In Douluo Continent, Tang San raids my base right from the start.

Chapter 31 Despicable humans, lacking martial ethics and resorting to sneak attacks!

Half a month later, in the area where the thousand-year-old soul beasts lived.

With a series of crackling sounds, a peculiar soul beast, less than 1.5 meters tall, resembling a meerkat, but with unusually long and sharp claws on its forelimbs, rolled several times on the ground before getting up and looking up at the three-eyed demon fox in front of it.

He puffed out his cheeks a few times, then turned and ran.

The next second, a flash of light appeared on the three-eyed demon fox, and a handsome young man stood still in place; it was Zhu Wu.

He watched as the thousand-year-old sickle weasel darted into the forest, but did not give chase. In fact, he had never killed any of the soul beasts he defeated in one-on-one combat, but instead let them escape. The Star Dou Great Forest certainly had many soul beasts, but soul masters also had a great need for soul rings. The statement that the soul master profession would disappear along with the extinction of soul beasts was not an exaggeration. Indiscriminate killing was never a good thing.

Shouldn't we consider the younger generation?

Thinking that the training would be effective, he strode forward, squatted down, and began digging for ginseng.

It must be said that the Star Dou Great Forest is indeed extremely rich in medicinal resources, but one often encounters spirit beasts, which brings trouble to the harvesting work. His strategy is to fight if he can defeat them, such as small spirit beasts like the Sickle Weasel, whose defenses are generally weak and can be broken. But if he encounters a tough-skinned beast, then he can only resort to underhanded tactics.

Usually, he would have Xiaobai lure him away so he could steal the dig.

They might transform into predators to issue challenges, or into female members of their own kind to make courtship calls—in short, it's all about deception and fraud.

Soon, Zhu Wu handed the ginseng he had dug up to Xiao Bai and continued deeper into the ginseng pit.

After searching for more than half a month, and with my cultivation about to break through, I still haven't encountered many spirit-attribute soul beasts, let alone high-quality ones.

He was indeed getting a little anxious.

"I need to speed things up." With that thought, he immediately called on Little White, who was still gnawing on ginseng, to possess him, and then transformed into a small hummingbird that consumed little of his soul power and was highly stealthy, and flew forward.

It can fly upside down, fly forward, and hover, and it's quite fast; hummingbirds certainly have many advantages.

Time flies, and another ten days or so have passed.

Since his target was a soul beast with a cultivation level between 1000 and 1500 years, Zhu Wu did not choose to venture deep into the area where thousand-year-old soul beasts lived, but instead circled around it.

As for which country he had wandered into, even he himself didn't know; it was entirely by luck.

"Am I just unlucky?"

After more than a month, even with his soul power at level 20, he still hadn't found it, which made him seriously question his life choices.

Is it because spirit-attribute soul beasts are so rare, or is my luck just extremely bad?

It was painful, but there was nothing I could do but continue searching.

Another half month passed in this search.

"Roar!" Two animal roars rang in my ears, sounding like they came from a lion and a wolf.

Among top-tier spirit-attribute soul beasts, Zhu Wu, who has some connection to lions, knows about the Three-Eyed Golden Lion. He's well aware of its strength; even if he saw it, he'd only have to run, and might not even be able to escape. Its combat power is off the charts, a thousand years can withstand ten thousand, and it's followed by a ferocious beast bodyguard—the Three-Headed Crimson Demon Hound. How could he, a mere one-ring soul master, possibly escape? He'd probably be knocked unconscious with a single shout.

Of course, this probability is extremely small, because the Three-Eyed Golden Lion is almost impossible to appear on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.

There wasn't even a record of this in the Soul Beast Compendium that Yu Xiaogang gave to Tang San, which shows how low the probability of a human encountering this thing is.

Of course, it's possible that some people have seen them, but without exception, they all sent them.

"Judging by the time, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's cultivation level at this period should be around 5000 years, right?" he couldn't help but think.

Among the top-tier spirit-attribute soul beasts associated with wolves are the Silver Moon Wolf and the Silver Elite Beast, and he felt he still had a chance with these two.

