At the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, beside a small river!
The arrival of the group made the thin black-haired boy tense up.
"Who are you?"
Tang Ya took a light breath, her eyes sparkling as she confirmed that the fragrance she had smelled earlier came from the grilled fish beside the campfire.
"Little brother, don't be nervous. We're not bad people. We're also here in the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt soul beasts. We caught such a rich aroma that we couldn't help coming over."
The boy still looked somewhat wary as his gaze swept over Beibei, Tang Ya, Feng Tianyu, and Grey Wolf...
Beibei was refined and gentle, Tang Ya was lively and warm, and Feng Tianyu looked a little cold, but none of them seemed like vicious villains. However, the instant he saw Grey Wolf, the boy gave a start.
"A soul beast?!"
He reached for the bundle beside him, seemingly intending to pull out some sort of weapon.
Tang Ya quickly explained when she saw this.
"Little brother, you've misunderstood. That's Grey Wolf, not a soul beast. He's one of our companion's mutated detached Martial Souls. Martial Soul mutations come in all kinds of strange forms, and detached Martial Souls are one type of mutation."
"I'm Tang Ya. This is Beibei, and that's Feng Tianyu. What's your name? Are you here alone?"
The boy thought of his own mutated Martial Soul. If a White Tiger could mutate into eyes, then some unusual mutations did not seem all that strange.
He relaxed slightly.
"My name is Huo Yuhao..."
Huo Yuhao noticed Tang Ya's gaze occasionally drifting toward his grilled fish. Little Huo was still innocent and kind at this point.
"Would you like to eat some?"
Tang Ya had long since been drooling over