Mandala Snake Appears, Mission: First Blood!

After finishing their work, the three of them sat down in the clearing to rest.

The Soul Hunting Forest was tranquil during the day. Almost all carnivorous Spirit Beasts rested in their nests, with very few outside. But at night, the entire Soul Hunting Forest came alive, and roars could be heard from the distance from time to time.

With Luo San Pao around, there was little need to worry about keeping watch. Taking advantage of this, Grandmaster began asking Bai Ge and Tang San questions about some of the Spirit Beasts they had encountered that day.

Whenever he mentioned a Spirit Beast, Grandmaster would also explain its traits and how to determine its cultivation level.

Since they had not encountered many Spirit Beasts that day, and each type had been quite different, Bai Ge remembered their names clearly enough.

However, although Grandmaster had mentioned the traits of those Spirit Beasts and how to judge their cultivation when they encountered them, they had met so many along the way that Bai Ge's memories had inevitably become muddled. Now that Grandmaster brought them up again, his recollection immediately deepened.

After finishing that day's lesson for Bai Ge and Tang San, Grandmaster told them to make the most of their time cultivating.

Urged on by Grandmaster, Bai Ge and Tang San sat cross-legged in the clearing and began cultivating their Soul Power. Watching them cultivate, Grandmaster suddenly felt a little melancholy.

Grandmaster kept watch nearby. Although Bai Ge sat cross-legged on the ground alongside Tang San, he did not cultivate the Jade Brightness Skill. Instead, he cultivated the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill he had obtained the night before last.

The environment in the Soul Hunting Forest was far from safe. What Bai Ge needed now was strength that could be displayed immediately, while his cultivation of the Jade Brightness Skill had reached a bottleneck. Although continuing to cultivate would still increase his True Qi, that newly gained True Qi would become inert and could not be used.

As for the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill, although Bai Ge could not achieve much with it in just one night, using this Body Refining Technique to regulate the flow of his Qi and Blood could undoubtedly bring his physical condition to an extremely high level.

"Luo luo..."

Suddenly, Luo San Pao cried out from nearby, immediately jolting Bai Ge and Tang San out of their cultivation.

"Teacher, is something coming?"

The moment Bai Ge opened his eyes, he saw a patch of green points of light in the distance.

"They're Nether Wolves."

Looking at the large patch of green lights in the distance, Grandmaster spoke in a low voice.

"Most Spirit Beasts live alone. Among pack-dwelling Spirit Beasts, aside from herbivores, only a few carnivorous species such as Nether Wolves, Shadow Jackals, and Flame Lions have that trait. But Shadow Jackals make whining sounds while hunting, and Flame Lions only appear on grasslands, so what we're seeing is most likely Nether Wolves."

Although Grandmaster could not see the Spirit Beasts' exact appearances through the darkness, his extensive knowledge still allowed him to easily guess the identity of the approaching creatures.

"Nether Wolves?"

Hearing Grandmaster's words, Bai Ge could not help thinking of the Fanged Wolf they had encountered during the day.

Fanged Wolves were also wolf-type Spirit Beasts, but they were far larger than ordinary wolf-type Spirit Beasts and possessed a pair of saber-toothed-tiger-like fangs, which was where their name came from. However, Fanged Wolves were solitary Spirit Beasts.

Thinking of this, Bai Ge activated the Eye of Insight. His light purple eyes instantly turned Silver White, and everything before him immediately became clear.

With the Eye of Insight's night vision, Bai Ge clearly saw the approaching pack of Nether Wolves.

There were six Nether Wolves approaching them. Each was nearly 1.6 meters long, with an Entire Body of silver-gray fur.

In appearance, the Nether Wolves were not much different from the White Wolves Bai Ge had seen in animal documentaries in his previous life. They lacked the imposing air of the Fanged Wolf he had seen during the day and simply did not deserve the powerful-sounding name of Nether Wolf.

