However, being recognized by Tree Snake also allowed others to see the benefits of Lan Xuanyu’s method. Tree Snake had chosen Liu Feng first, Liu Feng gave up, and then it reached an agreement with Yu Tian. This was obviously the advantage of having more people.
“Continue,” Lan Xuanyu immediately reminded everyone to move forward again.
Using the same method, they got into formation and continued moving forward, looking for soul beasts that were resting here.
This method was quite effective. In just over an hour, they had encountered five soul beasts. Other than one that was unique and unsuitable for everyone, including the ten thousand-year Tree Snake, a total of four soul beasts had chosen one of them.
The soul beasts here were all at the end of their lifespans and had not broken through to the one hundred thousand-year level. Hence, almost all of them were powerful existences above ten thousand years.
This was also the reason why this opportunity was so hard to come by. In just a short period of time, four people of the first years already had the approval of a real ten thousand-year soul beast and would have a ten thousand-year Spirit Soul. This efficiency was definitely very high.
The selected students immediately returned with the soul beasts they were about to form a contract with. They were all going to form a contract under the witness of the Emerald Swan, Bi Ji, and various big shots. This time, there were people from the Spirit Pagoda coming directly, so it was naturally not a problem to hold the Spirit Soul Conversion Ceremony.
There didn’t seem to be too many soul beasts in the Reclining Garden. After the first hour, it was as if their luck had been used up. After searching for another half an hour, they actually didn’t encounter a single soul beast.
Liu Feng stood next to Lan Xuanyu and whispered, “We haven’t encountered any soul beasts for a long time, should we go in another direction?”
Lan Xuanyu nodded and said, “It’s time to turn. There aren’t many soul beasts in this direction. Or maybe some soul beasts are hiding in the dark and didn’t take a fancy to us, so they didn’t come out.” The latter possibility was quite high. Not all soul beasts were willing to become a human’s Spirit Soul. Furthermore, they were only first years after all. Those soul beasts that still had a certain lifespan would be more selective when choosing, so they were naturally willing to join forces with stronger soul masters. On their side, the strongest Tang Yuge only had six rings. Compared to the Inner Court seniors, her aptitude and overall talent were still lacking. After all, only the strongest could enter the Inner Court.
The people from the other forces were also elites among elites, and their overall strength was probably at least six rings. The probability of being chosen was higher than theirs.
The only advantage of the first years was that they had more people, more Martial Souls and bloodlines. This way, they would have more choices when it came to soul beasts. This was also the main reason why Lan Xuanyu didn’t want everyone to separate.
Under the current situation, their situation was actually not bad. Four people were chosen, which was more than a third of the class. And there was still time.
Lan Xuanyu quickly sent a signal to his classmates to change direction. Everyone turned a corner and continued moving in another direction, looking for something.
This time, they saw a soul beast not far ahead.
It was a slender soul beast that looked very strange. Its entire body was covered in spikes. It was about four meters long and when its hind legs touched the ground, the spikes on its body were black but its eyes were a strange silver color. The skin beneath the black spikes was also silver.
It had a tail that was three meters long. Including this tail, it was over seven meters long.
Seeing this soul beast, most of the first years were at a loss. What soul beast is this? They couldn’t recognize it at all.
But when Lan Xuanyu saw this soul beast, he couldn’t help but tremble. His eyes flickered as he whispered to Liu Feng, “This is a Thorn Dragon. It is a very rare subspecies of the dragon race and is extremely strong. Its tail is three meters long and its cultivation is thirty thousand years. It should be far from reaching the end of its lifespan. It is suitable for you. Not only does the Thorn Dragon have strong attack power, but it also has spatial abilities. In terms of speed, it is also extremely fast. Combined with its spatial abilities, it is one of the strongest sub-dragons and is extremely rare.”
This was definitely the strongest soul beast they had encountered today. If the previous ones chose to sleep here because they couldn’t break through to the one hundred thousand-year realm, then the one in front of them shouldn’t be. The Thorn Dragon had the ability to cultivate to one hundred thousand, not to mention that the one in front of them was only around thirty thousand years old and was still in its prime. There was only one possibility for it to appear here—it wanted to become a human’s Spirit Soul and cultivate with humans.
Upon discovering the soul beasts, the first years naturally gathered around. But unlike before when they discovered all the soul beasts, this time, they saw someone in front of this Thorn Dragon. That’s right, it seemed to be communicating with the person in front of it.
It was a young man who appeared to be in his twenties. He was dressed in the Spirit Pagoda uniform and the nine-story pagoda on his shoulder had three layers of gold. This was the manifestation of his status. He should be a Spirit Pagoda deacon. Considering his age, he was obviously a genius from the Spirit Pagoda.
The young man who was conversing with the Thorn Dragon was shocked to see so many people surrounding him. There were over 20 people! They were all wearing Shrek Academy uniforms.
However, when he saw them clearly, he relaxed. Although there were many people, they were clearly still children!
Hence, he merely took a glance and continued to communicate with the dragon to try and convince it.
This ten thousand-year Thorn Dragon was obviously interested in him too. It didn’t even look at Lan Xuanyu and his team as it let out a soft humph. A silver light flashed in its eyes as it communicated with the youth in front of it.
Lan Xuanyu wasn’t in a rush to speak and instead sized up the Spirit Pagoda’s representative.
At this moment, in order to be recognized by the Thorn Dragon, this person was releasing his Martial Soul. A layer of fine scales had appeared on his entire body, and his hands were shaped like claws. There was a golden scale on his forehead. Most importantly, seven soul rings had risen from beneath his feet and were revolving around his body. Five purple and two black, displaying the powerful strength of a seven-ring Soul Sage. There was no need to ask, this person should have a Battle Armor, and it was highly possible that it was above the Two-Word level. In terms of individual strength, he was indeed stronger than any of Lan Xuanyu’s side.
However, Lan Xuanyu’s team had defeated a seven-ring senior before! Hua Linhan was also a seven-ring, and he was also a seven-ring Soul Master from Shrek Academy. This person in front of them should not be stronger than the best of the fifth years of Shrek Academy. Hence, everyone was not afraid at all. Furthermore, they could not fight here, as the Emerald Swan had already said.
‘This person’s Martial Soul should be? Among Earth Dragons, the fastest Velociraptor. And it isn’t an ordinary one; it should have mutated or it wouldn’t have those golden scales.’
“Frenzie, go.”
Upon receiving Lan Xuanyu’s hint, Liu Feng’s heart was already filled with eagerness. In fact, after giving up on the ten thousand-year Tree Snake, he regretted it after not encountering a suitable soul beast for such a long time. He thought that if he was with the Tree Snake, he would at least be able to boost his strength. Furthermore, the Tree Snake was huge and could be relied on to have some support during battle. It wasn’t completely impossible!
Now that he encountered a soul beast that was more suitable for him than a Tree Snake, how could he resist any longer?
“Little comrage, there is order to respect when doing things. Didn’t your teacher teach you the principle of first come, first served? Let me finish first,” the Spirit Pagoda’s deacon said unhappily when he saw Liu Feng walking over.
