webnovelvip Chapter 274 Soul Hunting
Chapter 274 Soul Hunting
Chapter 274 Soul Hunting
Something's up!
Suddenly, Huo Yuhao dropped his nonchalant expression and looked to the side with a serious expression.
To make their journey easier and avoid unnecessary battles, the Shrek group made no attempt to conceal their abilities, actively releasing their soul power to drive away lower-level soul beasts.
Therefore, the emotional fluctuations that Huo Yuhao sensed within his mental detection range were mostly fear, and the sudden appearance of a slightly hostile fluctuation was naturally very noticeable.
After careful probing, Huo Yuhao easily identified the soul beast several hundred meters ahead.
"Azure Sea Spirit Ape?"
Huo Yuhao raised an eyebrow and looked at Mo Xuan.
The Azure Sea, with its wood and poison attributes, is basically not suitable for their goals, except for Mo Xuan, whose martial soul has an aura.
Mo Xuan's martial soul seems to be different from the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. It doesn't need to absorb a soul beast with a corresponding attribute-specific soul ring to obtain an attribute-enhancing soul ring, which is quite convenient. You only need to consider the age limit, and you don't need to consider things like compatibility.
Sensing Huo Yuhao's gaze, Mo Xuan hesitated before speaking, "I'll take it. I hope this Azure Sea Spirit Ape has a high cultivation level, preferably 20,000 years."
Being able to absorb a 20,000-year-old sixth spirit ring is something that exceeds 60% of people, and most Shrek Academy students can do it.
However, Mo Xuan's martial soul is a support-type martial soul that cannot enhance physical attributes, so his physical attributes are simply inferior to others.
Huo Yuhao said, "Although there is some distance, judging from his build, he is only 1.5 meters tall. If there is no mutation, he is probably only around 15,000 feet tall."
"Fifteen thousand?"
Mo Xuan considered it for a moment. Taking into account that the bloodline of the Azure Sea Spirit Ape race was not weak, this age was not unacceptable. So he made up his mind and said to the students, "Thank you all for your help."
"We're both students of Shrek Academy's inner court, what's the trouble or not?"
Zhang Lexuan chuckled and made the arrangements:
"Wang Dong, Huo Yuhao, and Di Ruiqiu, the three of you go together and capture him alive. Ruoruo and I will cover for you."
Zhang Lexuan knew that there was some conflict between the three, especially between Wang Dong and Di Ruiqiu, so she deliberately made the three of them act together.
Nothing brings people closer together than the camaraderie forged in battle.
As everyone was talking, the Azure Sea Spirit Ape had already crossed hundreds of meters and arrived not far away.
Looking at Di Rachel, who was still standing behind the two, Wang Dong frowned slightly. But with a powerful enemy at his side, Wang Dong didn't say anything in the end. He summoned his martial soul and attacked the Azure Sea Spirit Ape.
"Beware of the Azure Spirit Poison Mist!"
During the mental detection, subtle changes were clearly visible on the surface of the Azure Sea Ape's body, which were unique structures created to facilitate the storage and release of toxic mist.
As he spoke, Huo Yuhao unleashed a mental attack, ready to strike at the Azure Sea Spirit Ape the instant the poisonous mist was exhaled.
"Second Soul Skill, Butterfly God's Light."
At the same time, Wang Dong also condensed balls of light on his butterfly wings and bombarded the Azure Sea Spirit Ape from a distance.
Countless rays of light exploded on the Azure Sea Spirit Ape's body, and the resulting shockwaves directly dispersed the dense poisonous mist. Furthermore, the mental shockwaves interrupted the Azure Sea Spirit Ape's release of the poisonous mist.
"roar--"
A furious roar rang out, clearly indicating that the attack had enraged the Azure Sea Spirit Ape. At this moment, the Azure Sea Spirit Ape emitted an emerald green halo, reducing the impact of the Butterfly God's Light, and even charged towards Wang Dong while enduring the bombardment of the Butterfly God's Light.
Seeing this, Huo Yuhao frowned deeply.
Mental Impact is ultimately not a control skill, but rather an offensive skill. When facing opponents of the same level, the control time becomes increasingly insufficient.
"Keep the distance between you and the plants; the control distance is about thirty meters!"
While giving instructions, Huo Yuhao contacted Di Ruiqiu, who was leisurely walking towards the battlefield, signaling her to stop watching the show.
Seeing the spreading Azure Spirit Poison Mist, Di Ruiqiu clicked his tongue lightly, took a slight step forward with his left foot, stopped his movement, and stood steadily in place. He then threw his right fist straight forward, and the fist turned completely golden the moment it was thrown out, accompanied by a deep dragon roar.
The Azure Sea Ape's attack faltered.
The aura of an auspicious beast? How is that possible?!
Sensing that familiar aura, the Azure Sea Spirit Ape instinctively wanted to run away, but how could it outrun the attack that had already been unleashed?
Golden light coalesced into a golden dragon, charging towards the Azure Sea Spirit Ape with unassailable power. It dispersed the poisonous mist and struck the Azure Sea Spirit Ape directly on the back as it tried to escape, carrying it along and smashing through several trees before the force was finally diminished.
