Looking at the standard spirit ring allocation, Lu Yuan clearly saw envy in the eyes of several teachers beside him.
For a commoner Spirit Master to achieve a standard spirit ring allocation like Director Su, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it's one in a hundred.
One must know that even Qin Ming, the second youngest Spirit Emperor on the Continent, did not have a standard spirit ring allocation.
It's clear that this difficulty is not low, so being envied is natural. Director Su, even if he saw it, pretended not to.
Searching all the way in Thunder Gorge, half a day quickly passed.
In this half-day, the group encountered many Spirit Beasts, and even suffered two Spirit Beast attacks.
However, with Director Su, a Spirit Elder, taking action, the group did not suffer too much damage, only consuming a lot of spirit power.
"Logically, after searching for so long, we should have found a Thunder Cloud Leopard by now. Could it be that there are no more Thunder Cloud Leopards in the Spirit Hunting Forest?"
After searching for half a day, Director Su couldn't help but stop, frowning with a somewhat troubled expression as he spoke.
"Whether we find a Thunder Cloud Leopard is one thing; the main issue is that our spirit power is getting low."
"If we keep searching, our spirit power might truly run out."
"Xiao Yuan, why don't we just find a Purple Thunder Scorpion?"
Mo Yuan, standing at the very back of the team, also frowned tightly and spoke with some helplessness.
It wasn't that he didn't want to keep helping Lu Yuan search; it was just that his spirit power was insufficient. In this Spirit Hunting Forest, if a Spirit Master lost their spirit power, it would be a terrifying thing.
"If we really can't find a Thunder Cloud Leopard, a Purple Thunder Scorpion isn't out of the question!"
Among the several Spirit Beasts he selected, the Thunder Cloud Leopard was the best, but the Purple Thunder Scorpion was not unsuitable. If they kept not finding it, it was useless to force it; they might as well hunt a Purple Thunder Scorpion.
"A Purple Thunder Scorpion, huh? It seems there was a nest of Purple Thunder Scorpions where we passed earlier, and among them was a four-hundred-year-old one, which would be perfect for your spirit ring, Xiao Yuan!"
Director Su's face immediately relaxed a bit when he heard Lu Yuan's words.
Because not long after entering Thunder Gorge, the group encountered a group of Purple Thunder Scorpions, led by a four-hundred-year-old Purple Thunder Scorpion.
In Yu Xiaogang's theory, a four-hundred-year-old Spirit Beast was almost the limit for a Spirit Master's first spirit ring.
However, this was actually somewhat misleading. Yu Xiaogang's theory could only be described as being like him as a person.
It had some merit, but truly not much.
It's also unknown where Yu Xiaogang collected his information.
For Disciples of noble great powers, with continuous resources every day before obtaining a spirit ring, four hundred years is certainly not a problem.
But if a commoner Spirit Master, who can't even eat enough daily, tries to absorb a four-hundred-year-old spirit ring, they would definitely explode and die. Even if they didn't die, their Spirit would shatter, and they would never be able to Cultivate again.
In Lu Yuan's opinion, his theory was simply impractical, even leading commoner Spirit Masters down a wrong Dao.
Soon, the group returned to the location where they had just encountered the Purple Thunder Scorpions. However, as soon as they arrived, a surge of spirit power fluctuations caused by a battle immediately alerted everyone!
"Damn it, could it be that someone got there first?"
Everyone's faces darkened. They were just here to obtain a spirit ring, how could their luck suddenly be so bad?
Just as everyone's hearts were filled with resentment, a golden giant bird flew over their heads.
This giant bird was three meters long, and with its wings spread, its massive body was a full seven or eight meters. Its golden feathers were like golden divine iron, shining brightly under the sunlight.
More importantly, as this giant bird flew, it generated a large amount of electricity on its body, and even gathered a dark cloud above its head.
And in the claws of this giant bird was a purple scorpion more than a meter long, which was none other than the four-hundred-year-old Purple Thunder Scorpion, the target of Lu Yuan and the others.
Looking at the golden giant bird in the sky, even Director Su, a Spirit Elder, couldn't help but change his expression slightly.
"That's a Thunder Roc! How did this Spirit Beast appear here!"
The Thunder Roc, a Spirit Beast possessing the Bloodline of the legendary Kunpeng, is extremely fast. Its flying wings generate electricity, and it also has the ability to summon dark clouds and control thunder.
Looking at the Thunder Roc in the sky, Lu Yuan blinked, feeling the throbbing from his Spirit, and instantly understood.
This Thunder Roc was the Spirit Beast most suitable to be his first spirit ring.
"Director Su, I can feel that this Thunder Roc is very suitable for me, don't let it escape!"
Although the Thunder Roc was powerful, the one in the sky was only three or four hundred years old. With the strength of Director Su and the many teachers, catching this Thunder Roc was not difficult.
"Alright, then this Thunder Roc it is. It stole our prey, so let it pay with its life!"
The Thunder Roc's age wasn't low, but since Lu Yuan spoke, there was nothing more to say; just shoot it down!
As Director Su finished speaking, the three spirit rings behind him lit up in sequence.
His eyes were now entwined with a misty white light. Lu Yuan, watching this scene, inexplicably felt that Director Su's eyes had become much sharper and clearer.
As Director Su drew his bowstring, an arrow entwined with wind and fire attributes immediately shot towards the Thunder Roc like a cannonball.
Director Su didn't just fire one arrow; he was like the divine archers described in stories, firing arrow after arrow, directly shooting seven or eight arrows in a row, restricting the Thunder Roc's movements.
Mo Hen, who had been standing at the back of the team, also made his move at this time. His Spirit was a black crow.
While Director Su restricted the Thunder Roc's movements, he flew directly into the air.
"First Spirit Ability: Dark Concealment"
"Second Spirit Ability: Shadow Slash"
At this time, several teachers standing below also took action. The support system reduced the Thunder Roc's speed, and the attack system continuously released Spirit Abilities, attempting to knock the Thunder Roc out of the sky... A three-to-four-hundred-year-old Thunder Roc, under the combined efforts of so many people, fell directly from the sky in just one round.
Even its broad wings were pierced by an arrow, leaving it barely clinging to life.
Seeing the Thunder Roc's painful appearance, Lu Yuan, being quite kind-hearted, walked forward and put it out of its misery.
As a pale yellow spirit ring floated out from the Thunder Roc's corpse, Director Su looked at Lu Yuan with some concern: "Xiao Yuan, this Thunder Roc has at least four hundred years of Cultivation. Are you sure you're okay?"
Lu Yuan shook his head, a confident expression on his face.
"Don't worry, I will definitely succeed in absorbing it."
After several days of meditation, Lu Yuan's physical fitness had already improved somewhat, and moreover, having been on Douluo Continent for so many years, he had always paid attention to physical exercise.
A mere four-hundred-year-old Thunder Roc was not a big problem.
Besides, his Spirit was Lei Yi! As the king of the lightning attribute, he naturally had a suppressive effect on some Spirit Beasts that used lightning!
(End of Chapter)
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