Douluo: The Unrivaled Demon Lord

Chapter 73: Spying in the Dark ①
A strong wind blew towards them from the valley, and the air was filled with a unique stench of the decaying and fermenting corpses of animals and plants. The edges of the rugged rocks were as sharp as blades. In countless dark corners, pairs of blood-red eyes quietly opened, and then stared at the people flying through the air.

Because it is close to the Far North, the temperature here is very low, and there is almost no obvious change in the weather throughout the year, which is even more uncomfortable than the seasonal cold and humidity in Harumi Castle.

After about an hour and a half of going deep into this wild land, everyone encountered the first soul beast with a strength of more than 30,000 years.

It was a huge spider-like soul beast with an ochre body. After noticing everyone's gaze, it suddenly raised its head and let out a roar.

Suddenly, the surrounding land began to crack, and spikes of earth shot down like sharp swords, but when they were still dozens of meters away from the crowd, they were all cut down by a sacred sword energy.

"The Golden Armored Spider King has cultivated for approximately 37,000 years."

Han Ruoruo, who had studied soul beast races for a long time, quickly recognized the race of the soul beast in front of her, and at the same time she felt a little regretful.

The Golden Armored Spider King is a rare dual-attribute earth and gold soul beast. Among spider soul beasts, it can compete with top-level monsters like the Death Spider King. However, the two soul beasts have slightly different focuses. The Death Spider King is better at stealth attacks or toxin manipulation, while the Golden Armored Spider King is known for its strong physique and various powerful control soul skills.

If its cultivation level is up to par, then it will also be one of Han Ruoruo's marked soul beasts. Who knows, one day when it wakes up, great luck will fall directly on its head...

The two Titled Douluo released a trace of aura to intimidate the Golden Armored Spider Queen, and then everyone continued on their way, heading deeper along a glacial relic.

Shu Yan, who was in the center of the team, had never spoken. For some reason, he had been feeling uneasy since he stepped into this wild land. He always felt as if something was secretly spying on them.

But when he felt it with his heart, the feeling disappeared.

Technically speaking, this wasn't the first time he had felt this way.

The last time he was locked by Xuan Zi in front of the Sea God Pavilion, the creepy feeling he had was somewhat similar to the feeling he had now.

But at that time, Xuan Zi himself had no intention of killing. He simply came with the intention of testing him. He didn't even use his soul power and martial soul. But the feeling now made him instinctively feel a chill down his spine.

The deeper you go, the stronger this feeling becomes.

However, the frequent appearance of powerful soul beasts did not give him much time to concentrate on thinking. Han Ruoruo, who had been paying close attention to her surroundings, soon noticed his abnormality. She turned slightly and flew towards Shu Yan, then asked softly:
"Ayan, you don't look right, did you find anything?"

Shu Yan nodded slightly, then he spoke softly:
"Sister Ruoruo, have you noticed that the powerful soul beasts we encountered along the way are a little strange?"

"For example, take the 80,000-year-old Dark Winged Tiger King we encountered earlier. This powerful soul beast possesses some of the blood of the Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger, making it a natural killer. But to my surprise, it only made a few tentative attacks on us before fleeing. It was as if it was deliberately leading us deeper into the depths. Most of the other soul beasts we encountered along the way also exhibited similar behavior. This is very contrary to common sense..."

Han Ruoruo gently pulled Shu Yan's arm. She also frowned slightly, and then said:

"That's what happened..."

Before Han Ruoruo finished speaking, Shu Junyou, who had been paying attention to the status of everyone in the team, took the initiative to speak:
"Something is indeed wrong today. Anyway, for safety's sake, let's leave here first."

"According to the map, there's a river less than thirty kilometers ahead, formed by glacial meltwater. After crossing this river and walking a little further, we'll reach human territory. Once there, we'll basically be safe."

The old man of the Han family stroked his beard gently, a trace of worry on his aged face. Then he agreed, "Today's situation is indeed a bit strange. I have participated in at least dozens of soul hunts, big and small, in my life, and I have heard of all kinds of strange and bizarre situations. But this place really feels too strange to me."

"But the quality of the soul beasts here is indeed very good. I have a hunch that there must be a soul beast here that is suitable for Ruoruo..."

Shu Junyou looked up at the increasingly dark sky, his face showing no emotion, he just said softly:

"Don't waste time. If we continue like this, it will be difficult for us to leave here before dark."

Everyone nodded in agreement, and then sped up to fly towards the dark clouds that were gathering rapidly in the distance...

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The meltwater from the glaciers in the far north converges here to form a big river. People can clearly hear the huge sound of flowing water from a very long distance. It is conceivable how fast and terrifying the flow of water in this river is.

Sure enough, after crossing the river, Shu Yan's uneasiness dissipated a lot, and everyone felt a lot more relaxed.

While flying towards the town on the map, Shu Junyou said:
"Although I don't know what exactly is targeting us, I can be sure that it must be extremely powerful. It's even very likely that it has been targeting us since we first entered the wilderness."

Yu Bingyan frowned, looking at the wasteland behind her that was completely shrouded in darkness, and then said softly:
"It's strange. Although our soul masters' development of this desolate land only truly began after the last beast tide, based on the information we've heard recently, there must have been powerful people who entered and hunted soul beasts before, and some even returned safely in the end."

"We're not sure what it is that's targeting us, but it feels like something or someone in our group is attracting it. Even though it hasn't attacked us yet, it's determined to keep us alive. Anyway, we're really unlucky this time."

The old man of the Han family sighed softly, and then he also spoke:

"That's how things are when it comes to soul hunting. Plans can never keep up with changes, and reality often doesn't live up to our imaginations. It's a blessing in disguise that no other dangers have arisen."

There was no other expression on Han Ruoruo's face. She was in a good mood. This was not the first time she had encountered such a thing, so she was just a little regretful, and her overall mood was not affected at all.

"It's getting late, and everyone has been busy all day. Let's go to that small town and rest for the night. We'll see how things go tomorrow."

Shu Yan also spoke up. Apart from him, the person with the lowest soul power level among the group was Han Ruoruo, a quasi-Soul Douluo at level eighty. The Soul Douluo from the Han family also had a soul power level of eighty-seven, which was the same level as Yu Bingyan. However, after being busy for so long, everyone's soul power and energy had been consumed a lot. It was time to find a place to rest.

As for Shu Yan... well, he didn't feel tired at all. After completely merging with the Gold of Life, the huge life energy of the Gold of Life was nourishing his body every moment. In this case, the speed at which his soul power and energy recovered even exceeded his normal consumption rate.

In a way, he is a perpetual motion machine.

Hmm, it feels like I'm just a worker with a destiny...

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(End of this chapter)