Three-Life Wolf Ape

Star Dou Great Forest!

Half a year later, Feng Tianyu and Grey Wolf have returned to the Star Dou Great Forest.

Feng Tianyu gazed at the dark, profound primeval forest before him, inhaling the familiar scent of rotting soil mixed with the sweet, bloody stench of flora.

He felt a secret thrill; in just one year, this was their third time visiting the Star Dou Great Forest. This time, they needed to obtain a flying soul skill for Grey Wolf so it could learn the Gale Demon Wolf 108-Strike Combo.

His ancestor, Feng Xiaotian, had likely been left with psychological trauma by Tang San's Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer.

For the rest of his life, he had devoted himself to studying the Gale Demon Wolf 36-Strike Combo, upgrading it to 54 strikes, then 72, and finally, just before his death, reaching the 108-Strike Combo.

This allowed this Self-Created Soul Skill, when executed to its final form, to rival a 50,000-year soul skill.

At this moment, Qian Duoduo, who was leading the way, scanned the surroundings with a vigilant gaze and spoke in a grave tone:

"Tianyu, I have tested your constitution; you can withstand a 7,000-year third soul ring. The efforts you have put in previously have made your foundation increasingly solid."

"A 7,000-year soul beast is already hard to find in the outer perimeter of the Star Dou Great Forest; we must at least go to the mixed zone to find one."

"However, in the mixed zone, soul beasts over 5,000 years old are everywhere, and those over 10,000 years old are quite common."

"Danger and opportunity coexist. You and Grey Wolf must stay close behind me and never leave my line of sight. We are heading to the mixed zone."

Feng Tianyu clenched his fists, ready at any moment to pull various soul tools from his Storage Soul Tool:

"We understand."

"We will have to trouble Dean Qian for our third soul ring."

Qian Duoduo grinned. Feng Tianyu and Grey Wolf were the lucky stars of their Soul Guidance Department. Just because Feng Tianyu had defeated Ma Xiaotao, they had successfully managed to extend the reach of the Soul Guidance Department into the Martial Soul Department.

For this reason alone, he would not let Feng Tianyu down during this hunt.

"Good, let's go!"

Led by Qian Duoduo, the group quickly ventured deep into the Star Dou Great Forest, taking two days to enter the mixed zone.

Compared to the outer perimeter, the mixed zone was more primitive. The trees were towering, their canopies blotting out the sky so that sunlight could not penetrate. Large amounts of excrement and carcasses rotted in the dark, humid environment, giving rise to plumes of miasma.

Inhaling even a little would make one's brain feel dizzy. Without deep soul power and a formidable physique, entering the mixed zone of the Star Dou Great Forest was essentially delivering oneself as a meal to the soul beasts here.

Feng Tianyu took three Gas Masks from his Storage Soul Tool. These were also a type of soul tool, containing a Purification Array, prepared specifically for such situations.

After putting on the Gas Masks, the dizziness caused by the miasma vanished completely.

Qian Duoduo felt the effect of the Gas Mask and his eyes lit up as he said:

"Tianyu, you and Grey Wolf have truly created many good things. I would like to represent the academy in purchasing the blueprints for this Gas Mask."

"In the future, we can sell them throughout the continent via the academy's chamber of commerce. I believe those mercenaries who live their lives out in the wild will be willing to buy one for emergencies."

Feng Tianyu felt a stir in his heart and agreed:

"Fine, we can discuss the details when we return to the academy!"

With the Gas Masks, there was no need to consume Antidote Pills or Miasma-Dissolving Pills.

However, in the mixed zone of the Star Dou Great Forest, miasma was only a minor trouble. The real trouble lay in the high-level soul beasts hidden in the shadows, ready to launch a surprise attack at any moment.

In just half a day, the group was attacked over a dozen times by high-level soul beasts ranging from 5,000 to 10,000 years old. However, with Qian Duoduo present, these attacking soul beasts were easily driven away.

