Three days later.
Xiao Lin and the others arrived at the outskirts of the Soul Hunting Forest.
Just like when Xiao Lin had visited before, the outer edge of the Soul Hunting Forest resembled a bustling marketplace.
The sight of large houses and shops built around the forest, along with the noisy calls of the Soul Hunting teams, left Tang San and Xiao Wu stunned.
"Are these Soul Masters not afraid of a soul beast riot with so many Soul Masters gathered outside the Soul Beast Forest?" Tang San curiously asked, his eyes focused on the Soul Hunting teams shouting around them.
Xiao Wu also had a similar expression, as she had never seen such Soul Master teams surrounding the outside of the Star Dou Forest.
If the 100,000-year soul beasts of the Star Dou Forest launched a beast tide, these Soul Masters would all be dead.
Xiao Lin smiled lightly and explained, "These soul beast forests are places where the major factions breed soul beasts. It's not just this Soul Hunting Forest; the Tiandou Empire's royal family has specialized soul beast forests, and the Star Luo royal family has their own as well. The Three Great Sects also have them…"
"And this Soul Hunting Forest is organized by the Spirit Hall. They regularly send people to inspect the soul beasts in the forest."
"If nothing goes wrong, there will never be extremely powerful or well-organized soul beasts here, just like I mentioned earlier, the Bullet Bee swarm."
Xiao Lin explained, then turned his gaze toward Su Yuntao, who was apologizing and explaining the mission difficulty to a short man with a big belly the size of a watermelon, Wang Fuguo.
Xiao Lin frowned slightly.
This situation didn't require an apology or bowing at all. He didn't know who had suggested the Bullet Bee as the soul beast, but it seemed like they were trying to wipe out the entire team.
Looking at the chubby Wang Fuguo, who had an impatient expression, Xiao Lin didn't think Su Yuntao could convince him.
Someone who was seeking death didn't need to be saved in Xiao Lin's view.
Respecting others' lives, Amitabha.
Xiao Lin turned to quietly explain the cancellation of the mission to Tang San and Xiao Wu, preparing for the three of them to casually train a bit.
If possible, it would be best to have Su Yuntao join them, letting him find a new task for the three of them, regardless of how much money it paid.
Wang Fuguo could die, but Su Yuntao couldn't.
After all, Su Yuntao had awakened Xiao Lin's martial soul. Xiao Lin couldn't just ignore Su Yuntao walking into a dangerous situation.
Before long, Su Yuntao returned, dejected, having failed to persuade Wang Fuguo. He lowered his head and walked back to Xiao Lin's side.
"Xiao Lin, I talked to Wang Fuguo, but he's adamant about not changing. He insists that with so many great Soul Masters around the Soul Hunting Forest, they can recruit some Soul Hunting teams."
Su Yuntao sounded helpless. As a deacon of the Spirit Hall, his salary wasn't high, and he had to rely on hunting souls to make a living. Plus, he still had to get married and raise a family in the future, which was a huge expense.
"Tao Ge, did you tell him about switching to a better soul beast?" Xiao Lin frowned. Wang Fuguo seemed rich enough to afford the cost of introducing a new soul beast.
Su Yuntao shook his head, helplessly waving his hand. "I told him, but he doesn't believe you, a kid."
However, Su Yuntao quickly forced a smile. "But don't worry, Xiao Lin. With my position in the Soul Hunting Forest, I'll soon find a task for you."
Su Yuntao gave a thumbs-up, revealing his big white teeth and smiled. "Wait for me a moment, the task will be here soon."
With that, Su Yuntao went to find a Soul Hunting team he was familiar with to inquire if there were any suitable tasks, leaving Xiao Lin and the others behind.
"This is fine. After all, we Soul Masters shouldn't just randomly kill soul beasts. If there's a task, it's better," Xiao Lin said, nodding at Tang San and Xiao Wu.
