"Roar!" Seemingly sensing Xing Jue and Xiao Qian's presence, the Black Horned Wolf suddenly roared in their direction. As it did so, a powerful force surged towards them.
"Hmph! Just what I wanted!" Seeing this, Xiao Qian let out a cold snort. She moved and shot out towards the Black Horned Wolf, waving her sleeve to neutralize the force that was coming towards her.
"Roar!" Seeing Xiao Qian appear, the Black Horned Wolf opened its bloody maw once again. At the same time, a force even greater than before surged out from its mouth. Xiao Qian was not afraid of the oncoming force. With a wave of her sleeve, a surge of powerful Martial Qi collided with it.
"Bang!" A collision of the two forces created ripples of energy.
After neutralizing the force, Xiao Qian's body swayed. In a flash, she merged with the space around her and disappeared. Seeing that Xiao Qian had suddenly disappeared, the Magical Beast started to roar crazily.
"It seems what Xiao Qian said is true. This Magical Beast's intelligence really is quite low." Seeing Xiao Qian utilize her Spatial power, Xing Jue smiled. He knew that Xiao Qian was trying to launch a surprise attack on the Magical Beast.
Just as he expected, the space behind the Black Horned Wolf suddenly rippled. Simultaneously, Xiao Qian's figure appeared. Red light was gathering and swirling in her hand. This was Xiao Qian's most powerful Martial Skill.
However, just as she was about to launch her attack at the Black Horned Wolf, it seemed to sense her presence. Its body swayed, and in an instant, it vanished.
"This is bad! This fellow can actually teleport." Xing Jue cried out nervously when he saw the Black Horned Wolf suddenly disappear.
Seeing the Black Horned Wolf disappear, Xiao Qian smiled faintly. She was not nervous at all because she could already sense its location. She turned, and the Martial Skill she had prepared surged towards the space behind her.
"Bang!" With a muffled sound, the Black Horned Wolf's massive figure actually appeared! Moreover, Xiao Qian's attack had landed squarely on its black horn.
However, the Black Horned Wolf's horn was extremely hard. Despite such a powerful blow from Xiao Qian, it was not damaged in the slightest. On the contrary, it sent Xiao Qian flying back dozens of meters! It was only after flying back such a great distance that she was able to regain her footing.
However, just as she steadied herself, the Black Horned Wolf suddenly lowered its head. Its sharp black horn was now glowing with a faint red light, and it charged towards Xiao Qian, ferociously!
Faced with the charging Black Horned Wolf, Xiao Qian didn't dare to be careless in the slightest. She spread her palms, and an abundant amount of Martial Qi began to rapidly gather in them.
A red light began to emit from her palms. This was the same Martial Skill that she had used just moments ago. However, this time, she was going to unleash two of them at the same time.
Just then, the Black Horned Wolf arrived in front of Xiao Qian. With a sharp whistling sound, its sharp horn stabbed fiercely towards her! However, Xiao Qian was not afraid at all. She raised her palms and struck the Black Horned Wolf's horn.
"Bang!"
"Clang! Clang! Clang!"
Her palms collided with the Black Horned Wolf's horn, first letting out a loud bang, followed by terrifying ripples of energy! Under this intense collision, Xiao Qian's hands gripped the wolf's horn tightly.
However, the Black Horned Wolf continued to push against her, charging forward. Under the strong force, she was continuously pushed back, leaving a trail of smoke in her wake.
"Die!" Just as Xiao Qian fell into a disadvantageous position, Xing Jue suddenly leaped out from behind the Black Horned Wolf. Holding the Soul Slayer Sword, he stabbed at its head.
Faced with Xing Jue's sudden attack, the Black Horned Wolf was completely unable to dodge. This was because the majority of its power was currently concentrated on its horn, which was tightly grasped by Xiao Qian.
"Pu Chi!" Accompanied by a splatter of blood, Xing Jue was able to successfully pierce his Soul Slayer Sword into the Black Horned Wolf's massive head.
"Roar!" After letting out a mournful howl, the Black Horned Wolf collapsed heavily to the ground. Its massive body actually caused the earth to tremble a few times, kicking up a large amount of dust.
"Xiao Qian, are you alright?" After finishing off the Black Horned Wolf, Xing Jue hurriedly went over to Xiao Qian and asked with concern.
"I'm fine! It's a good thing Master made it in time. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been a match for this Black Horned Wolf," Xiao Qian said with a smile. It was obvious that during their short confrontation just now, she had felt the Black Horned Wolf's formidable strength.
After confirming that Xiao Qian was alright, Xing Jue slowly walked over to the Black Horned Wolf. Then, with a clench of his right hand, he once again condensed the Soul Slayer Sword.
The Black Horned Wolf's fur was extremely tough. It would be extremely difficult to cut it open with an ordinary attack, which was why Xing Jue felt that the Soul Slayer Sword was the best tool for finding the Beast Soul.
"Pu Chi!" After cutting open the Black Horned Wolf's belly, a disappointed expression appeared on his face.
