Chapter 6 Wind God Wyvern.
Two days later, as a powerful aura swept across the entire area, Wu Xuan slowly stood up. A bright purple first soul ring spiraled up from Zhou Shen.
"How about it! Aren't the four soul skills I brought you amazing! Also, my source power has caused your Soul-Breaking Spear martial soul to undergo a transformation. Did you see that rhombus-shaped crystal? Its existence will make your connection with your martial soul even stronger, allowing your spiritual power to communicate." Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's smug voice echoed in his mind again.
"Hmm! Impressive. I underestimated you." Wu Xuan excitedly stroked the brand-new Soul-Breaking Spear, completely ignoring Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's sigh. The Soul-Breaking Spear had changed drastically. The blade, entirely silver, had become even more radiant with cold light, and the dark silver shaft had turned pale silver. A purple rhombus-shaped crystal connected the blade and shaft together, making the entire spear appear as a unified whole.
"Hehe! Good to know, Little Wu Xuan! I've already chosen a soul beast for you during your two days of seclusion. It's about sixty kilometers to the southeast; that's the soul beast I think is most suitable for you."
"Okay!" Wu Xuan put away the Soul-Breaking Spear and headed east. The first two soul skills of his wind elemental martial soul were mostly supportive, and he desperately needed an offensive soul skill for the third.
Luckily, he'd been fooled! The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm in his spiritual sea wiped away imaginary sweat. He knew perfectly well that he himself had no offensive soul skills. But unexpectedly, this time it had given Wu Xuan three offensive soul skills; it was simply unbelievable.
Was this the charm of an offensive spiritual martial soul? This was practically a martial soul tailor-made for him, Heavenly Dream.
The sun gradually rose higher, and the scorching temperature made all the soul beasts in the outer area aggressive. However, under the cover of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's remains, Wu Xuan traveled smoothly without encountering any trouble.
"Little Wu Xuan! Look at the sky!" The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's voice suddenly came.
Wu Xuan looked up and saw a huge shadow sweep across the sky above him. This soul beast had a long, pointed snout, a massive head, and a strange crest on its back that emitted a faint blue halo. Its wings, like clouds hanging from the sky, and its powerful hind limbs all demonstrated the beast's strength.
"It's a pterosaur!" Wu Xuan's eyes gleamed as he watched the enormous creature flying low to hunt.
"To be precise, this soul beast is called the Wind God Pterosaur! Once it cultivates for more than ten thousand years, it will be a dominant force in the sky."
"This Wind God Pterosaur should have about five thousand years of cultivation, which is perfect for your third soul ring," Tianmeng Ice Silkworm explained.
"That's right, I think so too! Perfect timing to try out the four soul skills you brought." Wu Xuan smiled slightly, the Soul-Breaking Spear reappearing in his hand, and he quickly chased after the Wind God Pterosaur.
"First Soul Skill, Mental Lock!"
Wu Xuan's first soul ring, a bright purple, lit up, and a beam of ethereal light shot out from the rhomboid crystal, locking onto the Wind God Pterosaur.
As the purple light of the rhombus-shaped crystal flickered, Wu Xuan felt the path of the Wind God Pteranodon's advance reflected in his sea of consciousness.
"First Soul Skill, Soul Explosion!"
The Soul-Breaking Spear hummed, and the Wind God Pteranodon in the sky suddenly stiffened, its eyes rolling back, and it plummeted straight to the ground. The gale surrounding it as it fell still shredded a large area of jungle bushes.
"Ugh~" The Wind God Pteranodon, whose eyes had been rolling back just moments before, was instantly jolted awake by the pain of the fall.
"First Soul Skill, Soul Pressure!"
Wu Xuan's expression was solemn, and his spiritual power surged instantly. The Wind God Pteranodon, still whimpering on the ground, rolled its eyes again, foaming at the mouth, and fainted.
"First Soul Skill, Divine Might - Soul Breaker!"
