Lightning Rabbit and Clear Ripples Lotus

Ye Lian had no interest in dealing with Wang Bing right now, but his shout had worked quite well.

With one shout, he had called out a suitable Soul Beast. The Cracked White Tiger was an immensely powerful tiger-type Soul Beast. Though it could not stand shoulder to shoulder with a True Dragon, it could rival some lesser dragons.

The sky was gradually darkening. The setting sun shone upon the towering trees beside them, its lingering glow bathing the snow-white tiger in light.

The Cracked White Tiger had clearly not eaten in a long time. It let out a roar and fiercely pounced toward Ye Lian.

The tiger's roar shook the heavens. Just as its sharp claws were about to touch Ye Lian, she gave a cold laugh.

A blood-red fox phantom appeared, and the purple Third Spirit Ring ranked third flickered slightly. She growled softly, "Third Spirit Ability, Flame Explosion."

A fissure suddenly opened beneath her feet, bubbling as though molten lava were churning within it.

As the white tiger drew near, a stream of upward-surging molten lava erupted from the fissure and slammed fiercely into its abdomen.

In a single exchange, the white tiger was blasted to the ground. But Lin Li's eyes narrowed. Two spirit abilities had been fused together!

When Ye Lian's Third Spirit Ring had lit up just now, her First Spirit Ring had also lit up. But no one knew what exactly her First Spirit Ring was!

Ye Lian threw the Cracked White Tiger at Rou'er's feet and tossed her a dagger. "The white tiger's weak point is its eyes. Stab it! Finish it!"

Rou'er looked at the tiger beneath her feet, secretly taking a deep breath. She raised the dagger and stabbed down viciously.

With a wet squelch, the tiger's eye was instantly pierced. A mist of blood splashed across her face, lending several shades of manic, sickly beauty to her originally fair skin.

When Rou'er saw that the Spirit Ring had yet to appear, she hardened her heart and stabbed the dagger into the tiger's eye several more times.

Lin Li's eyelids twitched at the sight. She had originally thought the other girl would be gentle as water.

After spending the past month together, she had thought Rou'er was very gentle, the kind of woman from Jiangnan in her previous life.

But now, she knew she had been wrong. What kind of simple person could awaken the Swift Shadow Cat King as their martial spirit?

This move of hers reminded Lin Li of a phrase from her previous life: a manic beauty.

Finally, under the beauty's ruthless assault on the poor creature, a yellow Spirit Ring appeared above the pitiful Cracked White Tiger. Without waiting for Ye Lian to speak,

Rou'er immediately sat down to absorb the Spirit Ring. By now, the sky had grown late. The sunset was nearly spent, and a curtain of starlight would soon appear.

Ye Lian looked at the sky and sighed. "Rest here for now. Take out your tents and set up camp here!"

Naturally, Lin Li had prepared a tent. She was not used to sleeping with anyone else, so she set it up.

When she saw Zhou Yurou standing there at a loss, she went over to help her set up her tent beside her own, so she could assist her if anything happened during the night.

The others followed suit and set up their tents. Ye Lian lit a cluster of flames nearby.

Meanwhile, Rou'er was also nearing the end of her Spirit Ring absorption. The Swift Shadow Cat King was quite good-looking. Swift Shadow Cats had gray fur,

while only the Cat King had a tuft of yellow fur atop its head to distinguish its status. At that moment, the Cat King behind Rou'er let out a sharp "meow" toward the sky.

Rou'er rose to her feet, and a yellow Spirit Ring slowly appeared beneath her.

After thanking Ye Lian, Rou'er went to set up her own tent. She placed it beside Lin Li's as well. There was no particular reason; after the past month, she simply felt that Lin Li was reliable!

Besides, as a girl herself, she was embarrassed to set up her tent alongside several men.

Lin Li silently circulated the Star Guidance Art. The lingering radiance of the stars descended, continuously nourishing and restoring her Spiritual Power.

The night passed peacefully. With the aura Ye Lian deliberately released, few Soul Beasts foolish enough to enter dared approach.

