Remember to Bring a Shield When Clearing Land
Beneath the withered branches and fallen leaves, a giant snake slowly approached the camp.
The soft rustling sounds were drowned out by the night wind.
The light from the campfire couldn't illuminate the dark forest. Unless one had night vision or extremely keen hearing, it was impossible to Frisk the giant snake using ordinary reconnaissance methods.
On the other side, the Soul King Captain was patrolling outside the camp. Two beams of light appeared and disappeared intermittently, even following the Soul King Captain for a hundred paces.
A black panther crouches forward, completely transforming the scene into a nighttime landscape.
As Captain Soul King finished his inspection and turned his back to the forest to return to the team's camp, Black Panther tensed his muscles, as if he were about to shoot an arrow.
The sharp fangs and strange sounds appeared almost simultaneously. If it were an ordinary Soul Master, they would have died in the beast's jaws before they even Frisk. However, the Soul King Captain was different. It was as if he had eyes in the back of his head. In an instant, his Martial Soul Possession, and his size increased several times.
He dodged the Body Press to the side, pinned the black panther down with his backhand, and unleashed a fierce punch with immense force.
It seemed that the Soul King Captain's victory was assured, but the black panther transformed into a shadow cage, quickly enveloping the Soul King Captain. At the same time, an identical black panther pounced again.
The Shadow Black Panther is a feline Soul Beast with superior bloodline. A hundred-year-old Shadow Black Panther can teleport using shadows, a thousand-year-old Shadow Black Panther can use shadow attacks, and a ten-thousand-year-old Shadow Black Panther can create shadows to replace its own body, making it extremely troublesome in the dark.
Thousand-year-old Shadow Black Panther are usually over 1.5 zhang long, and ten-thousand-year-old Shadow Black Panther are usually 2 zhang long. However, the one that the Soul King Captain encountered was even over 2.5 zhang long, and its age was at least over 20,000.
It was a superior bloodline Soul Beast, over 20,000 years old, it was nighttime, and it was a sneak attack; even a Soul Emperor would be seriously injured.
However, elites are elites after all. The Soul King captain's reaction speed was far superior to that of ordinary Soul Master. He directly used his Soul Skill to strike a spot in front of him.
A burst of light shone as a dark figure crashed back into the forest, its dark body faintly revealing traces of blood.
At the same time, the shadow cage that had trapped the Soul King Captain and the approaching black shadow both dispersed in the same direction.
The smell of blood and the wounds on his body made the Shadow Black Panther wary, and it circled around him while baring its teeth as a warning.
Normally, the Soul King Captain should Pursuit, since the Shadow Black Panther in front of him was of a suitable age and type. However, the Soul King Captain instead took a few steps back.
[Left abdomen.]
With the sound accompanying it, the night in my mind turned into daylight, and an image quickly became clear: blood was flowing from the left side of the black panther's abdomen, the surface of which was cracked and oozing blood.
The Soul King Captain activated his third Soul Ring, unleashing a beam of light. The black panther opened its mouth and unleashed a dark shadow. The beam of light and the shadow vanished, followed by a flash of light, and the black panther quickly disappeared.
[11 degrees west of north, 27 steps, in the bushes.]
In sync with the sound, the brightness of the hidden location of the Shadow Black Panther in my mind increases.
Captain Soul King quickly gave chase, heading straight for the highlighted marker.
To be honest, if the Bai Cai hadn't marked its location, he would have thought the Shadow Black Panther had already run away. He never expected that its hiding place was less than thirty steps away from him.
This outcome can only be attributed to the difference between Soul Beast and Soul Master. Soul Master assume that Soul Beast must be fleeing with injuries, but Soul Beast usually don't run very far.
Soul Beast all have fixed territories. The higher the level of the Soul Beast, the more territory it occupies. If a Soul Beast is alone and wanders into another territory, and is injured, it is lucky if it survives even a day.
The competition between Soul Beast no more peaceful than the competition between Soul Beast and Soul Master. In fact, the number of Soul Beast that die naturally in the Star Dou Forest each year is not necessarily less than the number hunted by Soul Master.
When Soul Master hunts Soul Beast, considering only the Soul Ring, a maximum of nine Soul Beasts are needed per person. Even if calculated two or three times, the total number would still not exceed thirty.
