Traveling Together

Li Long walked up to the Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and crouched down, carefully examining its condition.

The impact of that last strike had completely stripped it of the ability to resist. Its enormous body lay on its side on the ground, its breathing still present but extremely faint. The light in its pupils was rapidly fading, and it clearly would not hold on much longer.

He did not deal with it immediately. Instead, he turned his head to glance at Shui Leng behind him.

She stood with her back against a tree trunk. Her breathing had become steadier than before, but her face still bore the pallor left by battle. Several strands of her ice-blue hair rested over her shoulders, and the tear along the hem of her clothes remained visible.

Noticing Li Long's gaze, she shook her head slightly to indicate that she was fine.

Li Long withdrew his gaze, took a short blade from his storage ring, and began processing the Soul Beast's corpse.

The hide, fangs, and bones of a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast all held considerable value on the market, but Li Long had little interest in ordinary materials. He only selected several fine fangs and a piece of unusually textured thick hide to store in his storage ring, leaving the rest behind.

This area was not far from the outskirts of Sunset Forest. Other Soul Beasts would soon catch the scent of blood and come to deal with the remains, leaving no unnecessary traces in the environment.

After finishing with the Soul Beast, he stood up and flicked his hands in front of Shui Leng, making sure no excess fluid had gotten on them. Then he said, "With your current Soul Power condition, leaving Sunset Forest alone could be dangerous. I'll accompany you for part of