Six-Winged Frost Centipede

With a draconic soul beast like the Fire Glass Vine Serpent available, who needed a Datura Snake?

Ao Yin pushed [Mist Step] to its limits, darting wildly through twists and turns according to the green arrow as he sped toward the heart of the Hunting Soul Forest.

"Damn it! Didn't Yu Xiaogang say that Datura Snakes had very limited patience? Looks like that was another load of nonsense!"

This was already the core region of the Hunting Soul Forest, yet when Ao Yin looked back, the Datura Snake was still relentlessly pursuing him!

"I need to find a way to shake this thing off!"

Besides the guidance of the green arrow, a map of the Hunting Soul Forest had appeared in Ao Yin's mind. A small red dot was flashing continuously on it!

Several triangular markers with exclamation points surrounded the red dot!

The red dot marked the location of the [Fire Glass Vine Serpent], while the areas marked by triangles were likely danger zones!

If Ao Yin followed the green arrow's guidance, he could avoid every danger zone and head straight to the red dot.

"Little guy, who do you think let you safely chase me all the way here?" Ao Yin glanced at the Datura Snake behind him and snorted coldly.

The next second, he abruptly turned.

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"Pretty smart, huh?"

Ao Yin raised his brow slightly, but ignored it completely and led the Datura Snake straight into the nearest danger zone marked by a triangle!

Rustle! Rustle!

The moment he stepped into the danger zone, rustling sounds came from the surrounding canopies. The crown of a towering tree nearby began shaking violently!

Bzzz-hiss—whoosh!

A high-frequency vibration rang through the air beside his ears. Even the Datura Snake behind him braked sharply and stopped in place, seemingly sensing a trace of danger as well.

Bzzz—whoosh—

A piercing sound tore through the air, and the temperature instantly dropped by several degrees.

Ao Yin could not help looking up. Above the canopy hovered a snow-white giant insect nearly ninety feet long, its body covered in jade-like armor. Six cicada wings beat behind it, scattering frost, while scarlet vertical pupils swept over the area. A pair of icy fangs gleamed with cold light.

"This is...?"

"A six-hundred-year Six-Winged Frost Centipede!!"

Ao Yin swallowed. No wonder it had been marked as a danger zone. This snow-white giant insect was a Six-Winged Frost Centipede that had lived for six hundred years—this was its territory!

"Hehe, little snakey, you and it have fun. I'm not sticking around!"

Ao Yin pushed [Mist Step] to its limits and quietly headed along the newly planned safe route.

The Datura Snake wanted to pursue him, but the Six-Winged Frost Centipede blocked its path!

Hiss—!

The Six-Winged Frost Centipede let out a piercing shriek that split the sky, unleashing a vast wave of bone-chilling frost straight at the Datura Snake.

Boom—!

The Datura Snake and the Six-Winged Frost Centipede immediately erupted into a fierce clash, sending violent shockwaves through the area.

"Over there!"

Hearing the commotion, Tang San's expression turned incomparably excited.

It was not far away. It seemed Ao Yin really had been caught by the Datura Snake and was currently locked in a fierce battle!

"Teacher, let's hurry over!"

Yu Xiaogang's heart jolted violently.

What powerful battle fluctuations!

He did not dare delay. His speed suddenly increased.

Moments later, Yu Xiaogang hurried to the scene with Tang San.

Hiss—!

A sharp snake cry suddenly exploded through the air.

Before the two could react, a blood-soaked Datura Snake came charging toward them like mad!

Its eyes were filled with savagery. Its enormous jaws gaped wide as it hissed furiously in a threatening display at the path ahead.

And the direction it had locked onto was none other than Yu Xiaogang and Tang San!

Tang San's expression tightened as he cried out in alarm, "Teacher, it's that Datura Snake from earlier! It's badly injured!"

"Get out of the way!"

Yu Xiaogang instantly sensed the danger and shouted sharply!

At that moment, the wind suddenly howled overhead!

A nine-zhang-long snow-white giant insect beat its wings and tore through the air, charging fiercely alongside the Datura Snake!

"A 422-year Datura Snake! A 654-year Six-Winged Frost Centipede!!"

Yu Xiaogang's pupils suddenly contracted.

Facing the two enormous soul beasts brimming with ferocity, Tang San felt an intense pressure surge within him.

Lacking confidence, he asked in a low voice, "Master, can we... still beat them?"

