We're here to negotiate!
After catching the Pokémon—no, the Wind Slime— the group continued their climb to the top of the mountain.
The Wind Slime floated beside Bai Chenxiang, like a white balloon.
The mountaintop is different from the foot of the mountain; it is no longer completely barren yellow earth, but has some denser trees.
These trees blocked the group's view, preventing them from seeing what was happening on the other side of the mountaintop.
At that moment, Ma Hongjun pointed in a direction and said, "Let's go take a look over there first."
"Oh? Hongjun, have you discovered anything?" Flender asked.
"When I was on watch last night, I saw a red, bird-like creature fly over there. I think it might be a suitable Soul Beast for me," Ma Hongjun said.
"If we know the location of the Soul Beast, all of us going together might alert it. I'd better go check it out by myself first," Flender said, activating his Martial Soul Possession.
As a Soul Saint with the ability to fly, he is the most suitable person to act as a scout in a place like the Death Desert to investigate the situation, and he is unlikely to encounter any accidents.
"Boss Fu, be careful," Liu Erlong warned.
"Let's hide first," the Grandmaster said to the others.
Hiding, in reality, just means finding a place with cover to stay, so as not to be discovered by any Soul Beast that happen to wander over, thus avoiding a series of troubles.
However, if Soul Beast were to attack, as long as it wasn't Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, these people would still be able to withstand it.
This should at least hold them off for a while until Flender returns and activates his Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
However, the unexpected incident didn't happen where they were, but rather to Flender had gone out to observe the situation.
A while after Flender left, a sharp bird cry came from the direction Ma Hongjun had just pointed.
Just as everyone was about to go over to check the situation, Flender returned at an incredible speed, and behind him was a bird-shaped Soul Beast several meters tall.
This bird-shaped Soul Beast was covered in Lie Yan, with a fiery red head and back, a gray chest and abdomen, black wingtips and tail, and yellow horizontal stripes on its tail.
"Prepare to meet the enemy!" Flender shouted.
"This is a bit troublesome. It has five yellow stripes on its tail, indicating it's a 50,000-year-old Blazing Arrow Eagle," the Grandmaster said in a deep voice, frowning.
"Fifty thousand years?" Ma Hongjun was dumbfounded. He only wanted to catch a small fish, but who would have thought that a great white shark would come instead.
Faced with such a powerful Soul Beast, the students were naturally of no use; the teachers had to step in.
Without hesitation, Chen Feng and the others chose to hide at the edge of the woods to prevent the Blazing Arrow Eagle from launching an Airborne attack on them.
The reason they didn't go directly into the forest was because they were afraid the Blazing Arrow Eagle would set the forest on fire, which would be a huge problem for them.
The four teachers each summoned their own Martial Soul, wary of the Blazing Arrow Eagle flying towards them.
"Won't the teachers be in danger?" Ning Rongrong asked with some concern.
"Don't worry, with the Martial Soul Fusion Skill as our trump card, nothing will happen," Chen Feng said.
He peeked out to look at the enormous Blazing Arrow Eagle, recalling its information in his mind.
The Blazing Arrow Eagle is a powerful fire-type raptor-like Soul Beast that nests in very high places and is usually solitary, meaning there shouldn't be a second Blazing Arrow Eagle here.
A 50,000-year-old Soul Beast is considered a powerful one in Soul Beast Gathering Place, so apart from this Blazing Arrow Eagle, there shouldn't be any other powerful Soul Beast on this mountaintop.
In other words, the only formidable enemy they will face is probably the one right in front of them.
The Golden Iron Triangle had already gathered together, ready to activate their Martial Soul Fusion Skill at any moment to summon the Golden Sacred Dragon, while Zhao Wuji was prepared to Position Tracking to the Blazing Arrow Eagle.
If the Blazing Arrow Eagle dares to fly down, Zhao Wuji's Gravity Enhancement and Position Tracking will give it a good beating.
Perhaps sensing the danger, the Blazing Arrow Eagle did not choose to approach, but instead circled continuously in the sky.
Bai Chenxiang held the floating Wind Slime in her arms to prevent it from being snatched away by the eagles in the sky. Chen Feng then turned to Ma Hongjun and said:
"Old Ma, your Martial Soul is a phoenix, can it affect that guy in the sky?"
"Uh, I'll give it a try." Ma Hongjun didn't hesitate and performed the Martial Soul Possession.
