

Moreover, his purpose for coming here was to subdue this spirit tiger.

If he didn't even dare to face the other party, if he couldn't decipher the techniques used by the other party, then what was the point of trying to subdue and tame it? How could he continue with the blood extraction and pill refining?

Just as the turtle was filled with doubt and had even retracted its head and limbs into its shell, Liu Zimo suddenly released his spiritual domain, which far surpassed the peak of the Spirit Abyss Realm, instantly enveloping the massive body of the turtle.

Buzz~!

A deep and melodious bell rang out suddenly within the glacier.

The sound wave swept through, causing the entire Antarctic to tremble.

All the seabirds flying in the air, under the influence of this sound wave, uncontrollably fell vertically towards the sea and the ice surface!

And the turtle and Liu Zimo, hovering directly above the glacier, were the first to bear the brunt.

If Liu Zimo hadn't anticipated it in advance and released his spiritual domain to block it, the turtle would have most likely been hit and fallen down by now.

Because this sound wave didn't attack the physical body, but directly targeted their souls and sea of consciousness.

Liu Zimo's sea of consciousness was vast and boundless, his spiritual strength was as strong as a mountain, and his spiritual cultivation was infinitely close to the Spirit Domain Realm, so he naturally wasn't afraid of any attacks on his soul.

But the turtle was different.

This old turtle had a divine body, astonishing defense, and boundless strength, but its only weakness was its relatively weak spiritual cultivation.

Even after tens of thousands of years of arduous cultivation, it had only barely advanced to the initial stage of the Spirit Abyss Realm.

If it had directly faced the sound wave attack that specifically targeted the soul, its spiritual will might not have been able to withstand it!

Not to mention the possibility of instant death, its soul would be injured or temporarily hypnotized and controlled by the other party, which was inevitable!

"Soul-Subduing Bell! This is the Soul-Subduing Bell of the Carefree Ancestor!"

As the sound of the bell subsided, the Turtle of Longevity, who knew that he had once again escaped a disaster, suddenly stuck out his head, his face filled with excitement, fear, and anger. He roared loudly towards the glacier below:

"Hu Dali, how dare you use the Soul-Subduing Bell on me, such a vicious spiritual weapon! Do you have no conscience?!"

"I just wanted to teach you a lesson and vent my anger!"

"But you actually went all out and activated the Carefree Ancestor's Soul-Subduing Bell, trying to kill me!"

"I'm telling you, this isn't over. We have formed a grudge!"

The Turtle of Longevity cursed loudly, seemingly greatly provoked.

Obviously, it had recognized the origin of the sound wave attack spiritual weapon that was released and was completely enraged.

"Tsk, you actually blocked it?"

"Lucky for you, little turtle!"

Under the glacier, Hu Dali's eyes opened again.

First, he glanced at the Turtle of Longevity with some surprise, then his gaze directly fell on Liu Zimo, who he had just ignored.

Ignoring the raging Turtle of Longevity, Hu Dali went straight to Liu Zimo and asked:

"You, the human kid, it seems you are the new owner of this little turtle in this era!"

"To be able to withstand my spiritual weapon attack, your cultivation level must be at least at the peak of the Spirit Abyss Realm. You do have some skills!"

"Tell me, what is your purpose for coming here? Give me a reason not to kill you all!"

Although Hu Dali was hiding in the glacier, he looked up and spoke to Liu Zimo.

But his tone was so arrogant, looking down from a high position, as if he didn't care about Liu Zimo, who was at the peak of the Spirit Abyss Realm.

"Master, a wise man knows when to retreat! How about we leave first?"

At this moment, the enraged Turtle of Longevity secretly transmitted a message to Liu Zimo, reminding him:

"Before coming here, I didn't expect that this tiger would actually have the Carefree Ancestor's Soul-Subduing Bell!"

"That is a top-grade spiritual treasure specifically designed to deal with powerful cultivators. After the bell rings nine times, even a cultivator at the peak of the Spirit Domain Realm cannot resist!"

