"Little fox, put up a fight."
Hidden among the branches, Wang Feng opened his palm. The lotus seed at the center of the Green Lotus quietly blossomed into a Golden Lotus.
"Let me see if my guess is right!"
Wang Feng took a deep breath and urged the power of the Golden Lotus toward the Star-Moon Fox beneath the tree.
Strands of pure golden light flowed into the Star-Moon Fox's body.
The Star-Moon Fox, sprawled on the ground, had already narrowed its eyes until it could barely keep them open!
But as the Golden Lotus's power flowed in-
Suddenly!
It opened its eyes and saw Wang Feng above it in the tree!
A tiny human!
An incredulous look appeared in the Star-Moon Fox's eyes!
Power began surging through its body!
In an instant, the wounds on the Star-Moon Fox began healing at a visible speed!
It slowly rose to its feet again!
The Soul Power around it was far more solid than before!
It had grown stronger!
"It increased!"
Wang Feng took a deep breath. "Just as I thought. The Golden Lotus's ability can not only increase a Spirit Master's Soul Power, but also improve... a Soul Beast's strength! It seems to improve it even more!"
He was thrilled!
This was what he had suspected all along!
If it could increase a Spirit Master's Soul Power, could it also increase a Soul Beast's cultivation age?
As it turned out!
Wang Feng's guess had been right!
He didn't know exactly how much it had increased, but the Soul Power around the Star-Moon Fox had definitely grown more solid!
Awooo~
The Star-Moon Fox charged at the Golden Light Thunder Leopard again!
The two giant beasts clashed once more!
But a moment later!
Boom!
The Star-Moon Fox was blasted back again!
This time, though, the Golden Light Thunder Leopard seemed more exhausted. It roared furiously at the Star-Moon Fox!
It didn't understand. It had already beaten this Star-Moon Fox just now.
What was going on?!
There was no way it could get back up this time!
Unfortunately...
Before long, the Star-Moon Fox stood up again!
The purple Soul Power around it had grown even more solid!
At the sight of this, the Golden Light Thunder Leopard leaped about in a rage!
What was going on?!
How could it have recovered again?!
And grown stronger, too?!
Wang Feng: "..."
Crackle, crackle!
The two Soul Beasts fought fiercely once more!
Boom!
The Star-Moon Fox was blasted into the giant tree again!
The towering tree swayed precariously, as if it were about to break!
But this time, the Golden Light Thunder Leopard was already having trouble standing. It seemed on the verge of collapsing from exhaustion.
Roar!
Its eyes bloodshot, it glared at the strange Star-Moon Fox!
Impossible! If it could still get back up, then I've wasted the past few years of my life as a leopard!
Whoosh!
In less than two breaths.
The Star-Moon Fox sprang to its feet again, full of energy!
"..." The Golden Light Thunder Leopard.
It stared at the utterly bizarre Star-Moon Fox in despair.
The aura around it seemed to have grown stronger again!
It still hadn't surpassed the leopard, and was nowhere near as strong.
But the leopard was already done for!
Up in the tree.
Wang Feng was also feeling drained.
He had repeatedly urged the Golden Lotus to fully heal the Star-Moon Fox and increase its strength.
Even Wang Feng was having trouble keeping up. This was already the third time.
He was at his limit, too.
If the Star-Moon Fox still couldn't defeat the Golden Light Thunder Leopard this time,
then it was truly useless!
Crash!
Just as he was thinking this,
the tree shook violently. Wang Feng cursed, "Damn it, this Star-Moon Fox is way too weak. It's coming again?..."
He looked over, but the anger on his face instantly turned to delight.
Hey, this time, the one that had crashed into the tree was the Golden Light Thunder Leopard!
At the sight of this!
Wang Feng's heart leaped with joy!
Without another moment's hesitation, he gripped his short sword and leaped down!
With one stab, he plunged it straight into the head of the completely exhausted Golden Light Thunder Leopard!
Boom!
The next moment!
A vast surge of energy suddenly erupted from the Golden Light Thunder Leopard!
A deep-purple Spirit Ring slowly rose from its body!
At the sight of it, Wang Feng's heart pounded wildly!
Six thousand years!
A six-thousand-year Spirit Ring!
This powerful Spirit Ring was going to be his first Spirit Ring.
