Star Dou Forest.
Night!
Because of Shrek Academy's interference, this training session with profound meaning had completely lost its flavor.
Old Master Huo and Huo Bao stopped pretending!
They showed their cards!
They chose to travel together with the youngsters of the Blazing Fire Academy, treating this trip to the Star Dou Forest entirely as a standard soul ring hunting expedition.
When they first stepped into the Star Dou Forest, Yang Fan was very cautious. He worried that the Titan Giant Ape had not yet forgotten his scent.
However, after staying in the Star Dou Forest for a few days, this concern gradually disappeared.
It was certain that the Titan Giant Ape had already emerged from the grief of losing his 'Goddess'.
(Simp)
This was very good!
How could a mere woman become a hindrance on the path to becoming strong?
Hmm...
The addition of Old Master Huo and Huo Bao didn't seem to bring them much good luck.
Several days passed...
Their group had not found a single decent fire-attribute soul beast.
Impatience appeared on the faces of everyone except Old Master Huo and Yang Fan.
"Damn it!"
"If this continues, early tomorrow morning we'll go deep into the 10,000-year soul beast zone."
The soul beast forest is divided into the 100-year soul beast zone, the 1,000-year soul beast zone, the 10,000-year soul beast zone, and the Core Zone.
Of course!
This is a division created by soul masters on the Douluo Continent for the convenience of hunting soul rings; it does not mean that one cannot find 1,000-year soul beasts in the 10,000-year zone.
After all, soul beasts need to reproduce!
"Don't be rash."
Huo Bao was anxious, but Old Master Huo remained calm.
If it were just the two of them venturing into the 10,000-year soul beast zone, what would be the harm?
The key was that they were currently leading ten students.
Once they encountered soul beasts that liked to live in packs within the 10,000-year zone, the two adults might not be able to ensure the safety of the ten children.
Just then, the air in front suddenly fluctuated.
The first to notice it was not the strongest member of the team, Old Master Huo.
It was Yang Fan!
Even now, at level 84, Old Master Huo could not compare to the terror of Yang Fan's current spiritual power.
"Hehe... It's here!"
Old Master Huo smiled and stroked his beard.
As soon as the words left his mouth!
A sudden demonic wind appeared in the bushes directly in front of the group.
Clouds follow dragons, wind follows tigers!
Rich experience in the soul beast forest allowed Yang Fan to judge that what appeared ahead should be a tiger.
Not only that!
Yang Fan even guessed that the reason this tiger appeared at night was because of the bonfire they had lit.
At this moment...
All members of the Blazing Fire Team focused their attention intently on the front.
Everyone's Martial Soul had quietly been released.
Three Rings!
Everyone in the Blazing Fire Team had reached three rings; this was also the standard for joining the Blazing Fire Team.
Of course... Yang Fan was different!
Beneath his feet stepped four soul rings, red at the bottom, and he tightly gripped the Soul Breaking Spear in his hand.
Three years of time had already exposed his Martial Soul to every member of the Blazing Fire Team.
Of course!
Except for Huo Bao and Old Master Huo, almost no one could call out the true name of his Martial Soul.
Part of this was due to the mutation of the Soul Breaking Spear.
Ever since acquiring the fourth soul ring, the patterns on his Soul Breaking Spear had become exceptionally clear, and its appearance had changed significantly.
The second point was that when the Breaking Clan had their incident, these team members were just at the age of Martial Soul awakening.
Afterward, Soul Breaking Spear soul masters rarely showed themselves on the Douluo Continent.
Dean Huo Bao and Old Master Huo understood Yang Fan's reasons for concealing his Martial Soul, and they had explicitly stated they would not tell anyone about this matter.
Even so!
Yang Fan had not let the Blazing Fire Academy know about many of his things.
For example: Soul Rings!
What he stepped on now was the most conventional two yellow and two purple.
"It's here!"
"Get ready!"
Huo Wu was the vice-captain of the team and also the commander of the squad.
Under her deployment, the ten members of the Blazing Fire Team had already formed a battle formation.
"Roar—"
With a low roar, a tiger over three meters in length suddenly appeared.
Passing through the bushes, it pounced fiercely toward Huo Wushuang, who was at the very front.
In the eyes of others, this was just a twisted shadow of fire.
However, Yang Fan, with his powerful soul, saw the true appearance of the soul beast.
Explosive Flame Tiger!
Regarding this kind of soul beast, Yang Fan could be said to be very familiar.
His third soul ring and his first beast fire both came from this type of soul beast.
From its body length and the patterns on its head, it was not difficult to see that this was a soul beast of around 4,000 years.
It could be said to be very suitable for the Huo siblings!
Cultivation is like this!
It is impossible for every soul master to find their most ideal, most satisfactory soul ring.
Although the limit for a soul master's fourth soul ring is 5,000 years, almost no one can hit this node exactly.