"By the way, Xiao San, your first soul skill doesn't consume much, so from now on, you can use it on us, just in case," Xiao Lin suddenly said. He was naturally cautious and never liked to fight without preparation.
"Okay, first soul skill, Blue Silver Regeneration Bracelet."
Tang San immediately complied, summoning his Blue Silver Grass martial soul and activating his first soul ring.
As a yellow soul ring appeared, the next moment, the yellow soul ring turned into a stream of light, flying toward the wrists of Xiao Lin, Tang San, and Xiao Wu.
Feeling the cool sensation of the Blue Silver Regeneration Bracelet on his wrist, Xiao Lin nodded in satisfaction.
Through several months of testing with the broken Blue Silver Grass, Tang San's Blue Silver Grass had become as resilient as the original first soul ring's Blue Silver binding ability.
Now, this lightweight and sufficiently resilient bracelet would only break if it faced a powerful weapon-like attack.
Additionally, Tang San had come up with a new idea.
That was to release the Blue Silver Regeneration Bracelet around the necks of Xiao Lin, Xiao Wu, and himself.
Because Soul Masters rarely used head attacks, and the neck was a critical weak spot for human Soul Masters.
So, if the Blue Silver Regeneration Bracelet was placed around the neck, it would be even safer and less likely to break.
Moreover, the cool sensation from the Blue Silver Regeneration Bracelet would help keep the Soul Master awake, aiding them in combat.
Xiao Lin was quite impressed with Tang San's ability to think in such a way. However, Xiao Lin thought this move could still be kept hidden and not revealed so early.
The main reason was that Xiao Lin himself had the invulnerable soul power of the Vajra Body, Xiao Wu used her legs for attacks, and Tang San didn't need to worry much either.
After Tang San used his first soul skill for all three of them, he frowned slightly, then let out a breath and showed a relaxed smile.
"Lin Ge, my soul power has recovered. There's a lot of Blue Silver Grass here in the Soul Hunting Forest, so my soul power was quickly replenished."
Tang San was very excited about this. Normally, if he used three Blue Silver Regeneration Bracelets in a place without Blue Silver Grass, he would consume about a third of his soul power.
Then, it would take time to recover under the effect of his Xuantian Kungfu.
But in the wild, here in the Soul Hunting Forest, Tang San felt he could do it with zero consumption.
As Xiao Lin had said, it was like infinite Blue Silver?
In any case, Tang San was very grateful to Xiao Lin.
Because his first soul skill passively increased the vitality of the Blue Silver Grass, it caused his Blue Silver Grass to change.
He could now communicate with ordinary Blue Silver Grass, making it able to sense and help restore soul power.
"Not bad. When Tao Ge comes back, give him one too. The one here, you don't need to worry about it later," Xiao Lin smiled. Tang San was about at the same level as him now, both having reached the level of Three Aperture Control, so it would be a bit difficult for Tang San to focus on protecting the bracelets for all three of them.
Xiao Lin, with his Dragon-formed staff's soul power, just needed to focus on protecting the Blue Silver Regeneration Bracelets.
"50 gold soul coins for a Great Soul Master. Take it or leave it. There's no shortage of other Great Soul Masters here. If you don't want it, there are plenty of people who will do it."
Suddenly, an extremely arrogant and overbearing voice came from afar.
Xiao Lin and the others turned their heads to see Wang Fuguo approaching the entrance of the Soul Hunting Forest, scolding one of the accompanying Great Soul Masters.
"Young Master Wang, it's just 60 gold soul coins. I have an elderly parent and children to support. This 700-year-old Bullet Bee is too dangerous."
The Great Soul Master, with a weathered face, was bowing deeply in apology, far more than Su Yuntao had done before. He was almost bowing at a 90-degree angle. Xiao Lin couldn't help but frown when he saw this.
This Great Soul Master looked about the same age as Su Yuntao, but with the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes while bowing, he looked twenty years older, almost like a programer.
(End of chapter)