At that moment, the Blazing Arrow Eagle in the sky immediately turned its gaze toward the location of Chen Feng and the others, and its flight altitude also decreased significantly.
Seeing this, Flender and the others became even more wary.
"It seems to really work," Ma Hongjun said with some surprise.
"But we don't know if the effect will be good or bad," Chen Feng said while observing the Blazing Arrow Eagle's reaction.
"How about I go out and try?" Ma Hongjun tentatively took a step outside.
"No, these Soul Beast fly very fast; you won't be able to react if they fall from the sky," Chen Feng stopped him.
Bai Chenxiang looked at the Wind Slime in her arms and said to Ma Hongjun:
"Why don't you try bleeding yourself? Your phoenix aura must come from your Bloodline, right?"
"Hmm? That's a good idea." Ma Hongjun took out a small knife and made a cut on his palm, and bright red blood immediately flowed out.
Seeing the blood flowing out, Chen Feng quickly took out a container to catch it.
Ma Hongjun now possesses the ability to repair the Li Trigram, but Chen Feng intends to let him develop further so that less blood will be wasted.
Anyway, Chen Feng currently has the Kan and Dui Trigrams available, as well as the Xun Gua represented by Tang San as a backup, so there's no need to worry about being stuck at a certain level in the short term.
After collecting some of Ma Hongjun's blood, Chen Feng covered the container, placed it on the ground, and gently tossed it into an open area outside the woods.
Then, Chen Feng and the others slowly retreated, moving away from the wooden container filled with blood.
Flender and the other three understood Chen Feng's meaning and slowly retreated away.
Once everyone had moved a certain distance away, the Blazing Arrow Eagle suddenly swooped down like lightning, grabbed the wooden container, and flew away.
"That's it? Is that all?" Ma Hongjun's expression was somewhat strange. "Does my blood have this effect?"
"It should also be due to the effects of the immortal Immortal Herb, similar to Xiangxiang's situation," Tang San said.
Flender and his three companions approached, and Liu Erlong asked Flender:
"Boss Fu, what did you see when you went over there? Or did you just happen to run into the Blazing Arrow Eagle?"
Flender shook his head and said:
"It wasn't an encounter; I saw its nest, and not only that, there were several chicks inside. Just as I was about to get closer to take a look, this Blazing Arrow Eagle suddenly attacked me."
"That's normal. Many animals become extremely wary and their aggression increases significantly after giving birth," Chen Feng said.
The Grandmaster thought for a moment and said:
"So, this Blazing Arrow Eagle might not want Little Fatty's blood for itself, but rather to feed its offspring."
"Well, my blood has become bird feed." Ma Hongjun sighed and looked at Flender, "Teacher, did you see any other flying Soul Beast just now?"
"No, there's only this one Blazing Arrow Eagle and the chicks." Flender shook his head.
"Shall we go and take a look at other places?" Liu Erlong said.
Chen Feng pondered for a moment and said:
"No, I think the Blazing Arrow Eagle is just fine."
Ma Hongjun was immediately stunned. "Bro Feng, are you kidding me? That's a 50,000-year-old Soul Beast! Do you expect me to get a 50,000-year-old Soul Ring on my third attempt?"
"Maybe Bro Feng is referring to those fledglings?" Oscar speculated.
"Those fledglings are all very small. Let alone Thousand-Year Soul Beast, it's hard to say whether they even have ten years of cultivation," Flender sighed.
"I'm not talking about those fledglings. The Blazing Arrow Eagle is a solitary Soul Beast. Even its own offspring will be driven away once they gain the ability to fly. Therefore, their cultivation level is definitely not very high," Chen Feng said.
"So, Bro Feng, you really want me to get Soul Ring from a 50,000-year-old Soul Beast?" Ma Hongjun was somewhat stunned.
He wanted to ask Bro Feng, "Aren't you overestimating me? I don't deserve that kind of luck!"
"No, I mean you should obtain its Soul Bone, and then use the Soul Bone to replace the Soul Ring," Chen Feng said with a smile.
The others who were unaware of the situation were somewhat confused, but Xiao Wu suddenly realized:
"Oh, that's indeed a good idea, but it's too unprofitable."
"So, what does it mean?" Ma Hongjun asked, puzzled.
Chen Feng then recounted his previous Soul Bone experiments and explained the origin of Zhu Zhuqing's Soul Ring.
Previously, everyone knew that Zhu Zhuqing had inexplicably obtained a Soul Ring, but they did not know the specifics of this Soul Ring.
