The Giant Horned Rhinoceros, some over ten thousand years old, roared and unleashed their powerful limbs, charging straight towards Cao Yu and his group with their magnificent bodies.
The thick protective shell of mud covering its body caused a cloud of gray dust to rise around it due to the vibrations, making it look as if it were smoking.
Cao Yu's first, fourth, and fifth souls lit up one after another. He first raised his hand and used several Shadow Bind to successfully blind the four Giant Horned Rhinoceros charging in front of him.
With the speed boost from his First Soul Skill, Cao Yu charged into the rhinoceros herd, wielding Shadow Blade in both hands. He then circled their bodies, the sharp blades slicing fiercely across their eyes.
"Roar!"
With furious roars, the four Giant Horned Rhinoceros shook their heads incessantly, blood splattering from their eyes, yet they maintained their momentum and charged rapidly toward the group behind them.
Zhang Lexuan and her companions quickly rose into the air, flying more than ten meters off the ground.
Of course, this doesn't mean that the Giant Horned Rhinoceros can't do anything about them.
The soil on the ground was pushed up by them, eventually solidifying into a lump harder than stone. With a powerful thrust of its long rhinoceros horn, it was accurately hurled towards the crowd.
One of the lead rhinoceroses did this, and the other Giant Horned Rhinoceros followed suit, resulting in mounds of earth that were thousands of years old, many times larger and more massive.
Cao Yu wasn't the only one facing the attack; everyone else was doing their best to dodge, as being hit by that huge lump of mud would definitely cause serious internal injuries.
Several sturdy trees were hit.
Immediately afterwards, three ancient Giant Horned Rhinoceros charged towards Cao Yu and his group.
The Giant Horned Rhinoceros fights head-on. Facing Cao Yu's attack, it didn't even try to dodge. After all, its thick hide provided incredibly high defense. The giant rhinoceros horn charged fiercely at Cao Yu.
I just slid in...
Well, Cao Yu decided to back down and stepped aside.
Wang Qiu'er also rushed over to help.
With a resounding dragon roar, Wang Qiu'er's body suddenly radiated an incomparably dazzling golden light.
In a flash, she was in front of those ancient, Giant Horned Rhinoceros.
The Giant Horned Rhinoceros, almost without hesitation, swept its large horns at her.
To everyone's astonishment, Wang Qiu'er simply swung her fist, without her Soul Ring flashing, and landed a precise punch on its eye.
Wang Qiu'er's fist instantly turned golden, and her gaze became even more resolute.
The unfortunate Giant Horned Rhinoceros's eyes sank inwards, then its right legs tilted, it lost its balance, and finally crashed to the ground.
Wang Qiu'er hurriedly stepped forward and hovered above the Giant Horned Rhinoceros. She clenched her right fist, and among the five Soul Ring that rose from her body—two yellow, two purple, and one black—she was now only one Soul Ring away from breaking through to the Six-Ring Soul Emperor realm.
She threw a punch with her right hand, and it seemed as if a dragon head flew through the air and merged into her punch.
Then the punch landed on the Giant Horned Rhinoceros's hard skull.
However, after the punch was delivered, the Giant Horned Rhinoceros only bled a little. It then shook its head, indicating that its head was not seriously injured, except for its eyes.
"It seems the Giant Horned Rhinoceros's defensive capabilities are indeed well-deserved!" Zhang Lexuan muttered to herself. However, their eyes are vulnerable; once their eyes are destroyed, they will be at the mercy of the hunters.
The other Giant Horned Rhinoceros also rushed to help, but Wang Qiu'er didn't stop and lightly touched the ground with her toes.
Using the ground for leverage, he darted away and successfully escaped the encirclement of the rhinoceros herd.
After all, their speed couldn't keep up with the crowd, which was limited by their enormous size.
Cao Yu, standing beside Wang Qiu'er, said, " Qiu'er, you're too violent, but I like it."
Wang Qiu'er smiled smugly, waved her right fist, and said, "Now you know how powerful I am, right? You'd better not mess with me, or you'll regret it."
"Haha!" Cao Yu silently wiped away a bead of sweat. He wondered if he could withstand a punch if he were suddenly thrown into his sleep at night.
In the subsequent battle against the rhinoceros herd, everyone relentlessly attacked their weak points.
After half an hour, all eight Giant Horned Rhinoceros had become truly blind, lying weakly on the ground, panting heavily and motionless.
Three of them were blinded by Senior Sister Zhang Lexuan, while the remaining five were blinded by other Inner Court students working together.
At first, they were crashing around on the ground, and the Hornbill in the distance even tried to come over to help them and guide them in the direction of the enemy, but Zhang Lexuan took care of them all.
Now that all these Giant Horned Rhinoceros were lambs to the slaughter, Zhang Lexuan chuckled softly, "Which of you needs these Giant Horned Rhinoceros Soul Ring?"
" Grandmaster, I need it!"
Five of them are over ten thousand years old, and three of the remaining five Inner Court students who have not absorbed Soul Ring need them, including Wang Qiu'er.
"I'll protect you," Cao Yu said to Wang Qiu'er.
Zhang Lexuan surveyed the surroundings and warned, "Everyone be careful. The smell of blood here is too strong and might attract other Soul Beast."
The crowd formed a circle around the three people who were absorbing the Soul Ring, protecting them.
The Xuan Zi at the top of the tree nodded with satisfaction upon seeing this scene.
"It seems the little ones have made quite a bit of progress, that's great!"
After more than half an hour, all three students had successfully absorbed the Soul Ring into their bodies.
Wang Qiu'er stood up from the ground, two yellow, two purple, and two black.
When the sixth Soul Ring finally rose, all the golden light on her body receded into her body.
How are you feeling?
"Great, you've finally broken through." Wang Qiu'er also had a happy smile on her face.
Wang Dong'er held Cao Yu's hand tightly, not saying much, but a faint smile appeared on her face, also happy for their successful absorption of the Soul Ring.
Around 4 PM, the remaining two Inner Court students had also successfully absorbed their Soul Ring, so Zhang Lexuan announced that they were preparing to return to the Shrek Academy.
Of course, Xuan Zi was the one leading the way this time, since with his help, they would be able to return to the academy in just a few hours.
But just as they were about to fly away from the Star Dou Great Forest Mixed Zone...
Three figures not far away stopped them, and Xuan Zi also stopped, his gaze fixed on the front.
Both sides were sizing each other up.
Soul Master often come to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for Soul Ring, so it's inevitable that several groups will meet, which doesn't surprise anyone.
Upon closer inspection, the three old men appeared to be around seventy years old, dressed in black cloaks, and exuded an inexplicable air of evil.
The one standing in the middle said in a hoarse voice, "Why is there another old man?" The old man in the center frowned slightly; the old man he was referring to was naturally Xuan Zi.
(End of this chapter)