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The four-hundred-mile road was not long, but it wasn't short. It wasn't until noon the next day that they arrived at the destination of the trip, the Soul Hunting Forest.

When Tang San got off the carriage, he found that the Hunting Soul Forest was completely different from what he had imagined.

The forest, in Tang San's impression, should be full of the breath of nature, quiet and serene, with fresh air and few people.

But the hunting soul forest in front of him, at least outside the forest, feels like a big market.

Outside the forest, there are large houses, or shops.All kinds of yelling sounded one after another, simple paths paved artificially traversed them, and the noisy atmosphere couldn't help making Tang San frown.

"There is a warrant to form a group to hunt and kill power-type soul beasts. There are still two people left."

"Hunting agile spirit beasts, seven people and other warrants. Ten gold soul coins."

Similar yells came and went, and most of the shops in the forest were selling weapons, armor and various food supplies.

The master took Tang San into this small town market, "Do you know why I bought everything in Notting City?"

Tang San shook his head.

Tang Yue looked around and sighed: "Because it's more expensive to buy here, the price is at least twice as high."

The master nodded and said: "That's right, Xiaosan, are you wondering why it's so lively outside a forest? It's actually very simple. Where there are spirit beasts, there are benefits. Especially these forests where the state specially raises spirit beasts are even more interesting." That's right. Soul masters are a rich group, and there are too many people who want to make money from soul masters."

"Teacher, what do those people who called to form a group just now mean?"

The master said: "Soul beasts are not so easy to hunt. Some naturally powerful soul beasts, even if they have not cultivated for a long time, still have a strong attack power. This so-called group hunting of soul beasts is done by Multiple people cooperate with each other. Hunt and kill the soul beasts you need separately to obtain the soul ring. With the help of other people, you only need to attack the soul beast for the last time. It is the most common and most common way to hunt soul beasts on the mainland. A safe way. But, is it that easy to form a group?"

Speaking of this, the master looked at those shouting soul masters with a hint of disdain in his eyes.

"A truly excellent soul hunting group must be composed of at least five parts. Food-type weapon soul masters are responsible for supplies, recovery-type weapon soul masters are responsible for state and soul power recovery, agility-type war soul masters are responsible for reconnaissance, and strength-type war soul masters are responsible for The resist and attack department soul masters are responsible for annihilating the enemy. A group composed of these five parts can be regarded as a complete group. Moreover, the cooperation between each other cannot be formed in a day or two. It is only subtle The process requires at least several years of cooperation. More importantly, members of the same group must trust each other. Otherwise, when danger is encountered, it is easy to be defeated in an instant."

Tang San asked in surprise: "Why was it defeated? Is it because of insufficient strength?"

The master shook his head and said calmly: "In the future, you may also have the opportunity to join such a group. When choosing a group, you don't even have to consider the strength of other members, but you must keep in mind that the one you join In a group where you can show your back in front of anyone else."

Tang San still didn't quite understand what the master meant, but the master didn't explain too much.Take him to the depths of the market.

Tang Yue explained in a low voice: "Because of mutual distrust, they may disperse and run away when they encounter danger. For example, they will worry that others will escape when they fight the enemy with all their strength; they will be left behind as a burden if they are seriously injured. ;Show the back to others and get stabbed... After all, the equipment on the deceased can be divided up by others, and there will be one less person who divides the spoils, and the rest can of course get more. They were all strangers before. How can they trust each other so quickly? Human nature is selfish."

After hearing Tang Yue's explanation, Tang San no longer wanted to watch the excitement, and fell silent all of a sudden.

Although the market was noisy and lively, the spirit beast forest was quiet and magnificent. The tall trees showed their age. There was a huge steel fence around the forest, and a large number of spikes were exposed towards the side of the forest.The fence was more than ten meters high and looked extremely solid.

