Collective Soul Hunting, Part Two

Collective Soul Hunting, Part Two

(PS: Disciple Plans

Su Qiaoqiao · Lan Lan · Healer

Hu Rou · Close-Combat Strength Attack System

Xu Teng · Control System

Wang Bao · Alchemist · Defense System

Dongfang Jiaojiao · Mage · Healer

Huo Siblings · Ultimate Strength Attack System)

Over the following days, Ye Wen led his seven disciples on a soul-hunting expedition. Thanks to the power of the mutated Between Mimicry soul skill, the soul beasts in the outer regions could not detect their group at all.

The Huo siblings were exceptionally lucky. They came across a family of Vajra Bears, a branch of the Great Strength Bear—their Second Soul Ring soul beast.

Their cultivation levels were perfectly suited to the siblings' Third Soul Rings: one was four thousand years old, and the other five thousand.

There was no suspense whatsoever. The Huo siblings dealt the finishing blows to the two Vajra Bears that had dominated the area.

The soul skills they obtained were still the same.

Third Soul Skill: Vajra Body.

Huo Quan's full-body defense increased by sixty percent for three minutes. Huo Rui's full-body defense increased by fifty percent for three minutes.

As for the remaining five young disciples, Ye Wen also devised different soul ring hunting directions for them based on the distinct traits of their martial souls.

Since Su Qiaoqiao's Embroidered Cloud Needle martial soul was a needle, it naturally needed stitching capabilities. Therefore, the best direction for her First Soul Ring was a spider-type soul beast.

The one Ye Wen selected for her was a four-hundred-year Warhammer Spider.

Unlike ordinary spiders, this kind did not weave webs, and its abdomen was not conical but oval-shaped. Its hunting method involved spewing out a large quantity of spider silk from its abdomen and rolling it into a ball. Once someone was stuck by that ball, a direct hit to the head meant almost certain death. If it stuck to the body, however, there was barely a chance of survival.

This was because its spider silk was far stickier than that of ordinary spider-type soul beasts. Once it covered the head, it directly robbed the prey of its ability to breathe. There was not even a chance to resist. If it wrapped around the body instead, one could still try cutting the silk apart with a sharp blade or something similar.

Su Qiaoqiao also obtained the ability to generate this powerful spider silk: First Soul Skill: Soul Thread Connection.

It could use Soul Power to create spider silk with exceptional stitching properties. Even severed limbs could be stitched back together. Paired with an extremely powerful life-restoration soul skill, it could practically achieve the miracle of reconnecting severed limbs.

Unfortunately, Su Qiaoqiao was still young, and high-intensity stitching techniques were beyond her for now. Still, her future was promising.

Among these five young disciples, Hu Rou's physical abilities were undoubtedly the strongest. Since she possessed a Beast Martial Soul, the martial soul's enhancement to the body held an absolute advantage before the Soul Saint rank.

Thus, Ye Wen hunted a five-hundred-year Soft Bone Rabbit for her.

According to Ye Wen's research, if a soul master could absorb a soul ring from a soul beast of the same type as themselves, the enhancements gained would be the greatest. It was similar to the theory behind the Mimic Cultivation Environment.

However, the First Soul Ring did not reveal much of a difference.

After Hu Rou absorbed her First Soul Ring, though, her figure became even more slender under Martial Soul Possession. Her long, straight legs were powerful and brimming with youthful vitality. Looking at the two fluffy ears atop her head, Ye Wen mischievously gave them a rub.

"Ah~, Master, you're awful, QQ," Hu Rou said shyly.

Ye Wen then asked Hu Rou what kind of soul skill she had obtained.

First Soul Skill: Waist Bow.

It was the same First Soul Skill as that Hundred Thousand Year Thug Rabbit. But on second thought, what good soul skill could a mere hundred-year Soft Bone Rabbit possess? Even with top-tier bloodline potential, rabbit-type soul beasts had always held a low status because their offensive power was too poor. They had basically devoted all their talents to running away.

Fortunately, she had not obtained the Charm soul skill. In Ye Wen's eyes, that skill was utterly useless. At most, it could bully weaklings. Against someone stronger, it would even backfire on the user. It was simply trash.

Of the next three disciples, Xu Teng hunted a five-hundred-year Ghost Vine and obtained the soul skill Parasite. Combined with the terrifying innate talent of the Demonic Chapter Vine, anyone caught by it would end up either dead or badly injured.

Wang Bao, meanwhile, hunted a Blazing Fire Lizard of around five hundred years.

Though this type of soul beast was unremarkable, it possessed a trace of weak dragon bloodline and was also fire-attributed. It was fairly suitable for Wang Bao's future as an Alchemy Furnace.

First Soul Skill: Roaming Fire.

The Alchemy Furnace generated a ball of flame that could heat the martial soul itself or be launched at enemies. Its power was not particularly strong.

As for the last one, Dongfang Jiaojiao, light-attributed soul beasts that matched her light-attributed martial soul were simply too rare. The group searched through the forest for an entire week before finally finding a Blazing Light Butterfly that was over four hundred years old.

They did encounter several other light-attributed soul beasts during that time, but without exception, all were at the thousand-year level. Dongfang Jiaojiao had no way of absorbing them.

Unfortunately, aside from Su Qiaoqiao, whose martial soul and physical talent were both at the level of ordinary soul masters—

The other four young disciples clearly had physical limits of around five hundred years, yet Dongfang Jiaojiao could only settle for this soul ring below her absorption limit. Fortunately, its attributes were highly compatible with her. It increased the light origin of Dongfang Jiaojiao's martial soul somewhat; otherwise, she really would have suffered a huge loss.

"First Soul Skill: Light Butterfly Dance.

"It creates butterflies formed from light attribute energy. They enhance allies' light-attributed damage, while against enemies, they launch explosive Light Butterfly attacks," Dongfang Jiaojiao said slowly.

The entire group was delighted. The ordeal of the past month had truly exhausted them. Seeing their youngest sister obtain such a fine soul skill also let them breathe a sigh of relief.

"Very good. This soul-hunting expedition has been a complete success.

"However, I hope you remember this: when hunting soul rings, you must remain vigilant at all times. In this Soul Beast Forest, you not only have to face attacks from soul beasts, but also the malice of other soul masters. This is a lawless place. Even if a Titled Douluo died here, no one would ask about it.

"Although you did not come into direct conflict with other soul masters this time because of me, I imagine you saw the miserable state they were in when fighting one another.

"So remember it well. I may be your master, but I cannot protect you every moment of every day."

"Yes, Master."

The Huo siblings were alright, but the other five children had clearly recalled some unpleasant memories. Their faces turned somewhat pale as they responded.

Seeing this, Ye Wen nodded in satisfaction and began leading them back.

The journey was uneventful, and Ye Wen even picked up several soul beast corpses that could be sold for a decent price.

Once Ah Yin becomes a Soul King and her Spiritual Power transforms, the Blue Silver Domain should be able to communicate with those Blue Silver Grass plants. Then the great enterprise of making money by collecting corpses can get underway too, Ye Wen thought happily.