Actually, Ning Bei could directly take out the Pill Tower or the Fragrant Qiluo Immortal Grade to attract Soul Beasts. With his cultivation as a Titled Douluo, he could easily help the little ones obtain suitable Spirit Rings.
However, in order to train everyone's collaborative combat abilities, he didn't plan to do so.
The group set off towards the interior of the Sunset Forest. Along the way, they encountered many Soul Beasts with unsuitable ages. The group didn't create much slaughter, bypassing these Soul Beasts and continuing forward.
Zhu Zhuqing's physical fitness had already been greatly enhanced by consuming Whale Jelly for over a month. After arriving at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, she consumed the Immortal Herb given by Ning Bei, further improving her physical fitness.
With the blessing of the Meridian Protecting Pill, she planned to hunt a Spirit Ring close to 4000 years, approaching her current limit. The Little Cat, in a less-than-ideal situation, planned to take a gamble. Otherwise, even with the blessing of the Immortal Herb, it would be difficult for her to compete with her sister, who was six years older than her.
Perhaps due to bad luck, the group walked for several hours without encountering a Soul Beast suitable for Zhu Zhuqing.
"These Soul Beasts are too hard to find! We've been in here for hours."
Ning Rongrong, whose first three Spirit Rings were easily obtained with the help of her two Titled Douluo grandfathers, pouted and complained.
A'Dai understood the special nature of this young lady's identity and comforted her with a smile:
"Young Miss, this is already good. I spent three full days wandering around the Star Dou Great Forest before finding a suitable Soul Beast for my Third Spirit Ring."
"Three days?"
Ning Rongrong widened her eyes in surprise, completely unable to understand why obtaining a Spirit Ring would be so difficult.
Xiao Wu patted her little sister's head amusingly.
"Rongrong, you should be secretly happy that you have two grandfathers with the cultivation of Titled Douluo. How many people have lost their lives in order to obtain Spirit Rings?"
Ning Rongrong was choked speechless and had no choice but to honestly follow the team and continue moving forward.
Just as everyone was chatting about their experiences in obtaining Spirit Rings, Ye Yinzhu, who was constantly vigilant, suddenly shouted at A'Dai and Long Nianbing in front.
"A'Dai, Nian Bing, be careful!!!"
Upon receiving the reminder, A'Dai and Long Nianbing hurriedly jumped back, arriving in front of Ye Yinzhu and Ning Rongrong.
They saw a Black Shadow flash past the place where they had been standing. Seeing that its attack had missed, the Black Shadow hurriedly burrowed into the ground and hid.
"Was that a big black rat that flashed past just now?"
Ning Rongrong looked at Ye Yinzhu beside her with a blank expression.
Ye Yinzhu stared solemnly at the direction where the Black Shadow had disappeared and explained:
"If I'm not mistaken, the Black Shadow just now was a Soul Devouring Beetle, small in size, specializing in burrowing into the bodies of Spirit Masters or Soul Beasts to absorb Soul Power!"
"Ah? How disgusting!"
Upon hearing that it was a bug that would burrow into the body, Ning Rongrong trembled with a chill all over her body. This was a woman's natural fear of insects!
Just as everyone was on guard, the Black Shadow shot out from the ground again, heading straight for A'Dai in the front row.
Long Nianbing, who had been on alert beside him, immediately snorted coldly.
"Hmph, still trying to launch a sneak attack?"
"Morning Dew Blade, Ice and Snow Sigh."
Countless kitchen knives hanging with cold light transformed into an ice frost magic array, trapping the Black Shadow within the knife formation, allowing everyone to see its appearance clearly.
It was a pitch-black beetle resembling a rhinoceros beetle, with a body length of nearly 10 centimeters.
"A'Dai, this is a ten-thousand-year Soul Devouring Beetle. Its attributes match you well, but the age is a bit of a stretch for you."
After hearing Ye Yinzhu's words, everyone turned their gazes to A'Dai in front, wondering what choice he would make.
