Golden-Armored Armadillo Lizard

Thus, Yu Xiaogang had no choice but to compromise.

"Captain, I can mortgage my Storage Soul Tool to you. As long as you successfully help me obtain my first soul ring, once I return to the sect, I will do my best to raise the funds and deliver the money to you as soon as possible."

Yu Xiaogang took out the only valuable item he currently had on his person.

This Storage Soul Tool was a gift his father had given him before his martial soul awakening.

With things having reached this point, he had no choice but to hand over his Storage Soul Tool.

As for other matters, he would have to wait until he returned to the sect to address them.

"Xiaogang, look at what you're saying. How could your big brother not trust you?"

"Keep the Storage Soul Tool for now. Once we return to the sect, just pay us back the Gold Soul Coins you owe us."

Seeing that they could no longer extort any more benefits from Yu Xiaogang, the captain of the Soul Hunting Squad temporarily halted the plan.

As for the Storage Soul Tool, they truly dared not take it.

In this current era, those who possess a Storage Soul Tool are either of noble status or possess great strength.

Its value is extraordinary.

Previously, when they schemed against Yu Xiaogang, everything remained within the rules.

Even if the sect came to investigate later, they wouldn't be able to find any fault.

After all, they had truly accompanied Yu Xiaogang in this Thunder Canyon for such a long time.

As for why they had been slow to hunt a suitable soul ring, the reason was simple: Yu Xiaogang was too picky.

But if they were to accept the Storage Soul Tool, everything would be completely different.

This item was too hot to handle; they truly dared not take it.

"Thank you, Captain!"

Yu Xiaogang let out a long sigh of relief.

Regardless of anything else, as long as he didn't return empty-handed this time, it would be fine.

Once he obtained his first soul ring, he would be able to better research his own martial soul.

Sooner or later, he would become a true powerhouse, and when that day came, these people would all pay the price.

Subsequently, the Soul Hunting Squad led Yu Xiaogang deeper into the Thunder Canyon.

Since Yu Xiaogang wanted a soul ring from a Sub-Dragon type soul beast, they would take him to search for Sub-Dragon type soul beasts.

As for what kind to find, and whether they were truly Sub-Dragon type soul beasts, that would depend on Yu Xiaogang's own judgment.

They only needed to hunt; the choice of which soul beast to pick was up to Yu Xiaogang himself.

They were far too familiar with the soul beasts in this vicinity.

They then led Yu Xiaogang deep into the Thunder Canyon, and during this process, they encountered quite a few Sub-Dragon type soul beasts.

But none of them were very suitable for Yu Xiaogang.

Either the age was too high, or the attributes were not a good fit.

The Soul Hunting Squad felt they had been tortured miserably enough by Yu Xiaogang, so they decided to show some kindness and took him to a place where there were soul beasts compatible with his martial soul.

Unexpectedly, Yu Xiaogang didn't even like them.

This infuriated them.

Since that was the case, they would just continue to drag things out.

In any case, the places they had reached so far were all within their control.

"Xiaogang, you've already experienced the dangers of soul hunting, haven't you?"

"If you don't make a choice soon and continue to linger here, perhaps all of us will die here."

The captain of the Soul Hunting Squad deliberately manufactured a conflict, forcing Yu Xiaogang to experience a brush with death.

This was Yu Xiaolin's instruction.

Lead Yu Xiaogang around aimlessly at first, and once he was at the end of his rope, make him realize the sense of crisis so that he would settle for any random soul ring they chose for him.

To complete this plan, on the way to hunt for souls, Yu Xiaolin had arranged for some people to subject him to various verbal taunts.

It was necessary to constantly stimulate Yu Xiaogang, making him feel that if he couldn't return with his first soul ring, it would be a deeply shameful matter.

"This... why don't we head back and see what other suitable soul beasts might be on the way!"

At this moment, Yu Xiaogang was truly terrified.

He had just nearly died in the jaws of a soul beast.

He also realized that soul hunting was not such a simple matter.

He suddenly felt that the large amount of money he had spent was actually quite worth it.

If he hadn't given them so much money, they wouldn't have worked so hard to save him during that dangerous situation just now.

But as for continuing to go deeper, he truly didn't dare.

"Agreed!"

Hearing Yu Xiaogang say this, the Soul Hunting Squad knew he had taken the bait.

It was worth all the time they had spent orchestrating this.

Fortunately, not only had they obtained a large sum of Gold Soul Coins from Yu Xiaogang, but they had also made him owe them another three thousand.

Helping him hunt for a first soul ring had yielded ten times their usual profit; it could not have gone any better.

Soon, the Soul Hunting Squad led Yu Xiaogang to a gathering place for century-level soul beasts.

"Captain, I want that soul beast, that Golden-Armored Armadillo Lizard!"

Upon seeing one of the soul beasts, whose age was infinitely close to three hundred years, Yu Xiaogang's eyes immediately lit up.

This soul beast was far too perfect for him.

"This... Xiaogang, why do I feel like there's something off about this soul beast?"

"It doesn't seem to be a Golden-Armored Armadillo Lizard, but some other soul beast. As for exactly what it is, I can't recall for the moment."

The captain of the Soul Hunting Squad looked at the soul beast with a look of deep confusion.

How could he not know what this soul beast was?

It was a Golden-Armored Armadillo.

It was exactly what his team members had captured a short while ago, specifically placed on their path.

Although the Golden-Armored Armadillo Lizard and the Golden-Armored Armadillo differed by only one character, they were completely different soul beasts.

One was a top-tier Sub-Dragon soul beast.

The other was a very ordinary soul beast that not only lacked dragon bloodline but was also extremely timid and cowardly—a truly useless creature.

However, it was not without its merits; its defensive capabilities were quite formidable.

If Yu Xiaogang were to obtain a defensive soul skill from it, that would be considered quite decent.

They would have fulfilled their mission as well.

Although Yu Xiaolin had arranged for them to do certain things, they had earned so much money from Yu Xiaogang that they were unwilling to push things to the absolute limit.

"Trust my judgment. Do you really think you understand soul beasts better than I do?"

"I can confirm that this is the soul beast I want, the Golden-Armored Armadillo Lizard!"

Mentioning his martial soul theory, Yu Xiaogang immediately became full of confidence.

Although he was only twelve years old, he felt that he was already the person within the sect who had the deepest understanding of soul beasts.

At this moment, he had long forgotten that when he first entered Thunder Canyon, many of the basics had been taught to him by this very Soul Hunting Squad.

Since Yu Xiaogang insisted, the Soul Hunting Squad naturally had nothing more to say, and they went ahead to capture the soul beast.

"Xiaogang, are you sure you want to absorb this soul beast..."

At the very last moment, the captain of the Soul Hunting Squad wanted to try and persuade Yu Xiaogang once more.

Unexpectedly, before he could finish his sentence, Yu Xiaogang had already begun to slay the soul beast.

Then, under the guidance of the other members of the Soul Hunting Squad, he began the soul absorption process.