Hearing these names, Gu Ling's steps, which had been ready to leave, stopped abruptly, and his brows furrowed slightly. If it were only one of these names, it might perhaps still be a coincidence.
Yet with these three names appearing at the same time, the identities of these people were already quite obvious.
People from the Imperial Fighting Team?
A trace of surprise flashed in Gu Ling's eyes. He truly had not expected that not long after he had just entered the Star Dou Great Forest, he would actually run into the Heaven Dou Royal Academy's Imperial Fighting Team.
Gu Ling did not rashly reveal himself.
This was the Star Dou Great Forest, after all, and since he did not know what was actually happening up ahead, naturally he would not simply walk right over with a swagger just because he recognized the identities of a few people.
Thinking of this, he quickly restrained his own soul power fluctuations, and his footsteps also grew lighter, then made use of the dense bushes around him as cover as he quietly drew closer toward the direction from which the sounds came.
The further forward he went.
The commotion produced by the battle became all the more pronounced.
Boom!
A muffled impact sound suddenly exploded out.
Closely following that.
Large swathes of branches and leaves fluttered down, and even the ground beneath Gu Ling's feet trembled faintly.
Such a commotion...
It looks like that soul beast is not small in size.
Gu Ling inwardly maintained his vigilance.
A moment later, he passed through a patch of dense bushes, and the field of vision ahead abruptly opened up.
When Gu Ling completely clearly saw the soul beast that was currently battling with a soul master, his gaze could not help but narrow slightly, and he said in a deep, appreciative voice:
What a big fellow!
He saw that in the center of the woodland ahead, a ferocious soul beast standing a full four to five meters tall was continuously letting out deafening roars. The appearance of this soul beast was extremely bizarre, and its overall look somewhat resembled the product of a certain giant insect combined with a reptilian soul beast.
Its body was low in the front and high in the back, its thick trunk covered on the outside by layer upon layer of dark purple carapaces. The edge of every single carapace grew sharp black bone spikes that overlapped with one another, resembling a set of heavy armor that had grown naturally.
It possessed six limbs, with the foremost pair of front limbs exceptionally thick, their ends not ordinary beast paws, but rather two huge, sickle-like curved jointed limbs.
Every single time it trampled the ground, it would leave a deep crater in the dirt.
More terrifying still was its head, the entire skull presenting a ferocious triangular shape, with several curved sharp horns extending backward from its forehead and both sides.
Boom!
The giant beast turned fiercely, its thick tail sweeping out savagely as two large trees along the path shattered in an instant!
This soul beast is truly fierce enough!
Gu Ling's gaze narrowed slightly as he spoke in a deep voice.
Yet right in front of this giant soul beast, a figure was entangling with it head-on. That was a youth in his thirties who possessed a tall physique, broad shoulders, and wore a set of orange fitted battle clothing.
At this moment, the youth's eyes had already faintly taken on a crimson glow, his hands transformed into sharp wolf claws, and a layer of dark red wolf fur covered his arms as well as his shoulder positions.
And behind him, a crimson giant wolf projection standing a full several meters high looked up to the sky and howled, its whole body surging with flames, the scorching temperature causing even the surrounding air to show obvious distortion.
Blazing Fire Wolf? Qin Ming?
Upon seeing this martial soul, Gu Ling thoroughly confirmed the judgment in his heart. The youth before his eyes was precisely the current team-leading teacher of the Imperial Fighting Team-Qin Ming!
Qin Ming at this moment evidently had not noticed that an extra onlooker had appeared in the distance, and all of his attention was concentrated on the giant soul beast before his eyes.
Fourth soul skill, Blazing Wildfire!
Accompanied by a low shout from Qin Ming, the fourth soul ring at his feet suddenly lit up, and raging flames instantly surged crazily along his arms.
The next moment.
Qin Ming's sole slammed fiercely against the ground.
His entire person rushed forward like a true flame giant wolf pouncing upon its prey!
Boom!
