71: Ten thousand years of armored rhino, go ahead

Bang bang——

The sound of a fierce beast running caused the ground to tremble slightly. From the sound, it seemed to be a massive Soul Beast.

Heavy snorting sounds collided. A rhinoceros over three meters tall charged through, forcibly carving a muddy path through the dense forest.

Its thick, black hide looked like a steel giant beast. Because the hide was too thick, it even obscured the muscle lines, showing only bulging lumps of flesh.

The nearly meter-long black horn protruding from its face was like a cleaver. This was simply a brutal beast of brute force.

It was impossible to imagine how horrific the situation would be if struck by such a violent Ironclad Rhino.

...A ten-thousand-year Soul Beast?

Su Ye's expression was indifferent. He didn't expect his 'blind box' luck to be so good, encountering a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast right away.

Unfortunately, this Ironclad Rhino was not suitable to provide a Soul Ring for Zhu Zhuqing or the others.

Swish! Swish!

Sensing the terror of the Soul Beast, Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong knew they were no match and immediately retreated to Su Ye's side.

"Get out——!"

Su Ye's domineering voice rang out. Soul Power and mental power were simultaneously released, blasting towards this ten-thousand-year Soul Beast.

Having absorbed the Autumn Water Gazing Dew, Su Ye's mental power had increased significantly. Although he didn't have eye techniques like the Purple Demon Eye, it was more than enough to deter a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast.

The Ironclad Rhino's fierce face froze. It seemed to sense Su Ye's powerful strength, and its pupils showed some hesitation.

However, looking at the immortal treasure not far away, the Ironclad Rhino still charged towards Su Ye without hesitation.

Boom boom boom!

The momentum of a meat-tank weighing over ten thousand jin charging was too imposing, and the sense of power was incredibly brutal, as if it could make the earth collapse.

Seeing that the Ironclad Rhino was still not giving up, Su Ye immediately rushed out as well.

Force against force!

Grabbing the giant horn, Su Ye was pushed back by the impact, but then suddenly delivered a kick.

The Ironclad Rhino began to lose its balance.

"Rise——!!"

Su Ye roared. While his feet clamped down on the impact, his arms crackled with lightning snakes, forcibly lifting this giant creature from the ground.

His slender human figure was now treating the ten-thousand-year Ironclad Rhino like a toy, giving a sense of an ant lifting an elephant.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

The Ironclad Rhino's eyes instantly cleared. Its four legs thrashed wildly. Sensing the unfavorable situation, it released a powerful Soul Power impact around its body.

That Soul Power was very clear, making one's consciousness feel a bit like viscous liquid, but when it struck the body surface, it was exceptionally hard, seemingly not weaker than the domineering and fierce gold element.

At the same time, Su Ye's Yin-Yang Limitless Skill within his body also began to operate automatically. Black and white streams of air emanated, like an invincible black hole, grinding away all of the Ironclad Rhino's energy.

"Take this!!"

Su Ye exerted force in his waist, and with a spin, the Ironclad Rhino was directly thrown out.

Rumble!

A roar sounded from the forest not far away. The Ironclad Rhino seemed to slide along the ground for a distance before stopping, and then the sound of it running gradually faded.

This scene left Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing completely stunned.

"Zhuqing, do you think there was some truth to what I said earlier?"

Ning Rongrong tilted her head and asked Zhu Zhuqing a probing question with a serious expression, while also appraising Zhu Zhuqing's tall figure.

Although my strength can't compare to yours, the gap isn't too large.

But your strengths are completely on different levels. Can you serve your man well?

"...".

Zhu Zhuqing's face turned black and red, her embarrassed and angry eyes subtly showing a trace of fear, as if she had really taken the words to heart.

"What are you talking about?"

Su Ye walked over with a strange look in his eyes. The expressions of these two were indeed a bit off.

"Nothing!"

"It's nothing!"

