Dark Demon Evil Tiger

"Then, seniors, see you next time!"

Outside Sea God's Pavilion, Yu Wuyi waved. With a flash of firelight, he transformed into Sam and flew away.

Mu En watched the dazzling meteor, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

Before long, Yu Wuyi left Shrek Academy, then Shrek City, flying southeast.

One of the reasons Shrek City had been established was to serve as the first fortress against beast tides, so it was not long before he saw the vast forest brimming with wildness.

Unlike the roadside trees planted for air purification or aesthetics, the trees here were not only all over a hundred years old, but far larger than ordinary vegetation. Giant trees dozens of meters tall were everywhere.

To avoid any accidents, Yu Wuyi lowered his altitude and entered in a low-flying posture close to the ground.

Perhaps because of Sam's cold exterior, although he encountered quite a few soul beasts along the way, they merely watched him with covetous eyes, showing no signs of attacking.

Since they had no desire to attack, Yu Wuyi naturally had no interest in them either.

His target was the ten-thousand-year soul beasts deeper within. Although ten-year soul rings could also be upgraded through the system, that required commission coins, whose value was beyond question.

So, if possible, he had decided to hunt them himself.

As for why he had not set his sights on hundred-thousand-year soul beasts, first, he still did not know how powerful a soul ring his body could withstand.

Second, with his current strength, it would be difficult to swiftly kill a hundred-thousand-year soul beast in battle.

This was Di Tian's territory, after all. Every hundred-thousand-year soul beast was part of the great forest's fighting force, and he definitely would not allow anyone to hunt them.

If he got entangled for too long and drew Di Tian over, the losses would outweigh the gains.

Suddenly, he heard some commotion in the distance.

It seemed to be the wail of a human.

"A soul master here to hunt soul beasts..."

After pondering for a moment, he still changed direction and flew toward the source.

He was no great saint, but since he had the ability and had happened upon this, he did not mind lending the other party a hand.

Soon, he saw the source of the sound: a brown-haired middle-aged man.

However, the man's condition was far from optimistic. He was covered in blood, and his right arm was nowhere to be seen.

Before him, a three-meter-tall ape soul beast roared furiously, and in its hand was none other than the middle-aged man's arm!

The blood-dripping limb had clearly been torn off by brute force!

The middle-aged man wore a bitter smile. Leaning against a tree trunk, he felt his life force steadily draining away.

The excessive blood loss had turned his face pale, and his consciousness was gradually fading.

"A thousand-year Great Strength Arm Ape... Hehe, if I'd known, I never would have come here. Why did I have to venture so deep?"

He smiled bitterly, his face full of helplessness.

"But if I want to grow stronger, I have to risk everything, even if I'm all alone."

"At my age, I'm still only a Soul Elder. Perhaps dying here is simply my fate..."

Through his blurred vision, the Great Strength Arm Ape raised its enormous arms and smashed them down at him.

But in an instant, he felt a wave of scorching air rush toward him, clearing his hazy mind somewhat.

Bang!

The Great Strength Arm Ape, which had been so menacing just moments ago, crashed to the ground. Everything above its neck had vanished, and the smell of scorching and roasted meat filled the air.

"Can you still move?"

Yu Wuyi examined his exhausted appearance and asked.

The middle-aged man shook his head and smiled.

"Thank you, friend, for saving me, but I'm afraid I don't have much time left."

Aside from his continuously bleeding severed arm, a thick tree branch had pierced his abdomen. It was clearly forced in by brute strength.

To heal injuries of this severity, one would need at least a healing-type Soul Emperor.

But the powerful person before him was clearly a combat-type soul master.

However, he had long accepted this outcome, and there was nothing left for him to regret.

Yu Wuyi said nothing. He merely took the right arm back from the Great Strength Arm Ape's hand.

Then he placed it against the severed limb and activated the Reverse Cursed Technique.

The Reverse Cursed Technique could not only heal himself, but others as well.

Soon, the middle-aged man felt sensation return to his right hand, while his consciousness grew clearer and clearer.

Once it was nearly done, Yu Wuyi withdrew his hands, and the thrusters beneath his feet activated once more.

"If you can move, leave as soon as possible. It's dangerous here. Deal with this soul beast yourself."

After saying that, he turned and left, continuing toward his destination.

Before the middle-aged man could even thank him, his figure had already vanished from sight.

Looking at the thousand-year soul ring of the Great Strength Arm Ape before him, he felt both fortunate and conflicted.

In the end, he sat down and decided to absorb it. He would probably never forget this day, nor would he ever forget the person who had saved his life.

At last, after flying for some time, Yu Wuyi crossed the outer region and entered the mixed region.

Here, the threat posed by soul beasts rose sharply, even among those with the same cultivation.

Thousand-year soul beasts in the mixed region were far stronger than thousand-year soul beasts in the outer region, mainly in terms of ferocity and combat experience.

From this point onward, it was the territory of ten-thousand-year soul beasts.

The mixed region was primarily inhabited by thousand-year and ten-thousand-year soul beasts, though hundred-thousand-year soul beasts would occasionally emerge from the core region to hunt.

Yu Wuyi could clearly feel that the soul beasts he encountered along the way harbored the urge to attack him.

They merely remained wary of this unfamiliar creature and did not pounce on him immediately.

But there were always exceptions, such as the Dark Demon Evil Tiger before him, its body covered in irregular patterns.

Its name alone made its abilities fairly obvious.

Name: None

Race: Dark Demon Evil Tiger

Cultivation: Twenty Thousand Years

Abilities: Soul Capture, Evil Spirit Charge, Dark Hunter Claw, Night Domain.

He had not expected to encounter such a suitable choice the moment he entered the mixed region. Twenty thousand years was right within Yu Wuyi's projected range.

Anything stronger might be more than his body could withstand, but twenty thousand years happened to sit right at that limit.

The Dark Demon Evil Tiger clearly had no intention of waiting for him.

A pitch-black domain erupted from the Dark Demon Evil Tiger's body!

It instantly enveloped Yu Wuyi!

"Not only does it interfere with vision, but even the five senses are affected? This Night Domain really is a good skill."

Before his eyes was utter darkness, and even the sounds around him vanished.

Suddenly, a pair of cold-blooded eyes appeared before him, and sinister spiritual power stabbed directly into his soul!

Soul Capture could put prey into a brief state of paralysis. Against weaker soul beasts, it could even force them directly into a state of suspended death!

Combined with Night Domain, which disrupted the five senses, it was a perfect combo skill!

However, against enemies with area-of-effect soul skills, Night Domain's usefulness was greatly limited.

Although the Dark Demon Evil Tiger could not hurt Yu Wuyi, the sensation of losing his five senses greatly displeased him.

So...

Two streams of near-tangible flames suddenly erupted from Sam's chest, and then he swept out a hand!

DHGDR—Secondary Burning State!

"I will set the sea ablaze!"

A massive fiery tornado erupted in an instant, tearing the pitch-black Night Domain to shreds!

The emerald ground turned into scorched earth, and nothing in the surrounding area was spared as roaring flames engulfed everything!

An intensely human-like fear appeared in the Dark Demon Evil Tiger's eyes. At this moment, it felt as though it had fallen into hell!