The Peerless Tang Sect: Possessing Huo Yuhao at the Start

Chapter 75 The Evil Soul Master Triplets

"Roar—" A deafening roar echoed from afar, its sound like muffled thunder, violently reverberating.

At this moment, everyone was resting around Wang Qiu'er, in a semi-meditative state that could be lifted at any time. Except for Huo Zhanji, whose soul power had not yet fully recovered, everyone else had basically recovered from the battle with the Blood Red Baboon.

Zhang Lexuan sprang to her feet, her gaze fixed on the direction from which the roar had come. Judging from the change in the roar's tone, her expression shifted slightly: "It's the Purple Shadow Lion! Everyone be careful. It's incredibly fast; this Purple Shadow Lion probably has ten thousand years of cultivation."

"Buzz~"

But at that moment, a sharp sound rang in everyone's ears, and a jet-black spear suddenly flew towards the Purple Shadow Lion.

Sizzle—

The Purple Shadow Lion was indeed very fast, but when it realized something was wrong, it tried to turn around and run away. However, no matter how fast it was, it couldn't outrun the long spear with its lock-on effect. It was pinned straight to a thick tree trunk and couldn't move at all.

When everyone turned to look at Huo Zhanji, their gazes changed considerably. Li Yongyue and Mo Xuan even showed a hint of awe. They had thought Huo Zhanji was already very good at close combat, but it turned out he was just as good at ranged attacks. They were impressed!

Han Ruoruo and Huo Zhanji were relatively familiar with each other due to their past relationship with Wang Yan, so she immediately asked, "Zhanji, what method did you use? This doesn't seem to be your Ultimate Ice attack, does it?"

Huo Zhanji shook his head and said, "This is the second soul skill of my main body martial soul, Double Pupil, called Simulation. The original second soul ring was only a thousand years old and could only simulate some illusory things. Now it can achieve real simulation. The simulated things all have a tactile feel. Moreover, this Dinghai Spear has the 'Reign Over the World' taught by Elder Mu. No matter how fast he is, I can kill him with one strike."

Zhang Lexuan suddenly realized, "Your 'Sea-Stabilizing Spear' was able to accurately hit the Purple Shadow Lion, probably with the help of your mental detection assist, right?"

Huo Zhanji nodded.

Han Ruoruo couldn't help but say, "Your soul skill is indeed powerful! I won't dare to spar with you anymore. With your all-around vision, extreme ice, and that one shot, you're a killer even at full health."

Huo Zhanji smiled slightly and didn't explain further. You should know that even a Soul Douluo would have to temporarily avoid the sharpness of his spear, let alone this was just a ten-thousand-year-old Soul Beast.

Zhang Lexuan clapped her hands and said, "Alright, everyone, let's take a break. Wang Qiu'er will probably finish absorbing her spirit ring tomorrow. Once she's done, we'll continue our journey."

Nothing in the night

At dawn, Huo Zhanji opened his eyes and glanced around. Wang Qiu'er was still absorbing the soul ring, while the others were all cultivating and had not yet woken up.

At this moment, the golden light emanating from Wang Qiu'er's body gradually subsided, and one spirit ring after another began to rise from her body: two yellow, two purple, and two black. When the sixth spirit ring finally rose, all the golden light on her body also receded into her body. After completing the spirit ring fusion, Wang Qiu'er turned her gaze to Huo Zhanji, and when her eyes met Huo Zhanji's, she nodded slightly to him.

"Qiu'er, how is it?" Zhang Lexuan asked.

Wang Qiu'er said, "It's alright."

After seeing that Wang Qiu'er was alright, Zhang Lexuan turned to Huo Zhanji and asked, "Zhanji, are there any suitable spirit rings for you here?"

Huo Zhanji shook his head: "I won't consider my soul ring anymore. Let's find one for Senior Li Yongyue now. I happen to know a kind of soul beast that is suitable for him. I left my spiritual imprint in that soul beast, so I should be able to find him soon."

After thinking for a moment, Zhang Lexuan said, "Okay, then lead the way."