"Roar—"
The Explosive Flame Tiger roared again in mid-air, opening its bloody mouth toward Huo Wushuang's neck.
The Explosive Flame Tiger was already a very violent soul beast, and this one was even more unusual.
A scar running from top to bottom crossed the entire tiger face, piercing through one of its eyes.
Such a scar made this 4,000-year-old Explosive Flame Tiger even more ferocious.
Although Huo Wushuang was prepared, he was, after all, a three-ring Soul Ancestor.
Facing the Explosive Flame Tiger's attack, he was instantly knocked flying.
The hit landed!
The Explosive Flame Tiger became even more violent than before, its bloody mouth open, foul-smelling saliva dripping from the corners of its lips.
At this moment...
This Explosive Flame Tiger had obviously treated the fallen Huo Wushuang as a delicious meal.
Just then...
Huo Wu, responsible for controlling the entire field, had her third soul ring quietly light up.
Under her precise control, a ring of fire instantly expanded from the inside out on Huo Wushuang's body.
One second before the Explosive Flame Tiger was about to deliver a fatal blow to Huo Wushuang, it was instantly pushed back dozens of meters.
Repelling Fire Ring!
This was Huo Wu's only control-type skill.
Actually, sometimes Yang Fan didn't quite understand why this woman wanted to get a control skill with absolutely no damage.
She could clearly follow the route of a violent Attacker!
So, under his guidance, Huo Wu had deeply and painfully realized her mistake.
The battle continued...
Just as Hu Wu repelled the Explosive Flame Tiger, Yang Fan's attack connected perfectly.
Chasing Star Sweeping Fire!
A string of attacks like a fire dragon sprayed out from the tip of the Soul Breaking Spear.
In an instant...
The entire night sky suddenly brightened.
The momentum of the flames was fierce, crashing onto the body of the Explosive Flame Tiger like a flood or a fierce beast.
Boom—
Battle over!
The entire forest seemed to return to calm at this moment.
"Is it okay?"
Huo Wu instantly ran over from twenty meters away.
She wasn't worried about Yang Fan, but about the Explosive Flame Tiger lying on the ground.
If this Explosive Flame Tiger was killed by Yang Fan, then this soul ring, which they had worked hard for several days to find, would have to be watched go down the drain.
Fortunately!
Under Yang Fan's precise control of force, this Explosive Flame Tiger still had a slight breath.
"This dude."
Huo Wu let out a long sigh of relief.
The other Blazing Fire team members behind her all shrugged successively.
It had to be said!
This kind of training really gave them no experience at all.
"Girl!"
"This soul beast is yours now."
This decision was no surprise to anyone in the team.
Yang Fan didn't need it!
Huo Wushuang naturally didn't need it either; from young til now, he was always the one yielding to his sister.
"Brother, I'll absorb it first."
Huo Wu was very satisfied with this 4,000-year-old soul beast before her eyes.
Although her ideal soul ring was a 4,500-year-old fire-attribute soul beast, life always carries some regrets.
This Explosive Flame Tiger suited her too well!
She was afraid that if she missed this soul beast, she wouldn't find one more suitable for her next.
"Don't stand there pretending to be modest after getting the benefit."
Huo Wushuang sat under a large tree that required several people to embrace.
He didn't have too much jealousy!
With Great-Grandfather and Father personally making a move, how could his fourth soul ring be missing?
Over here...
Yang Fan hadn't had time to sit down and catch his breath when a faint rustling sound suddenly came from the bushes nearby.
"I wondered who it was."
"Turns out it's friends from Blazing Fire Academy."
The voice was very old, coming from the darkness.
This suddenly appearing strange voice instantly made everyone present in the soul beast forest alert.
Huo Bao and the father-son duo of Huo Wushuang immediately protected Huo Wu, who was absorbing the soul ring, behind them.
"Everyone, no need to be nervous. Old man Meng Shushan. This time I came to the soul beast forest with my granddaughter to hunt for a soul ring."
Two elders and one youth walked out of the darkness.
It was precisely Dragon Duke, Serpent Grandma, and their granddaughter Meng Yiran.
"So it's Dragon Duke and Serpent Grandma. I wonder what instruction you have?"
Old Master Huo's vigilant heart instantly relaxed by half.
The Dragon Duke family and their Huo family were both in Tian Dou City; speaking of which, the two families had some friendship.
"Nothing much!"
"Just suddenly heard the sound of fighting over here, I was curious so I came to take a look."
Meng Yiran's strength was not great.
At sixteen or seventeen years old, she had just reached the peak of Soul Ancestor. Going by this, it was unlikely she would reach Dragon Duke's height.
Even reaching Serpent Grandma's Soul Emperor strength in the future would require burning high incense (great luck).
The only luck was that Dragon Duke said they had successfully obtained a soul ring.
