The arrival of Yue Guan instantly turned the situation around. Moreover, all the opposing soul masters were slaughtered to the last one.
"Within a radius of ten miles, there are no other soul master teams. You can safely absorb soul rings and soul bones now. Little girl, I really envy you. At my old age, I still don't have a soul bone. Didn't expect you, just over twenty, to obtain a head soul bone!"
Though Yue Guan didn't look old, he was actually in his seventies or eighties.
Because of being a titled Douluo, their lifespan was much longer than normal people's.
Feng Lingling respectfully nodded, "Thank you, Titled Douluo!"
"It's nothing. My duty is to protect the Holy Son and Holy Maiden. Since someone dares to harm them, I must crush them in the cradle!"
Looking at the pile of corpses, Jiang Xiaofeng said calmly, "Can you not be so rough next time? If others knew, they'd think our Martial Soul Hall were nothing but brutal thugs!"
Yue Guan nodded, "Understood! I'll be more careful next time!"
Although a small incident, it unexpectedly allowed Jiang Xiaofeng to test the defense strength of his body.
Feng Lingling also began absorbing the soul bone.
The method of absorbing soul bones was similar to absorbing soul rings — eventually merging with the body.
Perhaps because she had absorbed the soul ring of the Golden Armored Crocodile, she felt little pain while absorbing the soul bone.
A golden light flashed on Feng Lingling's forehead.
This meant she had finished absorbing it, and the whole process didn't seem too difficult.
"Head soul bone skill, Golden Armor Barrier! When activated, it grants three seconds of invincibility!"
Jiang Xiaofeng, Huliena, and the others all lit up with excitement. This head soul bone skill was pretty powerful—three seconds of invincibility straight up.
Mo Bot nodded, smiling, "Haha, with this skill, your path will be much easier. But I guess you can't just use the head soul bone skill casually, right?"
Feng Lingling nodded, "Yes, it can be used once every 30 minutes, but mine is a group barrier, protecting multiple people, not just a single individual!"
A group defense soul skill with three seconds of invincibility—now their Feng Shen team was even more terrifying!
Jiang Xiaofeng nodded.
The soul ring skill had already exceeded expectations; this soul bone skill was a pleasant surprise.
"Alright, our next target is to find a suitable soul beast for Tutor Mo Bot!"
Mo Bot needed to obtain his sixth soul ring.
Mo Bot was stunned. Originally, this trip was just for hunting soul beasts for their group. Unexpectedly, Jiang Xiaofeng was even thinking about helping him hunt a soul beast to advance to the Soul Emperor level.
"Your Highness, my soul ring isn't urgent. Next, it would be more appropriate to help you find your fifth soul ring!"
Jiang Xiaofeng smiled, "Since we're here, let's do it together. Besides, I haven't decided what my fifth soul ring should be."
Mo Bot pulled out a notebook he carried.
He flipped through a few pages and stopped.
"Your Highness, since you use a sword, I think you should focus on attack. Any offensive-type soul beast will do, but we must be careful about the age — you're different from us!"
Jiang Xiaofeng knew well his fourth soul ring came from a ten-thousand-year soul beast.
His fifth soul ring couldn't be from a ten-thousand-year beast again. He thought he needed a soul beast around 30,000 years old but wasn't sure if he could handle it.
Since he had survived attacks from Soul Emperors, his physical strength should at least withstand attacks from Soul Emperor-level foes. He wanted a soul beast between 20,000 to 30,000 years.
"I need to find a soul beast about 20,000 to 30,000 years old, and Tutor Mo Bot, you need one too, right?"
Mo Bot nodded. His sixth soul ring indeed required a partner over 20,000 years old.
"Since that's agreed, let's move out. The target is this soul beast habitat!"
With Yue Guan shielding them, Jiang Xiaofeng and the others moved much faster than before.
Soon, they entered the soul beast habitat. Any soul beast seen here was at least ten thousand years old.
Jiang Xiaofeng frowned, observing many but hadn't found a suitable one yet.
"Your Highness, haven't found the right one yet?"
Jiang Xiaofeng shook his head helplessly, "Not yet. Though there are many soul beasts, I'm a sword-type Martial Soul. I need not just attack power, but penetration."
His demands were high but not impossible.
Yet after all this time, no suitable soul beast appeared—though they did find one perfect for Mo Bot.
It was a vine soul beast just over 20,000 years old. Compared to Mo Bot's Martial Soul, the Ghost Soaring, it was very fitting.
With Jiang Xiaofeng leading, even though all of them were Soul Sect level, they still managed to take it down.
The biggest variable was Jiang Xiaofeng. Without him leading the charge, taking down this 20,000-year-old vine beast would have been impossible.
The 20,000-year-old vines coiled around Jiang Xiaofeng, but caused him no pressure at all.
This lack of pressure led to the vine beast's swift defeat.
Other teams facing a 20,000-year-old soul beast would need Soul King level members to succeed.
Mo Bot killed the vine beast but unfortunately found no soul bone.
When Mo Bot stood up, his soul power had reached level 62.
His face was full of smiles. He thought he'd never break through to Soul Emperor this lifetime.
But just now, he easily absorbed the 20,000-year-old vine soul ring!
"Your Highness, Mo Bot is here, thanking you again!"
Jiang Xiaofeng shook his head, "You deserve it. After all, you taught us a lot of theoretical knowledge, helping us grow from nothing to Soul Emperor. Consider it our repayment!"
Mo Bot nodded deeply, "Your Highness, rest assured, as long as I live, I will research all things in Douluo Continent for you. I won't be any worse than that Jade Xiaogang!"
Jiang Xiaofeng nodded, "How could you be worse than that ungrateful guy? At least in my eyes, you're not. Let's go, we still need to find a suitable soul beast for me!"
"Yes, I will definitely pick the most suitable soul beast for Your Highness!"
The group continued their journey, searching for a suitable soul beast for Jiang Xiaofeng.
They had been searching in the soul beast forest for a whole week.
But they still hadn't found a satisfying soul beast.
"Your Highness, according to footprints and droppings on the ground, up ahead is a soul beast about 33,000 years old—a very violent Purple-Eyed Demon Dragon!"
When Jiang Xiaofeng heard "Purple-Eyed Demon Dragon," his eyes lit up.
(End of Chapter)