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"What's going on? We've walked nearly two hundred meters, and there's been nothing unusual at all," Xie Yue said, sensing something was wrong.

"This is bad! Let's go." Duan Yufan, Yan, and Hu Liena also sensed that something was wrong.

At that moment, something came from underground toward the four of them at great speed, and it was two bulges on the ground.

"Alert!" Duan Yufan instantly released his cross-shaped martial spirit, which appeared in his hand, and Xie Yue's moon blade was also in his grasp.

"Martial Soul Possession." Before Duan Yufan could finish speaking, Yan and Hu Liena also completed Martial Soul Possession.

The things underground also crawled out onto the surface, and Duan Yufan and the other three could see the two things clearly.

"Giant scorpions!" Duan Yufan discovered that they were actually two scorpions, each about ten meters long, with black and red bodies and six legs and a pair of pincers that were yellowish-brown, one large and one small.

“Giant Black-backed Golden-clawed Scorpion.” Xie Yue, being more professional, accurately named the two giant scorpions.

Duan Yufan was quite impressed with Xie Yue, who seemed to recognize all sorts of wild beasts and soul beasts. Including the Soul-Eating Rat and the Horned Viper Sand Python from before, to be honest, Duan Yufan didn't recognize any of these beasts, and they hadn't even appeared in the anime.

Duan Yufan really wanted to ask Xie Yue if there were any other soul beasts he didn't recognize, but the timing wasn't right, so he gave up.

"They are still two black-backed golden-clawed scorpions, one male and one female. I don't know why all the beasts in Death Valley have dark red eyes. According to records, eyes should be pure black," Xie Yue continued solemnly.

"Just fight! Since we're here for training and can't avoid it, we have no choice but to face the challenge head-on. Second Soul Skill, Granite Body." Yan finished speaking and assumed a defensive stance.

"That's right, the second soul skill is Blessing of Courage, and the third soul skill is Holy Light Protection."

Duan Yufan suddenly realized that he had been overly cautious, completely forgetting the purpose of coming to Death Canyon. He was being a bit too timid, probably because he was influenced by the atmosphere of Death Canyon.

"Let's do it! Fourth Soul Skill, powerful! First Soul Skill, Slash!" Provoked by Yan's words, Xie Yue attacked with all his might.

"Third Soul Skill, Pink Mist; Second Soul Skill, Fox Tail Assault." Hu Liena released the mist to interfere with the two black-backed golden pincers scorpions.

The black-backed golden-clawed scorpion actually roared at Duan Yufan and his companions, and a foul, fishy smell wafted over.

Duan Yufan and Xie Yue faced off against the male giant scorpion, while Yan and Hu Liena faced off against the female giant scorpion.

Xie Yue unleashed his full power with his first Soul Skill, a slash aimed at the scorpion's head. The giant scorpion's two golden pincers actually formed a defensive stance, crossing to block Xie Yue's attack. Xie Yue then controlled the moon blade to fly back into his hand and continue his attack.

"Soul Bone Skill: Holy Light Cross." Duan Yufan seized the opportunity and unleashed his full power, transforming his power into a ten-meter-long cross that slammed down from above.

The giant scorpion's six legs were slammed into the ground. Xie Yue seized the opportunity to continue attacking its head, but neglected the scorpion's tail.

"Watch out, Evil Moon!" The giant scorpion's tail curved and attacked Evil Moon, who was leaping and preparing to strike.

"What!" The giant scorpion's tail had a sharpest stinger that pierced through the protective shield given by Duan Yufan. Xie Yue instinctively used the moon blade in his hand to block it, but it still pierced through the spirit's stinger and hit Xie Yue's chest. Fortunately, the spirit blocked part of the scorpion's stinger, but it was still flung behind Duan Yufan by the giant scorpion's tail.

"Evil Moon, fourth soul skill, healing holy light, first soul skill, healing prayer." Duan Yufan immediately arrived not far from Evil Moon and timely saved the critically ill Evil Moon. The scorpion venom that had not yet spread was completely cleared by Duan Yufan's first soul skill.

"I almost, I almost made it to Hell Road." Xie Yue said with a hint of fear as his wounds healed without leaving a trace, but a surge of anger was burning in his heart.

"Third Soul Skill, Break." Xie Yue quickly arrived in front of the giant scorpion. Four of its six legs, which had not yet fully extended out of the ground, were severed at the joints by Xie Yue's continuous attacks.

"The leg-breaking maniac has arrived." Duan Yufan muttered to himself, staring blankly at the incredibly powerful Xie Yue.

Meanwhile, Hu Liena watched as Xie Yue stood up unharmed and continued to entangle with Yan against the giant mother scorpion.

"Self-created Soul Skill: Full Moon." Xie Yue looked at the giant scorpion, which wanted to use its tail to attack him again.

Duan Yufan saw Xie Yue's two moon blades combine into a circular blade, which quickly spun and attacked the middle of the scorpion's tail. The blade continued to spin as it struck the tail, and soon the scorpion's tail was severed.

