Xu Zhengyang did not immediately acquire Soul Ring, but waited until two months later when he had a vacation before preparing to leave the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy.
In order to obtain his Fourth Soul Ring, Xu Zhengyang made various preparations. The Level 5 Soul Tool that his father had prepared for him were all damaged and could no longer be used.
However, at the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy, Xu Zhengyang obtained quite a few high-level Soul Tool from Xiao Hongchen, including a Level 7 Soul Tool Heavenly Net and Earthly Web, whose effect was somewhat similar to the Thunder Flame Enemy-Binding Net from before, but even better.
In addition, they acquired a number of Level 6 Soul Tool, including a level 6 Soul Tool Armor, Level 6 Soul Tool Paralysis Ray, Level 6 Soul Tool Disintegration Ray, Level 6 Soul Tool Freezing Ray, four level 6 Soul Cannon, and even high-explosive shells and blazing shells.
It can be said that Xu Zhengyang now possesses all sorts of Soul Tool, with the lowest being Level 5 Soul Tool. This is one of the reasons why Xu Zhengyang is confident in venturing into the Soul Beast Forest alone.
Xu Zhengyang is now Level 3 Soul Engineer and can create most Level 3 Soul Tool. However, Level 3 Soul Tool are still too low-level for Xu Zhengyang to hunt Soul Beast.
Xu Zhengyang had considered asking others for help in hunting Soul Beast, but among all the Soul Engineer he knew, the one with the highest strength was Teacher Xu Jie. Although the two had a lot of contact, hunting Soul Beast was still too dangerous, especially since the Soul Beast he was looking for was extremely powerful.
Moreover, I haven't been to the Soul Beast Soul Beast for two years, and I still want to go there to experience that dangerous environment and accumulate some combat experience.
With everything prepared, Xu Zhengyang left the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy, his destination once again being the Jingyang Mountain Range.
This was Xu Zhengyang's second visit to the Jingyang Mountain Range, and he was alone on the Jingyang Mountain Range.
As Xu Zhengyang entered the Jingyang Mountain Range, he smelled the powerful life force in the air, and even a Sisi of blood in the air, which invigorated him.
"I really miss this feeling. Only the bloody battles in the Soul Beast Forest are what I love most. Maybe I was born a battle maniac."
The moment he entered the Jingyang Mountain Range, Xu Zhengyang tensed up, his eyes flashing with cold light, all his muscles tensed, and even the way he held his gun changed.
Having returned to the Jingyang Mountain Range, Xu Zhengyang wasn't just looking for a stroll around the perimeter; he wanted to go to the very heart of the mountains.
Xu Zhengyang's goal in finding his Fourth Soul Ring is Soul Beast that is over 10,000 years old, and it needs to be a tiger-type Soul Beast of extremely high quality. As for what kind of tiger it is, that depends on whether he can encounter one.
The Jingyang Mountain Range are shaped like a giant spider. The central mountain range covers a vast area, and the eight branches extend in different directions like eight legs. Each branch is coiled around and protects the central mountain range.
The number of Soul Beast in the branch veins is relatively small, but the mineral resources are extremely rich, while the number of Soul Beast in the central mountain range is very large, and there are even some very terrifying Soul Beast.
The Jingyang Mountain Range are not only the forest with the most diverse and numerous Soul Beast Soul Beast in the Sun Moon Empire, but also the region richest in mineral resources, where some extremely rare minerals can even be found.
Last time, when Xu Zhengyang came to the Jingyang Mountain Range with his father, they mainly stayed in the outer branches and did not actually enter the central mountain range, where the danger was far greater than that of the outer branches.
Xu Zhengyang slowly walked along the branch at the entrance. Although the number of Soul Beast in the branch was relatively small, there were still quite a few hundred or even Thousand-Year Soul Beast, and most of them were tiger-type Soul Beast. In addition, there were also some packs of wolves.
They traveled for two whole days without seeing a single ten-thousand-year-old Soul Beast, let alone the top-grade tiger-type Soul Beast they desired.
"It seems the rumors are true; the real top-tier Soul Beast are all gathered in the Central Mountain Range, especially Jingyang Peak."
