Blood Wolf Mercenary Group | Bloodthirsty Demon Vine, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger of plant-type soul beasts

Before the female leader could react, a male team member beside her exclaimed:

"Little brother, the upper limit for a second soul ring is only around seven hundred years; you want to look for an eight-hundred-year one?"

"Yes, big brother."

"I will pay you, and you will be responsible for helping me hunt the soul beast. You won't need to worry about anything else."

Lin Jing noticed the female leader's hesitation and gave her a sense of reassurance.

The female leader's hesitation likely stemmed from his clothes, which were worth five gold soul coins.

It could only be said that they were worth it!

He was afraid that if something happened to Lin Jing, someone would come looking for trouble with the team.

"Fine!"

The female leader nodded. "I won't ask any more questions. You pay, we do the work."

"The age is indeed a bit high, but our team can handle it. As for the price..."

The female leader pondered for a moment. "Normally, we charge thirty-one for hunting a first soul ring."

"Four people setting out, a full team package is one hundred gold soul coins."

"Since what you need is between six hundred and fifty and eight hundred, you just need to pay an extra fifty gold soul coins, for a total of one hundred and fifty."

The price the female leader quoted was definitely a fair one; this was still considering that Lin Jing was a child and so cute.

Lin Jing was quite surprised when he heard the price; he had been worried about whether four hundred gold soul coins would be enough.

He hadn't expected to use even half of it.

In an instant, he remembered.

In the original work, the purchasing power of gold soul coins seemed quite high.

One gold soul coin was enough for a family of three to cover their expenses for three months.

And these one hundred and fifty gold soul coins were enough for a family of three to live for over thirty, nearly forty years!

Lin Jing took one hundred and fifty gold soul coins out of his pocket and handed them to the female leader.

He didn't actually take them out of his pocket, but rather put his hand in his pocket and retrieved them from the system space.

In front of these mercenaries, it was better to keep a low profile.

Although they were legitimate and regulated by the empire, one never knew if there might be someone who didn't fear death.

Thinking about how he was about to obtain his first soul ring, Lin Jing was incredibly excited.

But he didn't show it at all. After paying, he waited for the female leader's arrangements.

The female leader glanced at the wall clock and asked Lin Jing, "Can we set off now?"

Lin Jing nodded. "Yes."

Led by the female leader, the five-member mercenary group shielded Lin Jing in the middle and walked out of the Mercenary Guild.

Outside the Soul Hunting Forest, at the market.

It was bustling with noise and excitement, with mercenaries setting up stalls and recruiting people, shouting loudly.

Standing at the entrance of the market, the female leader introduced herself to Lin Jing: "We are called the Blood Wolf Mercenary Group."

"I am the leader, Hu Yue, martial soul Blood Wolf, a level 28 power attack system Great Soul Master, with two yellow soul rings."

"Hello, little brother, I am the deputy leader, Liu Yun, martial soul Willow Leaf Sword, a level 26 power attack system Great Soul Master, with two yellow soul rings."

"Hou Zhi, martial soul Sound Wave Giant Ape, a level 22 control system Great Soul Master."

"Nie Sheng, martial soul Blood Hammer, a level 24 power attack system Great Soul Master."

"Ding Hao, martial soul Golden Eagle, a level 24 agility attack system Great Soul Master."

The five of them stated their soul power levels and martial soul information one after another.

Just as Lin Jing was hesitating whether he should report his own, the leader, Hu Yue, who was walking in front, moved toward the entrance of the Soul Hunting Forest.

Seeing this, Lin Jing swallowed the words that had reached his lips.

Arriving at the entrance of the Soul Hunting Forest, Hu Yue displayed her permit.

The guards cleared the way and opened the huge iron gate behind them.

Hu Yue nodded and was the first to walk in.

The other four formed a square, with Lin Jing walking in the middle, following closely behind.

"Little brother, tell us what your martial soul is, so we can find a soul ring for you. If you have a target, you can say it too."

