Chapter 13: Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast: Howling Sky Tiger

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Lin Qiuyang nodded in satisfaction upon hearing the words, then moved ahead to scout the path, Zhu Zhuyun, and Zhu Zhuqing stayed in the middle, while Li Hu guarded the rear.

They had been traveling through the Star Dou Forest for most of the day without encountering any suitable soul beasts.

"—Roar!"

Suddenly, a deafening tiger roar echoed through the forest, followed by the sound of intense fighting.

"A tiger's roar!"

Weisi's heart leaped with joy. His Martial Soul was the Evil Eye White Tiger, and he was more familiar with tiger roars than anyone else.

"Since we hear a tiger's roar, maybe that tiger-type soul beast is just right for me!"

"Your Highness is correct!" Lin Qiuyang's eyes lit up as well. "From the sound, that tiger-type soul beast is definitely fighting with another beast. We might be able to take advantage of the situation!"

"That's right, let's go."

The group activated their Martial Souls and quickly sprinted toward the source of the tiger roar. After about five minutes, they spotted a severely wounded Howling Sky Tiger!

It was a large brown-yellow tiger, with black patterns covering its body. It was over three meters in size—larger than any tiger Weisi had seen at the zoo in his past life.

Its sharp claws, menacing fangs, and powerful build all declared its status as the king of beasts.

However, the king of beasts now appeared weakened. Its body was covered in wounds, and black blood continuously flowed from its injuries, clearly showing that it had suffered serious damage.

"Swish, swish, swish!"

In front of the Howling Sky Tiger stood a monstrous creature: a human-faced demon spider, over two meters in size. It was a terrifying life devourer!

The human-faced demon spider had a pitch-black exoskeleton that gleamed in the light. Its eight legs, each more than three meters long, resembled long spears. The thin tips of its legs silently stabbed into the ground with every step, displaying their sharpness.

On the demon spider's abdomen were white markings that contrasted sharply with its black body. These markings formed a grotesque human face. Eight small eyes, glowing with an eerie purple light, were positioned around the face on its abdomen. This was the reason it was called the human-faced demon spider.

The human-faced demon spider slowly advanced, its mouth oozing disgusting slime. It seemed to have already decided that the Howling Sky Tiger would be its next meal!

"It's the Howling Sky Tiger and the human-faced demon spider!"

Lin Qiuyang gasped in shock, then furrowed his brow and said, "Your Highness, that Howling Sky Tiger's cultivation has surpassed ten thousand years. Although it's just over ten thousand years, it's still a genuine ten-thousand-year soul beast. We should leave now; it wouldn't be good if we got caught up in their fight."

Not only was the Howling Sky Tiger a ten-thousand-year soul beast, but the human-faced demon spider had surpassed seventeen thousand years of cultivation, making it as powerful as a twenty-thousand-year soul beast.

The human-faced demon spider slowly advanced, opening its blood-red mouth and spitting out a tough, venomous spider web!

Unlike other spider-type soul beasts, the human-faced demon spider's webs were directly sprayed out. They were not only highly sticky but incredibly strong, and coated with terrifying neurotoxic venom.

Weisi could even see purple venom dripping from the spider web, making it clear that the venom was extremely dangerous.

"Roar! Roar! Roar!"

Although the Howling Sky Tiger was gravely wounded, its pride as the king of beasts would not allow it to sit idly by. It mustered all its strength, raised its head, and let out a furious roar!

The terrifying roar was deafening, creating a shockwave that violently disturbed the air. It shattered the resilient spider web with sheer force.

This was the Howling Sky Tiger's ultimate skill: the Terrifying Roar, a sonic attack. The powerful roar was enough to destroy a person's hearing, causing intense fear and shaking the soul. At close range, the shockwaves could even shatter rocks, inflicting real damage on enemies and ignoring their defenses.

The human-faced demon spider, upon hearing the roar, immediately felt its blood surge, and its internal organs began to ache violently. Reluctantly, it retreated quickly to maintain distance from the Howling Sky Tiger.

It knew that the Howling Sky Tiger had already been poisoned, and that it would die soon, so there was no need to engage in a direct confrontation.

