Early morning, Shrek Square.
All members of the Soul Hunting Team are present, a total of eight people, including the team leader Mr. Song, the commander-in-chief Zhang Lexuan, Ling Bai, Huo Yuhao, Wang Donger, Li Yongyue, Mo Xuan, and... Ling Qiuxi!
Ignoring Wang Dong'er's dead face, Ling Bai approached Ling Qiuxi and said with a smile: "Didn't you drop out of school?"
"Yan Shaozhe said that Shrek's glory needs someone to inherit it, and asked me to think about it for a few more days. I can come to the Soul Hunting Team to obtain soul rings with the inner courtyard and experience the excellent atmosphere of the academy.
It's a fool not to take advantage of a bargain, so here I am."
Ling Qiuxi spoke in a cold voice, raised her snow-white chin, looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle, and had a cool expression, but in fact she was secretly observing Ling Bai out of the corner of her eye.
The above are just excuses. There is only one reason why she participated in the Soul Hunting Operation, and that was Ling Bai.
Ling Qiuxi has been staying in a hotel in Shrek City these days. She thought Ling Bai would come to confront her because of their similar appearance, but she didn't even see him. Ling Bai seemed to have completely ignored her.
Today Ling Qiuxi deliberately wore a white outfit, with a black dragon scale pendant hanging in front of her tall and straight chest. The contrast between black and white was sharp, and her identity was obvious.
She wanted to see Ling Bai's shocked and delighted eyes, and then the two of them would leave Shrek Academy together and live a comfortable and happy life from then on.
Seeing everyone gathered, Elder Song said, "You are all elite disciples of the inner courtyard, and you are all experienced. I will not say anything extra. According to the rules of the Soul Hunting Operation, the team members will introduce their names, martial souls, and cultivation levels one by one, so that you can cooperate in the Star Dou Great Forest."
She nodded to Zhang Lexuan, who said in a clear voice, "Zhang Lexuan, Wuhunyue, level 86 strong attack system combat soul douluo, responsible for leading the team, no soul ring required."
After saying that, Zhang Lexuan turned her gaze to Ling Bai, indicating that it was his turn next.
Although Ling Bai is already a graduate, he is undoubtedly the strongest student present, surpassing Zhang Lexuan. If he was still a Shrek disciple, it is not certain who would have the command this time.
"Ling Bai, martial soul six-winged angel, eighty-level soul power, requires a hundred thousand year old light attribute or fire attribute soul beast."
Ling Bai paused for a second and added: "If you all obtain the desired spirit rings, the soul hunting operation will end early. I have other targets that do not belong to the Star Dou Great Forest."
After the two finished their introductions, Elder Song interjected, "I am only accompanying you in this operation. Le Xuan is the commander-in-chief, and Xiao Ling is strong and steady. He will be the deputy commander. Everyone must obey their orders and must not act on their own.
Go ahead, Huo Yuhao, come on."
After hearing Elder Song point out his name, Huo Yuhao hurriedly said, "My name is Huo Yuhao. My soul power is level 50. I have twin spirits: Spirit Eyes and Ultimate Icy Jade Scorpion. I need the fifth soul ring of the Spirit Eyes and the second to fifth soul rings of the Icy Jade Scorpion. It would be best if they are all soul beasts of 30,000 to 50,000 years old."
The Soul Master Competition is about to begin, and Huo Yuhao urgently needs to increase his strength. Attaching a soul ring to his second spirit, the Ice Scorpion, is the easiest and fastest way to do this.
Soul beasts aged 30,000 to 50,000 years are qualified to serve as a soul master's seventh soul ring, and are also the choice of the vast majority of twin martial souls in history. After all, soul beasts of this level that are adapted to their own martial soul attributes are already rare.
Unless one has opened the third eye, no soul master would be confident enough to absorb a bunch of hundred thousand year soul rings in the future.