The black-backed golden-clawed scorpion roared in pain. Xie Yue, of course, would not give up such a good opportunity so easily. He continued to control the circular blade to attack the scorpion. Perhaps the black-backed golden-clawed scorpion had broken its defenses, because Xie Yue cut off two more of its huge golden pincers.

The Black-backed Golden-clawed Scorpion had no means of defense left. Only one final blow was needed to finish it off. Sure enough, Xie Yue's final blow ended the Black-backed Golden-clawed Scorpion. Its head was smashed, and it fell to the ground. Seeing this, Xie Yue deactivated his self-created soul skill, the Ring Blade, and sat down heavily on the ground, powerless.

Duan Yufan couldn't understand how such a powerful group like Xie Yue could lose to a few lowly Soul Masters in the All-Continent Elite Competition.

Keep in mind that three Soul Kings and four high-level Soul Masters as teammates lost to a team of low-level Soul Masters. In terms of Martial Soul strength, which of Xie Yue's teammates didn't have a top-tier Martial Soul? Isn't this ridiculous?

But now is not the time to think about that. Duan Yufan came to Xie Yue's side and added several first soul skills in succession.

The Secret of Fifty-Eight Trials

Thanks to Duan Yufan's first soul skill, Xie Yue, who had almost exhausted his soul power, had a significant amount of soul power restored, and his pale and weak appearance gradually faded.

"How are you? Are you alright now? You've restored 20% of your soul power." Xie Yue's complexion improved a bit.

"Let's go, help them." Duan Yufan looked at the other side not far away, where Hu Liena and Yan were being pushed back by their full-force attacks.

Yan had already used his fourth soul skill to roast the black-backed golden-clawed scorpion, and the scorpion's shell sizzled loudly as it burned.

Hu Liena used the power of her skull spirit bone to interfere with the scorpion's speed. When she used the head spirit bone, Hu Liena's hair turned fiery red, adding even more color to her already stunning appearance.

"Soul Bone Skill: Holy Light Cross." Duan Yufan launched his attack immediately upon arriving at the scene.

Slapping it onto the scorpion's black back and slamming it to the ground, the Black-backed Golden Claw Scorpion was completely immobilized, left to burn under the combined fire of Yan's third and fourth soul skills. Soon, a burnt smell emanated from the flames.

"Yan, stop! He's probably almost dead. Let's conserve our soul power." At Duan Yufan's urging, Yan stopped his attack.

The entire Blackback Golden Claw Scorpion was burned black, and Yan's soul power was also almost gone. After stopping his attack, he simply sat down on the ground.

"Xie Yue, finish the job and sever the head and scorpion tail, just in case. We need to rest here for a couple of days," Duan Yu Fan said.

“No problem.” Xie Yue took the Moon Blade and slashed at the head and tail. Thanks to Duan Yu Fan’s first soul skill healing, Xie Yue’s soul power had recovered by about one level. Moreover, the Black-backed Golden Claw Scorpion’s defense, apart from its two large pincers, was much lower than that of the Horned Viper Sand Python.

The battle against the Black-backed Golden Claw Scorpion has come to an end. Duan Yufan and the other three were almost exhausted of their soul power. Duan Yufan, in particular, had consumed the most energy in the ten minutes he spent assisting the other three. He had also been assisting the other three, so he had consumed the most energy. Fortunately, Duan Yufan's soul power was a little deeper than the other three, which allowed him to assist them in defeating the two giant scorpions.

"Are you all alright?" After Xie Yue finished doing what Duan Yufan asked, the four of them gathered together, and Duan Yufan asked.

"It's nothing, it's just that my soul power was too depleted, so I can only spend a few more days here." Xie Yue sat next to Yan, looking a little weak.

"Hmm! If these wild beasts all have territories, then with the two black-backed golden-clawed scorpion corpses here, we might be safe for a few days," Duan Yufan speculated.

"There's one more thing. I always felt that this black-backed golden pincer scorpion was a little more intelligent than the horned viper sand python and soul-devouring rat we encountered before," Hu Liena said, expressing her guess.

Duan Yufan recalled the Black-backed Golden Claw Scorpion's previous defensive actions and roars, as well as its previous sneak attack on Xie Yue, and it did seem to have a slightly higher level of intelligence.

"Hmm! This place is too strange, but we can only explore Death Canyon slowly. Right now, it's important for you to recover your soul power, especially Xie Yue and Yan. I'll keep an eye on things first; I still have 30% of my soul power left." Duan Yu Fan still planned to let Xie Yue and Yan recover their soul power first.

"Alright then." Neither Xie Yue nor Yan were pretentious, and they immediately sat down and entered a meditative state.

"Senior sister, you should reply too." Duan Yufan said, noticing that Hu Liena wasn't ready to meditate.

"Let's take care of those two together first. My soul power isn't depleted much, so we can each take one side." Hu Liena's soul power was indeed not depleted much. She had been interfering with the Black-backed Golden Claw Scorpion, and her main attack was still Yan.