The wolf claws burning with fierce flames collided fiercely with the soul beast's huge sickle-like front limbs. Instantly, the flames burst apart with a roar, the giant beast let out an angry roar, and its massive body was actually forced back half a step by sheer force, while Qin Ming quickly retreated with the help of the force generated by the collision.
Both sides had evidently already exchanged blows for a period of time.
Gu Ling did not continue staring at Qin Ming, and his line of sight quickly crossed over the battlefield, looking further into the distance.
By a large tree a dozen meters away from the battlefield, a young woman was still seated.
The young maiden was seen sitting cross-legged with her hands naturally placed upon her knees, and surrounding her body were three soul rings-two yellow and one purple. Among them, the first two soul rings were completely stable, while the third purple soul ring was still continuously flashing with light, clearly undergoing the final absorption.
Nine-Heart Begonia Soul Master Ye Lingling?
Gu Ling recognized her at a single glance.
The possessor of the Nine-Heart Begonia Martial Soul, the Imperial Fighting Team's most important support system soul master.
And on Ye Lingling's left and right sides, a man and a woman stood respectively.
The man was not old yet possessed a slender and upright physique, short blond hair, and a temperament obviously sharper than ordinary youths. The woman possessed a tall figure, an extremely rare head of short purple hair, and eyes that faintly carried a purplish tint, currently looking toward the distant battle with a face full of vigilance.
Right as Gu Ling prepared to continue observing.
Rustle, rustle, rustle!
From the dense bushes all around, a rush of friction sounds suddenly came over.
Roar!
Accompanied by the release of several low beast roars, a dozen soul beasts with body lengths approaching three meters suddenly rushed out from the forest at the side!
These soul beasts bore a striking resemblance to jackals, yet their bodies were even sturdier than ordinary wolf-type soul beasts, and a row of grayish-black hair grew along their backs, their scarlet eyes locked fixedly on Ye Lingling, who was currently absorbing a soul ring.
Clearly, the commotion caused by Qin Ming's battle with that giant soul beast just now, coupled with the lingering smell of blood in the air, had attracted other soul beasts from the nearby area.
More soul beasts?!
Tian Heng, quickly finish them off!
Dugu Yan's expression shifted as she spoke in a light drink.
Hearing this, Yu Tianheng nodded, for he had long since been prepared.
Accompanied by a burst of popping lightning crackles, his right arm suddenly swelled up, layers of blue-purple dragon scales rapidly covering his skin, and his palm directly transforming into a ferocious dragon claw!
First soul skill, Thunder Dragon Claw!
Boom!
Blue-purple lightning burst out instantly, and Yu Tianheng rushed out in a single step, his lightning-filled dragon claw striking directly upon the head of the foremost soul beast as the powerful impact sent it flying sideways.
Yet two other soul beasts seized the opportunity to pounce from the left and right sides.
Courting death!
Seeing this, Dugu Yan gave a cold drink as emerald-green soul power rapidly poured out from within her body. Immediately, a huge emerald-green snake projection appeared behind her.
Simultaneously, three soul rings-two yellow and one purple-slowly rose from beneath her feet.
First soul skill, Jade Phosphor Red Venom!
A layer of pale red poisonous mist was seen instantly diffusing outward, enveloping one of the soul beasts within it. Accompanied by the release of a shrill, miserable screech, the latter instantly turned into a puddle of pus and blood.
Boom! Boom!
Soul skills and soul beasts collided continuously, and in the span of just a few breaths, the two people who had originally stood guard by Ye Lingling's side were all entangled by these suddenly appearing soul beasts.
Yet Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan were clearly not flustered. Although these soul beasts were troublesome, the one with the highest cultivation was only around seven or eight hundred years.
With the strength of the two of them, as long as they spent a little time, they could completely resolve them.
The truly troublesome one remained the colossal entity in the distance that was currently doing battle with Qin Ming.
However, Gu Ling, who was hiding in the dark, suddenly furrowed his brows. Instead of placing his gaze on Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan, he slowly lowered his head, looking toward the ground behind Ye Lingling.
Not right.
How does there seem to be the aura of other soul beasts underground?!
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