Soul Hunting Forest Market—Someone Wants to Team Up?

According to the original records, there was a small market at the entrance to the Soul Hunting Forest.

It sold all sorts of small goods and equipment such as Auxiliary Devices.

It mainly supplied Spirit Masters entering the Soul Hunting Forest to absorb Soul Rings, allowing them to replenish their supplies beforehand.

However, Yu Xiaogang had said that the prices were extremely high.

Of course, there were also quite a few brokers—Spirit Masters who organized teams to hunt Soul Beasts.

When Wang Xiao reached the entrance of the Soul Hunting Forest, he indeed saw large and small stalls lining both sides of the road, with no fewer than a hundred shops.

There was also a group of people shouting in the open space nearby, trying to recruit others into their teams.

"Don't miss out as you pass by! Delicious Big Sausages, perfect for replenishing Soul Power! Only one Copper Spirit Coin each!" A scruffy-bearded middle-aged man called out to Wang Xiao as he approached the stall.

He handed him a freshly grilled Big Sausage and let him smell it.

"One Copper Spirit Coin for one sausage, and that's not expensive? Did this Big Sausage Boss get his head caught in a door?"

Wang Xiao was too drained to complain, but his stomach really did seem hungry.

He took a sniff. It really was fragrant.

Sigh~

Wang Xiao sighed. Using the Lingbo Weibu Accelerated Version earlier had consumed plenty of Soul Power and stamina, so this was a good chance to buy some Big Sausages and replenish himself.

He did not know whether they tasted good. "Hey, Boss, are they any good? If they're not, I'm not buying!"

The Big Sausage Boss saw there was hope. He did not care whether Wang Xiao was a child or an adult; he had long since grown used to it.

Spirit Masters who came to the Soul Hunting Forest came in all ages, young and old alike.

In fact, the younger they were, the more it proved they were exceptionally gifted. He had seen plenty of that.

Without some real ability, unless they were desperate, who would dare come alone to the Soul Hunting Forest to hunt Soul Beasts and absorb Soul Rings?

Whether they could even keep their lives was a question.

From what he had seen and heard, the Spirit Masters entering the Soul Hunting Forest every year always came in groups.

If not tens of thousands, then at least thousands.

Yet not many Spirit Masters came back out alive.

It went without saying that they had either been killed by Soul Beasts or slaughtered by their own kind.

Schemes, traps, and buried pits of every sort.

Though no one spoke openly of it, everyone understood perfectly well.

"Little brother, you can rest assured about that. The meat in our Big Sausages comes from the finest cuts taken from Soul Beasts hunted by Spirit Masters inside the Soul Hunting Forest."

"They're healthy, they replenish Soul Power, and they absolutely taste great. If they don't taste good, you don't pay." The Big Sausage Boss, Bu Yao Bilian, boasted.

Damn!

Wang Xiao felt sick listening to him. He really wanted to smack him across the face with a Big Sausage.

He had seen shameless people before, but never anyone as Bu Yao Bi Lian as this guy!

Today had truly opened his eyes!

Wang Xiao immediately snatched the Big Sausage from the hands of the Bu Yao Bi Lian Big Sausage Boss and savored it carefully.

It melted in his mouth. Its reputation was well deserved. "The flavor comes wave after wave, and every bite hits harder. It really is delicious!"

"Of course! I've had this stall for over ten years! How many decades does a person get in life? You can count them on your fingers. I'm not some Bu Yao Bi Lian kind of person. Why would I lie to you?"

"Yeah, right. As if I'd believe a word you say! You're selling one for a Copper Spirit Coin—why don't you just rob people?" Wang Xiao immediately exposed his lie.

The Big Sausage Boss was displeased when he heard that. "Little brother, don't listen to other people's nonsense!"

"I know some people say the goods in our market are expensive, and I won't deny it. There really are a few bad apples ruining the whole bunch."

"But little brother, I'm different from them! I'm the most honest, conscientious businessman around."

"Business is all about integrity. Let me say it again: these Big Sausages are genuinely made from Hundred Year Soul Beast meat hunted in the Soul Hunting Forest. You couldn't buy them anywhere else even if you had money."

Wang Xiao curled his lips.

"Let me tell you another little-known secret. I have connections in the management of this Soul Hunting Forest. Otherwise, how could I get meat from the Soul Beasts here?"

"As for why Big Sausages elsewhere are so cheap, it's because their meat comes from ordinary livestock. That's why they're cheap. Compared to my genuine Soul Beast meat, they're worlds apart."

"If I hadn't taken a liking to you, little brother, I wouldn't have told you these insider secrets."

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"That's some impressive bragging!" Wang Xiao had not wanted to buy any, but seeing how well the Big Sausage Boss could talk, he felt almost embarrassed not to buy some.