Resuming their journey, Zhang Lexuan changed the formation. Huo Zhanji and Wang Dong'er took the lead, replacing Zhang Lexuan. The two equally powerful Soul Masters led the way, and their next task was to continue forward into an even more dangerous area.

Wang Qiu'er walked ahead, removing her veil. Her long, light-gold, wavy hair was neatly tied into a ponytail. Then, to everyone's astonishment, she took out a weapon from her storage soul tool. Wang Qiu'er's weapon was a spear, about three and a half meters long, the same color as her martial soul, entirely golden…

"Is this the Golden Dragon Spear?" Huo Zhanji murmured, looking at the golden spear in Wang Qiu'er's hand. Then, with a flick of his right hand, a spear radiating nine-colored light appeared in his hand.

Since he dared to take out the Eternal Divine Spear, he was not afraid of them discovering it. With the system and the divine tree within his body deliberately concealing it, basically no one could detect it, unless it was the will of the plane.

Wang Qiu'er's heart skipped a beat when she saw the spear in Huo Zhanji's hand: "It's even of a higher grade than my Golden Dragon Spear!"

Just as everyone was preparing to set off, suddenly everyone's gaze was affected by the shared mental detection and they all looked in one direction. A total of three figures entered Huo Zhanji's mental detection, and at this moment, the three people appeared in the sight of the Shrek Academy students.

Upon first seeing these three people, Huo Zhanji's heart skipped a beat, a strong sense of danger instantly gripping his mind. The three old men were all dressed in gray robes, each holding a cane. The canes were entirely black, a full ten feet long, and each had a gray gem the size of a human head at its tip.

As soon as the three elders appeared, their gazes fell on the Shrek Academy students. The three moved in unison, tapping their long staffs on the ground, and their bodies floated forward. They started and landed at the same time, and in just two moves, they were in front of the Shrek Academy students.

"They're just a bunch of little kids." The old man in the center frowned slightly.

The old man on the left scanned the Shrek academy students, while the old man on the right directly asked them, "Who are you? Where do you come from?"

Zhang Lexuan smiled slightly, stepped forward, and bowed slightly, saying, "Greetings, three seniors. We are from the Heavenly Soul Empire."

The old man on the right said, "Judging from your young age, you've managed to venture so deep into the Star Dou Great Forest. Your cultivation must be quite strong! Release your spirit rings and let us see them."

"The three of you, bullying the younger ones like this seems a bit excessive." A gentle voice rang out from not far away. Vice Dean Cai Meier walked out slowly and stood in front of everyone in a few steps, next to Zhang Lexuan.

The old man on the right chuckled and said, "I knew it. These kids couldn't possibly get this deep into Star Dou. Turns out there's an old man here. Very well, you too, show us your Martial Soul and Soul Rings."

Cai Meier smiled calmly and said, "Asking me to reveal my martial spirit, that depends on whether you have the qualifications."

With a deep, muffled thud, a strong gust of air surged up, shooting straight into the sky and causing the treetops overhead to tremble, with a large number of leaves falling from the sky.

"Huh, she actually has the eighth ring cultivation level." The old man on the right looked at Cai Meier with some surprise, curled his lip, and said, "No wonder she dared to speak so arrogantly in front of me."

Cai Meier's expression remained calm: "I only brought these children here to obtain spirit rings. The Star Dou Great Forest is so vast, it won't be in your way."

The old man on the right chuckled and said, "Whether it's in your way or not isn't up to you. How about this, you help the three of us with some tasks, and we'll let you go."

The old man in the center said, "That's right. Once you've finished this task for us, you can leave."

The old man on the left said, "Perhaps it will even be of some benefit to you. If any of the spirit beasts you hunt along the way are suitable for you, you can absorb their spirit rings after this is over."

Cai Meier said calmly, "If the three of you have cultivation levels and still need our help, it probably isn't that easy. Besides, we don't have much to offer, so we're in a bit of a hurry."

The old man on the right said, "That's probably not up to you. If you intend to stay here forever, the three of us won't mind wasting a little more effort. Besides, the place where we need your help is not far away."

The elderly man in the center said, "Enough with the nonsense, come with us."