"Is this a case of reversed Qi and blood circulation?"
Huo Yuhao raised an eyebrow slightly.
Huo Yuhao had seen it clearly just now: Di Ruiqiu hadn't used any soul skills at all, but the qi and blood circulating in her body had suddenly become somewhat disordered.
This aligns well with the characteristics of reversed Qi and blood circulation. When Qi and blood clash, it can easily cause the body's Qi, blood, and spiritual energy to become out of control.
For ordinary people, doing this would obviously leave them in bed for several days to recover. Only those with dragon bloodlines could create their own soul skills by doing this, releasing their blood and qi as an attack.
but……
Isn't this the Tang 50's Golden Dragon Ascending to Heaven?
"Be careful, it's not dizzy yet."
After the fluctuations subsided, sensing the faint spiritual fluctuations emanating from the Azure Sea Spirit Ape, symbolizing fear, Huo Yuhao sent a message to Di Ruiqiu and Wang Dong.
"understood."
Before the words were finished, a golden six-pointed star array with a diameter of three meters lit up beneath the Azure Sea Spirit Ape.
Just as the Azure Sea Spirit Ape recovered from its dizziness and fear and turned to run away, the hexagram array, which had been gathering power, suddenly lit up, and flames of light rose up, imprisoning the Azure Sea Spirit Ape within.
Wang Dong's fourth soul skill, the Hexagram Array, combines control, damage, silence, and burning of mana (soul power). It can even slightly heal allies with its light flame, making it a very comprehensive soul skill.
The only drawback, which is also a common problem with array-based soul skills, is that it requires a one-second preparation time to take effect after being released, and the user cannot move after releasing it.
For Wang Dong, a powerful offensive Soul Master who lacks control abilities, its practicality is slightly less.
The six-pointed star array bound the Azure Sea Spirit Ape, so Wang Dong naturally wouldn't stay still. Taking advantage of the Azure Spirit Poison Mist being completely burned away by the Light Fire, Wang Dong flapped his wings, his first soul ring flashed, and his butterfly wings slashed towards the Azure Sea Spirit Ape like a giant guillotine.
"Attack marked location".
Seeing Wang Dong attack the Azure Sea Spirit Ape's back, Huo Yuhao quickly warned him.
"understood."
Wang Dong curled his lip, then turned the guillotine on his side and slashed straight at the Blue Sea Spirit Ape's ankle.
"Pfft..."
The Azure Sea Spirit Ape's heels were slashed straight in, and blood, faintly glowing green, splattered everywhere.
After severing the Achilles tendon in the thigh, the butterfly wings turned again and slashed at the tendon in the wrist of the Azure Sea Spirit Ape.
The Azure Sea Spirit Ape finally realized what was happening and instinctively raised its hand to try to stop Wang Dong's actions, but in the end it could only sacrifice one hand to save the other.
But what good is it? With both Achilles tendons ruptured and one hand crippled, the Azure Sea Spirit Ape was now a trapped beast, unable to escape. It was also bound by the Light Flame, unable to even summon plants for protection, and its prized poisonous mist was burned up by the Light Flame before it could even be released.
Zheng—
Taking advantage of his weakness, several more slashes were delivered, completely severing the Azure Sea Spirit Ape's muscles. The Azure Sea Spirit Ape was now completely unable to move, collapsing to the ground and convulsing.
"Mo Xuan, hurry!"
Zhang Lexuan shouted loudly.
Watching Mo Xuan activate his melee soul tool to pierce through the dim protective layer on the Azure Sea Spirit Ape's body, killing it and causing a black soul ring to explode, Zhang Lexuan finally breathed a slight sigh of relief.
To be honest, Zhang Lexuan never expected the battle to end so quickly. She only used three or four soul skills throughout. Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao worked together to interrupt the Azure Sea Poison Mist, Di Ruiqiu punched out and repelled the Azure Sea Spirit Ape, and then Wang Dong used his fourth soul skill, Binding, and his first soul skill to completely cut off the Azure Sea Spirit Ape's hope of escaping.
"They fought really hard."
Looking at the numerous knife wounds, large and small, on the corpse of the Azure Sea Spirit Ape, especially the wounds on its hands and feet, Zhang Lexuan couldn't help but click her tongue in amazement.
The knife wounds varied in depth, but they were all aimed at severing muscle, directly crippling the Azure Sea Spirit Ape's mobility.
Shouldn't a Soul Master's battle involve using Soul Skills to blast the target to death? Wang Dong's fighting style is quite rare.
When Dai Huabin, who came from the Junxun family, slaughtered soul beasts, he would tear open their abdomens with his claws, leaving them covered in organs and blood. This was extremely rare, which is why it was so terrifying.
"Where is the ferocity? This is clearly the most efficient strategy for killing enemies. As long as you can break through their defenses, you can basically cripple them. It's effortless and highly efficient."
Huo Yuhao said indifferently.
In particular, limb regeneration is extremely difficult in Douluo Continent. Even for soul beasts with life attributes, it is still difficult for severed muscles to recover quickly.
"That's certainly true when dealing with beast-shaped soul beasts."
