Silver Howl Divine Dog

Douluo Continent, Star Dou Great Forest.

A young girl in a green shirt crouched on the ground, carefully scattering beast-repellent powder until the packet in her hand was completely empty. Only then did she lift her head to look at the boy in white standing to the side.

The boy was elegant and refined, his movements graceful and his demeanor exceptional. He held a small, snow-white puppy with soft fur in his arms, yet even so, the most captivating feature remained his pair of silver eyes.

Noticing the girl's gaze, Yang Jian turned his head, his voice clear and bright: "Is it all spread out?"

Looking at that handsome face, Ye Qingyuan's pretty face flushed slightly.

"It's all done. Now, ordinary low-level soul beasts won't come to disturb us anymore."

As she spoke, Ye Qingyuan hammered her fair arm as if complaining: "Second Brother, it's one thing that your soul rings are hard to hunt, but mine are just as difficult to find. We've been in the Star Dou Great Forest for three days now, and I haven't even seen a shadow of a bird-type soul beast that fits my soul ring requirements."

Hearing this, Yang Jian looked at the girl beside him earnestly.

Ye Qingyuan was the great-granddaughter of Ye Yu, the Hall Master of the Star Luo Empire's Consecration Hall, and her martial soul was inherited from the Azure Luan Douluo, the Azure Luan Divine Bird. Although the martial soul was powerful, the conditions for cultivation were extremely harsh—all soul rings had to come from top-tier bird-type soul beasts.

Their trip was intended to help Ye Qingyuan obtain her third soul ring, but unfortunately, they had spent three days in the Star Dou Great Forest without any harvest.

"Let's be patient and keep looking. The Star Dou Great Forest is so vast; we will eventually find a soul beast that suits you."

"Alright... I just wanted to get my soul ring sooner so I could go to Shrek and find Gongyang. I haven't seen him in so long, and I don't even know how he's doing now."

This was a lie.

Although Ye Qingyuan spoke of missing the Gongyang she mentioned, she actually wished she could stay in the Star Dou Great Forest for a few more days so she could spend more time alone with Yang Jian.

As soon as she finished speaking, the little puppy that had been curled up in Yang Jian's arms poked out its small head. A tuft of bright silver hair stood up on its forehead, and most miraculously, its silver pupils flickered with a faint, subtle light.

Seeing this, both Yang Jian and Ye Qingyuan were startled.

The next instant, a clear, resonant cry pierced the night sky.

"Qiang—"

Almost the moment he heard the sound, Yang Jian, with the help of the puppy in his arms, identified the direction from which it came.

"Nine o'clock direction, the distance shouldn't be far. Follow me!"

As he spoke, Yang Jian stepped forward, a faint yellow light suddenly illuminating beneath his feet, and he darted out in an instant.

Ye Qingyuan did not dare to delay, immediately activating her martial soul and using the flight ability of the Azure Luan Divine Bird to follow closely behind Yang Jian.

Soon, the two of them saw the source of that clear, resonant sound.

Under the night sky, a blue-and-white bird-type soul beast stood on a branch. Its size was between a medium-sized raptor and a small bird, with a body length of roughly three meters. Its posture was upright and slender, yet it did not lack a sense of power. Although its wings were currently folded, one could still see the layers of coverts.

In its beak, it was clutching a Datura Snake about seven or eight meters long. The clear cry from just a moment ago was clearly one of joy after catching its prey.

"This is... a Cloud Wing Luan?"

Having grown up with Ye Qingyuan since childhood, Yang Jian was no stranger to bird-type soul beasts and quickly confirmed the identity of this soul beast.

The Cloud Wing Luan possessed cloud wings on its back, had the ability to control wind, and fed on Datura Snakes.

"Yes, that's right. Judging by the feathers, its fourth layer of coverts hasn't grown out yet. Its age should be around three thousand three hundred years, which just happens to fit my soul ring requirements."

"Second Brother, let me handle this myself?"

Ye Qingyuan lowered her voice as she looked at Yang Jian, her eyes revealing a sense of eagerness.

"Be careful."

Yang Jian did not refuse, simply placing the little white puppy on the ground.

The next instant, the little white puppy underwent a drastic change.

In a flash, a divine dog over three meters long with silver-white fur landed on the ground. The tuft of hair on the puppy's forehead had disappeared, replaced by a diamond-shaped mark that glowed with a faint silver luster.

Behind Yang Jian, three soul rings—purple, purple, and black—suddenly appeared.

Ye Qingyuan's gaze subconsciously fell upon this divine dog, a flash of brilliance crossing her eyes.

This was Second Brother's martial soul... the Silver Howl Divine Dog!

Although it wasn't her first time seeing his martial soul, Ye Qingyuan still couldn't help but feel a palpitation in her heart.

In the outer area of the Star Dou Great Forest, this Cloud Wing Luan, as a hegemon with the bloodline of a fierce beast, did not have much vigilance toward its surroundings. Furthermore, because it was in the middle of eating, its guard was at its lowest, which undoubtedly gave Ye Qingyuan an excellent opportunity to strike.

Behind Ye Qingyuan, the first yellow soul ring suddenly flickered.

Ye Qingyuan's figure transformed into a streak of cyan-gold light, rapidly darting toward the Cloud Wing Luan.

"First Soul Skill, Wind Luan Swift Dash!"

Under the amplification of the soul skill, Ye Qingyuan approached the Cloud Wing Luan, which was already not far away, in an instant, and this action finally caught its attention.

"Li!"

A fierce, shrill cry, completely different from the one before, suddenly rang out. The Cloud Wing Luan seemed to have been provoked; it spat out the Datura Snake it had already eaten a quarter of, spread its wings abruptly, and flapped them violently.

A small hurricane suddenly appeared on the path Ye Qingyuan had to take to approach the Cloud Wing Luan!

But Ye Qingyuan, who had already turned into a streak of cyan-gold light, did not stop at all, crashing fiercely into that small hurricane.

The first soul skill, Wind Luan Swift Dash, in addition to providing Ye Qingyuan with a one-hundred-percent movement speed increase, had a second effect: it could penetrate the first skill she came into contact with!

Accompanied by a clear and melodious cry, Ye Qingyuan appeared directly in front of the Cloud Wing Luan!

At the same time, the sole purple soul ring behind her flickered quietly.

"Second soul skill, Phoenix Feather Slash!"

A full thirty-six razor-sharp feathers shot out in a fan-shaped formation!

"SCREECH—"

Another fierce, shrill cry erupted suddenly.

Although the Cloud Wing Luan was shocked that Ye Qingyuan had pierced through the hurricane to close the distance, it was, after all, a soul beast over three thousand years old and possessed the bloodline of a fierce beast, so its reaction was naturally swift.

Its massive wings, spanning seven meters when fully unfurled, flapped rapidly once more, condensing yet another hurricane in a mere moment!

Emerging alongside this hurricane were dozens of wind blades.

A hint of human-like smugness flickered in the eyes of the Cloud Wing Luan.

In its view, the wind blades formed by the flapping of its wings were more than enough to tear the human before it into shreds.

As for the opponent's Phoenix Feather Slash?

If a person could pass through the hurricane, could those feathers she formed possibly pierce through it as well?