Compendium of Soul Beasts, a Staff Appears

Dai Weisi's Palace

"Your Highness, Third Prince's guard, Su Xiong, has been away from the Imperial Capital for quite some time now, and there are still no signs of his return..."

Someone came before Dai Weisi to report, "Su Xiong had gone out before, but never for such a long time."

"Hmm..."

Dai Weisi frowned upon hearing this.

Su Xiong was a Royal Guard. His duty was to guard the Imperial Palace, so he should not have been carrying out any other missions.

Away from the Imperial Palace for so long...

There was probably something going on.

"Go investigate and find out what happened."

Dai Weisi waved a hand.

After the man left.

Dai Weisi slowly sat down and began pondering.

"My dear little brother, have you become a little restless?"

Sitting at the table, Dai Weisi had already begun to suspect Dai Mubai.

However, Dai Weisi did not care much.

Dai Mubai was nothing but a coward.

A coward who could abandon even his own woman and flee alone.

Nothing to worry about.

Less than two years remained until the Throne Succession War. He would surely emerge victorious and become the new King of the Star Luo Empire!

Star Dou Forest.

A cat-like Soul Beast with a horn growing from its forehead had been disemboweled, and the surrounding grass was drenched in blood.

Dai Mubai held a thick Compendium of Soul Beasts in his hand and found its species within.

Twin Leaf Horned Cat, named for the horn on its head and the leaf-like patterns in its fur.

Suitable for Agility Attack Type Soul Masters.

On the night he decided to head for the Star Dou Forest, he had exchanged for this Compendium of Soul Beasts, spending his only gold coin.

The facts proved his decision correct. Along the way, this book had helped them greatly.

The Soul Beasts they encountered had all become spirits beneath his claws.

The Twin Leaf Horned Cat he had just killed was as old as eight thousand years, yet it had not dropped a light orb.

It seemed the chance of rewards dropping was not very high.

Dai Mubai could not help shaking his head.

This system seemed capable of judging every living creature as a Wild Monster.

However, the current drop rate was very low.

He wondered if it was because the monsters he killed were too weak.

Over the course of the journey, Dai Mubai had killed at least a dozen Soul Beasts.

In the end, he had only gotten one Gray Magic Orb.

There had only been one gold coin inside.

Better than nothing.

"Your Highness, ahead lies the activity zone of Ten-Thousand Year Soul Beasts."

"It is getting late. Why don't we set up camp here first?"

Su Xiong approached Dai Mubai and offered his suggestion.

"Fine."

Dai Mubai nodded.

Ahead was the Inner Ring of the Star Dou Forest. Though it was only the edge, the danger rose sharply. They planned to cross this stretch within a day.

Everyone set up camp there.

Meanwhile, Dai Mubai lay inside the tent and cultivated until exactly midnight.

Midnight.

As soon as the clock struck twelve, Dai Mubai immediately opened the Daily Shop.

The shop had refreshed.

The five slots were:

Hundred-Year Soul Bone (1 gold coin).

Mid-Grade Martial Soul (2 gold coins).

Thousand-Year Soul Ring (2 gold coins).

Thousand-Year Soul Ring (2 gold coins).

Of the items he could afford, only the Hundred-Year Soul Bone was within reach.

Unfortunately, Dai Mubai would certainly not be interested in it.

So, Dai Mubai turned his attention to the final slot.

It was a staff capable of casting a specific spell.

A staff!

Dai Mubai was delighted.

This staff was not a physical object. It referred to a special effect that would take effect upon purchase.

And it was excellent value for money.

Unless the effect did not suit his lineup, it was generally a must-pick for him.

The staff's current effect was:

Discount (0 gold coins): Your next purchase is free.

This was great!

It was equivalent to giving him one free purchase.

Dai Mubai decisively took it.

No matter what he bought next, he would not lose out. If he bought an item worth four or five gold coins or more, he would make a huge profit!

After purchasing the staff, the three gray slots before him suddenly lit up, showing that they could be purchased.

But after thinking it over, he still decided not to use the opportunity here. He would wait until High-Level Items appeared before buying.

He would see what refreshed tomorrow.

Dai Mubai contentedly drifted off to sleep.

Meanwhile, Su Xiong kept watch for the two of them from a distant tree.

The next day.

"Your Highness, we are about to enter the activity zone of Ten-Thousand Year Soul Beasts."

Su Xiong reminded him, "Although this is only a relatively outer region, if we run into a Fifty-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, it will be dangerous."

In truth, a Fifty-Thousand-Year Soul Beast or older would be best for the Eighth Soul Ring.

However, even ordinary Soul Douluos could not defeat Fifty-Thousand Year Soul Beasts.

Not to mention Su Xiong, a mere Soul Saint.

Even if Dai Mubai wanted to help, there was nothing he could do.

If Protagonist's Aura really acted up at this moment and brought them a Fifty-Thousand Year Soul Beast.

Dai Mubai definitely would not face the challenge head-on like the male leads in those novels.

He would turn and run.

He did not think he could go through an intense battle and defeat the other side with absurdly good luck.

What a joke. He possessed upgraded Hextech.

Who wanted to fight someone at the same level?

What he wanted was Level Suppression.

For now, finding a suitable Soul Beast for Su Xiong to absorb a Soul Ring from was more important. Staying alive came first.

For the time that followed, Su Xiong took the lead and cleared the way.

When they encountered powerful Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, Su Xiong still had to handle them.

Of course, Dai Mubai could deal with them too.

But the stronger ones would take more time.

"Wait... Something seems... off."

Suddenly, Su Xiong spoke.

"Something's off?"

Dai Mubai immediately frowned upon hearing this. Something was indeed wrong.

Over such a long stretch of time, they had not encountered a single Soul Beast.

That was highly abnormal.

This was the Star Dou Forest.

According to the Compendium of Soul Beasts, Soul Beasts frequently patrolled their territories.

There was absolutely no way a situation with no Soul Beasts could occur.

Then...

If it was not because they were lucky, there was only one possibility.

Rumble!

Just as Dai Mubai was about to speak, he suddenly felt the world spin.

The entire earth was shaking violently.

Su Xiong hurriedly leaped down from the tree.

A great number of trees began crashing down wildly.

Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing dodged the falling trees, careful not to be struck.

As the trees collapsed.

The ground beneath their feet began to crack.

It felt as though something was about to burrow up from underground.

Countless trees were uprooted and directly flung out of the earth.

"Damn!"

While Dai Mubai was still reeling in shock.

He suddenly saw a massive creature burrow straight out of the ground.

Only its head was exposed, and he could not make out what it was.

But Dai Mubai knew what he needed to do now.

"Your Highness, run!"

Su Xiong shouted urgently.

Even without Su Xiong telling him, Dai Mubai knew he needed to run immediately.

He was already running.