Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast: Howling Sky Tiger

Lin Qiuyang nodded in satisfaction, then moved ahead to scout the way. Dai Weisi, Zhu Zhuyun, and Zhu Zhuqing stayed in the middle, while Li Hu brought up the rear.

They traveled through the Star Dou Great Forest for most of the day without encountering any suitable Soul Beasts.

"—Roar!"

In an instant, an ear-splitting tiger's roar rang out, followed by a series of clanging battle sounds.

"A tiger's roar!"

Dai Weisi's heart leaped with joy. His Martial Soul was the Evil Eyed White Tiger, so he was exceedingly familiar with tiger roars.

"Since there's a tiger's roar, that tiger-type Soul Beast might be perfect for me!"

"His Highness the First Prince is right!" Lin Qiuyang's eyes lit up as well. "Judging by the sound, that tiger-type Soul Beast must be fighting another Soul Beast. Perhaps we can reap the benefits!"

"That's right. Let's go."

Everyone summoned their Martial Souls and sprinted toward the source of the tiger's roar. About five minutes later, they spotted a gravely wounded Howling Sky Tiger!

It was a large brownish-yellow tiger with black stripes all over its body. It stood more than three meters tall, even larger than the tigers Dai Weisi had seen in zoos in his previous life.

Its sharp claws, savage fangs, and powerful body all proclaimed the authority of the king of beasts.

However, this king of beasts was now somewhat weak. Its body was covered in wounds, black blood continuously flowing from them. It had clearly suffered a Serious Injury.

"Sssshhh!"

Before the Howling Sky Tiger stood a Man Faced Demon Spider over two meters in size, a terrifying devourer of life!

The Man Faced Demon Spider was covered in glossy black armor. Its eight spider legs, each over three meters long, resembled eight spears. The tips of its long legs were thin and sharp, silently piercing the ground with every step, demonstrating their Sharpness.

On the Man Faced Demon Spider's lower abdomen were white markings that stood in stark contrast to its black body.

Those white markings formed the image of a vicious human face. Eight small eyes gleaming with faint purple light were pressed close to its lower abdomen, which was why it was called the Man Faced Demon Spider.

The Man Faced Demon Spider advanced step by step toward the Howling Sky Tiger, disgusting saliva dripping from the corners of its mouth. It had apparently already regarded the tiger as its lunch!

"It's a Howling Sky Tiger and a Man Faced Demon Spider!"

Lin Qiuyang immediately cried out, then frowned slightly. "Your Highness the First Prince, that Howling Sky Tiger's cultivation has already exceeded ten thousand years. Though it has only just passed that threshold, it is still a genuine Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast. We should leave first. It would be troublesome if we got caught up in this."

Not only was the Howling Sky Tiger a Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast, but the Man Faced Demon Spider's cultivation had also exceeded seventeen thousand years. Its strength was no weaker than that of a twenty-thousand-year Soul Beast.

The Man Faced Demon Spider slowly moved forward, opened its bloody maw, and spat out a tough, highly venomous spiderweb!

Unlike other spider-type Soul Beasts, the Man Faced Demon Spider directly spat out its webs. They were not only extremely sticky, but also incredibly tough, and carried terrifying neurotoxic poison.

Dai Weisi could even see purple venom dripping from the web. It looked extremely poisonous.

"Roar! Roar! Roar!"

Though the Howling Sky Tiger was badly injured, the dignity of the king of beasts would not allow it to await death. It gathered all its strength, raised its head, and let out an enraged roar!

The Terrifying Roar was deafening, like a stone raising a thousand waves. It made the air tremble violently and forcibly shattered the highly resilient spiderweb!

This was also the Howling Sky Tiger's ultimate move: Terrifying Roar, a sonic attack. Its powerful roar could destroy a person's hearing, strike terror into their heart, and shake their soul!

At close range, the vibrations of the sound waves could even shatter rocks, inflict direct damage upon enemies, and ignore defenses.

After hearing the roar, the Man Faced Demon Spider immediately felt its blood and energy churn within it, while its internal organs throbbed with intense pain. It had no choice but to retreat quickly and keep its distance from the Howling Sky Tiger.

It knew full well that the Howling Sky Tiger had been poisoned by it and would soon die. There was no need to clash head-on with it.

