Chapter 95: Ninety-Thousand Year Black Panther!

In the end, this Ten-Thousand Year Soul Beast blood wolf Right Arm Bone still ended up in Xu Nian'an's hands.

The reason Zhang Lexuan gave was that the blood wolf was killed by Xu Nian'an, and furthermore, she already possessed a Right Arm Bone and had absolutely no need for this soul bone.

Of course, after receiving the soul bone, Xu Nian'an did not absorb it immediately.

The Ten-Thousand Year Soul Beast blood wolf Right Arm Bone was indeed not bad, but for Xu Nian'an, it was ultimately too low-grade.

Whether it was the age or the quality, it was far too low; for him to absorb it would be a complete waste of a soul bone slot.

The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear Claw Bone was entirely an accident, because it was an External Soul Bone, which could grow along with the Soul Master's strength.

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Three days later~

The search parties still had nothing to show for their efforts.

Following the warning, everyone from Shrek and the Xuanming Sect withdrew from the Core Area.

But they did not give up on searching for Xu Nian'an, Zhang Lexuan, and the others, even if... even if there was only the slightest chance.

The Silver Moon Giant King was forcibly suppressed into the Mixed Zone.

Killing the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Silver Moon Giant King would certainly attract Di Tian's attention, but letting it go was impossible—at least, it was completely impossible until they found Xu Nian'an, Zhang Lexuan, and the others.

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Ying ying ying~

Xiong Er's cries rang out as it stood before the Waterfall at the entrance of the Cave, constantly tugging at Xu Nian'an's pant leg.

It wanted to go out; ever since Xu Nian'an had finished off the blood wolf pack three days ago, it had followed Xu Nian'an, Zhang Lexuan, and the others back into the Cave.

It could be said that in these three days, it hadn't stepped a single foot outside the cave.

At this moment, its heart yearned immensely for the vast grasslands of the Star Dou Great Forest.

"Xiong Er, don't make a fuss; now is not the time to go out."

Xu Nian'an focused his mind.

Since the night before last, Xu Nian'an had discovered that the aura of many Soul Beasts had appeared in the surrounding forest, and occasionally he could even see pairs of cold eyes.

They were surrounded; that's right, they were surrounded by Soul Beasts.

Xu Nian'an didn't know why, as one had to know this was Xiong Ma's territory.

A Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear nearing seventy thousand years—even if a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast came, it would have to take a beating, right?

Were they throwing their lives away, or was there something more important than their lives attracting them?

Xu Nian'an's guess was correct; above the Cave, on the Waterfall, a creature with a body of golden fur, three eyes, and four claws like a dragon was coldly watching all of this.

"The number of Soul Beasts gathering around is increasing, and their age is getting higher and higher too; it really is strange."

Sitting cross-legged on the ground, Zhang Lexuan, who was already able to actively circulate her soul power to recover from her injuries, slowly opened her eyes.

"Don't worry, Junior Brother, I feel that in another three days, in another three days, my injuries will be more than half recovered."

"At that time, I will immediately contact the teachers in the academy for reinforcements, allowing us to escape our current predicament."

Hearing this, Xu Nian'an nodded and sat down beside Zhang Lexuan; exhaustion instantly surged into his heart, and he fell asleep without realizing it.

Perhaps because the stone wall was smooth, the spot Xu Nian'an was leaning against slowly slid, and before long, his head was resting on Zhang Lexuan's pair of snow-white, long legs.

Zhang Lexuan looked down at Xu Nian'an, and scenes from her memories flashed by... the first time they met... the second time she saw his true strength, he was simply a monster... the third time she saw him stand up for a woman and shout that famous quote.

Women can also pursue their own love, women can also hold up half the sky...!

He reminded her the moment the soul-hunting squad appeared, he talked to himself after she was injured, he applied medicine for her... to the point that when facing the blood wolf pack, facing enemies stronger and many times more numerous than himself, he still stood in front of her without the slightest hesitation.

Without realizing it, Zhang Lexuan, lost in thought, slowly reached out her right hand toward Xu Nian'an's face.

Just as she was about to touch Xu Nian'an's face, Zhang Lexuan's hand suddenly stiffened; not knowing what she had thought of, a look of regret appeared on her face.

"If only... if only you had appeared a little earlier."

"You really are so much better than him, but unfortunately..."

Zhang Lexuan was very satisfied with Xu Nian'an; he almost satisfied all her fantasies about a partner, but unfortunately...