Yang Fan guessed it should be the Phoenix Tail Crested Snake from the original work, and not the Man-Faced Demon Spider that exceeded the limit.
Man-Faced Demon Spider?!
A flash of lightning seemed to pass through Yang Fan's head.
Right!
Man-Faced Demon Spider!
In the original work, Tang San absorbed the Man-Faced Demon Spider's soul ring to obtain the External Soul Bone Eight Spider Lances.
The Man-Faced Demon Spider's soul ring held no temptation for him, but the External Soul Bone was a treasure that could be encountered but not sought.
Meng Yiran was right in front of them, so that Man-Faced Demon Spider with the External Soul Bone...
Thinking of this...
Yang Fan's restless heart began to surge.
At this very moment!
He could only say sorry to the brothers and sisters of Blazing Fire Academy.
Just as Old Master Huo was chatting with Dragon Duke, and Huo Bao was protecting Huo Wu, Yang Fan chose to quietly disappear into the darkness.
...
Half an hour later...
He had already crossed the valley where they were just located.
"Brat."
"What crazy idea are you planning to act on again?"
Yao Lao knew that Yang Fan breaking away from the Blazing Fire team must have his own ideas.
"Of course, I came out to prepare some stock for alchemy. If luck is good, maybe there will be some unexpected harvest."
Yang Fan could now confirm that the Man-Faced Demon Spider with the External Soul Bone must be nearby.
Radius of one kilometer, three kilometers, five kilometers, ten kilometers...
He couldn't be sure!
But if he searched blindly like this, who knows when it would be.
The only method was to lure this Man-Faced Demon Spider out!
Yang Fan used his powerful palm force to instantly shock a ten-year-old squirrel on a tree to death, then used a blade to dissect it.
Flesh and blood spilled onto the ground...
The Man-Faced Demon Spider is a killing, blood-loving gregarious soul beast.
If there was their nest nearby, presumably these soul beasts would come over according to the scent of blood.
All Yang Fan could do now was wait!
Time passed quickly...
In the blink of an eye, a faint light had appeared in the sky.
Just as Yang Fan was preparing to give up, his spiritual power fed back an important piece of information to him.
It's here!
And not just one!
If it were another soul beast, Yang Fan would definitely not be able to judge.
But the Man-Faced Demon Spider was different!
This soul beast's crawling method was too unique.
Plus, they were a soul beast that liked to live in packs, so he could distinguish them instantly.
In the blink of an eye...
Yang Fan saw no less than ten streaks of green light through the bushes, and this creepy light was continuing to increase.
But he knew!
These Man-Faced Demon Spiders observing in the dark and not yet taking action were not his target.
In the original work, the Man-Faced Demon Spider hunted by Tang San didn't have a high limit, but it was indeed the leader.
It was precisely because the leader was hunted that the method resulted in a continuous stream of Man-Faced Demon Spiders attacking Shrek Academy.
Yang Fan restrained his temper and continued to wait...
Waiting for the Man-Faced Demon Spider that gave the orders to appear.
"Jie—"
A sharp sound pierced through the air.
Transmitted to all the Man-Faced Demon Spiders, and also made Yang Fan's brow frown.
The Man-Faced Demon Spiders began to attack!
Their target was not the ten-year-old squirrel thrown on the ground.
It was Yang Fan!
This group of Man-Faced Demon Spiders were not single brain-celled organisms; they knew who the delicious food was.
At this moment... Yang Fan moved!
Flames like waves and wind sprayed out from his palm.
Although the Man-Faced Demon Spider is a very sinister, blood-loving soul beast, there is one thing that is their greatest natural enemy.
Fire!
As soon as the Dragon Fire Yan came out, these hundred-year Man-Faced Demon Spiders that attacked Yang Fan instantly turned into charred corpses.
At the same time!
Yang Fan also used his powerful spiritual power to lock onto the leader of the Man-Faced Demon Spiders.
The Soul Breaking Spear, carrying raging fire, quietly appeared in his palm.
The next second, it flew out of his hand!
The Man-Faced Demon Spider wanted to run, but under the lock of Yang Fan's spiritual power, it could only become prey on the chopping board in the end.
The Soul Breaking Spear instantly killed this 2,000-year Man-Faced Demon Spider!
The fire and the leader's sudden death caused the remaining few hundred-year Man-Faced Demon Spiders to start fleeing frantically.
A purple soul ring quietly floated up...
Yang Fan's target was not on this soul ring. He used his soul power to control the Soul Breaking Spear inserted into the Man-Faced Demon Spider and shook it fiercely.
The corpse of the Man-Faced Demon Spider was instantly shattered, and a strange bone with eight spider legs appeared before Yang Fan's eyes.
Eight Spider Lances!
This was also Yang Fan's first time seeing an External Soul Bone.
Purple throughout, the entire bone was shrouded in pungent toxic gas.
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