The Glory of the Sun and Moon in the Peerless Tang Sect

"Awooo—"

Not only that, Xu Zihuang also discovered that these Nether Wolves seemed to be more robust than those living in the Soul Beast Forest. Clearly defined muscle lines could be seen on their limbs.

As the five Nether Wolves launched their attack, a faint dark green light appeared around them, making their bodies appear more ethereal. Their speed also increased to some extent.

Netherworld Light. The Netherworld Wolf's innate soul skill. This soul skill's effect is to accelerate and reduce the damage caused by physical attacks.

It's essentially a significantly weakened version of the ethereal skill. This is why the Nether Wolf has always been at the bottom of the soul beast pyramid. However, as a wolf-type soul beast, its ability to cooperate in group battles is still quite good.

But their cultivation level is ultimately what it is.

A violent burst of purplish-blue light erupted from the metal cannon barrel on Keke's shoulder, distorting the surrounding space and emitting a sharp whistling sound and the crackling of thunder.

Although it only hit three Nether Wolves head-on, the aftershocks from this powerful level-five long-range soul tool were something the other two ten-year-old Nether Wolves could not withstand.

The three Nether Wolves struck head-on were instantly disintegrated, vanishing into a purplish-blue ball of light. The other two Nether Wolves, blasted away by the aftershock, also perished, their bodies charred black and crackling with electricity.

Five faint white lights condensed and pulsated slowly.

Xu Zihuang suggested to Keke and Ju Zi, "Senior Ju Zi, Senior Keke, the Nether Wolves are pack-living soul beasts. If we want to wipe out the Nether Wolves on this branch, we can smear their blood on it. That should attract them."

"Then let's do it this way." As the team leader, Orange nodded decisively.

A moment later, the three set off again, following the extension of the branch line to enter the Mingdou Great Forest.

This branch originally had a section within the Mingdou Great Forest. At its furthest point, it even approached quite deep into the Mingdou Great Forest.

During this time, Orange's soul power was completely exhausted, and she handed over the main control to Keke. Orange then went to sit next to Xu Zihuang.

It wasn't until they were almost inside the Mingdou Great Forest and had climbed the last hill that Keke finally gave up her control.

"Tianhuang, why don't you give it a try?" Ju Zi didn't take over, but instead gestured for Xu Zihuang to go over.

Although the two chatted harmoniously along the way, they tacitly avoided mentioning what happened that morning.

It was like a secret that belonged only to the two of them.

Controlling this all-terrain detection soul tool is not difficult; all that's needed is good coordination. Coupled with Xu Zihuang's powerful mental strength, it took almost no time to adjust before it seemed to breathe life into the all-terrain detection soul tool, allowing it to traverse the mountainous forests at lightning speed.

This greatly shocked Orange and Coco.

Just as they were about to enter the Mingdou Great Forest, Ju Zi asked.

"Tianhuang, how is your soul power depleted?"

"We still have over 90% of our soul power. Let's enter the Mingdou Great Forest like this." Xu Zihuang responded, manipulating the all-terrain detection soul tool as if walking on flat ground, and entered the dense forest.

The section of this ridge that extends deep into the Mingdou Great Forest becomes much gentler, with a maximum elevation of only about 100 meters.

The view is still quite open.

Strangely, they didn't encounter a second group of Nether Wolves along the way.

Unbeknownst to us, we had already ventured seven or eight kilometers deeper into the Mingdou Great Forest.

Once inside the Mingdou Great Forest, Ju Zi needed to constantly monitor the outside world while controlling the release of the soul guide shield, but that didn't stop her from appreciating Xu Zihuang's amazing skills.

"Now I understand why the academy has been searching for Soul Masters with the Spirit attribute. Soul Masters with the Spirit attribute do indeed have a unique advantage in creating and controlling Soul Tools."

“Who says otherwise?” Keke rolled her eyes helplessly, feeling a little frustrated.

Comparing yourself to others will only make you miserable.

Before Keke could finish speaking, Xu Zihuang suddenly controlled the all-terrain detection soul tool to make a half-squatting motion and stopped.

The area was somewhat dimly lit due to the surrounding tall trees blocking out the light.

Through the blue crystal windows on all sides, one can see pairs of eerie green eyes lighting up from all directions.

One by one, the Nether Wolves revealed themselves in the dense forest. At first glance, their numbers appeared to be at least two hundred. Although the vast majority were Nether Wolves with ten years of cultivation, there were more than ten with a hundred years of cultivation, and three of them had just broken through to the thousand-year level. This could be easily determined from their size.

