Black Nether Dragon Vine

Ye Lian stared fixedly at the bundle before her. She had never expected her luck to be so good that she would encounter such a supreme treasure!

Legend had it that Demon Eye Demonic Trees had once been extremely weak. It was only after one Demon Eye Demonic Tree broke through to the Hundred-Thousand-Year level and began protecting them that they gained the status of emperor-class Plant Soul Beasts.

Black Nether Dragon Vines, meanwhile, were Soul Beasts that were inherently extremely troublesome. They possessed exceptionally sharp attributes, and their piercing power was no weaker than that of a Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear of the same level.

Yet Black Nether Dragon Vines were mutated Soul Beasts. Legend said they possessed the bloodline of a True Dragon, and their control over the Dark Attribute was immensely powerful.

Ye Lian could no longer concern herself with anything else. Her fox-like eyes narrowed slightly as she shouted softly, "Second Spirit Ability, Interspatial Fox Claw!"

The second yellow Soul Ring among her eight Soul Rings trembled faintly. Ye Lian curled her hand into a fox claw wreathed in red flames and viciously slashed at the Black Nether Dragon Vine that was struggling desperately against the foxfire.

The Black Nether Dragon Vine was cleaved by the fox claw until only its roots remained. Ye Lian gently nudged Ling Xuan and said, "Go on. Kill it and absorb the Soul Ring!"

Ling Xuan nodded and immediately walked over. The ruby ring on his middle finger flashed, and a dagger carved with intricate patterns appeared. Gripping its hilt, he viciously stabbed it into the Black Nether Dragon Vine's roots.

After stabbing it several times in succession, a yellow Soul Ring slowly emerged above the Black Nether Dragon Vine. However, its color was slightly paler than Lin Li's.

Ye Lian stroked her chin and looked at the Soul Ring's color before saying calmly, "This Black Nether Dragon Vine is probably over four hundred years old. You can absorb it."

Ling Xuan nodded. Sitting cross-legged, he summoned an exquisite little tree into his hand. Yet unlike an ordinary tree, it resembled a locust tree overall, while its branches and trunk were densely covered in eyes.

If one listened carefully, one could even hear waves of wails and howls.

It was their spirit, the Demon Soul Spirit Tree. Ling Xuan drew the Black Nether Dragon Vine's Soul Ring toward his spirit, immediately feeling the pressure it brought.

At Lake of Life in the core region of the Star Dou Great Forest, a thin man dressed in a black-green robe "watched" Ling Xuan absorb the Soul Ring and curled his lips in satisfaction.

On the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, Lin Li, dressed in black, stared coldly at a pitch-black demonic spider blocking her path. On its abdomen was a strange human face.

It was the infamous jungle hunter, the Man Faced Demon Spider. However, this Man Faced Demon Spider had yet to reach the thousand-year level.

A thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider had legs at least one meter long, whereas this spider's legs were only around seventy centimeters long, and its bristles were grayish as well.

Lin Li judged that its Cultivation Level was around six to seven hundred years. Faint sounds stirred by the swaying shadows of the trees drifted through the forest.

Lin Li's eyelashes trembled slightly, but she immediately activated the Star Domain. The Crown of Stars lightly settled atop her head like a crown, making her resemble a little princess draped in starlight—delicate, beautiful, and dreamlike.

Countless stars in the heavens answered the summons, casting down innumerable beams of starlight that crashed fiercely toward the Man Faced Demon Spider.

Each time the Man Faced Demon Spider was struck painfully by a ray of starlight, it let out a tortured shriek.

Then, its abdomen rose as the human face suddenly spewed a huge purple-black web at her—the Man Faced Demon Spider's signature technique.

Web Restraint! Lin Li's face darkened as she rapidly used Carefree Steps, narrowly evading it!

But what greeted her next were the Man Faced Demon Spider's spear-like legs, charging toward her like Death God Scythes. Only then did Lin Li understand where its title of jungle hunter came from!