The next morning, everyone rose. Lin Li took out the dried meat from her ring and gave each person a share.

Ye Lian glanced at it and praised her. "You prepared thoroughly."

Lin Li gave a hum, and everyone began searching for Soul Beasts. Perhaps their luck had run out after encountering two Soul Beasts in succession yesterday.

For a full three hours, Lin Li and the others did not encounter a single suitable Soul Beast. Either its age was unsuitable, or its attribute was unsuitable.

As they continued searching, they suddenly spotted a rabbit less than thirty centimeters tall but incredibly fast.

Every time it leaped, its body seemed to pause in midair for an instant. When it reappeared, it would already be somewhere else.

Zhou Yurou cried out, "Lightning Rabbit!"

Wang Ning's eyes reddened as well. He had not expected to encounter a Soul Beast that shared the same origin as his martial spirit.

Ye Lian immediately said, "Go. Catch up to it." Yet her Spiritual Power had already locked firmly onto it.

Wang Ning hurried after the Lightning Rabbit, and Zhou Yurou wanted to help him chase it too.

But Lin Li stopped her. "You can't catch it. Competing in speed with a Lightning Rabbit—aren't you afraid it'll run you to death?"

Zhou Yurou asked in confusion, "Run what?"

Lin Li answered succinctly, "Walk a dog!"

Pfft. Hearing Lin Li's words, everyone began laughing, making Wang Ming pause unconsciously as he was about to help his younger brother hunt the Soul Beast.

Wang Ming instantly turned his head toward Lin Li.

Noticing it, Lin Li looked at Wang Ming and said, "Don't worry. Let Wang Ning run around with it for a while. Lightning Rabbits are incredibly stupid. Though it shares the same origin as Wang Ning's martial spirit, it isn't a particularly rare Soul Beast."

Wang Ming nodded. What Lin Li did not say was, wasn't Ye Lian unconcerned too?

Could a rabbit escape when it encountered a fox? Especially an old, experienced fox.

Lin Li and the others followed Ye Lian's footsteps. In less than half an hour, they had arrived beside a pond.

At that moment, a fat rabbit had somehow crashed into a tree and lay unconscious beside it, while a fat man panted heavily as he collapsed onto the ground.

When Wang Ming saw this, he hurried over to help him up. Seeing Wang Ning's miserable state, Lin Li shook her head helplessly, while the others had no such reservations and lowered their heads to laugh.

Lin Li walked over to the rabbit, pried open its mouth, and examined its teeth. Its incisors were a full five centimeters long. She said to Wang Ning, "This stupid rabbit has a Cultivation Level of over four hundred years. Are you sure you want to absorb it?"

Supported by Wang Ming, Wang Ning walked over and nodded. "I'm sure."

Lin Li gave a hum. Looking at Wang Ning's sturdy build, she thought about it and decided he could absorb it.

That rabbit could not possibly be over four hundred and fifty years old, because its incisors had not grown beyond six centimeters.

Ye Lian also went over to check the rabbit's Cultivation Level. "More or less. Absorbing it definitely won't be a problem."

Ye Lian continued, "When you encounter a Soul Beast whose martial spirit shares the same origin, even raising the age limit by over a hundred years is no big deal. It only makes the absorption a little more painful."

Just as Lin Li was about to nod, she heard Ye Lian announce, "Yurou, your Spirit Ring is here."

Ye Lian stared quietly at the pond. Countless lotus flowers, as though carved from green jade, bloomed across its surface.

Lin Li asked curiously, "Teacher, what kind of Soul Beast is that? It isn't in the Beginner Soul Beast Encyclopedia."

Ye Lian smiled. "This type of Soul Beast is very rare, so it isn't recorded in the book. It is called the Clear Ripples Lotus, and it possesses both Wind Attribute and Spirit Attribute power."

Lin Li's eyes lit up upon hearing this, but then Ye Lian added, "However, only the fiercest flames can pluck this type of Soul Beast."