Xing Jue was disappointed to find that other than the remains of an undigested Magical Beast and some organs, there was nothing else in the Black Horned Wolf's stomach.
"Master, don't be disappointed. Perhaps the real treasure is in there," Xiao Qian said with a faint smile as she pointed to the pitch-black cave entrance.
"Yes! Let's see what kind of treasure is hidden inside this cave," Xing Jue said with a bright smile. Eagerly, he ran towards the cave.
"Open!" With a light grunt, Xing Jue lit up a "Light Symbol". As the Light Symbol floated into the cave and illuminated the space within, Xing Jue discovered that it was actually an entirely different world inside! Not only was it unbelievably large, but it was obvious that someone had lived here before.
"Master, look!" Suddenly, Xiao Qian noticed a stone table inside the cave.
Xing Jue followed her gaze and saw that on the stone table was a gold bracelet, emitting rays of light.
"Is that a Storage Bracelet?" Xing Jue muttered to himself, his eyes fixed on the shimmering bracelet.
"Master, this is a High-Grade Storage Bracelet!" Xiao Qian said excitedly.
"High-Grade Storage Bracelet?" Xing Jue became even more excited!
Ever since the incident where he had almost killed Xiao Qian by keeping her in his Storage Bracelet, Xing Jue had asked Xiao Qian to explain more about Storage Bracelets to him.
It was through her explanation that he realized a true High-Grade Storage Bracelet could accommodate living beings. One could even create a simulated sun and moon within it. As long as one built a dwelling within it, one could live inside for their entire life without any problems.
Upon learning that this was a High-Grade Storage Bracelet, he excitedly ran over to the stone table and reached out to grab it.
"Those who trespass in this cave shall die!" Suddenly, an aged voice came from within the bracelet.
"This bracelet can talk!" Startled by the sudden voice, Xing Jue cried out in disbelief.
"That's not right, Master, look!" Xiao Qian hurriedly came to Xing Jue's side and stared at the Storage Bracelet, her face full of astonishment.
Following Xiao Qian's gaze, Xing Jue was surprised to see that the Storage Bracelet was emitting a radiant glow which was growing more and more intense by the second.
As the light grew even stronger, a thick gaseous energy began to emanate from it. Xing Jue watched in astonishment as this gaseous energy condensed, eventually taking the shape of an elderly man.
"A Soul Body?" Xing Jue asked in shock as he looked at the somewhat translucent elderly man.
"Those who trespass in this cave shall die!" The elderly man's eyes swept across Xing Jue menacingly as he spoke in a cold voice.
When the elderly man appeared, Xiao Qian's expression became somewhat agitated. Even her body began to tremble. She carefully studied the elderly man. Then, with a hint of uncertainty in her voice, she asked, "Elder Cang?"
"Hmm?" Hearing Xiao Qian's voice, the Soul Body trembled. His gaze fell on Xiao Qian and studied her. A moment later, he said, somewhat in disbelief, "Are you Qian Ji?"
"Replying, Elder, it is this servant girl! It's so good...I never expected that Elder would still be in this world!" Seeing that the elderly man had responded, Xiao Qian cried out in excitement.
"Haha, I also never expected that you, little girl, would still be alive and so healthy!"
"Alas, in that battle back then, almost all of our Soul Eater Clan members were killed. To be able to meet someone from our clan now is truly a blessing!" A hint of excitement flashed through the elder's eyes when he heard Xiao Qian confirm her identity. However, a look of sadness soon clouded his features.
"Reporting to Elder, our Soul Eater Clan members were not all killed!" Xiao Qian hurriedly said.
"What did you say? Say that again!" Elder Cang was greatly shocked and hurriedly asked.
"Xiao Qian, who is this?" Just then, Xing Jue, who had been silent all this while, could not help but ask. From their conversation, Xing Jue seemed to have gathered that this elderly man was a member of the Soul Eater Clan.
"Replying, Master, this is Elder Cang, an elder of our Soul Eater Clan." Xiao Qian, who had been so happy to meet her old friend, had actually forgotten about Xing Jue, who was right next to her. She hurriedly explained to Xing Jue with an embarrassed expression on her face.
"Master? You, little fellow, are a Soul Eater Clan member?" Elder Cang exclaimed upon hearing Xiao Qian's words. Instantly, he floated toward Xing Jue excitedly. He extended his hand and pressed it against Xing Jue's chest.
"Ugh…" Xing Jue was startled by Elder Cang's sudden action. However, seeing that the elder meant him no harm, he did not dodge. When Elder Cang's hand landed on his chest, Xing Jue could feel the Soul Power within his body surging toward it.
"Heavens! He really is a member of our Soul Eater Clan! Amazing! Amazing! Hahaha….The heavens haven't abandoned our Soul Eater Clan!" After sensing Xing Jue's Soul Power, Elder Cang burst out laughing in delight. Grabbing Xing Jue by his shoulders, he looked Xing Jue up and down.
"Good, good, good. As expected of a member of our Soul Eater Clan, he is indeed exceptionally talented!" After examining Xing Jue for a while, Elder Cang continued to laugh excitedly. His smile was just like someone who had been reborn.