"Fine! For the sake of you being a genuine Bu Yao Bi Lian, I'll give you some face today. Ten sausages—I want ten... no, twenty."

Wang Xiao planned to buy more so that once he was inside the Soul Hunting Forest, he would not have to worry about being unable to find food and going hungry.

Xiao Gang had given him this storage Soul Tool—the same Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlight Night that Tang San used in the original story.

It was a belt-type Soul Tool with storage space, its entire body black.

The twenty-four milky white jade stones evenly embedded along the belt were each a storage space.

Upon close inspection, one could see orderly patterns on every jade stone. They were clearly not made from ordinary jade.

Wang Xiao naturally knew that these twenty-four jade stones were not mere decorations; they concealed a hidden mystery.

Though each jade stone was only the size of a fingertip, the space inside was astonishingly large.

Each jade stone contained one cubic meter of storage space. Twenty-four stones meant twenty-four cubic meters.

One cubic meter was enough to hold a large cotton quilt.

So it could store quite a lot of things.

When Xiao Gang gave it to him, Wang Xiao immediately wore it around his waist.

With just a bit of Soul Power, he could activate it and place items inside.

The only flaw was that it could not store living creatures. If it could, that would have been even better.

Still, something was better than nothing.

Wang Xiao bought twenty Big Sausages at once, paid the Big Sausage Boss two Silver Spirit Coins, and stored eighteen of them in the Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlight Night.

He held one in each hand, eating as he walked.

"Come on, come on, handsome! We're forming a team here and only need one more companion. Anyone interested can come ask. Once we have enough people, we'll leave right away!"

By the side of the market road, a girl who looked only eleven or twelve, rather pretty, and dressed in a short red skirt saw Wang Xiao approach. She immediately darted to his side and circled around him as she made her pitch.

She intended to recruit him and form a team to "eat chicken."

Wang Xiao simply stared at her for a long while without even blinking.

Then he reached out, grabbed her by the forehead, and pushed her away.

As he continued walking, he complained, "Your words sound sweeter than a song! With my current ability, why would I need a team?"

"Stop worrying over nothing. Go cool off somewhere and don't interfere with my hunting Soul Beasts!"

The girl in the short red skirt stamped her feet furiously after being rejected.

If I had a permit and could enter the Soul Hunting Forest myself, this young lady wouldn't be teaming up with anyone!

This brat really doesn't know his place. He has no sense of shame even after being given face.

But then again, he was so young, only around six years old. He probably had a permit.

Otherwise, why would he refuse to team up and catch a ride?

Others might not know, but this kid looked harmless enough. He probably was not a bad person, right?

Teaming up with him should be fine. She would not have to worry about him showing his true colors and turning on her in the end!

If he really had a permit, why not hitch a ride with him?

With that thought, the girl in the short red skirt spread her long legs and hurried after him.

She spread her arms again and blocked his path. "Hey, handsome, wait a moment. Big sister wants to talk business with you."

Wang Xiao narrowed his eyes as he looked her over. She had an oval face, big eyes, and an adorably petite nose—a beautiful girl, but he was not interested. "Business?"

The girl in the short red skirt immediately glanced around, as if afraid someone might overhear.

Then she pulled him aside and whispered, "Handsome, I don't have a permit, so I can't get in. I want to hitch a ride with you. If you agree, we can form a team right away."

"What's in it for me?" Wang Xiao asked.

"The benefits..." The girl in the short red skirt thought for a moment. "There are lots of them! I wouldn't tell just anyone, but you're different."

"Oh?"

"Big sister is actually a straightforward person, so I'll quietly tell you everything. My Soul Power is already level ten. Impressive, right?"

"Not really." Wang Xiao shook his head, looking at her as if she were an idiot.

"Judging by you, reaching level ten would already be defying the heavens! Once you enter the Soul Hunting Forest, you'll be in grave danger. With big sister protecting you while you absorb your Soul Ring, wouldn't that be much better than fighting alone?"

"Big sister isn't lying to you, handsome. Shop around if you want to know who's best—big sister is the best! If you walk away now, you'll never meet another Top-tier Spirit Master like me!"

"And my Martial Soul is a Healing-type Martial Soul, the Nine-Leaf Red Lotus. If you get injured or lose Soul Power, my Martial Soul can heal you and replenish you."

"With so many benefits, aren't you surprised? Aren't you thrilled? If you miss this chance, even if you cry yourself to death here, you'll never find another pure, natural Top-tier Spirit Master like big sister."

"You're tempted now, right?"

The girl in the short red skirt went on and on without stopping.

Wang Xiao rolled his eyes and finally could not take it anymore. He spat on the ground. "Miss, can you stop talking? My face is covered in spit—I don't even need to wash it anymore. I don't want to team up with you."

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