The wind follows the tiger, the clouds follow the dragon, heroes of dragons and tigers...

"Gu Lie, Gu Lie... you've come up with another new trick for me."

Seeing the unicorn dragon, which is known as the most undesirable soul beast for agility-type soul masters, being killed and refined by Gu Lie and Na'er with almost no resistance, Leng Yaozhu couldn't help but close her eyes, gently shaking her head while letting out a satisfied hum.

If Gu Lie's previous display of ability against Qinglang was merely a minor skirmish, the dragon breath and quicksand hell he just used once again caught her eye.

Based on the data feedback from the Spirit Ascension Platform, Leng Yaozhu was able to determine that the Quicksand Hell skill was enough to control a powerful offensive Soul Master for at least ten seconds and consume at least 20% of his Soul Power.

As for the Dragon Breath skill, although its power is not outstanding, it is still comparable to the second soul skill of a Great Soul Master. Moreover, the paralysis effect it comes with means that even if Gu Lie did not use his first soul skill, Golden Body, to amplify it, there is at least a 30% chance that it can be activated.

This means that at the first stage, the number of soul skills that Gu Lie possesses has far surpassed that of other soul masters of the same level with twin martial souls.

Moreover, the two self-created soul skills newly developed by Gu Lie, one possessing the power of dragons and the other earth attribute, are no less diverse than those of a twin martial soul master, not to mention the half-baked twin martial soul.

"When exactly did he develop it...? It's hard to say..."

Leng Yaozhu suddenly realized that something was wrong.

Because she felt that Gu Lie needed to rest, she strictly controlled Gu Lie's training time for the previous two weeks—to be precise, the training time other than meditation.

So, when exactly did Gu Lie take the time to think about and even practice his self-created soul skills?

That's so hard to guess!

"That bastard, he can't even behave himself while he's resting..."

Leng Yaozhu couldn't help but laugh out of anger at Gu Lie's underhanded tactics. Her curvaceous body trembled uncontrollably, to the point that she almost triggered the emergency escape procedure due to her shaky hands.

However, she ultimately held back.

Although there were no more explicit signs, Leng Yaozhu felt that Gu Lie's precociousness was heartbreaking.

Even in front of her, Gu Lie behaved very well and took great care of Na'er.

As for sacrificing his rest time to research his own soul skills, it's probably so that he can stand on his own as soon as possible...

"Forget it, we'll deal with him about not getting proper rest after he gets out."

Leng Yaozhu gently shook her head, putting the matter out of her mind for the time being.

Inside the Ascension Platform, after seeing the cold unicorn dragon's corpse transform into warm spiritual energy, Na'er didn't mourn for her "kin" for a moment. She immediately ran to the Ancient Hunter's side and anxiously checked on his condition.

"Na'er, don't be like this, I'm really fine. This soul beast never even touched me in the first place..."

With a slightly embarrassed smile, Gu Lie deactivated his Martial Soul Possession state and gently placed his hands on Na'er's shoulders to indicate that he was really alright.

When he is possessed by a martial spirit, the scales on his body can cause some damage to anyone who touches them. This is also the origin of Garchomp's Dream Ability "Rough Skin" in the Pokémon games.

If Na'er is not injured by the soul beast, but is instead seriously injured by her own characteristics, that would be a real sin.

Na'er looked Gu Lie up and down several more times, and after repeatedly confirming that he was really not injured, the anxious expression on her little face finally disappeared.

The next moment, as she held the Silver Dragon Spear in front of her, a warm spiritual energy surged towards Gu Lie.

"Brother, for some reason, my Silver Dragon Spear can temporarily store the spiritual energy here."

"It was my brother's doing that we killed that unicorn dragon. I don't want to keep all that spiritual energy to myself..."

Gu Lie looked at Na'er in surprise, but then a look of relief appeared on his face.

Regardless of how the Silver Dragon Spear came to have such a brand-new function, since Na'er has already made her decision, Gu Lie absolutely cannot hesitate.

"Thanks, Na'er. Let's continue to keep watch on the surroundings. That unicorn dragon caused quite a commotion and might attract some soul beasts."

"Also, when my martial spirit is attached to me, do not touch the parts of my body covered by scales, as that will injure you."

"But don't worry, I will control my ability as soon as possible and prevent it from harming my partners and family."

After absorbing all that spiritual energy, Gu Lie felt himself becoming a little stronger.

After giving Na'er a few instructions, he entered the Martial Soul Possession state again and used his first Soul Skill.

Thanks to his skillful control over his martial soul and soul skills, he can maintain his first soul skill for a considerable period of time. Especially since he had just absorbed a lot of spiritual energy, although he could not replicate the famous scene of "energy replenishment of 400%" in "The Avengers", his previous consumption had been basically replenished.

As for the several hundred-year-old soul beasts they encountered next, none of them could last even a minute against the two of them.

"Brother, what's wrong? Why are you still thinking about something? Na'er doesn't like this."

As she absorbed the warm spiritual energy once more, Na'er looked at Gu Lie curiously. Noticing his serious expression, she couldn't help but pout in dissatisfaction.

"Too few, too few soul beasts have been attracted."

"Even considering that this might be the territory of a unicorn dragon, the number of soul beasts attracted by the commotion of our battle could not possibly be this small."

Gu Lie shook his head, his gaze fixed on the distance.

They didn't come into a small, isolated space inside the Spirit Ascension Platform; it was just an area that Leng Yaozhu had scouted out beforehand.

In terms of the density and "refresh rate" of soul beasts, this place is no different from other places inside the primary spirit ascension platform.

This means that after the two killed the unicorn dragon, the frequency of encountering soul beasts was significantly low.

"Could it be...?"

Just as Na'er was instinctively taking over the conversation as a straight man, a gust of wind suddenly blew by, making the surrounding forest even noisier.

"That's right, that's the one. Na'er, hide behind me and get ready for battle."

"The wind follows the tiger, the clouds follow the dragon, heroes of dragons and tigers... No, no, that's not right."

"This strange wind signifies a tiger-type spirit beast of considerable strength!"

Gu Lie's expression changed, and he immediately shielded Na'er behind him. He activated his first soul skill again, and at the same time, he used his soul power to establish a closer connection with the surrounding earth.

If any spirit beast does appear, he can activate the Quicksand Hell immediately.

Almost simultaneously, Na'er transferred the Silver Dragon Spear to her left hand, while her right hand grasped the Ancient Hunter's left hand.

The next moment, with an even stronger gust of wind, a tiger, as black as ink with a white "king" character on its forehead, appeared in front of the two.

"Such large tiger claws... Is this a giant black tiger with giant paws?!"