However, the human-faced demon spider began retreating in the direction where Weisi and the others were located. It noticed them and immediately shot out a massive spider web, intending to eliminate them!

"Fifth Soul Skill: Sword Strike Like a Dragon!"

At the critical moment, Lin Qiuyang suddenly made his move, grasping a sky-blue Xuan Iron Sword in his hand.

Eight soul rings—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black—circled around him, and the black fifth soul ring suddenly flickered, releasing a burst of light!

With the Xuan Iron Sword in hand, Lin Qiuyang unleashed a flurry of sword strikes, sending sharp sword energy through the air. The trees around him shook violently, their leaves falling as the wind created by his swordplay caused them to swirl.

The spider webs spat out by the human-faced demon spider were easily sliced into pieces by the fierce sword energy. After successfully cutting through the web, Lin Qiuyang once again swung his sword at the demon spider!

"Sixth Soul Skill: Sword Light and Shadow!"

Lin Qiuyang continued to swing the Xuan Iron Sword with incredible precision. His swordplay was masterful, with five streams of sword energy slicing through the air toward the human-faced demon spider, each strike more deadly than the last!

Lin Qiuyang, with his rich battle experience, knew that the best strategy against a venomous foe like this was to maintain distance and strike from afar.

"Uncle Li, the human-faced demon spider is venomous. To avoid any accidents, go help Dean Lin!"

"Understood!"

Li Hu immediately activated his Martial Soul and charged forward. The human-faced demon spider, which was already struggling against Lin Qiuyang, was now completely overwhelmed.

After Li Hu intervened, Weisi moved closer to the dying Howling Sky Tiger. The tiger was incredibly weak now; the poison had already spread through its bones, and it seemed to have resigned itself to its fate.

"Rest in peace, Howling Sky Tiger. As for the human-faced demon spider, we will take care of it." After speaking, Weisi drew a sharp dagger and, with a swift strike, ended the Howling Sky Tiger's life.

Black soul power surged out, forming a black soul ring!

Zhu Zhuyun sighed, "It's a pity this is a ten-thousand-year soul beast. Otherwise, this Howling Sky Tiger would have been a great match for you."

"I want to try absorbing this soul ring. Zhu Yun, could you protect me?"

"What? Are you crazy?" Zhu Zhuyun exclaimed in disbelief. "Don't you know that absorbing a soul ring above your level is a death sentence?"

"Not necessarily. Just because others can't do it doesn't mean I can't. After consuming so much ten-thousand-year whale gel, my body is on par with a Soul King's. I should be able to absorb the soul ring above my level."

"No way! I absolutely disagree! Weisi, don't joke around!" Zhu Zhuyun grabbed his arm, preventing him from attempting the absorption.

Weisi gently patted his beloved wife's head and comforted her, "Honey, just let me try. If anything goes wrong, you can stop me immediately, and I won't hold it against you. I'm determined to absorb this soul ring. Trust me!"

"This…" Looking into Weisi's resolute eyes, Zhu Zhuyun reluctantly agreed. She knew she couldn't stop him.

"But we've made a deal. If anything feels wrong, I'll stop you right away!"

"No problem, my dear wife!"

After planting a kiss on Zhu Zhuyun's forehead, Weisi sat cross-legged, summoned his Evil Eye White Tiger Martial Soul, and used his soul power to guide the soul ring toward him.

As he guided the soul ring, a figure of the Howling Sky Tiger appeared in his spiritual sea, charging at him!

"Bring it on! I'm going to conquer you!"

With that, Weisi's spiritual power transformed into an Evil Eye White Tiger, and it clashed fiercely with the Howling Sky Tiger! The roar of the tiger echoed through the forest!

The soul shock of a ten-thousand-year soul beast was extremely powerful, but this Howling Sky Tiger had only just surpassed ten thousand years.

Its cultivation was around 10,800 years, at most not exceeding 11,000 years.

As a result, its soul shock wasn't too intense. For now, Weisi's spiritual power and will were enough to resist it.

(End of Chapter)