"Roar...!"
The male bear eyed Liu Feng suspiciously and sniffed him, but it didn't react with any hostility.
"All right."
Bi Ji nodded gently, a green glow spilling from her palm as she prepared to back Liu Feng up.
Even if Liu Feng made things worse, she could heal the female bear in an instant.
With hundreds of thousands of years of cultivation, how could a few tricks from an Evil Soul Master pose a problem for her?
Liu Feng murmured in acknowledgment, gently stroking the female bear a few times to calm her.
The female bear gazed at Liu Feng with its round little eyes, finding him likable, too. It stuck out its tongue, intending to lick him a few times to show its friendliness.
But a murderous chill surrounded it. When it turned its head, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion was staring at it.
"..."
The female bear's body stiffened at once. It didn't dare move a muscle.
"Auspicious Beast!" Bi Ji glared at her reproachfully.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion put on an innocent expression, as though that murderous intent hadn't come from her.
Liu Feng drew the Purple Star Spirit Bow, and an arrow of purple light formed.
The Sprite Dragon Egg above his head offered no blessing.
He drew a light breath and altered the effect of his first Soul Skill.
There was no way he could comprehend the Law of Life in such a short time. That would be beyond the realm of genius.
Instead, through his affinity with the Law of Life, he had sensed its aura, more or less.
That was enough to make the Annihilation effect of his first Soul Skill avoid anything that belonged to the harmonious whole of life!
The next instant, his fingers released the string, and the arrow of light flew into a black, filthy patch on the female bear's chest.
"Hum...!"
The arrow only sank in half an inch, and its tip was extremely fine, so it did no harm.
The next instant, the arrow melted away, and the black filth around it vanished just as quickly.
Like the last snow melting under the spring sun, it left not a trace behind!
The Evil Soul Power attached by those Evil Soul Masters had been annihilated!
Liu Feng's lips curled upward. It had worked!
The arrow's Annihilation effect only worked on the filth left behind by the Evil Soul Masters!
Bi Ji gently brushed her palm over the wound. The female bear's bleeding stopped, and flesh grew back the next second. Apart from the bare patch of fur, everything was as it had been.
"Xiao Feng, have you gained an insight into your Soul Skill?"
Bi Ji gazed at Liu Feng with delight.
Liu Feng hummed in acknowledgment, a smile playing on his lips.
He fired several more arrows, completely removing the Evil Soul Power from the female bear.
"I just took a shortcut. The Law of Life is naturally close to the Law of Nature, and I modified the effect based on my first Soul Skill. That's why I managed it so quickly."
"It can remove toxins, lesions, and anything that isn't part of the whole of life, but it can't heal."
Liu Feng explained. Put simply, it was a kind of "purification."
So he named this Soul Skill effect "Demon-Breaking Retrospection."
Bi Ji's eyes lit up slightly. She ruffled Liu Feng's hair.
"To achieve this much in less than a day, Xiao Feng, you're truly remarkable!"
There was a trace of envy in her voice.
Even though they were naturally close to the Law of Life, the Emerald Swan clan could hardly ever comprehend it.
It was a limitation of Soul Beasts. They only had a chance of succeeding after taking human form.
The talent Liu Feng had shown made her see the hope Di Tian had described.
"Roar...!"
The two Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bears embraced and bounced about. Then they turned to face Liu Feng.
They hesitated, glancing at the Three-Eyed Golden Lion beside him, and didn't dare approach.
All they could do was give soft roars of gratitude.
Liu Feng smiled and waved goodbye to them.
"Roar...!"
Just then, another Soul Beast came running from the entrance to the woods.
It was a tiger with jet-black fur. The Scorpion Tiger had arrived!
When Bi Ji took Liu Feng away, she hadn't brought the Scorpion Tiger along.
As her most devoted follower, it naturally hadn't wanted to stay behind in the core region by itself.
It ran up to Liu Feng, stretched out its forepaws like a cat, lowered the front half of its body in a catlike stretch, then grinned and sidled up to him with an adorably foolish look.