However, a carnivorous Soul Beast needs to hunt every so often, and in one life cycle, it will kill at least several hundred or even a thousand.
Therefore, aside from slaughtering them to create Soul Bone, the higher-ups of Soul Beast rarely target Soul Master for cleansing.
According to the historical calculations of Soul Master, the Ferocious Beast in the Star Dou Forest have only appeared for a few thousand years at most. However, each of these Ferocious Beast is hundreds of thousands of years old. They were also aware of what Soul Master were doing in the past, but they did not care. Unless it affected their hunting, the Ferocious Beast were too lazy to even take action.
The Shadow Black Panther has a fixed territory, so unfortunately, although it seems to have many options, it is actually nearing its end.
Courtney blazed in the camp, and a dark figure slashed through the air, striking the Courtney directly.
Normally, extinguishing Courtney would create chaos in the camp, and taking advantage of this chaos, one could even hunt without injury King Cobra.
The King Cobra is a type of giant snake. A King Cobra is at most three or four meters long, but a giant snake is more than twice that King Cobra.
Compared to its size, the giant snake's venom is exaggerated even more. Among snake-type Soul Beast, the Datura Snake belongs to the bottom level, the Jade Phosphorus Snake to the middle level, and the Bamboo Leaf Viper and the King Cobra -Crossing Peak to the top level. However, only the variant Bamboo Leaf Nine-Jointed Jade —has a venomous effect comparable to the King Cobra. However, the Nine-Jointed Jade is far smaller King Cobra.
In other words, the danger of King Cobra is far greater than that of the Nine-Jointed Jade.
Ten thousand years ago, if Tang San hadn't used two kinds of Immortal Herb and soaked in two kinds of spiritual springs, he would have died, which shows how potent the poison of the Nine-Jointed Jade was.
However, the King Cobra is not only as toxic as the Nine-Jointed Jade -Nine-Jointed Jade, but also many times larger. Its venom is even enough to drown the Nine-Jointed Jade.
If Tang San had let the King Cobra bite him back then, aside from the toxicity, his arm would definitely have been ruined.
Just as the dark shadow struck the Courtney, it bounced off and reappeared over the King Cobra. The shadows in the camp quickly twisted, and several Soul Master seemed to have been waiting for a long time.
Ye Yan twisted his arm. "If it doesn't come out and attack soon, I'm about to lose my temper."
"Ugh, they clearly know what's going on, and they even told us to be careful, but we have to wait for them to make the first move before they mark the location."
Wang Tan also twisted his arm and complained, "We're not leading the team, what are we here for?"
"Be careful. Unless the captain returns, our chances of winning are slim. Among Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, the one crossing the King Cobra is among the most dangerous."
Abbott was much more cautious. "Wang Tan, come closer, let's stick together."
Ye Yan froze. "Hey, you two stick together, I'm going to go solo?"
"Senior Ye Yan, if you're so capable, you do it yourself."
Wang Tan quickly banded together and went over, saying, "At most, we can only protect ourselves."
The King Cobra faced Ye Yan, and its fierce gaze even made Ye Yan feel a chill.
"I, I, I..."
A massive cauldron blocked the fierce gazes. Xiao Xiao stepped forward a few paces. "I'll handle it. You guys hold them off."
It bypassed the giant cauldron by King Cobra, and then bit straight at Xiao Xiao, spraying out venom at the same time.
A giant cauldron pressed forward, quickly blocking the spray of venom. Black smoke billowed from the front of the cauldron, hissing as it rose. Xiao Xiao himself sat on the cauldron, ascending straight into the sky.
Compared to beast-type Soul Master, weapon-type Soul Master are clearly better at handling complex situations.
If one is a Beast Soul Master, one must either withstand the attack or dodge it. If one withstands it head-on, the consequences will be severe; if one dodges it from the side, one's companions will suffer.
However, Xiao Xiao is a weapon-type Soul Master, so she was able to withstand the attacks while dodging them.
Of course, Ye Yan's performance was equally impressive. In the instant the giant cauldron blocked his path, he had already moved to the side of the giant snake.
Missing its first attack, the giant snake turned to bite Ye Yan, but a Flash appeared from the side, and a Soul Skill struck the giant snake's jaw.
The giant snake paused, its fierce gaze returning to its original direction. Wang Tan quickly looked away, and at the same time, a giant cauldron blocked its fierce gaze once more.