Yu Xiaogang's expression turned grave. This sudden development had completely exceeded his expectations.

Beside him, Luo Sanpao showed no fear. Facing the two savage soul beasts, it bared its teeth and growled low, confronting them without backing down.

Tang San's gaze sharpened as his eyes swept over the two soul beasts. Their bodies were covered in wounds and gaping tears, a horrifying sight to behold.

Yu Xiaogang took a deep breath. He had noticed it as well. Two pitch-black, vicious-looking fang marks were clearly visible on the Six-Winged Frost Centipede's neck—it had already been bitten by the Datura Snake.

Meanwhile, the Datura Snake's body was densely covered in bloody gashes torn open by ice spikes. Flesh had split and curled outward, black-red scabs mingling with white frost. Its injuries were extremely severe.

"Little San, run!!"

Yu Xiaogang made his decision at once. If it had only been the injured Datura Snake, he would certainly have helped Little San kill it and obtain its soul ring.

But there was also a Six-Winged Frost Centipede here. Even injured, it would be exceptionally difficult to deal with.

"Run?"

"Teacher, such a perfect opportunity is not one Little San is willing to let slip!"

Tang San immediately rejected Yu Xiaogang's suggestion. In his view, both soul beasts were badly wounded. If he did not strike now, then when would he?

"Teacher, help me hold off that Six-Winged Frost Centipede. This Datura Snake... I will definitely kill it!"

The moment he finished speaking, Tang San charged forward.

Yu Xiaogang's scalp went numb. "Little San's movement technique? Is that a martial skill too?"

Elsewhere, deep within the Hunting Soul Forest.

Ao Yin frowned slightly.

With the Six-Winged Frost Centipede holding it back, he had successfully shaken off the Datura Snake pursuing him.

He traveled without obstruction and smoothly reached the core region of the Hunting Soul Forest.

His target—the dragon-subspecies soul beast, the Fire Glass Vine Serpent—was not far ahead.

Yet something was strange. Despite the fierce commotion from the battle just now, the Fire Glass Vine Serpent ahead had remained completely motionless from beginning to end.

More precisely, it seemed that ever since he had entered this area, the Fire Glass Vine Serpent had not moved even an inch!

Ao Yin's eyes darkened, and he stopped overthinking it.

"No matter what's going on, Fire Glass Vine Serpent, I'm here!"

His figure flashed as he used Mist Step, leaping and weaving through the trees.

Light and swift, he shot straight toward the target location.

The red point in his consciousness was right ahead.

"It hasn't moved at all... Could something have happened?"

Ao Yin muttered softly, several doubts arising in his heart.

The Fire Glass Vine Serpent was a dragon-subspecies soul beast, born with formidable combat strength.

If it was over a thousand years old, then with his current strength, he would have no way to contend against it and could only turn and flee.

"It'd better be a low-age juvenile!"

"It doesn't matter if its cultivation is too low. I can slowly raise it with sign-in rewards!"

Ao Yin's heart was full of anticipation.

Fifty meters ahead was the exact location marked by the red point!

Ao Yin abruptly halted, landing firmly on a thick branch as he bent down to look below.

"Strange. The red point is clearly here, so why is there no sign of the soul beast?"

He was thoroughly puzzled.

Though the vegetation here was dense, it could not possibly conceal a Fire Glass Vine Serpent's massive body.

"I'll go down and investigate at close range!"

Ao Yin leaped down from the branch, landing amid the dense forest and tall grass below.

The forest was thick with grass and vegetation, all of it taller than he was.

Stepping on the thick layer of dead branches and rotting leaves, he lightened his footsteps and carefully searched the surroundings.

Yet when he reached the exact spot where the red point overlapped, the area around him was completely empty.

As far as the eye could see, there was only dense vegetation, without the slightest trace of a soul beast.

At the same time, the green arrow guiding him in his mind began spinning wildly, like a malfunctioning compass.

Ao Yin frowned tightly and crouched down to carefully inspect the ground.

A moment later, he discovered that the soil beneath his feet had caved in, with an opening tightly concealed by vines and weeds.

A sharp gleam flashed in his eyes as he reached out and brushed aside the layers of vegetation.

A hidden, pitch-black cave entrance abruptly appeared before him!

"A burrow? No wonder the arrow was spinning wildly. So the Fire Glass Vine Serpent is hiding down there?"