Without any hesitation, Xu Zhengyang headed straight for the central mountain range, which was at the very heart of the area.
Once we entered the Central Mountain Range, the scene before us was breathtaking.
Xu Zhengyang had previously visited the outer perimeter of the Star Dou Great Forest and the Sunset Forest. These two Soul Beast forests were generally flat and did not have many high mountains.
But the Jingyang Mountain Range in front of us are completely different. There are eight peaks Star Luo Chess in the central area, and each peak is of different height. The one in the very center is soaring into the clouds, with an estimated altitude of over three thousand meters.
The central region of the Jingyang Mountain Range has a diameter of over two hundred kilometers, a sight that Xu Zhengyang could only clearly see from the air using his Flying Soul Tool.
"Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Since I'm after the strongest Soul Beast, I'll head to the highest peak, Jingyang Peak. There, I'm sure I'll find the Soul Beast I'm looking for."
Jingyang Peak is the most dangerous place in the entire Jingyang Mountain Range, and is known as a forbidden area.
Xu Zhengyang did not hesitate and headed straight for Jingyang Peak, which was located in the very center.
Upon entering Jingyang Peak, Xu Zhengyang was on edge, even opening the Devil Tiger's Eye between his brows, which could clearly see even the smallest details within a radius of several hundred meters.
Jingyang Peak truly lives up to its reputation as a forbidden area for humans. The sheer number of Soul Beast here is beyond imagination, and their ages are also frighteningly high. Within just a few kilometers, three Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Soul Beast already been discovered, and each of them is of considerable quality.
There was even Shadow Tiger that was ten thousand years old, but unfortunately it was only a little over ten thousand years old and of relatively average quality, so Xu Zhengyang didn't think much of it.
After spending a full ten days at Jingyang Peak, Xu Zhengyang still couldn't find a suitable target. Either the quality was too poor, the age didn't meet his requirements, or the age was too high, completely exceeding his absorption range.
Xu Zhengyang even saw three Soul Beast at the level of 50,000 years old. These Soul Beast were as large as mountains and exuded an extremely terrifying aura, which was beyond his ability to approach.
In particular, the Soul Beast of Jingyang Peak are extremely perceptive. If Xu Zhengyang observes for even a little longer, they will quickly detect anything unusual. Xu Zhengyang was even chased by a 30,000-year-old Gale Demon Wolf for two days. If he hadn't used a special method to burrow underground, he would probably have been in grave danger.
That day, Xu Zhengyang suddenly discovered a huge cave in a valley of Jingyang Peak. This cave was more than two meters in diameter, completely different from an ordinary tiger's den. In particular, when Xu Zhengyang used his Devil Tiger's Eye to sense, he could not even perceive the depth of the cave, and even sensed that there were things hidden around the cave.
It's important to know that Xu Zhengyang obtained the Devil Tiger's Eye when he absorbed his Second Soul Ring. Although that Soul Ring was only a thousand years old at the time, after five years of cultivation, the Devil Tiger's Eye, while not reaching the ten-thousand-year level, is at least eight thousand years old.
The Soul Skill released by this External Soul Bone of eight thousand years is no less than that of a ten- Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Skill. It can not only greatly enhance Xu Zhengyang's mental power, but also greatly enhance his perception and eyesight. His normal perception range exceeds five hundred meters.
This shows that the cave is unfathomably deep, at least 500 meters deep, and possibly even over 1,000 meters deep. Such a cave is extremely rare in any Soul Beast Forest, and this cave is also so enormous.
Especially unusual sounds emanating from the depths of the cave, like the meshing of saw teeth, or the sounds of mining in a mine.
Xu Zhengyang hesitated for a moment. From any perspective, this cave was very abnormal. There might be extremely ferocious Soul Beast inside, and once he entered, he might not even be able to escape.
But just a moment later, Xu Zhengyang made up his mind to go. The more abnormal a place is, the more unexpected surprises it might hold, especially since this cave didn't seem to be man-made at all; it looked more like it was created by Soul Beast.
Xu Zhengyang concealed himself, like a dark shadow, and slowly slipped into the cave.
The deeper Xu Zhengyang went, the more surprised he became. He could clearly sense that the sounds coming from the depths of the cave were very abnormal. The cave walls were definitely not carved out by Soul Skill or machines, but rather seemed to have been forcibly carved out by some kind of giant creature.
