Mysterious Death

At the sight, Wang Sheng was utterly shocked and muttered in disbelief, "Such powerful defense!"

At the same time, his brow furrowed. That move had already been his strongest attack, yet it had failed even to break through its defense. What was he supposed to do now?

If it had been anyone else, they would probably have been preparing to flee by now.

But Wang Sheng was different. His gaze never left the Leaf Ring Snake for a moment.

He understood that fleeing at a time like this was little different from courting death. The Leaf Ring Snake was incredibly fast. The wisest choice was to find an opening in battle and strive to kill it in a single blow!

Hiss!

The Leaf Ring Snake let out a shriek. Its abdomen immediately swelled, then it opened its mouth and spewed out a large amount of green mist.

Anyone with half a brain could tell that the mist was highly poisonous and not something to touch.

Wang Sheng cried, "Not good!"

At the same time, he activated the Shaolin Movement Technique, stepping repeatedly against the trunk of a nearby tree and leaping straight to its crown.

The green mist swiftly passed beneath where he had been standing. Every plant it touched instantly withered, showing just how terrifyingly toxic it was. If it touched him, the consequences would be unimaginable!

Whoosh!

At that moment, the Leaf Ring Snake launched another attack. Its long tail swept out like a sharp sword, shooting straight toward Wang Sheng at the top of the tree.

Since the green mist was not far beneath Wang Sheng's feet, the moment the Leaf Ring Snake burst out of it, it was practically right in front of him.

The area beneath the treetop was filled with green mist, making it impossible for him to descend. Wang Sheng lightly tapped off with his foot, drifting toward the top of another tree.

The Leaf Ring Snake had missed, exposing its entire abdomen to Wang Sheng's eyes.

"Perfect chance!"

Compared to the thick scales on its back, the scales on the Leaf Ring Snake's abdomen were much smaller, and its defense was naturally far weaker.

How could Wang Sheng possibly let such an opportunity slip away? The Blazing Blade in his hand slashed out.

Slash!

A huge wound was carved across the Leaf Ring Snake's body, and blood sprayed wildly from it!

Crash!

The heavily injured Leaf Ring Snake smashed to the ground.

However, Wang Sheng did not pursue it. The green mist was still there, and he could only watch helplessly as he missed the chance to press his advantage.

After quite a while, the green mist finally dispersed, revealing the Leaf Ring Snake. It had coiled itself into a ring, forming a snake formation without a single opening.

It raised its head and continued to stare coldly at Wang Sheng.

Wang Sheng glanced toward the Purple Flame Rat. Its Soul Ring had already become blurry, clearly about to dissipate.

"No, if this keeps up, I'll have to spend a huge amount of time and effort finding another suitable Soul Ring!"

With that thought, Wang Sheng immediately pounced down from the treetop toward the Leaf Ring Snake.

"If you won't reveal an opening, then I'll force you to reveal one!"

Hiss!

Though heavily wounded, the Leaf Ring Snake refused to show weakness. It opened its mouth and bit directly at Wang Sheng.

"Good! This is exactly the opportunity I wanted!"

Since he could not break through from the outside, then he would attack from within!

Lion's Roar!

Wang Sheng let out an incomparably powerful roar in midair, causing the surrounding air to tremble.

The Leaf Ring Snake's body froze for an instant!

"Perfect chance!"

Wang Sheng fiercely swung the Blazing Blade in his hand. A scorching flame flew straight out and blasted into the Leaf Ring Snake's mouth!

Crash!

The Leaf Ring Snake collapsed with a bang and rolled wildly across the ground. However, it soon stopped moving and lay there stiffly. Thick black smoke continued to pour from its mouth, while a Century Soul Ring rose from its body.

But Wang Sheng did not even glance at it, because that Soul Ring was completely unsuitable for him.

With a flash, he arrived beside the Purple Flame Rat, sat down, and used his Soul Power to draw its Soul Ring over.

Boom!

As soon as the Purple Flame Rat's Soul Ring approached him, Wang Sheng felt a powerful and violent force rush into his body.

Wang Sheng did not dare lower his guard. He hurriedly activated the Nine Suns Divine Skill and began refining it.

The Nine Suns Divine Skill truly was powerful. The refining process went extremely quickly. A yellow Century Soul Ring appeared around Wang Sheng.

"Hahaha! Now I'm someone with a Soul Ring and a Soul Skill too!"

Rustle, rustle!

Constant movement sounded through the forest. Clearly, quite a few Soul Beasts had been drawn over by the scent of blood. This place would soon become another battlefield for fighting over food, and Wang Sheng had no intention of getting involved. He immediately sped off in another direction.

Another day passed. Wang Sheng's strength had increased greatly. Not only had he obtained his First Soul Ring, but he had also refined that Spirit Bone! What delighted him even more was that the Spirit Bone was fire-attributed as well, making it exceptionally suitable for him.

The Soul Ring and Spirit Bone had given him two Soul Skills at once! How could he not be delighted?

"Oh! It's time to look for my Second Soul Ring! Once I find it, I can leave this place!"

"Fire Bird? It seems to have only just reached a hundred years. Not suitable."

"Crimson Lizard, huh? It doesn't seem very good either!"

"Explosive Ape, not suitable!"

After all, this was his Second Soul Ring. The limit was 764 years, very close to a thousand years. He did not want his second Soul Ring to be only one or two hundred years old. That would be far too weak.

Unfortunately, he could not accurately judge the age of Soul Beasts.

He could only determine it by the strength of their aura. At this moment, he even wondered whether, after leaving this place, he should spend some time with Grandmaster and Tang San. At the very least, he could learn all their knowledge about Soul Beasts.

Otherwise, obtaining Soul Rings would become increasingly troublesome in the future. If their age was too low, he would be unwilling to accept them. If it was too high, it might directly ruin everything.

"Ah!"

Just as Wang Sheng continued searching for a suitable Soul Beast, a scream shattered the forest's silence.

"What happened?"

Wang Sheng was certain that it had been a human scream.

It had to be said that Wang Sheng possessed a strong sense of justice. He immediately rushed toward the direction from which the scream had come.

"What a strong smell of blood!"

As Wang Sheng drew closer and closer to where the scream had originated, the scent of blood grew heavier and heavier.

Soon, a corpse appeared before Wang Sheng's eyes, making him frown.

There was not a single wound on the corpse, yet blood flowed from all seven orifices. Its entire body was limp, as though boneless. Clearly, every bone in its body had been shattered in a single blow.

Only absolute strength could inflict such injuries. But what kind of person, or what kind of Soul Beast, possessed such power?

Wang Sheng once again rushed forward, his expression grave. Whether it was a human or a Soul Beast, it was undoubtedly an extremely powerful existence! He had no choice but to remain wary!

Yet he was also intensely curious and wanted to see whether there were any survivors!

One corpse, two corpses, three corpses... As he continued forward, he had already seen more than twenty corpses in total.

He was beginning to feel that curiosity might truly get him killed.

Every corpse had died the same way as the first. That meant all of them had been killed in a single blow, without even possessing the strength to fight back.