After hearing Chen Feng's explanation, everyone suddenly understood, but also felt a sense of disbelief.
Even though they knew Chen Feng was a genius, the idea of creating Soul Bone was still hard to believe.
If someone else had said this, they would most likely have thought it was a joke, but coming from Chen Feng, it naturally gained credibility.
"If we can create Soul Ring and Soul Bone, what will the Spirit World become? It will probably usher in a new era comparable to the Foundation Establishment Era," Liu Erlong exclaimed in amazement.
"I'm afraid there's more to it than that; the significance of being able to create Soul Bone is far too great." Flender was also filled with shock.
"Then can we live a life where we have freedom over our Soul Bone? Everyone can have six Soul Bone," Oscar couldn't help but imagine.
"Actually, it's not as good as you all think. There are limitations to the creation of Soul Bone," Chen Feng explained simply.
"Therefore, we should forget about free Soul Bone for now. At least we need to figure out what is lost in the creation of Soul Bone and how long it takes to recover from that loss."
"I see. Then I think we shouldn't use Soul Bone to replace Soul Ring after they've been made. Just like Xiao Wu said, that would be such a waste," the Grandmaster said.
"I know this is a loss, but I want to take this opportunity to understand two things: one, can Soul Bone always be transformed into Soul Ring? And two, will Soul Bone be completely consumed after it is transformed into Soul Ring?"
"Although I've tried it once before, one case isn't enough to prove anything. It would be safer to do another experiment. I want to see what kind of impact a very high-quality Soul Bone would have on the Soul Ring."
"In addition, I've been using the Lightning Yuan Stone circuit to make Soul Bone, and now I want to see if other elemental circuits can be used to make Soul Bone, such as Old Ma's Fire Cloud Rock," Chen Feng explained.
If the circuits within the Fire Cloud Rock can also be used to create Soul Bone, then it can be inferred that all elemental circuits can be used to create Soul Bone.
With that, Chen Feng will have to start collecting other elemental circuits.
"So that's how it is." The Grandmaster said nothing more.
Ma Hongjun suddenly realized, "No wonder you asked me for the Fire Cloud Rock before you set off, so that's what it was for."
During the few days of preparation before arriving at the Death Desert, Chen Feng and Tang San borrowed the Fire Cloud Rock from Ma Hongjun and used the Purple Demon Eye to examine its circuitry.
In terms of circuit structure, the circuit of the Fire Cloud Rock is more complex than that of the Lightning Yuan Stone, which made it take Tang San a lot of effort to successfully replicate it.
Regarding the more complex circuit of the Fire Cloud Rock, Chen Feng believes it may be because the Fire Cloud Rock has a more powerful effect, which makes its circuit more complex.
Of course, it's more likely that the more complex circuit structure of the Fire Cloud Rock is what gave it its better effect.
"But how do we communicate with that Blazing Arrow Eagle? It wasn't very friendly just now, and we don't have Titled Douluo to help us right now," Ma Hongjun asked at this moment.
"Of course, we'll use your blood to test it. The Grandmaster previously speculated that this blood might have been used by that Blazing Arrow Eagle to feed its offspring. If there's something to ask for, there's a possibility of cooperation," Chen Feng said.
"Ah? How much more blood do I have to bleed?" Ma Hongjun let out a wail.
Xiao Wu pouted, "How much can a fledgling eat? Besides, this is for your own Soul Ring. Xiangxiang bled before, and she didn't complain like this."
"What if that Blazing Arrow Eagle tries to steal it by force? Fatty might get targeted then," Oscar said with some concern.
Liu Erlong chuckled and said, "If that bird dares to steal it, I'll pluck all its feathers. Our Golden Iron Triangle's Martial Soul Fusion Skill is no joke."
Chen Feng nodded. "All cooperation requires strength as its foundation. Without sufficient strength, cooperation is out of the question. So, if that Blazing Arrow Eagle has ill intentions, the only thing we can do is let the teachers Douluo Dalu 1."
"Then it's settled. We'll go and deal with that Blazing Arrow Eagle." Flender made the final decision.
After discussing the plan, the group headed towards the location of the Blazing Arrow Eagle's nest.
After a while, the surrounding woods gradually thinned out, and when they emerged from the woods, they saw a huge bird's nest set up on the cliff in front of them.
Facing the large bird that was staring intently at everyone, Chen Feng shouted:
"Blazing Arrow Eagle, we're here to negotiate!"