Chapter 13: Five-Hundred-Year Soul Devouring Cat

They entered the Soul Hunting Forest.

In this type of small-scale Soul Hunting Forest, the quality of Spirit Beasts is truly not great; the few Spirit Beasts they encountered right at the start were merely cubs, and their cultivation might not even reach ten years—single digits. If one were to absorb such a Spirit Ring, it is hard to say if one's strength would improve, and one wonders if it might even regress.

Therefore, the three of them had to venture deeper inside.

They had to at least reach the central region of the Soul Hunting Forest for Spirit Beasts of several hundred years to appear.

"It is easier to find Spirit Beasts for Feihuang and Lingqi; any Power Attack or Agility Attack type Spirit Beast with a suitable age limit will do. As for you, Gou Huo, didn't you say that your martial soul changes the type of Military Talisman based on the absorbed Spirit Ring, thereby summoning different types of soldiers? Right now, your only Military Talisman is the Servant Blade Soldier, right? This is a defensive-oriented troop type that holds a shield in the left hand and a short blade in the right. So, what kind of second Military Talisman do you want?" Lan Xue asked.

"First of all, Your Majesty the Queen, my name is Xun Yu. Secondly, for my second Military Talisman, I hope for a Power Attack type troop, either a Great Blade Soldier or a Long Spear Soldier!" Xun Yu said.

In fact, Xun Yu's martial soul could also be considered a Top-level Spirit that combines Power Attack, Agility Attack, Defense, and Control.

For instance, summoning Servant Blade Soldiers, Vine Armor Soldiers, etc., belongs to the Defense system.

Great Blade Soldiers, Long Spear Soldiers, Heavy Hammer Soldiers, Heavy Cavalry Soldiers, etc., are Power Attack, and there are even long-range attack troops like Archer Soldiers and Crossbowmen.

The Flying Blade Soldiers with extremely fast attack speed can be considered Agility Attack.

Those that can lock down opponents, such as the Chain Hammer and Female Soldiers, belong to Control.

If one were to ask how Female Soldiers control? Just look at how Hu Liena controls; they simply follow her example.

Among all troop types, the original Flying Blade Soldiers with decent attack range and fast attack speed, combined with the Heavy Cavalry Soldiers with the strongest impact force added by Nan Feihuang after his DIY, are definitely the strongest troop types.

Therefore, these two types must be saved for the later stages, to be summoned with higher-age Spirit Rings, so as to save soul power for summoning and ensure a continuous supply of powerful troops.

As for the early-stage transition, Xun Yu and Nan Feihuang had discussed it.

Defense relies on Servant Blade Soldiers, Power Attack relies on Great Blade or Long Spear Soldiers, long-range uses Archer Soldiers, and control relies on Female Soldiers; that should be sufficient.

Actually, in terms of control ability, the Chain Hammer is definitely better.

As for why the two of them ended up discussing Female Soldiers, one can only say that since they are both men, it was just a bit of their own mischievous taste.

"Great Blade Soldier or Long Spear Soldier, according to what you said, if you want this kind of Military Talisman, you must hunt a Spirit Beast with relatively high attack power that excels in close-quarters physical attacks. I understand." Lan Xue nodded; such Spirit Beasts are not too difficult to find.

The group searched while moving deeper.

Gradually, they could see some hundred-year-level Spirit Beasts from time to time, but they were at most around two to three hundred years old, which was certainly not enough for them, having consumed Whale Glue.

These children already had physical constitutions superior to ordinary people and were even more outstanding; now, they needed at least a five-hundred-year Spirit Ring to start, and preferably one reaching six hundred years.

"Swish, swish, swish..."

Suddenly, several sounds of breaking air came from the woods, and one could vaguely see three or four shadows darting about, their speed truly astonishing.

Nan Feihuang rolled his eyes and quickly captured their movements.

"Mother, it's three cat-type Spirit Beasts!"

