The Ultimate Defensive Soul Beast, A Sudden Conflict!

In the Star Dou Great Forest, Qin Qi and the others searched for about half a month before finally finding a suitable spirit beast.

"That's a Scale-Armored Beast, a top-tier defensive spirit beast. It's around seven hundred years old."

"It's very suitable as the second spirit ring for you two, Shi Mo. But there's only one right now. Which of you will absorb this spirit ring?"

Qin Ming looked at the spirit beast in the distance, which resembled a lizard but was covered head to toe in armor, and spoke.

"Let my brother go first."

Shi Mo spoke without hesitation.

"I'll go first."

Shi Mo said. The brothers had grown up together, and they had encountered situations like this many times before.

So they had long since discussed a solution.

"Alright. Shi Mo, go up first and draw the first wave of fire. I'll be the main attacker, and Shi Mo will assist."

As Qin Qi looked at the Scale-Armored Beast, information about the spirit beast surfaced in his mind. The Scale-Armored Beast's attack power was average.

But its defense was extremely strong. More than ninety percent of its body was covered in hard armor.

This made its defense terrifying. Among spirit beasts of the same level, practically none could break through a Scale-Armored Beast's defenses.

"Yes, Boss Qin Qi."

The Shi Mo brothers nodded. During this time, they had not only been searching for suitable spirit beasts.

They had also been continuously practicing in real combat, gradually working out a simple coordination strategy.

"Aah!"

Shi Mo shouted and charged straight out, immediately drawing the Scale-Armored Beast's attention.

Startled by the sudden provocation, the Scale-Armored Beast instinctively launched an attack.

Bang!

The Scale-Armored Beast's tail struck Shi Mo's shield, producing a tremendous crash.

"This thing is incredibly strong!"

Veins bulged all over Shi Mo's body, and the ground beneath his feet had already cracked. The force behind that tail sweep was truly terrifying!

"Shi Mo!"

The moment Qin Qi spoke, he charged forward as well.

"Got it!"

Shi Mo immediately transformed the turtle shells on his body from their defensive form into an offensive form. Two turtle shells detached from his body and began spinning at high speed.

They launched an attack on the Scale-Armored Beast from two directions!

When the shields collided with the Scale-Armored Beast's armor, metal sparks actually flew!

"This thing's defense is seriously tough!"

Shi Mo licked his lips. His attack had not caused much damage, but it had created an opportunity for Qin Qi to close in!

Qin Qi rushed before the Scale-Armored Beast. He remembered that its weak point was its mouth.

But he did not have a weapon-type martial soul. To attack its mouth, he would have to stick his fist inside and punch it, which was impossible.

Since it was impossible, forget it!

"Yura!"

Soul power gathered over Qin Qi's left fist, while soul power began gathering over his right fist as well.

His left fist struck the Scale-Armored Beast with a loud bang, but the Scale-Armored Beast did not die.

"Yura Yura Yura!"

Qin Qi immediately swung his right fist. This was his new killing move, the Yura Fist Technique. It was a complicated move that required many techniques.

He had to remember it firmly: left fist first for high damage, then right fist for even higher damage. Combining left and right meant high damage, along with even higher damage!

Qin Qi battered the Scale-Armored Beast at high speed for a full thirty seconds, beating a top-tier defensive spirit beast half to death through sheer brute force.

"Alright, Shi Mo, it's your turn to finish it!"

Qin Qi pried open the Scale-Armored Beast's mouth. "Aim for its mouth and attack with everything you've got!"

"Yes!"

The Shi Mo brothers had been dumbfounded as they watched from the side. No martial soul—just pure brute force.

That was far too terrifying!

But at Qin Qi's shout, the two snapped out of it, and Shi Mo launched his attack.

He killed the Scale-Armored Beast directly through the weak point in its mouth, and a yellow spirit ring slowly emerged.

Shi Mo began absorbing the spirit ring, while Qin Qi and Shi Mo sat nearby and started eating.

"Boss Qin Qi, tell me honestly—do you have some kind of top-tier strength-type martial soul?"

Shi Mo moved closer to Qin Qi and asked in a low voice.

"No, my martial soul is this little green bug that's always by my side."

"Ever seen a beast martial soul that could leave its owner's body? Pretty rare, right? Interesting, huh?"

Qin Qi smiled as he ate, taking out dried beef to feed the Strength-Eating Immortal Gu.

Playing was playing, fooling around was fooling around, but daily cultivation—eating—could not be skipped!

"Little green bug? Boss Qin Qi, aren't you going to give your martial soul a cooler name?"

"Something like Azure Dragon Martial Soul, or maybe Green Heavenly Silkworm or something."

Shi Mo watched the Strength-Eating Immortal Gu eat. He had indeed never seen such a peculiar martial soul.

He was genuinely curious, but compared to the martial soul itself, he cared more about its name. Calling it a little green bug was awfully serious, wasn't it?

"What fun would that be? Think about it—when we're in a great battle someday."

"You've got a Black Tortoise Turtle over there, an Evil-Eyed White Tiger there, a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon on our side, and a phoenix on theirs."

"Then I step out and shout, 'Little green bug!' Tell me, will everyone be looking at you guys or at me?"

Qin Qi spoke with a grin while eating.

"Pfft!"

Shi Mo, who was absorbing a soul ring nearby, could not help laughing when he heard Qin Qi's words. His soul power immediately fluctuated, and he nearly lost control.

But he forcibly held it in, afraid that people would one day say he had gone to hell because of a hell joke.

Then he would become a new hell joke himself.

"Hahahaha!"

Shi Mo shared the same sense of humor as his brother. At that moment, he was already clutching his stomach and rolling around on the ground.

"Sigh."

Qin Ming found it a little funny and a little helpless. To uphold his teacher's dignity, he could only cover his face and laugh in secret.

Just as the four were talking, a soul beast suddenly charged toward them. The group, who had been joking moments ago, immediately grew tense.

"It's a Scale-Armored Beast—and a mutated Four-Eyed Scale-Armored Beast at that!"

"It's probably the mate or something of the Scale-Armored Beast we killed. Its cultivation is also around eight hundred years."

"You brothers really are lucky, Shi Mo."

With his high soul power and sharp eyesight, Qin Ming instantly identified the incoming soul beast and spoke.

"That's great."

Shi Mo clenched his fists. The sooner they obtained their soul rings, the sooner they could leave this damned place.

Honestly, after roughing it in the forest for so long, he really could not take it anymore!

While Shi Mo was still rambling, Qin Qi had already begun gathering strength. The moment the Four-Eyed Scale-Armored Beast charged over—

He hit it with an Instant Burst, knocking the Four-Eyed Scale-Armored Beast flat with a single punch.

After receiving guidance from the three instructors, the power of his charged punch was now roughly comparable to that of a fortieth-level Soul Master.

Its only drawback was that it took too long to charge, making it easy to interrupt in actual combat.

"Alright, Shi Mo, make your move!"

Qin Qi said.

"Okay!"

Shi Mo was ready to act, even pulling out his turtle shell.

"Stop!"

Two old men rushed out from behind the Four-Eyed Scale-Armored Beast with two youths in tow, all of them looking aggressive.

"That soul beast is ours! Put it down!"

The four immediately possessed their martial souls and shouted loudly.

"Mighty Ape Martial Soul, Plate-Armored Giant Rhinoceros Martial Soul... They're people from the Four Great Clans."

Qin Qi recognized the martial souls of the four at a glance: the ultimate-defense Plate-Armored Giant Rhinoceros and the ultimate-strength Mighty Ape.