Chapter 11
Four Years of Demonic Fire Red Fox
Three days later, outside the Soul Hunter Forest.
Xiang Yang and his two companions were accompanied by two burly men with distinctly military bearing. The five of them, carrying large and small bags, entered the Soul Hunter Forest.
Xiang Yang and Tang San, initially excited, became serious.
Xiang Yan's two comrades-in-arms were named Wang Da and Wang Er, and they were brothers.
Because Wang Da injured one of his arms, the two brothers retired from the army together and did some soul-hunting work outside the Soul-Hunting Forest.
"Xiao Yang, Xiao San, this is your Uncle Wang."
"You can just call this guy Uncle. His martial spirit is Lone Wolf, which gives him a powerful sense of smell. He used to be the strongest scout in our area."
"You can call this man Second Uncle. His martial spirit is the War Wolf, which has powerful attack capabilities and can help us hunt for spirits."
Xiang Yan pointed to the two brothers, Wang Da and Wang Er, and introduced them to Xiang Yang and the others.
Xiang Yang and Tang San immediately greeted them obediently, "Hello, uncles!"
"Alright, alright, your requirements for a soul beast aren't too difficult. We'll definitely hunt a good one for you."
Wang said with a big laugh.
As a professional Soul Hunter, Wang Da has a wealth of experience.
After learning from Xiang Yan that Xiang Yang needed a spirit ring from a spirit beast of the mental type and Tang San needed a spirit ring from a spirit beast of the plant type, he readily agreed to the soul hunt.
Because spirit-type soul beasts are generally physically weak, Xiang Yan has a bow and arrow for ranged attacks, while Wang Er's war wolf can provide close-range protection.
There's basically no danger; if he's lucky, Xiang Yan can handle it all by himself.
"Thank you, Uncle."
Xiang Yang and Tang San immediately expressed their gratitude.
Hearing that their first spirit ring could be easily dealt with, the two were no longer worried, but they remained vigilant and used their Purple Demon Eyes to observe everything around them.
Upon entering the Soul Hunter Forest, the air immediately felt much fresher.
The once dark forest no longer seemed dangerous thanks to the three Great Soul Masters clearing the way.
"Wang Da and Wang Er, I think you two should give up soul hunting and join me in forming a caravan to sell goods!"
"This is safe."
Xiang Yan didn't seem to feel any danger in the Soul Hunting Forest, and he didn't deliberately lower his voice as he communicated with Wang Da and the others.
However, Xiang Yan seemed to remember that Xiang Yang and the others were still newcomers, so he changed his expression and spoke to Xiang Yang and the others with a serious face.
"By the way, Xiao Yang, Xiao San, you two can't talk so loudly when you're hunting souls in the future!"
"We have people here who can sense danger, and we only say that because the Soul Hunter Forest isn't that dangerous."
As he spoke, Xiang Yan's voice trailed off.
It seemed they wanted to set an example for Xiang Yang and his group, fearing that they might encounter danger one day.
Neither Xiang Yang nor Tang San were real children, so they readily agreed.
They won't listen like other kids.
Unable to get a word in edgewise, Xiang Yang and Tang San silently followed the group, observing Xiang Yan and the others' behavior.
Holding an iron bow, Xiang Yan skillfully took out some soul beast dung from his bag and smeared it on everyone's clothes.
Wang Da would occasionally activate his Martial Soul, using his first Soul Skill to carefully sniff the surrounding scents.
Only after confirming there was no danger did the group continue forward.
Wang Er was the most confident. Although he lowered his voice, it was still somewhat noticeable compared to the tranquil Soul Hunting Forest.
He decisively declined Xiang Yan's invitation.
"Old Xiang, you're just afraid of your wife. I told you, we Soul Hunters are perfectly safe!"
"Why don't you join us?"
Wang Er said with a smile.
With the scouts in the Soul Hunting Squad, it is indeed much safer. If Xiang Yan, a long-range archer, were to join, the vast majority of dangers could be eliminated.
However, Xiang Yan refused Wang Er's invitation without even thinking about it.
