The campfire burned quietly, and as the night deepened, the firelight illuminated a small area, making it feel extra warm.
He Chen cautiously watched the surroundings, vigilant against any Soul Beasts that might try to ambush them in the night. Yan and Ming Tian stood guard on either side of Yan Qingwan, protecting her. The group sat quietly, with Ming Tian engrossed in a book, looking lost in thought.
Yan Qingwan leaned over, looking at Ming Tian, and asked curiously, "Ming Tian, what are you reading?"
"The Complete Illustrated Guide to Soul Beasts. After the incident with the Heavenly Force Demon Bull, I realized I still had a lot to learn about Soul Beasts. So, I bought a comprehensive book to study their knowledge."
"Oh, I see." Yan Qingwan looked at the book in Ming Tian's hands and noticed a familiar Soul Beast on the page he was reading. "Huh? Isn't that the Flamefang Beast from earlier?"
"That's right. It says here that Flamefang Beasts are mammalian Soul Beasts, and they often live with their young. The female Flamefang Beast has an extra skill compared to the male, called the Burning Soul Guard. When her child is in danger, she will unleash this potential Soul Skill."
"Ah, I remember now. The Flamefang Beast we encountered earlier was carrying some food in its claws. I don't think that would be enough for it to eat, I think it was for its cubs."
"But we hurt it. When it goes back and its child sees that, it will be heartbroken." Yan Qingwan suddenly said, feeling a little sad.
"Haha, Miss is so kind. If that's the case, we should follow the Flamefang Beast and find its lair. Its child's cultivation is likely suitable for Miss as a Soul Ring. Miss, you don't know, but the young Flamefang Beasts, also known as Flame Sables, are mammals belonging to the order of Mustelids. The young ones already have a hundred years of cultivation, and it only takes a short time for them to grow into the four or five-hundred-year level. I think it would be extremely suitable for Miss."
"I don't want to! How can I kill such a young Soul Beast to be my Soul Ring? It's too cruel!" Yan Qingwan said to He Chen, feeling a little displeased.
He Chen smiled when he saw this, thinking, As expected, she's only six years old, so kind and innocent.
"Ming Tian, can I read with you? I want to learn something too." Yan Qingwan, no longer paying attention to He Chen, leaned closer to Ming Tian.
"Uh, sure." Ming Tian, a little flattered, moved to the side a bit. Yan, leaning against a tree, closed his eyes to rest, opened one eye to look at this scene, and curled his lips into a smile.
"Screech!!!"
A few small animal screams echoed from a dark cave.
Several injured bats flapped their wings and flew into the cave.
They kept flying inward, and some bats that were resting didn't pay any attention.
As if they were looking for something, they kept flying deeper. At the depths of the cave, there was a terrifying sight.
Several human skeletons were piled on the ground, along with some Soul Beast skeletons. A deep blue light shone down from the top of the cave. On the ceiling of the cave, several extremely large bats, about 1.6 meters in size, were roosting, along with some nearly two meters long.
These small bats flew to this place and stopped, a little afraid. One of the bats hanging upside down opened its eyes and looked at the small bats.
The small bats spoke in a strange language, seemingly saying something. After they finished speaking, the giant bat opened its mouth and let out a shrill shriek. All the bats around it opened their eyes at the same time, revealing a fierce light.
In an instant, all the bats in the cave flew out, appearing extremely terrifying under the moonlight, as if they were going to seek revenge.
"Uncle He Chen, you should sleep for a while. I've rested, and I'll stand guard for the second half of the night." Yan said to He Chen, patting the dirt off his clothes.
"It's okay, you guys sleep. Don't worry about me. I'm a Soul Saint, I can go several days without sleep, and my mental power is still strong. Don't think your Uncle He Chen is so useless. Miss, Ming Tian, you guys sleep too."
"This…"
Of course, they were relieved about He Chen's strength, and they slept soundly, but these kind little fellows couldn't sleep peacefully.
"Alright, alright, you guys sleep quickly. Get the blankets out of your storage Soul Tool, don't catch a cold." He Chen said to them, as if he was talking to his own children.
As soon as he finished speaking, he paused, sensing something with his keen perception. Something was coming towards them.
Ming Tian and Yan also sensed it.
"Not good, something's coming!!" As soon as Yan finished speaking, a large swarm of bats flew out in front of them, looking like an army, appearing extremely terrifying under the round moon in the sky.
"This, this is…"
"A bat swarm! Damn it, it should be the bat swarm we dealt with earlier, and it angered their leader, who's ready to take revenge?"