This is even more unbelievable. While normal Soul Beast will use their claws and teeth to build nests, these nests are generally not very deep. But this cave is a bit abnormal.
After venturing nearly a thousand meters deeper, Xu Zhengyang finally sensed an extremely powerful aura ahead. This aura was incredibly fierce, yet it blended seamlessly with the surrounding atmosphere.
About four hundred meters from the bottom, it wasn't completely dark inside; instead, a peculiar golden light could be seen, mixed with a hint of crimson gold.
When Xu Zhengyang finally saw what was inside, his expression changed drastically. Before him stood a gigantic tiger, over ten meters long, gnawing on something. The strange noises he had heard outside must have come from this tiger.
The tiger was entirely gilded, with crimson-gold stripes. These stripes were completely different from the yellow stripes of ordinary tigers, appearing darker and more sinister, as if forged from molten gold. It was about eleven meters long, with a huge tail over three meters long on its back. The tip of the tail was forked and extremely sharp.
Its claws protrude, exceeding half a meter in length, and it has a crimson-gold "king" character on its head, making it look extremely ferocious.
Even more incredibly, this tiger's teeth were completely different from those of ordinary tigers; it actually grew a pair of enormous fangs, which were nearly half a meter long.
"How is this possible? It's actually a Crimson Gold Earth- Scarlet Gold Earth-Splitting Tiger Scarlet Gold Earth-Splitting Tiger! How could Soul Beast of this level be in a place like this? And judging from its age, it's probably around 21,000 years old."
The Scarlet Gold Earth-Splitting Tiger is the finest among tiger-type Soul Beast. Legend has it that it is a descendant of the Crimson Scarlet Gold Holy Tiger Scarlet Gold Earth-Splitting Tiger. Unlike ordinary tigers, the Crimson Gold Earth-Splitting Tiger, in addition to its usual hunting, has a particular fondness for devouring rare metals. It is said that after consuming metals, they can grow rapidly, especially the rarer and more valuable the metal they consume, the faster they grow.
Its claws and fangs, in particular, have a special corrosive effect, capable of instantly turning even metal into iron filings. Its attack power is probably no less than that of Titan Giant Ape of the same level.
No wonder there's such a strange cave; it turns out it was dug out by the Scarlet Gold Earth-Splitting Tiger, who seems to be after the rare metals inside.
Thinking of this, Xu Zhengyang's expression suddenly changed, and he stared intently at the metal that the Scarlet Gold Earth-Splitting Tiger was devouring.
This metal is somewhat similar to black gold, but it has special patterns on its surface, resembling swimming dragons, and that special luster comes from these metals.
Xu Zhengyang was overjoyed. "It's actually Dragon-Patterned Black Gold! No wonder this Scarlet Gold Earth-Splitting Tiger went to such lengths to dig such a cave. It seems that digging this large cave was definitely not a matter of just one or two days."
Dragon-Patterned Black Gold is an extremely rare and top-grade metal, its quality even comparable to the Extraterrestrial Meteoric Copper used in his Tiger-Head Zhan Gold Spear. It is one of the materials used to make top-tier Soul Tool, and in terms of value alone, it is definitely one of the top ten metals in the Douluo Continent.
Moreover, when making Soul Tool, only a small amount of Dragon-Patterned Black Gold needs to be added to the casting materials to greatly improve the quality of the Soul Tool. This is because Dragon-Patterned Black Gold contains special dragon attribute energy, which can increase the attack power of the Soul Tool by 20% to 30% and make the Soul Tool extremely sturdy.
Judging from the size of this mine and the current state of the Scarlet Gold Earth-Splitting Tiger, there is definitely a considerable amount of Dragon-Patterned Black Gold inside, possibly weighing tens of tons. It is undoubtedly the largest reserve of Dragon-Patterned Black Gold in history, and its value is comparable to that of the top ten mines on the Sun Moon Continent.
It is important to know that the Sun Moon Empire is extremely rich in metals, and its mines are incredibly vast, with each mine producing astonishing output; otherwise, it would be impossible to meet the needs of countless Soul Engineer.