Nightmare Difficulty

To be honest, when Xiao Tianyang first saw this soul skill, he was completely dumbfounded.

After reading its description, he realized that giving Bubu this ability was practically a disaster.

Soul Skill: You Can't See Me [Allows the user to blend into the environment, making it highly likely that enemies will fail to notice them.]

Xiao Tianyang had no idea just how high that probability was.

But he did know that Bubu had once snuck up beside Miao Zhenshan, who had been monitoring him, and taken a selfie...

That alone explained plenty, didn't it?

So forget Old Jack—even Xiao Tianyang himself would have no idea where to look if Bubu truly wanted to hide.

What was even more terrifying was that this was a passive soul skill!

Otherwise, why would someone with Xiao Tianyang's strength have stepped on a dog's tail that morning?

After soothing the old man, Xiao Tianyang found an excuse to get up and leave.

After closing the door, Xiao Tianyang shot an annoyed glare at the unruly Bubu. "Be more careful in the future. Don't start howling the moment you show up."

Bubu could only nod aggrievedly, though its sapphire-blue eyes still gleamed with its inherently goofy nature.

Xiao Tianyang was helpless about that and could only accept his fate.

At dusk, Xiao Tianyang sat in a tree, gazing at the distant hilltop.

He knew this place very well. He had stayed in Sacred Soul Village for three months, and had spent nearly half that time here.

However, there were two other people up there at the moment, a boy and a girl.

Though still young, they were a perfect match, talented and beautiful.

At that moment, they were making promises to spend their lives together, while Tang San had reached the final step—giving her the sleeve arrows.

At the same time, a familiar voice sounded in Xiao Tianyang's mind.

"Ding!"

"Congratulations, Host, for completing the Side Quest, [Witness]!"

"Mission Reward: Increase the Host's charm."

After the voice faded, Xiao Tianyang did not notice anything different. He frowned. "Looks like this reward really is a scam. I can't even feel it. Where's the increase?"

Somewhat disappointed, he jumped down from the tree. But right after that, he noticed Bubu staring at him from afar with a strange look in its eyes.

Xiao Tianyang suddenly understood and could not help raising a hand to touch his face. "Looks like there really was an increase."

Bubu shrank its neck, its tongue lolling out as it stared at him speechlessly.

It was as though it were saying, "Boss, you may be handsome, but do you really have to be this narcissistic?"

Night fell, but Xiao Tianyang did not choose to return home. It had been too long since he had cleaned the place, and he was feeling lazy.

So after Tang San and Xiao Wu left, he returned to the hilltop and sat cross-legged to cultivate.

He was only staying for one night anyway. He would return to Nuoding City tomorrow, so it did not matter.

Several months later.

Two figures, one tall and one short, sped past.

Had anyone been there at that moment, they would have been horrified to discover that a huge group of Soul Beasts was chasing after them, every one of them at least a thousand years old!

"Bubu, lure them away! Otherwise, we won't be able to make a move at all!"

Xiao Tianyang grabbed a tree branch with both hands like an agile monkey. With a light swing, he landed atop an even taller tree, then spoke to Bubu, who could not climb up.

"Woof!"

Bubu let out a miserable cry, feeling that its dog life was hopeless.

It glanced back at the countless Soul Beasts. Wasn't this just going to its death?

Yet Bubu ultimately accepted the mission, turning and sprinting wildly in another direction.

Of course, before that, it had to draw the attention of those Soul Beasts.

And the simplest method was provocation.

It spun around and appeared before the herd of Soul Beasts, sticking its rear in the air and wagging its tail while grunting incessantly through its dog mouth. In the blink of an eye, it had maxed out their hatred!

Standing in the tree, Xiao Tianyang pondered carefully. "Should I train this guy to be on the front line?"

That taunting ability just now—forget those Soul Beasts, even Xiao Tianyang had felt the urge to go down and slap it... Of course, he restrained himself.

He looked ahead, then used Lingbo Weibu to leap between the treetops. Before long, he reached his destination.

Looking down at the Soul Beast below, a rare trace of wariness appeared in Xiao Tianyang's eyes.

Soul Beast: Ice Soul Demonic Lotus

Type: Plant System / Ice System / Fire System

Age: 22,793 years

Origin: A thousand years as an embryo, a thousand years as a seedling, and a thousand years to bloom. After a full three thousand years of growth, the Ice Soul Demonic Lotus possesses intelligence and destructive power beyond its kind. Once mature, it can command large numbers of Soul Beasts for its own use, and when necessary, devour them all as nourishment. It is an exceedingly rare Soul Beast.

This was all the information Xiao Tianyang had obtained.

After being developed, his Ancient Divine Eyes could now accurately provide whatever intelligence he wanted.

It simply required a greater expenditure of Soul Power.

"If it weren't necessary, I would never choose an opponent like this."

To be honest, Xiao Tianyang was also suffering inwardly.

There were two reasons why he had come here.

First, he had gotten along rather well with the Soul Beasts here over the past few months, so he truly could not bring himself to hunt them.

Second, it was because of the mission he had just received.

Trigger Side Quest, [Second Soul Ring]. Content: Obtain the second soul ring through your own strength. Its age must not be less than twenty thousand years!

Mission Reward: Lottery Points ×2000!

Trigger Side Quest, [Balance]. Content: An Ice Soul Demonic Lotus has appeared in Soul Hunting Forest. Destroy it and maintain the ecological balance!

Mission Reward: A gift from the master of Soul Hunting Forest!

The two missions combined left Xiao Tianyang with no choice but to take a risk.

"Bubu won't be able to hold out much longer. I have to act quickly!"

With that thought, his heart gradually calmed.

"First Soul Skill, Myriad Transformation Flame!"

The purple soul ring lit up, and Xiao Tianyang's perception sharpened instantly.

The Ice Soul Demonic Lotus reacted with astonishing speed. Hundreds of ice spikes wrapped in pale white flames shot out from its flower bud, hurtling toward him like raindrops at a speed almost impossible to catch with the naked eye.

But at this moment, Xiao Tianyang was not using his naked eyes.

His eyes closed, and his Ancient Divine Eyes opened. Golden light flashed, and everything around him seemed to freeze.

Everything that could move slowed to a crawl, while he alone remained unaffected.

Using two Martial Souls at the same time was basically impossible for anyone else!

Because that was an irreversible rule in itself!

But Xiao Tianyang was different. From the beginning until now, he had experimented with it. Aside from the Scythe of Judgment, he could use nearly any Martial Soul simultaneously, including the Ancient Divine Eyes.

Of course, the price was doubled Soul Power consumption. Every additional Martial Soul doubled the expenditure again.

Xiao Tianyang was now using four Martial Souls at once, showing just how terrifying the consumption was.

If not for his solid foundation, anyone else who tried this without understanding the consequences would very likely die from exhausting their Soul Power.

The six balls of flame floating around Xiao Tianyang exploded at once. Orange-yellow flames transformed into wandering dragons, coiling around his palms!

His eyes opened, the Ancient Divine Eyes closed, and everything returned to normal as though nothing had happened.

At the same time, Xiao Tianyang slammed both palms down, unleashing his strongest strike!

"Shocking the Hundred Miles!"