"Even back then, when the old Taoist personally took action, he could only barely match the Carefree Ancestor. He was extremely wary of the Carefree Ancestor's Soul-Subduing Bell."

"Now, this tiger has the Soul-Subduing Bell protecting him. We are no match for him!"

"In my opinion, we should run away before he rings the second bell, and then come back after finding a way to deal with it!"

Liu Zimo stood still, as if he hadn't heard the Turtle of Longevity's transmission. He looked down at the glacier below and the two tiger eyes embedded in the bottom of the glacier!

"With the valley as the eye, and the mountain as the spine, merge the ice, Soul Formation, gather qi and condense the source!"

After a moment, Liu Zimo spoke calmly.

With just this sentence, Tiger Dalie, who had been extremely arrogant just moments ago, was instantly silenced and did not make a sound for a long time.

The turtle, who had been thinking about running away, was also dumbfounded and asked Liu Zimo in confusion, "Master, what did you mean just now? Why isn't it speaking?"

Liu Zimo said lightly, "It's just a remnant soul residing in a spiritual artifact. What else does it have to say?"

"If I guess correctly, the toll of the bell just now should have depleted most of its spiritual power. Now, it's just bluffing!"

"What?!"

"Remnant soul?!"

The old turtle exclaimed in surprise, "Master, are you saying that this tiger doesn't even have a physical body?!"

Is it really that miserable?

No wonder it acted so ferociously when we first met, directly using the Soul-Subduing Bell to scare people!

After all the commotion, this Tiger Dalie actually lost its physical body and can only barely survive here with a remnant soul.

Pitiful, it's really pitiful!

Forget it!

Considering how pitiful it is, let's forgive it for intentionally scaring the turtle earlier!

"Bastard, my physical body is not gone, but severely injured and currently in a deep sleep!"

"If not for this, why would I be here pretending to be a god and scaring you all?!"

Seemingly stimulated by the pity in the old turtle's eyes, Tiger Dalie, who had just been exposed, finally stopped pretending and loudly defended itself, both fierce and cowardly.

If it hadn't been unable to hold on any longer back then, why would it have left the Dragon and Tiger Sect and come alone to this remote place in the extreme south glacier?

It came here because there is indeed a convergence of spiritual veins in this place.

More importantly, this place is icy all year round, never melting. It can use the natural climate conditions here to freeze its own body and slow down the deterioration of its injuries.

But it never expected that it would be sealed for tens of thousands of years.

Even though spiritual energy has revived now, it has not successfully activated its physical body. It can only split off a strand of its divine soul and, based on the terrain of the mountains and rivers here, merge the ice, Soul Formation, gather qi and condense the source.

"That's not right!"

Tiger Dalie seemed to have realized something and suddenly raised its voice to ask Liu Zimo.

"Young man of the Human Clan, the Condensing Source Secret Technique that I displayed is the authentic Dao technique of our Dragon Tiger Sect. How did you come to know about it?!"

The Condensing Source Secret Technique is hidden within the spiritual veins of mountains and rivers, extremely concealed, and ordinary cultivators have no way of probing it.

But this young man in front of them not only saw through it at a glance, but also casually revealed the core outline of the Spirit Source Secret Technique. How could they not be suspicious?

"Haha, Da Li Hu, let me tell you the answer!" Before Liu Zimo could speak, the old turtle beneath him suddenly burst into laughter, eagerly and gleefully explaining to Da Li Hu:

"You don't know yet, my master has long since taken control of the entire Dragon Tiger Mountain, even that little girl Jiao Linglong has recognized my master as her master!"

"So, not to mention the authentic secret technique of your Dragon Tiger Sect, even the Dragon Tiger Visualization Technique is not a secret in the eyes of my master!"

When the old turtle spoke, its entire head kept swaying back and forth, showing off.

It could be seen that it had been flying so hard all the way just to say these words in front of Da Li Hu.

