Hunting

Lin Xingyu slowly raised both hands, his gaze fixed on the back of his right hand. There was an extremely conspicuous red button there, its vivid color especially glaring in the dim light. He was certain this thing had to be the button for entering and exiting the Spirit Ascension Platform.

He instinctively rubbed his own body, his fingertips sliding over his clothes and skin. Clear sensations kept flowing back to him, so real it was almost unbelievable.

The feeling was so vivid, as if he were truly standing in a real forest rather than a virtual environment. He could not help thinking of his previous life, when technology had advanced by leaps and bounds and VR technology had gradually begun to rise, with people dreaming of using it to create an extremely realistic virtual experience. Now that he was inside the Spirit Ascension Platform, he vaguely felt that the mature form of the VR technology people had imagined in his past life was probably something like this.

"Even if it's a Small World constructed using a God Realm Fragment, this is still truly incredible Soul Guiding Technology!" Lin Xingyu thought with a sigh as he moved his body.

As a fifth-rank Mecha Designer, even if he had reached that point through a cheat, Lin Xingyu's understanding of Soul Tools still far surpassed that of ordinary people. Mecha Designers did not only design mechas; all kinds of Soul Tools also came from their hands.

At that moment, Crimson Gold light lit up around him, and two yellow Soul Rings slowly rose beneath his feet. His first Soul Ring shone, activating Magnetic Field Control! Now, with this skill, he could clearly sense Life Magnetic Fields within a hundred meters. The farther away they were, the blurrier they became, and beyond a thousand meters, he could not sense them at all.

The stronger the life, the stronger the magnetic field. The Spirit Ascension Platform replicated the Star Dou Great Forest, and it was by no means safe. This skill would allow him to seize a certain degree of initiative on the battlefield.

"Amazing! The effect of the Soul Skill is perfectly reproduced inside the Spirit Ascension Platform, even the magnetic fields are exactly the same!" Lin Xingyu focused his mind and pushed his magnetic field perception to the limit, and one Life Magnetic Field after another appeared in his mind. He stepped into the dense forest, where the trees were tall and the ground was covered in fallen leaves and moss. It was completely different from the city, with primitive, vigorous vitality everywhere. Very soon, he locked onto a target, lowered his body, gathered Glazed Flame on his armor without releasing it, and quietly approached.

On the other side, Wu Changkong looked at everyone inside the Spirit Ascension Platform, paying the most attention to Lin Xingyu and Tang Wulin. Lin Xingyu's talent and diligence were rare; he was already rank twenty-nine at nine years old, his Spiritual Power and physical constitution were terrifying, and he trained hard in daily life. He merely lacked combat experience, but being young was not a problem. Tang Wulin had a good temperament, a Martial Soul, and Bloodline Mutation, so his future achievements were worth looking forward to.

Lin Xingyu ventured deeper into the forest alone, carefully parting the branches in front of him. His footsteps quietly stopped, and his gaze locked onto the target he had sensed ahead.

The Life Magnetic Fields of those creatures were not strong. When he got closer, he saw they were a group of baboons about one meter tall, with brownish-yellow fur all over, brown eyes, arms of equal length, sharp claws that glinted coldly, teeth exposed at their lips, and fierce light blazing in their eyes. The largest among them was a full two meters tall.

After confirming that this was a group of Wind Baboons numbering over thirty, with even the strongest leader only at a hundred years of cultivation, Lin Xingyu was delighted. He felt he could take them down with ease.

Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately launched an attack. In an instant, eight fireballs whistled out from his body. Five of them shot straight into the Wind Baboon group, while three smashed toward the largest leader.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!" Explosions rang out one after another. The five fireballs that smashed into the group instantly finished off eight ten-year Wind Baboons, while the three fireballs hurled at the leader also successfully blew it into serious injury.

"Roar!" The Wind Baboon leader let out a furious and shrill roar. At the same time, Lin Xingyu charged up like lightning, powerful Magnetic Force gathering on his right hand as he slammed it hard into the leader.

With a muffled thud, the Wind Baboon leader's body was directly blown apart and crashed heavily to the ground. A ball of yellow light halo surged out immediately afterward. Aya on Lin Xingyu's body instantly absorbed it, then landed on him, and the light around him flashed faintly. Lin Xingyu raised an eyebrow and muttered inwardly, Was it really that weak?

Looking at the remaining ten-year Wind Baboons, he could not even be bothered to use his second Soul Skill. He directly activated Force Field Suppression, then rushed up and finished them off one by one with a punch each. Aya happily absorbed the white halos rising from the ground, and Lin Xingyu also felt a faint comfort spread through his entire body.

He carefully checked his body. Fortunately, he was protected by his Martial Soul, and not a single trace of blood had gotten on him. Only then did he relax. In a Soul Beast forest, the smell of blood could very easily attract large numbers of Soul Beasts. Though he was not afraid of a one-on-one fight, it would be dangerous if he were ganged up on.

Lin Xingyu looked at the Glazed Flame burning on the trees and could not help sighing. Although Glazed Flame had the trait of clinging to stronger flames and could burn on other objects, these trees seemed to resist it. His original plan to set the mountain on fire was completely ruined. It seemed someone had tried this move before, and its failure was only to be expected.

He quickly left the area and continued searching for his next hunting target. This hunt had not consumed much Soul Power, and ever since he had opened up his Sea of Qi, his Soul Power recovered extremely quickly. It would not take long for him to return to his peak state.

Before long, Lin Xingyu found his second target. He carefully sensed the surroundings, confirmed there were no other powerful Life Magnetic Fields, and decided to use it as his next victim. He quietly crept forward. Once the distance was right, several fireballs condensed around him, and his right hand also began gathering a force field.

Once everything was ready, he decisively launched his attack, instantly covering the area with firepower. "Bang!" A huge ape with a tall, sturdy build was blasted out. It had grayish-black fur and blood-red eyes, and at that moment its entire body had been dyed blood-red by the flames. Lin Xingyu recognized it at a glance as a Hundred-Year Soul Beast, an Iron Arm Ape. He was inwardly amused, thinking that he really had it in for monkeys today.

The Iron Arm Ape stood up and roared at Lin Xingyu, activating its Soul Skill—Intimidation. Lin Xingyu simply ignored it. Never mind that his Spiritual Power, which had actually already reached the Spirit Sea Realm, could easily withstand it; the Valiant Trait granted to him during his Martial Soul Awakening alone filled him with courage and made him fearless against this type of Soul Skill.

He raised his hand and smashed a Force Field Impact over, directly knocking the Iron Arm Ape to the ground. Immediately afterward, he closed in and punched the Iron Arm Ape twice in its vital points, ending its life.

"Squeak—!" With a miserable cry, Lin Xingyu dropped the lifeless Star Mole in his hand and began cleaning up the battlefield. This trip had yielded quite a harvest, and he happily began absorbing spiritual energy to raise his Soul Spirit's age.

After entering the Spirit Ascension Platform, Lin Xingyu brought his Magnetic Field Control ability to its extreme. Using magnetic fields to sense life, he specifically picked out old, weak, sick, and disabled Soul Beasts to attack, avoided the powerful ones and those that were both in groups and strong, and carried out his "dirty rat tactics" to the end. After all, his most important task right now was to accumulate enough spiritual energy to evolve his Soul Spirit.