【Ding... Congratulations to the host, Goddess Zhang Lexuan's favorability toward you has increased by one!】

【First martial soul, Second Soul Ring... has reached thirty thousand years!】

【Goddess Zhang Lexuan favorability: thirty-four!】

In these three days, whenever Xu Nian'an caught an opportunity, he would frantically farm favorability and "fleece the sheep" in front of Zhang Lexuan.

Now, the first and second Soul Rings of his First Martial Soul had long been farmed by Xu Nian'an to twenty or thirty thousand years.

The cold system notification sound slowly startled Xu Nian'an awake.

Looking at the soft place he was lying on, plus Zhang Lexuan's thoughtful expression, Xu Nian'an rubbed his nose in embarrassment.

"Senior Sister, I'm really sorry; I was too tired, and I fell asleep without paying attention."

Zhang Lexuan slowly came back to her senses.

"It's fine, you were too tired from keeping watch these past three days; I understand."

"You continue to rest; I will keep watch tonight."

As she spoke, Zhang Lexuan slowly stood up and came to the Waterfall entrance of the Cave; seeing Zhang Lexuan arrive, Xiong Er hurried over.

It opened its pitch-black pupils and looked at Zhang Lexuan.

Zhang Lexuan stroked its head.

Ying ying ying~

Following a series of baby-bear-like cries, Xiong Er began to act spoiled, wanting Zhang Lexuan to take it outside.

Zhang Lexuan shook her head and began to soothe Xiong Er.

Xu Nian'an watched this scene quietly, his eyes gradually losing focus, and before long, he closed his eyes once again.

So much time had passed, nearly half a month, but Ye Yi Han, Han Ruoruo, Wu Ming, and the others still hadn't woken up.

Xu Nian'an would go to check their bodies every day; he could understand that Wu Ming might not be waking up because her head had also suffered severe trauma.

Ye Yi Han was absorbing the Life Seed and had not woken up; he could also understand that.

But it was something Xu Nian'an had not expected that Han Ruoruo still had not woken up after her martial soul had been shattered for so long.

Xu Nian'an could understand that a shattered martial soul was difficult to repair in a short time, but for a person not to wake up for so long, was that not a bit strange?

Night fell.

Roar!

Following an angry roar, the Soul Beasts lying in ambush in the forest surrounding the Waterfall all opened their eyes.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Not far away, a Black-Striped Leopard, pitch-black all over and exuding a thick murderous aura, walked over slowly with a dragon-like and tiger-like gait, measuring between three to four or five meters in length.

Its angry roar startled countless Soul Beasts within the surrounding forest, and after sensing the powerful aura, they all fled.

Only a few Soul Beasts over fifty thousand years old remained, coldly watching all of this.

The Black-Striped Leopard did not pay any attention to that group of Soul Beasts; it merely raised its head slowly and stared coldly at the space above the Waterfall.

The Black-Striped Leopard not only startled the Soul Beasts in the surrounding forest, but also startled Xiong Er in the Cave.

Upon hearing this angry roar, Xiong Er woke up instantly in a sensitive state; the next second, its footing slipped, and it fell from the Waterfall in an instant.

Ying ying ying!

At the entrance of the Cave, Zhang Lexuan woke up instantly; seeing that the space beside her and the cave behind her were empty and there was no sign of Xiong Er, she immediately became anxious.

Looking toward the area under the Waterfall in front of her, she leaped down without the slightest hesitation.

Splash! Splash!

Following two sounds of falling into the water, not long after, Zhang Lexuan brought Xiong Er up onto the riverbank.

"Quiet, it's too quiet!"

Just after getting ashore, Zhang Lexuan felt that something was wrong; it was quiet, too quiet, quiet to the point of being eerie.

One had to know that the beast roars from the previous three days had been even livelier than New Year's fireworks.

Zhang Lexuan pushed Xiong Er, wanting to let it return to the Cave with her early to hide.

But whether it was because the river water was cold at night or something else, Xiong Er stared wide-eyed at what was behind Zhang Lexuan, and its whole body began to tremble uncontrollably!

"Roar!!!"

Following a deafening angry roar, Zhang Lexuan turned around instantly.

At the moment she turned, a Black-Striped Leopard, over three meters long and nearly five meters including its tail, with three deep claw marks on its face, lunged at her.

"This is... a ninety-thousand-year Black-Striped Leopard!"

Zhang Lexuan's pupils constricted, but the movements of her hands did not slow down; seven Soul Rings—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black—flashed.

(PS: The trip to the Star Dou Great Forest is about to end; it is wrapping up soon, miserable defeat.)

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