To verify the strength of Oscar's third soul skill, the trio consumed one of his soul sausages while helping Shao Xin search for his seventh soul ring.
Oscar's third soul skill was called Swift Gale Swallow Sausage. It was white and shaped like a cute little rain swallow. Its taste was similar to roasted meat from the Sharptailed Swallow it was quite delicious.
However, chewing wasn't necessary, as food type soul skills typically dissolved into pure soul power upon entering the mouth. The flavor would flash by so quickly that one wouldn't even register it before the effect took hold.
Oscar's third soul skill granted fifteen minutes of flight time, and in those fifteen minutes, one could cover quite a distance.
This time, because Gai Yue was accompanying them, they were aiming for a soul ring of exceptional quality for Shao Xin. After all, for someone as young as Shao Xin to reach the seventieth level, even if he couldn't become a Title Douluo in the future, reaching high level Soul Douluo was still realistic.
So far, there had never been a food type Soul Master who became a Title Douluo. If Shao Xin could attain high level Soul Douluo strength, his support abilities would be nothing short of unprecedented.
His seventh soul ring would be the one that unlocked his Martial Soul Avatar. However, for food type Soul Masters, the seventh ring rarely manifests a true avatar. It typically enhances existing soul skills instead. For that reason, Shao Xin chose a plant type soul beast known for its high vitality and strong regenerative capabilities, one that lived within Sunset Forest.
With their target selected, Gai Yue led Oscar and Shao Xin in their search. However, unlike previous excursions, their luck seemed to have run dry it took over half a month with no sign of the soul beast.
Shao Xin didn't seem anxious. Finding a soul ring was often as much about luck as it was about strength. Sometimes you stepped into the forest and a soul beast appeared immediately. Other times, you could wander for months with no results. As a Soul Sage candidate, Shao Xin was used to this.
That afternoon, Shao Xin was grilling meat as usual while Oscar meditated nearby. After obtaining a new soul ring, adapting to the increase in strength was critical.
Gai Yue had disappeared he seemed to have discovered traces of a suitable soul beast for Shao Xin's seventh soul ring and was currently tracking it. The reason he didn't bring Oscar and Shao Xin along was simple: the target was a forty thousand year old soul beast, and to avoid any accidents, Gai Yue had them remain behind.
The area they stayed in had originally been the territory of a ten thousand year soul beast. Gai Yue beat it up and drove it out, claiming the zone for themselves. Most ten thousand year soul beasts were extremely territorial. Once one was chased out, no other beasts would dare enter for a while.
These high level soul beasts marked their territory with their aura, and others would instinctively avoid conflict unless desperate.
After ensuring the area was safe, Gai Yue left Shao Xin and Oscar to prepare food.
While Oscar meditated, Shao Xin suddenly sensed something amiss and called out, "Xiao Ao, a soul beast is approaching quickly it should be a thousand year level one."
He pointed in the direction, and Oscar opened his eyes and looked over. Releasing his spiritual power, he too sensed the rapidly approaching beast.
Oscar was surprised why would a thousand year soul beast dare intrude into a territory marked by a ten thousand year beast?
But now was not the time for speculation. He quickly took out two Swift Gale Swallow Sausages, handing one to Shao Xin.
Oscar had been stockpiling these sausages over the past half month exactly for emergencies like this. That way, he wouldn't need to expend soul power crafting them on the spot and could retain full combat readiness.
But the two didn't immediately consume them. Oscar stepped in front of Shao Xin, and a light blue glow emanated from his left hand a jade sword appeared in his grasp.
In truth, a mere thousand year soul beast wasn't worth this much caution. Though Shao Xin lacked offensive power, his soul power level alone was enough to intimidate lesser beasts.
But this soul beast was clearly different. The fact that it would barge into a high level soul beast's territory meant it might not respond to typical deterrents.
Moreover, Oscar's current strength was enough to handle a beast of that level alone. So while they remained vigilant, they didn't rush into the air.
As they finished their preparations, the bushes ten meters ahead suddenly rustledand a snakelike soul beast, 89 meters long, burst forth. Oscar recognized it instantly.
The Violet Poison Viper one of the most venomous species among serpentine soul beasts. Its poison had strong corrosive properties; even if it didn't enter the bloodstream, touching the skin could cause severe necrosis and reduce a body to pus.
Strangely, several of its scales were missing, indicating that it had sustained serious injuries.
Oscar didn't care. The moment the viper appeared, he unleashed a sword aura without hesitation. He couldn't tell whether it was crazed or not, but given that it had charged into a territory like this, it couldn't be normal.
"Frost Moon Slash!"
A sharp wave of soul power enhanced sword energy slashed toward the viper's head.
The viper, clearly desperate to escape, didn't even notice Oscar and Shao Xin it had no chance to dodge.
It crashed directly into the sword aura and was cut cleanly in two.
The two halves of the viper's body hit the ground and twisted wildly, spewing large amounts of venom in every direction as if it were launching a final counterattack.
But the two were ten meters away the poison didn't even come close.
Oscar wasn't surprised by the kill. With his current power, dealing with this level of beast was easy. He had only attacked so aggressively because the viper was seriously injured and didn't even try to dodge.
Then came the turning point.
Right after the viper was slain and its soul ring began to condense, a tall green haired girl with a snake's tail appeared, swaying into view at the very location where the viper had fallen.
When she saw the beast's soul ring condensing, she glared at Oscar in fury.
She shouted angrily, "Hey! Why… why did you kill my soul beast?!"
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