At the sight of a ferocious soul beast like the Bipedal Unicorn Dragon, Xie Xie's mouth went a little dry.
Almost every soul beast he had encountered since entering the Spirit Ascension Platform today was something he had only seen in books and recorded footage before.
But reference material was just reference material.
Facing them in person brought an entirely different sense of pressure.
The Bipedal Unicorn Dragon possessed the bloodline of a dragon-type soul beast and belonged to the earth dragon category.
Its physical strength was tremendous, ranking among the best of the Earth Dragons. It could race through forests with complex terrain and excelled at leaping and charging. Though it had no ranged attacks, it had one extremely troublesome trait.
It would fight to the death.
Once it chose a target, it would pursue relentlessly until either its prey was dead or it fell.
A Hundred-Year Unicorn Dragon.
What kind of luck was this?
Apparently, in the Ancient Era, this was the soul beast Agility Attack System Battle Spirit Masters feared most.
Fast.
Heavily armored.
Powerful.
And blessed with incredible stamina.
He had only just reached two rings. Even at his best, he might not have much chance against it, never mind after the Crimson Demon Tree and the Long-Tailed Rat had just worn him down.
And why had this creature headed straight for him?
Frustration welled up inside Xie Xie.
Boom!
Before he could think any further, the Hundred-Year Unicorn Dragon had charged to the foot of the tree where he was hiding.
Without the slightest hesitation, it lowered its head and slammed into the trunk.
Amid a thunderous crash, the tree, so thick it took two people to encircle it, was snapped clean through.
The crown tilted, and wood chips flew.
Xie Xie pushed off a