That's not to mention, outside the fence, a group of hundreds of soldiers was cruising there. These soldiers were all wearing refined iron full-body armor, holding long spears, and their military appearance was strict. The hundred steel warriors stood together, giving people a chilling feeling.

The master whispered: "Not everyone can enter the hunting soul forest in captivity. Only soul masters who have obtained a warrant issued by the Wuhun Temple can enter the hunting soul forest to hunt soul beasts. Although there are also trespassers, those people It’s hard to end well. These soldiers are only peripheral defenses, and in the Hunting Soul Forest, there is also a special law enforcement team from the Wuhun Temple, checking warrants at any time. Those people don’t show affection.”

Tang San said: "Teacher, then is this Hunting Soul Forest belonged to the Spirit Hall or the country?"

The master's face changed slightly, and he made a silent gesture to Tang San, "Don't ask similar questions outside. I will tell you about the relationship between Wuhundian and the country later. It is not difficult to obtain the warrant. First of all, you need the approval of the Spirit Hall to make sure that you are indeed at the peak of a certain stage of strength, and you need a spirit ring to advance. Second, you need the guarantee of at least three nobles."

While speaking, the master already had an extra token in his hand. The black token is made of unknown material. The pattern on it is made up of three graphics. In the center is a sharp sword with the tip pointing down. They were a hammer and a monster that Tang San had never seen before.

The master saw the curiosity in Tang San's eyes, and handed the token to him, "Remember this symbol, this is the unique symbol of the Spirit Hall. In the Spirit Hall, there are six types of symbols. Each token is distinguished in a very different way." Simple, just look at the graphics on it. There is only a sword on the lowest level token, which symbolizes the martial spirit of a former chief executive officer of the Wuhun Temple, and the higher level token is on the long sword. There is an extra hammer next to it, which symbolizes an elder who was once extremely powerful in the Wuhun Temple."

Tang San's ability to draw inferences from one instance to another is pretty good, "Teacher, the status of these two people in the Spirit Hall should be extremely important. However, I heard before that the beast spirit is stronger than the weapon spirit, and these two spirit masters should be familiar with each other. It's the Weapon Soul."

The master patted Tang San's head, smiled and said: "Those who say that the weapon spirit is stronger than the beast spirit obviously don't know enough about the spirit. There are two keys to the strength of any spirit. One is awakening The other is how much soul power is attached at the time, and the other is the acquired cultivation method and process. Perhaps, before the thirtieth level, the beast spirit is stronger than the weapon soul master because it can be attached to itself. But after reaching a high level, two There is no difference between them, the strength only depends on the individual's cultivation."

"My warrant is the third-class warrant of the Spirit Hall. With it, you can basically enter most of the Soul Hunting Forests of the Heaven Dou Empire. The criterion is that no ten-thousand-year soul beasts have appeared in these Soul Hunting Forests. And Unlike the previous two types of tokens that must be returned to the Spirit Hall after hunting the soul beast, mine can be held for life. The extra piece on this token is a blue electric tyrannosaurus rex. Among them, it can be regarded as a top-level existence. Although its owner does not belong to the people of the Spirit Hall, the family it represents is deeply respected by the Spirit Hall."

For some reason, when the master said about the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex, there was an unspeakable loneliness in his eyes.

Tang San said: "Then the next three more advanced tokens are one more mark of martial spirit?"

The master nodded and said, "Exactly."

While speaking, the master brought the two brothers to the entrance of the Hunting Soul Forest.

As soon as the soldier captain inspecting the warrant saw the three marks on the token, his face suddenly showed a respectful expression, and he quickly ordered the soldiers to get out of the way, and asked the master to lead Tang San in.They didn't even ask why such young children as Tang San and Tang Yue had to enter the Hunting Soul Forest.

Passing through the steel fence and entering the forest, all the hustle and bustle seemed to have disappeared, and the air finally became as fresh as Tang San imagined, giving people a refreshing feeling.

After entering the forest, the master did not rush forward, but silently observed his surroundings.

