The group wandered around the mixed zone for more than half a month. Dai Mubai almost constantly activated his Icefire Spirit Eyes before finally locking onto their target in a dark mountain stream.
That was a 25,000-year-old Shadow Ghost-Faced Spider.
The Shadow Ghost-Faced Spider is an extremely rare dark-attribute spider Soul Beast. It is about two meters long, completely black, with a twisted ghost-face pattern on its abdomen. Its eight spider legs are long and spear-like, allowing it to silently climb between rock walls and tree canopies at an incredibly fast speed.
It often approaches silently from the blind spot of its prey, only revealing itself a moment before launching an attack.
The most troublesome thing is that its Spider Spear are covered with a highly corrosive venom. This venom is not only extremely corrosive, capable of melting through rocks and metals, but it can also seep into the prey, corroding internal organs from the inside, blocking the flow of Soul Power, causing the poisoned person's Soul Power to stagnate and wounds to be difficult to heal.
The Shadow Ghost-Faced Spider is a solitary Soul Beast with a strong sense of territory, usually dwelling in dark and damp rocky valleys, caves, or deep forests.
It is naturally adept at concealment, able to suppress its aura and Soul Power fluctuations to an extremely low level, making it almost undetectable in environments with dense shadows.
Dai Mubai was able to capture it using his Icefire Spirit Eyes.
This kind of Soul Beast is extremely dangerous, and its strength surpasses that of an ordinary Soul Sage.
Dai Mubai didn't let anyone else get close, but instead acted alone with Zhu Zhuqing.
After a fierce struggle, Dai Mubai seized an opportunity and used the Spiritual Attack skill Two Forms Gengjin Divine Light. Two golden rays shot out from his eyes, briefly stunning the Shadow Ghost-Faced Spider.
Zhu Zhuqing seized the opportunity, activated Shadow Stealth, and blended into the shadows, silently and swiftly approaching before launching a sudden attack.
She used Eight Spider Lances; eight purplish-black Spider Spear thrust out simultaneously, piercing deep into the abdomen of the Shadow Ghost-Faced Spider.
The Devouring Power operated wildly, Eight Spider Lances continuously drew the Soul Power and life force of the Shadow Ghost-Faced Spider into its body.
After regaining consciousness, the Shadow Ghost-Faced Spider struggled frantically, its eight spear-like legs flailing wildly in the air.
But Zhu Zhuqing held on tightly, and the Eight Spider Lances pierced deeper and deeper.
In the end, Zhu Zhuqing relied on the Eight Spider Lances to forcefully devour all the Shadow Ghost-Faced Spider.
After absorbing the Soul Ring, Zhu Zhuqing's Soul Power reached level 53.
The fifth Soul Skill is called " Nether Spider Kill ".
After activating the attack, Zhu Zhuqing locked onto a target within a 100-meter radius, Teleportation into a shadow and teleported behind the target. Her claws, imbued with the dark power and corrosive toxins of the Ghost-Faced Spider, delivered a fatal blow, tripling the damage and inflicting a Shadow Tear effect.
The enemy will not only be poisoned, but their wounds will also bleed continuously for 15 minutes, during which time the target will be unable to recover from the injury through Soul Skill.
This is a pure assassin-type burst skill, complementing the Shadow Leap of Nether Shadow Strike.
The Nether Spider Kill Assassination skill allows her to directly lock onto a target and launch a surprise attack, while the Nether Shadow Strike allows her to blend into the shadows to launch a surprise attack or escape. Combined, Zhu Zhuqing's assassination ability has far exceeded the scope of Agility Attack Soul Master of the same level.
Even more surprisingly, after consuming the Shadow Ghost-Faced Spider, the Eight Spider Lances evolved once again.
The Spider Spear, originally purplish-black, turned pure black. The sharpness of the spear tips and the corrosiveness of the toxins were greatly enhanced, and the efficiency of devouring Soul Power also increased.
Unfortunately, none of Bai Chenxiang, Shui Yue'er, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing's Soul Beast dropped Soul Bone; their luck was really bad!