Just as A'Dai hesitated, Long Nianbing's urgent voice came.
"Not good, this guy is about to break through my knife formation!"
It turned out that while the others were talking, the beetle had already begun to crash around in the knife formation, and the knife formation was about to collapse.
Seeing this, Ning Rongrong hurriedly summoned her Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to buff Long Nianbing.
"Nine Treasures are renowned, work without end!"
With strength, speed, and Soul Power increased by forty percent, Long Nianbing stabilized the knife formation again, returning a look of admiration to Ning Rongrong.
A'Dai, who had come back to his senses, also made up his mind.
"I want this beetle as my Spirit Ring!"
Ye Yinzhu and Long Nianbing looked at him with worried eyes.
"A'Dai, have you thought it through?"
A'Dai nodded affirmatively.
"I'm already the one with the worst talent. If I don't give it my all now, won't I be left behind by you forever?"
Understanding their friend's determination, Ye Yinzhu and the other two no longer tried to dissuade him, giving him an encouraging look.
Now that they had decided to hunt this beetle, the next steps would be easier.
Seeing this, Ning Rongrong buffed all the team members; she had been practicing her Seven Orifices Exquisite Heart diligently.
"Nine Treasures are renowned, continue working without end!"
Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing also no longer hesitated, hurrying to stand beside the knife formation. As soon as Long Nianbing released it, they would immediately launch an attack.
"Nianbing, once I use my Soul Skill to control it, you release the formation!"
Long Nianbing didn't answer, only nodded with a serious expression.
An Ancient Zither appeared in Ye Yinzhu's hands, and he quickly sat cross-legged on the ground.
Yellow, purple, and purple three Spirit Rings appeared above the Ancient Zither, and then the Third Spirit Ring shone brightly.
"Soul Seizing!"
A strange zither sound echoed in the forest, but it did not make the surrounding companions feel uncomfortable.
The Soul Devouring Beetle, which was struggling desperately while trapped in the knife formation, was different. The body of the opponent, which was violently hitting the knife formation, slowly stopped, flying unconsciously in the air.
"Now's the time, seize the opportunity!"
Hearing Ye Yinzhu's words, Long Nianbing hurriedly opened the knife formation, and then a fiery red kitchen knife condensed in his hand.
"Zheng Yang Blade, Flame Roar!"
The cleaver shot towards the Soul Devouring Beetle with the force of raging fire, directly tearing open the beetle's carapace, revealing scorched marks from the fire.
Xiao Wu, not wanting to be outdone, seized the opportunity while the beetle was stunned and delivered an Eight Stage Throw, smashing the beetle onto the ground. Seeing this, Zhu Zhuqing quickly followed up, using Netherworld Hundred Claws to scratch at the beetle's wounds.
The beetle, having suffered continuous heavy blows, lay on the ground in a daze. A'Dai's eyes lit up instantly.
"A'Dai, quickly finish it off, it's almost dead!"
"Okay, thank you everyone!"
With that, A'Dai released his Spirit, his first yellow Spirit Ring shining. He aimed at the Soul Devouring Beetle's wound and delivered a Giant Scythe Sweep. The beetle's body trembled slightly for a moment, then completely lost its breath.
A circle of dark Spirit Ring rose from the corpse!
A'Dai thanked his little friends, then took out the Meridian Protecting Pill he had prepared in advance and swallowed it, before sitting cross-legged next to the beetle.
Before long, the black ten thousand year Spirit Ring slowly encircled A'Dai's scythe, indicating that the absorption of the Spirit Ring had begun.
Seeing this, the group quickly became vigilant.
Ye Yinzhu and Ning Rongrong stayed beside A'Dai.
Xiao Wu, Nian Bing, and Zhu Zhuqing guarded the three in the center in a triangular formation.
Ning Bei in the sky saw the group cooperate to kill the ten thousand year Soul Beast and nodded in satisfaction.
"Not bad, I thought I would need to take action!"
Dugu Yan, having witnessed the entire Soul Hunting process, also let out a sigh of admiration.
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