svetikya Chapter 49 The 3-Year-Old Soul Beast, the Thousand-Eyed Black Serpent
Chapter 49 The 3-Year-Old Soul Beast, the Thousand-Eyed Black Serpent
Chapter 49 The 30,000-Year-Old Soul Beast, the Thousand-Eyed Black Serpent
Starry Sky Forest.
The group of five landed quickly.
They had been away for a while, but because Guangling had been playing around along the way, they had only just arrived at the Star Dou Great Forest.
The weather is lovely today; the sunshine is warm and inviting.
Qian Renxue stood beside Mo Xuewei, the two of them side by side, looking into the interior of the Star Dou Great Forest.
The seventh spirit ring requires a spirit beast that is at least 30,000 years old. Since 10,000-year-old spirit beasts are rarely seen in the outer areas, their goal for this trip is the central region of the forest.
The Star Dou Great Forest is vast, and it would likely take a considerable amount of time to quickly find a suitable soul beast.
Mo Xuewei suggested, "Why don't we split up and let the others know if we find a suitable one?"
She looked at Qian Renxue, seeking her approval.
With Mo Xuewei's current strength, navigating the Star Dou Great Forest with ease wouldn't be a problem. However, considering that Mo Xuewei had never had any practical combat experience, Qian Renxue still said, "I'll go with you. We can travel in all four directions, which is perfect."
"Hmm, that's perfect. I'll choose first. I'm going over there. You can divide the rest. I'll be going now!" As soon as Guangling finished speaking, he flew away, even faster than when he came.
Mo Xuewei watched his departing figure and couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
This is too fast!
Now that Guangling has flown away, the other two naturally won't delay any longer. Because of Guangling, they spent a lot of time on the road, so now they must "find a quick victory" and find a suitable soul beast for Mo Xuewei to absorb as soon as possible, so as to avoid any changes in the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace.
After everyone left, Mo Xuewei jumped onto a tree branch: "Your Highness, the rest are ours. This way."
Qian Renxue nodded and followed Mo Xuewei's steps.
The two leaped from branch to branch, traversing the dense forest.
Towering trees covered the entire forest, their dense foliage and intricate root systems making it quite difficult to find suitable soul beasts within.
Along the way, they encountered many soul beasts, but most of them were thousand-year-old soul beasts.
Since the spirit beasts didn't attack them, they naturally didn't make a move either.
However, if they were attacked, Qian Renxue would knock them unconscious and then throw them into inconspicuous bushes to prevent others from taking advantage of them.
Several hours passed, and the two of them had dealt with countless unconscious soul beasts.
For the first time, Mo Xuewei realized that obtaining a soul beast was actually quite difficult.
She sighed.
At that moment, the two suddenly heard a faint rustling sound.
Qian Renxue frowned slightly, lightly touched the ground, and darted towards the source of the sound. Mo Xuewei followed her, and the two landed one after the other.
"What is it?" Mo Xuewei asked.
Before them lay a jet-black snake slowly writhing, seemingly with another soul beast beneath it, devouring it. Its head was covered with eyes the size of mung beans, swaying from side to side, looking utterly disgusting.
"It's the Thousand-Eyed Black Serpent," Qian Renxue said, frowning. "It's eating. Judging by its age, it should be around 30,000 years old. It's an extremely vicious soul beast; it not only devours its own kind but also attacks other types of soul beasts, treating them as its food to fill its belly."
However, the Thousand-Eyed Black Snake has a fatal weakness: it cannot perceive its surroundings while eating. Therefore, other Thousand-Eyed Black Snakes will take advantage of a snake's inattention and attack it.
Before Mo Xuewei could even ask her own question, a rustling sound suddenly came from the bushes. Qian Renxue's eyes narrowed, and she pulled Mo Xuewei up to the tree.
"Shhh."
Qian Renxue gestured for Mo Xuewei to be quiet.
Mo Xuewei nodded, indicating that she understood.
A short while later, several Thousand-Eyed Black Snakes suddenly sprang out of the grass. However, they were not as large as the Thousand-Eyed Black Snake that was eating the soul beast. Moreover, after they sprang out, they stayed around and did not attack the Thousand-Eyed Black Snake.
Judging from their appearance, they seem to be guarding that thousand-eyed black snake.
Mo Xuewei glanced at Qian Renxue subconsciously.
How come this is different from what Xuexue said?
Qian Renxue frowned but didn't say anything.
After observing for a while, the 30,000-year-old Thousand-Eyed Black Serpent still hadn't finished devouring the soul beast beneath it. Mo Xuewei couldn't help but send a telepathic message to Qian Renxue, "Your Highness, what's going on? I feel like it can't devour that soul beast. Also, why are these snakes still guarding here? Isn't it said that the Thousand-Eyed Black Serpent attacks its own kind? Why aren't they attacking it?"
Qian Renxue frowned and replied via telepathy, "It seems that the soul beast it devoured was probably quite old, which is why the devouring process is slower. As for why those snakes are guarding it, according to the records of soul beasts, only black snakes with black snake gallbladders in their bodies will summon their own kind nearby to protect them when they are devouring, in order to prevent them from being attacked."
"Black snake gall? Not every snake has a gall bladder, right? The gall bladder of the Thousand-Eyed Black Snake is called black snake gall, isn't it?" Mo Xuewei asked telepathically. "Does this black snake gall have some special function?"
Qian Renxue gave Mo Xuewei a deep look and slowly said, "Of course, Xuewei, haven't you been looking at the information on soul beasts lately? I remember there was a record in it about the function of the black snake gall of the Thousand-Eyed Black Serpent."
"Ah...ah, this..." Mo Xuewei immediately felt guilty. She looked away. She had indeed been neglecting her studies lately, but those things were really boring, and she didn't like looking at them.
"Your Highness, now is not the time to talk about this. Sometimes, reading is not as good as putting things into practice. Practice is the only way to know the truth. Now that you have told me what this thing is useful for, I will remember it forever!"
Mo Xuewei swore that it was so.
Qian Renxue: "..."
Of course, now is not the time to dwell on that.
She explained, "Black snake gall is quite rare. It comes from the Thousand-Eyed Black Snake, and there aren't many Thousand-Eyed Black Snakes to begin with. Those who possess black snake gall are one in a hundred. It's possible that there's only one Thousand-Eyed Black Snake with black snake gall in the entire Star Dou Great Forest. This black snake gall can be used as medicine. It has a poison immunity effect; after consuming it, you should gain poison immunity."
However, the Black Serpent Gallbladder originates from the body of the Thousand-Eyed Black Serpent, which is an evil-type soul beast. Therefore, the Black Serpent Gallbladder also carries an evil aura. If ingested without purification, the person who consumes it will be affected by the evil aura, potentially leading to mental instability or even becoming a fallen soul master.
This is a fanfiction! The soul beasts are a fanfiction!
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