Lost in thought, I climbed a tree branch not far from the source of the sound.

Looking up, he saw a golden lion with red eyes. He recognized this spirit beast; it was called the Crimson-Eyed Golden Lion, a power-type spirit beast. Among lion-type spirit beasts, it was considered a superior race, possessing two innate skills: Berserk and Lion's Roar. It was warlike and skilled in close combat.

Judging from its physique, it should be around 1300 years old.

On the other side was a wolf-type soul beast. It had sharp, angular horns on its head, blood-red eyes, and its body was covered in silver scales, especially thick and heavy scales on its upper back. The scales on its neck had even extended into rows of sharp spines, with silver hair growing from the edges, giving it a very elegant appearance. Its limbs were very thick and powerful, and its claws were also thick and sharp.

He looked like a heavily armored warrior, exuding a bloodthirsty and tyrannical aura, powerful and domineering.

"His bloodline is probably of a high grade," he thought to himself.

"But this doesn't look like a Silver Shadow Beast, does it?" The Silver Shadow Beast is recorded in Yu Xiaogang's Soul Beast Encyclopedia, but it's not called a Silver Shadow Beast yet; it's called the Silver Shadow Wolf, described as an agile soul beast with the ability to copy opponents' skills. Perhaps because spirit-attribute soul masters are so rare, no one has ever absorbed a Silver Shadow Beast soul ring to gain the spirit replication skill.

Of course, it's also possible that there are simply few records of it, since it's a rare species.

"Let's wait and see," Zhu Wu decided to be a bystander for now.

Both beasts are over 3 meters long, and just by looking at them, you can tell this is a battle between tough guys, and the process is sure to be very exciting.

Then, blood mist rose from the red-eyed golden lion's fur, its body swelled at a visible speed, its limbs exposed and veins bulged, and its eyes were completely shrouded in blood.

"Roar!" With a furious roar, it transformed into a blood-red gust of wind and charged towards the scaled silver wolf.

The latter spread its limbs, raised its head and roared, its whole body was covered in blood mist, and its muscles bulged inch by inch.

"This one can go berserk too?" Zhu Wu was slightly surprised. "This is truly a clash of titans; neither of them will back down!"

Then the red-eyed golden lion leaped several meters, and in the blink of an eye, it closed the distance between the two sides to five meters.

Then, it raised its head and roared, and the ground around it was as if it had been hit by an air cannon, blowing away grass and bark, and the surrounding giant trees were also shaken, with branches and leaves falling wildly.

"Luckily, I'm far enough away." Zhu Wu secretly rejoiced, while at the same time, curiosity arose in his heart.

"What breed is this silver wolf? It took the hit head-on, so brave!"

Within sight, the silver wolf remained in a stance with its limbs outstretched, its claws gripping the ground. Its ears were slightly closed, clearly in preparation for the red-eyed golden lion's roar. However, its body shifted half a meter horizontally, carving two deep furrows in the ground in front of it.

This demonstrates the power of the red-eyed golden lion's roar.

Seeing that the lion's roar was ineffective, the red-eyed golden lion, in its berserk state, had clearly lost its mind and charged directly.

"Roar!" Just as it jumped up, the silver wolf raised its head and faced the red-eyed golden lion's forehead, letting out a roar.

It is also a sound wave-based skill.

With a loud bang, the red-eyed golden lion was sent flying on the spot.

The next second, the silver wolf's body transformed into a silver gust of wind, moving with incredible speed. With a sudden thrust of its hard head, "poof!" its two horns pierced directly into the chest of the red-eyed golden lion. Then, with a flick, the red-eyed golden lion was thrown away, bleeding profusely.

Without the slightest hesitation, the silver wolf followed up again, leaping into the air and slapping the red-eyed golden lion across the eyebrow with its paw. It then bit down hard on the lion's neck, its head thrashing wildly while its limbs pinned it down. In the blink of an eye, with a "ripping" sound, the silver wolf tore a large chunk of flesh from its opponent's neck.

He tossed his head away, then thrust his forehead forward again, sending the two horns down the wound and into his throat.