After a while, the master sighed softly, and said to the two children: "Okay, we are going to enter the forest. From now on, don't leave my side."

"Yes, Master." / "Yes, Master."

Grandmaster's originally decadent eyes suddenly brightened, his hands clasped in front of his chest, and then quickly parted downwards, "Come out, Luo Sanpao."

With a puff, a wave of lavender soul power split from the master's palms, Tang San only felt a wave of soul power emanating from the master, and in front of him, there was already an extra creature.

That's right, that is a creature. It looks like a dog, but its size is more like a pig.The length is more than 1.5 meters, and the waist circumference is probably about the same.

He has lavender hair all over his body, two small ears drooping, and a pair of big dark blue eyes blinking and blinking, his eyes are very gentle.The fat body twisted, and the fat buttocks swayed from side to side.

There is a bulge on the top of the head, round, I don't know what it is.As soon as it appeared, it ran towards the master and rubbed its big head on the master's leg.

Two halos rose from the master's feet, and they walked back and forth on him. The halos were all yellow, obviously they were century-old soul rings.

"Xiaosan, Xiaoyue, don't you want to know what my martial spirit is? This is my martial spirit. You can call it Luo Sanpao, or you can just call him Sanpao."

Luo Sanpao seemed to understand the master's words, looking at Tang San and Tang Yue with a pair of big eyes, there was actually a bit of flattery in the eyes.

Tang Yue tentatively reached out to touch Luo Sanpao's head, Luo Sanpao rubbed back in a friendly manner, Tang Yue's eyes sparkled, and she instantly played with Luo Sanpao.

"Teacher, this is your spirit?" Tang San said in surprise: "But, isn't the form of beast spirit possessing a body? Why..."

Leaving aside what kind of creature this Luo Sanpao is, the master's martial soul obviously exceeds the limit of the beast martial soul.

Luo Sanpao was obviously dissatisfied, poking his head out from Tang Yue's leg, and yelled at Tang San twice.

There was a bit of bitterness on the master's face, "Because my martial soul is a mutant martial soul. Remember the mutation of the martial soul I told you, Sanpao is. However, its mutation is obviously in a bad direction. When it first awakened, my soul power was only half level. Otherwise, how could I be like this now. No matter how hard I try, it is impossible for my soul power to break through level [-] in this life. I can only study martial arts theoretically .”

"I'm sorry, teacher, to bring up your sadness."

The master shook his head mockingly, "It's nothing, I've been used to it for a long time. Come on, let me introduce you to Sanpao. The reason why it is called this is because its barking sound is the sound of "la-la", and its attack is also It can only be launched three times. That’s why it’s called the Three Cannons.”

"Three guns, open the way ahead."

"Hello."

The obese Luo Sanpao walked forward, shaking his head. Although his body was a bit fatter, his movements were still nimble. He was sniffing something while walking.

Tang Yue looked at Luo Sanpao who was going to open the way reluctantly, and trotted to follow.

The soul ring on the master's body was shining, and he led Tang San to follow Luo Sanpao and Tang Yue, walking towards the interior of the forest.

"Sanpao's sense of smell is very sensitive, and it can detect the traces and strength of soul beasts. Although it has become weak due to mutation, it consumes very little soul power, so I can release it for a long time. This is for you , The last blow to kill the spirit beast needs to be done by yourself. Xiaoyue, you should also pay attention, if you meet a spirit beast that suits you, use your martial soul to give it the last blow."

The master took out a magnificent short sword from his arms and handed it to Tang San.

The scabbard of the dagger is blue and inlaid with seven sapphires.There is a milky white jade stone on the hilt, and the sword is one foot two inches long. Although it is not out of its sheath, it can still feel the slightest chill in the hand.

After walking not far, Luo Sanpao suddenly stopped, his big eyes looked in one direction, and he let out two rumbling sounds.

An animal that looked a bit like a cat appeared in the direction it could see, lying on a tree, looking at Grandmaster and Tang San vigilantly.