Wang Da and Wang Er had no idea how much money Xiang Yan made selling goods between the two empires.
With Xiang Yan, a great soul master, as their boss, the entire caravan can carry several times more goods than ordinary caravans at once, and the profits will be the same.
However, Wang Da and Wang Er were unwilling, and Xiang Yan did not force them.
Soon, the entire Soul Hunting Team fell silent, quietly searching for suitable Soul Beasts along the way.
Perhaps luck was on Xiang Yang's side, because Wang Da immediately locked onto a soul beast that was suitable for Xiang Yang.
Sniff!
A white light flashed beneath Wang Da's feet, and his first soul ring flashed with white light, causing a visible white mist to appear in front of the Lone Wolf Martial Soul's nose.
Then Wang Da said with a confident expression.
"There seems to be a powerful spirit beast ahead; judging from its size, it should be a fox!"
As soon as Wang Da finished speaking, he saw Xiang Yang and Tang San staring at him with incredulous expressions.
He smiled slightly, a curve appearing on his rough face, and a few more wrinkles appeared at the corners of his eyes.
"My first soul skill can detect the specific form of a scent, and the scent of that fox was fox-shaped."
"However, we'll have to go and see for ourselves to find out the exact age and what the fox looks like."
After Wang Da explained, Xiang Yang and Tang San suddenly understood.
Xiang Yang, in particular, bit his lip and looked at Wang Da when he suddenly had a brilliant idea.
Since Wang Da can have a olfactory soul skill that can sense the size of soul beasts, could he give his Sun Eye a soul skill that can identify items?
However, Xiang Yang quickly rejected his idea.
While the Appraisal Soul Skill can enhance his research abilities, it can also negatively impact his potential.
In addition, his Eye of the Sun is not a pure mental-type soul skill, so he may not necessarily obtain the so-called appraisal soul skill.
Most importantly, this will expose Xiang Yang's Eye of the Sun.
Xiang Yang didn't have much time to think, and soon followed the direction Wang Da pointed out to find the fox soul beast.
After walking a few hundred meters together, a fiery red fox demon came into view.
"A four-hundred-year-old demonic red fox! It's injured!"
Wang Er stared at the fox demon before him and exclaimed in surprise!
Everyone looked over and saw that the fox demon in front of them seemed to have been injured by some kind of blunt instrument, with broken bones all over its body, and it was already on the verge of death.
A look of surprise flashed in Xiang Yan's, Wang Da's, and Tang San's eyes.
This is simply a godsend! This soul beast actually has a cultivation level of four hundred years. When luck comes, no one can stop it.
However, Xiang Yang looked puzzled; he didn't believe in coincidences.
He figured that Tang Hao must have secretly intervened because this soul beast was so suitable.
At the same time, seeing the longing in Xiang Yan and the others' eyes, the Demon Fire Red Fox immediately roared.
"Waaaaah!"
At the same time, streaks of yellow soul power flashed around the Demon Fire Red Fox, and fireballs were controlled around its body.
If anyone gets close, the fireball will attack autonomously, depending on the changes in the surrounding airflow.
This is the last of the Demon Flame Red Fox's soul power!
Seeing this, Xiang Yan raised the corners of his mouth and smiled slightly.
Clearly, the threat of the Fiery Red Fox was completely ineffective.
Xiang Yan immediately shouted.
"Xiao Yang, you kill it, it's almost dead."
Upon hearing this, Xiang Yang did not make any further moves.
Xiang Yang instantly summoned the Sun Chasing Bow into his hand, plucked the bowstring made of soul power, and several soul power bullets condensed in his hand.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"
In an instant, countless soul energy projectiles flew towards the Demon Fire Red Fox like deadly bullets.
The fireballs that the Demon Fire Red Fox used to attack with the movement of air currents were also attracted by Xiang Yang's soul power bullets and flew towards the Demon Fire Red Fox.
"Boom boom boom!"
Fireballs exploded on the already fragile body of the Demon Fire Red Fox, and the flames instantly engulfed its figure.
Finally, accompanied by painful whimpers, the fiery red fox died on the spot.
A yellow spirit ring floated slowly in mid-air.