Qian Duoduo was also being selective, looking for a soul beast suitable as Feng Tianyu's third soul ring, but Feng Tianyu had high standards, and ordinary soul beasts could not catch his eye.

After three days and three nights of searching, they had experienced hundreds of soul beast attacks, yet Feng Tianyu had not taken a liking to a single one.

This day!

In a dense forest, deep within the dark and profound jungle, a gust of foul wind suddenly whipped up, sending a chill down one's spine.

Qian Duoduo immediately raised his vigilance to the maximum. His reaction was swift; he raised his hand and summoned the Black Dragon Shield.

In the very next instant, a black shadow lunged over. Qian Duoduo raised his shield and swiped it away. With a single whimper, the black shadow was sent flying.

It landed on the ground, revealing its true form!

It was a soul beast that looked like a cross between a wolf and an ape, covered in black fur, over three meters long and over one and a half meters tall at the shoulder, with a pair of blood-red eyes filled with cunning and cruelty.

Qian Duoduo frowned:

"Strange, what kind of soul beast is this? I have never even seen one!"

"It looks like both a wolf and an ape; could it be some kind of variant soul beast? It seems so. Variant soul beasts are like mutated martial souls, full of unpredictability."

"If it were a wind-attribute variant soul beast, I might consider it for Tianyu's third soul ring, but this wolf-ape seems to be of the dark attribute, so I will just have to drive it away!"

Behind Qian Duoduo, a bolt of lightning flashed through Feng Tianyu's mind:

"Wolf-ape! The Three-Life Wolf Ape from the original work. The Three-Life Wolf Ape is not just one, but three. Now there is only one, so where are the other two?"

Thinking of this, Feng Tianyu broke out in a cold sweat. He quickly pulled Grey Wolf behind him and reached for his Storage Soul Tool:

"Grey Wolf, watch out for an ambush. I sense other soul beasts lurking in the dark."

At the same time, the wolf-ape that had attacked Qian Duoduo let out a wolf howl and lunged at Qian Duoduo's position once more.

Qian Duoduo's expression darkened. Wanting to teach this wolf-ape a lesson, he raised the Black Dragon Shield. As he injected his soul power, the black dragon on the shield seemed to come to life, radiating an overwhelming pressure of soul power.

Just as Qian Duoduo's attention was focused on the wolf-ape in front of him, two more wolf-apes rushed out from the dense forest, their hideous wolf jaws wide open as they lunged toward Feng Tianyu and Grey Wolf.

The wolves in front lured the enemy, while the wolves behind launched a sneak attack!

These three Wolf Apes were truly cunning!

Having received a warning from Feng Tianyu, Grey Wolf was well-prepared, and a cyan light erupted from its body:

"Second Soul Skill, Wolf Soul Possession!"

Within that cyan radiance, a three-meter-tall phantom of a wolf soul coalesced, possessing a defense comparable to an absolute barrier.

The two Wolf Apes slammed into the wolf soul phantom, and with two whimpers, they were actually sent rebounding backward.

In the next instant, the wolf soul phantom merged with Grey Wolf, causing its strength to surge as it bared its fangs and claws:

"That was close! Luckily, this Great King's wolf soul has invincible defense, or you really would have succeeded in your sneak attack!"

Qian Duoduo caught a glimpse of this from the corner of his eye and broke out in a cold sweat; it turned out there wasn't just one Wolf Ape, but three in total.

He had nearly been successfully ambushed by the other two Wolf Apes just moments ago.

Fury surged in Qian Duoduo's chest; if anything had happened to Feng Tianyu, he would truly have regretted it for the rest of his life.

"Die!"

Qian Duoduo let out a roar, and the Black Dragon Shield shone with a brilliant black light as he slammed it toward the Wolf Ape in front of him.

That Wolf Ape also sensed the danger, let out a wolf howl, and with a flash of black light on its body, it vanished from its original spot, causing Qian Duoduo's Black Dragon Shield to strike empty air.

This Wolf Ape possessed the skill Teleportation!