Chapter 20: Purple Blood Vine
Upon entering the forest, Ma Xiuno didn't act immediately. Instead, he confirmed the direction and then said to Yun Feng:
"The soul beast you're looking for should be in this direction!"
After saying this, Ma Xiuno Nuo carefully led Yun Feng in the direction he pointed.
Yun Feng didn't dare to be careless at this moment. He kept his eyes wide open, constantly observing the surrounding paths. In case something happened, remembering the way would prevent him from being completely lost.
After all, his current strength wasn't very strong.
He was still in a weak stage.
When doing anything, he had to think of the worst-case scenario, which might save his life at critical moments!
Moreover, many ten-year soul beasts were poisonous. Without a healing-type soul master accompanying him, it was very dangerous! If bitten, even if he didn't die, it would be very uncomfortable! It would put him in a dangerous situation, which wasn't worth it! Didn't Yu Xiaogang almost die when helping Tang San obtain his first soul ring? And that was with Tang San's timely rescue.
If it were someone else, who knew how to save them.
Ma Xiuno Nuo originally wanted to remind Yun Feng, but seeing Yun Feng's current cautiousness, he just nodded calmly. This child had an extraordinary mindset! After bypassing dense trees and bushes, Yun Feng and Ma Xiuno Nuo arrived at a sparsely wooded area.
Seeing the purple vines entwined around the tree trunks, Yun Feng's eyes showed excitement.
There were two Purple Blood Vines in front of him, and the best way to judge their age was by their length.
One meter represented one hundred years.
The two vines in front of him were over five meters long.
They were nearly six hundred years old.
Although not quite six hundred years, Yun Feng was very satisfied with this age! This was a Purple Blood Vine over five hundred years old. With Yun Feng's Grandmaster-level physique, he should be able to withstand it, and it only exceeded the age limit by a little over a hundred years.
If Yun Feng could eat more, according to Tang San's suggestion, his body might continue to grow. If he absorbed the first soul ring after developing for a few more decades, the first soul ring might reach ten thousand years or even a hundred thousand years?
But was that really necessary?
Yun Feng didn't think so. In the golden stage of soul master cultivation, it wasn't necessary to stubbornly pursue the upper limit of the soul ring. Didn't Tang San become a god in the end?
None of his soul rings were below ten thousand years, right? Moreover, without sufficient soul power, no matter how much you train your body, it's useless. Although he could enhance it through suggestions, it wasn't necessary! There were so many ordinary people in this world, and so many soul masters studying martial souls. Yun Feng didn't believe they hadn't studied ordinary people fighting soul masters with their own strength.
But in the end, the records in the Spirit Hall showed that even if ordinary people trained to the extreme, they could only spar with Grandmasters.
This was the rule of this world.
Yun Feng also knew that martial souls couldn't be changed. Since he couldn't become the top martial soul, he could only change and evolve from the root!
So Yun Feng quickly thought of a way, which was to develop martial soul characteristics! Since martial souls were part of the body, combined with his soul ring effect modification reward.
Could he create his ideal form? So Yun Feng decided to base everything on developing martial soul characteristics.
One side was sesame seeds, the other was a watermelon.
Even elementary school students could do this math! Ma Xiuno Nuo naturally recognized the age of the Purple Blood Vine. After asking Yun Feng one last time, he nodded seriously.
"Since you've decided, I won't say more."
After saying this, Ma Xiuno Nuo took off his custom robe distributed by the Spirit Hall.
No other reason, it was custom-made! Seeing this, Yun Feng took Ma Xiuno Nuo's clothes and said directly to him: "Master Ma Xiuno Nuo, good luck!"
Seeing this, Ma Xiuno Nuo smiled and said to Yun Feng:
"Xiao Feng, let me show you what soul hunting is. Soul hunting isn't like fighting a soul master. As long as you achieve your goal, any means are acceptable!"
Hearing this, Yun Feng nodded seriously.
Soul master battles weren't life-and-death battles, but soul hunting was different. It involved life and his future, so Yun Feng agreed with Ma Xiuno Nuo's words.
After saying this, Ma Xiuno Nuo's eyes suddenly became sharp. A lion's shadow covered in red flames appeared from his body, and his soul power began to surge.
It turned into a red light and merged directly into Ma Xiuno Nuo's body.
Red light spread, muscles under his clothes quickly swelled, hair grew rapidly, and claws and fangs appeared on his hands and mouth.
Two soul rings appeared on his body, yellow, yellow!
"First Soul Skill, Fiery Lion!"
In Yun Feng's excited eyes, Ma Xiuno Nuo's momentum increased again.
He understood why Ma Xiuno Nuo took off his robe. If he didn't, his clothes would be burned.
The soul rings shone, enveloping Ma Xiuno Nuo.
Under the influence of the light.
The red flames on Ma Xiuno Nuo's body surged again, emitting a scorching aura.
After releasing the first soul skill, Ma Xiuno Nuo looked like a skeleton knight.
Everything near him was burned, emitting a scorching smell.
Hot, too hot! Even though Yun Feng was still some distance away from Ma Xiuno Nuo, he felt like he was about to catch fire.
The Purple Blood Vine not far away also felt uneasy, waving its vines wildly and attacking the surroundings.
"Pa—pa—pa—"
It was the sound of vines hitting the ground.
Ma Xiuno Nuo had said that soul hunting could use any means as long as the result was good.
Watching the two Purple Blood Vines exhaust their strength, Ma Xiuno Nuo, like an old hunter, quietly released his flames, constantly roasting them.
Accelerating their soul power consumption, when the time was right, Ma Xiuno Nuo seized an opening and quickly moved forward.
He used his fiery claws to cut off the previously identified Purple Blood Vine and ran back with it.
Worried about resistance, Ma Xiuno Nuo used his claws to cut off most of its branches and roots.
Purple juice flowed from the cuts.
The juice was filled with a bloody smell.
After doing all this, Ma Xiuno Nuo quickly retreated.
Not fearing the remaining Purple Blood Vine's attack, but not wanting to cause excessive killing.
After leaving the attack range, Ma Xiuno Nuo returned to Yun Feng's side.
Just as he was about to speak, he saw the Purple Blood Vine still tightly wrapped around his arm.
Trying to pry open Ma Xiuno Nuo's hand, making a final struggle.
Seeing this, Ma Xiuno Nuo didn't hesitate.
He used brute force to tear it off and threw it on the ground.
But the Purple Blood Vine had lost its ability to move, writhing on the ground like a snake with broken bones.
Seeing the dust settle, Yun Feng handed over the robe, his eyes full of excitement.
Ma Xiuno Nuo took the robe, put it on, and said directly: "Xiao Feng, if you're sure, kill it quickly and absorb its soul ring. I have many things to do and need to hurry back!"
Hearing Ma Xiuno Nuo's words, Yun Feng nodded. Looking at the Purple Blood Vine still writhing on the ground, he wasn't afraid. He took out a dagger from his pocket and slashed at the vine's body twice!