Radiant Holy Horse and Golden Dragon Crocodile

The shopkeeper handed Qiangu Xiaoye a scroll, which recorded the exact information he requested.

After returning to the room, Qiangu Xiaoye pulled Ling Feng over to open it.

Once opened, it contained two maps of the Star Dou Great Forest: one showed the entire scope of human exploration, while the other more precisely marked the target location.

It recorded a dragon-clan soul beast with a true dragon bloodline called the Dark Evil Dragon.

It is actually a Dark Evil Dragon. Son, this soul ring is practically tailor-made for you.

The Dark Evil Dragon held an extremely high status among the dragon clan and possessed a true dragon-level bloodline.

Strictly speaking, among darkness-attribute dragon-type soul beasts, probably only the Dark Sacred Dragon could steadily suppress it.

Before finding a Dark Sacred Dragon soul beast, this Dark Evil Dragon was definitely Ling Feng's best choice.

"Dad, it really is good. Both the bloodline and attributes are suitable, and the age is capped below 3,000 years."

"Then let's go with it. We'll set off tomorrow morning."

Qiangu Xiaoye nodded.

"True, delays spell trouble. Even though we bought this as a one-time buyout from the shopkeeper, merchants always chase profit."

"If someone offers a higher reward, he will undoubtedly leak the Dark Evil Dragon's location."

"Besides, the factions behind people running this kind of business are intricate. We aren't afraid of offending them, it's just a hassle."

Lin Feng Ling Feng nodded.

After all, there was no absolute black and white in this world; most things were gray.

This trade was actually half-gray, because specific information on soul beasts like this required soul masters to investigate personally.

Moreover, the Star Dou Great Forest was fraught with danger, and one misstep meant death.

The location of the Dark Evil Dragon in their hands was right in the Mixed Area, where most soul beasts were ten-thousand-year ones, and 30,000- or 50,000-year ones were not uncommon.

Anyone capable of investigating this area was at least a Soul Emperor-tier powerhouse, and the Dark Evil Dragon could live in such a place, possessing strength comparable to ordinary ten-thousand-year soul beasts.

"I know, Dad."

"Mhm, hurry back to your room and sleep."

The night passed quietly. Early the next morning, quite a few soul-hunting soul masters left the inn.

Ling Feng and the others were no exception, entering the edge of the Star Dou Great Forest with the flow of people. Many vendors had already set up stalls here, mostly selling insect repellents or medicinal powders to ward off poisons.

After all, once entering the Star Dou Great Forest, staying for ten days or half a month was normal; without these insect-repellent powders, nights were rather unpleasant.

Qiangu Xiaoye also bought quite a bit. He wasn't afraid of the Mixed Area, but since he was bringing a few children, having them was better than not.

After getting everything ready, the group of five entered the Star Dou Great Forest.

The Star Dou Great Forest had existed for who knows how many ten-thousand years. When they first entered, Ling Feng could still hear the outside commotion.

After walking a hundred meters in, the sounds in his ears were no longer bustling noises, but a strange silence.

Aside from the rustling of leaves and the sounds made by small animals, the entire forest was frighteningly quiet.

Yet behind this quiet, countless predators were carefully crouching and waiting for a fatal strike.

"This is the Edge Area, we don't need to linger."

"We'll go straight from here into the Outer Area, and then reach the Mixed Area."

"Xiao Feng's soul ring requires going to the Mixed Area, while Xue'er and Xiao Chen's can be found in the Outer Area."

Golden Crocodile Douluo had already transmitted the general areas of the soul beasts Qian Renxue and Jin Chen needed to Qiangu Xiaoye.

Although the age of the soul beasts the two needed wasn't low and their races were strong, they could be found in the Outer Area close to the Mixed Area.

Ling Feng, Qian Renxue, and the other three were entering the Star Dou Great Forest for the first time. They looked around, sizing up the place.

Ling Feng looked on in amazement. After all, this was merely the Edge Area, yet there were trees that had grown for hundreds or even a thousand years.

How abundant must the resources in the Outer Area and Mixed Area be?

"No wonder the Star Dou Great Forest is called the continent's largest gathering place for soul beasts. Being able to support the soul ring nourishment of all the continent's soul masters for tens of thousands of years is indeed beyond mortal imagination."

Perhaps finding their current speed too slow, Qiangu Xiaoye and Tuoba Yue'er immediately chose a faster method.

Qiangu Xiaoye grabbed Ling Feng and Jin Chen with one hand each, while Tuoba Yue'er held Qian Renxue. The two of them engaged in brief aerial flight, heading straight toward the core-adjacent region of the Outer Area.

Because of Qiangu Xiaoye's undisguised high-level Soul Douluo aura, no blind soul beasts or soul masters came to disturb them along the way.

After all, the terrifying presence radiating from him could not be matched even by an 80,000-year soul beast.

This was the might possessed by a high-level Soul Douluo in his prime with a top-tier martial soul.

If Qiangu Xiaoye were alone, he could probably roam unfettered through this entire Star Dou Great Forest, excluding the Core Area.

Not to mention being able to suppress numerous soul beasts, but ensuring his own safety was definitely not a problem.

After flying for about half a day, they had arrived deep within the Outer Area, practically with one foot stepping into the Mixed Area.

There were no longer ordinary ten-year or hundred-year soul beasts here; the starting point was high-level soul beast bloodlines approaching a thousand years.

Qiangu Xiaoye wanted to let the three children rest for a bit, since half a day of flying was a heavy burden for them.

Yet unexpectedly, just as he landed, the sound of Golden Crocodile Douluo's voice condensed into a line rang in his ear.

"Ten miles to the southeast, there are soul beasts suitable for Xiaoxue and Xiao Chen's soul rings. Go quickly."

Qiangu Xiaoye did not dare to be careless. He then continued flying with the children, keeping his spiritual power fully open to probe toward the southeast along the way.

After flying for a brief moment, he finally detected something.

A group of soul beasts was engaged in a fierce battle.

One side was the Radiant Holy Horse clan, though the numbers in this group were small, consisting of only a dozen or so heads, presumably a branch eliminated from the Mixed Area.

Their strongest leader was a Radiant Holy Horse of around 3,000 years.

Beside it was a little horse, aged 1,700 to 1,800 years. It seemed to be a mutated species, with not only the snowy white of the Radiant Holy Horse, but flames faintly spewing from its wings, horn, and hooves.

On the other side were two crocodile-type soul beasts, covered all over in golden scales that emitted a strange sheen when sunlight filtered through the dense foliage and hit them.

One of them was a Golden Crocodile of around 5,000 years, holding off the opposing Radiant Holy Horses all by itself.

On its left hand was a juvenile Golden Crocodile, which also seemed to be a mutated species; its limbs and tail were different from those of a Golden Crocodile.

Qiangu Xiaoye looked closely and saw that the limbs of that juvenile Golden Crocodile had already evolved into dragon claws.

"A Light and Fire Dual-Attribute Radiant Holy Horse, a Mutated Golden Dragon Crocodile!"

"Both their ages are suitable for Xiaoxue and Xiao Chen. We've struck it rich!"

No wonder Golden Crocodile Douluo was so anxious. After all, these two mutated species could be called legendary creatures.

The Radiant Holy Horse, possessing two attributes, could ultimately even evolve into a 100,000-year soul beast with dual ultimate attributes.

As for the Golden Dragon Crocodile, it contained quite a bit of Golden Dragon bloodline within its body, and its combat power far surpassed those of the same rank. Legend had it that given sufficient fortune, it could even transform into a true Golden Dragon.

"Xiaoxue, Xiao Chen, your soul rings are coming!"