Swift, smooth, and violent—that's how Zhu Wu felt.

"I should have guessed it. The fact that he could maintain his sanity after unleashing the berserk skill means his mental strength is definitely not low." His body had already flown to the top of the silver wolf's head.

"The Berserk skill and the Lion's Roar skill are not talent skills at all, but copied ones."

"Damn, this is a Silver Elite Beast, and it might even be a mutated species."

"Damn it!" He canceled the spirit possession, and the Blue Silver Emperor's right leg spirit bone flight skill was activated instantly. He reached for his waist with his right hand, and a coconut-sized explosive made of earthenware pot was in his hand. Without hesitation, he lit it and threw it down.

Then came the second, the third, a flurry of shots.

"Roar!" The Silver Beast had considerable mental power and quickly sensed something falling from above. It instinctively jumped to the side and looked up.

The sunlight was blinding in broad daylight, and only clumps of black objects could be glimpsed.

"Roar!" He immediately used the copied Lion's Roar skill.

"Bang. Bang. Bang." The nearest clay pot bomb was destroyed before it even got off the ground, instantly turning into smoke.

The clay bombs that were aimed at the lower body and buttocks of the Silver Beast were not affected and exploded before they even hit the ground. Countless pieces of clay, mixed with iron needles, nails and other hidden weapons, burst forth instantly, shooting out in all directions.

Zhu Wu said he didn't know how to use the hidden weapons in Tang San's soul tool, so he added something to the clay pot explosive.

"Pfft pfft pfft!" Although the Silver Beast was covered in scales, the area under its tail was a weak spot. Without any suspense, it gushed blood instantly and continuously.

"Awooo!" A sharp pain shot through his body, interrupting SilverElf's Lion's Roar. "Boom!" A massive explosion occurred on his forehead, igniting the gunpowder that had been spreading above his head, unleashing a dazzling display of fireworks that enveloped SilverElf's entire body. What followed was a chain reaction of explosions, sending SilverElf's body tumbling about before finally collapsing and rolling on the ground.

It hurts terribly, especially in my lower body. The pain is so intense that my legs tremble and become unresponsive, making it impossible for me to stand up.

Despicable humans, lacking any sense of martial ethics and resorting to sneak attacks!

Out of the corner of its eye, it saw that the enemy who attacked it was a human child.

The key point is that it can also fly, which is unfair!

On the other side, a violent explosion shook the ground, the sound resounding in all directions, causing birds and beasts to scatter in panic.

The tremors were far too violent for ordinary predators to cause, and they knew they were no match for them.

"Boom!" As the last explosion subsided, a purple soul ring emerged from the flames.

"Xiaobai, put out the fire!" Zhu Wu shouted.

Ignoring the spirit rings on the ground, he took off his belt spirit tool and flew to the side. Knowing that gunpowder might be needed, he had already had Xiaobai absorb a large amount of river water by the river, and he himself filled his spirit tool to the brim.

The Starry Sky Forest is full of shrubs and ancient trees. If a forest fire were to start, it would be no joke.

With a "squeak," Little White, having already arrived at the designated area, flashed a seven-colored light between its eyebrows, and a large curtain of water appeared out of thin air.

On the other side, Zhu Wu flicked his soul tool repeatedly, also creating a large screen of water.

The fierce battle between the two beasts, especially their roars, had cleared a large area of ​​ground. Therefore, the flames from the subsequent explosions didn't affect many bushes or withered grasses. Their task now was to extinguish the spreading fire on the outer perimeter and create a firebreak.

The process was short, taking only fifteen minutes. Since it was homemade explosive, its power was generally limited; its main effect was to injure the enemy by blasting open the outer coating material. And coincidentally, the materials he used were all fire-resistant.

Therefore, it did not generate many sparks.

"Phew, my unlucky life is finally over." Taking a deep breath, Zhu Wu slowly landed on the ravaged ground.

"Brother, I'm sorry." He cupped his hands in apology to the silver beast beside him, which was already burned black.

Then, he took out a carpet from his soul tool, laid it next to the Silver Beast, and sat down to begin absorbing the soul ring.

