Chapter 293

Just as Moxuan activated his halo here, that group of soul beasts had already arrived, and the first to charge forward were the seven or eight most burly ones right in front.

These soul beasts were clearly a group of baboons; they were tall and sturdy, comparable to ordinary bears, with muscles bulging all over, their burly appearance truly frightening.

Their faces were pallid, forming a stark contrast with their jet-black fur, and on those pale faces they had a pair of blood-red eyes, which in this night were truly somewhat terrifying.

"Sure enough, they are blood-red baboons, everyone be careful. The combat ability of blood-red baboons is very strong, and they possess an innate soul skill called Bloodthirst, which can instantly boost their attack and defense; their weak point is the head, so attack their faces."

Faced with the siege of a large group of high-level soul beasts, Zhang Lexuan showed no panic, quickly issuing the appropriate commands, and at the same time she released her martial soul.

Tang Wulin standing behind clearly saw two yellow, two purple, three black, and one red—eight soul rings rapidly rising from beneath Zhang Lexuan's feet.

When that red soul ring appeared on her, the group of blood-red baboons clearly hesitated for a moment, as if somewhat reluctant.

Blood-red baboons are a particularly troublesome kind of soul beast; they not only live in groups, but each individual's combat strength is considerable, earning them the nickname 'bronze skin and iron bones', with extremely strong bodily defense, and they possess boundless strength, able to tear apart tigers and leopards barehanded, and they have strong resistance to any attribute of soul power; their entire coat of dark fur is as hard as iron, making it their best defensive weapon.

Even more frightening is their bloodthirsty innate talent skill; once used, not only do their defense and attack surge, but they also lose the sense of pain and become fearless of death, making them very troublesome.

This kind of soul beast is not only innately cruel but also extremely cunning; earlier they had cautiously slowed their steps to approach, obviously fearing detection by Tang Wulin and the others, and if it weren't for Huo Yutong's powerful spiritual detection, they would very likely have succeeded.

On the front, the tallest blood-red baboon clearly had a tuft of golden fur on its forehead; it raised its head and roared, its upright body actually exceeding three meters in height, and it pounded its chest with both fists, like a booming drum.

A halo of pale golden light spread from its body, and all the surrounding blood-red baboons gained a layer of pale golden light, their aura becoming even more ferocious; the slightest fear that had appeared earlier vanished instantly, fierce light blazed in their eyes, and they charged forward with 'ao ao' cries.

Zhang Lexuan said in a deep voice:

"It's the baboon king, with fifty thousand years of cultivation; everyone be careful, this is a group frenzy."

As she spoke, a crescent moon suddenly lit up behind Zhang Lexuan, appearing as if hung on the treetops, and it immediately illuminated everything around.

Zhang Lexuan's skin under the moonlight was crystal clear and fair; she pointed her right hand forward, and a beam of moonlight shot forth from the crescent moon, blasting away the few blood-red baboons that had lunged ahead.

However, under the effect of the group frenzy, these blood-red baboons' own defense became stronger; they merely rolled on the ground and then stood up again.

At that very moment, the people of Shilake Academy were already surrounded; large numbers of blood-red baboons leapt out from the surroundings, not approaching closely but forming a dense encirclement.

From their stature, it could be seen that the cultivation of these blood-red baboons ranged from three thousand to twenty thousand years.

Undoubtedly the strongest is that baboon king; aside from him, the few blood-red baboons in front are all of ten-thousand-year level cultivation, and among the surrounding blood-red baboons there are also some ten-thousand-year leaders.

The baboon king continually pounded his chest; amid the release of the group frenzy, it quickly enveloped all the blood-red baboons, which then ceased their urgent attacks and instead pressed forward slowly.

The atmosphere instantly became stagnant.

Faced with such peril, the Shilake people showed no trace of panic. A fifty-thousand-year soul beast is at most the level of a regular Soul Douluo, whereas on their side they not only have two Soul Douluo-level experts holding the fort, but also have Cai Mei'er, a top-tier expert; in terms of combat power they are absolutely superior to these baboons.

Han Ruoruo had by now arrived behind Zhang Lexuan; her golden swaying rope had silently appeared, but she did not use it to attack the enemy; instead, she silently wrapped a loop around each companion's waist.

A powerful control-system soul master must not only control enemies, but also constantly control and rescue their own allies.

The blood-red baboon king's violent eyes stared fixedly at Zhang Lexuan, while she merely gazed back with calm composure.

Suddenly, the baboon king let out a loud roar, its thick, powerful hind legs exerting force, its immensely sturdy body charging straight toward Zhang Lexuan.

On its body, a layer of dark golden light appeared, and its massive forward-charging body actually took on a somewhat illusory feel.

Zhang Lexuan leapt in place, silver light flaring up; a beam of moonlight shone on her at the same time as it struck the baboon king.

A violent booming sound rang out; the baboon king's momentum paused for a moment, yet it still charged to Zhang Lexuan's front.

As the baboon king moved, the other ten-thousand-year-level baboons also began to act, charging toward Zhang Lexuan.

Zhang Lexuan kept moving her feet, beams of moonlight pouring down, easily blocking the encirclement of several ten-thousand-year baboons.

And while she was under attack, all the baboons went berserk together; an endless army of baboons surged toward everyone, their momentum astonishing.

Tang Wulin released the water-blue Blue Silver Emperor from his hand, and at the same time an azure light began to spread rapidly, enveloping all the surrounding baboons.

Immediately, the movements of all the baboons slowed down, and even some of the lower-year baboons showed pained expressions.

God-tier soul bone domain skill, Water King Deep Sea Domain; its effect is to simulate an oceanic environment within the domain's range.

At this moment, all the baboons felt as if they were submerged in tens of meters of seawater, enduring tremendous water pressure while also suffering the agony of suffocation, and their movements were hindered by the water's resistance.

The soul bones of the Water Fire Dragon King gave Tang Wulin both a domain skill and an attack skill; since the domain skill brought by the Fire Dragon King would be too conspicuous in the night forest, Tang Wulin chose the Water King Deep Sea Domain, which is mainly used to weaken opponents.

As soon as he unleashed this domain skill, the pressure on everyone present instantly lessened considerably.

Tang Wulin raised his hand, preparing to test his newly acquired soul bone skill on a ten-thousand-year baboon.

However, at that moment his movement suddenly froze.

Through Huo Yutong's spiritual detection, he clearly saw that in Emperor Yun'er's hand there had suddenly appeared a golden long spear.

And this spear made him feel extremely familiar.

By the way, interestingly, the timing of Yutong and Qiu's guidance is when Tang Wulin absorbs the sixth seal, which means that in this story Emperor Yun'er happens to be unaware that Tang Wulin possesses the Golden Dragon Spear. (End of chapter)