Twin · Sun Qi stared intently at Zhu Zhuqing.
Zhu Zhuqing truly lived up to her reputation of having crawled and rolled in the Star Dou Great Forest; she was incredibly familiar with Spirit Beast distribution.
"There's a Sky-Shaking Roar, and it seems to have mutated, developing an earth attribute. Its sound waves can almost materialize, and when it attacks, it forms mountain-shaped palms to strike down."
Sky-Shaking Roar?
Sun Qi hadn't expected such an answer.
The greatest advantage of this Spirit Beast itself lay in its sound wave Spirit Abilities, capable of launching area-of-effect attacks with materialized sound waves. Not only was their destructive power astonishing, but they also came with control effects like dizziness.
Under normal circumstances, a Sky-Shaking Roar was already considered a high-level Spirit Beast.
If, as Zhu Zhuqing said, that five-thousand-year-old Sky-Shaking Roar had also mutated with an earth attribute and possessed the ability to condense mountain-like palms from a distance to attack, its quality would only be higher.
"Good!"
Ghost Douluo was very satisfied with both pieces of information Zhu Zhuqing provided.
He looked at Sun Qi and Xie Yue.
"Which one should we find first?"
"That wolf pack is closer," Zhu Zhuqing said.
"Alright, then we'll help Xie Yue hunt the Lie Huo Wolf King first."
Led by Zhu Zhuqing, Sun Qi and his group found the Lie Huo Wolf Packshe spoke of in just three days.
"Six thousand years, very suitable for you," Ghost Douluo glanced and determined the Lie Huo Wolf King's age.
"Ghost Elder, he's the one."
Xie Yue made his decision.
"Alright, then I'll leave it to you all."
Ghost Douluo jumped away, standing to the side, ready to observe the battle.
Only then did Xie Yue remember that this Spirit hunting operation required the four of them to work together to hunt Spirit Beasts, and Ghost Douluo would not act unless absolutely necessary. He turned to look at Hu Liena.
Hu Liena nodded.
After her Spirit possessed her, she first enchanted Sun Qi's Bronze Power staff, then fused her Spirit with Xie Yue's, becoming the Bewitching Fox.
Sun Qi and Yan rushed out, repelling two three-thousand-year-old Lie Huo Wolves from the wolf pack.
The Bewitching Fox released a red mist, enveloping the Lie Huo Wolf King within it.
"Howl!"
The Lie Huo Wolf King's furious roar echoed through the red mist.
However, no matter how much he howled, he couldn't call for help.
Having learned from the last experience, the Bewitching Fox did not use the Full Moon this time. Instead, she held a Moon Blade in each hand, with ice and fire power swirling around the blades.
Hu Liena was the primary controller of the Bewitching Fox, but this time she actively relinquished control, allowing Xie Yue to command the Bewitching Fox in battle.
Xie Yue, holding the Moon Blades imbued with ice and fire attributes, felt a completely different sensation.
Within the red mist, the Lie Huo Wolf King's furious howls turned into screams, then whimpers.
It was hard to imagine what kind of torment this Lie Huo Wolf King had endured.
Sun Qi only saw the scattered limbs of the Wolf King when the red mist dispersed. His mouth twitched slightly as he looked at Hu Liena.
Hu Liena gave an innocent look, her eyes indicating that Xie Yue was responsible.
"There's nothing I can do, the Bewitching Fox's mental attribute is too strong. Perhaps Big Brother was affected," she excused Xie Yue.
Sun Qi said, "Let's search. This Wolf King died too miserably; maybe there's a Spirit Bone."
At his reminder, Xie Yue began to search actively, not overlooking a single limb. Ultimately, he didn't find a Spirit Bone, and he stared at Sun Qi with a resentful expression.
"Why are you looking at me? You tortured him to death, so the chance of a Spirit Bone appearing is indeed higher, but it's also normal for one not to appear."
Xie Yue wasted some time, actually adjusting himself. When controlling the Bewitching Fox, his entire consciousness felt as if it was being eroded. Searching for the Spirit Bone for a while also helped him recover.
