Chapter 195 Senior Brother! A God-Sent Opportunity!
Moist mist drifted through the dense foliage, and the air of the Starry Sky Forest carried a unique, earthy smell of decaying vegetation and soil.
Du Busi, Liu Yuan, and Long Aotian were walking steadily through the bushes.
Poison Undying released a faint but pure aura, scaring away the low-level soul beasts that tried to approach, ensuring absolute tranquility along the way.
"Liu Yuan, are you sure that 'soul' thing you mentioned on the way here... can really work?"
Poison Undying stopped and turned to look at Liu Yuan, a rare look of seriousness appearing in his emerald green double pupils.
Shortly after entering the forest, Liu Yuan revealed to them his extended concept of the "soul contract" and named it "Soul Spirit".
Liu Yuan nodded and calmly explained, "Master, Senior Brother. When Soul Masters hunt Soul Beasts to obtain Soul Rings, their souls often dissipate along with their physical bodies."
"My previous idea was to use a very high-level soul technique to strip away the soul of a soul beast when it is on the verge of death and transform it into a pure energy spirit."
"It does not depend on the physical body, but resides directly in our spiritual consciousness."
Long Aotian listened intently. He frowned and thought for a moment before speaking, "If what you're saying is true, this kind of spirit can not only provide spirit rings, but also assist us in battle? And even autonomously control the release of spirit skills?"
"That's right." Liu Yuan glanced at Long Aotian and said sincerely, "This method requires a certain level of mental strength from the Soul Master, but you have absorbed a 100,000-year-old strength-type left arm bone, so your physique and mental will are already far superior to those of the same level."
"If this method works, your sixth spirit ring will no longer be an inanimate object, but a partner with combat instincts."
Liu Yuan chose to confess now not to use Long Aotian as an experiment.
After absorbing two pieces of the Life Gold, the Elex in his sea of consciousness had a much stronger soul power than in the original story.
With this necromancer in charge, the success rate of creating souls is almost a certainty.
With such a great opportunity to greatly enhance his strength, Liu Yuan naturally wouldn't forget his senior brother who had always taken good care of him.
Poison Immortal took a deep breath. He looked at Liu Yuan's purple-gold double pupils, and the various miracles that this young man had created since joining the sect came to mind.
"Although it sounds shocking, since you came up with it, I believe you." Poison Immortal patted Liu Yuan's shoulder heavily, then looked at Long Aotian, "Aotian, what do you think?"
Long Aotian laughed heartily, then punched Liu Yuan on the shoulder with his fist: "Since Junior Brother is willing to share such a treasured possession, how can I, as his senior brother, be timid?"
"If I really encounter a suitable strength-type soul beast, I'm willing to be the first to try."
After reaching a consensus, the three continued to advance into the forest.
However, the search for the Hidden Beast was not smooth.
This kind of soul beast is not only rare, but also extremely good at hiding.
Liu Yuan activated his double pupils multiple times to scan the fluctuations in the surrounding void, but he only managed to catch some residual auras.
"Things like the Shadow-Breaking Beast are born to hide in the shadows."
"Liu Yuan, don't rush. Good stuff like this always takes some patience."
Poison Undying spoke reassuringly, then twitched his nostrils and turned his gaze to the southeast.
"However, your senior brother is quite lucky. The energy fluctuations coming from over there are very strong. Let's go take a look."
The three concealed their auras, moving like three shadowy figures among the treetops.
After passing through a dense grove of ancient trees that block out the sun, the view ahead suddenly opens up.
It was a clearing that had been forcibly created due to a fierce battle, and all the trees within a radius of several hundred meters were broken.
In the center of the open space, two enormous creatures were locked in a deadly battle.
On the left is a "Giant Ape" that is about five meters tall.
Its muscles bulged like granite, its dark golden fur was stained with blood, and every time it swung its huge fist, it created a muffled sonic boom in the air.
This is clearly a peak being with a cultivation of about 28,000 years.
Its opponent is a "Splitter Rhinoceros" whose entire body is covered with bluish-black scales.
This rhinoceros was much larger, like a moving mountain, and its spiral horn gleamed with a chilling light.
With each step it takes, the ground trembles, leaving deep cracks.
"Those two fought really hard," Long Aotian commented in a low voice.
In the arena, the Mighty Ape let out an angry roar, slammed its legs against the ground, and soared into the air.
Its massive forelimbs came together and slammed heavily onto the back of the earth-shattering rhinoceros with tremendous force.
The Earth-Splitting Rhinoceros was not to be outdone. It let out a low groan, frantically pawing the ground with its hind hooves, and then suddenly raised its head, its huge spiral horn directly meeting the heavy punch of the Golden Ape.
"boom--!"
The terrifying aftershocks of the collision spread in all directions, and the gale whipped up debris.
The golden ape's right arm was pierced by a long horn, and the white bone fragments pierced through the flesh, causing blood to gush out like a fountain.
The Earth-Splitting Rhinoceros, having taken the full force of the Golden Ape's attack head-on, emitted a teeth-grinding cracking sound throughout its spine, and its heavy body crashed to the ground.
The ape screamed as it landed, using its remaining left arm to tightly strangle the rhinoceros's neck, attempting to end its life in this way.
Meanwhile, the Earth-Splitting Rhinoceros was frantically twisting its body, its long horn constantly jabbing against the King Kong Ape's abdomen, pulling out strings of internal organs.
In just a few breaths, the two soul beasts, which had been incredibly powerful and had been around for over 20,000 years, were now lying in pools of blood.
The giant ape's breathing became extremely weak, and its originally dark golden fur completely lost its luster.
The Earth-Splitting Rhinoceros was only exhaling and not inhaling, and its huge eyeballs had begun to sag.
Standing on a high tree branch, Liu Yuan's triple pupils clearly captured the rapidly draining life essence of the two soul beasts. He turned to look at Long Aotian, a glint of light flashing in his eyes.
"One excels in explosive power, the other in defense and impact. Senior brother, this is truly a godsend!"
"Both of these soul beasts are power-type soul beasts, and they are both suitable for you to absorb."
"Moreover, the most important and rarest point is that they were already on the verge of death."
"But this state of being on the verge of collapse is not caused by us, but by themselves."
"In other words, their situation is not our fault."
"This is also one of the more demanding aspects of achieving the Soul Spirit goal; it requires the Soul Beast to be willing. However, under normal circumstances, it is very difficult for Soul Beasts to be willing. But now, it's completely different. If they are not willing, they will die very quickly."
(End of chapter)