Wu Xuan raised the Soul-Breaking Spear in his hand, and at this moment, the first purple ring around it erupted with incomparably brilliant light. Under the reflection of the silver light, the entire spear became ethereal.
As Wu Xuan threw his spear, a dazzling silver light instantly pierced the body of the Wind God Wyvern.
The Wind God Wyvern's white eyes snapped back to reality, its body twitched a few times, and then remained motionless.
The Soul-Shattering Spear on the Wind God Wyvern's chest also dissipated into starlight, reassembling in Wu Xuan's hand. Strangely, there was no wound on the Wind God Wyvern's chest; Wu Xuan's attack seemed to have missed.
However, the purple soul ring rising from the Wind God Wyvern's corpse definitively indicated that the Wind God Wyvern was dead.
"Less than a minute, an offensive mental-type martial soul is indeed powerful. No wonder I chose it," Tianmeng Ice Silkworm exclaimed joyfully in Wu Xuan's mind.
The four soul skills brought by Tianmeng Ice Silkworm were indeed powerful. With a series of mental bursts, Wu Xuan felt that even a Soul King would be killed on the spot. Especially the Divine Might - Soul-Shattering Spirit Shattering, this move shattered the soul, killing without a trace.
"Tianmeng! Keep watch around for me, I'm going to start absorbing soul rings," Wu Xuan instructed.
"Don't worry! I've got everything covered! While you're absorbing the spirit ring, I can also try to help unlock some of the seals within your body. Your spiritual power and the spirit ring's age will both see a significant increase." Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's vanity seemed greatly satisfied, oblivious to his own elation.
Wu Xuan chuckled, slowly rising to stand before the corpse of the Wind God Winged Dragon, sitting cross-legged and beginning to draw upon the spirit ring.
Meanwhile!
"Fifty miles ahead, you'll enter the Star Dou Great Forest. Spirit beasts are present; be careful."
Sure enough, they hadn't gone the wrong way; they were finally approaching their destination. At this moment, Huo Yuhao felt a mix of excitement and nervousness. Touching the White Tiger Dagger on his lower back, he suppressed his unease and strode forward with firm steps.
Becoming a spirit master was the only way out; this was Huo Yuhao's unwavering conviction, and he would never regret his decision. After so many days of travel, their destination was finally reached. Just the thought of potentially obtaining a spirit ring and truly becoming a spirit master filled him with a surge of excitement. To prepare for this day, although he was only eleven years old, he had already diligently cultivated for over five years.
In his excitement, Huo Yuhao subconsciously quickened his pace, eager to reach the Star Dou Great Forest. He didn't consider that even the lowest-level ten-year-old soul beast in the Star Dou Great Forest could pose a deadly threat to him.
Huo Yuhao continued towards the Star Dou Great Forest. Although there was still a fifty-kilometer distance from the warning sign to the outer area of the Star Dou Great Forest, the continuous travel over the past few days had gradually allowed his body to adapt to the workload.
Continuing forward, a strong stench of blood suddenly made him stop in his tracks.
As an extremely rare spiritual mutated martial soul, the Spirit Eye possessed a strong early warning ability.
Huo Yuhao quickly channeled his soul power into the Spirit Eye, and the weak soul power swirled around it. He soon found the source of the bloody smell: three headless soul beast corpses. Their heads were shattered, blood and brain matter splattered everywhere—a truly gruesome sight.
"Are these soul beasts?" Huo Yuhao couldn't help but swallow hard, followed by a strong feeling of nausea, his stomach churning.
Mustering his courage, he suppressed his nausea and examined the headless soul beast corpses.
"These three should be ten-year soul beasts, Wind Baboons! Three... Do ten-year soul beasts always come together?" Huo Yuhao's heart trembled slightly. He now vaguely realized that with his strength, hunting a soul beast to absorb its soul ring was probably as difficult as ascending to heaven.
(End of Chapter)