Datura Snake

Xiao Yan did not use Martial Soul Possession, choosing instead to stand at a distance and direct the Xiao Fire Dragon in battle.

The advantage of a wisdom-type martial soul lay right here; it was a pity that Xiao Yan did not possess a Soul Tool to carry on his person, otherwise, he could have directed the Xiao Fire Dragon while simultaneously using a Soul Tool to provide support.

Beibei had intended to order the other party to retreat upon seeing Xiao Yan join the fray, but he realized that Xiao Yan was still standing with Tang Ya and Huo Yuhao, and he was suddenly enlightened.

He surmised that this Xiao Yan must be like that teacher of the Tang Sect's founder from ten thousand years ago—a possessor of a wisdom-type martial soul.

Thinking of the core member of the Golden Iron Triangle, a hint of a peculiar emotion seemed to flicker in Beibei's eyes.

"Hey, what are you spacing out for? Provide some crowd control!"

Seeing Beibei dazed, Xiao Yan quickly called out a reminder, and the latter seemed to snap out of it, once again releasing his second soul skill.

Watching the two of them coordinate so seamlessly on their first attempt, Tang Ya could not help but feel excited.

This meant that her thousand-year soul ring was likely secured.

As for Huo Yuhao, seeing Xiao Yan—who was three years younger than him—fighting alongside Big Brother Beibei and coordinating so perfectly, he could not help but feel envious.

He also wanted to be of help to Beibei and Tang Ya; he did not want to be dead weight, nor did he want to be a vase protected by others.

Thinking of this, he hurriedly channeled his soul power, and his first soul ring began to shimmer with luster.

The next instant, the figures of Xiao Yan, the Xiao Fire Dragon, Beibei, and Tang Ya all suddenly froze, and immediately after, it was Xiao Yan who reacted first.

Huo Yuhao's first soul skill, Spiritual Detection Sharing!

It had to be said that a soul skill provided by a million-year soul ring was truly powerful; at this moment, Xiao Yan felt as if he had entered a third-person perspective, with everything within a thirty-meter radius clearly visible.

Moreover, this Spiritual Detection Sharing came with an effect similar to bullet time; he saw everything around him slow down, as if he had activated a cheat code.

With such a massive hack, how could they not emerge victorious?

"Beibei!"

"Got it! I know!"

Xiao Yan shouted, and the latter reacted as well. Under the augmentation of Spiritual Detection Sharing, they could calmly evade the Datura Snake's attacks, so there was no need for crowd control to pin it down. Xiao Yan's intent was for Beibei to unleash his strongest offensive soul skill!

A low, rumbling boom suddenly exploded from Beibei's body, like the wrath of thunder, and the purple third soul ring on his body emitted a dazzling radiance.

"Third soul skill, Thunder Fury!"

The Datura Snake was not stupid; seeing Beibei's aura surge, it immediately stopped fighting, spat a mouthful of poisonous gas at him, and turned to flee.

However, Xiao Yan had already circled behind it while Beibei was releasing his soul skill!

"Martial Soul, Possession!"

Xiao Yan raised his hands high, and the Xiao Fire Dragon instantly transformed into a golden light, diving into Xiao Yan's body!

The next moment, golden dragon scales covered Xiao Yan's hands and feet, and a similarly clear golden dragon tail sprouted, with a flame burning exceptionally fiercely upon it.

What a Golden Dragon Scale Armor, what a Xiao Fire Dragon form!

Seeing Xiao Yan in this state, Beibei's eyes widened. This, this, this—could this not be the appearance of the Golden Sacred Dragon, the inherited mutated martial soul of his family? But this Xiao Yan lacked dragon wings; could he be a blood relative lost to the world, abandoned by his original family because his martial soul mutated?

Xiao Yan naturally did not know how much Beibei was overthinking his current form; in fact, he was only considering one thing.

