110: Zhu Zhuqing's fourth soul ring

Chapter 110: Zhu Zhuqing's Fourth spirit ring

“We should find it soon, just stick close to me.”

“Okay.”

The two began searching in the central area. Although it was starting to get dark, it didn't affect Ye Wen's Mental Energy detection.

Soon, he found some claw prints on a tree, similar to those of a feline Spirit Beast.

“Good, there should be a several-thousand-year-old feline Spirit Beast nearby,” Ye Wen smiled.

“How did you determine it was a feline Spirit Beast just from the claw prints on the tree? After all, many Spirit Beasts have claws similar to cats,” Zhu Zhuqing asked curiously.

“Hehe, of course, it's not just the claw prints.” Ye Wen smiled, pointing his finger at the grass fifty meters ahead: “There’s a pile of cat droppings in the grass over there, with some black fur still remaining next to it.”

“I've smelled this kind of droppings in the Star Dou Great Forest, and with the black fur, I can not only confirm it's a feline Spirit Beast, but I can even tell you which type of feline Spirit Beast it is.”

“Which type?” Zhu Zhuqing asked curiously.

Ye Wen said, “Shadow Demon Cat!”

“It's actually a Shadow Demon Cat! This Spirit Beast is very suitable for my Hell Civet Spirit,” Zhu Zhuqing said with some delight.

“Hehe, the Shadow Demon Cat can create illusions of its true body to confuse enemies. These illusions have a certain offensive power for a short period, which is indeed very suitable for the Hell Civet Spirit,” Ye Wen said with a smile.

“Yes,” Zhu Zhuqing nodded.

“Let's go, stick close to me. That Shadow Demon Cat is most likely in this vicinity,” Ye Wen released his Mental Energy again, advancing while scouting.

Sure enough, in less than ten minutes, Ye Wen's Mental Energy had already covered enough area to discover the Shadow Demon Cat's location.

“Found it. Good luck, Zhuqing. This Shadow Demon Cat's cultivation is roughly close to six thousand years. Although it's not quite six thousand years, it's still very good. You should have no problem absorbing it now.”

“Six thousand years? Can I really do it?” Zhu Zhuqing was a little worried, but also a little expectant.

“There's no fixed limit or upper bound for spirit ring absorption. To some extent, as long as your physique and physical strength are strong enough, you can absorb higher-level spirit rings.”

“Over the past two years, you've been tempered by Er Ming's Gravity Control Domain. With your current physical condition, absorbing a six-thousand-year spirit ring won't be much pressure. Don't worry.”

“Okay! I trust you.”

“Let's go, I'll help you take down this Shadow Demon Cat.” Ye Wen rushed forward quickly, with Zhu Zhuqing following closely behind.

At this moment, the resting Shadow Demon Cat had no idea it had been targeted. By the time it noticed, Ye Wen's figure was already behind it.

The terrifying aura emanating from Ye Wen instantly made the Shadow Demon Cat's fur stand on end, and it stared at Ye Wen with a look of terror.

“Meow~!” The Shadow Demon Cat let out a terrified cry.

“Little cat, lie down.” Ye Wen directly slapped it down instantly.

The six-thousand-year-old Shadow Demon Cat was instantly knocked to the ground with a single palm, unable to move.

Ye Wen switched back to his human form and said to Zhu Zhuqing, “Go ahead, I'll protect you.”

“Mm!” Zhu Zhuqing nodded solemnly, preparing to finish off the Shadow Demon Cat.

Feline Spirit Beasts are solitary creatures, so there was a high probability that no other Shadow Demon Cats were present. After knocking it down, Ye Wen switched back to his human form, as his semi-human form had a time limit.

In fact, even in his human form, he could completely overpower the Spirit Beasts in this hunting forest. The semi-human form was just for faster searching.

Now that the Spirit Beast was dealt with, Ye Wen naturally switched back to his human form.

But what Ye Wen hadn't expected was that this female Shadow Demon Cat was in heat and had already found a mating partner!

Only during their estrus period would feline Spirit Beasts temporarily cohabit with other felines.

Hearing the female Shadow Demon Cat's pained cry, another male was rapidly approaching.

“Meow~!!”

A roaring cat's cry echoed through the forest, and another Shadow Demon Cat instantly appeared, rapidly pouncing towards Zhu Zhuqing!

“Not good!!”

“Second Spirit Ability, Deep Sea Demon Hammer!!”

Ye Wen quickly raised his hammer. Just as the Shadow Demon Cat was about to grab Zhu Zhuqing, he timely blocked in front of her, smashing the opponent with a hammer.

Bang! Boom boom boom!

The Shadow Demon Cat was directly sent flying by Ye Wen's hammer, but his body was also impacted and pushed back, sending him towards Zhu Zhuqing behind him.

Zhu Zhuqing reacted quickly as well. In that instant, she embraced Ye Wen from behind.

Ye Wen's back was pressed tightly against Zhu Zhuqing, and Zhu Zhuqing's chest was pressed tightly against Ye Wen's back. The two were thus thrown several meters by the force.

“Oh my god! So... plump!!!”

Ye Wen clearly felt Zhu Zhuqing's incredibly ample bosom pressing against his back.

Zhu Zhuqing naturally noticed it too, her face flushed crimson with embarrassment.

But now was not the time for embarrassment.

“Step back.”

Ye Wen once again surged with Soul Power, and his ten-thousand-year spirit ring appeared beneath his feet: “Third Spirit Ability, Deep Sea Dragon Transformation Fist!!!”

“Meow~~!!”

This Shadow Demon Cat, unaware of its opponent's strength, directly charged forward to confront Ye Wen.

Terrifying power directly struck it. Bang! Boom boom!

With one blow, the Shadow Demon Cat was severely injured.

The heavily wounded Shadow Demon Cat, realizing it couldn't win, turned and ran, not fighting to the death for its mate.

“You weren't scared, were you?” Ye Wen saw this, withdrew his power, and came to Zhu Zhuqing's front.

“No, no, I'm fine. Thank you just now.” Zhu Zhuqing's face was slightly red. In that instant, she was indeed frightened, even feeling a sense of death, but Ye Wen had stood in front of her.

In that instant, Ye Wen's back was like a ray of light, shining into her heart.

Such hero-saving-the-beauty scenes are very easy to capture a girl's heart, and Zhu Zhuqing, too, was moved in that instant.

“It's nothing, quickly absorb its spirit ring.”

“Mm.”

Zhu Zhuqing's heart returned to calm. She adjusted her mental state, then quickly finished off the Shadow Demon Cat and immediately began absorbing.

After a long while, Zhu Zhuqing's Soul Power began to soar, easily breaking through to level 41, then level 42, before finally stopping.

As Ye Wen expected, Zhu Zhuqing could probably increase by two levels this time.

Zhu Zhuqing slowly opened her eyes, her fourth spirit ring officially absorbed.

“How is it? What's your fourth Spirit Ability?” Ye Wen asked.

“My fourth Spirit Ability is called Hell Shadow Clone,” Zhu Zhuqing said with a smile, then roughly explained its effects to Ye Wen.

“Not bad.” Ye Wen nodded. Zhu Zhuqing's fourth Spirit Ability was exactly the type he had envisioned.

“It's already late. Let's set up camp here for the night and head back after dawn.”