Over the years, Shrek Academy has provided Huo Yuhao with a large amount of training resources. In addition to absorbing the secret assistance of the Haotian Sect's Ten Thousand Years of Ice Jade Bed and the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, about 50,000 years is Huo Yuhao's current limit.
Ling Bai's hunting target was a hundred thousand year soul beast. Huo Yuhao alone had five soul rings. The other students suddenly felt a great deal of pressure. Only the Snow Queen in Ling Bai's spiritual sea whispered,
"That's good. It will save us from causing trouble for the Far North soul beast."
I would rather die than let my friend die. The Snow Queen only cares about the Far North.
Wang Dong'er, who had changed back into women's clothing to show off her peerless beauty at the Sea God Dating Conference, said, "Wang Dong'er, my martial soul is the Goddess of Light Butterfly, and I am a level 61 Strong Attack Battle Soul Emperor. I can perform martial soul fusion skills with Huo Yuhao and cooperate with him in this soul hunting operation. No soul rings are required."
"Li Yongyue, level 60, requires the sixth soul ring, martial soul moon blade. When the senior sister uses the martial soul, I will get a natural increase."
"Hello everyone, my name is Mo Xuan, I'm level 60, a ranged all-round support soul king. My close combat ability is relatively poor, so I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you to take care of me in the Star Dou Great Forest."
"Ling Qiuxi, Golden Dragon, Level 60."
Everyone couldn't help but weigh Ling Bai and Ling Qiuxi again and again, including Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er, who were not on good terms with Ling Bai, and secretly guessed about their relationship.
This is understandable. Anyone who sees the appearance of the two will feel that there must be a blood connection between them.
"Level 80, Level 60, God-level Martial Spirit Seraph, Golden Dragon, the Origin of Strength..."
If they are siblings, their parents are obviously descendants of angels and golden dragons, and Ling Bai and Ling Qiuxi inherited their parents' martial spirits respectively.
When they thought of this, everyone couldn't help but smack their lips in amazement. What a horrible pair of parents they were!
Ling Qiuxi noticed the inquiring glances coming from all around, and her pair of golden eyes instantly transformed into dragon-like vertical pupils, locking her eyes on Huo Yuhao, with a dangerous aura of selecting anyone to devour emanating from her whole body.
Wang Dong'er became immediately unhappy upon seeing this. She took a step forward, blocking Huo Yuhao with half of her body, and glared back at him without giving in with her big pink-blue eyes. The team hadn't even set out yet, but already there were signs of falling apart.
Zhang Lexuan walked between the two women to prevent the situation from escalating. Ling Qiuxi was now Yan Shaozhe's main target, so she couldn't hit or scold him. She could only change the subject:
"Now that everyone has introduced themselves, I will briefly assign the formation for us after we enter the Star Dou Great Forest.
I was exploring the way ahead, Ling Qiuxi and Wang Dong'er were on guard on the left and right wings respectively, Yuhao and Mo Xuan were in the middle, Yongyue followed beside them and was ready to support all parties at any time, and Ling Bai was responsible for covering the rear.
Mr. Song will not take action unless it is absolutely necessary. Everything depends on the seven of us to cooperate. If there is no problem, we will set off immediately!"
All of them were students from the inner courtyard of Shrek. The lowest soul power was level 50, and they acted without hesitation. After leaving Shrek City, they headed straight for the Xingdou Forest according to the formation arranged by Zhang Lexuan.
"What was that look in his eyes just now? He wanted to eat you. This Ling Qiuxi is just as annoying as Ling Bai." Wang Dong'er communicated with Huo Yuhao in secret, "They are definitely siblings!"
Huo Yuhao smiled bitterly. It was the first time he met Ling Qiuxi. Who knew what he had done to offend her? It couldn't be that she was ugly!
"Wang Dong'er, Huo Yuhao..."
