Chapter 115: The Marsh Lizard and the Mysterious Enemy!

  That night, Helian and Lanyu talked until very late. Through their conversation, the two people gained a deeper understanding of each other. Although Lanyu was normally cold and distant, once she started talking, she became very chatty. As they talked more and more, Helian also shared some of his experiences in the Youyue Forest with her. The two people hit it off more and more as they spoke, until finally, they were both too tired to keep their eyes open and went to sleep separately.

  The next morning, He Lianuo was still wandering in his dreamland when Mo Feibai pulled him up by the arm. On the other side, Lan Yourou was also woken up by He Lianshuo. Due to staying up too late last night, both of them had bloodshot eyes. He Lianuo kept yawning and rubbing his eyes as he walked to the creek, scooped up the icy water, and started washing his face.

  "I asked, what did you do last night? Why are you still looking so listless even after sleeping in?" Meanwhile, Mo Fei Bai was carefully washing his hands as usual, with a focused expression that seemed like he was handling a work of art.

  "It's not everyone's safety! Last night, you all fell asleep, and I took the initiative to patrol around until very late before falling asleep. Otherwise, how could I be so tired?" He Lian responded fluently, already accustomed to speaking freely in front of Mo Fei.

  "Everyone, hurry up and get ready! Don't forget that our mission goal today is to hunt down two Soul Beasts. Let's get pumped up!", Mo Fei Bai was about to express his doubts when He Lian Shuo suddenly shouted loudly, while He Lian Nuo took the opportunity to wipe her face clean and ran over to the bonfire to eat breakfast.

  "This guy must have done something behind my back!", Mo Fei muttered to himself, his hands moving involuntarily faster as he naturally knew how difficult today's task was. The clever him had long discovered that He Lian Shuo, although being the captain, had been intentionally hiding his strength, and during battles, he basically didn't take action, which meant that the actual combat power only lay with the three Soul Servants.

  Everyone had finished gathering around the bonfire, He Lian Shuo nodded and pulled out Xiao Qing from his sleeve. He casually cut off a small piece of roasted meat and stuffed it into Xiao Qing's mouth. In a low voice, he said: "I've already let Xiao Qing investigate a bit. About ten miles southeast of here, there seems to be the aura of several powerful soul beasts. Due to the distance being too far, we can't determine the type or exact location of the soul beasts. After dinner, we'll head in that direction and take action when we find an opportunity. We must hunt down two soul beasts and extract their crystal cores before sunset, lest we have a long and sleepless night!"

  The other three people heard the words and accelerated their eating speed, and soon the four of them were full. Like last time, He Lian Shuo carried Xiao Qing in front, He Lian Nuo and Lan You Ruo walked in the middle, Mo Fei Bai followed behind, and the four of them advanced with all their might towards the direction that Xiao Qing felt.

  This Firefly Forest is indeed a paradise for soul beasts, and on the way, everyone encountered dozens of low-level soul beasts. These soul beasts, although they did not actively attack when they saw people, nor did they avoid them, just passed by the four people in a straight line. He Lianuo had lived in the Demon Moon Forest for several years, and this Firefly Forest, although it was very different from the Demon Moon Forest, still gave him a sense of familiarity. It could be said that the forest was more intimate to He Lianuo than human society.

  After a hurried dash of less than half an hour, the four finally arrived at a swamp. The fallen leaves were piled up here, and countless swamp creatures came and went to forage for food. It was desolate and gloomy, and for humans, swamps are a particularly terrifying terrain. After accumulating for thousands of years, the silt here had accumulated to a fairly frightening thickness. In general, as long as you stepped on it, it would be difficult to escape.

  "It's here, Yu Rou, get the Water Blue Formation ready. Fei Bai will first lure that Soul Beast into the formation, then release the Controlling Soul Technique to trap it. Yu Rou's Water Seal and Fei Bai's Wind Wall, remember not to release them at the same time. This time, we must control our prey until death!"

  Lan Youruo seemed to have heard the words and went to set up the Water Blue Law Array. This array was a trigger-type soul technique that could only be activated when an enemy stepped on it. He Liancheng saw the array being set up smoothly, took out Xiao Qing from his sleeve, and let it go to lure the enemy. Mo Feibai gripped his long knife tightly and ran to the nearby swamp, preparing to lead the Soul Beast to the location of the law array.

  Seeing his teammates start to set up in an orderly manner, He Lian Nu felt a bit uncomfortable. Compared to the other three, his soul technique was more single-minded, and he could do fewer things. So far, he had always played the role of attacker, but as for control, He Lian Nu didn't have any control-type soul techniques. To be a mature Soul Master, one must have several types of soul techniques, such as control soul techniques. In battle, if you can temporarily control your opponent, even if it's just for a moment, it will have a huge impact on the outcome. For example, having agility soul techniques makes a Soul Master more agile when facing an enemy, and their combat methods become more varied. Even if they're not a match for their opponent, they can still escape with ease. Unfortunately, He Lian Nu's current soul techniques were almost all attack-type, and while Xuan Bing Yin could have some control effect, it was ultimately more focused on attacking and couldn't play a role in turning the tide of battle.

