Electrolux (Part 1)

"Level forty?!"

Ning Tian and Wu Feng cried out in surprise. The former's shock was filled with joy, while the latter concealed a trace of unwillingness.

Wu Feng secretly glanced at Ling Bai. She had already been utterly crushed by him, and from now on, she would only be able to hold her head up less and less, but...

Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river. Never look down on a poor young girl!

Wu Feng believed that one day, she would restore the glory of women!

She would snatch Princess Ning Tian back from the hands of the Demon King Ling Bai!

"Looks like we really will have to stay a while longer."

Ning Tian said with a smile, "Most soul beasts in the outer region are only ten-year or hundred-year soul beasts. Encountering a thousand-year King Kong Baboon was already good luck for us. For your Fourth Soul Ring, Bai Ge, we should take a walk through the Mixed Zone."

She and Ling Bai had been childhood sweethearts since they were young. Following the ancient teachings of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, direct-line disciples had to find a powerful Battle Soul Master as a spouse. Because of the extraordinary talent Ling Bai had displayed, the higher-ups of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect had long intended to arrange their engagement when they came of age, securing Ning Tian's future and the sect's future in advance.

Battle and support as one—Ling Bai becoming stronger also meant she became stronger. That made Ning Tian happier than breaking through to Soul Elder herself.

Once they made their decision, they acted. None of the three had a procrastinating personality. Maintaining a simple three-person formation, Ling Bai and Wu Feng guarded Support System Soul Master Ning Tian on the left and right as they headed deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest.

Ling Bai naturally controlled the general direction. The Demon Spiders kept feeding him information, telling him that the owner of the White Tiger Dagger was still moving, but compared to them, the person's speed was practically a turtle's crawl.

Considering the other party only had level ten Soul Power and weak physical qualities, Ling Bai found that slow pace perfectly reasonable.

A hazy mist permeated the Star Dou Great Forest, making it feel refreshingly cool, yet it was difficult for anyone within it to relax.

Ever since the Star Dou Great Forest had launched a Beast Tide all those years ago, forcing Shrek Academy to represent human soul masters in making concessions, years of recovery had brought the quantity and quality of soul beasts within it to an astonishing level.

Low-level soul beasts struggled to compete with those powerful soul beasts for territory and food. To survive, they had no choice but to migrate outward. That was why the soul beasts around the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest were growing increasingly powerful, to the point that soul beasts often rushed out of the forest to harass nearby villages.

Heading in the direction of the White Tiger Dagger, the three encountered several soul beasts along the way. However, the strongest among them was merely a Flame Lion King with nine hundred years of cultivation.

The Flame Lion King was a rather powerful fire-attribute soul beast, yet before Ling Bai's group, it was completely helpless. Wu Feng dealt with it all by herself with ease.

In the end, Wu Feng skinned off the Flame Lion King's gorgeous golden-red pelt intact, intending to bring it to Shrek City and have a skilled craftsman process it into a quilt for Ning Tian.

"Is that a Soul Power fluctuation over there?"

Ning Tian suddenly sensed something. She stopped and pointed in a certain direction.

"Mm."

Ling Bai nodded, the corners of his lips lifting slightly. He had finally caught up!

"Come on, let's take a look."

Ling Bai led Ning Tian and Wu Feng through the grass toward the source of the Soul Power fluctuation.

What came into view was a monkey-type soul beast. Brownish-yellow fur covered its entire body, its arms were exceptionally long, sharp claws grew from its hands, vicious fangs protruded from its mouth, and a ferocious light blazed in its eyes.

"A Wind Baboon?" Wu Feng frowned.

Compared to a top-tier soul beast like the King Kong Baboon, which could contend with a Titan Giant Ape, a Wind Baboon was roughly a one-to-nine matchup against it.

One punch from a King Kong Baboon, and the Wind Baboon would be sent straight to the underworld.

Even though the Wind Baboon was this pathetic, it was actually firmly suppressing the soul master opposite it!

"No way, no way. Is someone really losing to a Wind Baboon?"

