hotmtlnovel Page 80
Page 80
Brigitte had already followed the scent of her people to this place and had taken in everything that had just happened.
Seeing that the other party was actually following her own people, she couldn't help but frown: "Human."
Dongfang Jing cautiously followed behind the Emerald Swan, maintaining a safe distance.
To his surprise, he had not encountered any soul beasts along the way. Was this still the famous Star Dou Great Forest?
He focused his gaze on the emerald green swan.
The swan swayed its hips as it took its steps.
'This is highly unusual,' Dongfang Jing mused to himself. 'Could it be that this swan exudes some kind of oppressive aura that I can't detect, preventing other soul beasts from approaching?'
But the most urgent task is to leave the Star Dou Great Forest as soon as possible.
His inability to distinguish directions made him even more anxious.
When being chased, he only cared about fleeing into the depths of the forest, hoping to use the complex terrain and the spirit beasts to delay the giant hammer.
Now, however, they have no idea where they are.
"Damn it, a titled Douluo has no shame, bullying the weak, he's a real piece of work!" Dongfang Jing couldn't help but curse.
'Where is that swan going? Am I getting deeper and deeper into the forest?'
Just as he was hesitating whether to continue following, the emerald swan in front of him suddenly turned towards a patch of grass.
Dongfang Jing hesitated for a moment, but still followed.
In the grass, a thousand-year-old tiger-shaped spirit beast lay dying, with a fatal bite wound on its back.
The jade swan spread its wings, and a green light enveloped the wound, which soon healed completely.
The tiger spirit beast bowed its head in gratitude, but upon seeing Dongfang Jing, it immediately bared its teeth and stood protectively in front of the swan.
Dongfang Jing retreated repeatedly, about to unleash his soul power...
But suddenly the tiger seemed to sense something terrifying, let out a terrified whimper, and fled without looking back.
"What's going on?" Dongfang Jing was completely confused. He touched his face, wondering if he was that scary.
He was completely baffled, but it was always a good thing that the crisis was over. In his current state, it was indeed difficult for him to deal with the thousand-year-old soul beast.
He looked at the jade swan, and the swan was looking at him too.
The atmosphere became somewhat awkward for a moment.
Dongfang Jing cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for saving my life."
The swan tilted its head, seemingly not understanding what the human was doing, then turned and continued on its way.
Dongfang Jing looked slightly embarrassed. It seemed that the other party was not a 100,000-year-old soul beast and could not understand human language.
Judging from the tiger spirit beast's reaction just now, this swan seems to have a high status among spirit beasts and is someone who needs protection.
After a moment's thought, Dongfang Jing followed again.
Brigitte emerged from behind the tree, her emerald eyes silently watching the human, but with a hint of doubt in them.
Just then, a black bear crawled out of the forest, staring intently at Dongfang Jing.
Brigitte gently released a wisp of her aura, and upon sensing it, the black bear trembled uncontrollably and fled in terror.
The light in the forest gradually dimmed. Dongfang Jing looked up and, although he couldn't see the sky clearly, he estimated that it was already dusk.
Then, his gaze followed the emerald green figure ahead.
The emerald swan was perched in front of a small human-faced demon spider with a hundred years of cultivation, its wings spread, emitting a gentle green light.
Under the green light, the wounds on the spider's body were healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Along the way, Dongfang Jing discovered that apart from those injured and immobile soul beasts, he had not encountered any other soul beasts.
This swan is indeed excessively kind; regardless of species or strength, it will stop and lend a helping hand to anyone who is injured.
The human Dongfang Jing is a good example.
After the treatment, the jade swan folded its wings.
Just as the green light dissipated, the human-faced spider suddenly sprang up, its eight legs stabbing straight at the unsuspecting swan!
"Ding!"
A dark purple mirror shield appeared just in time, blocking the attack.
Dongfang Jing condensed the shattered mirror fragments into a fist, and punched the demon spider, sending it flying.
He clutched his chest, feeling a dull ache, but it was still within a tolerable range.
The jade swan turned its head and bent its slender neck, as if to express its gratitude.
Dongfang Jing nodded slightly, and after realizing what was happening, he immediately felt that he was being very strange.
Along the way, he saw many soul beasts who expressed their gratitude after being rescued, but he also encountered those who repaid kindness with enmity, like the Human-Faced Demon Spider.
Dongfang Jing could see that this swan had no fighting ability and was extremely fragile, yet it contained pure life energy.
It is a great tonic for any living being!
Dongfang Jing sighed softly.
He can follow the swans; that's definitely safe.
But the swans will not take him away from the forest; they will only keep searching for injured people to treat, even if the injured person might bite back.
