Absorbing Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone takes a long time; even Zhao Wuji took a full two hours! However, the benefits of absorbing this Soul Bone are enormous. Zhao Wuji's Soul Power successfully broke through from level 76 to level 77, and he's probably not far from level 78. More importantly, this Soul Bone provides him with a defensive Soul Skill and clears away most of the hidden injuries in his body. In other words, Zhao Wuji's cultivation speed has increased, and his potential has been raised!
"Congratulations, Teacher Zhao, on your progress in cultivation! It seems that Shrek Academy will soon have another Soul Douluo -level expert!"
Seeing Zhao Wuji finish absorbing the knowledge, Shangguan Hong stepped forward with a smile and began to flatter him. However, this did not make Zhao Wuji feel flattered; instead, it felt like a joke between close friends.
"You brat, what can I say to you? This Soul Bone is of pretty high quality! Fine, since I've already absorbed it, I'll just find you an even better one later!"
Zhao Wuji was naturally delighted with his breakthrough in Soul Power, and he had a strong premonition that he would definitely break through to the Soul Douluo realm within 5 years! With a rare Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone raising his upper limit, perhaps he would still have a chance to touch the Titled Douluo realm in his lifetime!
Seeing Zhao Wuji's joyful face, Shangguan Hong steered the situation in the direction he envisioned! Because his other objective had not yet been achieved!
" Teacher Zhao, it's getting late. Let's rest here for the night and go back tomorrow!"
Shangguan Hong's suggestion was perfectly acceptable. It was getting late, and both master and disciple had broken through to the next level in Soul Power, so it was worth celebrating! The two sat around the campfire, Shangguan Hong took out a large amount of food. To Zhao Wuji's surprise, there was even wine among the food! The two ate and drank heartily, and then took turns resting, completely satisfied.
Looking at Zhao Wuji, who was fast asleep in the tent after drinking too much, Shangguan Hong, sitting in the tree, had a cold look in his eyes. He looked up at the deepest part of Sunset Forest and waited for a full hour. After confirming that Zhao Wuji was sound asleep, the shadow under his feet moved slightly.
'Breaking through to level 40, my Purple Dead Sea can now spread over a radius of 5 kilometers! That's quite an improvement!'
The Purple Dead Sea spread silently, Baron Nashor traversed it, his superb stealth allowing him to swim silently toward the depths. The scene perceived by his compound eyes clearly entered Shangguan Hong's mind.
"Found it!"
Perhaps it was the heavens helping Shangguan Hong, because Baron Nashor only traveled 3 kilometers before discovering an incredibly thick layer of poisonous fog!
Under Shangguan Hong's manipulation, Baron Nashor silently placed a rare and precious herb, specifically designed to lure Soul Beast, 300 meters away from the poison array. The baron's fangs secreted highly corrosive acid, which was gently dripped onto the leaves of the herb. Instantly, a mesmerizing scent spread among the Soul Beast, and all the Soul Beast within a 10-kilometer radius of the herb instantly went berserk!
'The show is about to begin!'
Shangguan Hong's lips curled up slightly. He leaped down from the tree and quickly arrived at Zhao Wuji's side inside the tent, where he shook him vigorously.
" Teacher Zhao, wake up! There's an emergency!"
Zhao Wuji was forcibly woken up by Shangguan Hong. Still under the influence of alcohol, he looked completely dazed.
"What's wrong? Is it time for the shift change?"
"No, Teacher Zhao, listen!"
Shangguan Hong looked anxious, and Zhao Wuji also became more sober. The hearing of Soul Saint- level expert was extremely sensitive. He listened carefully and it sounded as if thunder was coming from afar! The ground trembled slightly. Zhao Wuji's face was still flushed with alcohol, but at this moment he was completely awake.
" Soul Beast are rioting?! This is bad news, brat, let's go!"
Zhao Wuji grabbed Shangguan Hong's arm, and the two shot off, heading towards the Yin-Yang Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well that Shangguan Hong had envisioned. Behind them, countless Soul Beast chased after them like madmen. Zhao Wuji turned his head and looked at them, his expression relaxing slightly.
There were quite a few Soul Beast, more than a dozen, but most of them were only three to five thousand years old. Although Zhao Wuji had Shangguan Hong as a burden, he didn't take these dozen or so Thousand-Year Soul Beast seriously. At least the two of them would not be in any danger.
"That's strange. Why have these Soul Beast suddenly gone berserk? Luckily, this is Sunset Forest, where there aren't terrifying beast tides of hundreds of beasts every now and then."
Zhao Wuji grabbed Shangguan Hong, and the two stood atop a large tree. At this moment, they were less than 100 meters away from the rare and precious herb that Shangguan Hong had set up, which meant they were less than 500 meters away from the poison array. At this distance, Zhao Wuji could easily detect it.
Seeing the numerous Soul Beast gathered below, all for a common rare and precious herb, Zhao Wuji was somewhat surprised. But then he thought that such things did happen occasionally. Adhering to the principle of "better to avoid trouble," the two of them became spectators in the tree. That rare herb was of little use to human Soul Master, but it was a fatal temptation to Soul Beast. Zhao Wuji, whose face was still slightly flushed from drinking, excitedly patted Shangguan Hong on the shoulder and pointed at the numerous Soul Beast below.
" Teacher Zhao, can you smell a sweet, fishy odor?"
Shangguan Hong twitched his nostrils and asked in feigned confusion. Upon hearing this, Zhao Wuji immediately began to investigate carefully. Soon, his gaze locked onto the location of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well not far away, and his brows furrowed.
"That's strange. There's a patch of poisonous fog less than 500 meters away in that direction! The smell you were catching must be coming from there!"
Zhao Wuji was somewhat curious, but that was all; he had no intention of finding out more. However, Shangguan Hong was standing to the side, tempted him.
"Poisonous fog? Why would there be poisonous fog in a place like that? Could there be some kind of magical treasure? Teacher Zhao, why don't we go take a look? Maybe we can find something!"
Zhao Wuji was unwilling to take the risk, but Shangguan Hong's words made sense. Dangerous places are often accompanied by great opportunities. Isn't that how Soul Master cultivate? You always have to take a gamble. Moreover, Shangguan Hong even raised the bar, suggesting that there might be something there that would benefit Shrek Academy! Zhao Wuji was persuaded. It was just a matter of taking a look. If there was any danger, he could simply leave.
"Alright then! But let's make this clear beforehand: you have to do as I say. If there's any danger, don't hesitate, turn around and leave!"
"That's for sure!"
After making the decision, Zhao Wuji and Shangguan Hong moved nimbly through the treetops and arrived outside the Jade Phosphor Poison Formation in no time!
The eerie green poisonous fog exuded a chilling aura. It wasn't particularly dense, but precisely because of this, the enormous corpses within the fog could be seen! The white bones were piled up in one piece, and even in life and death, they radiated the power they possessed in life. Among them, two skeletons stood out particularly. Judging from their aura, they must have been terrifying Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in life!
Zhao Wuji's pupils contracted; this poisonous fog actually made him feel a sense of crisis?