Tracks of Fate

As the moon began to set in the west, two more hours had passed.

Wen Xiaoshuai finally finished absorbing the Great Strength Vajra Bear's Soul Ring, and a powerful force suddenly emanated from his body.

Wen Xiaoshuai felt that he might now be able to kill a thousand-year-old Soul Beast with a single palm strike.

Even though the number of people with social anxiety exceeded the limit, Wen Xiaoshuai still walked up to Zhang Lexuan and respectfully said, "Thank you, Senior Disciple Sister."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Lexuan nodded with an "Mmm," then immediately remembered something and said, "Go and see if that Great Strength Vajra Bear has Soul Bone?"

Wen Xiaoshuai: "..." Although touching the corpse is a must, why do I feel that Senior Disciple Sister's tone is so certain? Are Soul Bone that easy to generate?

Before Wen Xiaoshuai could even examine the corpse of the Great Strength Vajra Bear, Xiao Xiao had already transformed into Soul Beast coroner and begun dissecting the body.

"Ah!" the little girl suddenly exclaimed, "Senior Disciple Sister, there really is a Soul Bone! It's the Left Arm Bone!"

As she spoke, Xiao Xiao used her Soul Power to lift up a glittering brown bone.

For a moment, the scene fell silent. Were they really that lucky?

Finally, Zhang Lexuan spoke first, "Since Xiao Shuai absorbed the Soul Ring of this Great Strength Vajra Bear, then it would be best to give him the Soul Bone, which comes from the same Soul Beast. Does anyone have any objections?"

Objection?

Zhou Huan and Xiao Xiao certainly couldn't have any, and Li Yongyue wouldn't either, because the Senior Disciple Sister killed the Soul Beast, so she naturally had the right to distribute it.

No one objected, so Wen Xiaoshuai had no choice but to absorb the Great Strength Vajra Bear Left Arm Bone once again, with tears in his eyes.

By the time Wen Xiaoshuai finished absorbing the Soul Bone, it was already dawn.

After eating something simple and resting for a while, the group continued their search for suitable Soul Ring for Xiao Xiao and Li Yongyue.

Two more days passed, and after failing to find a suitable Soul Beast in the Mixed Zone, the group had already entered the Core Zone.

Compared to the Mixed Zone, the Core Zone has far more of the aura of Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

Therefore, Zhou Huan and the others had to be even more careful in their actions.

If it's an unsuitable Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, everyone should avoid it as much as possible and minimize combat.

Although Zhang Lexuan these ordinary Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast was as easy as stepping on an ant, she wasn't crazy to do such a thing. Besides, if she caused too much bloodshed in the Core Zone, it would attract Ferocious Beast, and that would be a huge problem.

And so, it wasn't until the seventh day that they finally discovered a super cute and chubby Soul Beast.

Zhou Huan immediately thought, "What a coincidence! On Blue Star, it also shares the surname Xiong!"

Although it looks very much like a panda, it is not actually a panda.

In Douluo, this kind of Soul Beast is called "Iron Eater Beast," but it is definitely not a nickname for a bear cub, because it can actually eat metal.

Therefore, the Iron Eater Beast has extremely strong defense.

So, when Xiao Xiao first saw this Iron Eater Beast that was about 17,000 years old, her eyes immediately lit up, and she excitedly said, "It's so cute! I want it!"

Although Zhou Huan knew the little girl was joking, he still wanted to say something sarcastic, "Bunnies are so cute, why don't you go find Xiao Bai to make your Soul Ring?"

With Zhang Lexuan around, dealing with a Soul Beast that is less than 20,000 years old is still very simple, and there is probably no chance of any major battle scenes.

The moment Zhang Lexuan saw the Iron Eater Beast, she knew it was a perfect match for Xiao Xiao's Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron.

Therefore, a single Crescent Blood Kill Realm immobilized the Iron Eater Beast. No matter how thick its hide was or how superb its defense was, it couldn't withstand her Blood Moon power.

Zhou Huan even witnessed a scene that left him speechless: the Iron Eater Beast within the domain offered no resistance whatsoever, not even a struggle in their expressions, as if they had simply accepted their fate peacefully.

This inevitably reminded Zhou Huan of another characteristic of the Iron Eater Beast, a word that was emphasized in the printed text when it was introduced in the book—laziness!

That's right, it's laziness, the kind of laziness where you're completely lying down and too lazy to move.

So, faced with certain death, this Iron Eater Beast's choice was to be lazy, unwilling, and rebellious.

This is just incredibly lazy, isn't it?

Therefore, Zhou Huan was moved; it was quite a rare sight that such a species existed in the world.

Such a bizarre Soul Beast should never have disappeared before Zhou Huan's eyes.

So, just as Zhang Lexuan brought the Iron Eater Beast to near death and Xiao Xiao killed it, Zhou Huan secretly used the Floating Pagoda to collect the Iron Eater Beast's remnant soul at the critical moment when the Iron-Eating Beast was on the verge of death.

The reason it was a remnant soul instead of a complete one is because the Iron Eater Beast truly died at Xiao Xiao's hands.

While the Iron Eater Beast's soul had not completely dissipated, Zhou Huan used the Floating Pagoda to absorb it.