He Chen didn't dare to be careless in the face of so many bats. He immediately summoned his Heavenly Blaze Halberd Martial Soul, and Ming Tian and Yan also instantly completed their Martial Soul Fusion.
"Looking for death, I'll eliminate one tonight!" He Chen roared, and the first, second, and fourth Soul Rings lit up in sequence.
First Soul Skill, Halberd Soul, causing the Heavenly Blaze Halberd in his hand to instantly expand several times.
Second Soul Skill, Halberd Might, increasing the power of other Soul Skills by fifty percent.
Fourth Soul Skill, Halberd Mark, condensing power with the halberd blade, launching a long-trace energy attack.
Previously, He Chen had only used the fourth Soul Skill to eliminate a large number of ten-year or even hundred-year bat swarms. Now, with the amplification of the first and second Soul Skills, the huge Heavenly Blaze Halberd instantly unleashed a Halberd Mark, the power of which was many times greater than before.
"Screech!!!!"
The huge halberd blade slashed down, and many bats retreated. However, some large bats stood in front, spreading their two-meter-long wings and opening their mouths, emitting piercing sonic waves.
The sonic waves condensed into purple, circular energy attacks, several of them, colliding with the huge halberd blade, causing an energy impact.
The powerful energy attack shattered everything around them, and several large trees were knocked down.
"Thousand-Year Sonic Bats?" He Chen instantly recognized the origin of these large bats.
Sonic Bats, a type of sonic bat, evolved from the Big-Mouthed Bat, relies on sonic attacks. Their signature attack is a skill launched by several Sonic Bats, the Purple Sonic Wave!
The enemy wasn't weak, but there were many of them. As the saying goes, even a tiger can't beat a pack of wolves. Bats are highly intelligent creatures. They knew that He Chen was the strongest enemy in front of them. Nine bats with five-thousand and six-thousand year cultivation levels were attacking He Chen, while two two-thousand-year Poison Bats attacked Yan Qingwan and the other two from the side. Most of the ten-year and hundred-year Blood Bats and Poison Bats harassed He Chen, preventing him from taking care of Ming Tian and the other three.
"Damn it! If you have the ability, come at me all at once!"
He Chen was furious when he saw the children in trouble and no longer held back his strength. His seventh, jet-black Soul Ring lit up!
Soul Saint Ten-Thousand Year Skill! Martial Soul True Body! Weapon Soul True Body!
He Chen's aura gradually rose, and the Heavenly Blaze Halberd emitted a golden light. Then, it shattered into countless fragments, flowing like light and flying towards He Chen, surrounding and enveloping his entire body. Soon, He Chen's entire body was covered in a golden armor.
"This is the Martial Soul True Body Armor! Weapon Soul True Body Armor?!" Yan shouted from behind, her eyes filled with a passionate expression.
The Martial Soul True Body Armor, a skill unlocked only at the seventh ring, uses the Martial Soul as a guide to transform the Martial Soul into armor suitable for oneself, which consumes a great amount of soul power.
This was also the prototype of the later Battle Armor.
The Weapon Soul True Body is naturally the Weapon Soul True Body, and the Weapon Soul True Body Armor.
He Chen released his second ten-thousand-year Soul Ring again, his sixth Soul Skill, Heavenly Blaze Twin Halberds.
Heavenly Blaze Twin Halberds, with a Heavenly Blaze Halberd in each hand, the effects are not reduced. Both Heavenly Blaze Halberds could unleash the first five skills, which was He Chen's signature Soul Skill.
The left-hand Heavenly Blaze Halberd once again unleashed the fourth Soul Skill, Halberd Mark, slashing towards the two thousand-year bats that were rushing towards Ming Tian and the others.
Under the Halberd Mark, the two thousand-year Poison Bats died instantly!
He Chen laughed, and his right hand slashed out another Halberd Mark, cutting towards the front Sonic Bats.
Just as he thought the Sonic Bats would be killed, a strange bat descended in front of the Sonic Bats, folding its wings, acting like a shield, and actually blocked the attack!
"Screech!!!"
The wings that blocked the attack opened, and what appeared before everyone was a creature they had never seen before.
With wings that seemed to be made of steel, this bat also looked like it was made of steel, its body was ice-white, its eyes were blue, and its pupils were deep purple. Even more strangely, this bat had two scars crossing its right eye, forming an X shape, and near its left ear, there was a wooden peg, as if nailed into its head, extremely bizarre.
"What the hell is this thing?!!!"
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