[Ding! The host has triggered a mission: kill the evil spirit master before you. Rewards: Eight-Cornered Mystic Ice Grass and Fiery Apricot Blossom (System Improved Version)]

"Just what I wanted," Huo Zhanji said, releasing his mental probe to cover Cai Meier and Zhang Lexuan. He transmitted his voice, "Teacher Cai, they are all evil soul masters. We must find an opportunity to kill them on the spot."

"Zhanji, how did you know?" Cai Meier asked.

"Because my third martial soul is the Necromancer Saint, I'm extremely sensitive to this kind of aura. Senior Sister Le Xuan should know that," Huo Zhanji said.

"Huo Zhanji is right. All the elders of the Sea God Pavilion know that he possesses a third martial soul," Zhang Lexuan said.

"I'm confident I can kill them outright, but I need to find an opportunity," Huo Zhanji said.

Seeing Huo Zhanji's determined gaze, Cai Meier nodded without hesitation and said, "Alright then, please lead the way, everyone follow. Maintain formation, we'll help you three complete this mission before continuing our search for soul beasts."

The three elders walked in front, proceeding in the same manner as before. The three Zhongli brothers moved quickly ahead, but not too far ahead of the others. They would stop and wait when the distance between them became too great, without urging them on.

The three Zhongli brothers stopped in their tracks. Zhongli Tian turned around and gestured for everyone to be quiet. It was clear that all three of them were on high alert, and even a little nervous.

Cai Meier approached them and asked in a low voice, "The three of you, now it's time to tell us what we need to do."

Zhong Litian whispered, "There's a cave not far ahead, where a soul beast lives. We'll lure it out in a bit. All you have to do is attack with us and kill it as quickly as possible."

"That's it?" Cai Meier asked, somewhat puzzled.

Zhong Litian said confidently, "Just make sure it doesn't get away. You all form a semicircle. Third brother, go and lure it out."

After rounding several large trees, he suddenly stopped, looked at a towering ancient tree not far ahead, and slowly raised the staff in his hand. Gray scales covered his entire body again, and a rich gray light slowly shone. The tip of the staff turned into a blood-red gem, and suddenly a beam of light flew out and entered the cave in front of the ancient tree.

Seeing this, Huo Zhanji, Cai Meier, and Zhang Lexuan finally became genuinely nervous.

A flash of blood-red light disappeared in an instant, and the earth trembled violently. A deep, angry roar resounded, and a large head suddenly emerged from a hollow in front of the ancient tree. After provoking the dark golden dinosaur bear, Zhong Liren retreated with lightning speed. In the next instant after he retreated, a stunning light flashed and disappeared.

"This is a ten-thousand-year-old Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear!"

Immediately afterwards, Zhongli let out a sharp shriek.

Upon hearing the shriek, both Zhong Litian and Zhong Lidi's faces lit up with joy. Zhong Litian glared at him, then turned to Cai Meier and said, "Let's go. My third brother has already spotted the soul beast. We'll surround it directly. You two just go ahead and attack."

"Okay." Cai Meier obviously couldn't afford to turn against the other party at this moment, so she quickly led the group to follow.

Huo Zhanji's spiritual probe spread to the cave dwelling, and the scene inside deeply affected everyone's hearts. They had to kill them!

Just then, Zhongli Tian said in a deep voice, "Listen carefully, I'm about to make my move."

Cai Meier nodded, then turned and made a gesture to the crowd. The gesture seemed simple, but only the inner disciples of Shrek Academy understood it. It represented only one thing: kill with all your might.

"Dean Cai, leave them to me. You all need to be prepared to deal with the Ten Thousand Year Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear at any time. Avoid it if you can." After Huo Zhanji finished speaking, he reached for the transparent blue bracelet on his left wrist with his right hand, while thinking of Ilex in the Sea of ​​Spirit, and said, "Star Soul General, Ao Bing, prepare for your first debut! Elder Ilex, help me. I can overdraw my soul power as much as I can. I must purify the souls of those soul beasts."

"When it comes to manipulating souls, I'm second to none. Leave it to me, little guy." Electrox was deeply moved by Huo Zhanji's selflessness for the sake of those soul beasts and resolved to fulfill his disciple's wish.

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(End of this chapter)