Feeling Lin Mo's gaze, Yu Xiaogang looked over at him too, his eyes falling on Lin Mo's white hair.
"Lin Mo, you've been maintaining this Martial Soul Possession state the whole time. Won't the Soul Power in your body be depleted too much?
You haven't obtained your First Soul Ring yet. Can you keep up with the expenditure?
We'll be staying in the forest for quite a while." Concern colored Yu Xiaogang's voice.
"Sorry for the trouble, Grandmaster. I'm fine." Lin Mo smiled.
"This state doesn't consume much of my Soul Power. I can maintain it for a long time."
The Inversion of Three state didn't consume much of Lin Mo's Soul Power, so he could maintain it for a long time.
That was also why Lin Mo had activated Innate Life State as soon as he entered the Soul Hunting Forest.
Only in this state could he better handle any sudden changes around him. After all, this was the Soul Hunting Forest, where anything could happen.
He had to be ready for anything!
Since Lin Mo put it that way, Yu Xiaogang didn't try to dissuade him further. The group continued deeper into the Soul Hunting Forest.
Luo Sanpao trotted ahead on its short little legs, stopping now and then to sniff the ground. Then it would turn back and grunt at Yu Xiaogang before continuing on.
Lin Mo walked at the rear of the group.
Tang San stayed close to Yu Xiaogang, listening carefully as they walked while Yu Xiaogang explained the various Soul Beasts. From time to time, Tang San would ask a question or two.
Along the way, they encountered a few Soul Beasts that more or less fit Tang San and Lin Mo's needs, but only just. So they didn't rush into action.
His standards were clear. If he was going to give his disciple the best, he absolutely wouldn't settle for less.
At dusk, Yu Xiaogang chose a place to camp, and the three of them settled in.
The campsite Yu Xiaogang had chosen was a hollow, surrounded by towering trees and enclosed by rugged terrain.
Before long, Tang San took a bottle from his Soul Tool. Inside was a pale yellow powder.
Following Yu Xiaogang's instructions, he carefully scattered it all around the edge of the campsite, leaving no gaps.
Realgar Powder.
Its pungent smell spread through the air. It was a powder that repelled most snakes and insects.
After they quickly finished their dinner, Yu Xiaogang took the first watch. Lin Mo and Tang San went into the tent and began meditating to recover the Soul Power they had used up during the day.
Not long after night fell, darkness swallowed the sky.
The Soul Hunting Forest wasn't quiet at night. Unknown Soul Beasts howled in the distance from time to time, and the night wind rustled through the treetops.
Then Luo Sanpao, keeping watch outside the tent with Yu Xiaogang, suddenly began to bark.
Its barks were sharp and urgent, nothing like its usual grunts.
Hearing them, Lin Mo and Tang San burst out of the tent almost at the same time. The instant he emerged, Lin Mo entered the Inversion of Three state once more.
His black hair turned snow-white in the blink of an eye, making him stand out against the night.
"It's Nether Wolves!"
Looking at the dozen pairs of green eyes in the darkness around them, Yu Xiaogang spoke. His voice was low, but there wasn't a trace of panic in it.
With a low whimper, one gray-black shape after another slowly emerged from the woods.
The Nether Wolves were covered in iron-gray fur and were a size larger than ordinary wolves. Their limbs were thick and powerful, and their mouths hung slightly open, revealing gleaming white fangs.
But before Yu Xiaogang could order Luo Sanpao to use a Soul Skill to drive the pack away, he saw that Lin Mo had already engaged the Nether Wolves.
Lin Mo moved like a ghost, leaving an afterimage behind. The next instant, he appeared in front of the nearest Nether Wolf.
Yu Xiaogang's heart jolted. Instinctively, he was about to order Luo Sanpao to rush in and support him.
Both of Luo Sanpao's Soul Skills, Thunder Shock and Hypnosis, were area attacks. They didn't come with any way to spare allies.
That was the main reason Yu Xiaogang hadn't rushed to have Luo Sanpao use a Soul Skill.
He was still trying to figure out how Luo Sanpao could use one to support Lin Mo without affecting him.
The next moment, Yu Xiaogang was left dumbstruck.
The iron-gray Nether Wolves proved especially frail before Lin Mo's hands, which looked as white as jade, even a little soft.
Every time Lin Mo's palm landed on a Nether Wolf's head, another Nether Wolf fell.
His movements weren't flashy. In fact, they were as simple as could be.
He closed in, then raised his hand and brought it down.
Lin Mo's palm slammed onto the crown of a Nether Wolf's head with a dull thud.
The Nether Wolf didn't even have time to scream. Its legs gave way, and it collapsed to the ground, not a trace of life remaining in its iron-gray fur.
Without pausing, Lin Mo drove off the ground and turned toward the next Nether Wolf.
The wolf opened its jaws wide and lunged for Lin Mo's throat.
Lin Mo didn't dodge. His right hand shot out faster, smacking the Nether Wolf on the forehead.
Another dull thud.
The Nether Wolf's body froze in midair, then crashed to the ground. Its limbs twitched twice before going still.
The remaining Nether Wolves seemed roused to fury by their companions' deaths. Three of them leaped at Lin Mo from different directions at once.
Lin Mo lightly tapped the ground with his toes. Instead of retreating, he surged forward and slammed straight into one of the Nether Wolves.
His right hand clenched into a fist and swung upward.
A clean, decisive uppercut smashed into the Nether Wolf's jaw.
A sharp crack rang out.
The punch shattered its jawbone. The Nether Wolf's whole body shot into the air, then crashed heavily to the ground, motionless.
As it fell, Lin Mo used the momentum of his punch to spin around, sweeping out his right leg like a whip.
The wind howled around his leg.
His kick caught the other two Nether Wolves in the sides. They let out simultaneous, agonized howls.
Like kites with their strings cut, they flew backward, slammed into the trunks of two trees, and slid to the ground. They struggled twice, then fell still.
This completely upended Yu Xiaogang's understanding.
Normally, wolves and dogs were very similar as Soul Beasts.
They had iron heads, iron bones, and tofu waists.
Under normal circumstances, the way to seriously injure or kill them was to target their waists.
But Lin Mo's attacks mostly went straight for their heads. In the space of a few breaths, he had cleaned out the whole pack.
The Nether Wolves were as fragile as paper in front of him.
More than a dozen Nether Wolves had gone down in less than ten breaths from the moment Lin Mo struck.
Every single one had been taken out with a single punch!