Violet-Gold Eyes, the Ten Thousand Year Purple Spirit Lynx

Time passed little by little.

Half an hour later.

The Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring on Huo Lei's body was gradually absorbed. At the same time, five Soul Rings appeared around him—two yellow, two purple, and one black. This signified that the Soul Ring absorption had succeeded.

After pulsing a few times, the five Soul Rings sank back into Huo Lei's body.

Huo Lei slowly opened his eyes, a golden glint flashing through them. At that moment, he did not know that his eyes had changed from violet to violet-gold.

"It feels like everything around me has become clearer, like a nearsighted person putting on properly fitted glasses. This feeling is absolutely wonderful."

Huo Lei happily rose from the ground and called out, "Teacher, Lin Yin, I succeeded."

Lin Yin walked over with a smile. "Congratulations, Young Master Lei, on obtaining your fifth Soul Ring."

Jin Shan nodded, likewise smiling. "Not bad! You've already reached the peak of Rank 51. It won't be long before you break through to Rank 52."

"This is all thanks to you, Teacher."

Huo Lei said.

After the three happily chatted for a few moments, Huo Lei said, "Teacher, I once promised to reward Lin Yin with a Soul Bone. It wasn't easy for us to come all the way to the Star Dou Great Forest, so why don't we take this opportunity to help him look for one?"

Huo Lei looked at Jin Shan expectantly. Lin Yin, standing nearby, had a somewhat evasive gaze and did not dare look at Jin Shan. Yet his heart instantly began pounding faster. His ears unconsciously perked up as he desperately hoped to hear Jin Shan agree.

Jin Shan knocked Huo Lei on the head. "Let's go, you little brat."

"Got it! Teacher, after you! Lin Yin, let's go."

Huo Lei happily gestured for Jin Shan to proceed, while also calling to Lin Yin. Naturally, he did not forget to store away the Golden-Eyed Fire Eagle's corpse before leaving.

"Thank you, my lord. Thank you, Young Master Lei."

Lin Yin bowed excitedly in thanks.

The group of three began their journey to search for a Soul Bone.

On the first day, they found nothing.

On the second day, they still found nothing.

At dawn on the third day, the sun had just risen, and gentle sunlight filtered through the dense leaves, scattering specks of light across the ground.

Huo Lei and the others were eating roasted meat when howls drifted over from not far away.

"Awoo—"

"More prey has delivered itself to us." Jin Shan finished the last bite of roasted meat in his hand and stood up.

On the Douluo Continent, strength was revered above all. This was even more true in the Star Dou Great Forest. Whether Soul Masters or soul beasts, they slaughtered one another. The strong were hunters, while the weak were prey. There was no reasoning to it.

Huo Lei and Lin Yin had both finished their roasted meat and stood up. Lin Yin thoughtfully extinguished the last flicker of flame.

"Awoo—awoo—"

"Wolf-type soul beasts mostly live in packs. This pack has as many as fifteen wolves, and even the weakest have a thousand years of cultivation. Their leader has even reached ten thousand years. This wolf pack is rather interesting."

Jin Shan described what he sensed, adding a baffling remark at the end.

"Teacher, what could possibly be interesting about a wolf pack?"

Huo Lei asked in confusion.

"You'll find out soon enough." Jin Shan put on a mysterious expression.

"Young Master Lei, the wolf pack is still one hundred and fifty meters away from us."

Lin Yin sensed their approach while reporting their distance in real time.

"Hey! The scenery is better over here!"

Huo Lei shouted toward the wolf pack.

"You brat, you really are an oddball. Who knows where you learned that from." Jin Shan could not help mocking Huo Lei's behavior.

Lin Yin had not expected Huo Lei, who was more than ten years younger than him, to have so many tricks up his sleeve.

"Awoo—"

The wolf howl rang out again, as though it were answering Huo Lei's call.

The wolf pack was extremely fast and appeared in the trio's sight moments later.

