At the edge of the Jade Scale Seven Absolute Poison Array, the mist slowly parted, opening a passage.
"Move!" Dugu Bo barked, stepping out first.
The five of them passed through the poison array in single file and reentered the forest.
Morning fog blanketed the woods, limiting visibility to less than fifty meters.
The air was thick with the scent of damp earth, while the low roars of spirit beasts drifted faintly from afar.
"Kid Yu," Dugu Bo said as he cleared the way ahead, his green eyes vigilantly sweeping their surroundings, "have you decided what spirit beast you want for your Fourth Soul Skill?"
Yu Tiancheng walked in the middle of the group, silver light flickering in his eyes.
"Today, I want to find two spirit beasts around thirty thousand years old."
"Thirty thousand years!"
Dugu Bo halted and whipped around.
"Have you lost your mind? Even ordinary Soul Emperors wouldn't dare provoke a thirty-thousand-year spirit beast so easily!"
"And—" His voice suddenly caught, his pupils contracting. "Did you just say... two?"
Yu Tiancheng raised his right hand, palm facing upward.
Buzz—
Silver Dragon Scales emerged along his arm, each one like finely crafted armor, gleaming with a metallic luster beneath the morning light.
Compared to yesterday, the Dragon Scales were denser now, their patterns deeper as well.
"Senior, I had an insight yesterday. My Soul Power has already broken through to level fifty."
The other three around him all drew sharp breaths at once.
But they quickly understood—this was likely a reward granted by the Diary System.
"Level fifty... Spirit King..." Dugu Bo murmured, his green eyes filled with complicated emotions. "With your cultivation speed, you make people too jealous to even feel jealous."
"Thirty-thousand-year spirit beasts with time-space attributes are far too rare. There might not be