"Should we leave someone behind…"
Seeing Zhongli Tian still arguing, Jiang Jue directly interrupted.
"No need. Once you all leave, I won't have any support, and the training effect might actually be better."
"Alright, we'll follow the Saint's plan."
Seeing that his two brothers agreed, Zhongli Tian no longer insisted.
"We'll meet two days later at the sign outside the Star Dou Forest."
After saying this, Jiang Jue immediately left.
Time was running out for him.
The three Zhongli brothers exchanged glances and sighed lightly.
"Let's go. We need to quickly capture a suitable spirit beast in the mixed area and then meet up with the Saint as soon as possible."
"Big brother, why do I feel like the Saint is deliberately trying to get rid of us?"
Zhongli Ren scratched his head, somewhat puzzled.
"Don't overthink it. The Saint just wants to train alone."
After saying this, Zhongli Tian took the lead and rushed towards the mixed area, with the other two following closely behind.
Meanwhile, Jiang Jue arrived at a secluded spot. After ensuring that the three Zhongli brothers weren't following him, he directly summoned the Soul Refining Banner.
Jiang Jue injected his soul power into the banner, and black mist surged out, forming fifteen distinct clouds of dark fog.
Each cloud of fog contained a beast spirit, all of which were remarkably stable, emitting a faint green glow.
This was the effect of the Life Gold.
"Go, all of you, search for it!"
With a wave of his hand, Jiang Jue released all the beast spirits from the Soul Refining Banner. The spirits quickly dispersed into the dense forest.
These beast spirits could operate within a radius of one thousand meters around Jiang Jue. Beyond that, they would become unstable.
Only a black crow remained, flapping its wings and landing on Jiang Jue's shoulder, its crimson eyes scanning the surroundings.
This was the source of Jiang Jue's second spirit ring—a 2,200-year-old Soul Devouring Crow, which had also been refined by the Soul Refining Banner.
Moreover, Jiang Jue discovered that beast spirits derived from his spirit rings, once refined by the banner, possessed higher intelligence and stability compared to others.
Jiang Jue mobilized his soul power and quickly moved through the forest. The beast spirits, with Jiang Jue as the center and a radius of one thousand meters, began a radar-like scan.
Half an hour later.
Jiang Jue came to a halt. The Soul Devouring Crow on his shoulder retracted its wings and gently nuzzled Jiang Jue's neck.
"Found it."
By a small stream, two young men and a girl were eating grilled fish.
The girl appeared to be around fifteen or sixteen years old, with long black hair tied into a ponytail that hung down her back. She wore a light blue outfit that accentuated her youthful figure.
The two young men, one tall and exuding a scholarly aura, and the other dressed in simple gray clothes with a determined expression, were none other than Huo Yuhao, Bei Bei, and Tang Ya.
It seemed he wasn't too late.
With a wave of the banner, all the beast spirits Jiang Jue had released returned to the Soul Refining Banner, without alerting Huo Yuhao and the others.
A flash of white light, and Jiang Jue took out a silver-white necklace from a spatial ring on his left hand, gently placing it around the Soul Devouring Crow's neck.
"Now, it's up to you."
The moment the necklace was placed around the crow's neck, its aura completely vanished, as if it were just an ordinary crow.
Jiang Jue had prepared for this day long ago. This necklace was an eighth-level concealment-type soul tool, crafted by the Mingde Hall.
As the saying goes, products from Mingde Hall are always top-notch.
This soul tool only needed to be pre-charged with soul power to be used directly.
The Soul Devouring Crow nodded slightly at Jiang Jue, then flapped its wings and flew into the forest, disappearing from sight.
Jiang Jue sat cross-legged under a large tree, quietly recovering his soul power, while the Evil Eye was released to stand guard nearby.
Not long after, Huo Yuhao bid farewell to Tang Ya and Bei Bei by the stream and then ventured into the Star Dou Forest.
Jiang Jue also finished his meditation and followed Huo Yuhao from a distance.
However, Huo Yuhao soon encountered the greatest opponent of his life—the Wind Baboon, who nearly became a god-slayer.
It was a baboon about one meter tall, covered in brownish-yellow fur, with brown eyes, unusually long arms, sharp claws, and exposed canine teeth.
The battle between the two was more of a one-sided beatdown by the Wind Baboon.
Although Huo Yuhao tried to dodge, the Wind Baboon, after having its attacks blocked twice by Huo Yuhao's White Tiger Dagger, became enraged.
It reared up, pounding its chest with its fists, let out a roar, and then opened its mouth wide, shooting a ball of white light straight at Huo Yuhao.
At the same time, it charged towards Huo Yuhao.
In that life-or-death moment, Huo Yuhao instinctively thrust the White Tiger Dagger forward, meeting the white light head-on.
As the dagger absorbed the light, the Wind Baboon reached Huo Yuhao, grabbing his shoulders and attempting to slam him into the ground. However, the White Tiger Dagger suddenly released a blade aura.
The Wind Baboon was struck directly by the aura, its body stiffening before it collapsed. Huo Yuhao was also flung away, crashing into a tree and falling to the ground, unable to get up.
Thus, the god-slayer Wind Baboon completed its mission.
Although he had killed the Wind Baboon, Huo Yuhao felt lost. If a ten-year spirit beast had nearly killed him, how could he hope to avenge his mother against a hundred-year spirit beast?
Just as Huo Yuhao was overwhelmed with confusion and uncertainty, a mischievous voice suddenly echoed in his mind without warning.
"Finally, I've encountered a human with a spiritual attribute! If only I could cry, I'd be in tears right now!"
The ground beneath Huo Yuhao began to tremble.
Cracks appeared in the ground two meters ahead, gradually widening into fissures. A faint golden-white light could be seen emanating from within.
From the fissure emerged a jade-white silkworm with ten golden rings.
Then, Tianmian began to converse with Huo Yuhao.
Soon, the ten rings on Tianmian Ice Silkworm's body began to rhythmically pulse. It pressed its forehead against Huo Yuhao's, and the rings quickly enveloped Huo Yuhao's body. The silkworm itself transformed into a white mist, merging into Huo Yuhao.
From a distance, Jiang Jue, who had been following, took out a red protective mirror and placed it over his chest.
At that moment, an invisible wave of spiritual energy swept through—this was Tianmian Ice Silkworm's spiritual shock. It wasn't particularly destructive, but it could momentarily render all living beings incapable of thought.
When the spiritual energy reached Jiang Jue, the red mirror glowed brightly, shielding him from the impact.
This was a ninth-level soul tool, higher grade than the previous necklace, specifically prepared by Jiang Jue to withstand this spiritual shock.
Every step had been meticulously calculated by Jiang Jue. Everything was under control!
At that very moment, the previously clear sky suddenly darkened, and a thunderous roar echoed from above.
In an instant, the sun was completely obscured by darkness. An overwhelming pressure descended from the sky.
Jiang Jue's face lit up with excitement. The long-awaited Electrolux had finally arrived!
(End of Chapter)