Liu Yun turned her head, gave Lin Jing a sweet smile, and spoke.

"Hmm. My martial soul is Blue Silver Grass, and my targets are the Blood Curse Rose and the Blood Crown Dragon Tree."

Lin Jing pondered for a moment and said slowly.

Blue Silver Grass was a deservedly trash martial soul.

He absolutely could not follow the same path as Tang San; that would undoubtedly be self-destruction.

As for taking the support route, with soul rings stacking healing effects, Lin Jing wasn't very optimistic about that either.

Tang San's Blue Silver Emperor martial soul could indeed take that route, but Lin Jing's Blue Silver Grass definitely could not.

Therefore, Lin Jing wanted to gamble and absorb a soul beast with devouring abilities.

He wanted to see if he could make his Blue Silver Grass mutate and thus possess devouring capabilities.

Even if he failed, it didn't matter, because the mall roulette draw had a second martial soul as a reward.

If he drew a few more times, he would eventually get it.

As for how he knew about these two soul beasts?

In Nuoding City, he had spent one gold soul coin to buy an Encyclopedia of Soul Beasts.

It recorded various soul beasts, not only with names and descriptions of their abilities but also with engravings.

"Blue Silver Grass?!"

Except for Ding Hao, everyone, including Hu Yue, exclaimed in shock.

There was only shock in their voices, no mockery.

After the exclamation, no one asked further.

Hu Yue turned back, replaced Ding Hao, and said to Lin Jing:

"The Blood Curse Rose and Blood Crown Dragon Tree you mentioned are both rare species. They might not be in the Soul Hunting Forest, but similar plant-type soul beasts do exist."

"What kind of soul beast?"

Lin Jing's curiosity was piqued.

"Bloodthirsty Demon Vine."

Hu Yue replied, "We encountered it half a month ago when we were helping another client hunt their first soul ring. I still remember where it was."

"I just don't know if it's still there or if it has been hunted by others."

"Do you want to go take a look?"

Lin Jing didn't answer directly but asked, "How many years old is it?"

Hu Yue didn't hesitate. "Over seven hundred years, not quite eight hundred."

Lin Jing nodded. "That's fine. If it's still there, then that's the one."

In terms of quality, the Bloodthirsty Demon Vine was a grade lower than the Blood Curse Rose and the Blood Crown Dragon Tree.

But in terms of rarity and devouring ability, the Bloodthirsty Demon Vine was the undisputed number one.

Because it wasn't just humans who wanted to hunt it; even soul beasts would attack it in groups when they encountered a Bloodthirsty Demon Vine.

It could be called the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger among plant-type soul beasts, and the fallen soul master among humans—it was notorious.

Lin Jing hadn't expected there to be one in this Soul Hunting Forest; it was truly a pleasant surprise.

Thinking about it, it wasn't strange. In the Soul Hunting Forest, a seven-hundred-year-old Bloodthirsty Demon Vine was enough to become an overlord.

Even some eight or nine-hundred-year-old soul beasts wouldn't dare to provoke it easily.

As for thousand-year soul beasts, there were only a few in the entire Soul Hunting Forest, all in the deepest part of the forest, where they were not easily found by humans.

"Leader, the Bloodthirsty Demon Vine is still there."

Ding Hao was flying in the air, his sharp eagle eyes observing the situation around them.

"Good!"

Hu Yue responded and looked at Lin Jing with a smile. "Little brother, it seems our luck is good."

Lin Jing nodded, his gaze also looking forward.

A deep red, almost black vine stood tall. To be precise, it wasn't a vine, but a vine tree without leaves!

It was over three meters long and as thick as a water bucket.

Its entire body was covered in hollowed-out thorns, dense and numerous.

There were no plants around the Bloodthirsty Demon Vine, and the ground was barren.

Anything with life would be devoured by it and turned into nutrients to help it grow.