Would Buddha Fury Fire Lotus instantly kill this Datura Snake, causing Tang Ya to miss the final blow and fail to absorb the soul ring?

After pondering for a moment—though in his accelerated state of thought, it was merely an instant—Xiao Yan made his choice.

It was fine; even without Buddha Fury Fire Lotus, he had a way to subdue this fierce beast!

Suddenly, flames surged around Xiao Yan, gradually condensing into the shape of a fist in mid-air!

"Blazing Fist, Heaven-Shattering!"

The flaming fist shadow slammed out ferociously, striking the Datura Snake. The beast's escape was abruptly halted, and it was even sent flying backward by the force of the punch.

"Teacher Tang Ya!"

Seeing this, Beibei shouted quickly. Tang Ya stopped watching and leaped high into the air. A flying knife about half a foot long appeared in her hand; she held her breath, focused her mind, and her pupils were stained with a hint of purple.

Tang Sect secret technique—Purple Demon Eye!

The next instant, the young girl flicked her wrist, and the flying knife shot out, precisely hitting the Datura Snake in its wide-open mouth as it shrieked in pain, ending its wicked life.

The flames receded, and the thunder subsided.

When that purple soul ring floated up from the Datura Snake, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Let's get started quickly. I didn't expect to encounter a thousand-year soul beast on the very edge of the Star Dou Forest. The quality of soul beasts in the Star Dou Forest is truly getting higher and higher."

"Mm!"

Tang Ya giggled and sat cross-legged beside the Datura Snake. A blue, shimmering radiance lit up in the girl's hands. She raised her hand slightly, and the purple soul ring was attracted by the blue light, moving toward her to begin the fusion.

The process of fusing a soul ring required absolute concentration, so the smile on Tang Ya's face gradually faded.

"So Teacher Tang Ya is already a level 30 Soul Elder... but what is Teacher Tang Ya's martial soul?"

"Tang Ya's martial soul is Blue Silver Grass."

Beibei gently explained to Huo Yuhao, then went on to recite a long theory about how "the founder of the Tang Sect ten thousand years ago possessed a Blue Silver Grass martial soul, and to commemorate the ancestor, later generations chose those with Blue Silver Grass martial souls when selecting the Tang Sect Master," which gave Xiao Yan a headache.

Not to mention that the Tang God King's martial soul was not Blue Silver Grass at all, but the Blue Silver Emperor—the idea that the Tang Sect, a sect that used hidden weapons, would select a Sect Master based on whether their martial soul was Blue Silver Grass rather than their cultivation level or proficiency in crafting hidden weapons was absurd.

Tell me, if the Tang Sect doesn't decline, then who would?

The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, so powerful ten thousand years ago, had already perished, leaving behind only a few strands of bloodline inheritance spirits; that the Tang Sect could still retain two lone sprouts truly exceeded Xiao Yan's expectations.

During the time spent waiting for Tang Ya to absorb her spirit ring, Xiao Yan felt somewhat bored, merely playing Gomoku with the Little Fire Dragon using crosses drawn on the ground, while Huo Yuhao and Beibei chatted about everything under the sun.

They rambled from the aggressiveness of the Datura Snake to Huo Yuhao's first spirit skill, and then to the cultivation of Tang Sect techniques.

Of course, the latter was discussed while avoiding Xiao Yan; after all, Xiao Yan was not a member of the Tang Sect, and it would be somewhat inappropriate for him to overhear the secret arts of the sect.

The process of absorbing a thousand-year spirit ring was quite long, and there was no lack of spirit beasts coming to provoke them, but Beibei timely scattered powder to repel spirit beasts, ensuring that the ten-year and hundred-year spirit beasts in the vicinity did not disturb Tang Ya's cultivation.

However, in this Star Dou Forest, there were more than just hundred-year spirit beasts.

Rustle... rustle...

Xiao Yan, who was playing chess with the Little Fire Dragon, suddenly sensed something amiss, and the very next instant, a crimson shadow struck!