Restrictions on the Summoned

At this sight, Jiang Lin's face immediately showed a trace of surprise, but his eyes still held no fear.

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

"Awoo—"

A pained shriek rang out. At such close range, the Gale Wind Demon Wolf naturally could not avoid the King's Power Sword's edge. Its eyes were directly blinded, and with Jiang Lin's heavy stomp, it crashed hard onto the ground.

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

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

"Now this is getting interesting."

Jiang Lin had no intention of dodging those wind blades.

With a thought, tiny sword qi emerged from the King's Power Sword in his hand. They swirled around the blade, and in the blink of an eye, the sword seemed to have expanded several times over!

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

"Boom—"

A deafening explosion rang out. When the dust settled, Jiang Lin had only retreated half a step, while long bloody gashes had appeared across the bodies of the three Gale Wind Demon Wolves. Countless tiny strands of sword qi churned within them.

Not long after, they let out mournful cries. Their hearts had been shredded by the tiny sword qi, and they completely lost their breath.

"Awoo—"

Seeing Jiang Lin kill them so easily, a hint of gravity appeared in the lead wolf's eyes. It gave a low howl to the pack behind it, then directly led the remaining Gale Wind Demon Wolves away.

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

Jiang Lin looked at the retreating demon wolves in surprise. Just as he was about to chase after them, he suddenly noticed Xiao Wu behind him. After a moment of silence, he stopped and let them go.

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

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

"Since those Gale Wind Demon Wolves have retreated, let's continue on our way."

"Mm, alright."

The Star Dou Forest truly deserved to be the largest habitat for soul beasts on the 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 any further and immediately withdrew.

Originally, Jiang Lin had wanted Little Dragon Girl to kill these soul beasts and grant Soul Rings to the Frost Dragon Soul. However, Tian Yan had previously killed a two-thousand-year soul beast to raise her strength. 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 in the slightest.

At first, Tian Yan thought it was because of the seal within her body. She then seriously injured another soul beast of roughly the same age and had Little Dragon Girl kill it for absorption. Yet just like Tian Yan, Little Dragon Girl's Frost Dragon Soul showed no reaction at all to the purple Soul Ring.

Thus, Jiang Lin could only guess that the people he had summoned could cultivate and improve their strength solely by absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Finally, after Jiang Lin's group explored farther ahead for another half hour, a leopard-like soul beast radiating a powerful aura appeared in their view. It stood two meters tall at the shoulder, its body covered in dark-purple fur.

"A Netherworld Leopard—and one around a thousand years old!"

Joy immediately appeared on Jiang Lin's face.

"Jiang Lin, do you want me to attack and seriously injure it for you?"

Little Dragon Girl spoke from the side.

"Sister Long, there's no need. Just watch from the side. I plan to personally obtain this first Soul Ring. Just make sure it doesn't escape."

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

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

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

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

"But—"

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

Jiang Lin lightly patted Xiao Wu's shoulder, cutting off her next words. He then summoned the King's Power Sword and charged directly toward the Netherworld Leopard.

"Grrrrr—"

Seeing this tiny human cub actually dare to charge at it, the Netherworld Leopard let out a low growl filled with chilling malice. Its body then turned illusory and merged into the shadows behind it.

"As expected, the older a soul beast gets, the closer its intelligence comes to that of humans."

Jiang Lin's brows furrowed slightly. With a gesture of his left hand, a flame carrying a faint golden glow appeared above it—it was the Pure Yang Flame.

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

Thus, to be safe, Jiang Lin used the Pure Yang Flame to clear the way.

With a sweep of his left hand, the Pure Yang Flame fell into that patch of shadow, instantly burning away the surrounding trees and darkness!

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

This human dared provoke it so brazenly. It would definitely make Jiang Lin pay the price!

The next moment, a shadow moving at an extreme speed landed behind Jiang Lin in the blink of an eye. A huge maw reeking of blood and rot opened wide, biting straight toward Jiang Lin's neck.

"How can it be this fast? Is this the strength of a thousand-year soul beast?"

Jiang Lin's brows suddenly knitted tightly. He immediately twisted his body to evade while fiercely thrusting the King's Power Sword behind him!

"Awoo!"

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

Yet it had no intention of leaving so easily. Black currents of air immediately appeared around its beast claws, which then slammed fiercely toward Jiang Lin's back!

"Not good!"

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

"Bang!"

A loud crash rang out as a slender figure was sent flying backward, only coming to a stop after smashing through several large trees.