Finally Seeing the Lion-Tiger Beast

Su Ge controlled his body, maneuvering between the trees. Under his deliberate control, his movements did not create much noise.

Recalling the information Tang San had revealed, he had been advancing in a straight line toward the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest.

During this process, it was not as if no soul beasts had discovered Su Ge, but upon sensing the aura he emitted, they all retreated in unison.

This feeling was akin to the suppression of bloodlines among soul beasts. Especially with soul beasts of the same category, once the gap between the two sides was too great, there were even cases where a lower-year beast would kill a higher-year one.

However, the Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff could not only suppress, but it suppressed all soul beasts inferior to itself, while remaining unaffected by bloodline suppression itself.

When it came to bloodlines, it had truly mastered the game!

In the process of searching for a soul beast, Su Ge did indeed discover some decent ones.

For example, the Sharp Gold Tiger, which possessed peerless attack power and immense strength; its massive tiger teeth and power far exceeding soul beasts of the same rank made it an absolutely excellent choice for a soul ring.

However, its age was less than two thousand years, and its bloodline was still somewhat lacking for the Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff, serving at best as a backup option.

The appearance of a thousand-year soul beast, combined with the map, allowed Su Ge to determine that he was gradually leaving the outer perimeter of the Star Dou Great Forest and had arrived in the mixed zone.

The outer zone rarely had thousand-year soul beasts, and even if they appeared, they were within groups, suitable for low-level soul masters to hunt for soul rings.

The mixed zone was the largest area of the Star Dou Great Forest, home to a wide variety of soul beasts. Thousand-year soul beasts began to become common, and occasionally, ten-thousand-year soul beasts even appeared in the deeper regions!

This area could satisfy the needs of many soul masters for hunting soul rings, but they often entered in groups. It was relatively rare for someone like Su Ge to come here alone.

As for the deeper regions, they were not yet places Su Ge could enter.

Even if his strength could rival a ten-thousand-year soul beast, two fists were no match for four hands after all. It was better not to be too flashy in the territory of soul beasts.

And the appearance of the Sharp Gold Tiger, a thousand-year soul beast with a powerful bloodline, indicated that Su Ge had finally reached his destination!

"The Lion-Tiger Beast. With the strength of this soul beast, it could fully establish itself on the periphery of the core zone."

"But the risks and rewards are not proportional, so the area it occupies is most likely still in the mixed zone."

Su Ge recalled Tang San's description and turned to suppress his aura as much as possible, minimizing the possibility of combat. In the mixed zone, he still needed to be more cautious and preserve his combat strength.

After all, even if his combat power was peerless, he currently did not have a single soul ring.

If the Lion-Tiger Beast was not in the mixed zone, then he might really have to take the risk of venturing into the core zone.

Or perhaps, find an acceptable substitute soul beast...

Over the next period, Su Ge began searching everywhere in the mixed zone. From common hundred-year soul beasts to the now-common thousand-year ones, Su Ge searched the surrounding areas one by one, but found nothing.

To cope with emergencies, he rarely ate dry rations, mostly finding low-year soul beasts to solve his hunger.

As for how to roast them? Su Ge thought of the "beggar's chicken" method from his past life...

Just like that, Su Ge scurried around the mixed zone for over half a month. When he entered the depths of the mixed zone, he finally found some clues.

After passing through a forest, the scene before his eyes suddenly opened up.

The tall trees surrounding him came to an abrupt end, replaced by a small hill full of rocks. It was not very tall and was covered with some greenery; in the entire mountain forest, this area was not particularly conspicuous.

However, Su Ge discovered that on this small hill, in a relatively high position, there was a cave.

On one side of the cave, there was also a beast trail.

Based on habits and what he had seen along the way, Su Ge immediately judged that this was the cave of a tiger-type soul beast.

Although he no longer held much hope, this type of soul beast was still very suitable for the Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff. If the bloodline and age were decent, it could serve as one of his backups.

A bloody piece of meat appeared in Su Ge's hand; this meat came from a thousand-year Iron-Hide Pig, and its firm texture made many carnivorous soul beasts drool.

He exerted force in his hand and threw it heavily toward the depths of the cave!

If it eats, it's bait; if it doesn't, it's an irritant. Using both methods would surely get a reaction.

Sure enough, after he threw it in, a roar full of oppression erupted from the depths of the cave!

Su Ge stood on a treetop, his entire being focused on the scene below.

He had also finished reading most of the soul beast data Xiao Chenyu had given him during this time, bit by bit.

Coupled with his constant observations and some practice during this period, he could now roughly judge things even if he encountered soul beasts he didn't recognize.

But when he saw the soul beast rushing out of the cave, his expression froze for a moment, followed by immense joy!

Because the soul beast that emerged was exactly the Lion-Tiger Beast he had been searching for!

Su Ge narrowed his eyes, slowly sizing up the soul beast that had walked out of the cave.

It resembled a lion, with a strong physique, thick and powerful limbs, and claws and teeth that revealed a chilling light under the sun. Its mane curled and fluttered like flames.

It had horns on its head, its body was covered in scales, its face mostly resembled a tiger, and its tail was long and looked vigorous. Its roar sounded like rolling thunder.

Once this Lion-Tiger Beast appeared, it immediately set itself apart from the soul beasts Su Ge had seen before!

Even just looking at it with the naked eye, one could feel its extraordinary bloodline and peerless combat power!

Standing on the treetop, Su Ge watched the Lion-Tiger Beast, his body trembling slightly. This was not fear, but excitement!

"Preliminary estimate of its age is around three thousand years, but its combat power is likely no weaker than an average thirty-thousand-year soul beast!"

Su Ge stared intently at the Lion-Tiger Beast. This soul ring... he, Su Ge, was determined to have it!

"However, to be safe, it's better to lure the disaster elsewhere and exhaust its vitality first."

He thought of a soul beast approaching twenty thousand years that lived not far from here, on the way he had come.

It was called the Diamond Tiger, and its bloodline and strength were not weak; its true strength was on par with this Lion-Tiger Beast.

"As the saying goes, one mountain cannot hold two tigers. If I can provoke a fight between the two tigers, then hunting for the soul ring will be much simpler."

He hid his aura and watched the Lion-Tiger Beast looking around. Without further hesitation, he retreated lightly, not daring to provoke it rashly.

It wasn't that he couldn't beat it, but he was alone and had to consider his retreat after the battle. If he lost his life, then he would truly have nothing left!

Su Ge's golden eyes gradually lit up in the darkness, a look of contemplation flashing through them as a plan began to take shape in his mind.