Chapter 40: Evil Killer! (Please read on)
After wandering through the forest for a while,
Zhao Tao soon encountered his first enemy!
It was a massive figure, four meters tall, clad in a thick layer of gray scales.
And in the center of its forehead, a long horn gleamed with a sharp, cold light!
A unicorn, a type of earth dragon, possessed formidable offensive and defensive capabilities!
Judging by the length of its horn, Zhao Tao encountered a unicorn with a cultivation base of around five hundred years!
Sensing Zhao Tao's presence
, the unicorn roared, accelerating its legs and charging towards Zhao Tao!
Although its body appeared bulky, its
full-throttle sprint made it move with remarkable speed!
It was like a train at full speed, crashing through trees one after another as it madly rammed towards him!
"Good timing!"
Zhao Tao, staring at the unicorn so close, showed no sign of panic. With a single shovel, he slipped beneath it!
At the same moment, Zhao Tao seized the opportunity and thrust the Time Burial Sword straight at the dragon's heart.
Although the dragon's scales were incredibly hard, rivaling even forged metal, the
force of time eroding the surface of the Time Burial Sword
was like thin paper, eroding them instantly and piercing through!
With a thud, the tip
of the Time Burial Sword pierced the dragon's heart. A burst of rich Time Force erupted, instantly withering the dragon's heart!
Plop!
The unicorn's massive body fell heavily to the ground with a resounding roar, raising a cloud of dust.
Its limbs thrashed back and forth for a moment, and it was completely dead.
First kill, achieved!
With the unicorn's death
, a ball of yellow light floated out of its body and merged into Zhao Tao's Silkworm Soul.
This was spiritual power, a special energy that could enhance soul cultivation! It was
also a crucial resource produced by the Soul Ascension Platform.
"Not bad!"
Feeling the waves of pleasure emanating from the Silkworm Soul, Zhao Tao nodded with satisfaction and continued to explore forward.
... On
the other side.
Outside the Soul Ascension Platform.
"Beautiful! Teacher Wu, it seems you really have a good teaching method!"
Watching Zhao Tao's clean and decisive kill on the surveillance screen, Long Hengxu couldn't help but applaud.
Such decisive and calm handling was completely unlike a child on his first Soul Hunting adventure.
Long Hengxu attributed this to Wu Changkong's guidance.
"Zhao Tao is truly exceptional; I'm merely a guide."
"However, I strongly suggest that, if possible, the academy increase its investment in Zhao Tao,"
Wu Changkong replied humbly.
"Yes, I'll be sure to convey your opinion to the dean!"
Long Hengxu agreed, his heart filled with wonder.
It was as if the sun had risen from the west—
Wu Changkong, normally so strict with his students, actually praised a student so highly!
Perhaps Zhao Tao's strength and potential were far greater than he'd seen!
While thinking, Long Hengxu also began to observe the performance of other students on the screen.
The first person he paid attention to was Tang Wulin.
After all, his behavior was too weird.
After entering the Soul Ascension Platform, he actually climbed up a big tree and meditated!
Looking at this scene, Long Hengxu couldn't help but twitch his mouth.
He felt that Tang Wulin was wasting a good opportunity to practice.
However, Wu Changkong saw the real situation of Tang Wulin at this time -
at this time, because of the resonance between the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul and the forest, he had entered a state of deep meditation!
And in this state, Tang Wulin's soul power also quietly broke through from level 12 to level 13.
As for Xie Xie, at this moment, he was in a tough battle.
He had just entered the forest and accidentally entered the territory of a large area of scarlet magic trees and was besieged!
Fortunately, the Scarlet Demon Tree was a plant-type soul beast and could not move, and Xie Xie was clever enough.
This is how he managed to escape the siege, in a mess, but unscathed.
Soon, Xie Xie also had his own gains!
He found a lone century-old long-tailed rat and killed it!
He also got his first kill!
Compared to Xie Xie's twists and turns,
Gu Yue's journey in the Spirit Ascension Platform was relatively smooth.
Strolling in the dense forest,
Gu Yue's pretty face was full of shock.
Everything around her was incredibly real, a feeling she missed and loved immensely.
With a hint of anticipation and curiosity in her eyes, Gu Yue continued to walk deeper into the forest.
Along the way, she also encountered several century-old soul beasts.
She showed no mercy and used the power of elements to kill them one by one.
Feeling the spiritual power entering her body, the surprise in Gu Yue's eyes became even greater.
Such a magical power...
In tens of thousands of years, what kind of miracles has mankind created?
She wanted to see it for herself!
However, Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi were not as lucky as Xie Xie or Gu Yue.
First of all, Zhang Yangzi.
With the Dark Phantom Eagle, he also chose to fly into the air.
He wanted to find Wang Jinxi's whereabouts and reunite with him.
However, a group of large green birds discovered his whereabouts and swarmed over him, forcing him to press the distress signal and exit the Spirit Ascension Platform!
As for Wang Jinxi, after entering the Spirit Ascension Platform, he encountered a group of ten-year-old Green Wind Wolves!
After a bitter battle, Wang Jinxi finally managed to break free from the Qingfeng Wolf Pack and was about to find a safe place to rest and recover his soul power.
Suddenly, he felt the sky darken in an instant.
Before he could react,
a hideous female face suddenly descended from the sky!
Looking closely, Wang Jinxi was horrified to discover that the face was actually growing from the underbelly of a giant spider!
"This... is this a human-faced demon spider!?"
Wang Jinxi's heartbeat quickened at the sight!
This was the terrifying being known in legends as the Evil Slayer and the Nightmare of Soul Beasts!
It was far beyond his reach!
Thinking of this, Wang Jinxi hurriedly prepared to press the distress signal and exit the Spirit Ascension Platform.
However, the human-faced demon spider was even faster than him!
A spider silk thread wrapped around his arm.
The next moment, Wang Jinxi's consciousness fell into darkness and chaos.
"First aid, prepare first aid!"
Faced with this emergency, the staff of the Spirit Pagoda hurriedly carried Wang Jinxi's body out of the metal cabinet!
At this moment, Wang Jinxi's face was pale and his body was twitching continuously!
The staff of the Spirit Pagoda also injected a large tube of mental stabilizing potion into Wang Jinxi's body.
After several minutes, Wang Jinxi finally regained consciousness and slowly opened his eyes in shock!
...
At the same time, in the Spirit Ascension Platform!
The human-faced demon spider was about to feast when it found that its prey had suddenly disappeared.
Confused, it turned in place a few times, and then the human-faced demon spider also moved in another direction!
"Teacher Wu, that human-faced spider demon seems to be heading towards Zhao Tao's location. Should we warn him?"
Long Hengxu warned, looking in the direction of the human-faced demon spider's movement.
Having witnessed the backlash of the Spirit Ascension Platform, he naturally did not want Zhao Tao to suffer mental trauma!
"No need. I trust Zhao Tao!"
Hearing Long Hengxu's words, Wu Changkong shook his head, his tone firm and confident as he looked at the soul guide screen where Zhao Tao was standing!