Hunting Souls, Encountering Shui Binger
At 10 a.m.
Uncle Li pushed open the thatched house, preparing to call Lin Xiao over to attend the farewell banquet the villagers had prepared for him.
But upon entering, he found the thatched house empty.
Only a letter was left on the table.
Uncle Li, being literate, picked up the letter, read it, and sighed.
Although Lin Xiao had grown up on the charity of the villagers, who had all helped him in some way, in recent years Lin Xiao had taught the villagers how to weave straw sandals, make oiled paper umbrellas, and other small crafts.
The lives of all the villagers had improved, no longer having to toil in the fields from dawn till dusk, relying solely on what they could dig out of the earth.
Lin Xiao had already done his utmost for these villagers who had once helped him, and the villagers all remembered Lin Xiao fondly.
"Little Xiao, Uncle Li believes you will definitely become a powerful Soul Master!"
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Soto City is located on the border of the Barak Kingdom, bordering the Heaven Dou Empire to the north.
It is adjacent to the Star Luo Empire to the south and the Star Dou Great Forest to the east.
The geographical environment is truly excellent.
Lin Xiao looked at the map in his hand, contemplating his route.
His ultimate destination was Heaven Dou City.
Along the way, he would also pass through many cities such as Heaven Water City and Elephant Armor City.
As a mere teenager, traveling all the way to Heaven Dou City without the protection of a powerful Soul Master was clearly somewhat unsafe.
In addition, the problem of his Evil Fire was temporarily suppressed by the Ice Heart Incantation and was not yet an urgent matter.
Therefore, Lin Xiao decided to pass by the Star Dou Great Forest and find a suitable hundred-year Soul Ring on its periphery as his first Soul Ring.
As for how to hunt...
Lin Xiao opened his palm, and a bewitching flame suddenly appeared in his hand.
The extreme heat seemed to scorch the air, making a sizzling sound.
The characteristics of the Evil Fire made this flame not only domineering but also extremely corrosive, clinging to anything it touched like a maggot on a bone, impossible to get rid of.
If it were used to hunt hundred-year Soul Beasts, it should be sufficient, but some preparation was still needed.
Following the direction indicated on the map, after about two days, Lin Xiao arrived at the edge of the Star Dou Great Forest.
However, he was not in a hurry to enter. Instead, in the outermost area, he cut down some trees and took out the prepared sinews and snakeskin from his backpack to make a simple bow and arrow.
Then, he installed the arrowhead he had bought from the blacksmith shop and smeared tallow on the arrowhead.
Lin Xiao pulled the bowstring and tried shooting a few arrows. The arrows pierced into the thick trees, and the power was barely acceptable.
Of course, the most important thing about a bow and arrow is accuracy. Fortunately, Lin Xiao had participated in the archery club in his previous life and was a well-known expert in the club.
Lin Xiao adjusted the accuracy again, and after confirming that there were no flaws, he attached the Ultimate Fire to the arrow.
He shot an arrow, hitting a large tree directly.
The tree instantly burst into flames and quickly burned to ashes in the fierce flames, becoming black charcoal, and the arrow completely melted.
The Ultimate Fire is a terrifying flame that can melt iron into molten iron, but because the arrow had tallow on it, it would not harm the arrow until the tallow was completely consumed.
And Lin Xiao only needed to hit the Soul Beast he wanted to hunt with the arrow before that happened.
With Lin Xiao's strength, even if he hit a hundred-year Soul Beast with an arrow, it would at most injure it, unless he hit a vital point, in which case there was a chance of killing it.
Therefore, Lin Xiao's real reliance was not the penetration and destruction of the arrow, but to use the arrow to allow the Ultimate Fire to touch the Soul Beast!
The characteristics of the Evil Fire would make it impossible for the Soul Beast to extinguish the flames even if it jumped into the water or thrashed in the sand, and it would even devour its Soul Power and become more and more vigorous.
After setting up traps in the jungle, Lin Xiao, carrying a bow and arrow and a dagger at his waist, began his Soul hunting journey.
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The Fire Cauterizing Bird is a well-known type of avian Soul Beast. It resembles a vulture in appearance, but differs in that the Fire Cauterizing Bird's head is not bald, and its feathers are a fiery red color.
Logically speaking, the Fire Cauterizing Bird does not live in Lin Xiao's area, but this particular Fire Cauterizing Bird was flying this way in a panic.
Lin Xiao drew his bow, nocked an arrow, and shot.
The three movements were completed in one smooth motion, like flowing clouds and water. As the sound of the bowstring rang out, the Fire Cauterizing Bird fell from the sky.
The Evil Fire was like a greedy beast, opening its fiery tongue to devour everything on the Fire Cauterizing Bird, until it was burned to ashes. The Fire Cauterizing Bird's high fire resistance did not play any role.
This Fire Cauterizing Bird was about five hundred years old. Lin Xiao had detailed records of this in a second-hand book he had picked up from a street stall.
Sure enough, a dark yellow Soul Ring rose from the Fire Cauterizing Bird's body.
Lin Xiao slowly stepped forward, preparing to absorb the Soul Ring.
But then he heard a melodious female voice,
"Grandma, that Fire Cauterizing Bird ran this way. We finally found a Frost Ice Serpent suitable as my first Soul Ring, but this Fire Cauterizing Bird ate it first, how annoying."
Lin Xiao stopped, looking warily in the direction of the voice, his palm silently covering the arrow.
"Young man, if I were you, I wouldn't make such a foolish move."
"Let the Soul Master hiding come out."
Lin Xiao looked in the direction of the voice and saw an old woman wearing a plain sky-blue outfit, followed by a sweet-looking girl, about six years old.
The girl looked at Lin Xiao with some curiosity. She saw that Lin Xiao was dressed very plainly, but he was very handsome, with a head of red maple hair, giving people a feeling of heat and brightness, with a natural nobility.
This big brother is so handsome!
Lin Xiao remained silent.
He just quietly looked at the two of them, while his brain was running fast, thinking about countermeasures.
Shui Yue'er frowned slightly.
Six Soul Rings were released behind her, and the phantom of the dolphin Martial Soul appeared behind her, revealing the pressure of a Soul Emperor.
"Young man, I have no malice."
"Call your family elder out."
Lin Xiao said silently, "There are no elders, only me."
Shui Yue'er showed an obvious expression of disbelief, questioning, "Do you think I would believe what you say? You are just a six-year-old boy, at most a one-ring Soul Master, how can you hunt a five-hundred-year-old Fire Cauterizing Bird?"
"As a flying fire-attribute Soul Beast, it is not comparable to the likes of the Mandrill Snake."
Lin Xiao was a little helpless.
Faced with Shui Yue'er's suspicion, he could only prove himself.
*"Fire Phoenix, Martial Soul Avatar!"*
The moment Lin Xiao summoned the Fire Phoenix.
Shui Binger's eyes were full of shock.
This aura is so kind, this big brother's Martial Soul is also a phoenix! Shui Yue'er was also a little surprised.
"The Martial Soul is a Fire Phoenix?"
"Haven't gotten the first Soul Ring yet?"
"Then you are even less likely to hunt this Fire Cauterizing Bird!"
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