Upon entering Sunset Forest, Miaoxin produced two pills for Yuwen Tuo and Xiao Xiao to consume.
"Is this Sunset Forest? It's said to be the second largest spirit beast gathering place on the Douluo Continent, second only to the Star Dou Great Forest, but why does it feel so desolate?
There are so few spirit beasts in the outer regions." Xiao Xiao held Yuwen Tuo's hand, slowly walking through the forest. They walked for more than half an hour but only encountered a few sparse spirit beasts.
"It wasn't like this ten thousand years ago." Miaoxin, the Titled Douluo and Tenth Elder who was accompanying them to hunt for spirit beasts this time, sighed. "In the past ten thousand years, for some unknown reason,
Sunset Forest has grown many Azure-Scaled Seven Absolutes and Azure-Scaled Nine Absolutes flowers, constantly emitting azure phosphorescent poisonous mist. This led to a mass extinction of species in Sunset Forest. The pills I just gave you were developed by the Sect Master and can help us resist the poisonous gas here."
Yuwen Tuo nodded. "So that's it. Then, Miaoxin before—"
"Gaze—" Miaoxin suddenly glared fiercely at Yuwen Tuo.
"Uh, I mean, Elder Sister Miaoxin!" Yuwen Tuo quickly corrected himself. "In that case, can Xiao Xiao and I find suitable spirit beasts for us?"
"Don't worry. Although most ordinary spirit beasts have died off, a very small number of high-level spirit beasts have managed to survive. They are not only powerful but also resistant to poison, capable of withstanding the poisonous gas of the Azure-Scaled Seven Absolutes.
They will be sufficient for your spirit ring needs. Furthermore, in recent years, the Heaven Soul Empire and our Body Sect have also regulated Sunset Forest. Firstly, all spirit masters are strictly forbidden from wantonly killing spirit beasts.
Only spirit masters in their promotion period can come to acquire a spirit ring. Any violation will result in pursuit by the imperial army. Secondly, the Sect Master is also trying to find a way to eliminate the poisonous gas here. He is also a master of poisons.
After many years of research, although he cannot completely eliminate it, in some areas, the poisonous mist has been effectively suppressed. This has slightly preserved Sunset Forest's resources, perhaps allowing it to last for another few hundred years, but that's the limit!" Miaoxin explained.
Yuwen Tuo understood her meaning. If the Azure-Scaled Seven Absolutes and Azure-Scaled Nine Absolutes continued to grow like this, the extinction of this spirit beast forest would be a matter of time. The Body Sect had no grand ideals of rescuing spirit beasts.
They merely maintained their self-restraint. When it was time for promotion, they would hunt a spirit ring. At other times, they wouldn't wander around here. Helping to detoxify this place was actually just for the sake of spirit beast resources.
Yuwen Tuo currently had no such grand ambitions either. He still had his own revenge to deal with first. However, he seemed to have thought of a way to find the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. The reason these Azure-Scaled Seven Absolutes grew so luxuriantly seemed to be influenced by the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
So, if he followed the densest concentration of Azure-Scaled Seven Absolutes, wouldn't he easily find the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well? Yuwen Tuo planned to come and see immediately once he was confident of obtaining the immortal herbs.
At the same time, the Ice Empress and Snow Empress within his body listened to Miaoxin's words with thoughtful expressions.
"After Sunset Forest is gone, the Star Dou Great Forest will probably follow suit sooner or later, Bing'er. Little Tuo's assimilation technique, if improved, do you think it's possible..." The Snow Empress tentatively asked.
The Ice Empress nodded. "I've thought so for a long time. It's precisely because of this cultivation method that I chose to help Little Tuo. I believe the hope for easing the conflict between spirit masters and spirit beasts in the future lies with Little Tuo! It's just that he still lacks an assistant right now..."
Yuwen Tuo and Xiao Xiao, following Miaoxin, quickly arrived at a more secluded area of Sunset Forest. From here, the poisonous mist had not spread extensively, and there were slightly more spirit beasts, including a few ten-thousand-year spirit beasts.
"Xiao Xiao, let's find yours first. Teacher will find you a ten-thousand-year spirit beast. What kind do you want?" Miaoxin asked.
"Ten-thousand-year spirit beast... me?" Xiao Xiao pointed at herself blankly. She wasn't like her Tuo Tuo; a ten-thousand-year fourth spirit ring? Was this a joke?