He came to the spot where the spirit ring condensed after the Lie Huo Wolf King's death, using his spirit power to draw the spirit ring out of his body.
While Xie Yue absorbed the spirit ring, Sun Qi went to Zhu Zhuqing's side to ask for details about the Sky-Shaking Roar.
Seeing this, Hu Liena also came over and said, "The Sky-Shaking Roar is a Spirit Beast with a mental attribute, so it would be very suitable if Sun Qi were to absorb it."
"Mm," Sun Qi responded.
He looked at Zhu Zhuqing, wanting to hear her describe more information about the Sky-Shaking Roar in detail.
"I was busy running away at the time and didn't study it carefully. That Sky-Shaking Roar, in any case, held back the Spirit Saint who was chasing me for a very long time, even longer than the Lie Huo Wolf Pack," Zhu Zhuqing recalled carefully, frowning as she said, "I only remember that Sky-Shaking Roar striking me with a palm, which was condensed from spirit power. I was nearly a hundred meters away from it at the time."
A hundred meters?
Sun Qi nodded, even more expectant of this mutated Sky-Shaking Roar.
The Sky-Shaking Roar is a lion-like Spirit Beast, but it is only similar to a lion because its four limbs are on the ground. In fact, if one were to delve into its origins, it is more like a branch of ape-type Spirit Beasts, because when it raises its front limbs, it is no different from a giant ape.
From this perspective, there was no problem with the Sky-Shaking Roar serving as Sun Qi's spirit ring.
While he was pondering, Xie Yue on the other side had already finished absorbing his spirit ring.
He let out a sound and stretched.
"I directly advanced two ranks!"
Yan heard Xie Yue's words and felt envious and jealous.
Both of them absorbed their fourth spirit ring by skipping ranks, so why did you break through two ranks, and I only one?
Hu Liena stepped forward to congratulate her older brother.
Sun Qi also offered his congratulations.
"If you're well-rested, we can go directly to find the Sky-Shaking Roar. The Spirit Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest are migratory, so if we go too late, that Sky-Shaking Roar might not be in its original spot anymore."
Three days later.
Sun Qi and his group found the injured Sky-Shaking Roar in a valley, where it was recuperating.
"It seems I can handle this myself."
Without letting Hu Liena enchant him, Sun Qi directly went forward in his true form.
A normal Sky-Shaking Roar is not very large, only a little over a meter long and just over half a meter tall.
This particular Sky-Shaking Roar was different; it had mutated with an earth attribute, making its body twice as large as a normal Sky-Shaking Roar, standing one meter tall and two meters long.
Sun Qi also saw some resemblance to the Earth Demon Ape in this mutated Sky-Shaking Roar, with patterns like demonic runes among its fur.
"Roar!"
The Sky-Shaking Roar roared, seemingly threatening.
Sun Qi was not afraid. The Sky-Shaking Roar was seriously injured, and if it were to use its sound wave Spirit Ability now, it would suffer a backlash. So he approached directly, preparing to fight the Sky-Shaking Roar in close combat.
"Roar!"
The two-legged creature he met was unappreciative. The Sky-Shaking Roar roared and instantly stood upright.
Under Sun Qi's shocked gaze, it seemed to transform directly into an Earth Demon Ape, fiercely swinging its palm down.
Its feet on the ground seemed to grant it an endless supply of power, and dense earth elements gathered in its palm, carrying a strong sense of oppression.
"What?"
Ghost Douluo and the others were also shocked, not expecting this Sky-Shaking Roar to transform into an Earth Demon Ape.
"Bronze Power!"
Sun Qi immediately activated his Bronze Power to strengthen his entire body, and his right fist slammed out with force.
Bang!
Thump, thump, thump, Sun Qi retreated seven steps in a row, barely stabilizing his body.
"Roar!"
The Sky-Shaking Roar, or rather, the Earth Demon Ape, swung its hand again.
It raised its hand, and the power of earth elements surged from its palm, condensing into a giant palm in mid-air.
Boom!
This giant palm condensed from earth elements fell down just as Sun Qistabilized his body.