"A ten-thousand-year soul beast is coming. Everyone, be careful."
The familiar Spiritual Detection reached them again, and Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, and Dai Huabin grew intensely nervous.
They were near the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest. How could a ten-thousand-year soul beast appear here?
But there was no time to hesitate. They all released their martial souls, preparing to fight.
Dai Huabin stood in front of Zhu Lu, shielding her behind his tall frame, his expression grave. Zhu Lu was at a critical stage of absorbing her soul ring and could not interrupt it recklessly.
Zhu Lu sat cross-legged on the ground, unable to defend herself or dodge the danger. She, too, sensed the threat outside, but there was nothing she could do. She could only grit her teeth and try to absorb the ring faster so she would not become a burden.
Branches and leaves thrashed in the woods, and the ten-thousand-year Tiger Demon Cat soon came into view. Its body was only a little over a meter long, but the terrifying aura and soul power fluctuations radiating from it were tremendously powerful. As a ten-thousand-year soul beast, its strength rivaled that of a Soul King.
At the sight of them, the ten-thousand-year Tiger Demon Cat paused, its blood-red eyes shifting constantly. When it spotted the thousand-year Tiger Demon Cat's corpse on the ground, its fur suddenly bristled. With a piercing, strange cry, it charged straight at Zhu Lu, who was absorbing her soul ring.
"Roar!"
Dai Huabin roared furiously, all four soul rings behind him flashing in unison. He had already planted himself in front of Zhu Lu, utterly fearless before the charging ten-thousand-year Tiger Demon Cat.
Xiao Xiao hurriedly played the Nine-Phoenix Auspicious Ritual Flute, hoping to slow the ten-thousand-year Tiger Demon Cat even a