Heading Out to Hunt Soul Beasts

"Pidgey~"

Elsewhere, when Pidgey saw Mo Hui being attacked, he hurriedly flew to Mo Hui's side and vigilantly scanned the surroundings. Yet even after staring around with Keen Eye for a long time, he could not spot where anyone might be hiding.

After a long while, Mo Hui finally recovered from that blow. He slowly got to his feet, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and said to Pidgey, "Pidgey, let's get out of here quickly."

Pidgey nodded, gripping the back of Mo Hui's collar with his claws and helping Mo Hui quickly leave the small mountain peak.

Only after Pidgey and Mo Hui had left the mountain peak did Tang Hao's figure slowly emerge.

"A Self-Created Soul Skill. This kid is somewhat interesting, but unfortunately, his Innate Soul Power is only rank three. He also has no major force backing him, so his future achievements will be limited." Tang Hao looked in the direction of Nuoding City as he spoke.

The reason Yu Xiaogang had been able to pursue research into martial soul theory was because he was the son of the Sect Master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, one of the Upper Three Sects. He had the qualifications to access the vast collections of books held by both the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and Spirit Hall.

Otherwise, the Ten Competitive Advantages of Martial Souls that Yu Xiaogang had published would not have been half right and half wrong. They would have been entirely wrong.

After returning to Nuoding Academy, Mo Hui immediately sought out the female teacher named Li Ya to treat his injuries.

"How did you get hurt this badly?" Li Ya asked in surprise.

Mo Hui's injuries were similar to Tang San's from yesterday, but far more severe. One of the ribs in his chest had even been broken.

Hearing Li Ya's question, a bitter smile immediately appeared on Mo Hui's lips.

He truly had not expected Tang Hao, a dignified Titled Douluo, to trouble a child who had not even obtained his first soul ring.

Fortunately, Tang Hao had probably only wanted to teach him a lesson and avenge his son Tang San. Otherwise, today might have been the day he lost his life.

However, what happened today also made Mo Hui realize something he had always subconsciously overlooked. Douluo Continent was unlike his previous life; it was not a safe world.

The weak were prey to the strong here, and strength was revered above all. The strong could bully the weak at will without suffering any punishment.

Just like today. Even if Tang Hao had killed him, he would not have faced any consequences. It was even possible that when Mo Hen and the others found his corpse some time later, they would not even know who the culprit was.

It seemed he would have to be more cautious in the future.

Seeing that Mo Hui did not want to talk about it, Li Ya did not press him. Instead, she changed the subject. "By the way, rest more over the next few days. Don't train so hard. Your uncle Mo Hen has discussed it with us. In two days, we'll take you to the Soul Hunting Forest to obtain a soul ring!"

A broken bone would have been a serious matter in Mo Hui's previous life, requiring a long period of recuperation. But this was Douluo Continent, where soul masters existed. As long as it was not severe enough to involve missing limbs or shattered bones throughout the body, it was not difficult to heal with a soul master's healing soul skills. Two days of recovery would be enough.

"I understand, Teacher Li Ya!"

Mo Hui nodded. He had not rested in a long time, so it would be good to take this opportunity to rest.

Meditating instead of sleeping was beneficial, but it also placed an enormous burden on the mind. If Mo Hui's spiritual power had not been extraordinary, he simply could not have maintained such intense meditation training.

The Soul Hunting Forest was located four hundred li northeast of Nuoding City. It was one of the places specially enclosed by the Heaven Dou Empire for low-level soul masters to hunt soul beasts and obtain soul rings.

Most of the soul beasts within were ten-year and hundred-year soul beasts, while thousand-year soul beasts were extremely rare. Its danger level was far lower than that of untamed forests.

Mo Hen attached great importance to Mo Hui's hunt for a soul ring this time. Not only was he personally joining them, he had also invited Li Ya, who was likewise a Soul Grandmaster, and Director Su, who was a Soul Elder.

In a place like the Soul Hunting Forest, such a lineup was enough to handle most situations. Even if they were unlucky enough to encounter a thousand-year soul beast, they could deal with it so long as it was not too powerful.

Besides, most of the soul beasts in this Soul Hunting Forest were ordinary ones. Powerful soul beasts were not particularly numerous.

"Xiao Hui, do you have any thoughts about your soul ring? What kind of soul beast do you want to hunt?"

After entering the Soul Hunting Forest, Mo Hen asked Mo Hui.

Mo Hui had long since made up his mind about the soul beast he wanted for his soul ring, so he answered without hesitation, "I want to hunt a hundred-year wind-element bird-type soul beast for my first soul ring. An Azure Rainbow Falcon would be best. If we can't find one, another powerful wind-element soul beast will do."

Although he had once seen many fanfiction protagonists choose to condense their own soul rings, Self-Condensing Soul Rings were not so easy to create. They involved much pioneering knowledge.

Perhaps Mo Hui would try it once his knowledge base had improved, but for now, he should honestly cultivate according to Douluo Continent's original system.

"An Azure Rainbow Falcon? That soul beast won't be easy to kill!" Mo Hen frowned.

The Azure Rainbow Falcon was a powerful wind-element bird-type soul beast. Because it was incredibly fast and resembled a streak of azure light when hunting, it had earned its name.

There were two difficulties in hunting an Azure Rainbow Falcon. First, as a bird-type soul beast, it could fly very high, making it difficult for soul masters without flight abilities to catch.

Second, Azure Rainbow Falcons were extremely fast. Even without bursting forth, their speed ranked among the best of bird-type soul beasts. When they burst forth, they could reach three or four times their normal speed. Apart from certain mutant soul beasts, they could basically be said to be the fastest.

With such speed, if it wanted to flee, they would have virtually no chance of catching up.

However, after hearing Mo Hui's words, Director Su smiled faintly. "It's good that you have an idea, but Azure Rainbow Falcons are rather rare. Finding one will depend on luck. We'll do our best to help you look."

Although Azure Rainbow Falcons were exceptionally troublesome for other soul masters, since they were simply too fast and exceedingly difficult to kill for a soul ring, they were not so difficult for him.

That was because Director Su's martial soul was a bow and arrow, and he was also a rank 38 Soul Elder. Even if Azure Rainbow Falcons were troublesome, if it was only a hundred-year Azure Rainbow Falcon, Director Su was fully confident that he could bring it down for Mo Hui as long as they encountered one.

This was also why Mo Hen was willing to pay a certain price to invite Director Su. A bow-and-arrow martial soul had a restraining effect against most bird-type soul beasts and could better help Mo Hui hunt his soul ring.

"Don't worry. Even if we can't find an Azure Rainbow Falcon, we'll find you a good soul beast to serve as your soul ring."

At that moment, Li Ya patted Mo Hui on the shoulder and said with a soft laugh.

As an auxiliary-system soul master, Li Ya naturally gave off a sense of warmth. Combined with the smile on her face, she made everyone present relax considerably.

Hearing the two teachers' words, Mo Hui said gratefully, "Then thank you, Teacher Li Ya and Director Su."