Wu Feng could not help mocking him. Opposite the Wind Baboon was a thin young soul master. He was not very old, looking around the same age as the three of them. His clothes were shabby and his appearance ordinary, with his strikingly bright deep-blue eyes being his only notable feature.

Under the repeated attacks of the ten-year Wind Baboon, the youth dodged left and right, looking utterly wretched!

Ning Tian narrowed her eyes slightly, examined the Wind Baboon's size, and drawled, "Mm~ It seems to only have ten years of cultivation too."

"Hey, you two are going too far."

Hearing the two girls' mockery, Ling Bai smiled helplessly. The one being driven into a corner by a Wind Baboon was naturally the future Emotion God, the famed Huo Yuhao—Huo Gua!

Although Huo Yuhao was a bit useless right now, he was about to soar into the heavens!

"Tch!"

Wu Feng curled her lips, practically carving the word disdain onto her face. Ning Tian chuckled softly, twirling a lock of platinum-blond hair around her fingertip as she asked,

"Should we help him?"

"No."

Ling Bai shook his head. To him, Huo Yuhao was merely a locator. Whether he lived or died had nothing to do with him.

If Huo Yuhao really got killed by a ten-year soul beast, Ling Bai would give the Wind Baboon a thumbs-up. Impressive, Lord Godslayer!

"Hey, hey, Ning Tian, look! That guy turned it around!"

Wu Feng suddenly grabbed Ning Tian excitedly.

At the center of the battlefield, the Wind Baboon's consecutive palm strikes were blocked by Huo Yuhao using the White Tiger Dagger. It seemed to have been enraged as well. It reared up, pounded its chest fiercely with both fists, let out a roar, then abruptly opened its mouth at Huo Yuhao. A ball of white light shot from its mouth in an instant, flying straight toward Huo Yuhao.

As it spat out the white light, the Wind Baboon also lunged rapidly toward Huo Yuhao, bloodthirsty light shining in its eyes!

Having lost his ability to think at the moment between life and death, Huo Yuhao followed his body's instincts. He reflexively leaned back and fell to the ground, while raising the White Tiger Dagger clenched in his right hand directly into the white light spewed by the Wind Baboon.

The Wind Baboon passed over the White Tiger Dagger, its two arms grabbing straight for Huo Yuhao's shoulders before flinging him away!

After successfully throwing Huo Yuhao out, the Wind Baboon's body seemed to stiffen for a moment. Huo Yuhao was hurled flying, while the Wind Baboon rolled across the ground before falling still.

Ling Bai took it all in. Originally, the White Tiger Dagger was not long enough to reach the airborne Wind Baboon, but after absorbing the white light it had spat out, the dagger suddenly released a blade aura a foot long that swept across the baboon's body. Huo Yuhao had achieved a counterkill!

In ancient times, there was a hero who could defeat a fierce tiger with a single sliding tackle. Today, the future Emotion God had likewise counterkilled a ten-year Wind Baboon with a single sliding tackle!

"That worked too..."

Ning Tian and Wu Feng were deeply shocked. Not just them—even Huo Yuhao, the person involved, wore a blank expression. He sat on the ground in a daze for a long while before finally coming back to his senses!

Huo Yuhao looked at the white ten-year soul ring above the Wind Baboon's head, his expression complicated. He could not die. He had to avenge his mother. The scenes of his battle with the Wind Baboon replayed in his memories, showing him exactly what it meant to overestimate himself.

"Mom..."

Just as Huo Yuhao sank into confusion, a shameless voice suddenly entered his mind. "I've finally encountered a human with a spiritual attribute. Too bad I can't shed tears, or I'd definitely be weeping tears of joy!"

The ground began trembling without warning. Cracks appeared in the earth two meters in front of Huo Yuhao, gradually widening into a fissure. Faint golden light flickered within it.

Ning Tian and Wu Feng, hiding nearby, held their breath as they stared helplessly at the flickering light, while Ling Bai's excitement nearly overflowed.

It was here, the big bug!