Could he withstand it?
But just then, Wang Feng's gaze sharpened, and he didn't rush to absorb it! The Star-Moon Fox behind him was watching him intently.
Wang Feng turned around and looked at the Star-Moon Fox.
It seemed exhausted, too. The Golden Light Thunder Leopard had been too strong!
It had taken the equivalent of three lives, each stronger than the last, just to barely win!
But even now, it still had strength to spare!
"Are you going to attack me?"
Wang Feng asked coldly.
This was within his expectations. After all, Soul Beasts and humans were natural enemies.
Although he had no strength left, defeating this Star-Moon Fox still seemed unrealistic.
At the very least, he could run.
At most, all his effort would have been wasted.
However.
The Star-Moon Fox crouched down, looking at Wang Feng with curiosity in its eyes.
It didn't seem to intend to attack.
Wang Feng didn't move.
The Star-Moon Fox then stood up and walked toward him.
Wang Feng's brows furrowed slightly, but he didn't retreat.
The Star-Moon Fox circled Wang Feng once, then lay down on the ground. It still showed no intention of attacking.
Its eyes even flicked toward the Golden Light Thunder Leopard, as if to say:
"Are you still not going to absorb the Spirit Ring?"
Wang Feng was taken aback and looked at the Star-Moon Fox.
After pondering for a moment, he hesitated no longer. He sat cross-legged and looked at the Spirit Ring on the Golden Light Thunder Leopard, a burning glint flashing in his eyes...
Meanwhile.
In a corner of the Soul Hunting Forest!
"Xiao San, this is a Datura Snake that may be at least five hundred years old!"
Grandmaster pointed at the huge Soul Beast corpse on the ground and said in a low voice, "It should have been killed by a Battle Spirit Master around level thirty! Look at its wounds. Its head was pierced through, and even its weakest point, seven inches below the head, bears a fatal wound. You can tell the attack was extremely swift and precise!"
Tang San looked at the giant snake, which was over five meters long, and nodded slightly.
Even if I used all my strength, I probably still couldn't kill a five-hundred-year-old Soul Beast.
He wondered who had killed it.
"What a pity. It seems that Battle Spirit Master didn't absorb this Datura Snake's Spirit Ring. For your Blue Silver Grass, this Datura Snake would have been the most suitable Soul Beast! But its Spirit Ring is already gone."
Grandmaster shook his head, feeling somewhat regretful.
Just then!
Suddenly, a harsh cry rang out ahead!
A cloud of mist obscured their view!
"Not good, there's another Datura Snake!"
Grandmaster's expression changed. His gaze sharpened as he looked into the mist in the distance. A huge green snake was there. His voice rose sharply. "This is bad. It's a Datura Snake over four hundred years old. It's probably connected to the dead Datura Snake..."
Tang San looked at the Datura Snake too.
It was over four meters long, and a strong, acrid stench emanated from its body. It was in the distance, flicking its tongue at them.
"Xiao San, now I'll teach you a theory: more rings, more bones; skills and strength come all at once. Fewer rings, fewer bones-run for your life... Simply put, if you have fewer Spirit Rings than your opponent and clearly can't win, preserve your strength and retreat immediately!"
Grandmaster said a few quick words. "Just like now... Sanpao! Let one fart rumble like thunder-Earth-Shattering Luo Sanpao!"
"Luo, Luo..."
A rumbling sound rang out.
Two figures rushed out at once...
A long while later...
With a deafening boom, the Datura Snake fell to the ground once more.
"Xiao San, wonderful! Now you can get your Spirit Ring!"
Grandmaster's face was still somewhat pale, but he looked at the Datura Snake with wild joy. "It's a good thing you struck its weak point just now... Quick, absorb this Datura Snake's Spirit Ring! At over four hundred years old, it's exactly the maximum age I estimated your First Spirit Ring could withstand!"
Tang San's face showed a hint of excitement. Along the way, his teacher had told him many things.
"A Spirit Ring over four hundred years old! I have to absorb it successfully! Then I can help Teacher put his theory into practice!"
Tang San sat down cross-legged and murmured to himself, "It will also determine whether I can learn the Tang Sect Secret Arts. Brother Feng, I wonder what kind of Spirit Ring you're absorbing now..."