Although the surrounding spirit beasts had been scared away, he wasn't sure when they would return.

At this point, we must not waste any time; the longer we delay, the more dangerous it will become.

It was daytime, and he immediately began practicing the Vajra Gong.

As soon as the soul power within his body stirred, the purple soul ring was immediately drawn to it, floating gracefully to the top of Zhu Wu's head before slowly descending.

"Hiss!" As the violent energy entered his body, Zhu Wu immediately felt a tearing pain in his meridians.

"As expected of a thousand-year soul ring." He sighed inwardly and began to focus on activating the Blue Silver Emperor's right leg bone for support.

Feeling the pull, wisps of cool energy immediately seeped out, flowing into Zhu Wu's meridians like streams, soothing the raging spirit ring energy while repairing the slightly torn meridians. After all, it was a 100,000-year-old spirit bone; a mere 1,000-year-old spirit ring was clearly insufficient.

Of course, this is all predicated on Zhu Wu's physical body being strong enough. Otherwise, his meridians would be burst on the spot, and even a 100,000-year-old soul bone wouldn't be able to save him.

Time passed slowly, and about two hours later...

Under his inner vision, in the familiar white space, Xiao Bai, who had grown even stronger, twisted his body. A strange piece of information flowed into Zhu Wu's mind; it was the ability that Xiao Bai inherited after absorbing the soul ring.

It's not a spiritual replica of what Huo Gua gained, but a rubbing.

Spiritual replication is a soul skill produced by combining a soul ring with one's own martial soul, while imprinting is the innate ability of a Silver Beast.

"???" He suddenly opened his eyes, his face filled with shock.

"Holy crap, awesome!" After thoroughly understanding the ability information, Zhu Wu blurted out this sentence subconsciously.

The imprinting was still the same imprinting technique, but the effect was vastly different. As far as he knew, Silver Beasts had a limited number of imprinting attempts per day, and once they ran out, they had to start over. But the imprinting skill that Little White inherited had no limit! The number of attempts and whether or not one could imprint depended entirely on the strength of one's mental power, and the power depended entirely on one's cultivation level.

And it's permanently saved! Once a novice successfully makes a rubbing, it's recorded permanently.

"So, is it this mutated Silver Elite Beast that's too powerful, or is it my Little White that's too powerful? Little White can simulate and transform into any soul beast image it has ever seen, and it can even perfectly simulate the aura. This in itself is a kind of recording ability. Is this a fusion of innate ability and imprinting skill? Or is it because the Dragon God bloodline in my body has advanced during this period, sublimating this imprinting skill?"

Zhu Wu wasn't sure, but that didn't stop him from being happy.

Permanent rubbings are highly feasible.

"Looks like I'll have to stay in this Star Dou Great Forest for a while longer. I need to learn and imprint Soul Beast skills! It's okay if I can't learn them all, as long as Xiaobai can. Having more skills has its advantages. For example, no matter what Soul Skill my opponent uses, I can always find one that counters it." Zhu Wu thought to himself happily, "Besides, just because I can't learn them now doesn't mean I won't be able to learn them in the future."

"The Dragon God possesses the ability to control multiple elements. I don't have those attributes now, but what if my bloodline improves in the future? That way, my affinity for the elements will increase, and I'll be able to sense the various elemental energies in the world. At that time, will I be able to learn these copied skills? Hmm, I need to copy more elemental skills."

"Learn about big data!"

"The more skills I have, the more I can learn from and study. Surely I'll be able to come up with something from that?"

"In addition, there are mental attribute skills."

"Perhaps, I can learn by imprinting and experiencing various spirit beast spiritual skills, and then summarize some principles of application and master them." Zhu Wu's thoughts wandered, and he thought more and more deeply. "However, with my current spiritual strength, it is not easy to reduce the daily cultivation time. Moreover, spiritual strength recovery takes a lot of time, so the number of skills I can imprint each day is probably limited."

"Furthermore, I'm afraid I can't replicate the skills of soul beasts whose cultivation far surpasses mine."

(End of this chapter)