Exploring the Liangyi Alone (Part 1)

As a qualified materialist, Wang Chuan was very rigorous when selecting experimental materials and did not just catch Spirit Beasts at random.

Instead, he locked onto a single species and captured a total of nine Spirit Beasts, ranging from one thousand to nine thousand years old, with each age increment represented.

As for why he didn't catch ten-thousand-year ones, it was because Wang Chuan felt it was meaningless.

After all, it was just a Soul Shock test for a remnant soul; there was no need to specifically seek out rare ten-thousand-year-level specimens.

Furthermore, the species Wang Chuan selected was the Soft Bone Rabbit.

This type of Spirit Beast possesses a certain innate spiritual talent, otherwise, Xiao Wu would not have possessed a mental-type spirit skill like Charm.

Therefore, although the nine-thousand-year Soft Bone Rabbit that Wang Chuan caught was only a thousand-year Spirit Beast, its overall soul strength should be no less than that of a ten-thousand-year Spirit Beast.

This is similar to a mental-type Spirit Master among humans, who is certainly more prominent in this aspect than the average Spirit Beast.

The results of the experiment were also very smooth.

Wang Chuan first compressed the power of Roaring Dragon Rage to the minimum, then gradually increased it.

Once it could shake a thousand-year Spirit Beast to death, that became the baseline, and he proceeded to increase the levels step by step.

As the saying goes, when a person decides to test the sturdiness of a piece of glass, that table is destined to shatter.

The fate of these Soft Bone Rabbits goes without saying; in the end, Wang Chuan, feeling grateful and wasting nothing, turned them all into roasted rabbit.

Well, add plenty of chili, otherwise it has no flavor.

Afterward, during the clash of Haki, once Wang Chuan determined that Zhao Wuji's Haki intensity had reached the Spirit King level, he used Roaring Dragon Rage to conduct a soul strength test on Zhao Wuji.

Unsurprisingly, Zhao Wuji withstood the Roaring Dragon Rage, which was powerful enough to kill a ten-thousand-year Spirit Beast, though his head felt a bit dizzy.

Other than that, there were no issues with Zhao Wuji at all.

So, having obtained the expected results, Wang Chuan and Zhao Wuji headed to the spirit-hunting location they had previously decided upon.

The target: the Crystal Bear.

Although it looked similar to the Earth Crystal Bear from its name, the gap in their strength was like heaven and earth.

If one had to describe it, among top-tier Spirit Beasts, the Earth Crystal Bear was merely at the bottom of the barrel.

The Crystal Bear, however, was qualified to challenge the top-tier mid-level or even top-tier high-level ranks.

As for why there was such a huge gap, it was entirely because the Crystal Bear possessed the degraded bloodline of the ultimate bear-type Spirit Beast, the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.

Therefore, although the target only had ten-thousand-year cultivation, in Wang Chuan's view, its combat power was enough to rival a Soul Saint.

This was because the Crystal Bear not only had astonishing strength but also a troublesome innate ability: Crystallization.

Once hit by its attack, the body would crystallize, and only powerful spirit power could resist it.

And that was merely resisting; unless one possessed a spirit power realm far exceeding the opponent's, one could not be completely immune.

Furthermore, if a secondary injury occurred, that area would truly shatter like crystal.

In addition, the Crystal Bear inherited some earth element talents from the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, so it also mastered some of the Gravity Control and earth element manipulation that the Earth Crystal Bear could perform.

It could be said that this Spirit Beast was outrageously strong on paper, an existence that the original Zhao Wuji would have had no right to covet.

However, with Wang Chuan present, the two were not afraid of failing to hunt this Spirit Beast.

It was just a matter of not getting hit, which was really not difficult for Wang Chuan.

Thus, facing the three-meter-tall Crystal Bear, covered in brown-yellow fur with large yellow crystals on its limbs and back, Wang Chuan immediately had Golden Scale unleash a ten-thousand-year-level Roaring Dragon Rage at the opponent, stunning it instantly.

Then, Zhao Wuji activated the Vajra Transformation of his right arm bone, doubling his strength attribute.

Otherwise, it would be difficult to take down this Spirit Beast, which was known for its formidable physique.

Finally, Zhao Wuji unleashed the Explosive Flame Heavy Fist of his left arm bone.

Wrapped in scorching flames, he landed a heavy punch on the Crystal Bear's head, charring its entire brain.

With that, the Crystal Bear, a tyrant among bears, was killed on the spot by the two like a roadside pest, contributing a ten-thousand-year Spirit Ring to Zhao Wuji.

Zhao Wuji was not as cautious as Wang Chuan, who would specifically look for a cave to prevent external interference.

Or perhaps it was because he had absolute confidence in Wang Chuan's strength, believing that no one in this area could interfere with him at this moment.

Therefore, Zhao Wuji began to refine the Spirit Ring on the spot, just like most Spirit Masters.

Wang Chuan did not try to dissuade him, because in this outer region, his strength indeed held absolute suppression.

However, after a few hours passed, Wang Chuan's brows furrowed.

This was not because something abnormal had occurred during Zhao Wuji's refinement of the ten-thousand-year Spirit Ring.

On the contrary, Zhao Wuji's refinement was already nearing its end.

He hadn't absorbed a bunch of immortal herbs like Tang San, boosting his spirit and physique, only to be tortured to the brink of death by a mere ten-thousand-year Spirit Ring.

At this moment, the ground was trembling.

Red light flickered in Wang Chuan's eyes.

It was the danger that triggered his Observation Haki!

"Spirit Beasts, there are many Spirit Beasts heading this way! This is a stampede!"

At this moment, Wang Chuan thought this with immense shock in his heart.

But he truly couldn't fathom it; although this place was near the Mixed Zone, it was still just the outer perimeter. Where could a Spirit Beast King come from to launch a stampede of this magnitude? What on earth was going on deep within the Sunset Forest!?

However, Wang Chuan soon had no time to continue thinking.

Because the stampede was about to reach their location.

Wang Chuan was naturally not afraid of this group of Spirit Beasts; he was fully confident in his ability to fight his way out of the Sunset Forest amidst the stampede.

But Zhao Wuji behind him could not face such an upheaval, not even if he was about to finish refining his Spirit Ring.

During this process of deep meditation, if one were forcibly interrupted, it would damage their meridians and affect their future cultivation.

Therefore, harboring the absolute resolve that Zhao Wuji must not be affected in the slightest, Wang Chuan's hands flew, and sharp sword qi carved a perfect circle into the ground beneath Zhao Wuji.

No-Sword Style: Circular Slash.

Following this, Wang Chuan utilized Life Return, causing his hair to grow wildly and plunge into the soil beneath Zhao Wuji, safely excavating him along with the earth he sat upon.

Then, Nigerundayo~

Wang Chuan's feet moved rapidly as he ran toward the outside of the Sunset Forest.

During this time, he did not let Zhao Wuji, who was above his head, experience the slightest bump, even thoughtfully setting up a wind shield for him, which showed the terrifying level of control Wang Chuan had over his body.

It was only when Zhao Wuji woke up that he was dumbfounded.

"Damn it!"

After an instinctive curse, Zhao Wuji quickly recovered from his confusion, identified that this was Wang Chuan's doing, and then looked down at Wang Chuan to ask.

"Boss, what the hell are you doing?"

Wang Chuan couldn't be bothered to look back and said directly, "Enough, I'm tired of carrying you while running, get down."

Immediately, Wang Chuan's hair shook, shattering the soil beneath Zhao Wuji.

Zhao Wuji was not annoyed by being treated so roughly; after landing nimbly, he hurriedly kept pace with Wang Chuan.