"Ow-woo!"
The two silver wolves howled simultaneously, and then a circle of azure spirit power swirled around their bodies.
They were mobilizing wind elements, hoping to increase their speed and escape the coverage of the Heaven-Supporting Divine Spear Formation.
Just as these two silver wolves, boosted by the wind elements, leaped up, intending to flee into the distance, a sudden change occurred.
The eighteen illusory sky-supporting spears around the Heaven-Supporting Divine Spear Formation suddenly glowed with a white-hot light, and One by one fierce and extremely fast attacks shot towards the two silver wolves.
Illusory sky-supporting spear after sky-supporting spear launched piercing attacks at the two silver wolves from all directions, forcing them to give up fleeing and constantly dodge.
But facing such dense attacks, the silver wolves' massive bodies were moving targets, and dodging was incredibly difficult.
Before long, the two silver wolves were covered in wounds, their silver-white fur stained crimson, turning them into blood wolves.
This was Kong Xuan's Second Spirit Skill, the Heaven-Supporting Divine Spear Formation, a group attack Spirit Ability that combined control and output.
Previously at the Academy, when sparring with classmates, Kong Xuan would at most use his First Spirit Skill, because his Second Spirit Skill was simply too overpowered for those classmates; a five-thousand-year Second Spirit Skill couldn't even be handled by two-thousand-year Spirit Beasts like the silver wolves, let alone classmates who only had one spirit ring.
However, as strong as this Spirit Ability was, the final spear shadow attack could only last for five seconds at present.
The two thousand-year silver wolves, though heavily injured, had saved their lives.
But now, dragging their injured, broken bodies, escaping was no longer possible.
Kong Xuan had already entered the Heaven-Supporting Divine Spear Formation, reaching out to pull the long spear embedded in the ground.
He flicked the long spear, then thrust it out twice.
The two silver wolves, suppressed by the Heaven-Supporting Divine Spear Formation, completely lost their breath.
When Kong Deming arrived with Kong Ling, he saw six silver wolf corpses lying quietly in the clearing in the forest, with yellow and purple spirit rings already rising from their bodies.
Kong Deming looked at Kong Xuan with satisfaction and couldn't help but praise, "Excellent! Even a four-ring Soul Engineer wouldn't be able to deal with six silver wolves attacking them all at once so quickly!"
Since he started teaching Kong Xuan cultivation, he had experienced many such shocks, and was now almost immune.
After all, he knew Kong Xuan had received a divine inheritance; if he wasn't outstanding enough, how could he have been chosen by a deity!
Kong Xuan showed no pride at these words, merely smiling and winking at his sister with a knowing glance.
Then he approached Kong Deming and said, "Grandpa, it seems our luck is pretty good this time."
Just as Kong Deming was wondering why his grandson would say such a thing, he saw Kong Xuan extend his right hand.
Kong Deming was also stunned at the sight, because Kong Xuan was holding a bone in his hand, radiating a cold light like frost and snow.
"A Spirit Bone!"
Kong Ling beside him exclaimed, covering her small mouth in surprise as she looked at the Spirit Bone in her brother's hand.
It wasn't that she hadn't seen Spirit Bones before, but this was the first time they had obtained one themselves.
Kong Xuan nodded, then glanced at the largest silver wolf corpse not far away and said, "This is a silver wolf's Right Leg Bone, from that two-thousand-year silver wolf."
"I didn't expect us to have such a harvest on this spirit hunting trip; it's a good omen."
Kong Deming chuckled, "Put the Spirit Bone away first; a two-thousand-year Spirit Bone isn't suitable for you two little ones."
In Kong Deming's plan, even Kong Ling's Spirit Bone allocation had to start at ten thousand years.
As for Kong Xuan, his idea was to equip him with a full set of hundred-thousand-year Spirit Bones!
After dealing with the silver wolves, the three continued deeper into the Jingyang Mountain Range.
Kong Deming's route was very clear, as he had already determined the location of the Spirit Beast he intended to hunt.
The Spirit Beasts in the Jingyang Mountain Range, whether in quantity or strength, could not compare to those in the Star Dou Great Forest.
So, although they encountered many Spirit Beasts along the way, they were mostly dealt with by Kong Xuan and Kong Ling, which also served as practical training for them.
The few ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts they occasionally encountered were forced to retreat by Kong Deming's powerful aura as a Titled Douluo, without him even needing to make a move.
"Someone's coming!"
Just as they were about to reach their destination, Kong Deming stopped again.
Kong Xuan and Kong Ling both noticed their grandfather's words; this time, it wasn't a Spirit Beast coming, but a human!
During the process of spirit hunting, danger often comes not only from Spirit Beasts but also from fellow humans.
In the forest, humans engaged in spirit hunting are more often competitors.
Kong Deming stood still, with no intention of continuing, and Kong Xuan and Kong Ling also stood obediently by his side.
"Rustle, rustle, rustle!"
A rustling sound came from the dense forest ahead; clearly, something was approaching them.
Soon, the branches and leaves in front of the three of them seemed to be torn apart by an invisible giant hand, and amidst the crisp snapping of branches, a spider covered in dark purple fur poked its head out.
Its eight compound eyes glowed with an eerie blue phosphorescence, its millstone-sized body dragged spider silk, and its segmented legs scraped over tree stumps of varying heights, plowing bone-deep furrows in the ground.
"It's a Spirit Shadow Spider, judging by its size, it's at least nine hundred years old."
Kong Deming suddenly spoke, revealing information about this Spirit Beast.
The person he mentioned hadn't arrived yet, but he hadn't expected to encounter a nearly thousand-year-old Spirit Beast first.
Kong Xuan thrust his spear, the tip tearing a transparent ripple in the air.
The already injured Spirit Shadow Spider couldn't dodge under the spatial power; before it could even raise its chelicerae, its compound eyes on its forehead were pierced by the spear's light.
Purplish-black bodily fluid sprayed out, and the purple fur covering its carapace instantly faded to a deathly grey.
On the Spirit Shadow Spider's body, a deep yellow spirit ring with a hint of purple slowly emerged.
Just then, a hurried sound of footsteps came from the dense forest again, and three figures quickly rushed out.
Leading them was a beautiful middle-aged woman, holding a Soul Engineer longsword, its blade still bearing traces of spirit power fluctuations.
Behind her followed a White-haired elder, his eyes sharp, with spirit power faintly circulating around him, clearly indicating a high cultivation level.
And at the very back was a little girl of eight or nine, with a bun hairstyle and a round face, but a pair of slender phoenix eyes added a touch of coldness to her.
"Where's the Spirit Shadow Spider?"
The middle-aged woman's gaze swept around and immediately saw the Spirit Shadow Spider on the ground, already forming a spirit ring, and her expression instantly changed.
The White-haired elder's eyes also flashed with anger at the sight; with his cultivation, he had naturally already sensed the presence of human Spirit Masters here before approaching.
Two yellow, two purple, three black.
Seven optimally matched spirit rings emerged from beneath the White-haired elder's feet, slowly pulsating around his body.
spirit power faintly surged, and the vast aura belonging to a Spirit Saint diffused outwards.
In his opinion, they had encountered someone trying to steal a spirit ring.
Therefore, he had to display his powerful strength to intimidate them; they had searched for this Spirit Shadow Spider for a long time before finding it.
"Who dares to steal the spirit ring of our Mingdu Soul Engineer Academy?!"