Soul Hall Experts in Pursuit, Arrival at the Magical Beast Mountain Range

Night fell.

As time passed, news of the Jialie Clan's destruction gradually spread through every street and alley.

After the initial shock, everyone in Wutan City gradually calmed down as well.

But this calmness was like the surface of the sea—peaceful above, while raging waves and undercurrents churned below.

Forces large and small were all racking their brains to seize greater profits.

Therefore, apart from a few people such as Xiao Yu and Ya Fei, no one paid any attention to Xiao Tianci leaving the city.

After all, within the Xiao Clan, he was nothing more than an insignificant figure.

Under such circumstances, naturally no one noticed.

Several figures wrapped in black robes gradually rose into the air.

Black mist curled and drifted around their robes.

That aura gave off an intensely evil feeling.

The fierce night wind swept across their robes.

As their robes fluttered, the faces beneath their constantly shifting hoods could be vaguely seen.

Their faces were deathly pale, their withered features like old trees that had long since died, making people feel deeply uncomfortable.

As they moved, the sound of chains sliding beneath their black robes could even be heard.

These people were naturally members of the Soul Hall.

They had been dispatched several days ago to search for the person with extraordinarily powerful soul strength.

And today, their search had finally yielded some results.

Within Wutan City, they had already sensed traces of soul power.

The Soul Hall members exchanged several glances.

They could all see the shock in one another's eyes.

Aside from soul power, they had sensed something else.

An incomparably sharp sword intent!

"Don't waste any more time. We've delayed too long already."

At last, a hoarse voice emerged from beneath a black robe.

The Soul Hall member who spoke was clearly the leader of the group. As soon as he finished speaking, the others nodded.

Then, everyone slowly closed their eyes.

Powerful soul strength erupted from their minds, swiftly sweeping across the entirety of Wutan City.

Only after a long while had their soul strength swept through the entire city.

"Nothing found."

"Nothing found."

"Nothing found."

Everyone spoke in unison.

Only one figure moved, descending toward the ground below.

The others naturally hurried after him.

The first Soul Hall member's destination was, astonishingly, the ruins of the Jialie Clan!

Inside the vast, spacious hall, corpses lay scattered everywhere. Even after a full day and night, the stench of blood had not faded in the slightest.

After several Soul Hall members landed in the hall, they ignored the corpses on the ground and focused instead on the crisscrossing sword marks.

"The soul power and sword intent here are far too powerful."

One Soul Hall member could not help but speak.

"The closer we get, the more terrifying this soul power feels."

"Can anyone on the Dou Qi Continent truly possess such powerful soul strength?"

Someone spoke instinctively.

"And this terrifying sword intent... is such an expert really someone we can deal with?"

As soon as those words were spoken, several of them began looking at one another.

Everything seemed to have far exceeded their expectations.

They had originally believed that the person with such powerful soul strength had only just awakened and was not particularly strong.

But now, merely from this sword intent, they could sense how formidable that person's strength was.

"Keep pursuing. At the very least, we have to find the person first."

The leading black-robed man fell silent for a moment before slowly speaking.

Fortunately, that person had not left too long ago.

They could still barely follow the traces of soul power and find the route that person had taken.

The next moment, several black-robed figures vanished from where they stood.

Their figures headed toward the distant Magical Beast Mountain Range!

A crescent moon hung alone in the pitch-black sky. Cold moonlight spilled over the earth.

An endless forest stretched out from here into the distance.

A faint campfire gradually rose in a clearing within the woods, its flames dancing lightly and bringing a sliver of warm light to the silent night.

Beside the campfire, Xiao Tianci sat cross-legged. At his side lay the corpse of a magical beast.

The magical beast was pure white and not particularly large. At first glance, it resembled the rabbits Xiao Tianci had often seen in his previous life.

At that moment, Xiao Tianci held a short wooden stick, upon which was skewered one of the magical beast's rather thick hind legs.

The faint aroma of roasted meat wafted from the grilled rabbit leg.

He had spent an entire day traveling.

Although the Magical Beast Mountain Range was not far from Wutan City,

the Green Ox he had obtained from the system lottery was truly slow. Moreover, it ambled along at a leisurely pace, occasionally stopping to take a few bites of grass.

Thus, Xiao Tianci had only managed to reach the Magical Beast Mountain Range after night fell.

Still, while riding on the ox's back that day, Xiao Tianci had read quite a few books and gained a fair number of Experience Points.

"As expected of the Magical Beast Mountain Range. I had only just arrived, yet I already encountered a magical beast." Xiao Tianci took a deep breath, his nostrils filled with the aroma drifting from the roasted rabbit leg before him.

That fragrance made Xiao Tianci, who had not eaten all day, feel his appetite stir uncontrollably.

It had to be said that coming out to gain experience had its benefits.

At the very least, Xiao Tianci had seen many things along the way that he had never encountered before, broadening his horizons considerably.

And with that came a steady increase in Experience Points.

Xiao Tianci was now only a tiny bit away from being able to draw from the lottery again.

He was also looking forward to obtaining something in the next draw that could directly increase his strength.

"Ding! Congratulations, Host, for successfully taking the first step on the road of traveling ten thousand miles and leaving Wutan City. Reward: 1,000 Experience Points."

"As expected, compared to reading books, completing quests is the fastest way to gain Experience Points."

Xiao Tianci took a deep breath, and a smile appeared on his face.

He casually placed the half-roasted rabbit leg onto the simple wooden rack he had made earlier, rubbed his hands together, and impatiently selected the lottery.

The wheel before him began spinning rapidly.

"Stop!"

Xiao Tianci took a deep breath, then stared without blinking at the pointer as it gradually slowed.

At last, the pointer came to a complete stop.

This time, however, he was not fortunate enough to draw a mysterious reward.

What appeared before him was an ancient-looking book.

Four large characters were written across its cover in an incomparably elegant script.

"Sword Opens Heaven Gate!"