She immediately activated the Blood Fiend Demonic Phoenix spirit and roared, "First Spirit Ability, Blood Phoenix Returns to Nest!"

The sole yellow Soul Ring on the Blood Fiend Demonic Phoenix spun madly as it let out a soaring Phoenix Cry toward the sky!

A dense layer of black-red flames enveloped Lin Li's body, erupting with a powerful and terrifying pressure!

At the same time, she frantically used Carefree Steps. Dense gray smoke gathered around her index finger and, like a ghost, fiercely struck the opponent's eyes.

In an instant, the Man Faced Demon Spider's body was violently shattered by the gray smoke. Lin Li stared blankly at the sight before her. She knew Soul Breaking Finger was powerful, but she had never imagined it would be this powerful!

The system immediately chimed. It detected that the Host had independently killed a seven-hundred-and-fifty-year Man Faced Demon Spider stronger than herself and rewarded her with one bottle of Marrow Cleansing Fluid.

Hearing the system notification, Lin Li could not help asking, "System, what's going on? Before this, I trained Soul Breaking Finger on the academy's boulders, but its power was nowhere near this strong!"

The system replied flatly, "The Host's Soul Shattering Finger shatters souls. When dealing with that little fatty before, you merely used it lightly and did not even use one-tenth of its power.

"But when facing this Soul Beast, you struck with lethal intent. What Soul Shattering Finger shattered was its soul! The stronger one's Spiritual Power, the lower the damage caused by Soul Shattering Finger; the reverse is also true!

"Unfortunately, this Man Faced Demon Spider's Spiritual Power was inherently low, and it was also restrained by the Phoenix Spirit. That was why you could kill it so easily."

Lin Li gave a soft hum. At that moment, a bright yellow Soul Ring suddenly appeared over the shattered body of the Man Faced Demon Spider, and her eyes narrowed.

She swiftly circulated the Death God Art. The Blood Fiend Demonic Phoenix let out a long cry, and the Soul Power within the Soul Ring surged madly into Lin Li's body.

At that moment, Lin Li felt as though she were soaking in a hot spring—comfortable and warm...

Her First Spirit Ring also continued to solidify, and its color gradually deepened somewhat, though it was still far from turning purple!

However, because of the rapid devouring, Lin Li's Soul Power circulated wildly, directly breaking through to Level Sixteen.

Only one month had passed since she awakened her spirit, yet her Cultivation Level had already reached Level Sixteen!

Lin Li pressed onward, continuing to hunt on the outskirts until sunrise the following morning.

A white tiger with snow-white fur now lay beside Lin Li, while her Soul Ring had begun to reveal faint traces of purple.

Her level had also reached the peak of Level Seventeen. Yet Lin Li discovered that the urge to wreak havoc within her heart had grown incredibly strong. Her mind was filled only with hunting and devouring.

She put the white tiger away in her Soul Tool ring. Its fur was so snowy white and soft that it would surely make warm clothes for winter.

At that moment, she no longer planned to hunt Soul Beasts to improve herself. She would not carry out such large-scale hunts again for at least the next year. It was too easy. She had to temper the Star Attraction Technique.

Otherwise, she felt that the Blood Fiend Demonic Phoenix might directly take control of her. Good heavens, even Ma Xiaotao's spirit in Douluo Dalu 2 would not dare do something like that, yet her spirit actually wanted to.

The stronger her Spiritual Power became, the stronger her control over her spirit would be. She could raise her Soul Power through hunting again then. But the residual power in her body was still incredibly abundant.

It was enough for her to reach Level Twenty within three weeks. Thinking this, Lin Li shouted softly, "Blood Fiend Demonic Phoenix, open!" Pitch-black Phoenix Wings beat behind her, and Lin Li became a dark phantom racing toward Saint Er Junior Soul Master Academy.

Half an hour after Lin Li left, two figures swiftly rushed toward the area.