This is also one of the main functions of the Floating Pagoda after Zhou Huan was promoted to Titled Douluo and its enhancements.

Previously, he could only extract souls from inside the Floating Pagoda, but now he can introduce remnant souls from the outside.

However, Zhou Huan had never done anything like this before, and he didn't want to gather enough people for two mahjong tables in the Floating Pagoda.

Meanwhile, the remnant soul of the Extreme Cold Snow Dragon, whose intelligence had been completely wiped out, was still trapped inside the Floating Pagoda, and Zhou Huan had never paid it any attention.

And its condition was extremely weak.

Now, Zhou Huan has brought in the remnant soul of the Iron Eater Beast, as a way of keeping it company.

At this moment, Xiao Xiao had already begun absorbing the Iron Eater Beast's Soul Ring.

The others stood by, keeping a watchful eye on their surroundings.

About an hour and a half later, Xiao Xiao finally finished absorbing the Iron Eater Beast Soul Ring.

Without anyone else needing to speak, Xiao Xiao diligently took on the role of the Soul Beast coroner once again, quickly dismembering the thick-skinned Iron Eater Beast.

Unfortunately, she wasn't as lucky as Wen Xiaoshuai; this lazy Iron Eater Beast didn't have Soul Bone.

Looking at Xiao Xiao's puffed-out cheeks, Zhou Huan laughed, "You really think Soul Bone are as easy as cabbages? You get one Soul Bone for every Soul Beast you kill. The Iron Eater Beast Soul Ring is perfect for you; it should give you some decent Soul Skill, so don't be upset."

The little girl's emotions came and went quickly. After hearing Zhou Huan's words, she smiled and said, "Of course, the Soul Skill is called 'Six Cauldrons Town Guard,' an extremely strong absolute defense."

Just as the group was about to leave to continue searching for Soul Ring for Li Yongyue, Zhang Lexuan suddenly frowned.

Zhou Huan noticed it immediately and asked, "Sister Lexuan, what's wrong?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Lexuan took out a Small Soul Tool from her bosom, but a crack was clearly visible on it.

These Small Soul Tool are actually a pair, a special kind of communication tool. If one of the Soul Tool will also develop a crack.

In the Peerless Era of the Douluo Continent, Soul Tool did not have communication functions; currently, only Message Soul Tool like this one exist.

Zhou Huan must have known about this, so he asked, "Did something happen to Dean Cai?"

Zhang Lexuan nodded and said, "Yes, we need to go to the Rendezvous Point first."

Then, Zhang Lexuan looked at Li Yongyue: "You'll need to find your Soul Ring later. Dean Cai must have something urgent to do, that's why he sent a message at this time."

Li Yongyue naturally had no objections. "It's alright, Dean Cai's side is more important."

Therefore, Zhang Lexuan used a burst of Soul Power to encompass everyone and headed straight for the Rendezvous Point in the Core Zone.

In just three hours, Zhang Lexuan led the four people to the Rendezvous Point.

As soon as they arrived, they saw Cai Mei'er, Han Ruoruo, and Ma Xiaotao, who still had a lot of blood on their bodies, while Mo Xuan and Wang Dong'er seemed to be unharmed.

Moreover, it is quite obvious that Huo Gua and Wang Qiu'er are both missing.

Seeing this, Zhou Huan's gaze sharpened slightly. So, is this still the trajectory of fate?

At this moment, Cai Mei'er explained the whole story to Zhang Lexuan: "This morning, we encountered three Evil Soul Masters. Judging from their almost identical faces, they were probably Three Brothers, and they were all Soul Douluo level cultivators."

"If it's a direct war, I'm not afraid of them. But I want to see what their purpose is in coming here, so I'm pretending to follow their arrangements."

"But they actually attracted a ten-thousand-year-old Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear, then escaped, leading us into a trap. As a result... this time it was my negligence."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Lexuan frowned slightly. A ten-thousand-year-old Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear possesses the combat power of Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, or even more.

No wonder Dean Cai and the other two were injured.

Only...

Zhang Lexuan looked at everyone and asked, "Then, where are Huo Yuhao and Wang Qiu'er?" The important thing is that these two are missing.

At this moment, Wang Dong'er, who had been silent all along, answered Zhang Lexuan's question first, "Later, the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear and Dean Cai and the others were fighting when it suddenly roared and left. Before Yu Hao left, he transmitted his voice to me saying that he had discovered the Evil Soul Master's purpose and was going to stop them, so he disappeared in the blink of an eye. As for how Wang Qiu'er left, I didn't see it either; the scene was too chaotic at the time."

After hearing this, Zhang Lexuan and the others remained silent.

Zhou Huan sighed inwardly; it was indeed going to develop this way. However, he wasn't worried about Huo Gua and Wang Qiu'er's safety at all.

Since their fates are still on the same trajectory, then Huo Gua and Wang Qiu'er are unlikely to encounter any trouble.

So, are they creating a separate storyline for these two to develop their relationship? Zhou Huan didn't know what Huo Gua was thinking, but Wang Qiu'er, the Little Soul beast, was definitely hooked.

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