Chapter 381 The Culprit
A few days passed, in the Soul Beast Forest.
Dense trees blocked the dazzling sunlight, leaving a shady green screen.
Unlike Sunset Forest and Star Dou Forest, which are completely controlled by soul beasts and sparsely populated areas, this is just a soul beast settlement area reserved in other provinces, principalities, states and counties, and is used to provide opportunities for souls with weak potential.
A forest of soul beasts controlled by humans where masters hunt soul rings to increase their strength.
Generally speaking, in a place like this, although there are many different types of soul beasts, there are usually no soul beasts that are more than ten thousand years old or have special bloodlines.
Because this is essentially a place used by the two empires and various sect forces to train ordinary soul masters. In order to avoid accidents to these ordinary soul masters, soul beasts that are "too" terrifying in strength are generally not retained there.
Those left in it are basically spirit beasts of a younger age or with lower strength.
Moreover, this will also make it easier for the troops surrounding the perimeter to deal with the spirit beasts trying to escape, so as to avoid posing too great a threat to the life and production of the people under their rule.
Logically speaking, this should be the case, but in the past few days, there seems to have been a little change in this soul beast forest.
A powerful outsider came in without being discovered by others...
At first, the creatures in the Soul Beast Forest didn't feel much. After all, occasionally outsiders did enter the forest either actively or passively.
Some completed the transformation from beasts to soul beasts outside, and fled into the soul beast forest to avoid soul masters or human armies. Others were transported in by humans from other places in order to replenish biological diversity or purchase goods.
So many spirit beasts didn't take it seriously. Although that guy looked really scary and made the beasts feel uncomfortable, what could they do?
Is it possible that it can cause some devastating blow to this large forest?
It’s funny, a soul beast can only eat so much in one day. Even if it is cruel and bloodthirsty, how many can it kill in one day? The number of soul beasts in the soul beast forest is there, and it is not something that a simple soul beast can shake.
This idea was formed many years ago and has never been missed until the arrival of this guy...
Somewhere in the forest, a stream flows under the shade of the trees, maintaining the vitality of the forest. It is also the most important place for the nearby soul beasts to replenish water.
But today, until the third day of the morning, not many soul beasts came to this creek, as if they had all disappeared out of thin air.
The stream water was also slightly different from its usual clear and clear appearance. It was stained with a few traces of blood, and the overall environment was much darker than other places.
If anyone carefully observes the trees nearby, they will be surprised to find something quite frightening. The leaves that should have been green are now covered with a touch of darkness, looking inexplicably weird and disgusting.
Like some kind of evil that shouldn't exist in this world, it brings obvious physical discomfort to the surrounding creatures.
And that's not the point either.
Experienced old soul masters all know one thing. If one day you find a place that is obviously different from the surrounding environment in a place where soul beasts are concentrated, don't hesitate, turn around immediately, and then try your best to escape from that place as quickly as possible.
place.
Because this is not a situation that ordinary soul masters, or even strong men in general, can handle.
If you insist on moving forward, it is very likely that what awaits you is eternal sleep - after your death.
Unlike humans, powerful soul beasts are like the darlings of the world. They have a certain influence on the surrounding environment and will subtly change the surrounding environment, transforming it into the way they like to adapt to the most.
All soul beasts have this ability, but the influence can be strong or weak. For most soul beasts, the maximum range this ability can affect does not exceed one meter beyond their own skin, and the ability is limited.
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But for some soul beasts with truly terrifying strength... the range it can affect is very large...
Maybe it's a cave, maybe it's a lake, maybe it's a giant tree, or... it's a forest.
For ninety-nine percent of soul masters, when they enter a place like this, if the main beast doesn't care, it's okay, and they may still have a chance to survive, but if it cares...
Take some time to assume a death posture that you can accept. At least you can die in the posture you want, and forget about surviving.
The woods here in this Soul Beast Forest are like such a place.
In the deepest part of this uncomfortable forest, an eerie cave entrance is filled with the twisted remains of various creatures. Most of them are relatively intact, and it seems that they were not hunted as food. Killed.
That shriveled body seemed to have been drained of its life force, without even a trace of vitality.
The blood that flowed from the wreckage formed a pool on the ground, seeping into the soil, dyeing it red, and staining the nearby creek with cruelty.
This place has become a mass grave of soul beasts, and coupled with the disgusting and evil atmosphere, it is like a place of death.
Seeing this scene, I'm afraid not many people dare to believe that just a few days ago, this place was a forest full of vibrant soul beasts.
The dark wind came from the depths of the cave, and a huge pure black beast seemed to be attracted by something outside, looming in the darkness.
The cave is so deep that the scene inside cannot be clearly seen, and one can only vaguely see the pair of huge ferocious wings and red evil eyes on the back of the giant beast.
"...Huh? There is a human being coming here? Although his strength is not at the 100,000-year level, he still has strong soul power. As long as I absorb this human being, my strength will definitely rise to the next level, and I will be closer to the real One hundred thousand years will be one step closer..."
"Monkey and big snake...you are waiting for me in the stars...Although I failed last time, one day...I will definitely go back, take away everything from you, and turn you into nutrients for my growth!"
After saying that, this terrifying and ferocious beast walked out of the cave with big steps.
The dim sunlight under the influence of this giant beast's domain shines on his skin, which is pure black that even light hates, with incomparable evil, contaminating the eyes of all creatures who dare to look at him.
The wide black wings spread out, releasing the evil called corruption wantonly, and at the tail of the giant beast, there was a huge upward upward hook made of countless dead bones, shining with a penetrating light.
These components that should not appear on the same species actually appeared on this huge eight-meter-long black tiger at the same time, which is evil and weird.
Moving its steps, the giant beast moved in a hidden form that was completely inconsistent with his body, slowly approaching the human who was "about to" die.
"It's your honor to be able to become the nourishment for me to become stronger. Be happy for your good luck, humans..." The giant beast made a piercing sound from its mouth.
"But I seemed to have felt another beast just now... Why can't I feel it now? Is it my imagination? Or has it escaped..."
"Forget it, there's no shortage of that one..."
Chapter completed!