Limitations of the Summoned

At the sight of this, a hint of surprise appeared on Jiang Lin's face, but his eyes remained utterly fearless.

Just as the Gale Wind Demon Wolf's claws were about to strike him, he merely shifted his footing and sidestepped. The instant he avoided the claws, the King's Power Sword shot toward its beastly eyes!

"Awooo—"

A pained howl rang out. At such close range, the Gale Wind Demon Wolf naturally could not evade the King's Power Sword's edge. Its eyes were pierced straight through, and with a heavy stomp from Jiang Lin, it crashed hard onto the ground.

Seeing this, the pupils of the three charging Gale Wind Demon Wolves shrank. They no longer dared underestimate Jiang Lin and attacked together.

In the next instant, streams of cyan air appeared around their claws before instantly forming three-meter-long wind blades that slashed toward Jiang Lin!

"Now this is getting a little interesting."

Jiang Lin had no intention of dodging those wind blades.

With a thought, fine threads of sword qi emerged from the King's Power Sword in his hand, circling its blade. In the blink of an eye, the sword seemed to have expanded several times over!

Then Jiang Lin swung directly at the three enormous wind blades!

"Boom—"

A thunderous crash rang out. When the dust settled, Jiang Lin had only retreated half a step, while long bloody wounds had appeared on all three Gale Wind Demon Wolves. Countless tiny strands of sword qi churned within them.

Before long, they let out mournful cries. Their hearts had been shredded by the fine sword qi, and they completely lost their breath.

"Awooo—"

Seeing Jiang Lin kill them so easily, a trace of solemnity appeared in the lead wolf's eyes. It let out a low howl at the pack behind it, then actually led the remaining Gale Wind Demon Wolves away.

"They're leaving already? I've only just warmed up."

Jiang Lin looked at the retreating wolves in surprise. Just as he was about to pursue them, he noticed Xiao Wu behind him. After a brief silence, he stopped and let them go.

Seeing this, Xiao Wu quietly sighed in relief, though surprise also appeared in her eyes.

She had not expected Jiang Lin to truly spare them. Everyone who had dared attack Jiang Lin before had been wiped out.

"Since these Gale Wind Demon Wolves have retreated, we should continue on our way."

"Mm, alright."

The Star Dou Forest truly deserved to be the largest habitat for Soul Beasts on Douluo Continent. Several hours passed, and although Jiang Lin's group was still in the outer region, they encountered several powerful Soul Beasts around four thousand years old.

Jiang Lin knew his own limits when facing Soul Beasts of that level, so he did not attack again. Whenever those Soul Beasts set their sights on them, he simply had Little Dragon Girl release her Frost Dragon Soul.

Under the pressure of the Ice Dragon's phantom, those Soul Beasts naturally did not dare target them again and retreated.

Jiang Lin had originally wanted Little Dragon Girl to kill those Soul Beasts and give the Frost Dragon Soul a Soul Ring. However, Tian Yan had previously killed a two-thousand-year Soul Beast to increase her strength. Yet when she tried to absorb its Soul Ring, she discovered that neither Autumn-Water Clear Eyes nor the Heaven-Swallowing Giant Salamander reacted to it at all.

Tian Yan initially thought it was because of the seal within her body, so she severely injured another Soul Beast of a similar age and had Little Dragon Girl kill and absorb it. However, just as with Tian Yan, the Frost Dragon Soul within Little Dragon Girl showed no reaction whatsoever to that purple Soul Ring.

As a result, Jiang Lin could only guess that those he summoned could cultivate and increase their strength solely by absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

At last, after Jiang Lin's group explored deeper for another half hour, a leopard-shaped Soul Beast appeared in their sight. It exuded a powerful aura, stood two meters tall at the shoulder, and was covered in dark-purple fur.

"A Netherworld Leopard, and one that's around a thousand years old!"

Joy immediately appeared on Jiang Lin's face.

"Jiang Lin, do you want me to strike first and severely injure it for you?"

Little Dragon Girl spoke from the side.

"Sister Long, there's no need. You can just watch from the side. I plan to obtain this first Soul Ring with my own hands. Just make sure it doesn't escape."

"Jiang Lin, do you really not need Sister Long's help? Even an ordinary Soul Elder would need to spend considerable effort dealing with this Netherworld Leopard."

After hesitating for a while, Xiao Wu walked over to Jiang Lin and tried to persuade him.

Although Jiang Lin had killed more than a dozen Soul Beasts around seven or eight hundred years old along the way, she could not help worrying for him when he truly faced this thousand-year Netherworld Leopard.

"Don't worry, Xiao Wu. I still haven't used my Pure Yang Flame Martial Soul. Besides, with Sister Long watching from the side, nothing will happen to me."

"But—"

"Alright, Xiao Wu. You should have a little more faith in me."

Jiang Lin gently patted Xiao Wu's shoulder, cutting off the rest of her words. He then summoned the King's Power Sword and charged at the Netherworld Leopard.

"Grrr..."

Seeing this tiny human cub dare take the initiative to attack it, the Netherworld Leopard let out a low growl filled with chilling ferocity. Its body then blurred and merged into the shadow behind it.

"Sure enough, the older the Soul Beast, the closer its intelligence is to that of humans."

Jiang Lin frowned slightly. With a gesture of his left hand, a flame carrying a faint golden glow appeared above his palm. It was the Pure Yang Flame.

Naturally, Jiang Lin did not dare step into that patch of shadow himself. The Netherworld Leopard excelled at ambushes, and one careless mistake could bring him down.

Therefore, to be safe, Jiang Lin used the Pure Yang Flame to clear a path for himself.

With a wave of his left hand, the Pure Yang Flame fell into the shadows and immediately burned away the surrounding trees and darkness!

Seeing this, a trace of gravity appeared in the Netherworld Leopard's hidden eyes, but it had no intention of retreating.

This human actually dared provoke it like this. It would certainly make Jiang Lin pay the price!

In the next instant, a shadow moving at extreme speed appeared behind Jiang Lin in the blink of an eye. A huge mouth reeking of blood and rot opened wide and bit straight for his neck.

"How could it be so fast? Is this the strength of a thousand-year Soul Beast?"

Jiang Lin's brows drew together sharply. He immediately twisted his body to evade while thrusting the King's Power Sword behind him!

"Awooo!"

A piercing leopard's roar rang out. Sensing the extreme sharpness of the King's Power Sword, the Netherworld Leopard had no choice but to turn its jaws aside.

However, it had no intention of leaving so easily. Black currents of air immediately appeared around its claws before it viciously swatted at Jiang Lin's back!

"Not good!"

Sensing the terrifying aura contained within the beast claw, Jiang Lin immediately turned the King's Power Sword around and raised it behind him to block.

"Bang!"

A tremendous crash rang out as a slender figure was sent flying backward, only stopping after smashing through several large trees.