The master smiled lightly and said, "It's a ten-year-old colorful cat. Sanpao, don't disturb others. Keep going."

The master never forgot to teach Tang San, while continuing to move forward, he pointed out the various spirit beasts he encountered and taught him how to identify the types and ages of spirit beasts.Tang Yue followed Luo Sanpao and walked ahead, bending down from time to time to collect something on the side of the road and throwing it into the pendant, as if she felt very comfortable entering the forest.

Over there, the master explained to Tang San the upper limit of a soul master's absorption of spirit rings, and Tang San hurriedly called Tang Yue back to listen together.

The master said: "The choice of the soul ring must be cautious, each soul ring is irreplaceable, and a soul master can absorb the soul rings of century-old soul beasts. The soul ring of the beast. I have carefully studied the growth experience and failure experience of many soul masters. 420 years should be the limit that the first soul ring can bear. Therefore, I hope that your first soul ring will try to reach this limit Get closer."

Master's research on Wuhun is always so precise.Tang San felt that having such a teacher was definitely a kind of happiness.

"It is also a century-old soul ring. Although the color of the soul ring produced by the 100-year-old soul beast is the same as the soul ring produced by the 900-year-old soul beast, the increase in the added attributes is indeed very different. Pursue the limit of the soul ring under the premise of being as safe as possible. , is a compulsory course for every excellent soul master."

Moving forward, the master seemed to be giving Tang San a vivid practical lesson. With Luo Sanpao's keen sense of smell, even the spirit beasts hidden in the dark would be discovered by them one by one.Perhaps it was because most of these spirit beasts were ten-year-level existences, and their desire to attack was not strong. The master introduced to Tang San the names, characteristics, and methods of identifying the years of cultivation of these spirit beasts one by one.

Looking up at the sky, the master said: "It seems that we are going to live in the Hunting Soul Forest tonight. Let's find a camping place first."

After searching for a long time, although many qualified soul beasts appeared, the master did not rush to do it, and continued to search patiently.

The camping location chosen by the master is a depression with complex terrain and surrounded by many towering trees.

The master took out a large glass bottle from a wrist-shaped soul guide on his wrist and handed it to Tang San, "Scatter it around, remember, to spread it evenly."

"Okay." Tang San took the bottle. Inside the bottle was some powdered medicine, which was a little pungent. Tang San moved his nose, and he could tell that it was a medicine similar to realgar from his previous life.

After spreading the powder, Tang San returned the bottle to the master.

"Do you know why I asked you to spread these to the outside?" The master's face was very serious, and he was the teacher who tested the students at this time.

Tang San said without thinking: "It should have two functions, one is to cover up our own smell, and the other is to drive away creatures like snakes, insects, rats and ants."

The master nodded in satisfaction, "That's right, that's right. It's called snake repellent powder, which is necessary for adventure. Remember, try not to use fire in the forest, especially in the forest with spirit beasts. Although most beasts Both spirit beasts and spirit beasts are afraid of fire, but there are also several particularly powerful spirit beasts that like fire. Once you encounter them, unless your own cultivation is strong enough, you will definitely die."

The sky gradually darkened, but the forest was not peaceful. The chirping of insects and birds, and even the roaring of wild animals resounded one after another.

There was no fire, and the surroundings were completely dark. The three of them had a simple dinner and then leaned against a big tree to rest.

The master is definitely a competent teacher, or he attaches great importance to Tang San, even though he has to rest now, the master still asked Tang San the soul beasts he had taught him during the day from beginning to end, in order to deepen his impression.

Tang San's memory is not bad, and the novelty of being in contact with spirit beasts for the first time deepened his memory, and the master corrected the occasional mistakes in his answers.

"Little San, do you know why I said that the cultivation of a soul master is the most important when you are young?" The master's deep and hoarse voice was full of sadness.

Tang San shook his head, waiting for the teacher's explanation.

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