Douluo Continent: Cultivating Qi and Immortals, Insidious to the Extreme

The two descended the mountain together, but before they had gone far, Dugu Yan suddenly stopped, as if she had thought of something.

"Oh, Jiang Xia, I forgot something important."

With a startled cry, Dugu Yan turned and ran, shouting as she went.

"Wait for me a moment. I'll go check on my dad and come right back. Otherwise, if we all leave, there will be no one to take care of him."

Jiang Xia rubbed his temples helplessly. This girl's filial piety came far too late.

"No need to go. I've already made arrangements before we left. We'll just wander around the area and be back soon."

Dugu Yan paused, then rushed back in a flurry: "That's good, in that case let's set off!!"

Jiang Xia was taken aback: "Really not going? Is your filial piety so short-lived?"

Dugu Yan chuckled and said, "No way! It's just that I trust you, Jiang Xia."

"Let's go, let's go hunt souls."

As she spoke, she grabbed Jiang Xia's arm and started walking down the mountain.

The moment the two took the antidote and passed through the poisonous fog into the Sunset Forest, they clearly felt that the surrounding environment had changed, and the atmosphere had become oppressive and heavy.

Compared to the poison array managed by Dugu Bo, Sunset Forest is a true primeval forest.

The area was overgrown with bushes, obstructing the view; nothing could be seen more than a few meters away.

The sounds of birds chirping and insects buzzing filled the air, and rustling noises drifted around, making one's heart pound.

And the faint, terrifying roars of beasts in the distance constantly reminded the two of the danger lurking in this place.

Dugu Yan couldn't help but shiver, and tugged at Jiang Xia's arm, saying:

"Jiang Xia, why don't we go back?"

"Thinking about it carefully, I'm not in a hurry. We can wait until my grandfather comes back before we start hunting for souls."

Jiang Xia smiled slightly and raised an eyebrow: "What? Are you scared?"

"I, I'm not afraid at all."

Dugu Yan puffed out her chest and gritted her teeth, arguing, "It's so dangerous here, I was just worried about you."

"And besides, my father needs you for treatment, so you can't afford any accidents."

Seeing Dugu Yan's terrified yet forced composure, Jiang Xia burst into laughter.

"Don't worry, don't worry. Since I dared to bring you out, I will definitely be able to bring you back safe and sound."

"Let's go. From now on, don't leave my side for more than ten meters, and I'll keep you safe."

As he spoke, Jiang Xia waved his right hand, a purple light flashed, and purple lightning instantly flew out.

With a thought, the purple lightning transformed into a three-foot-long green blade, and a stream of light shot out, instantly shredding the miscellaneous trees in front into fragments.

"Hey, wait for me!"

Dugu Yan shrank her neck and quickly followed.

The density of soul beasts in the core area of ​​Sunset Forest was indeed impressive. Jiang Xia's divine sense radiated over a range of a thousand meters, and soon he discovered traces of soul beasts.

Jiang Xia stopped and gestured for Dugu Yan to be quiet.

Dugu Yan shrank her neck and immediately covered her mouth in alarm.

Jiang Xia waved to her and pointed ahead.

Dugu Yan nodded and quickly followed.

The two dogs furtively parted a clump of bushes.

There was a small hole under the roots of a large tree ahead, where several fat, rat-like spirit beasts were gathered and playing.

It looks a bit like an enlarged hamster, a bit like a bamboo rat, and a bit like a bear cub.

Its appearance was truly strange.

Do you know him?

Jiangxia turned to look at Dugu Yan.

He lacked knowledge about spirit beasts, or rather, he had none at all.

These days, even if you encounter a spirit beast, you have to ask Dugu Yan for help.

Dugu Yan huddled in the bushes, observing for a while before saying somewhat uncertainly:

"I think it's called something like 'rat weasel,' oh no, it's called 'skunk weasel'..."

"Hmm, it could also be a Koromon, or a Rat-tailed Bear..."

Her gaze wandered, and Dugu Yan's voice grew softer and softer.

Jiang Xia immediately realized that the girl's knowledge was questionable, and then sighed helplessly.

"I knew you couldn't be trusted."

Dugu Yan curled her lip: "Don't you know either? Otherwise, why are you asking me?"

"Besides, my martial soul is the Azure Phosphorous Serpent, and the best soul rings I can absorb are from scaled beasts. Why should I care what kind of soul beast this stinky rat is?"

"If, if we encounter a snake-type spirit beast, I guarantee I can identify it perfectly clearly for you."

Jiang Xia didn't say anything, but rolled her eyes at her.

At this moment, silence spoke louder than words, instantly triggering Dugu Yan's senses. He sprang to his feet from the bushes, patted his chest, and said sternly:

"You don't believe me? Don't you? If you don't believe me, let's go find a snake-type spirit beast right now, and I'll show you right there."

Dugu Yan's voice was quite loud, and the group of soul beasts under the big tree were immediately startled, swarming into the tree hole like bees.

Jiang Xia stopped pretending and stood up, brushing the fallen leaves off his clothes.

"I believe you. You're so smart, how could I not believe you?"

"Let's go, let's go find snake-type spirit beasts."

The soul power fluctuations of those soul beasts were not strong; they had at most a dozen years of cultivation. In the core area of ​​Sunset Forest, they were the lowest-ranking beings in the ecosystem.

It wasn't very valuable to begin with, so it's fine that it ran away.

Anyway, Jiang Xia just came out of curiosity to take a look and, incidentally, to test Dugu Yan's knowledge of soul beasts.

Looking at it now, they're about the same as him.

Jiang Xia only knew that they were soul beasts, while Dugu Yan could give them temporary names.

Setting off again, Jiang Xia lost interest in studying soul beasts.

After all, Dugu Yan knew nothing about the matter, and it would be a waste of time to kill or test every soul beast they encountered.

It would be better to wait for Dugu Bo to return and fill in the gaps in his basic knowledge of soul beasts before proceeding with the research.

They walked and stopped frequently, and soon an hour had passed. Under Jiang Xia's divine sense monitoring, the two avoided all unnecessary trouble.

Ignore ten-year-old soul beasts, avoid thousand-year-old soul beasts, disregard non-snake-type soul beasts, and ignore soul beasts of unsuitable age.

Having encountered no danger along the way, Dugu Yan gradually grew bolder.

I'm no longer as nervous as I was at the beginning, getting extremely tense at the slightest noise.

Occasionally, when she encounters plants or animals that she recognizes, she will deliberately introduce them to Jiang Xia incessantly to cover up her previous ignorance.

Soon, the two arrived at a shady mountain hollow.

This place is nestled between two mountains and a valley, where the sun rarely shines, making it the perfect breeding ground for snake-type spirit beasts.

As they continued along the valley, Jiang Xia finally witnessed one of Dugu Yan's strengths.

Dugu Yan indeed seemed very familiar with snake-type spirit beasts.

Along the way, the two encountered many snake-type spirit beasts, and Dugu Yan was always able to describe them with great accuracy.

The problem is that the determination of the number of years is not very accurate.

But it doesn't matter. With Jiang Xia around, he can use his aura perception to determine the cultivation level of a soul beast.

Relatively speaking, this method of judgment is more accurate than judging by appearance.

After all, soul beasts are also living beings, and living beings can mutate into special individuals.

These special individuals differ greatly in size and appearance from their counterparts.

Judging solely by appearance will naturally lead to significant errors for such a special individual.

But judging by breath is different.

Regardless of the appearance of a special individual, the cultivation level at each realm is roughly the same.

Therefore, by simply sensing the density of soul power naturally emanating from the surface of a soul beast, one can accurately determine the cultivation level and age of the soul beast.