Chapter 6 Skeleton Spirit
The Phoenix-tailed Crested Serpent is an extremely unique creature in the world of soul beasts.
It is non-toxic, which is rare among snake-type spirit beasts, yet it possesses formidable strength.
For inexperienced Soul Masters, encountering the Phoenix-tailed Crested Serpent in the wild will inevitably lead to a chaotic and disorganized situation.
These spirit beasts primarily attack by entangling their enemies with their bodies, suffocating them with their powerful strangulation force.
In the battle against Dugu Zhan, several skeleton swordsmen were unfortunately entangled by him.
The powerful force, like a giant steel python, crushed the skeleton swordsman's bones into dust, creating a truly gruesome scene.
Although the crested serpent's attack methods are relatively simple, its speed is astonishing.
In the dense jungle, they can move like lightning, making them impossible to guard against.
What's particularly special is that the comb on its head stores various nutrients with remarkable effects.
When faced with a life-or-death crisis, these nutrients can burst forth instantly, giving the crested snake a magical speed boost, further enhancing its escape ability.
At this moment, two thousand-year-old crested snakes, one male and one female, are desperately fleeing through the forest with their astonishing speed.
Just as he was about to disappear into the vast forest, Dugu Zhan made a decisive move, channeling his soul power to intercept him.
"Second Soul Skill, Skeleton Spirit!"
With a low shout, Dugu Zhan used the remains of a thousand-year-old soul beast to instantly create twenty-three skeleton spirits of different shapes.
These skeleton elves were all agile, carrying specially made quiver on their backs, filled with thirty-two gleaming skeleton bone arrows. They also gripped bone bows tightly in their hands, exuding a chilling aura.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"
The skeleton spirits drew their bone bows in perfect unison, and arrows rained down on the thousand-year-old phoenix-tailed crested serpent.
They are skilled archers, and each arrow carries a sharp fluctuation of soul power, flying precisely towards its target.
With continuous archery, the skeleton spirits relentlessly pursued the crested serpent.
Dugu Zhan also followed the fierce chase, pursuing the enemy for more than ten miles.
Under the relentless barrage of arrows, the two thousand-year-old phoenix-tailed crested serpents gradually gave way.
Their bodies were covered with countless skull arrows, and their once agile snake bodies were now covered in wounds and dripping with blood.
After a desperate struggle, the two crested snakes finally gave up and collapsed limply to the ground.
Fortunately, the entire hunting process went smoothly without any unexpected incidents.
Just a few days ago, Dugu Zhan successfully absorbed the soul ring of the three-thousand-year-old Ghost Tiger. With this opportunity, he has now successfully advanced to the level 23 Great Soul Master.
The Skeleton Spirit is the second Soul Skill that is unlocked as the level increases.
Based on Dugu Zhan's current abilities, he can create a maximum of thirty-three skeleton warriors.
Among them, the Skeleton Swordsman excels in close combat and plays a significant role in melee battles.
Skeleton Spirits, on the other hand, specialize in long-range shooting and are excellent ranged warriors.
The two complement each other perfectly, often unleashing unexpected and powerful effects in battle.
In the days that followed, Dugu Zhan wandered and searched in this vast forest, but unfortunately he could not find a way out.
There was nothing he could do; he was terrible with directions and often wandered aimlessly through the forest.
Sometimes, Dugu Zhan would wander aimlessly in the forest, only realizing much later that he had been going in circles.
But he was not discouraged. Instead, he quickly rallied, gathered the skeleton swordsmen and skeleton spirits, and continued his journey to hunt soul beasts.
In his view, improving his own strength is the most important thing right now.
When facing soul beasts in the forest, Dugu Zhan would try his best to carefully avoid them, especially those that were ten thousand years old.
After all, with his current strength, defeating a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast without expending his soul power would be an extremely difficult task.
Besides actively hunting soul beasts to improve his strength during the day, Dugu Zhan also did not slack off at night.
He would often find a secluded tree hollow, hide inside, and meditate quietly, practicing on his own according to the methods of the "Skull Bible".
Dugu Zhan has an extremely regular daily routine, and he lives each day in a fulfilling and disciplined manner.
Moreover, Dugu Zhan has been conducting in-depth research on the difference between the soul power within his body and the power generated by cultivating the "Skull Codex".
He often pondered what the subtle differences were between the two.
In this mysterious and vast world, are there other completely different and exceptionally powerful special forces?
These questions, like a fog, lingered in his mind, igniting his desire to constantly explore and seek knowledge.
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On the ninth day of his adventures in this perilous forest, Dugu Zhan encountered a 6,500-year-old Earth King.
It was a white scorpion of unimaginable size; just standing there, it gave people a strong sense of oppression.
This large scorpion was pure white, like a moving iceberg, radiating a chilling aura.
Every joint in its body exudes a chillingly strong killing intent, as if declaring its dominance over the world.
What is particularly striking is its scorpion tail, formed from nine bright red tail bones, which is raised high like a flamboyant flag.
At the tip of its tail is a fiery red scorpion stinger, which gleams dangerously in the sunlight, as if a single, gentle flick could deliver a fatal blow.
The King of the Earth has always been bloodthirsty and is renowned among soul beasts of the same level. Very few soul beasts dare to provoke it.
It is undoubtedly a top-grade fire-type soul beast. Its unique feature is that its tailbone grows a segment every five hundred years.
The longer the tailbone, the older the animal is, and the more powerful it is.
Fortunately, the original owner had retained some basic knowledge about these soul beasts in his memories.
The family that seemed to be the original owner had carefully studied many soul beasts, which prevented Dugu Zhan from being completely clueless and at a loss when faced with the current slightly complicated situation.
End of this chapter....