Soul Beast Hunters

Soul beast hunters specialized in accepting requests from families and other powers to track down and capture the Soul Beasts they wanted in exchange for payment. To put it plainly, wherever Soul Beasts were needed, the Hunters could do the catching and bring them back.

But their prices varied, depending on the age and species of the Soul Beast. Hunters could only be considered a small group.

"These four kids are dressed well. They're obviously children of a great family, or elite students from an advanced Soul Master Academy. And yet no one is guarding them. They're clearly here for training, which means someone must be protecting them from the shadows." When the leader heard Yan's words, he secretly sized up the four of them.

"This young brother needs this Purple Heart Sacred Flame Lion too? Unfortunately, this Soul Beast was reserved in advance by the Fire Lion Family of Blazing Fire City, so I'm afraid..." the leader, a Soul King, explained.

"Oh? How much did they offer you? I'll pay double." Yan spoke with great confidence, making Duanyu Fan unable to help sizing him up. Did he really have that much money?

"The Fire Lion Family offered us two hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins. Young brother, what do you think?" The leader, the Soul King, narrowed his eyes and slowly gave a number.

"Two hundred thousand? Do you think I'm stupid? This is only a Thousand-Year Soul Beast. Even a Soul Beast of ten or twenty thousand years wouldn't cost that much. I'll give you one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins at most." Yan frowned. It was obvious the other party was trying to fleece him after seeing his need.

In reality, however, the price the Fire Lion Family had given this group of Hunters was thirty thousand Gold Soul Coins. Thirty thousand was already a lot, enough for the five Hunters to enjoy themselves for a full year, unless they gambled it all away in one go.

When he heard Yan name his price, the other Soul King could no longer hold himself back. He was clearly very tempted. Thirty thousand split between five people and one hundred thousand split between five people felt completely different once held in the hand.

"Big Brother! Why don't we agree? They don't look like people short of money," the second Soul King whispered beside the leader, while the other three Soul Ancestors also gathered around.

"But how do we explain the mission to the Fire Lion Family? If we do this, will our five-man team lose its credibility in the Hunters' circle?" The leader was tempted too, but still had a trace of concern.

"Big Brother! You're overthinking it. We'll just say we didn't find it. And we're not the only group helping the Fire Lion Family capture Soul Beasts. Though this Purple Heart Sacred Flame Lion is rather rare and can be exchanged for the Fire Lion Family's highest reward of thirty thousand Gold Soul Coins, the people opposite us are offering one hundred thousand," one of the Soul Ancestors analyzed and explained.

"That's right, Big Brother! Besides, we can keep looking for other Soul Beasts to capture for the Fire Lion Family. This doesn't conflict with that," the other Soul King also persuaded his big brother.

"Fine! Then it's decided." The leader finally made his decision.

Duanyu Fan and the other three did not interrupt the five men's discussion.

"Oh! Flame, do you all have that much money?" Duanyu Fan looked at Yan and asked curiously.

"More or less a hundred thousand! Don't you have any?" Hu Liena said strangely.

"That's right! The academy gives us rewards," Xie Yue also said.

"Uh! How come I didn't know there were rewards?" Duanyu Fan felt wounded. So it turned out he was the poorest one.

"How long have you even been at the academy?" Yan also said to Duanyu Fan.

"All right! All right! I have to go back and ask Teacher for some. Fine, back to business. If we cooperate, we still have to be careful of any little tricks from the other side, especially when we rest at night," Duanyu Fan said solemnly.

"Of course! These kinds of Hunters are people whose eyes light up at the sight of money." Xie Yue also recovered his cold expression.

"Young brothers, the few of us discussed it. Since you also need this Purple Heart Sacred Flame Lion, of course we can let you have it. But you'll have to pay a deposit of fifty thousand first," the leader stated his condition.

Yan exchanged a glance with the three of them, and under their gazes, agreed to the Hunters' demand.

"Fine. That request is fairly reasonable." Without even blinking, Yan's mind moved, and he took five bags of Gold Soul Coins from his Soul Tool. Each bag held ten thousand Gold Soul Coins.

"A Soul Tool." The Soul King behind the leader's heart stirred.

"Here! Ten thousand Gold Soul Coins per bag. Do you want to count them?" Yan walked up to the leader and handed them into his hands.

The leader merely weighed them in his hand. He already had a rough idea.

"No need to count! The weight is about right. May our cooperation be pleasant." The leader smiled faintly, then gave each of the four men behind him one bag.

"May our cooperation be pleasant!" Yan also smiled lightly.

"However, it's already late today. In addition, the Purple Armor Devouring Gold Ants' nest was destroyed, and they're scurrying everywhere, disturbing the Purple Heart Sacred Flame Lion. We definitely won't be able to find it for a while now. So today, we can only find a place to rest for the night first. What do you young brothers think?" The leader looked up at the sky and gave the reason.

"It is indeed a little late!" Yan also looked up.

However, no one noticed the inconspicuous black shadow near the top of a large tree.

"You young brothers are truly straightforward! I wonder where you're from," the leader probed.

"A small place! Heaven Dou City of the Heaven Dou Empire," Duanyu Fan answered.

"Hehe! This young brother really knows how to joke. If Heaven Dou City is a small place, then wouldn't Blazing Fire City be a little village?" The leader chuckled softly. Clearly, the other party was somewhat guarded against them, but that was understandable.

"Seniors, since we can't find the Purple Heart Sacred Flame Lion today, I think the terrain here is decent enough. Why don't we set up camp here for the night?" Duanyu Fan continued.

"Mm, this place is indeed not bad. Then we'll set up camp here!" The leader agreed to Duanyu Fan's suggestion.

Afterward, both groups each chose a spot and set up tents. The distance between Duanyu Fan's group of four and the Hunters was around twenty meters.

"Tonight, we'll only set up two tents. Two people in one tent. Demon Fox, you'll share a tent with Moon Blade. I'll share one with Flame. How does that sound?" Duanyu Fan discussed the situation with the other three.

"Fine. I have no problem," Xie Yue said.

"No! I'm not sharing a tent with Moon Blade. His sweat stinks too much. I'll share one with you," Hu Liena said to Duanyu Fan, looking at Xie Yue in disdain.

"Uh, where does it stink? You little girl, you actually despise your brother now?" Xie Yue was speechless and sweating.

"Sigh! Just accept it!" Yan patted Xie Yue and said.

"Fine then!" Duanyu Fan had no objection to Hu Liena's arrangement either. Besides, it seemed he had no reason to refuse, did he?

Afterward, Duanyu Fan and the other three finished setting up two tents. Duanyu Fan and Hu Liena shared one tent, while Xie Yue and Yan shared the other. They lit another fire and took out chunks of meat to roast.

On the other side, the five Hunters only set up one tent, but it was much larger than the tents on Duanyu Fan's side.

As for whether the five Hunters would take the fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins and run, Duanyu Fan and the other three were not worried. If that happened, it would be the last time those five men ever lived to take money.

"Big Brother! I see they all have spatial Soul Tools. Should we, in the middle of the night, quietly..." The five Hunters sat by the fire, and the second Soul King made a gesture as he spoke.

"Shut up! Do you think no one is protecting them from the shadows? Would children of a great family from Heaven Dou City be allowed to enter Star Dou Forest alone?" The leader, the big brother, hurriedly stopped this Second Brother's idea.

"All right! Big Brother." Although he said that, his eyes secretly looked at the other three Soul Kings, and they exchanged a knowing smile.