"Xiao San, give me some White Radishes."

Watching the pack of Nether Wolves draw closer, Grandmaster did not panic. He calmly asked Tang San for several White Radishes while taking out a Fire Starter from the bracelet-shaped Soul Tool on his wrist.

Although Tang San did not understand why, he still took out several White Radishes and handed them to Grandmaster.

"San Pao, catch!"

Taking the White Radishes Tang San handed over, Grandmaster tossed them toward Luo San Pao with one hand while throwing the Fire Starter in his other hand toward the pack of Nether Wolves.

The Fire Starter ignited in the wind. By the light it produced, Grandmaster clearly saw the situation of the Nether Wolf pack.

"So they're only a pack of level-ten wolf pups, yet they dare provoke me? San Pao, let them learn their lesson!"

Seeing that the pack consisted entirely of Nether Wolves with only ten years of cultivation, Grandmaster revealed A Hint of a sneer.

"Luo luo..."

After finishing the White Radishes and hearing Grandmaster's words, Luo San Pao immediately let out a low growl.

Then, accompanied by an inhaling sound like a howling hurricane, Luo San Pao's already plump belly rapidly expanded at an astonishing speed, looking like an ever-growing ball.

"A fart like thunder, shattering heaven and splitting earth—Di Luo San Pao!"

Seeing that Luo San Pao was ready, Grandmaster shouted loudly and raised his hand, placing a Yellow Spirit Ring that had emerged from his body around Luo San Pao.

Once the Spirit Ring was placed around him, Luo San Pao's bright blue eyes lit up. As the Spirit Ring around his body began spinning rapidly, he suddenly leaped from the ground. His round body nimbly twisted in midair, and then a thunderous boom erupted.

"Boom!"

Like an air cannon, accompanied by a deafening blast, a massive, condensed yellow cloud of gas erupted from Within the body of Luo San Pao and blasted toward the pack of Nether Wolves.

Struck by the gas cloud, the entire pack of Nether Wolves was sent flying, scattering into the distant forest.

"Take these. Put them on, quickly."

After striking the pack of Nether Wolves, the enormous yellow gas cloud suddenly exploded, and the Blast Wave swept outward in all directions.

Since the Blast Wave spread in every direction, it naturally included the camp where Bai Ge and the others were. Seeing this, Grandmaster hurriedly took out three masks. He put one on himself and handed the other two to Bai Ge and Tang San.

Because the memory was so vivid, Bai Ge remembered Luo San Pao's bizarre skill and hurriedly put on his mask. Tang San also instinctively put his on quickly.

"Should be fine now, right?"

After a series of whimpers, the rustling sounds gradually weakened and faded into the distance. The pack of Nether Wolves had likely all retreated, and Bai Ge could not help asking.

"Wait. Don't let your guard down."

Grandmaster Said Solemnly.

"We made such a huge commotion. Other Spirit Beasts may have already been drawn here, so don't lower your guard."

After saying that, Grandmaster suddenly took out two daggers and handed one each to Bai Ge and Tang San.

Because it was so dark, and because he had to remain alert for Spirit Beasts that might attack, Bai Ge did not carefully inspect the dagger he received and simply took it.

"I had planned to give these to you earlier, but I forgot because I wanted to test you. The Soul Hunting Forest is dangerous. Even I cannot guarantee that I can protect you properly. If something unexpected happens, you'll need to protect yourselves."

Grandmaster Said Solemnly as he observed their surroundings.

"Teacher, it seems you were right."

Bai Ge's expression suddenly turned ugly, because a system notification suddenly rang out in his mind.

"Ding! The system has detected a 398-year-cultivation Spirit Beast, the Mandala Snake, approaching. Mission issued: First Blood!

As a transmigrator, how can the Host grow without experiencing Fresh Blood? Please kill or assist in killing the powerful enemy, the Mandala Snake. Mission reward: one Silver Rank Lottery opportunity!"