Liu Feng pinched its ear in welcome.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion didn't seem hostile toward the Scorpion Tiger. Instead, she said excitedly:
"Liu Feng! Let's go play! You've already gained something!"
"Let's go catch that old turtle together! You wanted it, didn't you? I can catch it and bring it to you!"
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion swished her big tail, kicking up dust and bits of grass.
The Scorpion Tiger hurriedly crouched down in front of Liu Feng. "Roar...!"
Its cultivation had doubled, but it hadn't had a chance to show off in the core region.
If they were going to bully an old turtle now, it was more than happy to join in!
It would make sure to put on a good show and let Liu Feng know it wasn't just dead weight!
"Don't hurt it yet."
Liu Feng thought for a moment, then climbed onto the Scorpion Tiger's back.
He'd already improved his first Soul Skill today, so he could call the day a success.
"As you say! Roar...!"
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion roared, contacting the Scarlet King, who was tracking down the Golden Hawksbill.
The Scarlet King replied soon after.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion hurried excitedly in that direction, with the Scorpion Tiger following behind.
Bi Ji watched them leave and smiled helplessly, then vanished in a flash.
Before long, Liu Feng and the others reached a grassy field.
More than a dozen Giant Rock Turtles, each the size of a house, lay on the ground with their heads tucked into their shells, motionless. Some had even been flipped onto their backs.
The Scarlet King had a Giant Rock Turtle clamped in each of his two mouths.
With the mouth in the middle, he was demanding to know where the Golden Hawksbill was.
"...Damn it! You've got the nerve to defy me! Then I'll roast every last one of you and eat you!"
The Scarlet King cursed furiously.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion asked Liu Feng curiously, "Do roasted turtles taste good?"
Liu Feng shook his head and surveyed the Giant Rock Turtles around them. The Golden Hawksbill wasn't among them.
The Golden Hawksbill was the king of turtles and was also an Auspicious Beast.
These Giant Rock Turtles were on good terms with it. They probably truly wouldn't betray their friend.
Many Soul Beasts had considerable intelligence, but their temperaments were simple.
Whether kind, evil, or vicious, they lacked the complexity of humans.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion swelled in size and planted one paw on a giant turtle shell.
"Where's that little turtle? Tell us, now! Otherwise, I'll eat your brains!"
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion threatened them with domineering force.
She was the Emperor Auspicious Beast. What ordinary Soul Beast would dare defy her?
But the Giant Rock Turtles covering the ground didn't make a sound.
They seemed to care nothing about dying.
Now the Three-Eyed Golden Lion was getting a little furious with embarrassment.
Especially with Liu Feng watching. That made her feel even more humiliated.
The Scorpion Tiger curiously edged up beside one of the shells and peered inside.
The next instant, a Giant Rock Turtle stuck its head out and clamped down hard on the Scorpion Tiger's snout.
"Yow! Yow! Yow...!"
The Scorpion Tiger let out a shriek and started bouncing in place.
"Your Majesty, Liu Feng, these stubborn bastards are set in their ways! They won't talk even if they die!"
The Scarlet King said gloomily.
"Then we'll kill them all!"
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion seethed with bloodlust.
"Let me handle this..."
Liu Feng shook his head. He couldn't give up the Life Gold inside the Golden Hawksbill.
It could make the Sprite Dragon hatch ahead of time, and it could also revive Electrolux.
Besides, this way, he could save the Golden Hawksbill as well.
"Which one is their leader?"
As he spoke, he turned and fired an arrow into the nostril of the Giant Rock Turtle that was biting the Scorpion Tiger.
"Achoo...!"
The Giant Rock Turtle's mouth sprang open.
Only then did the Scorpion Tiger escape.
One of the Scarlet King's heads pointed the way for Liu Feng. It was the very turtle that had just bitten the Scorpion Tiger.
"Grrr...!!!"
The Giant Rock Turtle leader let out a hoarse roar.
It couldn't speak human language, but its intent was clear.
Even if they ate its brains or roasted it, it would never betray the Golden Hawksbill!
Liu Feng's lips lifted slightly. So stubborn, huh?
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