Ling Qiuxi was on the left wing. She first turned her head to look at Ling Bai who was hanging far behind. A hint of tenderness flashed across her eyes, and then she glared at Huo Yuhao fiercely.
She had met Wu Feng and Wang Dong'er in the Star Dou Great Forest. Although she didn't like them, the only one she hated was Huo Yuhao, because he wanted to interfere in the fate of the Star Dou Great Forest. Naturally, Ling Qiuxi would not give him a good face.
Arriving at the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest in the morning, Shrek and his party saw a blood-red sign that read "Soul beasts are in danger, no entry allowed."
"Rest where you are, eat something, and adjust to the best condition," said Zhang Lexuan.
"I'll cook." Huo Yuhao volunteered.
"Okay, Yuhao will cook, and everyone should be careful." Zhang Lexuan began to assign tasks, "Wang Dong'er and Li Yongyue will chop wood and make the pot, Ling Bai and I will catch fish, and Ling Qiuxi and Mo Xuan will hunt for game. Everyone, have a good meal, and be careful when entering the Xingdou Great Forest."
The soul masters were incredibly efficient. In just a few moments, Ling Bai and Zhang Lexuan skewered twenty large fish, and Li Yongyue used the Moon Blade to carve out a large pot and eight sets of tableware.
Ling Qiuxi returned with glory carrying a wild bull, followed by Mo Xuan with a dislocated jaw. He was stunned just now, as he had never seen such a violent woman. Without her martial spirit, she knocked down a thousand-kilogram wild bull with one punch. Mo Xuan suddenly felt that he was so weak.
There is no need to say much about Huo Yuhao's skill in grilling fish. The Soul Hunting Team took out their dry food and sat aside. The tempting aroma of grilled fish drifted ten miles away with the wind, making people salivate. However, they looked at the dry food in their hands and found it difficult to swallow.
Elders come first. The first fish belongs to the elder Song from the Sea God Pavilion, followed by Zhang Lexuan, Ling Bai, and so on...
Under the watchful eyes of the public, no one was stupid enough to target anyone maliciously, but an accident suddenly occurred. When Huo Yuhao asked Wang Dong'er to pass the grilled fish to Ling Qiuxi, Ling Qiuxi only said two words, "I don't want to eat it," and silently started to eat the dry food. Wang Dong'er was so angry that she almost started a fight on the spot.
"Why don't you eat?"
Ling Bai watched Ling Qiuxi chewing dry food alone, and sat over in confusion. He remembered that she loved grilled meat and fish very much, and she always complained that she couldn't eat enough. Could a soul beast change its diet after turning into a human!?
"I think he's disgusting, and his grilled fish is disgusting too."
Ling Qiuxi stared at Ling Bai with her beautiful eyes: "Why don't you cook?"
"There's a professional chef, so I'm not needed."
Putting everything aside and only talking about cooking skills, Huo Yuhao is superior to Ling Bai, with the innate chef's holy body.
"But I think yours tastes better."
"Yeah?"
Ling Bai smiled. Who doesn't like blatant favoritism?
"Of course." Ling Qiuxi said seriously, "I want to eat the barbecue you make, right now."
"Okay, I'll satisfy you."
Ling Bai stood up and cut the cow without saying a word.
Looking at Ling Bai grilling meat, Ling Qiuxi's eyelashes trembled slightly. The breeze blew her long golden hair. The aura like star sand dissipated from the corners of her eyes, and her stunning face was as beautiful as a painting.
"Eat, eat, you greedy girl."
"You are the greedy girl!"
Ling Qiuxi retorted and happily ate the freshly grilled beef, turning into a glutton and unable to stop eating one skewer after another.
Ling Bai must have recognized her, but so what? She had already intruded into Ling Bai's destiny, so she just had to continue tacitly.
It was impossible to eat alone, so Ling Bai grilled some skewers and steaks and shared them out. The grilled fish and meat were paired with delicious fish soup, and everyone was smiling from ear to ear after the meal.