'No wonder it's not recorded in the Soul Beast Encyclopedia. If every one of them were as fragile and kind as this one, they would surely become prey for other Soul Beasts, making their scarcity inevitable.'
But on second thought, soul beasts also feel gratitude towards each other.
The ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts have developed intelligence, and the soul beasts that have been healed may protect them as a result.
Chapter 86 Taking Action to Save the Day
As night deepened, the feathers of the emerald swan gleamed faintly with a green light in the darkness.
Dongfang Jing followed silently behind.
Just as he was worrying about how to get out of the forest and hesitating whether to continue following the Emerald Swan, a sound of footsteps interrupted his thoughts.
He quickly hid in the dense grass and observed with bated breath.
A group of five people appeared in a clearing in the woods.
The leader was a stern-faced old man in a red robe. Behind him were three men and one woman, four young people who looked to be about sixteen, seventeen, or eighteen years old.
Judging from their luxurious clothing and energetic demeanor, they clearly come from extraordinary backgrounds or live in affluent environments.
Dongfang Jing recognized the red robe the old man was wearing as the attire of a bishop of the Spirit Hall.
A cardinal is second only to a platinum bishop in status.
The old man brought several young people to the Star Dou Great Forest with the purpose of either training or hunting for soul rings.
At this moment, all five people's attention was drawn to the Emerald Swan, which was treating the injured soul beast.
"Teacher, what kind of spirit beast is this?" asked the only girl in the group.
The old man in red stroked his beard, and even he, a Soul Saint, was momentarily speechless, trying hard to recall the information he had read.
Emerald swans are extremely rare, but their existence was indeed recorded by Spirit Hall Soul Masters in the past.
"If I'm not mistaken, this should be an Emerald Swan, an extremely rare healing-type soul beast," the old man said slowly. "It's said that His Holiness the Pope once dispatched a soul master army deep into the forest specifically to capture these kinds of soul beasts for soul rings and soul bones, but..."
"result?"
"That team was wiped out, and the reason remains unknown. It is said that the Emerald Swans only appear in the core area of the forest, but occasionally one or two will appear in other areas."
"Doesn't that mean we're very lucky!" The four students immediately became excited.
The bishop nodded with satisfaction, his gaze falling on the male student at the back of the line: "Xu Yu, you just broke through to level 30. This emerald swan isn't very big; it must have just recently broken through to the millennium level. Its spirit ring will definitely grant you a healing spirit skill, and it might even drop a spirit bone!"
Upon hearing this, the student named Xu Yu could not hide his excitement.
The cardinal decided to let the students do it themselves, considering it a valuable experience.
The four summoned their Martial Souls—Black Horned Boar, Giant Ring Blade, Golden Scepter, and Golden Swallow. Except for Xu Yu, who was a support-type character with only two Soul Rings, the other three were Soul Masters with optimal Soul Ring configurations.
These four were the very same players who, a few years later, would represent the Spirit Hall Academy team alongside the Spirit Hall's Golden Generation at the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament.
They slowly approached, while the Emerald Swan continued to focus on healing the injured soul beast.
After the treatment ended, the healed soul beast fled without looking back.
The swan noticed the four men approaching it menacingly and panicked, flapping its wings and flying into the air.
"It can actually fly?" The three boys were dumbfounded, looking at each other in disbelief, as they all lacked the ability to fly.
But Zhang Ping, who possessed the Golden Swallow Martial Soul, immediately took action.
Her beast spirit is very special, possessing the characteristic of being controllable outside the body.
Her first spirit ring lit up, and she shouted, "Go! Golden Swallow!"
A golden swallow detached from her body and flew out, under her control, transforming into a straight streak of light.
The emerald swan had no fighting or defensive capabilities whatsoever; one of its wings was struck precisely.
With a mournful cry, the swan fell to the ground.
"So weak?" Zhang Ping was a little confused, then turned around and gave her friends a thumbs up. "Xu Yu, it's ridiculously weak. Go and deliver the final blow."
Xu Yu nodded, drew the short knife from his waist, and stepped forward.
The cardinal behind him stroked his beard and smiled, pondering in his mind who would inherit the soul bone.
'If such a rare soul beast were to give birth to a soul bone, I hope these kids will be more sensible.'
Just as he was enjoying the moment, a mirror-blade throwing knife silently shot towards Xu Yu!
"Watch out!" The cardinal instantly activated his Martial Soul, his seven Soul Rings shining brightly, and used his body to deflect the flying knife.
The other four trainees didn't even realize what was happening!
Seeing the dissipating mirror-blade throwing knife on the ground, they were all terrified and broke out in a cold sweat!
The bishop roared, "Who goes there? Show yourself!"