"Roar~!"

Sure enough.

As soon as these words were spoken, Da Li Hu was directly stimulated.

A terrifying tiger roar rose into the sky, causing the entire glacier to tremble.

"This is impossible!"

"Linglong is proud and arrogant. Apart from my master, the Unworried Daoist, she will not serve anyone else as her master!"

"Little turtle, tell me the truth, have you seized the lineage of my Dragon Tiger Sect, imprisoned or killed my sister Linglong?!"

Da Li Hu's spiritual body was restless, and there was an invisible bell-shaped barrier gradually appearing on the outer layer of the glacier.

In the air, there was already a faint sound of bells ringing.

"This..."

Although the Turtle of Longevity was directly dumbfounded.

He didn't expect that with just a few casual words, he would provoke Da Li Hu to this extent.

This was a posture of forcibly activating the Soul-Subduing Bell and perishing together with them!

"Stop, stop, stop!"

The Turtle of Longevity quickly spoke up to stop him, loudly saying:

"Who told you that Jiao Linglong is already dead?!"

"It is alive and well now, not only has its injuries completely healed, but its cultivation has also recovered to the Manifestation Saint Realm, and it couldn't be better!"

"And, it voluntarily recognized my master as its master, without any coercion. If you don't believe it, you can personally verify it when you go back!"

Upon hearing the Turtle of Longevity's explanation, the tiger roar from below the glacier gradually ceased, but the bloodthirsty intent in Da Li Hu's eyes did not completely dissipate.

He focused his gaze on Liu Zimo, who had not spoken all this time, and asked sternly:

"Young man of the Human Clan, what do you say?"

"Has Linglong, my sister, truly recognized you as her master?"

"Tell me, what despicable means did you use to deceive Linglong's trust?"

Seeing this, Liu Zimo couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.

This guy is really obsessed with protecting his sister!

Too impulsive!

It's futile to explain anything to someone like him, so the simplest way is to just suppress him!

Absolute strength is more effective than any explanation!

Thinking like this, Liu Zimo naturally couldn't be bothered to waste any more words with this spiritual tiger.

With a thought, his profound martial intent and spiritual abyss consciousness instantly enveloped the entire glacier, suppressing it.

The bell-shaped phantom that Da Li Hu had just condensed with great difficulty instantly dissipated.

Then, the glacier shook, and the spiritual source poured out, instantly breaking the Condensing Source Secret Technique that Da Li Hu had used to recover from his injuries.

The remnants of the tiger spirit parasitic in the Soul-Subduing Bell didn't even have time to let out a scream or a roar before Liu Zimo subdued it in front of him!

"Now, do you know how I made Linglong recognize me as her master?" Liu Zimo raised his right hand, holding the compressed emerald green spirit bell, and said lightly to the tiger spirit residing inside.

The tiger spirit, which had already curled up into a ball, was no longer able to speak.

But the fear and dread in its eyes already told Liu Zimo that it understood everything.

In the face of life and death, so-called dignity is worthless!

Otherwise, when they were still wild and savage beasts, how could they have recognized the Unworried Patriarch as their master?

Now, facing such a super powerhouse who couldn't even be defeated in his peak state, not to mention Jiao Linglong, even Da Li Hu couldn't withstand it!

"Considering that you and the old turtle have a previous acquaintance, I will give you two choices."

Since he had already made a move, Liu Zimo no longer concealed anything and directly stated his intentions:

"One is for you to continue resisting in a corner, and I will slap you to death with one palm, your spirit will dissipate, and your true body will also perish, becoming our food."

"Another..."

Liu Zimo hadn't finished speaking when he heard the weak voice of the little tiger inside the Soul-Subduing Bell interrupt and say, "I choose the second one!"

Liu Zimo was rendered speechless by this. So as long as it doesn't die, it would agree to any condition? If he had known this earlier, he wouldn't have wasted time talking to this little tiger and would have just taken action to solve the problem.

