The rich life force within his sleeve, guided by Huo Yuhao, was continuously spreading outwards.
With the blessing of the Eye of Destiny of Living Beings, Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Detection range has at least doubled. Under his deliberate enticement, only mental-type Soul Beast can smell the scent within.
He's currently located near the core area, and if he can attract a Soul Beast that's over 90,000 years old, he can rest easy.
A rich sense of life permeates the dense jungle, extending for miles around.
It has horns on its head, a skull like a snake's head, and a pair of large eyes on either side, with intricate patterns in the pupils.
If you look closely, the patterns in its pupils resemble the petals of a six-pointed star. Staring into its eyes, you might even have the illusion that the pupils are constantly rotating.
After the horns grow out, there is a thick ring of black down on both sides of the ears, making it look extremely bizarre.
Its body is slender and its surface is smooth and reflective under the sunlight. The Soul Beast is walking with four claws, each claw with five fingers. The sharp claws on the claws are slightly curved and firmly hooked into the ground, leaving five straight tracks that converge towards the center.
As if it had smelled something, the Soul Beast slowly stopped in place, and with the force of its hind legs, it lifted its entire body up, like a slender bamboo pole ten meters tall.
Its nose sniffed the air intensely, greedily absorbing the faint scent of life in the air with its slightly upturned nostrils.
Without hesitation, it ran wildly in the direction from which the scent was coming.
What's most surprising is the way this Soul Beast moves; it doesn't run straight ahead.
Instead, it used its slender body to constantly bypass obstacles, presenting a strange and twisted way of moving forward. It looked bizarre, but its speed far exceeded that of ordinary Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
Huo Yuhao was drawn to the Soul Beast Soul Beast. Although he didn't know its species or name, the spiritual fluctuations emanating from its eyes were particularly fitting.
Seeing the special Soul Beast that was not far away, Huo Yuhao slowly withdrew his attention.
At this moment, several Soul Beast corpses lay scattered on the ground in front of him, and several black Soul Ring were constantly emitting a strong aura of Soul Power.
These Soul Beast all had a long, narrow sword wound on their necks, fatal from a single, swift blow, so fast that not a single drop of blood was shed.
If it weren't for the presence of Soul Ring, one might have thought these Soul Beast were just sleeping.
Huo Yuhao moved his right hand, and the Longsword of Life, covered in black, suddenly appeared in his hand.
With a downward swing of the sword, an invisible aura suddenly erupted, instantly scattering the several Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring that were originally floating in the air. All the pure Soul Power within those Soul Ring was condensed into a small ball, which slowly floated up and finally hovered in front of the sword.
Several Soul Beast corpses, each over five meters long, were reduced to dust in an instant, leaving not a trace.
After doing all this, Huo Yuhao immediately focused his mind on the Soul Beast rushing towards them.
"It seems our trip has come to an end."
Huo Yuhao smiled, flicked his wrist, and the long sword in his hand plunged straight into the ground, where it remained firmly planted.
The black Slime on the sword returned to Huo Yuhao's body in the blink of an eye the moment it was inserted, completely exposing the emerald green sword.
With the sword fully exposed, the strange Soul Beast accelerated again during the Spiritual Detection, and was now less than a hundred meters away from the cave.
After doing all this, Huo Yuhao had a complete understanding of the Soul Beast's cultivation level. This spirit-type Soul Beast had already reached 99,000 years of cultivation, and was only one step away from becoming Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
This is why the Soul Beast came this way without hesitation.
The energy contained within this Longsword of Life is more than enough for a Soul Beast to break through to the level of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
It's like you don't have much money right now, but suddenly a lottery ticket worth millions floats in front of you. Would you reach out and grab it without hesitation?
The answer is yes.
Therefore, this is the mindset of this Soul Beast. Faced with such a good thing falling from the sky, even if someone is deliberately behind it, most people would probably risk their lives.
As the Soul Beast drew closer, Huo Yuhao activated his second Soul Skill, Simulation.
His entire body instantly disappeared inside the cave, and the black Slime, under his control, quietly covered the cave.
The moment the Soul Beast steps inside, he will activate his ability instantly. The Slime will immediately transform into a solid prison, trapping the Soul Beast inside with no chance of escape.
Huo Yuhao waited quietly, and before long, the strange Soul Beast suddenly darted out of the forest.
Although the Soul Beast was greedy, it still cautiously remained at the cave entrance, stretching out its slender head to look inside the cave.
They seemed to have noticed something amiss.
Seeing this, Huo Yuhao slowly gathered his strength, preparing to unleash it.
The Soul Beast did not rush into the cave immediately. Although the temptation inside the cave was great, its physical instincts forcibly restrained it from moving forward.
The Soul Beast roared warily toward the cave entrance, causing the surrounding vegetation to subtly bend downwards under the pressure of its sound.
The cave remained eerily quiet, but the pure Soul Power and life force emanating from within continuously stimulated its nasal cavity.
Even so, despite the irresistible allure that made its mouth water, it remained unmoved.
Then it suddenly leaped upwards, its supple body climbing up the nearby tree. Its four sharp claws instantly tore through the bark, firmly securing itself to the tree, peering out with its large head, trying to see if there were any clues inside the cave.
This situation lasted for a full two minutes, and the Soul Beast did not make a move.
Huo Yuhao did intend to rush out and capture it directly, but after all, this nearly 100,000-year-old Soul Beast was extremely cunning. Moreover, the methods of mental Soul Beast were quite mysterious, and he might lose control if he wasn't careful.
If things escalate, Di Tian will likely arrive immediately to fight him, and in that case, those so-called Deity will naturally become aware of this place.
Therefore, Huo Yuhao patiently waited for the Soul Beast to fall into his trap, and then directly upgraded it to the 100,000-year level and absorbed it.
The Soul Beast observed for another half minute, then used its long, thin tail to hook a pebble and suddenly threw it into the cave.
With a snap.
Apart from the sound of pebbles falling, there was no other sound. Only then did it slowly climb down from the tree, lie prostrate on the ground, and stare intently at the entrance.
After waiting for about five more minutes, the Soul Beast finally couldn't resist any longer and wriggled towards the cave entrance.