Zhao Long's strength was naturally not to be underestimated if he wanted to raise his Soul Spirit to the nine-thousand-year limit.
It was only that his Fifth Soul Ring configuration was not perfect, not that he lacked talent.
Having forged for years, and with his Martial Soul itself being a hammer, he had also developed his hammer techniques to a certain level.
With Zhao Long's strength, he could hunt five-thousand-year Soul Beasts.
It was just that five-thousand-year Soul Beasts were not found everywhere in the Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform. They had to be sought out, and he had to avoid the fluctuations from battle drawing other powerful Soul Beasts over. Therefore, hunting five-thousand-year Soul Beasts was not safe enough for him.
For truly efficient hunting, three-thousand-year Soul Beasts offered the best value.
He could resolve the battle quickly while also ensuring he had the energy to escape if other powerful Soul Beasts approached.
This was not the real world. The price of death was within an acceptable range, but dying once also meant wasting one entry into the Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform, and those were not cheap. So it was better to preserve his life when he could. Besides, he could not develop a habit of acting recklessly, or he might lose his life because of it when facing danger in reality.
Taking Xu Yuan into account, Zhao Long decided to hunt Soul Beasts over two thousand years old. Killing one would raise Xu Yuan's Soul Spirit by one hundred years of cultivation.
He only needed five to complete the guaranteed minimum for this mission.
Zhao Long's efficiency was not particularly high.
He was ultimately a Forging Master. Even with many experiences in the Spirit Ascension Platform, he was only steady when hunting Soul Beasts, not especially efficient.
Fortunately, Xu