Hunting the Third Soul Ring! The First and Second Soul Skills After Mutation!

Dai Fei stood outside the Star Luo imperial mausoleum, gazing coldly into the distance.

He knew that Soul Saint and even Soul Douluo-level experts were secretly protecting Dai Weisi. Going after him for revenge now would be no different from courting death.

And there was more than one of them!

Even though he possessed the Sacred Beast White Tiger Martial Soul and the Geng Metal Sacred Art, it was not the Sacred Beast White Tiger itself. His own strength was still meager, and he needed time to develop and grow. Acting rashly would only beat the grass and startle the snake.

"My dear brother, I'll let you live a little longer! Cherish the few happy days you have left!"

Dai Fei sneered, a glint of killing intent flashing in his eyes.

His figure flickered, turning into a streak of golden light as he sped toward the Star Dou Great Forest.

Elsewhere, upon learning that Dai Fei might have returned from the dead, the Star Luo Emperor immediately brought his men from the imperial palace to the mausoleum. First Prince Dai Weisi's group arrived right behind them.

At this time, Dai Mubai had fled the Star Luo Empire alone for the Heaven Dou Empire, afraid that he too would be poisoned to death, so he did not come.

"Greetings, Your Majesty!"

Dai Weisi and the others all bowed to the man before them.

"Mm!"

"Seal off the inside and outside of the imperial mausoleum. Do not let so much as a mosquito near it. If you find anyone suspicious, subdue them at once!"

The Star Luo Emperor gave the order, his expression grave.

"Yes!"

The Star Luo Empire Royal Guard Corps nodded and swiftly spread out to surround the mausoleum. Their fearsome presence was terrifying! One look was enough to tell that they were the elite of the elite, selected as one in ten thousand!

His face dark, the Star Luo Emperor stepped into the imperial mausoleum with heavy strides.

Dai Weisi followed close behind him, a complicated light flickering in his eyes: unease, along with a trace of fear he could barely conceal.

Inside the mausoleum, a chill struck them in the face, and the air was thick with the smell of decay.

The torches on the walls flickered with faint light, stretching their shadows long across the cold stone walls, giving them an especially eerie appearance.

"Father, is it... really possible that Second Brother is still alive?" Dai Weisi asked in a low voice, a slight tremor in it.

The Star Luo Emperor did not answer. He merely gave him a cold glance, his gaze like a blade that could pierce his heart.

Dai Weisi's heart tightened under that gaze. Racked with guilt, he hastily lowered his head, not daring to say another word.

The Star Luo Emperor surely knew that Dai Weisi had killed Dai Fei, but without direct evidence, it was hard for him to say anything.

The two went deeper inside and soon reached Dai Fei's tomb.

Yet the sight before them left them both stunned.

The stone coffin in the tomb had been opened, its lid broken into several pieces scattered to one side.

The coffin was completely empty. Dai Fei's corpse, which should have been lying inside, had vanished without wings!

The guards' corpses lay nearby!

"Th-this... how is this possible?!" Dai Weisi's eyes widened, disbelief written all over his face.

The Star Luo Emperor's expression also turned extremely ugly. He strode over to the stone coffin and reached inside to feel its interior. The icy touch made his heart sink.

"Where is the corpse?" he murmured, a trace of suppressed anger in his voice.

The bodies of several guards lay haphazardly on the ground. Each had a bloody hole in his forehead, and the blood had already congealed. They had clearly been dead for quite some time.

The Star Luo Emperor crouched down and carefully examined one of the bodies, his brow tightly furrowed.

"Killed in a single blow, with no sign of resistance. Clean and decisive!" he said quietly, his tone grave. "Anyone capable of this is at least a Soul King-level expert."

"Impossible! Even if Second Brother is really still alive, he absolutely doesn't have that kind of strength. I suspect an outsider must have done this! They stole Second Brother's corpse to hide the truth from everyone!"

Standing to one side, Dai Weisi was as pale as paper, fine beads of sweat seeping from his forehead as he voiced his conjecture.

His eyes kept checking his father's expression, ready to change his story at any moment.

The Star Luo Emperor said in a deep voice, "Pass down my order. Seal all the Star Luo Empire's borders at once and thoroughly investigate anyone suspicious!"

Soon, everyone sprang into action!

No one dared show the slightest negligence!

The imperial mausoleum incident might have deep implications!

Meanwhile!

The Star Dou Great Forest was a paradise for Soul Beasts and the best place for Soul Masters to hunt for Soul Rings.

The moment Dai Fei stepped into the forest, he felt a dense fluctuation of Soul Power.

It had the greatest number and variety of Soul Beasts on the entire continent!

It was also the most dangerous!

From one year to ten thousand years, it had them all!

With my physique now ten times stronger than before, even hunting and absorbing a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast won't be a problem!

And the Geng Metal Sacred Art is incomparably powerful. It can devour all the slaughter Qi in the world through killing to increase my strength, and I can also allocate that Qi to quickly increase my Soul Rings' age!

Even without killing, I can nurture them with Geng Metal Qi to increase their age!

It won't be long before my first and second Soul Rings break through to a thousand years! As for ten thousand, a hundred thousand, or even a million years, it's only a matter of time!

Still, hunting a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast takes too much time, and finding one is a hassle. Since I can increase the age of my Soul Rings anyway, I might as well hunt a thousand-year tiger-type Soul Beast for my third Soul Ring!

Dai Fei made his calculations.

He carefully ventured deeper into the forest, searching for suitable prey.

The Star Dou Great Forest was vast, and without an accurate map, Dai Fei had a hard time finding a specific target.

For him, any tiger-type Soul Beast would do.

More importantly, the Soul Skills of his Soul Rings were not bestowed by the Soul Beasts, but by the Sacred Beast White Tiger. The Soul Rings were merely the keys to unlocking them.

He ran swiftly toward the depths, where thousand-year Soul Beasts were more likely to appear!

In the darkness, his pupils shone with golden light, and he could see even more clearly than during the day!

His hearing let him hear farther and in greater detail, too!

Suddenly, a low roar came from up ahead.

Dai Fei's gaze sharpened. He quickly hid behind a large tree and poked his head out to look.

A massive Soul Beast was approaching slowly. It was a giant tiger covered in black scales, with scarlet eyes and bared fangs, giving off a presence that made his heart tremble.

A Shadow Demon Tiger, one of the finest among thousand-year Soul Beasts, with strength comparable to a Soul King!

Judging by its presence, this fellow is at least nine thousand years old!

This is the one!

Dai Fei's heart leaped with joy.

He charged out without hesitation. His Sacred Beast White Tiger Martial Soul instantly possessed him, golden light flashing all over his body as he roared across the sky like a god of war!

The beastly might of a superior made the lesser Shadow Demon Tiger tremble with fear. Its legs went weak, and it fell to its knees.

Staring at the illusory image of the Sacred Beast White Tiger before it, its tiger eyes were full of terror!

Dai Fei shouted coldly, "First Soul Skill: White Tiger Sky-Rending Claw!"

After his Martial Soul mutated into the Sacred Beast White Tiger, his first and second Soul Skills had changed as well.

His hands transformed into the sharp claws of a white tiger, slashing out several razor-sharp arcs of golden claw light imbued with Geng Metal Qi. They could easily tear through the air and inflict tremendous damage!

Its characteristics were a wide attack range and great speed. It could attack groups from a distance or fight a single opponent in close combat!