Especially the lead Netherwolf at the very front, its massive size was almost comparable to that of a lion or tiger-type spirit beast. It was over three meters long, with bulging muscles on its powerful limbs. Unlike the typical iron-gray fur of a Netherwolf, this one had a rich, dark green coat. Most bizarrely, it possessed two ferocious heads.

A hint of anthropomorphic ferocity flashed in its eerie green eyes, and thick saliva dripped from its sharp teeth, emitting a low 'whooshing' sound.

As if issuing a command, the ghost wolves quickly surrounded the three of them.

"A mutated soul beast?!" Orange and Keke exclaimed in unison.

"No wonder we haven't encountered any other soul beasts on this branch; it turns out it's been taken over by this pack of Nether Wolves."

That mutated Netherwolf has at least four thousand years of cultivation. With this mutated Netherwolf and three other thousand-year-old Netherwolves leading the way, occupying a branch of the Mingdou Great Forest on its outskirts is naturally no problem.

Xu Zihuang calmly said, "If we wipe out this pack of Nether Wolves, we should be able to solve their problem of roaming around. Senior Orange, Senior Keke, I'll do it."

After saying that, he pressed the red button next to him.

Xu Zihuang gracefully landed in front of the all-terrain detection soul tool. A flash of light appeared on his wrist, and the ancient yet fierce longsword Shark Tooth appeared in his right hand.

The golden blade reflected a deep, cold light, causing the pack of Nether Wolves to momentarily halt their movements. However, with the mutated Nether Wolf present, they were not thrown into disarray.

"Sister Orange, you stay inside, I'll go help him." Keke followed closely behind. As a very responsible girl, she certainly couldn't let Yu Tianhuang fight alone.

Xu Zihuang swept his sword out lightly, instantly turning dozens of Nether Wolves into a pile of minced meat by the brilliant golden sword light. A strange light flashed in Ke Ke's eyes, and at the same time, she took out her Wind and Thunder Cannon and fired.

One used melee attacks, and the other used ranged attacks, completely suppressing the pack of Nether Wolves.

Orange, who had arrived at the main control position of the all-terrain detection soul tool, breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this scene.

But she didn't let her guard down; instead, she was prepared to support the two at any time. Most of the time, she remained calm. This personality trait is undoubtedly related to her potential to become an excellent commander.

"Senior Keke, leave the Nether Wolves within 30 meters to me, you handle the rest," Xu Zihuang said with ease.

To be honest, he didn't take this pack of Nether Wolves seriously. If he hadn't wanted to test the power of his longsword Shark Tooth in actual combat, his second soul skill alone would have been enough to wipe out the entire pack of Nether Wolves.

"Alright!" Keke nodded vigorously, her eyes gleaming with power. The Wind and Thunder Cannon fired three times in quick succession, and a deafening roar suddenly resounded across this branch, blasting the pack of Nether Wolves into utter chaos.

Xu Zihuang nimbly dodged the attack of one of the thousand-year-old Netherwolves, and slashed at its neck.

Although the Nether Light helps reduce the damage from physical attacks, it only reduces it, not makes it immune. When the physical damage reaches a certain level, the Nether Light becomes essentially useless.

With its iron-gray fur fluttering, the thousand-year-old Netherworld Wolf was beheaded by Xu Zi with a single sword strike.

In just a few breaths, nearly a hundred Nether Wolves had perished. And the slaughter continued.

The other two thousand-year-old Nether Wolves were also dealt with by Xu Zihuang and Keke respectively. It seemed that the Nether Wolf pack was about to be slaughtered, but the leader, the two-headed Nether Wolf, was still observing. Its two heads and four pairs of eerie green eyes were filled with greed and resentment.

Its most desired target was Xu Zihuang, whose body was brimming with vitality, but it could not find a single flaw in Xu Zihuang.

As a last resort, they set their sights on Keke.

Just as Keke's soul power was running out, it moved. It was also using the Netherworld Light, but this mutated two-headed Netherworld Wolf used it as if it had truly transformed into a semi-transparent phantom. Its speed increased dramatically, a speed that no ordinary thousand-year-old Netherworld Wolf or even other wolf-type soul beasts could unleash.

As expected of a mutated soul beast.

Keke, who uses drugs and special methods to enhance her cultivation, often experiences sluggishness in her soul power circulation. This is especially true after excessive consumption of soul power, as is the case now.

Faced with the sudden attack of the two-headed ghost wolf, she subconsciously activated the Soul Guiding Ray, which consumes less soul power.

