Lize happily stoked Luo San Pao's bulky head as he turowards the children stopping at Yu Hua. "My spirit San Pao is mutated; I will never exceed level thirty. But it does not mean all is lost. There are always several ways to reach a goal."

  Tang Yihe Grandmaster's words hit home. He ersistent person, he was in that regard, like Tang San and his passion for hidden ons, Ning Feng and Yu Hua in their goal of being spirit masters, Gale who pursued his path as a spirit engineer or Damian whose dream was owning his own pany and overshadowing his father and stepmother. Maybe that was why they had to accept the Grandmaster faster than anyone else. This single-minded persistence.

  "Thundering Cliffs, where we are heading to, is southeast from here on; on the way, we will search for spirit Rings for Tang San and Ning Fengs sihey are easier to find." The Grandmaster also said for the be of our escorts, "We folloao, he has a keen sense of smell, and si only takes little energy to summon and maintain him, I keep him with us fairly long." "Thundering Cliffs is an unusual pce to go." Lize noted, "The only thing worth hunting there are Bde Trees and the wolves that call the pce their home a hazardous zone." "oal is precisely a Bde Tree for Yu Hua, Ning Feng is searg for a speed-orientated spirit Best in the same age category, and Tang San, a Spirit Beast of the Snake variety for their poison and binding abilities." he g Tang Yin, "Tang Yin is a special case, we need a suitable spirit beast of the same type as her brother and slightly above the upper age limit." "Take this. You o kill a spirit beast yourself." he took a short sword and ha to Ning Feng.

  "I a-am f-fine." Ning Feng said, nimbly taking a small k of her Teddy Bag and holding it up.

  "I see, are the rest of you prepared as well?" He asked, and Tang Yin took her Hairpi of its sheat before putting it ba; Yu Hua showed off a small throwing knife from his sleeve. Tang san raised his arm and had the sleeve fall downwards revealing aire arsenal of ons. "Then this is not necessary." The Grandmaster put his knife bad tinued following San Pao.

  San Pao erupted loudly, and everyone's gaze went up to the tree, where a cat-like animal appeared and hissed at them. "A multicolor cat." o them, Ari said and poi it, "Not very old."

  "Indeed, let us ti will not attack us without provocation.", he said, and the group bypassed the Cat heading deeper into the forest, where it gradually became thicker and thicker. Their walk became a lot more exhausting.

  "You tell the age of a spirit beast by their bulk and appearance; killing a spirit beast that is not suitable harms the enviro, so always think twice before killing and do not under any circumstance kill thoughtlessly." He remihem as they tio give them a field css telling them about the attributes and abilities of the bests they entered. "It seems we will have to start seg a pce to spend the night," Yule said, looking into the green roof of the forests. The others nodded as they tinued walking, and Ning Fengs stumbled over her feet.

  "S-sorry.", she whispered and got up heavily, panting and sweating. Ning Feng was having the most difficult time; as a natural supporter, she hysically the weakest and had little to no training that included the stamina to mar entire day through a forest.

  "It's fine; get up." Yu Hua said ao his knees, so she could climb up and take her along by piggyback. "Tell us when it gets too much, then we will take over.", Tang San said, and Yu Hua nodded in agreement, but he was not genuinely exhausted. He could tinue.

  "Loulou"

  Luo San Pao suddenly called out, and everyone sprang into a. Ari moved close to Yu Hua and Ning Feng, that was back standing on her own, while Lize and Yule stood to guard, distributing themselves to make the battle easier.

  "Hell wolves.", the Grandmaster said to them, "Children remain close to Ari and be careful."

  Tang Yin touched her belt and ied spirit energy from her hand into it, drawing out the thin bde while taking the sed one from her hairpin and standing there with two sharpened bdes ready. One in each hand. It felt the most fortable. Niouched her bracelets, and Yu Hua switched the s he used as decorative belt to his right hand; the carvings on the ons started to pulsate, covered in a faint sheen of spirit power. Ari, Lize, and Yule called out their Soul ons as tension cut through the air and the sound of approag Hell wolves came closer and closer.