At his words, everyone headed toward the lake on the eastern side of the forest. When they were less than a thousand meters from the place Ning Fengzhi had mentioned, a terrifying roar suddenly rang out.
"Roar—"
The tiger's roar shook the forest, making everyone's hearts tremble. "That's a tiger's roar. The Soul Beast that made it must be powerful. Let's go take a look."
"Yes."
Everyone headed toward the source of the roar. Murong Huai carried Murong Wanyue as he rode atop the Clear Spirit Profound Ox, leisurely following behind with Dugu Bo and Steward Zhou beside him.
Gui Mei and Yue Guan, meanwhile, concealed themselves and quietly followed the seven. They would step in to help if the group encountered a particularly powerful Soul Beast.
Following the roar, they arrived at a hill beside the lake. There, they saw a sandy-white tiger, majestic and imposing, its body marked with unusual patterns, facing off against a ferocious crocodile covered in hard armor.
Bibi Dong recognized the two Soul Beasts at once, and her heart leaped with joy. "Wonderful! It's a Heavenly Spirit White Tiger and a Blood Fiend Deep Crocodile. Both are around ten thousand years old."
Qin Tianzhen said, "The Heavenly Spirit White Tiger has tremendous regenerative abilities, along with excellent defense and attack. It's a good fit for A-Chuan. This Blood Fiend Deep Crocodile would also suit Feng Zhi. We'll wait until they've both been badly weakened, then strike and take them down in one fell swoop."
Qin Tianzhen regretted that the Blood Fiend Deep Crocodile's age fell a little short, but he wasn't dissatisfied. The seven of them had practically faced life and death together these past few years; either one could absorb either Soul Ring.
"Yes, Captain!"
"Roar—"
The Heavenly Spirit White Tiger and the