After the rest time, the Soul Hunting Team set out again and officially entered the continent's first soul beast gathering place, the Star Forest.
The group was hunting ten-thousand-year soul beasts, so they needed to rush into the mixed area and even the core area. After entering the outer area, everyone ran away under the leadership of Zhang Lexuan.
The outer area was mainly populated by ten-year soul beasts and hundred-year soul beasts. The Soul Hunting Team had no intention of carefully exploring it and simply moved forward at full speed.
There was a layer of bright white light shining on Zhang Lexuan's body. Wherever she passed, a path was cut through the bushes on the ground. The powerful aura of a Soul Douluo made low-level soul beasts dare not get close to her.
The mental detection sharing covers the entire venue, and every detail within a diameter of 500 meters is clearly visible. The surrounding trees, terrain and various distance data appear in everyone's mind.
After walking for an hour and resting for a quarter of an hour to recover their soul power, the sky gradually darkened. Judging from the cultivation strength of the soul beasts around them, they had already passed the outer area and entered the depths of the mixed area.
Deep in the mixed zone, there were many thousand-year-old soul beasts. Everyone slowed down their pace. Ling Bai paused slightly. The Spider Emperor sensed a warning, and then a danger signal appeared in everyone's mind at the same time.
Zhang Lexuan raised her hand and stopped, then looked in one direction guided by mental detection.
It was a petite lion-like soul beast, one and a half meters long and seventy centimeters tall at the shoulder. It had an extremely bright purple mane and a big tail raised high.
The purple lion was incredibly fast. As the light flashed, it left a long trail of phantoms behind it. It rushed a hundred meters in just one breath.
Zhang Lexuan recognized the species of the lion: "Purple Shadow Lion, cultivation level is about 20,000 years, Li Yongyue, do you want it?"
Hearing the word "Purple Shadow Lion", Li Yongyue's eyes lit up instantly. A 20,000-year-old Purple Shadow Lion was absolutely a top-quality item for him!
The Purple Shadow Lion was a rare speed-type lion-type soul beast. The attack and cutting power brought by its speed was rarely matched by soul beasts of the same level. It was exactly the soul beast he desired, and it was a perfect match for the Martial Soul Moon Blade.
"Big sister, I want it, I want it!"
Li Yongyue nodded excitedly. It was normal for a soul master to not encounter the soul beast he wanted for a month, but he didn't expect that today would be a good start!
"Don't worry." Ling Bai interrupted, "The Purple Shadow Lion is running away. There is a soul beast chasing it."
"What?"
Mo Xuan and Li Yongyue were shocked when they heard this. First, they were surprised at the powerful bloodline of the Purple Shadow Lion. It was unexpected that a Purple Shadow Lion with ten thousand years of cultivation would be hunted down by a soul beast. Second, they were surprised at how terrifying Ling Bai's perception was, which was even farther than Huo Yuhao's spiritual detection.
Sure enough, the next second, four targets broke into the shared range of mental detection.
The four sturdy mantises were covered with hard shells, as if they were wearing an indestructible armor, and the sharp sickles were like two ice blades, shining coldly, cutting through everything that stood in their way.
"Ice Blade Mantis!"
This time it was Huo Yuhao's turn to exclaim in surprise.
Mantis soul beasts are famous for their attack power and agility, and the Ice Blade Mantis is the best among them. The cold air attached to its pair of sickles is extremely low in temperature, forcing the enemy to stay away. In addition to its amazing attack power, the Ice Blade Mantis also has strong defense power. Its shell is as hard as iron and is difficult to break through by ordinary soul skills.
"The four Ice Blade Mantises have cultivated for about 35,000 years each. They could be brothers!" Huo Yuhao analyzed hastily. "It is said that Tang San's ancestor once absorbed the three brothers of the Thousand Jun Ant King. So, these four Ice Blade Mantis brothers should be destined to be with me today!"