Hunting the Ten Thousand Year Earth Fire Dragon (1)
In the blink of an eye, half a day had passed since the hunting team composed of Soul Arena Beasts entered the Star Dou Great Forest.
According to intelligence gathered by their agents, the Earth Fire Dragon that meets Ignis's required age is active near a canyon about ten kilometers ahead of them.
Theoretically speaking, they have entered the range of that Earth Fire Dragon.
According to eyewitness accounts from intelligence providers, this Ten Thousand Year Earth Fire Dragon appears to be solitary, primarily resting in natural caves deep within the canyon, occasionally venturing out to forage in woodlands or grasslands outside the canyon.
In terms of both compatibility and safety, he can be said to be an extremely suitable candidate for Ignis.
You Chen used the Aura Concealment Art to silently watch over the team, observing their rigorous and efficient performance along the way, and was extremely satisfied.
Along the way, he did not take over the scout's work. According to the pre-arranged plan, he would only issue warnings in cases where there was a possibility of encountering Soul Beast with a cultivation level of over 50,000 years.
However, even after traveling over a hundred kilometers into the Star Dou Great Forest in half a day, the hunting area they traversed was still on the outer edge of the forest. The probability of encountering a 50,000-year-old Soul Beast was comparable to winning the second prize in the lottery.
Why not the first prize? Because most people can't win the first prize.
The Star Dou Great Forest can be simply divided into the "outermost edge area", "outer circle", "inner mixed area", "core area", and the "Lake of Life Forbidden Zone", an area that human Soul Master have basically never even heard of at this stage.
In a sense, the "Lake of Life Forbidden Zone" is the true core area, while the current "core area" is merely the boundary between the core area and the internal mixed zone. However, for now, let's still adhere to the above division of "core area" and "forbidden zone".
Once you enter the internal mixed zone, you can basically find ten-thousand-year-old Soul Beast everywhere.
The area they are currently in is located at the junction of the outer circle and the inner mixed zone. This area is mainly inhabited by hundred-year and thousand-year Soul Beast, while Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast are relatively rare and can only be seen occasionally.
It is foreseeable that the Soul Arena Beasts will be active in this area for a long time to come.
As more and more Soul Arena Beasts reach the Quasi-Soul Ancestor level 40, they will begin to hunt down Soul Beast that are over ten thousand years old, and this area is the best hunting ground.
Therefore, You Chen did not actually encounter a situation where he needed to come out and remind him.
They then displayed a high degree of discipline and teamwork.
Route planning that involves scouting and reconnaissance, avoiding unnecessary battles with Soul Beast as much as possible, and demonstrating excellent teamwork in unavoidable battles...
Control-type Soul Master immediately restricted and interrupted, support-type Soul Masters provided timely assistance, defense-type Soul Masters offered protection, and Agility Attack System and Power Attack System Masters displayed explosive power and effective output... They truly coordinated perfectly.
All of this made You Chen very happy.
In particular, unlike those single-player gamers who are obsessed with limited resources and cling to their artifacts until the end of the game, they will use their Black Firearm without hesitation when necessary, even if the arrows and booster fuel are limited.
However, even if You Chen was satisfied with their performance, this was the only time he would escort them and conduct such a thorough review.
The development of Black Firearm is one aspect.
This thing is nominally capable of killing Soul Emperor, but that's all the attack power it possesses. To truly pose a threat to Soul Emperor, it requires coordinated group efforts to maximize the advantages of standardized mechanical weapons.
However, if the controller's strength is too low, the hit rate against targets far exceeding their strength will naturally be pitifully low. Therefore, those who joined the hunting team this time are all elites with strength at least at the Soul Elder level.
To fully utilize the Black Firearm, the Soul Master's own cultivation level is equally important.
This is another aspect...
After this hunt, Ignis will obtain Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring. Needless to say, the bonuses from Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring will greatly increase her strength, and she will normally have the combat power of Soul King.
Even without relying on Black Firearm, it can fight against Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and has the ability to help other Soul Arena Beasts hunt for their fourth Soul Ring.
Moreover, there's the help of Black Firearm.
This would mean that You Chen's help would no longer be needed. If You Chen's strength remained stagnant at this stage, they would be able to threaten You Chen even if they organized themselves.
Even if you hunt too many Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, attracting powerful Soul Beast from the internal mixed zone, you won't have to worry about that then.
Because all the Soul Arena Beasts had reached the Soul Ancestor and were equipped with Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, they were able to retreat in an orderly manner even when faced with a fifty-thousand-year Soul Beast leading multiple Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in pursuit, thanks to their Black Firearm.
After all, their location hasn't penetrated deep into the inner mixed zone, and they can evacuate the Star Dou Great Forest in just half a day.
If this still results in a large number of casualties... then it can only be said that they are a bunch of incompetent fools. The losses are just losses.
As for this time... there's no need to be so harsh.
Although the Earth Fire Dragon is not as powerful as the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear or the Titan Giant Ape, and can rival Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast with a weak bloodline at 10,000 years old, it can still fight against an ordinary 50,000-year-old Soul Beast, which means it has the combat power of Soul Sage!
If the Black Fire Crossbow hits its target squarely, it can instantly cripple or even kill Soul Emperor. In other words, it also has the ability to threaten Soul Sage!
It just requires better teamwork, as well as a certain amount of courage and luck.
Whether they can successfully complete the hunt is something even You Chen cannot definitively say.
Therefore, this hunt is a trial and challenge given to everyone by You Chen.
If anything goes wrong and there is a possibility of injury or death, You Chen will take immediate action!
While the main body was responsible for guarding the surroundings and preventing other Soul Beast from entering their hunting grounds, You Chen would also send out a Starlight Avatar to assist in the battle.
Even if it is just an avatar formed from Soul Power, it has the combat power of an ordinary Soul King. If it were to consume all of its Soul Power reserves and explode at once, it could unleash the power of Soul Emperor!
Such aid is considerable.
The testing and parade were essentially complete, You Chen didn't linger any longer. His Soul Power surged, and a Starlight Avatar, identical in appearance to his true self, appeared. He addressed the crowd, "I've located the target. Let's lure it out now. Everyone, prepare for action!"
The main body and the avatar took off together. The Starlight Avatar rushed forward for over a thousand meters in one breath, and then a giant beast, over five meters tall and as big as a small mountain, appeared in their field of vision.
Its dark red dragon scales seemed to have lava flowing beneath them, and its cold, golden eyes were as big as a washbasin, with three jet-black dragon horns spiraling out.
The Earth Fire Dragon has no wings and cannot fly; instead, it possesses an extremely strong physique and power!
At this moment, the Ten Thousand Year Earth Fire Dragon left the cave deep in the canyon and was drinking water by a stream.
"Hmm?"
The feeling of unease made the Earth Fire Dragon twitch slightly, its brow bone as thick as a human arm. It then raised its head and looked toward the source of the danger.
Ugh—.
The air seemed to emit a mournful cry.
An air column formed by the compression and condensation of countless tiny air blades was launched instantly!