"Hehe, I knew it, this mighty tiger definitely wouldn't want to die!"

"Sure enough, as expected, when the master forced it like this, it immediately revealed its true nature."

At this moment, the voice of the Turtle of Longevity quietly reached Liu Zimo's ears:

"Hmph, luckily I had foresight and already engraved this scene with Divine Ability. If this mighty tiger dares to bully me again, I'll play this dark history for it!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Zimo's mouth twitched. He didn't expect this old crow to be so cunning and scheming.

"Since that's the case, then serve me as your master and follow me from now on!" Liu Zimo calmly said to the mighty tiger.

The mighty tiger nodded repeatedly without saying a word, and then separated a strand of its soul essence and offered it to Liu Zimo.

Liu Zimo was already familiar with this way of acknowledging a master. With a thought, he stored the strand of essence from the mighty tiger into his sea of consciousness.

With the successful acknowledgment of the master, a special bond that couldn't be severed was formed between them.

The mighty tiger let out a sigh of relief and its entire spiritual body slumped inside the Soul-Subduing Bell.

"Let's go, lead me to find your true body and see if there's any hope of saving it!" Liu Zimo immediately withdrew his divine intent and spiritual consciousness, softly instructing the mighty tiger.

"Yes, master, please follow me!" The mighty tiger collected its thoughts, and its spiritual body emerged from the Soul-Subduing Bell, flying ahead and taking Liu Zimo and the Turtle of Longevity directly into the depths of the sea beneath the glacier.

On a giant block of ice more than ten thousand meters below, they saw the true form of the spirit tiger, which was now only a hundred meters in size.

Above its true form, a pale white Dragon-Turtle Pearl floated peacefully, gathering spiritual energy and preventing the spirit tiger's true form from being oppressed and eroded by the surrounding seawater.

Liu Zimo swept his gaze over and saw the current state of the mighty tiger's body. Its fur was black and white, matted and dull. There were severe wounds visible on its limbs, chest, and back, with bones exposed. Although there was a faint trace of vitality, its aura was so weak that it was almost imperceptible. There was even a fresh bloodstain that hadn't dried yet, and the smell of blood permeated the surroundings.

Obviously, Liu Zimo's act of forcibly breaking the external spiritual source secret technique had caused the spirit tiger's body to suffer backlash injuries. The already weak vitality became even weaker, and it was in a state where it could die at any moment.

Perhaps this was why the mighty tiger was so eager to choose a master. Because with its current physical condition, it seemed that it couldn't hold on for much longer! It was fighting for its last chance at survival.

"To have four auspicious clouds accompanying it, not bad!" Liu Zimo softly exclaimed when he saw the purple lock shadow floating above the spirit tiger's head.

He didn't expect the spirit tiger's aptitude to be even higher than that of the Dragon-Turtle Pearl and the Turtle of Longevity!

This trip was finally not in vain.

With this thought, Liu Zimo's mind moved, and he instantly locked onto the purple lock above the spirit tiger's head.

"Binding successful! Your spirit beast Mighty Tiger has come online. You can currently bind 3 out of 100 spirit beasts."

Since it had become his own spirit pet, Liu Zimo naturally wouldn't stand by and watch it die. He casually took out a Yin-Yang Rebirth Pill from the Eastern Pearl and threw it to the floating spirit tiger's spiritual body in front of him.

"Take this, it should help with your injuries!"

"This is... the Yin-Yang Rebirth Fruit?!" After receiving the spiritual fruit and carefully identifying it, the spirit tiger couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

There's hope!

Overjoyed, it even forgot to say thank you and rushed towards its true form in a frenzy.

Swish!

It forcefully stuffed the spiritual fruit into its mouth.

Without any hesitation, the spiritual body transformed into a stream of light and returned to its true form.

Its mind fell silent as it absorbed and refined the massive medicinal power and vigorous vitality emanating from the spiritual fruit.

(End of this chapter)