Under the powerful spiritual detection of the two Super Douluo, Du Busi and Jin Peng, the Soul Beasts in the Mixed Area had nowhere to hide. They quickly found a Soul Beast suitable for Zhang Lexuan to absorb.
A mutated variant of the Blazing Flame Mad Lion—the Silvermoon Mad Lion.
It was a lion-type Soul Beast covered from head to toe in silvery-white fur as cold and clear as moonlight. Every strand of fur gleamed with a metallic chill, while its eyes resembled two shrunken full moons, with liquid-like silver radiance surging deep within its pupils.
Du Busi stopped, a satisfied smile appearing on his face. "Looks like our luck is pretty good. We found a Soul Beast suitable for Xiao Xuan so quickly, and it's even an extremely rare one."
"As a mutated variant of the Blazing Flame Mad Lion, the Silvermoon Mad Lion has completely surpassed the bounds of ordinary Soul Beasts. It has lost control over the fire element, but it can absorb and store moonlight, fighting with the power of moonlight. A Silvermoon Mad Lion that has just reached a thousand years of cultivation can even rival a Blazing Flame Mad Lion nearing three thousand years."
"And this Silvermoon Mad Lion clearly has three thousand five hundred years of cultivation. That level is just right for you."
Listening to Du Busi's explanation, Zhang Lexuan nodded seriously.
This was also her first time seeing such a Soul Beast.
But there was no doubt that it was an excellent match for her.
As Du Busi explained things to Zhang Lexuan, the Golden Body Douluo, Jin Peng, flickered silently beside them. The next instant, he appeared directly before the Silvermoon Mad Lion.
Seeing a human suddenly appear in front of it, the Silvermoon Mad Lion was visibly startled. Its limbs burst forth with force as it tried to escape Jin Peng's grasp.
But it was merely a Soul Beast with three thousand five hundred years of cultivation. Before Jin Peng, a level ninety-six Super Douluo, it had no room to resist.
In just an instant, Jin Peng firmly pinned the Silvermoon Mad Lion to the ground. No matter how it struggled, it could not break free.
"Behave!"
Jin Peng struck the Silvermoon Mad Lion once, immediately draining it of all strength. Only the faint twitching of its limbs proved that it was still alive.
"Go absorb the Soul Ring. A suitably matched mutated Soul Beast like this should bring you a decent soul skill."
Du Busi stood with his hands behind his back, appearing somewhat arrogant and self-assured. In reality, however, he had been constantly watching the surroundings. After all, he had personally experienced the Soul Beast tide of the Star Dou Great Forest. He had to remain vigilant at all times to ensure Ye An's safety.
If it had been Xuan Zi instead... he would probably have been holding a wine flask in one hand and a chicken leg in the other, eating and drinking while getting a genius killed.
Why am I thinking about such an unlucky guy?
Ye An shuddered instinctively, then looked at Zhang Lexuan with a smile. "Sister Xuan, go absorb that Soul Ring. Once you're done, we'll go hunt a Soul Ring suitable for me."
Hearing that, Zhang Lexuan nodded firmly. She then released Ye An's hand and slowly walked toward the Silvermoon Mad Lion, which was already on its last breath.
A full moon abruptly appeared above Zhang Lexuan's head. Cold moonlight spilled over her body, making her already exquisite features appear even more aloof and noble.
Without any hesitation, Zhang Lexuan's first Soul Ring beneath her feet flickered faintly, and moonlight condensed at her fingertips. The next instant, an arc of moonlight swept from her fingers, directly ending the Silvermoon Mad Lion's life.
Moments later, a slightly eerie purple Soul Ring floated above the Silvermoon Mad Lion's corpse.
Already experienced in this, Zhang Lexuan immediately sat cross-legged and drew the purple Soul Ring onto herself, absorbing it into her body.
Just as Zhang Lexuan began absorbing the Soul Ring, Jin Peng gave a soft exclamation from the side.
He quickly stepped forward and kicked aside the Silvermoon Mad Lion's corpse, revealing a Soul Bone beneath it that looked like pure white jade. A faint white glow emanated from it, as though it were bathed in moonlight.
"Hm? This thousand-year Soul Beast actually dropped a Soul Bone?"
"That's right. A right leg bone."
Jin Peng hooked up the Soul Bone, took it into his hand, and weighed it lightly.
Du Busi's eyes narrowed slightly, a trace of surprise appearing on his face.
But... that was all.
It was only a thousand-year Soul Bone, not something worth his attention. Nor would he let Zhang Lexuan and Ye An, both blessed with extraordinary talent, absorb a Soul Bone with merely a thousand years of cultivation.
In his view, peerless geniuses like them needed at least a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone for it to be worth absorbing.
Still, this Soul Bone could be left to Xiao An and Xiao Xuan. When they traveled outside in the future, they could deal with it themselves. Whether they sold it for money or traded it for something else would be up to the two of them.
As the Body Sect's leader, he would not stoop to keeping a thousand-year Soul Bone for himself.
After several medicinal baths, consuming Whale Rubber, and tempering her body in Hurricane Cave, Zhang Lexuan's physical condition had already improved tremendously. Though she was absorbing a Soul Ring beyond her limit at three thousand five hundred years, she did not feel any pain.
Very soon, Zhang Lexuan slowly opened her eyes, a faint delight rising on her face.
Her strength had grown stronger again... which meant she was getting closer and closer to revenge!
Du Busi nodded inwardly, though his expression did not change. "What soul skill did this Silvermoon Mad Lion bring you?"
Zhang Lexuan sensed it briefly before answering, "My third soul skill is called Moonlight Sky Thrust. Its effect is divided into two stages. The first stage can accumulate moonlight and grant me a one hundred and twenty percent increase to all attributes. The second stage can detonate the moonlight to deal damage to enemies."
Du Busi raised his brows, a look of pleasant surprise appearing on his face.
The effect of this soul skill... was not weak in the slightest!
For a third soul skill, a one hundred and twenty percent increase to all attributes was already quite impressive, not to mention that it had a second-stage effect.
When facing an enemy, if they regarded this skill as merely a buffing soul skill, they would definitely suffer badly.
Du Busi nodded approvingly. "Not bad. This soul skill's effect is very good. Also... this Silvermoon Mad Lion dropped a right leg bone. Though a thousand-year Soul Bone like this is not worth absorbing, it is still a Soul Bone and has some value."
"Put this Soul Bone away. When you and Xiao An travel outside in the future, you can decide for yourselves how to handle it."
As he spoke, Du Busi took two small rings from his Storage Soul Tool and tossed one each to Ye An and Zhang Lexuan.
"Take these Storage Soul Tools. The storage space isn't particularly large, only one hundred cubic meters, but it will be enough for now."
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