After half a day, the group entered the Sunset Forest mixed zone, a place where Thousand-Year Soul Beast and Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast frequently appear, making it an excellent location for a level 40 Soul Ancestor to obtain their Fourth Soul Ring.
After stopping, Meng Shenji looked around, sensed the surrounding atmosphere, and nodded. "This place is good; the types and ages of the Soul Beast are quite suitable. Buyu, you take them to set up the defenses first. The three of us old guys will spread our divine senses to find suitable targets for you."
"Yes, Chief," Sun Buyu replied, preparing to arrange for the trainees to disperse and maintain vigilance.
Just then, Lin Yan stepped forward and said to the three education committee members and Sun Buyu, "Chief, the two education committee members, and Teacher Sun, perhaps the matter of finding the Soul Beast can be made simpler."
"Oh?" Meng Shenji looked at Lin Yan with great interest. "What ingenious method do you have, Lin Yan?"
Lin Yan smiled slightly, and with a flick of his wrist, a strange plant appeared in his palm. The plant resembled a peony, but had no leaves. A huge rock was attached to the base of its stem. The plant was a delicate pink color, and its petals were crystal clear, as if carved from pink crystal. As soon as it appeared, a faint fragrance instantly filled the air, refreshing and invigorating, making even the surrounding air seem much fresher.
This is precisely one of the immortal items Lin Yan obtained from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well — the Aromatic Silk Beauty!
"This item is called the Aromatic Silk Beauty," Lin Yan explained. "Its fragrance has an unparalleled attraction for Soul Beast Soul Beast, especially those with profound cultivation and powerful attributes. With it here, we don't need to actively search for them; the Soul Beast will come to us on their own. We just need to find suitable Soul Beast and capture them."
The three education commissioners, though well-versed in many things, were also captivated by the extraordinary nature of this rare plant. Commissioner Zhi Lin, in particular, exclaimed with astonishment, "Such a wondrous thing! This fragrance... even my Martial Soul felt a slight tremor; its allure to Soul Beast is unimaginable. Lin Yan, you truly have an endless stream of treasures!"
Bai Baoshan laughed heartily, "Brilliant! In this way, we can wait for the rabbit to run into the tree stump, taking advantage of our ease and saving ourselves the trouble of searching."
Meng Shenji nodded. "Alright! Let's do as Lin Yan. Everyone, be prepared to deal with any Soul Beast that are attracted! Remember, we won't intervene easily. You will each acquire your own Soul Ring. This is also for your training. We will only intervene to drive away or kill Soul Beast that are over ten thousand years old."
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately perked up and formed a simple defensive circle around Lin Yan and the Aromatic Silk Beauty in his hand. The three education committee members concealed themselves in the surrounding woods, their auras hidden, but their spiritual power enveloped the area like an invisible net.
The fragrance of the Aromatic Silk Beauty wafts in the wind, and its effects are immediate.
Before an incense stick could burn, the ground began to tremble slightly.
"They're here!" Sun Buyu in a low voice, his Martial Soul Possession as he warily looked in the direction from which the tremor came.
Soul Beast, covered in earth-yellow crystalline armor, resembling a giant lizard, and bearing a single horn, roared as it charged forward, its eyes filled with longing for the Aromatic Silk Beauty.
"It's a thousand-year-old Crystal-Armored Earth Dragon! It has extremely strong defense and immense power. It's about three thousand five hundred years old and is suitable for Shi Mo or Shi Mo!" Sun Buyu quickly judged.
"Brother, you can have this!" Shi Mo said voluntarily.
Without hesitation, Shi Mo roared, " Black Tortoise, possess me!" A heavy phantom of a tortoise shell appeared behind him, and he strode forward to meet it.
With three Soul Douluo secretly backing them up, the outcome of the battle was a foregone conclusion. Shi Mo, relying on his powerful defense, fought the Crystal-Armored Earth Dragon, and finally, with the appropriate assistance of his companions, successfully killed it. A deep Purple Soul Ring emerged from the Crystal-Armored Earth Dragon's corpse, Shi Mo immediately sat down to absorb it.