Huo Lei focused his gaze, light flowing through his violet-gold eyes. "They're Gale Demon Wolves! Just as Teacher said, there really are fifteen of them. That is...? A spiritual-type soul beast—the Purple Spirit Lynx!" He was delighted to discover that one Gale Demon Wolf carried a lynx on its back. Its forelegs were short, and its entire body was covered in violet fur, exactly as described in the novel The Unrivaled Tang Sect. This type of soul beast was not very strong in combat, but it possessed a heaven-defying ability: Group Weakness. If it could produce a Soul Bone, he would strike it rich. As thoughts raced through his mind, an idiom surfaced as well: wolves and lynxes working together in evil. No wonder Teacher had said it was interesting. It truly was rather amusing.

Under the Wolf King's lead, the Gale Demon Wolf pack had reached a point roughly twenty meters away from Huo Lei and the others.

The Gale Demon Wolf King was entirely azure, more than three meters long, with exposed, stark-white fangs that gleamed with chilling light. Its claws were long and curved like small blades. Beside it was the Purple Spirit Lynx riding atop a wolf's back.

"Teacher, how many years of cultivation does that Purple Spirit Lynx have?"

Huo Lei asked Jin Shan beside him.

"Judging by its size, around ten thousand years!"

Jin Shan casually gave an approximate estimate.

At that moment, the Purple Spirit Lynx let out an angry roar. Huo Lei suddenly felt a wave of energy act upon his body. Though he had been perfectly fine just moments ago, he now felt exhausted.

Huo Lei was deeply shocked. Could this be the Purple Spirit Lynx's heaven-defying ability—Opponent Weakening?

After the Purple Spirit Lynx roared, the Gale Demon Wolf King immediately let out a howl as well. The wolf pack seemed to receive an order and charged madly toward Huo Lei and the others.

Huo Lei looked completely relaxed. With Jin Shan, a Super Douluo, present, dealing with a dozen or so Gale Demon Wolves would be effortless. He would not need to lift a finger.

Lin Yin had already used Martial Soul Possession and was prepared for battle.

"Perfect. I was just looking to stretch these old bones."

Jin Shan's lips curled upward with a playful expression. A purple Soul Ring appeared around him, and two identical clones appeared to his left and right. "Fourth Soul Skill, Vajra Tiger Clone!"

Jin Shan controlled the two clones as they charged into the oncoming wolf pack. The two clones moved freely through the wolves. Whenever they came into contact with a Gale Demon Wolf, one wolf fell. In an instant, twelve Gale Demon Wolves had been dealt with.

Seeing that things had gone wrong, the Gale Demon Wolf King and the wolf carrying the Purple Spirit Lynx turned and fled. How could Jin Shan let them escape? He controlled the two clones to pursue them directly. Though they were only clones, they were still clones of a Super Douluo. Dealing with the ten-thousand-year Wolf King before them was more than easy enough.

Though Gale Demon Wolves specialized in speed, they could not possibly be faster than a Super Douluo. Within two breaths, Jin Shan's two clones caught up to them. They immediately delivered a brutal beating, then hurled them hard. The Gale Demon Wolf King and Purple Spirit Lynx crashed down before Huo Lei and Lin Yin.

Blood poured from the mouths and noses of the two soul beasts. The Gale Demon Wolf King convulsed all over, while the Purple Spirit Lynx was in even worse condition. It did not move at all, barely clinging to life.

Jin Shan withdrew his clones. Looking at the soul beasts on the ground, he sighed regretfully. "A ten-thousand-year Purple Spirit Lynx... its Soul Ring would have been a fine thing. What a pity! We can only hope they yield something good."

"My lord is right! A ten-thousand-year Purple Spirit Lynx is indeed rare. If my fifth Soul Ring had absorbed this one back then, how wonderful that would have been. At the very least, I would have had confidence in becoming a Titled Douluo in the future. Unfortunately, my fortune was too shallow, and I did not meet a good teacher."

Lin Yin sighed with emotion.

Huo Lei stepped forward and put an arm around Lin Yin's shoulders, comforting him. "What's past is past, so don't dwell on it. With Teacher and me here, you can still become a Titled Douluo in the future."

Lin Yin smiled awkwardly. "I was lamenting the past. Now that I can follow my lord and Young Master Lei, I feel very fortunate."

Huo Lei turned to Jin Shan, somewhat impatient. "Teacher, shall we start searching, then?"

Jin Shan silently nodded.

"Lin Yin, get to work!" Huo Lei called out as he took a dagger from his storage ring and walked toward the Purple Spirit Lynx.