Chapter 290

After a few people rested briefly, they set off again.

This time, their advance had already entered the mixed zone of the Star Dou Great Forest, so Huo Yutong naturally would not hide her abilities any longer.

The vast net of Mental Detection unfurled swiftly, revealing every detail within a one‑kilometer diameter.

Everyone's steps halted, and they stared at Huo Yutong in shock.

Although Huo Yutong is well‑known, she usually acts alone, and in battle she mainly uses the soul skills of Ice Sky Snow Girl, so most people have no idea that her Spirit Eyes excel at a different combat style.

At this moment she suddenly unleashed this move, instantly shocking everyone.

Zhang Lexuan hurriedly asked, "Yutong, what is the consumption of this soul skill?"

As the pathfinder, it can be said that the greatest beneficiary of Huo Yutong's soul skill is herself; with its support, her pressure eased considerably in an instant.

Huo Yutong replied:

"If I maintain this range, I can use it without consumption."

Actually, more precisely, her recovery rate exceeds her soul power consumption rate.

After her soul power and spiritual power evolved into divine power and divine sense, Huo Yutong clearly felt her recovery rate increase greatly.

For a range of this level, to her it makes little difference whether there is consumption or not.

Upon hearing this, the shock in everyone's eyes intensified.

"Such a powerful soul skill with no consumption?" Zhang Lexuan made a swift decision.

"Ruo Ruo, yield the main control position to Huo Yutong—do you have any objections?"

Han Ruoruo and Zhang Lexuan had known each other for years; seeing Zhang Lexuan's decision, she said nothing more and gave a slight nod.

"No problem."

Huo Yutong paused briefly, then also answered.

"No problem."

The others had no objections either; they were all elite inner‑court disciples and knew full well how potent Huo Yutong's soul skill was.

With Mental Detection Sharing in place, Zhang Lexuan again led the group to speed up, still heading straight for the inner circle.

However, after entering the mixed zone, not all soul beasts would be frightened by the pressure she released.

Soon, Huo Yutong's Mental Detection conveyed a dangerous signal—a soul beast appeared on a tree not far ahead.

"Bihai Lingyuan, a ten‑thousand‑year soul beast."

As the user of Mental Detection, Huo Yutong immediately reported the information about this soul beast.

The Bihai Lingyuan is a monkey‑type soul beast that feeds on a highly toxic Biling fruit; it possesses wood‑attribute abilities, can even control plants in a small area, and excels at poison attacks, making it a troublesome soul beast.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Lexuan immediately asked, "Who has a need for it?"

Everyone needed a ten‑thousand‑year soul beast; killing one reduces their number, so if anyone required it, that would naturally be ideal.

Mo Xuan hesitated a moment, then said:

"Elder sister, I'll take it; I hope this Bihai Lingyuan has twenty thousand years of cultivation."

For an ordinary Soul King, absorbing a twenty‑thousand‑year soul ring for the sixth ring is a risky endeavor, but Shilake Academy's students are not ordinary.

Their daily diet provides far more nutrition than that of outsiders, so even Mo Xuan, a support‑type soul master, can attempt to absorb a soul ring of twenty thousand years or more.

Zhang Lexuan nodded.

"All right, Tang Wulin, Huo Yutong, Di Yun'er, you three go together and capture it alive."

Hearing this, Li Yongyue and Mo Xuan were somewhat surprised; a ten‑thousand‑year soul beast was nothing to an eight‑ring Soul King like Zhang Lexuan, and they had expected her to go herself.

On the contrary, Cai Me'er, who was bringing up the rear, smiled faintly and nodded in satisfaction.

This was, of course, her arrangement; before coming, she had signaled Zhang Lexuan to give Tang Wulin and Di Yun'er more chances to interact.

Although Zhang Lexuan did not know the exact reason, seeing that Tang Wulin and Di Yun'er looked up to ninety percent alike gave her some clues, and now that the opportunity arose, she would not miss it.

Upon hearing Zhang Lexuan's command, Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong stepped forward together, while Di Yun'er followed silently behind them, still appearing disinclined to speak.

At this moment the Bihai Lingyuan was only tens of meters away—a distance negligible for a ten‑thousand‑year soul beast and a Soul King‑level expert, allowing them to strike each other at any time.

Tang Wulin turned his head and whispered to Di Yun'er, "You take the lead in the assault; I'll support you."

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In an instant, he seemed to see a flash of doubt in Di Yun'er's eyes.

Tang Wulin had to add another explanation.

"My martial soul is the Blue Silver Emperor; although my development path is that of a strong attacker, in terms of direct combat power I am not as strong as your Golden Dragon."

This was, of course, a lie; in fact, Tang Wulin simply wanted to see with his own eyes how Di Yun'er fights.

Even without mentioning their nearly identical appearance, the fact that Di Yun'er possesses the Golden Dragon martial soul alone is enough to arouse Tang Wulin's curiosity.

Di Yun'er seemed somewhat speechless, but she said nothing, merely nodded silently and rushed forward quickly.

Seeing her approach, the Bihai Lingyuan let out a loud roar, shot a green‑blue beam of light onto the ground, and instantly a green‑blue gas spread out.

Zhang Lexuan saw this and quickly warned, "Be careful, it's the Biling poison mist!"

As the poison mist approached, Huo Yutong's hair instantly turned white; she raised her bare hand, and an icy‑blue light shot out, causing the surrounding temperature to plummet.

With her current control over the ice element, even without using a soul skill she can employ ice‑element attacks to a certain extent.

Under the influence of that icy‑blue light, the poison mist froze instantly and lost its threat.

The spreading chill even made the lower‑cultivation Li Yongyue and Mo Xuan shiver involuntarily, their faces turning somewhat pale.

Li Yongyue whispered to Mo Xuan, "What a strong ice‑attribute control ability—no wonder she could defeat Wu Ming."

Mo Xuan silently nodded.

The Bihai Lingyuan's Biling poison mist is not particularly strong; even inner‑court disciples with modest combat ability can withstand it.

Yet Huo Yutong, without using any soul skill, shattered it with a casual strike—this is simply absurd.

Not only were Li Yongyue and Mo Xuan frightened, but the Bihai Lingyuan was as well.

The spiritual intelligence of a ten-thousand-year level soul beast had already begun to approach that of humans, and moreover it was a monkey-type soul beast; facing the ultra-low temperature casually released by Huo Yutong, it started to feel fear and wanted to retreat and flee.

But Di Yun'er would not let it go so easily; five soul rings rose from her body, and she burst forth with golden light all over her body, charging toward the Azure Sea Spirit Ape.

The Azure Sea Spirit Ape let out a strange cry, and while shooting a jade-green poison arrow, it leapt upward.

As long as it could reach the tree, its escape speed would greatly increase, and its chances of survival would also improve.

However, at this moment, a large amount of water-blue Blue Silver Emperor suddenly sprang up from the ground.

By the way, yesterday this book's collections finally exceeded five thousand.

Finally, it caught up to the performance when the previous book was first released.

(End of chapter)