Thousand-Year Sawtooth Silvergrass

When Zhou You returned carrying firewood, Yang Tianxiong deliberately opened his eyes to look at him and was somewhat surprised to see a Raven perched on his shoulder.

"Did someone send you a message?"

Some students from wealthy families do indeed keep private Ravens, but if Yang Tianxiong remembers correctly, Zhou You should not be among them.

His family's financial situation was very ordinary.

"No, I just caught it." Zhou You had already prepared his explanation, and he brought the homemade jerky to the Raven's beak. The raven swallowed it in one gulp, with surprising speed.

"See, it's that simple."

Yang Tianxiong: "..."

He smacked his lips. Considering that this kid's hometown still had a Lightning Marten that was suspected to be a hundred years old, he didn't doubt Zhou You's ability to seduce Soul Beasts.

However, the concentration of Soul Beast energy on this Raven was quite high. Upon further sensing, it possessed a cultivation level of eighty or ninety years, almost equivalent to Hundred-Year Soul Beast.

This situation is rare in the academy, no, even anywhere else.

Who would be so kind as to keep Hundred-Year Soul Beast as a pet, complete with a yellow dog on one side and a hawk on the other? Isn't that a bit excessive?

"You want to keep this Raven as Messenger Bird?"

"That's right."

"Can't we just use the academy's Ravens?"

Zhou You didn't say anything, but just glanced at him.

"I understand." Yang Tianxiong obviously knew that the academy's Ravens were no secret to the Spirit Hall.

Little brat, trying to keep things a secret...

Yang Tianxiong shook his head with amusement. Given the information asymmetry, he had no idea that Zhou You was actually planning to use the Raven to "collaborate with the enemy."

After all, Zhou You's background was too clean. His ancestors had been umbrella makers in Yingyang Village for generations, and he himself had never left the village. Who would have thought that he could have any connection with the Soul Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest?

"Alright, but I'm warning you, keep an eye on this bird. If it hurts someone, you won't be able to protect it."

"I know the rules."

"Alright, it's getting late, you should get some rest."

Yang Tianxiong was here, so naturally he was on night watch. Anyway, it wouldn't affect Soul Douluo for several days without sleep, but it wouldn't work for the children.

Nothing more was said that night.

The next morning, Zhou You suggested to Yang Tianxiong that they search in a different place, which was the direction Xiao Wu had pointed out to him, closer to the Mixed Zone.

"We're looking for thousand-year-old Soul Beasts; the chances might be better there."

"Alright, but you'd better stick close to me," Yang Tianxiong warned. "I heard that last time you recklessly chased after something and ended up getting caught by Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast."

He seemed somewhat relieved at this point.

"You should be grateful for your good fortune. The Soul Beast that captured you was Human Form Transformation Soft Bone Rabbit. They're not very aggressive. If it had been a different Soul Beast, you'd probably be grazing on some fertile land right now."

Zhou You glanced at him and secretly noted it down. "This old man called me a piece of trash."

The two arrived together deep in the Soul Hunting Forest. Zhou You intentionally or unintentionally guided their way, and finally, they came across another wetland. This place was much smaller than the reed beds they had found before, and it didn't look like the kind of place where thousand-year-old Soul Beasts could emerge.

Although Yang Tianxiong found it strange, he decided to give it a try and investigated it. His Mental Power instantly locked onto a special plant.

"There really is one!" Yang Tianxiong exclaimed in surprise.

"I see, I was indeed a bit blind to what was right under my nose."

Generally speaking, Plant-type Soul Beasts of the Thousand-Year Rank will occupy the most nutrient-rich and fertile areas. After all, most plants cannot move their location, and only fertile land can nurture a plant-type Soul Beast of a high age.

That's why they had been looking for large wetlands, believing that the larger the reed beds, the easier it would be to ship the goods.

However, they all overlooked one point: in some places, it is already the limit to raise a Thousand-Year Rank Plant-type Soul Beast. In order to support this plant, most of the local nutrients will be taken away by it, which will cause the originally fertile area to become barren.

That's clearly the situation right now. This wetland should have been larger, but after the nutrients were absorbed by that thousand-year-old Sawtooth Silvergrass, the area of the wetland shrank, allowing it to successfully hide itself.

"I've located that Sawtooth Silvergrass. Do you need my help?"

Zhou You shook his head. "The only weakness of Plant-type Soul Beasts is their Soul Core; if it's shattered, they die. This is a skill that tests one's eyesight; why use a sledgehammer to crack a nut?"

"Alright then, I'll point out its location to you." Yang Tianxiong's expression remained unchanged, but he was quite satisfied inside.

Actually, it wouldn't be impossible for him to help. He could simply whittle the Sawtooth Silvergrass into a stick, and Zhou You could just poke around at it to complete the Soul Hunting.

However, this will not serve any training purpose. The Spirit Hall can provide necessary resources and assistance to students with potential, but it cannot do everything for them.

That would be detrimental to the future growth of Soul Master, and could easily result in a useless Soul Master who only possesses cultivation level.

Following Yang Tianxiong's directions, Zhou You entered the reeds.

"Find a place to wait, I won't be able to look after you for a while."

Zhou You spoke to the Raven on his shoulder, and it, being clever, immediately spread its wings and flew into the sky, but did not fly far, instead circling the wetlands in the sky.

Zhou You immediately manifested his Martial Soul, and the black Heaven- and Earth-Harmonizing Umbrella quietly appeared in his hand. He unfolded it and slowly advanced forward as if holding a shield.

When it was still a few steps away from an ordinary "reed", the tip of the umbrella fired Qi Needle, which hit the target precisely.

The next moment, the leaves on that "reed" suddenly started to grow wildly.

Each leaf becomes narrow and elongated, with tiny serrations on the edges that are barely visible to the naked eye. One of the leaves lashes out like a whip, striking the umbrella surface with a "crack" sound, producing a metallic cutting sound.

It really is Sawtooth Silvergrass!

The opponent seemed to know that the attack had failed, and when it attacked again, more slender blades came flying, accompanied by a hissing sound—the sound of the blades cutting through the air.

Zhou You held the umbrella, firmly blocking the leaves in front of him, but the leaves were not to be outdone, sticking out their sharp points from the edge of the umbrella, trying to attack Zhou You behind it.

Seeing this, he had a sudden thought, and the umbrella surface immediately began to rotate around the umbrella post. The edge of the umbrella cut through the blades like a circular saw, creating countless sparks.

Unbreakable!

Zhou You was somewhat surprised by the toughness of the Sawtooth Silvergrass leaves; each leaf was like a soft sword, easily cut through.

He drew his Umbrella Sword and clashed it with several leaves that came close to him. The sensation in his hand was as if he had struck metal.

Indeed, it was tough and sharp. Although the force wasn't very strong, the leaf didn't resist. When the Umbrella Sword struck it, it was like striking leather, with little effect.

This feels completely different from wielding a sword, but it's unlikely that the Sawtooth Silvergrass relies on swordsmanship to defend itself.

It relies on the number of its blades and their sharp cutting power; once entangled, the sharpness of those blades alone is enough to dismember an enemy.

How many swords can a person wield? This company directly adopts the "All Swords Return to One" strategy, winning by sheer volume!