The allure of the Aromatic Silk Beauty far exceeded expectations. Just as the Shi Mo began absorbing it, a sharp cry rang out from the sky. A giant eagle with a wingspan of over five meters, its body Entanglement in azure energy, swooped down, its target the Aromatic Silk Beauty.
"It's a 3,800-year-old Gale Azure Shadow Eagle! It's extremely fast and has wind-attribute cutting abilities, making it perfect for Yu Feng!" Sun Buyu once again accurately reported the information about the Soul Beast.
Overjoyed, Yu Feng unfurled his wings, his Martial Soul Wind Chime Bird emitting a clear cry, and soared into the sky without hesitation, engaging the Azure Shadow Eagle in fierce combat. His speed had already increased significantly after being tempered by the Immortal Herb, and now he held his own against the speed-oriented Azure Shadow Eagle. After a thrilling aerial battle, Yu Feng finally seized an opportunity, severely injuring and knocking it down, thus obtaining the target Soul Beast for his Fourth Soul Ring.
Immediately afterwards, a steady stream of Soul Beast, drawn by the aroma, arrived:
A 4,100-year-old Shadow Leopard, skilled in stealth and surprise attacks, became Osler's target. He hoped that this Soul Beast would grant him even stronger stealth and burst abilities.
Lin Yan helped Ye Lingling choose her Soul Beast, which is called the Jade Shadow Spirit Deer. According to the book, it was originally a deer-like Soul Beast that lived in symbiosis with the " Jade Marrow Spirit Spring " in the Emerald Shadow Ravine of the Star Dou Great Forest. However, it is unknown why it appeared in the Sunset Forest.
Ye Lingling, seeing that Lin Yan had chosen an animal-type Soul Beast for her, asked out of curiosity whether Plant-type Martial Soul could absorb animal-type Soul Beast.
Lin Yan gave her an affirmative look, and Ye Lingling finally believed Lin Yan and chose the five-thousand-year-old Jade Shadow Spirit Deer as her Fourth Soul Ring.
Meanwhile, a 4,500-year-old Seven- Seven-Colored Illusion Python with strange colored scales and the ability to release hallucinogenic poisonous mist caught the eye of Dugu Yan, giving her Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Poison a new hallucinogenic property and greatly increasing her control over it.
Shi Mo later acquired a four-thousand-year- Mountain-Shaking Rhinoceros, renowned for its strength and sturdiness, which perfectly suited his defensive strategy.
The entire process was incredibly efficient. The fragrance left by the Aromatic Silk Beauty attracted a large number of Soul Beast, saving a significant amount of search time.
The three education commissioners didn't even need to actually make a move; they simply released a wisp of their aura occasionally to scare away those Soul Beast that were too old or unsuitable.
With everyone's required Soul Ring confirmed, Lin Yan immediately put away the Aromatic Silk Beauty. After such a long time, the fragrance had spread quite far, and the longer it went on, the more ten- Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast he discovered.
As the Aromatic Silk Beauty was put away, the fragrance gradually disappeared, and the Thousand-Year Soul Beast and Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast that had been exchanged earlier also gradually dispersed. Teacher Sun Buyu and the three instructors, who had been on high alert, relaxed and came to the group's side to help protect them.
"I never imagined hunting Soul Beast could be so easy," Meng Shenji said. "Before, sometimes it would take half a month to find a suitable Soul Ring, and even then, I might not find one. This is the fastest I've ever found Soul Beast; I've collected Soul Ring for all six people in less than half a day. It's unbelievable."
"This is all thanks to Lin Yan," Bai Baoshan said. "Without Lin Yan's help, we probably would have had to stay in the forest for at least a month."
"Yes, thank you very much, Lin Yan," Zhi Lin said. "If Lin Yan needs anything in the future, just let the three of us know. As long as it's something we old guys can help with, we won't refuse."
Meng Shenji and Bai Baoshan quickly agreed.
"Thank you, three professors!" Lin Yan gratefully.