  "After this test, I must find a way to enrich my combat skills! ", He Lianuo secretly made up his mind. Originally, he thought that as long as he continued to practice the Tianxuan Nine Changes, powerful soul techniques would automatically appear, but now it seems that advancing in the Tianxuan Nine Changes is too difficult. Since he started practicing from Xīng Xīng Biàn to now, a very long time has passed, but there is still no sign of progress.

  He Lianuo was lost in thought, when a loud noise interrupted his train of thought. He looked up to see Xiao Qing moving its emerald green body from the center of the swamp towards the shore. Behind it, a huge lizard-like soul beast was chasing after it with a shrill cry!

  "It's a Marsh Thorn Lizard, this guy's defense may not be as good as the Cangyan Giant Snake, but it's also very frightening. Everyone should be careful and pay attention to each other's cooperation. Quickly go and lure it towards the direction of the law array!" He Liancheng stood on top of a giant rock, loudly directing. He knew that as long as they could lure the Marsh Thorn Lizard out of the marsh, its power would decrease by half. At that time, if they launched a direct attack, they would achieve twice the effect with half the effort.

  Mo Fei Bai loudly responded, pulling out three or four glittering golden daggers from his waist and shooting them at the eyes of the Qian Li Lizard. Although these daggers did not cause any harm to the Qian Li Lizard, they successfully enraged it. It let out a loud roar, turned its body around, abandoned Xiao Qing, and chased after Mo Fei Bai.

  Mo Fei Bai was originally good at wind-based soul techniques, and speed had always been his strong point. This swamp lizard may not have been slow, but it couldn't catch up to him no matter what. Before long, Mo Fei Bai successfully lured it into the position of the Ice Blue Formation.

  "Bind!", the spiky lizard ran into the icy blue law array, Lan You Ruo let out a loud shout, and with a swing of his long whip, instantly, more than a dozen tough water ropes came from all directions to wrap around the spiky lizard. The spiky lizard wanted to dodge but it was too late, the dozens of water ropes tightened in an instant, firmly fixing it in place!

  "This blue water formation is extremely solid, but with my current soul power, I can't hold on for much longer. Everyone, hurry up and attack!" Perhaps due to the consumption of her soul power, Lan You's face was flushed bright red.

  "Furious Gale Cross Slash!", Mo Fei Bai's soul technique struck out in response, leaving a terrifying cross-shaped wound on the body of the Qian Ji, and that was not all, before the Qian Ji could even let out a pained howl, Mo Fei Bai's long knife flashed swiftly, and the extremely frightening Flowing Wind Slash began to cut into its body once again!

  "No, I'm losing control!", Lan You shouted anxiously, and before her voice had even faded away, the Water Blue Spell Array had completely lost its effect. The Swamp Scale Lizard let out a frenzied roar and, covered in blood, charged towards Mo Fei Bai, who was closest to it!

  "Wall of Wind!", before it could pounce closer, Mo Fei's wind wall trapped it once again. He Lianuo, who had yet to make a move, finally arrived at the scene and with a single slash of his sword, instantly gave the lizard an open belly!

  "Water prison!", the dark wind wall was slowly dispersed, and the Lan You Ruo water prison took control in time. The angry horned lizard, which had been trapped several times, let out a furious roar, but ultimately could not escape.

  "This is going to be your demise! Heavenly Water Punishment!", Lan You's slender whip danced, instantly forming a massive blue spear made of water-elemental soul power in mid-air. Just as the swamp giant lizard was about to break through the water prison, the Heavenly Water Punishment blasted it into powder!

  Because they were well-prepared, Helian and Mo Fei had already run out of the range of Tian Shui's attack before the giant lizard was killed. Everyone let out a sigh of relief after the battle. Helian Nu did not make a move on purpose, but the other three won without any danger. All this was due to their careful planning and perfect coordination beforehand!

  "Not bad, everyone take a rest and recover your soul power!" He Liancheng smiled with satisfaction, putting away the crystal core as he had done before. Although he had already known that these three little guys were quite capable, their performance still surprised him greatly. The fact that three Soul Servant-level soul masters could kill a fifth-stage soul beast without suffering any damage was enough to prove everything!

  Among the remaining three, He Lianuo had hardly made a move, while Lan You Ruo was the one who had consumed the most soul power. The second time she cast Tian Shui's Punishment, her condition had improved significantly compared to yesterday, but her face was still deathly pale and frightening. He Lianuo considerately stepped forward to support her, helping her lean against a large tree to rest.

  "Everyone take a two-hour break, then we'll go find the next target! At this rate, we'll be done with our mission soon!", He Lian Shuo said, chewing on a blade of grass as he leaned against a large tree.

  "It's not that simple, I'm afraid!", just as the four were about to relax, a strange and eerie voice suddenly rang out!