However, after hearing Yue Guan's words, White Bone Douluo and Iron Hammer Douluo fell silent.
They turned to look at the ghost and the spirit kite.
The two eerie lights in the ghost's eyes remained calm as still water, offering no opinion, but silence itself was an attitude.
Ling Yuan nodded slightly, indicating her agreement with Yue Guan's words.
White Bone and Iron Hammer gave the three of them a deep look, then solemnly cupped their hands in respect to them.
They didn't lower their voices when they spoke, so the other members of the team also heard what Yue Guan said.
However, there were too many people, and those at the back could only see Yue Guan's mouth moving, but could not hear what he was saying.
"What's wrong? What did Elder Ju say?" A Soul Emperor from behind asked, leaning over.
"Elder Ju said that the three of them will conserve their soul power and not participate in the hunt. In case they encounter a 100,000-year-old soul beast, they will be responsible for covering their retreat."
As soon as these words spread, a buzz of excitement erupted in the ranks.
"Wow, are the three elders going to cover for us?"
"Then what are we afraid of? With three Title Douluo elders backing us up, even if we encounter a 100,000-year-old soul beast, we won't be completely wiped out!"
"Elder Ju and Elder Gui are both level 95 Title Douluo. If they join forces, there are very few people on the entire continent who can stop them!"
Everyone was somewhat moved, and they looked at Yue Guan and the other two with touched eyes.
Immediately, I made up my mind!
"Since Elder Ju and Elder Gui have backed us up, let's go all out!"
"good!!!"
The team's morale soared.
...
With the psychological reassurance of three Title Douluos, the members of the Soul Hunting Squad completely relaxed.
Over the next two days, they conducted a thorough search and hunt in the outer areas of the core circle.
Every time they discovered a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast, they immediately surrounded and attacked it.
The team worked together seamlessly, with clear division of labor and excellent teamwork.
On the first day, seven ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts were hunted down.
The next day, the number became twelve.
Wherever they went, the corpses of spirit beasts were scattered all over the ground.
The blood seeped into the soil, gleaming with a dark reddish-black sheen in the dim light.
The air was thick with the stench of blood and the entrails of a soul beast being ripped open.
Some of the ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts that were killed had their flesh and blood roughly removed, and their corpses were just left on the spot, with no one paying attention to them.
"Holy crap! Could this be... the legendary Soul Bone?!"
A new Soul Emperor excitedly pulled a piece of bone glowing with green light from the corpse of a ten-thousand-year-old Azure Scale Python and held it high.
A cheer erupted from the crowd.
After spending so many days and killing so many soul beasts, I finally obtained a soul bone.
The probability of a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast dropping a soul bone is already low; it's not even possible to get one out of a hundred.
Now that they have acquired one, this news is undoubtedly a pleasant surprise for the Soul Hunter Squad.
However, the new Soul Emperor who obtained this soul bone was not so surprised at the moment.
Bibi Dong said that whoever could bring back the soul bone would be credited with it.
And because he was too flamboyant after obtaining the soul bone.
Both the Bone Douluo and the Iron Hammer Douluo, who were some distance away from him, noticed it.
Upon seeing this, the two exchanged a glance and both revealed malicious smiles.
They really put in a lot of effort, but they didn't get a single soul bone.
They found it hard to accept that a newcomer who had just joined the Spirit Hall had such good fortune.
They then stepped forward and, without saying a word, took the soul bone from the newcomer.
Iron Hammer Douluo, carrying his blood-stained heavy hammer, placed it in front of the newcomer and laughed loudly, "It really is a soul bone! His Majesty will be overjoyed when we return! Young man, we will pass on the soul bone to you."
White Bone Douluo patted the newcomer's shoulder forcefully: "Don't worry, you'll get all the credit in the end."
What is the Spirit Hall? To put it bluntly, it's also part of the workplace.
Under threat from their superiors, the newcomers had no choice but to "reluctantly" offer up their soul bones.
...
After this incident,
In addition to the soul beasts they killed, they also captured several hundred-year, thousand-year, and ten-thousand-year soul beasts suitable for making soul rings.
These soul beasts were imprisoned by specially made chains and iron cages. Although they were still struggling and roaring, they could no longer make any waves.
"Keep pushing deeper!" Iron Hammer Douluo waved his hand, full of vigor.
The smiles on the faces of the team members grew increasingly unrestrained.
Some people have even started calculating how much they can get in return on this trip.
They were in a bloodthirsty frenzy.
No one noticed how far the mournful howls of the soul beasts they hunted traveled before their deaths.
Yue Guan stood at the back of the group, looking at a bear-like soul beast that was locked in a cage. Its body was covered with dark golden fur, and its arms had one-meter-long dark golden claws.
The bear was covered in wounds, yet it was still roaring desperately at the sky.
Yue Guan then looked at the corpses of the soul beasts that had been discarded on the ground.
There was no expression of excitement or satisfaction on his face.
Not far from him, Ling Yuan leaned against the roots of a giant tree, her arms crossed over her chest, her eyes fixed on the direction the group was heading.
"Don't you think... you've killed too many people?" Ling Yuan suddenly asked in a low voice.
Yue Guan tilted his head slightly.
Ling Yuan: "This is the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest. What level of soul beasts live in the core area? We've been slaughtering them here, making such a commotion... Logically speaking, we should have encountered soul beasts with 100,000 years of cultivation. But so far..."
One has not appeared in 100,000 years.
Yue Guan remained silent and did not answer.
A ghostly voice came from the shadows, hoarse and deep: "You're right. But there's no stopping them now. Those two are in the middle of a fierce fight; if you tell them to stop, they'll just think you're stealing their credit."
Ling Yuan's lips twitched: "I don't care about credit, I just have a bad feeling..."
Not only Ling Yuan, but also Yue Guan and Gui Mei felt the same way.
From the very first day he entered the inner circle, a vague unease lingered in his heart, refusing to dissipate.
Every time the team hunted down a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast, their unease would intensify.
They are not people who have never seen anything like it.
With Yue Guan and Gui Mei joining forces, they could fight against even ordinary 100,000-year-old soul beasts, let alone 10,000-year-old ones.
But the tightness in my chest at this moment was completely different from the tension I felt when facing a formidable enemy.
That's not the pressure of facing a stronger opponent.
Rather, it's an instinct... that the prey has been targeted.
At that moment, the ghostly purple light in its eyes flickered slightly.
"Wait a minute!" he broke through and spoke.
Ling Yuan and Yue Guan both looked at him at the same time.
Ghost carefully sensed the surrounding atmosphere. As a titled Douluo of the agility-attack type, his perception ability was naturally stronger than the other two.
Sudden--
The ghost's expression changed drastically!
(End of chapter)