"What's wrong? You don't think your fourth spirit ring can only be at the thousand-year level, do you? You're underestimating yourself too much. Haven't you noticed that the 'Soundless String Art' divine skill that Tuo'er taught you not only rapidly increases spirit power but also cultivates both internal and external aspects?
Your physique has long surpassed that of a Spirit Ancestor. You also have two ten-thousand-year spirit bones and even a hundred-thousand-year spirit bone. These are your foundations." Miaoxin explained.
"But, don't ten-thousand-year spirit beasts have soul shockwaves?" Xiao Xiao hesitated. Indeed, this was the biggest factor preventing a Spirit Elder from accommodating a ten-thousand-year fourth spirit ring. The soul shockwave; a fortieth-level soul power was clearly insufficient to resist a ten-thousand-year spirit beast's soul shockwave.
"Xiao Xiao, it's fine. In fact, your current soul strength is not inferior to a Spirit King. Don't forget, your hundred-thousand-year spirit bone is a skull bone. What's a mere ten-thousand-year spirit beast's soul shockwave? Yuwen Tuo smiled.
"Moreover, the Twenty-Four Melodies of Heavenly Sound is a profound art that requires infusing emotion into the melodies to unleash its maximum power. During this time, with the help of Elder Sister Miaoxin, you can at least integrate four melodies,
and each time you completely master one, your mental power will greatly increase." Xiao Xiao had long cultivated a top-tier mental cultivation method, she just wasn't aware of it herself.
Hearing both her Tuo Tuo and Miaoxin say so, Xiao Xiao nodded firmly. "Mm, I'll try my best!"
The three continued forward. The number of spirit beasts increased, even forming some gregarious spirit beast groups. However, due to Miaoxin's presence as a Titled Douluo, no clueless spirit beast dared to provoke them.
"This spirit beast is..." Xiao Xiao's eyes lit up. She suddenly pointed to a group of spirit beasts and said, "Tuo Tuo, Teacher, I want that spirit beast." In the very center of that spirit beast group was a purple lion-like spirit beast.
"Purple Fire Golden-Eyed Beast!" Yuwen Tuo instantly recognized the spirit beast's identity. This was a very special fire spirit beast that possessed purple flames. Generally, the temperature of flames determined their color. As the temperature rose,
flames changed colors from red-orange to yellow-white, then to cyan-blue, and finally purple, constantly changing colors. If the Purple Fire Golden-Eyed Beast's purple flames were purely due to temperature, that would be truly extraordinary. Unfortunately, its flames' temperature was not high, and its attack power was not strong.
The reason the Purple Fire Golden-Eyed Beast's flames were purple was because they were a type of poisonous fire. However, this poisonous fire was not lethal; its only use was sealing abilities. Because this spirit beast inherently carried poison,
it was also a spirit beast with strong poison resistance. No wonder it could survive in this Sunset Forest, filled with poisonous miasma, and cultivate to the ten-thousand-year level. Xiao Xiao must have taken a fancy to the Purple Fire Golden-Eyed Beast's sealing power,
wanting to add a sealing-type skill to her Three Lives Soul-Suppressing Cauldron spirit. Her current path was primarily control, which was a good choice. Moreover, precisely because the Purple Fire Golden-Eyed Beast's attack ability was actually very weak, absorbing such a spirit ring was indeed safer for the current Xiao Xiao.
Miaoxin nodded. "That Purple Fire Golden-Eyed Beast seems to have just passed ten thousand years, at most no more than eleven thousand years, which is just right. Its physical body and mental power are not too aggressive, so absorbing it should be much easier. Alright, let's choose it!"
"However, Tuo'er, Xiao Xiao, there's one thing you need to pay attention to. Although this Purple Fire Golden-Eyed Beast's combat power isn't strong, besides its flames having sealing power, it has another characteristic: it possesses very high intelligence. Therefore, it often becomes the royal strategist for some powerful but simple-minded tribes."
"In other words, to hunt the Purple Fire Golden-Eyed Beast, we will have to face an entire tribe, right?" Yuwen Tuo understood the meaning of Miaoxin's words.
"That's right, but there's no need to worry too much, because I'm here!" Miaoxin slowly floated up. From her left chest, a series of "thump, thump, thump" heartbeats resonated. This was one of the top-tier Body Martial Souls, the Heart!
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