Gale Demon Wolf

Two days later.

"Xiaohui, why not switch to a different soul beast? The soul skills bestowed by other wind-attribute avian soul beasts might not be any worse than those of an Azure Rainbow Falcon."

After searching for two days without finding a suitable Azure Rainbow Falcon, Li Ya could not help suggesting this to Mo Hui.

Although Azure Rainbow Falcons were not exceptionally rare soul beasts, finding a suitable one was not easy either.

"Ah..."

Hearing this, Mo Hui sighed as well.

Over the past two days, Mo Hui and the others had encountered Azure Rainbow Falcons twice, but unfortunately, neither had enough years of cultivation. The oldest one had only been around eighty years old, far below Mo Hui's requirements.

"If we really can't find one, powerful wind-attribute soul beasts like Windchaser Eagles or Azure Wind Eagles would work too."

Mo Hui naturally could not force Mo Hen and the two teachers to search for an Azure Rainbow Falcon for him. Although an Azure Rainbow Falcon was the ideal choice, if they could not encounter a suitable one, he could only blame his own poor luck. Things could not possibly be perfect in every way, could they?

"Windchaser Eagles and Azure Wind Eagles, right? Understood."

Li Ya nodded. Though those two kinds of soul beasts were powerful as well, they were clearly much easier to find than Azure Rainbow Falcons.

Sure enough, after expanding their search range, Director Su and the others quickly found a hundred-year-old Windchaser Eagle.

"Xiaohui, judging from its size, this Windchaser Eagle should be around one hundred and fifty years old. It's perfect for your first soul ring. With your physical condition, there won't be any danger during absorption."

Mo Hen glanced at the Windchaser Eagle perched on the cliff, estimated its age, then said excitedly to Mo Hui.

For ordinary soul masters, absorbing a soul ring around two hundred years old was relatively safe. Those with better physiques or soul beasts compatible with their martial souls could raise that limit somewhat, but it generally would not exceed four hundred years. Once it did, their bodies could easily explode.

Yu Xiaogang's claim that the absorption limit for a first soul ring was 423 years was clearly wrong.

For ordinary soul masters, if they truly followed Yu Xiaogang's theory and deliberately chose a 422-year-old soul beast, what awaited them would inevitably be death by bodily explosion.

The number of years a soul ring could be absorbed depended on the absorber's physical condition, the strength of their martial soul, whether the soul beast was compatible with their martial soul, their spiritual will, and many other factors. Different people could withstand entirely different soul ring ages when absorbing different soul beasts; it could not be generalized.

Yu Xiaogang's conclusion of 423 years had most likely come from reading the records of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and Spirit Hall. He had discovered that the highest recorded successful absorption was of a 423-year-old soul beast, then assumed that 423 years was the maximum for a first soul ring. But that was merely an isolated case and proved nothing.

In truth, virtually every faction on Douluo Continent had its own experience regarding soul ring absorption limits. Some were higher, some lower, but all were vague and variable, continuously adjusted according to the absorber's circumstances.

As for someone like Yu Xiaogang, who directly declared that the absorption limit for a first soul ring was 423 years, he was the first of his kind.

"Xiaohui, are you sure you want this Azure Wind Eagle as your first soul ring? If you are, I'll shoot it down!"

Director Su, standing nearby, asked Mo Hui as well.

Just as Mo Hui was about to nod, an unexpected development made him change his mind.

"Pidgey!"

Pidgey, which had been circling in the air, seemed to have discovered something. It swiftly descended beside Mo Hui and gestured continuously.

A martial soul and its master were one. Though they did not share a common language, Mo Hui easily understood what Pidgey was trying to say.

"Pidgey says that a powerful wolf-type soul beast is heading this way."

After understanding Pidgey's meaning, Mo Hui warned Mo Hen and the others.

"A powerful wolf-type soul beast?"

Hearing this, Mo Hen and the others' expressions changed.

After spending the past two days together, they had gained a clear understanding of Pidgey's strength. It was absolutely no weaker than some soul beasts several dozen years old, and even certain ordinary hundred-year soul beasts were no match for it. If even Pidgey considered it powerful, then even if it was not a thousand-year soul beast, it would certainly not be easy to deal with.

Mo Hen and the other two swiftly surrounded Mo Hui, and their martial souls appeared.

Director Su moved the fastest. A wooden longbow instantly appeared in his right hand, while three soul rings—one white, one yellow, and one purple—circled his body, fully displaying the aura of a Soul Elder.

Mo Hen was the second fastest. His martial soul was a black bird called a black crow. The instant he summoned it, certain traits of the martial soul appeared on his body. One white and one yellow soul ring revolved around him, proving his status as a level 26 Soul Grandmaster.

Li Ya was the slowest to move. Her Soul Power was the lowest, only level 24, but she had the best soul ring configuration, possessing the only hundred-year first soul ring among the three.

Li Ya's martial soul was a type of bell. During their actions over the past two days, it had demonstrated wide-range control and healing abilities.

Not long after the three summoned their martial souls, a massive azure wolf appeared before them. It stood nearly two meters tall at the shoulder and measured around three or four meters long.

The massive azure wolf glared at them viciously, but when it saw the three soul rings on Director Su, a trace of wariness flashed through its eyes.

"It's a Gale Demon Wolf. Judging by its size, it's at least three hundred years old!" Mo Hen said gravely.

Gale Demon Wolves were mid-to-high-tier soul beasts, powerful in their own right. With more than three hundred years of cultivation, it could be called a minor overlord within Soul Hunting Forest, where thousand-year soul beasts were scarce.

However, Mo Hen was not overly nervous. If only he and Li Ya were present, with Mo Hui to protect as well, the situation would indeed be dangerous. But with Director Su, a level 38 Soul Elder, things were different.

"Gale Demon Wolf..."

At the same time, Mo Hui was also examining the Gale Demon Wolf before him.

Among all soul beasts, Gale Demon Wolves were considered relatively powerful. With their innate ability to launch wind blades, they could look down on many soul beasts that could only fight using their physical strength.

Even against a powerful low-tier soul beast like a Man-faced Demon Spider, a Gale Demon Wolf could rely on its wind blades and decent speed to kite its opponent.

"Pidgey, what do you think of this Gale Demon Wolf?" Mo Hui asked Pidgey with his eyes.

After the commotion, the one-hundred-and-fifty-year-old Azure Wind Eagle had already flown away. Finding another suitable avian soul beast would take some effort.

Though this Gale Demon Wolf was not an avian soul beast, it was still a powerful wind-attribute soul beast.

Its compatibility was somewhat worse, but its three hundred years of cultivation could make up for a great deal. Though the one-hundred-and-fifty-year-old Azure Wind Eagle had been compatible, Mo Hui felt its age was still a little too low.

"Pidgey!"

At this, Pidgey began carefully examining the Gale Demon Wolf in the distance.

After a moment, finding it acceptable, Pidgey nodded at Mo Hui.