Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast! Hell White Tiger

Sunset Forest.

Led by the Black-Robed Man, Spirit Hall's Soul Master Team entered the Central-Outer Mixed Zone.

The soul beasts in this region generally ranged from a thousand to ten thousand years old.

Their most important objective on this trip was to find a suitable Fourth Soul Ring for Hu Liena, ideally one between four thousand and eight thousand years old.

Huo Yuhao moved with the team, observing the terrain while comparing it against the memories in his mind to determine his approximate location.

He had been to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and knew that it lay hidden deep within a valley in Sunset Forest.

That had been ten thousand years ago, and the terrain and vegetation would have changed considerably.

He was currently in some corner of the forest's Central-Outer Mixed Zone. It was difficult to survey the entire forest from here, so he could not pin down the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well's exact location.

This forest was simply too vast. A slight deviation along their route might mean crossing a dozen extra mountain peaks, but getting lost in one of the valleys deep within Sunset Forest would be a far more serious matter.

"...Yuhao, Yuhao?"

Only then did Huo Yuhao snap back to his senses and notice Hu Liena beside him.

"What are you thinking about?" Hu Liena asked, her hands clasped behind her back as she tilted her head.

"I'm memorizing the terrain. It could save our lives if something unexpected happens," Huo Yuhao said with complete seriousness, making Hu Liena giggle.

"If it really comes down to a life-or-death crisis, what use would the route you memorized beforehand be?" Hu Liena said with a smile.

"Movement ahead! Everyone, stay alert!"

The Soul Masters present immediately entered combat stance. Brilliant soul rings emerged beneath their feet, white, yellow, and purple flashing in alternation.

Xie Yue and Yan released their martial souls at the same time, two yellow and two purple soul rings appearing beneath their feet.

"Na'er."

Hu Liena immediately summoned her martial soul. Two yellow and one purple soul rings appeared beneath her feet as she shielded Huo Yuhao behind and to her side.

Huo Yuhao's gaze also fell upon the trembling forest ahead. A massive Thousand-Year Soul Beast slowly emerged from within.

It was a ghostly blue creature shaped like a wolf, five meters long and two meters tall. Its fur resembled flowing blue flames, and its body seemed to exist somewhere between illusion and reality as it bared its fangs at the group of Soul Masters.

A Netherworld Wolf?

Huo Yuhao's eyes narrowed slightly.

Judging from its physical characteristics, it was roughly seven thousand to seven thousand five hundred years old.

This soul beast possessed speed, hunting instincts, and a degree of spatial power.

Whether in terms of numbers or the Four Ring Soul Elder strength of Xie Yue and Yan, the Soul Masters present were more than capable of handling this crisis. No wonder the Black-Robed Man leading them merely stood where he was, arms folded, watching coldly.

"A Netherworld Wolf?" There was a hint of excitement in Hu Liena's voice.

After searching Sunset Forest for so many days, they had finally encountered a soul beast that suited her fairly well.

Netherworld Wolves were considered exceptional among Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, especially one that was close to becoming a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

The Netherworld Wolf let out a resounding howl and lunged into the Soul Master Team.

Xie Yue and Yan joined forces to block the Netherworld Wolf's path, while the surrounding Soul Masters spread out to form an encirclement.

"Yuhao, just watch from the rear. Leave this to us." After saying that, Hu Liena immediately leaped into the battlefield.

The Soul Master Team on site was mainly responsible for containing the beast. The ones truly fighting were Xie Yue, Hu Liena, and Yan.

With Xie Yue and Yan assisting her, Hu Liena successfully killed the Netherworld Wolf and began absorbing its Fourth Soul Ring.

Throughout the entire process, Huo Yuhao merely watched from the sidelines.

About half an hour later, Hu Liena finally finished absorbing the soul ring.

As she looked at the deep purple soul ring that had condensed into form, a delighted smile appeared on her face. She was clearly very satisfied with the soul skill she had just obtained.

Xie Yue and Yan walked over and said something to her.

Watching from afar, Huo Yuhao suddenly sensed an invisible danger rapidly closing in.

Sea of Consciousness.

Electrolux spoke up on his own initiative. "Danger is approaching. Retreat quickly."

"Can we handle it?" Huo Yuhao pressed.

"I can act at most once." Electrolux's aged voice sounded.

Three times reduced to one? What was hidden within Sunset Forest?

"I understand." Huo Yuhao's eyes grew increasingly bright.

Several hundred meters away.

The ones secretly responsible for protecting the team's safety were a group composed of three Seven Ring Soul Saints.

They were currently chatting atop the canopy, thinking that now the little girl's Fourth Soul Ring was secured, it was time to prepare for the return journey.

However, at that moment.

"What was that—"

One of the sharp-eyed Soul Saints spotted a tornado storm gathering deep within Sunset Forest in the distance, from which a black shadow shot out.

Something was happening!

The three Soul Saints immediately activated their Martial Soul Avatars and rushed over at top speed to provide support.

At the same time, Huo Yuhao regained consciousness.

He clutched the black robe in his hand and retreated into the shadowy forest.

The Black-Robed Man, who had originally stood with his arms crossed, had clearly noticed something. He suddenly looked up, his pupils rapidly contracting.

This level of aura pressure... could it be—

"Everyone, retreat now..."

A vast surge of Soul Power erupted from the Black-Robed Man. Two yellow, three purple, and two black soul rings appeared in succession, while a Gale Wolf Martial Soul emerged behind him.

Seven Ring Soul Saint!

A massive creature descended from the sky amid raging winds and turbulent currents. The gusts and flying leaves it stirred up made everyone present unable to open their eyes.

The Seven Ring Soul Saint was like a fallen leaf in a gale, torn apart on the spot as blood sprayed everywhere.

Hu Liena and the others endured the howling wind and forced their eyes open a sliver, only to witness a scene that filled them with terror.

It was an enormous white tiger the size of a hill, with a pair of wings growing from its flanks. Their drooping span could easily cover a forest dozens of meters tall. Its eyes were like golden lanterns, and its body radiated a mysterious aura between black and white, faintly warping the surrounding space. Threads of black baleful energy seeped from its entire body.

Its icy tiger eyes gleamed sharply as it lowered its head to stare at the tiny, ant-like people below.

"Hell White Tiger..." Hu Liena's voice trembled. She could hardly believe that a legendary soul beast would appear here.

The three Seven Ring Soul Saints who had activated their Martial Soul Avatars and were flying over to provide support hurriedly slammed on the brakes midair upon seeing the monster's true form.

"It's a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast... Run!" The speaking Soul Saint's teeth were chattering as he abruptly turned and fled to the rear.

The other two Soul Saints immediately scattered and fled in different directions.

Facing a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, going up against it would be nothing but suicide!

When Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and the others saw even those powerful figures choosing to flee for their lives, the last trace of hope in their hearts was extinguished.

The Hell White Tiger threw back its head and let out a resounding roar.

The highly penetrating sonic howl rippled through the air and rapidly spread outward, killing the weaker soul beasts nearby on the spot.

A grayish-brown force emerged from the depths of the forest, shielding Hu Liena's group and dispersing the tremors from the sound waves.

The Hell White Tiger's wide-area sonic attack was covered and obliterated by the Gray Stillness descending through the air.

"Holding the sun and moon, plucking the stars—there is no one like me in this world."

The Hell White Tiger suddenly turned its head, its golden gaze instantly locking onto a black figure floating in the air.

The figure wore a loose hood that concealed his true face. The edges of his black robe fluttered in the wind, while a dense aura of death shrouded his body.