Everyone packed their gear and prepared to set off.

Learning from the experience with Yu Yongsi yesterday, Qian Yuelong had everyone change into casual clothes today.

Having removed his armor, Lu Ming stood ramrod straight, glanced at Yu Yongsi who seemed ready, and asked, "What kind of soul beast do you need?"

Yu Yongsi licked his dry lips and said humbly, "Fire attribute, preferably between four thousand five hundred and five thousand years old."

"I suggest you look for your fourth spirit ring from a dragon or sub-dragon type fire or earth attribute spirit beast," Qian Yuelong suddenly spoke up, analyzing seriously, "Although your spirit is a mutated Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus, it doesn't mean that your spirit won't continue to mutate. Your next spirit ring should ideally also be from a spirit beast with dragon bloodline. Of course, this is just my guess."

Yu Yongsi was taken aback, both by Qian Yuelong's statement and by her attitude.

Although he had already acknowledged Qian Yuelong as his master, the other party did not forcefully arrange his future in a clear and explicit manner, but instead gave him options.

This is really

Yu Yongsi bowed to Lu Mingyi and said, "Alright, then I'll trouble you to keep an eye out for fire and earth attribute soul beasts of the dragon race for me."

Lu Ming nodded, stomped his right foot on the ground, and his six spirit rings rose one by one, instantly entering the spirit possession form. With a flap of the wings that stretched out on his back, he flew into the air.

The others also took action, some following along, some hugging Qian Yuelong, and some pulling up the newcomer Yu Yongsi, their division of labor was tacit.

886, who was secretly watching the screen, looked at the name that reappeared on the details of the faith value and looked at Yu Yongsi with extremely gentle eyes.

What a perfect leek sprout!

Pureblooded dragons are hard to find, but sub-dragons are not. What's more, they had a Soul Emperor who was good at detection to help them. The next day, they worked together to capture an escaped earth dragon lizard. Its age, cultivation level and attributes were very suitable for Yu Yongsi.

The group found a relatively secluded spot to put the earth dragon lizard down. Yu Yongsi thanked them excitedly, then deftly pinched the vital spot under the earth dragon lizard's neck, sat cross-legged, and began to absorb the soul ring. The others stood by to protect him.

This was the first time Qian Yuelong had ever witnessed another Soul Master absorbing a Soul Ring, especially since it was already completely dark and Yu Yongsi still hadn't finished absorbing his Soul Ring. She asked in surprise, "Does it always take Soul Masters this long to absorb a Soul Ring?"

It's been almost two hours.

The teacher said that when she absorbed a spirit ring that was above her level, it took her less than half an hour.

886 rolled his eyes: [How can anyone compare to you, who's cheating?] Once the power of the all-purpose merit is unleashed, who can withstand it?

Yun Yi looked down at Qian Yuelong's light purple eyes, which were sparkling with curiosity and surprise, and nodded, replying, "The higher the cultivation level of a soul beast, the longer it takes to absorb a soul ring. Yu Yongsi's previous soul rings were all at the hundred-year level, so his foundation wasn't very strong, and he probably wouldn't finish absorbing them until early morning. When I absorbed my fourth soul ring, it also took me about an hour."

"I see." Qian Yuelong said thoughtfully.

She felt that Yun Yi was right; the number of years a Soul Master could absorb a Soul Ring was inseparable from their physical constitution.

The body-refining techniques in this world are all at a low level. Moreover, after awakening a martial soul, one must also consider whether one possesses innate soul power. If one's innate soul power is 0, the path of cultivation is almost entirely out of reach.

The body is like a container that needs to hold a suitable amount of power without overflowing, otherwise it will explode and shatter.

But what if she taught the Soul Masters of this continent body-refining techniques? Would the lifespan of their Soul Rings also increase?

Qian Yuelong silently circled the idea in red, and after instructing everyone to "take turns on duty," she went into the tent to prepare to sleep in her sleeping bag.

"Holy Maiden, Holy Maiden, wake up! Something's happened!"

Yun Yi's cold and stern voice reached my ears.

Shaked awake, Qian Yuelong opened her eyes groggily. As her swaying vision gradually stabilized, she came into view of Yun Yi's cold and aloof face. Her drowsiness vanished instantly, and she sat up from her sleeping bag, asking, "What's wrong?"

"A large number of soul beasts are running in our direction. We don't know if they are chasing something or being chased by something more dangerous," Yun Yi said, stating the detection results.

Qian Yuelong braced herself on the ground, left the warm sleeping bag, and walked out of the tent.

"Where's Yu Yongsi? Has he finished absorbing his spirit ring?"

Led by Fang Yi, the three Dark Soul Guards stood guard outside, each facing a different direction with serious expressions.

Upon hearing the sound, Fang Yi moved aside slightly, revealing his rear side. His soul power was still constantly condensing and dissipating, repeating itself over and over. Yu Yongsi said in a slightly deep voice, "Yu Yongsi is still absorbing soul rings. Lu Ming went to check the situation in the direction of the beast tide."

When a Soul Master is absorbing a Soul Ring, the worst thing is to be interrupted from the side.

If they wanted to avoid this raging beast tide, they would have to take Yu Yongsi and move to a different location.

But the problem is that Yu Yongsi hasn't finished absorbing the soul rings yet!

Even if they had three Soul Saints and two Soul Douluos, they would still be overwhelmed by an entire beast tide, especially since it was still unclear why the beast tide had occurred.

The waiting time is the hardest to endure.

When Lu Ming finally returned before the beast tide arrived, he brought someone with him.

The man's silver armor was grabbed by an unknown soul beast, leaving three deep claw marks that reached the bone. Blood continued to gush from the deep wounds, staining most of Lu Ming's back red.

Qian Yuelong recognized that the seemingly seriously injured Soul Master Knight was one of the members of the Knight Squad who had accompanied the old man in charge to help the newcomers in the Martial Soul Arena hunt for Soul Rings.

She crouched down to examine the knight's condition, her fingertips coated with spiritual energy. She joined her index and middle fingers together to form a sword-like gesture and pressed it on the knight's pressure points, stopping the gushing blood. But her brows remained furrowed: "The injury is so severe. What happened? Were the people being chased by the beast tide from the Martial Soul Arena?!"

Lu Ming glanced at Yu Yongsi, who hadn't finished absorbing his spirit ring, and his expression tightened even more. He quickly said, "Langa and the others were also caught in a beast tide while hunting for spirit rings and started fleeing. They could have been safe if they had just hidden away, but a much stronger ten-thousand-year-old spirit beast was hiding in the tide and attacked Clay and the others, injuring Clay with an unknown spirit skill. Clay stayed behind to cover their retreat in order to help them escape, and his fate is now unknown!"

Ranga is the name of the knight, and Clay is the name of the old man in charge.

but

Lu Ming's words caused everyone present to change their expressions drastically, including Qian Yuelong, whose brows furrowed sharply as she muttered, "Clay is a Soul Douluo-level powerhouse."

A soul beast with the cultivation level of ten thousand years that can injure a Soul Douluo must be no less than fifty thousand years old!

—A side note—

Look closely, this fish is called a black carp. She actually turned on the fan and let it blow directly on her in the wind. Sure enough, she caught a cold after waking up (crying).

I'll post another single update today; new clothes are coming soon!