This is a Crimson Three-Headed Eagle over fifty thousand years old, a top-tier fire-type Soul Beast, possessing three heads, each capable of spewing a special type of flame. It is said that by mastering three types of flames, it can even fuse them to unleash attacks with exaggerated destructive power.
Ma Xiaotao's eyes lit up upon seeing the Crimson Three-Headed Eagle. This Soul Beast was simply too suitable for her and was one of the best choices for her seventh Soul Ring.
Her Martial Soul is the fire phoenix. If she were to obtain a seventh Soul Ring, it would be best to obtain one as closely related to the fire phoenix as possible.
It was naturally impossible to find the most suitable Ten Thousand Year Phoenix.
What she hoped for was to find a top-tier flying fire-type Soul Beast. Since they were both avian, the compatibility would be stronger than that of land beasts.
At this moment, she truly encountered a suitable flying fire-type Soul Beast.
"No need to choose anymore, this is it," Ma Xiaotao immediately decided.
"Okay," Yan Shaozhe released his Martial Soul. The powerful aura pressure caused the Crimson Three-Headed Eagle's bloodline to become agitated, experiencing extreme pressure, and its state was greatly affected.
After feeling Yan Shaozhe's powerful aura, the fifty-thousand-year-old Crimson Three-Headed Eagle lost all will to fight and decisively fled.
"Think you can escape?" Yan Shaozhe snorted lightly, full of confidence.
Nine Soul Rings appeared, intending to finish the fight quickly.
Shi Yu, Ma Xiaotao, and Shi Xing stood together, watching with interest.
Seeing that Yan Shaozhe only used one Soul Skill to beat the Crimson Three-Headed Eagle until it fell to the ground, Shi Yu couldn't help but feel a little more awe towards his Senior. This was truly powerful.
Senior used his fifth Soul Skill, which could almost instantly kill a fifty-thousand-year-old Soul Beast. This strength was undeniably formidable.
Shi Yu didn't feel that Yan Shaozhe's use of Soul Skills meant his strength was insufficient. A large part of a Soul Master's strength is reflected in their Soul Skills.
A Soul Master using Soul Skills and one not using them are completely different.
What did Tang San, ten thousand years ago in Slaughter City, rely on to kill so many Soul Saints and Soul Douluos with just the cultivation of a Soul King?
It wasn't his own strength, but the inability to use Soul Skills in that place, which leveled the greatest difference between the two sides.
If both sides could use Soul Skills, it would undoubtedly be Tang San who died. This is beyond doubt.
If one Soul Douluo couldn't kill him, could several Soul Douluos working together still not kill him?
From this, one can see how much using or not using Soul Skills affects a Soul Master's strength.
Soul Masters of the level of Mu En and Xuan Lao can have terrifying combat power even without appearing to use Soul Skills, but it's not that they truly aren't using Soul Skills.
Rather, their mastery of Soul Skills is too strong, and their proficiency has reached a point where they can use Soul Skills without needing to light up their Soul Rings.
What looks like a casual, terrifying move from them might actually be the use of Soul Skills, not a skill used without lighting up the Soul Ring as seen by the naked eye.
"Bang!" The Crimson Three-Headed Eagle crashed to the ground, on its last breath. It was still alive only because Yan Shaozhe had held back, deliberately sparing its life.
Ma Xiaotao ran over excitedly and quickly delivered the final blow to the Crimson Three-Headed Eagle.
"I'm absorbing the Soul Ring," Ma Xiaotao announced before sitting down cross-legged to begin absorbing the Soul Ring.
Yan Shaozhe guarded her side, ensuring no Soul Beasts would come to disturb her.
Shi Yu and Shi Xing also moved closer. The former looked around, murmuring to himself, wondering where that place of inheritance actually was.
Along the way, Senior hadn't felt any abnormality in the Space.
That place of inheritance might not be on the surface. Otherwise, the specific location of the Phoenix God's inheritance wouldn't be unknown to people.
Senior guessed that the place of inheritance might be in an underground Space, or there might be a special small Space here, similar to Dragon Valley, requiring finding the right spot to tear open a Space passage.
Senior used his Space abilities to sense as much as possible but gained nothing.
This might be because they hadn't gotten close yet, hence the inability to sense it.
It could also be that his cultivation wasn't high enough yet to sense the existence of that small Space or underground Space.
Of course, there's another possibility: that the place of inheritance disappeared after Ma Hongjun obtained the Phoenix God's inheritance.
"It would be best to come here to search during the time ten thousand years ago," Shi Yu thought.
Shi Yu silently noted this place down. If Shi Yu were to go back ten thousand years, Shi Yu must come back to this place to search again.
Shi Yu might not be able to obtain the inheritance of the Fire God or Phoenix God, but getting some basic assessments should be fine, right? If Shi Yu could get one or two God-bestowed Spirit Rings, that would be even better.
What Senior was currently thinking about was the God-bestowed Spirit Ring, which could spare Senior the trouble of difficult Soul Ring acquisition.
Ma Xiaotao's absorption of this Soul Ring went relatively smoothly, taking five hours to successfully absorb it and obtain her seventh Soul Ring.
A clear phoenix cry rang out, and a fire phoenix soared into the sky. Ma Xiaotao also opened her eyes, stood up, and leaped forcefully, chasing after the fire phoenix.
The two merged into one. Ma Xiaotao disappeared, and in the sky, only a fire phoenix remained, bathed in scorching flames, leaving behind residual flames wherever it passed.
Yan Shaozhe showed a look of relief. His disciple had also unknowingly cultivated to the Soul Saint realm.
Senior had a sense of déjà vu, like an old father watching his daughter grow up.
In fact, Senior indeed treated Ma Xiaotao as a daughter, caring for her meticulously since taking her as a disciple.
Ma Xiaotao manifested her Martial Soul True Body and flew in the sky for a while. Only when her excitement subsided did she land and restore her true form, her face beaming with a brilliant smile.
"Teacher, I've become a Soul Saint," Ma Xiaotao shared her joy with Yan Shaozhe.
Yan Shaozhe nodded with relief. With a flip of his hand, a Soul Bone appeared in his palm.
"This is..." Ma Xiaotao initially thought Teacher was going to give her a Soul Bone, but she quickly felt a familiar aura on it, very similar to that of the Crimson Three-Headed Eagle.
"Your luck is very good. This Crimson Three-Headed Eagle dropped a Soul Bone. It's over fifty thousand years old, and the quality of this Soul Bone is quite rare," Yan Shaozhe said with a smile.
While Ma Xiaotao was absorbing the Soul Ring, Senior helped her examine the corpse of the Crimson Three-Headed Eagle and was pleasantly surprised to find a Soul Bone.
The probability of a Soul Beast dropping a Soul Bone increases significantly after fifty thousand years, but it's still less than ten percent. Dropping a relatively complete Soul Bone like this was considered great luck.
"My luck is actually this good," Ma Xiaotao happily took it, unable to put it down.
This Soul Bone might be better for her than an eighty or ninety-thousand-year-old Soul Bone. After all, it came from the same Soul Beast as the Soul Ring. After absorbing it, the two would interact, enhancing each other's power.
Shi Yu also congratulated Ma Xiaotao, happy for her.
"I have to thank you for this. If it weren't for that celestial herb of yours, I wouldn't have broken through to Soul Saint this quickly," Ma Xiaotao's gaze towards Shi Yu was much softer than before.
Shi Yu smiled and said nothing more.
After a simple rest, they returned the way they came. Next, they would go to the Star Dou Great Forest to help Shi Yu obtain a Soul Ring.