At this moment, everyone sat around in the cave, the campfire crackling and casting flickering light and shadow on their spirited faces.
Dai Mubai sat cross-legged in a corner of the cave wall, closing his eyes and concentrating.
For the past two months, Dai Mubai has spent his days fighting with Soul Beast and his nights meditating and cultivating in caves or temporary camps.
Through repeated battles, his Soul Power increased rapidly.
I've now reached the bottleneck of level 60, and the feeling of fulfillment is getting stronger every day, with faint signs of a breakthrough.
Niu Zhen, Yang Pojun, and Ma Hongjun have also reached the peak of level 49, just one step away from level 50.
The Soul Power within Dai Mubai's body surged like a tide, repeatedly washing over the invisible barrier, each impact causing it to loosen a little.
Until midnight.
"Boom!"
Within the meridians, it was as if a gate had been burst open, and the bottleneck of level sixty was broken through.
A surge of powerful Soul Power instantly coursed through his body, flowing ceaselessly through his meridians, more than twice as potent as before.
The murderous aura of the Gengjin White Tiger flowed through his body, and every inch of his flesh and blood rejoiced.
Dai Mubai slowly opened his eyes, a flash of dark golden light appearing briefly before disappearing.
He clenched his fist, feeling the surging power within him, and a satisfied smile appeared on his lips.
I'm level 60 now.
With only two months left until he turns eighteen, Dai Mubai.
The commotion caused by Dai Mubai naturally attracted the attention of others, who all gathered around.
Ma Hongjun was the first to step forward, his eyes wide as he asked, " Boss Dai, you've broken through?"
Dai Mubai nodded. "Yes. Level 60."
Oscar gasped, "Good heavens! Does that mean we have to go into the core area to find Soul Ring?"
Dai Mubai stood up and stretched his limbs. "My Sixth Soul Ring is estimated to take between 60,000 and 70,000 years to grow. Soul Beast of this level can only be found in the core area of Star Dou Great Forest."
Yang Pojun stood up and said, "Boss, we'll go with you."
Niu Zhen patted his chest. "Me too! Let's explore the core area together!"
The others also wanted to go, offering their own suggestions all at once.
But that's the core area of Star Dou Great Forest! If you're unlucky enough to encounter some particularly powerful Ferocious Beast, forget about hunting it down, it's questionable whether you can even escape unscathed.
Everyone here is at the Soul Ancestor or Soul King level, and even Dai Mubai isn't confident he can protect so many people.
Dai Mubai shook his head, his tone resolute. "No. The core area is not like the mixed area. With your current Soul Power, it's too dangerous for you to go in. It's better if Zhu Qing and I go together. Our Martial Soul Fusion Skill is roughly equivalent to a 60,000-year-old Soul Beast, which should be barely enough."
Upon hearing this, Shui Bing'er said with some worry, "But without Oscar and Rongrong's boost, it's still too dangerous for just the two of you. Why don't we go back and ask our elders for help?"
Dai Mubai squeezed Shui Bing'er's hand and said calmly, "It's alright. If the two of us can't win, we can run. But if there are too many of us, we'll be too conspicuous. If we get separated, it'll be troublesome."
In fact, Dai Mubai knew that there were Titled Douluo protecting him in secret, and there might even be more than one, so he wasn't particularly worried.
But he didn't say it explicitly, otherwise the purpose of the training would be lost.
Ning Rongrong's eyes lit up, and she suggested, "But we have Oscar's Swift Flight Sausage! If we can't win, we'll just run away together!"
Dai Mubai recalled how, due to overconfidence and carelessness, he had been chased all over Sunset Forest by a Winged Tiger, and the memory still terrified him.
You can never know what powerful Soul Beast exist. If you encounter some heaven-defying being, it will be too late to cry.
In the end, Dai Mubai firmly shook his head and said, "It's better not to take the risk. If we encounter a powerful flying Soul Beast, we won't be able to escape either."