"Feihuang, your eyesight is indeed excellent; you were actually able to capture the movements of hundred-year Agility Attack Spirit Beasts, which many two-ring Spirit Masters might not be able to do." Lan Xue praised, "These should be Soul Devouring Cats, slightly inferior to the Spirit Cat among cat-type Spirit Beasts. They have fast speed, sharp cat claws, and possess the ability to attack and devour souls. They count as decent Spirit Beasts, but I don't know their age. If there is one around five hundred years, it would be suitable for Lingqi!"

Having said that, Lan Xue circulated her soul power. Even without using her martial soul, her ice-attribute soul power was enough to freeze a Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast, let alone three mere hundred-year Soul Devouring Cats.

One only heard three 'crack, crack, crack' sounds; this was the sound of something being Ice Sealed.

Following the direction of the sound, the three of them soon saw three pitch-black cats.

The three were of different sizes, and the largest one was significantly bigger than many canine Spirit Beasts.

"All three are indeed hundred-year ones; the smallest is two hundred, and the largest is eight hundred. Clearly, none are suitable, but the one in the middle is not bad. According to my estimation, its age is around five hundred and fifty years." Lan Xue was indeed a top student who graduated from Tianshui Academy; not only was her strength formidable, but her theoretical knowledge of Spirit Beasts was also very rich.

"Ah, ah, ah," Lv Lingqi nodded.

She could see that this cat had decent attack power and fast speed, which was quite suitable for her.

Lan Xue nodded, "Good, then you go and break the ice."

The soul power she used to Ice Seal these cats was not high, and she did not use her martial soul, so the Ice Seal was not too solid. Relying on a Top-level Spirit, it should not be difficult to break.

Lv Lingqi took out the Feilian Twin-Wing Halberd and slashed toward the Soul Devouring Cat in the middle. The immense force instantly shattered the ice into countless pieces, along with the cat inside the ice, which was torn to shreds.

A yellow Spirit Ring immediately took shape.

Lv Lingqi drew it in to absorb it. As the daughter of the Ghost God Lv Bu, don't let her thin build fool you; in reality, the strength within her body was only slightly inferior to Dian Wei's.

If she were a man, perhaps she could even surpass her father.

Seeing Lv Lingqi, who looked calm while absorbing a five-hundred-plus-year Spirit Ring, Lan Xue felt even more reassured. If a girl could exceed a hundred-year Spirit Ring limit after taking Whale Glue, then her son would clearly have no problem.

She had long discovered that her son's physical talent was the strongest among this group.

This was also normal; after all, when Nan Feihuang DIY-ed himself into the game character, he set himself to have the same martial arts ceiling as Lv Bu, possessing the Ghost God Body, so his physical strength was even above Dian Wei's.

Absorbing a Spirit Ring takes time; the group sat cross-legged, closing their eyes to perform simple cultivation, which could also be considered resting their minds.

Lan Xue undid the Ice Seal on the other two Soul Devouring Cats and said coldly, "Scram!"

These two little kittens had long been frightened and darted into the jungle without a second thought, having no intention of avenging their companion.

These Spirit Beasts, which had not yet gained wisdom, only had the instinct to seek luck and avoid disaster. If Lan Xue had not restrained her aura just now, they would not have been so blind as to come and offend them if they had known this human was so strong.

As night fell, Lan Xue started a campfire.

Her soul power was deep, and she was of the ice attribute, so she was not afraid of the cold, but the children were only six years old after all.

In fact, starting a fire in such a place is very dangerous, as the firelight might attract a large number of Spirit Beasts.

However, for their group, this situation was actually something they hoped for; perhaps they could quickly find suitable Spirit Beasts for Nan Feihuang and Xun Yu from it.

After all, they had Lan Xue, this great expert, here, and this was not the Star Dou Great Forest, but merely a small Soul Hunting Forest; a Spirit Douluo expert could walk sideways here.

(End of chapter)