Standing at the actual entrance of the Soul Hunting Forest, the towering, massive trees truly gave one quite a visual impact.
Of course, compared to the natural scenery, what was more eye-catching was the cold, rugged iron fence circling the perimeter.
This thing was not only to guard against those poachers who were courting death, but also to prevent the Spirit Beasts inside from escaping and harming the commoners.
Deacon Su Yuntao skillfully displayed his Spirit Hall token, and upon seeing it was one of their own, the guards immediately and respectfully stepped aside to let them pass.
Once they stepped inside the forest, the unique, fresh scent of vegetation from the primeval jungle rushed to meet them, refreshing the mind and Spirit.
Although this was only a small Soul Hunting Forest raised by the Spirit Hall, after so many years of reproduction, Spirit Beasts with different habits had long since spontaneously divided their territories.
“Poison-attribute and spider-type Spirit Beasts mostly like to stay in the poisonous swamp area in the north of the forest.”
Deacon Su Yuntao introduced the distribution of Spirit Beasts here while leading the way.
“Once we reach that place, the Ghost Face Spider or Black-Veined Demon Spider you need should be relatively easy to find.”
The three Spirit Grandmasters stood in a tacitly coordinated triangular formation, guarding Lin Nuo tightly in the very center, and the group headed straight for the northern swamp.
After traveling for about half a day, stopping and starting along the way, the surrounding environment began to undergo a distinct qualitative change.
The original fresh scent in the air vanished, replaced by a suffocating, damp, cold, and stagnant feeling, with an occasional pungent, rotten stench drilling straight into their nostrils.
“Everyone, stay alert.
We will arrive at the swamp area soon.
You must protect Lin Nuo!”
Deacon Su Yuntao shouted in a deep voice, putting away his previous relaxed demeanor, his expression gradually becoming cold and stern.
Accompanied by a low roar, white light surged around Deacon Su Yuntao, and he instantly completed the possession of his Lone Wolf Spirit.
His figure grew taller, his muscles bulged, and his ten fingers extended into cold, sharp claws, while one white and one yellow spirit ring slowly emerged from beneath his feet.
At the same time, Si Si and another minor deacon who had come to help also activated their Spirits in unison, and the standard two rings—one white and one yellow—lit up beneath their feet as well.
On this Douluo Continent, fighting and killing are certainly important, but in the end, one ultimately cannot escape the ways of the world.
The first spirit rings of these three—Deacon Su Yuntao and the others—were all ten-year white ones; their achievements in this life could basically be seen at a glance.
But Lin Nuo was different.
With the talent of Innate Full Spirit Power, his first spirit ring was guaranteed to be a terrifying hundred-year yellow spirit ring.
As long as he didn’t die halfway, he had a great chance of becoming a top-tier powerhouse in the future who would make people exclaim in terror!
This was also the main reason why the three were willing to come, even though they knew this escort mission was full of danger.
…
Passing through several patches of dense poisonous miasma forest, the group slowly crept into the depths of the swamp, and the view before them actually opened up quite a bit.
Thanks to the extremely harsh environment here, spider-type Spirit Beasts thrived quite well in this area.
Without much effort, the group locked onto their target.
“Lin Nuo, look at that big guy on the dead tree ahead.
Brother Tao has roughly estimated it; its age is between three and four hundred years.
As your first spirit ring, it is simply perfect!”
Deacon Su Yuntao lowered his voice and pointed ahead with a confident expression.
As a deacon of the Spirit Hall, he had naturally read Yu Xiaogang’s so-called invincible theory, and he subconsciously believed that the Spirit Beast of this age he had judged was already the limit of what Lin Nuo’s body could withstand.
After all, when the three of them absorbed their first spirit rings, influenced by their own talents, even a hundred-year spirit ring was somewhat difficult for them.
Lin Nuo looked in the direction his finger was pointing.
He saw an ugly and ferocious Black-Veined Demon Spider lying on a thick tree branch not far ahead.
This thing was a full circle larger than an adult man, its entire body covered in a layer of shiny, jet-black, hard carapace.
Its eight thick, spear-like legs were dug deep into the tree bark, and heavy, cold bone spurs grew at the joints.
However, what caught Lin Nuo’s attention the most was the extremely abstract, dark red mark on the forehead of this devil spider.
The lines of the mark were soft and winding; at first glance, they looked like a woman’s falling hair, and upon closer inspection, they looked like some kind of weird, entwining vine.
The flowing lines exuded an evil nature that could hook a soul.
“Hmm?
Interesting.”
“Would a wild spider have something like this on its head?”
“Could it be a pet spider with an owner?”
“But that’s not important right now.
What’s important is…”
Lin Nuo silently recalled the knowledge he had seen in the Spirit Beast guide before…
“Just looking at this leg span and the thickness of this carapace, how could this Black-Veined Demon Spider be anything less than six hundred years old?”
“Brother Tao…” Lin Nuo turned his head with a strange expression.
“Are you sure it’s only three or four hundred years old?”
Deacon Su Yuntao nodded heavily without hesitation and even patted his chest.
That look seemed to say: When it comes to Spirit Awakening and evaluating Spirit Beasts, Brother Tao is a professional!
Lin Nuo had completely given up any hope for Deacon Su Yuntao’s eyes.
However, this actually saved him the trouble of racking his brains to make up excuses; it played right into his hands.
“Since that’s the case, then I’ll have to trouble Brother Tao and the other two Seniors.”
Lin Nuo decisively took half a step back, giving up the center stage.
“Don’t worry, little brother, leave it to us!”
The moment the words fell, the three Spirit Grandmasters tacitly dispersed their formation, each urging their spirit power, and charged up without hesitation.
Deacon Su Yuntao, relying on the explosive movement speed brought by his Lone Wolf Spirit, turned into an afterimage and went head-on to attract the attention of the beast.
Si Si remained at the rear, her Fluff Ball Spirit instantly exploded, branching out into countless tough vines, sealing off all the devil spider’s retreat routes like a net of heaven and earth.
The last minor deacon tacitly circled to the devil spider’s side blind spot, clenching his fists, ready to strike a thunderous blow at any time.
“First Spirit Ability, Lone Wolf Impact!”
“First Spirit Ability, Binding!”
“First Spirit Ability, Bear’s Strength!”
…
However, as soon as the battle began, the three of them immediately tasted what it meant for something to be wrong.
And it was very wrong!
They could clearly feel that the attack power of this Black-Veined Demon Spider seemed a bit too formidable?
It could actually suppress all three of them?
Could it be that all spider-type Spirit Beasts were this terrifying?
The three couldn’t help but think in their hearts.
But fortunately, this was, after all, a three-on-one situation.
Relying on their numerical advantage and Si Si’s desperate maneuvering from the rear, after a bitter battle, the three finally managed to beat the beast to its last breath with no major mishaps.
“Lin Nuo, give it the final blow; its spirit ring will be yours.”
Deacon Su Yuntao was panting heavily, quietly wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, and said while pointing at the devil spider on the ground.