Three level-five soul-guided rays shot out from the metal box on Keke's right arm, but they pierced through the illusory body of the two-headed Netherwolf without causing any damage.

"Immune to energy attacks?" The thought arose in the minds of all three at the same time.

All of this happened so suddenly that Ju Zi, who was inside the all-terrain detection soul tool, had no time to rescue her.

Just then, a golden light flashed by; it was the Shark Tooth sword that Xu Zihuang had thrown.

The longsword Shark Tooth pierced precisely through the body of the two-headed Netherwolf, but the result was the same as the Soul Guidance Ray earlier—it did not leave the two-headed Netherwolf with the slightest scratch.

Xu Zihuang's gaze narrowed slightly. The soul skill that could simultaneously grant immunity to both energy and physical attacks reminded him of a rare and abnormal soul skill: Void.

The innate soul skill of this two-headed ghost wolf should more accurately be called the Light of Nothingness.

However, having been immune to both the soul-guided ray and the longsword shark tooth attack, the two-headed Netherwolf's aura visibly weakened. This time, it finally turned around without hesitation and disappeared into the distant dense forest.

It wants to devour these humans in front of it to improve its cultivation, but that doesn't mean it's willing to die.

Wolf-type spirit beasts are known for their cunning and ruthlessness. Not to mention, this mutated two-headed Netherworld Wolf possesses intelligence comparable to that of a ten-thousand-year-old spirit beast.

At this moment, Ju Zi also popped out of the all-terrain detection soul tool and took Ke Ke's arm with concern.

"Keke, are you alright?"

Keke, equipped with several defensive soul tools, showed no sign of panic. She gazed in the direction the two-headed Netherwolf had left, her eyes gleaming with intense curiosity.

"Sister Orange, did you see that? That mutated two-headed Nether Wolf is actually immune to both energy attacks and physical attacks."

Following Keke's gaze, Ju Zi saw the dazzling lightning rocket that Xu Zihuang had launched.

The lightning-fire arrow, imbued with the power of thunder and fire, was enveloped in azure light, concealing its sound and presence.

"Bang, bang, bang—" The sound of arrows piercing through trees was followed by a shrill scream. But soon silence returned.

Roughly estimated, this arrow covered at least four thousand meters.

It swooped down from the mountain, hundreds of meters high, onto a relatively flat area of ​​the Mingdou Great Forest. It was precisely this momentum from the descent that allowed the two-headed Netherwolf to escape so quickly.

"Senior Keke, Senior Ju Zi, I'm going to retrieve the arrows. You two wait here for me," Xu Zihuang said to the two girls as he took out the Shark Tooth sword, which was embedded halfway into the thick tree trunk.

Keke excitedly approached Xu Zihuang with Ju Zi.

“I’ll go with you. I didn’t expect that two-headed Netherwolf to have such a monstrous soul skill. This Mingdou Great Forest is much more interesting than the Jingyang Mountains.”

"Let's go together then. We'll be going down this branch anyway," Orange chimed in.

Since Ju Zi had said so, Xu Zihuang certainly couldn't refuse.

The three of them did not use the all-terrain detection soul tool, which consumed a lot of soul power, along the way.

The maximum range of the Lei rocket exceeded Xu Zihuang's expectations. This arrow definitely traveled five kilometers and still maintained its lethality, which was quite astonishing.

The two-headed ghost wolf fled deeper into the Mingdou Great Forest. The three of them had already traveled seven or eight kilometers into the Mingdou Great Forest, which meant they were already quite deep into the forest.

Strangely, they didn't encounter a single soul beast along the way.

"Is this really the Mingdou Great Forest? It's eerily quiet," Keke voiced the doubts on everyone's minds. The next moment, her gaze was drawn to a strange vine.

"What enormous vines!"

At the tip of each vine in the distance was a huge flower bud. The outer layer of the bud was dark green, but the top revealed some bright red, just like a flower that could bloom at any moment.

"Don't get close! That's a plant-type soul beast!" Xu Zihuang keenly sensed the spiritual fluctuations emanating from the vines, but even with his knowledge, he couldn't distinguish the type of this plant-type soul beast.

Just as Xu Zihuang spoke up to warn them, the vines closest to them crashed down like giant hammers, heading straight for them.

As it crashed down, the enormous flower bud opened, and an incredibly strong suction force emanated from the blooming flower.

When Orange and Coco saw the blooming flowers, they felt a chill run down their spines. Inside the flowers, after they bloomed, were rings of tiny, sharp teeth, like a meat grinder—a truly horrifying sight.