The direction in which the Man Faced Demon Spider retreated happened to be where Dai Weisi and the others stood. It also noticed them and immediately spat out a massive spiderweb, intending to wipe them all out!

"Fifth Spirit Ability: Sword Draws Like a Dragon!"

At the critical moment, Lin Qiuyang stepped in, gripping an azure Mystic Iron Sword in his hand.

Eight Soul Rings—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black—circled around him in the air. At the same time, his black Fifth Soul Ring suddenly flashed and burst with light!

The Mystic Iron Sword danced wildly in his hand, unleashing streak after streak of fierce sword energy. The surrounding trees swayed continuously as leaves fell one after another, spinning in the wind generated by his sword technique.

The spiderweb spat out by the Man Faced Demon Spider was also sliced to pieces by the fierce sword energy. After succeeding with one strike, Lin Qiuyang slashed at the Man Faced Demon Spider again!

"Sixth Spirit Ability: Blade Light Sword Shadow!"

Lin Qiuyang continuously swung the Mystic Iron Sword. His swordsmanship was exquisite, his sword energy peerlessly fierce. For a moment, countless streaks of sword energy tore through the air toward the Man Faced Demon Spider!

Lin Qiuyang possessed exceptionally rich combat experience. He knew that when dealing with an enemy carrying poison, the best method was to keep one's distance and attack from afar.

"Uncle Li, that Man Faced Demon Spider is poisonous. To prevent any unexpected developments, go help Dean Lin!"

"As you command!"

Li Hu directly activated his Martial Soul Avatar and rushed forward. The Man Faced Demon Spider, which had already been no match for Lin Qiuyang, was completely pushed into a disadvantage.

After sending Li Hu away, Dai Weisi walked over to the dying Howling Sky Tiger. At this point, it was extremely weak, the poison had already seeped into its bones, and death was its only fate. It seemed to have accepted its end as well.

"Rest in peace. We'll take care of that Man Faced Demon Spider for you." After saying that, Dai Weisi drew a sharp dagger and thrust it out, ending the Howling Sky Tiger's life.

Black Soul Power emerged from its body and formed a black Soul Ring!

Zhu Zhuyun said, "What a pity it's a Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast. Otherwise, this Howling Sky Tiger would truly be perfect for you."

"I want to try absorbing this Soul Ring. Zhu Yun, please protect me."

"Huh? Have you gone mad?" Zhu Zhuyun stared at him in shock. "Don't you know that absorbing a Soul Ring beyond your level only leads to death?"

"Not necessarily. Just because others can't do it doesn't mean I can't. I've eaten so much Ten Thousand Year Whale Rubber that my physique isn't much weaker than a Spirit King's. I should be able to absorb a Soul Ring beyond my level."

"No! I absolutely refuse! Weisi, don't joke with me, okay?" Zhu Zhuyun tightly gripped Dai Weisi's arm, refusing to let him absorb it.

Dai Weisi gently stroked his wife's little head and comforted her. "Honey, just let me try. If anything goes wrong, interrupt me immediately. I definitely won't blame you. I have to absorb this Soul Ring. Trust me!"

"This..." Seeing the determination in Dai Weisi's eyes, Zhu Zhuyun finally agreed helplessly. She knew she could not stop him.

"But we have a deal. If there's even the slightest sign that something is wrong with you, I'll interrupt you immediately!"

"No problem. What a good wife you are!"

After kissing Zhu Zhuyun, Dai Weisi sat down cross-legged, released his Evil Eyed White Tiger Martial Soul, and used his Soul Power to draw the Soul Ring toward himself.

As he drew in the Soul Ring, the figure of a Howling Sky Tiger instantly appeared within his Spiritual Sea of Consciousness and charged at Dai Weisi!

"Good! I'll conquer you!"

With that, Dai Weisi's Mental Power transformed into an Evil Eyed White Tiger and violently collided with the Howling Sky Tiger! Tiger Howl to the Mountains!

The soul shock of a Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast was extremely powerful, but this Howling Sky Tiger had only just broken through the ten-thousand-year threshold.

Its cultivation was at most around ten thousand eight hundred years, and certainly no more than eleven thousand years.

Therefore, its soul shock was not especially intense. At least for now, Dai Weisi could still resist it with his Mental Power and willpower.