There Was Even a Delivery!

Columbina's answer made Xu Tianming draw in a sharp breath.

Full-map vision! Usable across the entire continent!

Wasn't that basically like having an ultra-high-resolution satellite that no one else could attack?

But now wasn't the time to dwell on that.

The Soul Beast Columbina had gone out of her way to warn him about probably wasn't weak. He had no idea what kind of Soul Beast it was, or what its attribute might be.

When his consciousness returned to his body, Xu Tianming saw that Kong Deming hadn't noticed anything amiss. So he simply pointed northwest.

"Uncle, I suddenly sensed that there seems to be a Soul Beast coming toward us from that direction."

At his words, Kong Deming first froze, then looked in the direction Xu Tianming was pointing and released his Spiritual Power.

Then his expression instantly turned grave.

There really was a Soul Beast approaching!

And it was a Ten-Thousand-Year Magic Flame Wolf!

Judging by its size and emotional state, it seemed to be a blood relative of the two-thousand-year Magic Flame Wolf he had suppressed.

This was great!

He'd been wondering where to find a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast with an appropriate age and attribute for his nephew to hunt. He hadn't expected to be so lucky today—there was even a "delivery" bringing itself right to his door!

Once Xu Tianming had successfully endured the spiritual impact of a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and remained unharmed, Kong Deming had already decided that his nephew could absorb a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring as his Second Soul Ring.

Even if his physical strength was a little lacking right now, it didn't matter. Once they returned to Ming Capital, they could strengthen him with a whole series of heavenly treasures and earthly riches.

Besides, he had a Soul Tool on him that could store Soul Rings. As long as he stored the Soul Ring, Xu Tianming could take it out and absorb it whenever he wanted.

A Ten-Thousand-Year Magic Flame Wolf could certainly be called a ruler of the outer region of the Evil Demon Forest. Unfortunately, when faced with Kong Deming, the continent's foremost Soul Engineer, who had long been prepared, its fate was destined to be a tragic one.

Just as the Magic Flame Wolf sensed the presence of its young and began to charge faster, a huge net suddenly appeared right in front of it, without warning.

Although it reacted quickly, the net moved even faster. The moment it was caught, the Ten-Thousand-Year Magic Flame Wolf lost all ability to resist.

"Heh. It's your good fortune to be greeted by this Level 8 Soul Tool, the Heavenly Net, you beast."

Xu Tianming had never worried that the Ten-Thousand-Year Magic Flame Wolf might hurt him, but Kong Deming's methods still managed to surprise him a little.

"Uncle, when did you set up that Soul Tool? I don't think I saw you move just now."

Seeing that even his monster of a nephew could be startled by him gave Kong Deming a sense of satisfaction he had never felt before.

After a faint smile, he calmly explained:

"This Heavenly Net is a Level 8 Soul Tool I crafted years ago. To distinguish it from the standard-issue equipment used by the military, I designed it to be driven primarily by Spiritual Power. All it takes is a thought, and the net moves accordingly. It can catch enemies off guard in battle, too. The only pity is that this Soul Tool has a low upper limit. It's basically useless against Titled Douluo-level powerhouses or Soul Beasts with a cultivation of a hundred thousand years or more."

Hearing this, Xu Tianming immediately grinned and took hold of his right hand.

"Uncle, since you can't use this Soul Tool anymore, could you give it to me?"

Kong Deming had already intended to give it to him, but he still asked:

"Oh? What do you want it for?"

"You said yourself that this Soul Tool can catch enemies off guard in battle. If I have it to protect myself, then when I go out and train in the future, you'll feel more at ease, won't you?"

"Fine, fine, fine! Once we've taken the Soul Rings from these Magic Flame Wolves, I'll give it to you. Consider it a gift to celebrate your successful Martial Soul awakening today!"

"Yay! Thanks, Uncle!"

Their uncle-and-nephew bond was warm and harmonious, but the Ten-Thousand-Year Magic Flame Wolf bound by the Heavenly Net let out a pained howl when it saw its young, pinned down and unable to move on the other side.

Hearing its blood relative's call, the two-thousand-year Magic Flame Wolf strained to turn its head, then answered with a mournful cry of its own.

Perhaps they knew they had little time left. Their howls showed no sign of stopping, and only grew louder and louder.

But that would only hasten their deaths.

Interrupted in the middle of their warm moment, Kong Deming's eyes flashed with anger. "What a racket, you beasts! You're asking for death!"

The instant he finished speaking, a terrifying pressure of Soul Power descended. The Magic Flame Wolves' howling abruptly stopped. They couldn't make another sound, or even twitch a paw.

"Tianming, give them a quick death."

Although Xu Tianming knew the Magic Flame Wolves were blood relatives, he felt no pity for them.

That was simply how the laws of this world worked: the strong preyed on the weak. The relationship between Soul Masters and Soul Beasts was destined to be one of life and death from the moment they were born. Wasting his feelings on Soul Beasts with little intelligence and nothing but instinct wasn't compassion. It was foolishness.

As a transmigrator, the only kind thing Xu Tianming could do was give them a quick death, so the pair of blood relatives could meet their end together.

After watching his nephew use Judgment to end the lives of the two Soul Beasts as decisively as ever, Kong Deming took out the Soul Tool that could store Soul Rings and absorbed both Rings, one black and one purple.

Just as the two of them were preparing to pack up and leave the Evil Demon Forest, a crimson light suddenly emerged from the body of the Ten-Thousand-Year Magic Flame Wolf.

"Hey! We're that lucky? It even dropped a Soul Bone?"

When a Soul Beast died, there was a chance it would drop a Soul Bone, but the odds were extremely low. So even a Soul Bone that had only just reached ten thousand years of age was an exceedingly rare treasure on the Douluo Continent.

Using his Soul Power to draw the Soul Bone into his palm, Kong Deming examined it carefully.

"This is a Left Arm Soul Bone. A ten-thousand-year Soul Bone is guaranteed to come with a Soul Skill... What do you think, Tianming? Want to consider fusing with it?"

Xu Tianming knew full well how precious a Soul Bone was.

But just as he was considering whether to absorb it, Mavuika suddenly spoke with curiosity from within his Mental Sea of Consciousness:

"So this is a Soul Bone from this world? Why does it feel a bit like an Artifact from the Teyvat Continent?"

At her words, Xu Tianming froze for a moment. Then he followed Mavuika's train of thought, and the more he considered it, the more it seemed she might be right!

When a Soul Master on the Douluo Continent fused with a Soul Bone, it could increase their combat strength. Equipping an Artifact could also increase the combat strength of people from Teyvat.

If a Soul Master gathered a complete set of Soul Bones, they might gain a set-bonus skill. And people from Teyvat could also gain set-bonus effects by collecting a complete set of Artifacts.

Such similar rules...

Could that be why Mavuika and Columbina had been able to travel with him to the Douluo Continent?