"Alright then!" Duan Yufan stood in front of Yan, while Hu Liena stood behind Xie Yue, observing the situation from both sides.

Thus, although Duan Yufan and Hu Liena did not engage in deep meditation, they closed their eyes to rest and regulate their breathing, using their spiritual power to observe their surroundings.

About an hour passed, and Xie Yue and Yan's meditation to restore their soul power caused changes in the Black-backed Golden Claw Scorpion.

Duan Yufan and Hu Liena noticed a slight energy fluctuation on the body of the black-backed golden pincers scorpion, which had been dead.

"What's going on? I can feel an energy on the Black-backed Golden Scorpion. Senior Sister, can you feel it too?" Duan Yufan stood up, and Hu Liena also stood up.

“I have it too, should we wake them both up?” Hu Liena said, expressing what she had sensed.

Two black-backed, golden-pincer scorpions lay on opposite sides, one facing the entrance and the other towards the depths of Death Canyon, with Duan Yufan and his companions between them.

"Wait a minute! I feel it was caused by their meditation." Duan Yufan stopped Hu Liena from waking Xie Yue and Yan.

"All right!"

Duan Yufan and Hu Liena stared intently at the black-backed golden pincers scorpion.

After a while, about four or five minutes later, under the watchful eyes of Duan Yufan and Hu Liena, the flesh and blood of the Black-backed Golden-pincer Scorpion slowly disappeared, revealing its pale skeleton.

The flesh and blood did not disappear, but transformed into two dark red energies, one in each, which entered Xie Yue and Yan's bodies respectively as the soul power flowed.

But that wasn't all. After entering their bodies, a surge of soul power amplified their strength.

"Huh, they actually leveled up." Duan Yufan sensed that Xie Yue and Yan were filled with soul power. As their soul power levels increased, their soul power also successfully returned to its peak state.

Xie Yue and Yan opened their eyes at the same time, looked at each other, and were quite puzzled.

"What happened? We both leveled up our soul power at the same time, and my current state is the same as before we entered Death Valley." Xie Yue asked Duan Yu Fan as soon as he stood up.

“We don’t know either. All we know is that after you meditated for an hour, the flesh and blood of the two black-backed golden-clawed scorpions turned into a ball of dark red energy and entered your bodies, and that’s when you woke up,” Duan Yufan recounted what had just happened.

"I did feel an energy enter my body, which caused my soul power level, which was showing signs of a breakthrough, to rise by one level." Yan glanced at the skeleton that had turned into a skeleton next to him.

“Me too! And it seems to be purifying my own soul power.” Xie Yue sensed his own condition again and said slowly.

"This! Could this be the reason we're here for training? These beasts are all dark red energy bodies? Can we absorb this dark red energy by killing them?" Duan Yufan said, expressing his bold speculation.

“Xiao Fan, your speculation is not without merit. Otherwise, how can you explain the two ten-meter-long black-backed golden-pincer scorpions turning into a ball of energy in an instant?” Hu Liena leaned towards Duan Yu Fan’s speculation.

"How about we go back and check if the Horned Viper Sand Python is still there?" Xie Yue suggested.

“That makes sense. Let’s go back first.” Yan echoed Xie Yue’s words.

"Let's go then."

The four retreated without any hesitation, so they moved quickly and arrived at the place where they had encountered the horned viper and sand python more than ten minutes later. All they found was a skeleton that was more than ten meters long.

"This horned viper has also turned into a skeleton."

The four of them surrounded the horned viper and the sand python, and Yan spoke in amazement.

"Perhaps there's a time limit. After killing it, you can only absorb it within a certain time. Otherwise, once the time is up, it will turn into dark red energy and rise into the mist above." Duan Yufan said confidently, looking at the mist above.

"Hmm, it seems our guess is quite reasonable, otherwise why would His Holiness the Pope have sent us to Death Valley for training?"

"Let's stop here. Let's wait until Senior Sister Nana and I recover our soul power before continuing. Then we can conduct some experiments to verify our hypothesis," Duan Yufan suggested.

“Alright! You and Nana should recover your soul power first,” Xie Yue said.

Duan Yufan and his companions arrived at the cave of the horned viper and sand python. Duan Yufan and Hu Liena began to meditate.

Fifty-nine years later

Because Duan Yufan and Hu Liena needed to recover their soul power, they spent another four days in the cave of the Horned Viper Sand Python.

Meanwhile, Xie Yue and Yan were not idle either. Xie Yue even wanted to climb to the top of the canyon, but when he was halfway up, he felt a heavy pressure pressing down on him. The pressure increased as he went higher, so Xie Yue had to give up.

"They've woken up." Xie Yue and Yan had waited for four days and noticed that Duan Yufan and Hu Liena had stopped their meditation.

"Xie Yue, how many days have we been in meditation?" Duan Yu Fan asked Xie Yue as soon as he woke up.

"It's been a little over four days," Xie Yue answered truthfully.

"They're all the same, no exceptions." Duan Yufan took out the food.