In the Core Zone of the Star Dou Great Forest.
"Roar—"
A deafening roar suddenly rang out. A massive, ferocious lion-like soul beast radiated a terrifyingly powerful aura as it swung a paw, slamming it heavily toward a Purple Spirit Pika with immense force.
In an instant, the Purple Spirit Pika's fragile skull shattered like a broken clay pot beneath the fatal blow. The lion soul beast then lowered its head without hesitation and began devouring the Purple Spirit Pika's brain matter.
Purple Spirit Pikas were soul beasts that somewhat resembled wolves in appearance, though they were smaller than ordinary wolves. As spiritual-type soul beasts, they held a unique position among wolf soul beasts.
Legend had it that pikas were the strategists of wolf packs. With their extraordinary intelligence, they devised plans for the wolves' actions and could be considered the military advisers of wolfkind. The idiom "wolves and pikas conspiring together" originated from this special cooperative relationship between pikas and wolves.
In nature, a place with wolves did not necessarily have pikas. But whenever a pika appeared, wolves were certain to be nearby.
"Whimper..."
Around the majestic lion soul beast, a pack of Purple Spirit Wolves over seven meters long lay prostrate on the ground, their bodies trembling slightly. The Wolf King at their head was over ten meters long and possessed an extraordinary presence.
At that moment, the Purple Spirit Wolves' tails were continuously raised and wagging, a classic signal of submission among wolf packs.
Purple Spirit Wolves, one of the higher bloodlines among wolf soul beasts, had always been known for their ferocious nature.
Judging from the massive size of this pack alone, their cultivation had long exceeded ten thousand years, while the Wolf King leading them possessed more than seventy thousand years of cultivation.
A wolf