Zhu Zhuqing quickly covered Ning Rongrong's mouth, afraid that this girl would blurt out something outrageous again.

Su Ye raised an eyebrow in confusion but didn't continue to ask. He clearly knew this was a private conversation between girls and shouldn't pry.

He gave Zhu Zhuqing a subtle look. Seeing her purse her lips and not answer, Su Ye could only helplessly sit down nearby, deciding to just make do.

After a while, Zhu Zhuqing still came over, curled up her legs and sat on the ground, creating a hollow just right for Su Ye to use as a pillow.

Su Ye also unceremoniously moved his head over. Getting drunk on a beauty's lap, and waking up to wield power over the world - this was the ideal of ancient men.

"How delightful——!"

Su Ye happily dangled his legs. In front of him were blue skies and white clouds, a gentle breeze and old acquaintances, and a beauty for company. How carefree.

As if she had been... something, Zhu Zhuqing irritably stuffed a wild grape into Su Ye's mouth.

"Eat yours!"

"Even with food, you can't shut your mouth. Still yelling here!"

A double entendre.

Naturally adjusting the collar of a certain person's cloak, Zhu Zhuqing was now used to the ease and comfort of being with Su Ye, and was somewhat infatuated with this state.

In the Zhu Family, her father didn't love her, her mother didn't care for her, everyone avoided her, and even small matters would be infinitely magnified. The pressure almost made her collapse; otherwise, she wouldn't have run away from home.

Su Ye didn't have any aristocratic airs, nor the arrogance of bullying others by relying on power.

Although he always threatened her to obediently comply, it remained only at the verbal level and he never actually laid a hand on her, except for spanking.

Although this guy was rude and unrestrained, equality and kindness seemed to be etched into his bones, making him far easier to get along with than others.

Su Ye chuckled, suddenly understanding a bit about showing off affection. "If I didn't say anything, others might think I ate a bad grape, and that would be a big loss for you."

"Heh, just like this grape in my mouth, you only need to take a bite..."

Ptooey~~

Su Ye wiped the corner of his mouth with a look of disgust. Damn, this was even more sour than the wild grapes by the river back home. It wasn't fit for humans to eat.

Zhu Zhuqing couldn't help but laugh. She naturally knew the grape was sour. It served a certain person right for always teasing her.

On the other side, Ning Rongrong sat alone, feeling inexplicably annoyed.

"Emmm, should I find a boyfriend too?"

Ning Rongrong rested her chin in her hands, thinking to herself. She couldn't always watch them show off their affection; she had to get revenge somehow.

Time... was still warm.

With the arrival of the first Soul Beast, other Soul Beasts in the forest gradually sensed the peculiar fluctuations emanating from the Immortal Herbs.

More and more Soul Beasts came, becoming more frequent, mostly thousand-year ones, as the number of ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts was not large.

The development of the Netherworld Spirit Cat Martial Soul's Soul Skills had been stable within the Zhu Family.

Zhu Zhuqing's first and second Soul Skills were single-target melee attacks. Her third Soul Skill would definitely be a ranged attack.

Ranged attacks are best released from claws. A stable Soul Skill is 'Netherworld Slash'. Hunting a Soul Beast only requires looking at the Soul Beast's Soul Skill's defense-breaking ability and the compatibility of the Soul Beast, with cat-like Soul Beasts being the best.

Stab——

The sharp edge of a claw swept past, and the head of a three-thousand-year-old Sword Tiger fell, blood spurting from its neck.

Su Ye put away the Silky Fragrant Qiluo Immortal Product to avoid attracting more Soul Beasts and causing disturbances. "You just absorb the Soul Ring. I'll watch over you here."

After undergoing the effects of two Immortal Herbs, especially the Black Jade Divine Bamboo which could increase hardness and attack, and being tempered by the energy of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Zhu Zhuqing had no problem absorbing a three-thousand-year Soul Ring.

On this point, Su Ye was quite confident.