Zhang Lexuan nodded slightly, then added, "But it's ultimately a shortcut. You'll be in trouble if you encounter a plant-type soul beast."
Huo Yuhao did not refute, but simply watched quietly as Mo Xuan absorbed the soul ring.
Zhang Lexuan wanted to summarize the problems with the three of them's teamwork, but before she could speak, Huo Yuhao's expression suddenly changed:
"alert!"
As soon as the words were spoken, all the students instantly went into battle preparation mode. Even the two Soul Douluos, Zhang Lexuan and Han Ruoruo, released their Martial Souls to protect Mo Xuan, who was absorbing Soul Rings.
At this moment, Mo Xuan is in the crucial stage of absorbing the soul ring, and he cannot be disturbed by the soul beast.
"One kilometer to the southeast, at an altitude of fifty meters, there is a suspected bird-like spirit beast approaching, with a wingspan of about four meters."
Upon hearing this, all the trainees felt a pang of anxiety.
Bird-type spirit beasts are rarely large, because their large size might limit their flight speed.
Moreover, this is still the Star Dou Great Forest area, where trees grow densely. It's not as convenient for large bird-type soul beasts to hunt as it is in the open field, and there are even fewer large birds.
"Eight hundred meters, six hundred meters..."
Han Ruoruo and Zhang Lexuan exchanged a glance and then stood at the front of the line.
Even with the forest terrain restricting the flight of bird-type soul beasts, they can still fly at such a high speed. This time, their opponent really needs a control-type soul master like Han Ruoruo to make a move.
"What kind of spirit beast is this?"
As the target drew closer, the mental detection system gained a clearer understanding of its appearance.
The bird was covered in golden feathers, and its wings flapped powerfully, each flap creating a gust of wind.
Its enormous wings flapped and touched many branches and leaves of the surrounding trees, but were torn apart by its own wings.
"Be careful, the target is at least 40,000 years old! It's also very likely a mutated, off-site species!"
Zhang Lexuan shouted, "Ruoruo, be careful to restrict its movement and don't let it get close!"
Given the speed at which the target was moving, Zhang Lexuan, who was not a defensive-type Soul Douluo, might not be able to easily intercept the opponent.
It would be troublesome if Mo Xuan were disturbed while absorbing the soul ring.
"clear!"
Han Ruoruo responded, her soul rings pulsating, her seventh soul ring faintly shimmering, and her aura as a Soul Douluo spreading out. On the other side, Zhang Lexuan also released eight soul rings, the blood-red color of her eighth soul ring making people's hearts tremble.
Even so, neither of them had any intention of taking the initiative.
This is a warning. If you don't know the other party's background, especially if your teammates are absorbing spirit rings, it's best to avoid a battle if possible.
However, the golden giant bird did not retreat. Instead, it hovered within two or three hundred meters, as if waiting for Shrek and his group to reveal a weakness.
Suddenly, the flapping of wings around them stopped, as if the owner of the sound had left.
However, Shrek and his group did not relax because of this, especially Han Ruoruo, whose temples were even covered in beads of sweat.
Because within the field of vision of mental detection, it was clearly seen that the bird had now folded its wings, like a cheetah poised to pounce, and was slowly approaching Han Ruoruo's side under the cover of low bushes.
However, Han Ruoruo seemed unaware of this, and was looking around warily.
Suddenly, a loud cry rang out, and all the students felt their blood and qi surge.
As the cry rang out, a golden figure suddenly emerged from the bushes a hundred meters away, half-flying and half-running towards Han Ruoruo.
"Be careful!"
Zhang Lexuan, who had the highest cultivation level, was the first to recover and shouted.
Without Zhang Lexuan's reminder, Han Ruoruo had already bitten her tongue the moment the chirping sound rang out, and poured her soul power into her seventh and eighth soul rings.
One of the great advantages of Soul Masters is that even if they are not in good condition and their control over their Soul Power is unstable, as long as they successfully inject Soul Power into their Soul Ring, their Soul Skills can be released automatically.
The moment the golden figure approached Han Ruoruo, Han Ruoruo's body had already turned into a dazzling gold.
At the same time, countless golden ropes bloomed from Han Ruoruo's center, spreading out in all directions.
The next moment, golden light shot into the sky, carrying the giant golden bird along with the surrounding vegetation.
At the same time, Zhang Lexuan, who had been working with him for many years, also unleashed a silver moon in the sky as golden light soared into the heavens. The silver moonlight rapidly expanded, covering the golden giant bird within it.
Gold and silver intertwined, strangling the giant golden bird in the sky.
The intense fluctuations of soul power spread outwards, even affecting Huo Yuhao, Mo Xuan, and the others behind them.
As Huo Yuhao watched the spreading soul power fluctuations create ripples on the soul guide shield, his eyes twitched slightly.
With such a wide-range attack, there was really no way to retreat. As the Soul Master's level increased, the attack power became increasingly outrageous.
Even Huo Yuhao's mental detection was unable to accurately detect the scene at the center of the attack due to the intense fluctuations in soul power. To be precise, his mental power was scattered by the chaotic soul power before it could even penetrate the area.
(End of this chapter)