Louise paced a few steps atop the cliff, adjusting to the changes in Soul Power brought by absorbing her Fourth Soul Ring.
Lan Tian crouched beside the Golden Light Bird leader's corpse, drew his short dagger from his waist, and carefully inspected the bones and internal organs through the incision in its chest and abdomen.
The bones of a six-thousand-year Soul Beast were as hard as iron. The fascia connecting the bases of its feathers was thick and resilient, while its internal organs were well preserved without any obvious damage.
After searching for a while, he found no trace of a soul bone and shook his head slightly.
Soul bones had always been exceedingly rare. Most Soul Beasts did not form them, and even high-year Soul Beasts were no exception.
Not finding one was the norm, so he was not too disappointed.
He stored the Golden Light Bird's entire corpse in his Storage Ring. The feathers, bones, and internal organs of a six-thousand-year Golden Light Bird were all excellent materials for Soul Tools and Pill ingredients. Whether for making Soul Tools for Louise in the future or refining Pills, they would be useful. They could not be wasted.
"Let's go." He rose, dusted off his hands, and glanced toward Xiao Li.
Xiao Li crouched on a rock at the cliff's edge, her cat ears turning slightly in the wind as her slit pupils watched the endless forest below.
Her tail rested beside her knees, swaying gently as though sensing something.
Hearing Lan Tian call to her, she stood, jumped down from the rock, and ran over with light, silent steps.
The three of them left the cliff and headed deeper into Sunset Forest.
The Shadow Blade Cat's habitat lay in the deep forest near rocky cliffs. According to Lan Tian's