An Unexpected Gain

"Blood Vine can enhance your sustained combat ability and recovery ability."

"Of course, if you want to continue using the attack methods of Beast Martial Soul, we can choose other Soul Beast."

Su Ming agreed with Dugu Bo's analysis and said, "It's the Blood Vine. I'm currently concentrating my Bloodline Power; perhaps I can also gain some improvement from the Blood Vine."

Bloodline Power?

Yes.

Dugu Bo hadn't really thought of this.

Su Ming did not refuse, so he became more enthusiastic and, recalling the location of the Blood Vine, led Su Ming to wander deep into the Sunset Forest.

Along the way, they did observe other Soul Beast, and there were several Soul Beast suitable for Su Ming. Unfortunately, none of them were a good match. They were either too young, less than 10,000 years old, or too old, with a cultivation level of 20,000 to 30,000 years.

It's worth mentioning that Su Ming encountered a ten-thousand-year-old Cave Spider. If it weren't for Dugu Bo's Martial Soul Possession and severely injuring it with his powerful strength, the Cave Spider would have continued to follow the two of them.

The Cave Spider is quite peculiar; it ranks among the top spider-type Soul Beast, but it doesn't rely on poison for attacks. Instead, it wins through tactics.

Good tactics.

The spider silk of the Cave Spider is extremely strong, and the sticky fluid attached to it has a powerful adsorption capacity. With its silk, the Cave Spider can usually trap opponents much stronger than itself.

Besides spider silk, his greatest skill is digging tunnels, allowing him to traverse underground quickly and create traps to hunt prey.

Some greedy Cave Spider, boasting of their superior intelligence, scheme against and prey on higher-age Soul Beast Soul Beast in order to grow rapidly.

"This ten-thousand-year- Cave Spider is probably only ten thousand years old. Its intelligence has increased, and it has become arrogant. Even my, Titled Douluo, couldn't scare it away."

Dugu Bo withdrew his Martial Soul and watched the cave Cave Spider, but did not pursue it.

"It's a pity that the Cave Spider isn't suitable for you. Otherwise, given the quality of this Cave Spider, it would definitely be a decent Soul Ring."

Su Ming did not refute.

If it were Man Faced Demon Spider, he might get a sudden urge to see if he could get lucky and unleash an Eight Spider Lances.

But since it's Cave Spider, then forget it.

Of course, this is something to think about.

The Man Faced Demon Spider capable of producing Eight Spider Lances is in the Star Dou Great Forest, and its age is extremely low, which does not meet Su Ming's needs.

The two arrived at a swamp.

Dugu Bo pointed to the depths of the swamp.

"I can sense it; the Blood Vine are deep in the swamp ahead."

Su Ming looked around and discovered that a large number of small Soul Beast lived in the swamp; if he wasn't careful, he could easily be ambushed.

Seeing this, Dugu Bo released his dark green Soul Power to clear a path in front of him.

"With my poison around, these Soul Beast dare not approach."

Call out!

A sharp thorn flew in from who-knows-where.

Dugu Bo looked over with a cold gaze.

A snake tail appeared behind him, sweeping past Su Ming and knocking away the spikes.

Su Ming looked at the spikes and gasped.

The spike was as big as his arm, with an exceptionally sharp tip, and the entire spike had a metallic sheen.

He looked sharply in the direction from which the spikes had been fired.

"It's Metagross, senior! Capture it!" Su Ming said quickly. "A secretion inside Metagross can effectively alter the internal structure of metals. If we can capture it alive and continuously extract that secretion, my Forging efficiency can increase by at least 30%."

Dugu Bo hadn't cared at first, but after hearing Su Ming's words, he disappeared from Su Ming's side in the next instant.

On the opposite side, a gigantic monster, its entire body seemingly made of metal, quickly retreated.

He sensed the terrifying aura emanating from Dugu Bo.

I should have known better than to be so foolish.

The thought flashed through its mind, and Metagross lost consciousness, turning into a statue.

"Heh, why did you have to be so impulsive? A six-thousand-year-old Soul Beast, where did you get the guts to attack me?"

Dugu Bo stepped forward, patted the Metagross that had turned into a statue, picked it up, and placed it in a good spot.

"This Metagross is only six thousand years old. The petrification effect I activate at full power can last for at least ten days."

Su Ming arrived at that moment, carefully observed the Metagross, and a hint of amazement flashed in his eyes.

"I never expected to run into a Metagross here."

The Metagross is not a common Soul Beast; it is rare and doesn't exist in most Soul Beast Soul Beast habitats. It is estimated to be found only in places like Sunset Forest, Star Dou Great Forest, and Savage Beast Mountain Range.

Metagross is not made of metal, but it can manipulate Metal Element. During its growth, it likes to convert the various metals it collects into Metal Element and attach them to its body. Over time, it becomes a lump of iron.

In fact, its interior is not metal.

"I didn't realize it until you mentioned it. The Metagross's abilities are indeed suitable for the Forging system. I reckon that some Soul Master will definitely make that connection in the future. I wonder if these already few Metagross will become extinct."

Will they become extinct?

It's not a big problem.

"As long as this Metagross doesn't die, Metagross won't go extinct."

Su Ming had no intention of exploiting the situation to the point of exhaustion; his goal in capturing this Metagross was sustainable development.

Whether other Soul Master hunt down the Metagross to collect its body materials or try to obtain corresponding Soul Skill from its Soul Ring, it has nothing to do with Su Ming.

The development of the Soul Master World cannot stop, and whether some Soul Beast become extinct is not something he can decide.

Soul Beast have their own internal survival mechanism of natural selection, which has led to the extinction of countless rare Soul Beast. So what if the extinction of Soul Beast is caused by changes in the Soul Master World?

An excessive sense of compassion will only make you a clown.

Deep in the swamp.

A giant, dark red tree stands tall.

Upon closer inspection, it is not a tree, but a winding, spiraling vine that has piled up to form a tree.

The vines are dark red overall, with very obvious bright red veins, and occasionally a red sheen flows through the veins.

Around the giant tree, dark red vines stretched in all directions, turning the surrounding area a crimson red.

Su Ming and Dugu Bo arrived at a nearby location.

"Look, this is the Blood Vine." Dugu Bo pointed to a vine not far from his feet and said, "The Blood Vine has an extremely powerful ability to split. Often, a single Blood Vine can affect a very wide area, far exceeding that of Soul Beast of the same level. The split vines of this ten-thousand-year-old Blood Vine are estimated to cover an area of three kilometers in radius."

"That's why the Blood Vine Life extremely resilient; if even a few Blood Vine are missed, it could very well allow him to escape."

Su Ming asked in confusion, "Then how do we kill this kind of Soul Beast?"

His understanding of Soul Beast is actually inferior to that of Dugu Bo.

"In the way I'm best at."

What's your best approach?

Su Ming looked at Dugu Bo and realized something.

Poison!

"The Blood Vine vine has a lot of tendrils, and the energy within them flows very quickly. You can see red light flowing through the tendrils each time; that's one cycle."

"He can be killed simply by introducing the poison into his bloodstream."