The journey went smoothly, and the five of them entered the Mixed Zone of the Star Dou Great Forest in no time.
They even encountered a troop of Blood-red Baboons along the way, but even these ferocious soul beasts showed no interest in them whatsoever. The Blue Rune was astonishingly powerful.
The moment they entered the Mixed Zone, Jiang Yixi stepped forward to stand beside Chen Yu. Chen Yu recalled the Blue Rune floating in the air, then injected a trace of soul power into it together with Jiang Yixi.
After receiving their soul power, the Blue Rune began trembling erratically. It floated up from Chen Yu's palm until it hung high among the branches. A moment later, a strange pulse of energy emanated from it, spreading rapidly outward in a ring of rippling air.
Dai Yunze looked up at the wondrous sight and noticed Yu Yu approaching out of the corner of his eye. Yu Yu was also watching the light spreading from the rune as he said, "This is how we find suitable soul beasts."
Dai Yunze turned toward Yu Yu and waited for him to continue.
"Once that rune receives a Soul Master's soul power, it sends a message to the soul beasts within a certain range. Those willing to participate in 'Ring Borrowing' will hurry over to find us."
Dai Yunze paused. "What if none of them are willing?"
Yu Yu smiled. "Let me explain 'Ring Borrowing' in more detail, junior brother. First, a soul ring only appears after a soul beast dies, and every soul ring contains all of that soul beast's soul power. Naturally, to carry out 'Ring Borrowing,' we also need the soul beast to willingly offer up all its current soul power. Only then can the 'Ring Borrowing' secret technique condense a